CaptainA Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 So one thing I love about the OFCC is that is pushes me to something new army wise each time. Last year was my Beastnesh goat themeed slanesh army which I was quite proud of. This year I i have bugs in my pants. I've been batting around some different color schemes and think I have settled upon one for my gribblies. Don't know if the name will change, but the fluff is a bit silly and works right now. The concept is a group of Tyranids that live in the void of space and rather then ride inside Space Hulks, they climb upon them and surf them from space ship, to space station, to mining asteroid in the vast reaches of space. Their carapaces have morphed to camouflage with stars and patterns of space taking their enemies by surprise when the launch off their hulks to float upon their unsuspecting space prey to penetrate their defenses and wreck havoc upon the counltess space structures of the grimdark future. Right now I'm in the modelling stage, putting lots of things together. Don't know if the models will be as unique as my beastnes, but I'm hoping to improve that with the paint scheme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 surf them from space ship, to space station, to mining asteroid in the vast reaches of space. Bugs don't surf! Sounds fun and pretty dynamic looking though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoobert Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I really like this concept. If you are looking for "space/star camo" I think it will be hard to make black "pop" without white or bluish highlights. Here's one thing I tried, which is to deliberately turn down the PSI of my airbrush compressor very low, to like ... 10psi. This produces tiny dots. The effect worked well on some of my camo cloaks for Guard snipers and might work for "stars on a carapace"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Using some degree of gloss finish can also really help black colour schemes pop if used carefully. Matte black on the "skin" parts and gloss on the armour plates, perhaps. Easy to overdo it, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Using some degree of gloss finish can also really help black colour schemes pop if used carefully. Matte black on the "skin" parts and gloss on the armour plates, perhaps. Easy to overdo it, tho. Could go matte for fleshy bits and semi-gloss/satin on carapace for a more subtle effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yeah, some sort of satin finish is probably better than a full gloss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I recently saw these bugs, which might give me a basis to try to work from. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aventine Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 That will look great, the pale flesh tone, with black carapace filled with stars. I was thinking you could even have unit markings via similar coloured nebulae or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I pictured Tervigon's painted like spotted Holstein cows! ... then I read the thread... The Great Devourer: EAT ALL THE THINGS! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sweet jeebus, that's the coolest Tyranid scheme I've seen ever. More than a touch of Giger with the black, but not mono-chrome. The white is a perfect complement, and really shows off the grime and gore. Everything has a metallic sheen that brings it together. Absolutely stunning. The spatter on the Tervigon is particularly sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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