Evening folks,
A big update this time 'round. I've finished off a couple of things that have been sat around for a while, and also put together some new pieces.
First up is the fifth piece of Tyranid infested area terrain. The tree armatures are removable; each piece of area terrain has at least one mounting point for these additional trees.
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[Open in new window]Then there's a set of Embryonic Pods - these were quickly thrown together to use up some spare basing material I had lying around. They're not quite finished yet as they need 'sliming'. Not the best but they'll do for a collection of left overs.
[Open in new window]Another set of Flesh/Spore Pods. These are mounted on a CD so the piece is pretty limited in terms of area terrain, but it is pretty tall and can block line of sight... a rarity on my swamp terrain. This was made from the cannibalised remains of some the older, brown pods that appear earlier in this thread.
[Open in new window]A small cluster of dead trees; made using floral wire and masking tape. Has a very small footprint and will likely be sat on top of the big area terrain pieces for a bit of variety.
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[Open in new window]A second large tree to go with the earlier one made from the dead lavender bush. This one is made from the skeletal remains of my bonsai tree and mounted on a CD. Along with the other large tree, and the armatures that slot into place, it gives that decaying bog feel without overpowering the blighted look of the set.
I generally dislike the scale of the GW/model railway tree sets I always see - far too small. These are pretty large specimens in comparison and make very nice centre pieces.
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[Open in new window]Finally a set of two Brood Towers.
These are made from a toy from the Heroscape range. I saw a fuzzy photo of one of these over at TTH. A chap was using one straight from the box as a generic terrain piece. I picked up a couple for fairly cheap off EBay.
Mounted them on a base; applied some of the ever useful mud mix, broken slate, small stones and gravel; sprayed with black primer to cover up the shiny plastic, and got to painting.
These Brood Towers are Tyranid bio-structures that develop in heavily Blighted areas. They grow above a network of womb-like chambers wherein clutches of embryonic sacs develop. Once incubated, these sacs are forced upwards into the Brood Tower by muscular contractions. Once they emerge from the flesh and corded muscle, the sacs split apart to reveal a mature Tyranid organism. Dripping in afterbirth and ready to kill, the Tyranids move off into the choked wetlands of the Colony.WIP
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[Open in new window]FINISHED
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[Open in new window]Hope you all like the update - I certainly enjoyed making the pieces

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Ah - also... a quick shot of what I'm making next for the terrain set. It's going to be another 'line of sight' blocker using spore pods.
I found these seed pods today in the recycling warehouse down at the local tip.
They're bloody huge! I have three of them, and they'll be combined with some regular sized pods and some Tyranid parts to create a mammoth cluster of Tyranid Pods.
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[Open in new window]OK, I really am going now...
... Thanks!