...or how to paint Tyranids as Xenomorphs. (Hive Fleet Hadley's Hope) | Duncan Rhodes
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- It's no secret that Tyranids were inspired by a certain classic sci-fi franshise and we figured we'd have some fun painting one in the scheme of the Xenomorphs from Aliens... and remember “They mostly come out at night, mostly.”...
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Paints used:
Chaos Black Spray
Corvus Black
Stormvermin Fur
Oblivion Black (TTC) or Nuln Oil
Doom Death Black (TTC) or Abaddon Black
Griffon Claw (TTC) or Rakarth Flesh
Archaic Sepia Wash (TTC) or Seraphim Sepia
Carcharadon Grey (TTC) or Administratum Grey
Kantor Blue
Gravestone Blue (TTC) or Fenrisian Grey
White Star (TTC) or Matt White (AP)
Flayed One Flesh
'Ardcoat
Splash Gel (Gamer Grass)
Nurgle's Rot
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My absolute all time favourite movie, I'm pretty sure I've still got kind of a crush on Ripley.
Now you heard the man, assholes and elbows!
How would you go about wings with this theme?
Love this. Seeing some tutorials to change their heads to be xenomorph like has really made me want some tyranids to make this way
Brilliant mate 👍👍
Lv-1 Nid Noob to Lv-426 Zenomorph Enjoyer!
Now we need some catachans/cadians bashed together, converted and painted up to be colonial marines. Smart guns are probably the hardest part though
The smoothness with which Duncan sneaks in references and quotes from the movies is just excellent. Well done sir, you're a gentleman and a scholar!
It nearly broke Rog and me a few times 🤣
This one and the obi wan painting guide have the best references
I caught this too when he said he kept a brush for close encounters, I have no idea how he managed to deliver that line straight faced without doing a Hicks impression.
Every time it activated the single functioning neuron in my brain
Mostly black, mostly.
“Apply the wash all over man, all over!” Lmao
Can tell you had just as much fun making up puns here as you did when painting Obi-Wan
Yup, we sure did. Our favorite is probably keeping the AP detail brush for close encounters! 😂 Almost ruined the shot when we were filming, we broke when we cut 🤣
He did the same thing painting Forge World Metalica XD
The way he said it in a monotone voice made it even funnier lol 😆
When I was 12, I was getting back in to warhammer with my dad, I collected tyranids and tried to make them like xenomorphs, god I wished I had this video to help me back then lol
Better late than never lol
*like xenomorphs I presume? :D
@@Willqer yeah I hadn’t even noticed I put tyranids twice lol
@@Willqer always one isn’t there
That extra "mostly" was 🔥
😁
I love how he tried his best not to crack at that line xD
Duncan: “Now this mostly black… mostly.”
Me: I see what you did there! 😂 I would have named them Hive Fleet Nostromo though… 🤔 I always wanted to do a Hive Fleet inspired by the Collectors of Mass Effect.
I’m going to admit, I like the idea of using the Collectors so much that I’m pivoting right now while I was picking paints. Welcome hive fleet Harbinger.
@@isgibson Hah that's EXACTLY what they would have been called. Maybe when I start collecting them proper.
Glad someone else got the “…..mostly” reference!
My man
You'll find plenty of awesome conversions in Hive Fleet Nostromo of a hobbyist I saw online.
I go with Hive Fleet Furie as a dual reference ti the prison planet in Alien 3, and to keep with the mythical monster motif of naming a Hive Fleet
Damn you, Paint Man! I was just fine NOT having a reason to buy 'Nnids and exacerbate my crippling addiction to plastic!
🤣🤣🤣
Fun GW fact, when Space Hulk second ed was being developed GW folks were instructed to never refer to the Genestealers as "aliens" as it was feared they were getting dangerously close to Fox's IP
Wow! That is interesting. It's a great game though, one of GW's best.
Dangerously tip-toeing around 🤣
Follow up fun fact about second Ed space hulk. The design brief for the miniatures in the box was that they be snap fit, it was being used as a gateway game into 40k and the idea was kids with no miniatures experiance could build and play with no glue or paint. The terminators worked great and even had a little action figure articulation.. The genestealers... Not so much.
Since the original genestealers in the Rogue Trader book were pretty clearly inspired by "Alien" in the first place, the circle is now complete.
Duncan! It was right there! "Hive Fleet LV (Leviathan) 426"!
"Another glorious day in the Hive Fleet. A day in Hadley's Hope is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune."
Every formation a parade! I love the Hive Fleet!
Best xenomorph painting tutorial I've seen. I'd love to see this colour scheme on a larger nid like a swarmlord.
That carapace though! That has to be the cleanest looking nid I've ever seen. Going with a black on black scheme always has the risk of it all looking too similar, yet here we find a Nid that is all blank and still visually interesting.
Specular and volumetric highlighting is something I've struggled with, even more so on black. This tutorial is a godsend for me. Also never considered using a colour as strong as Kantor Blue for a highlight or glaze. This requires some experimenting!
I can’t wait to cut through hordes of ‘Nids in Space Marine 2, I’d love to see a full army in this scheme! Love it.
Gorgeous work as always! The attention to detail in making the teeth 'shiny' like the Xenomorphs is a fantastic touch!
Thank you so much 😀, yes, we wanted to get that right, not just paint them 'silver' or else they'd look like kitchen knives.
loved the "all over man- all over" and I respect Duncan for providing alternative colors
I always love Xenomorph style Tyranid colour schemes - a great way to acknowledge a huge influence on the Tyranid model range and lore, and a nice nod to a classic sci fi horror (and military sci fi action in Aliens) franchise.
Thank you
@@DuncanRhodesDRPA I have been looking for a very dark Tyranid colour scheme for a Hivefleet of my own invention I am calling Hivefleet Umbra, a re-flavour of Hivefleet Jormanagdr that instead of tunnels specialises in using modified spores to create a pall of unnatural shadows and gloom that its bioforms lurk in and use to terrify, isolate and stalk their prey. I think this colour scheme will be perfect and will allow me to pay my respects to one of my favourite film franchises at the same time. It really is just what I am looking for, so thank you.
I only ever bought one of the original Genestealers, during the eighth decade of the last millennium.
I have been waiting 33 years for a suitable painting tutorial in 'Aliens' colouring.
I saw the pics on Instagram yesterday, and hope you'd release the vid, thank you so much Duncan.
Time to watch the betamax again.
Wait, we're genestealers out back to in the seventies?
Love this scheme! painted about 2500 points worth of my Nids in this style so far and loving how they've turned out. The highlights somehow manage to keep the xenomorph 'feel' whilst simultaneously giving a nice dash of colour that prevents the model from looking like a tryanid shaped black void on the tabletop. Thanks for creating this!
Trying to paint like Duncan...I can't lie about your chances but you have my sympathies.
You can do it 😊
"In Space, no one can hear you pray to the Emperor!"
How do you make a Tyranids even more terrifying? Give it a Xenomorph paint scheme. Brilliant!
First off, congrats on making the drool and the flesh of the gun look absolutely minging, you really got that effect achieved.
Second, this guide will make a great starting point for an idea I've had for several years now of painting up some Tyranids like deep-sea creatures with bio-luminescent bits. Now the main things I'll need to do is decide which bits I want to glow, and get good at object-source lighting.
Eyes and claws, I did a couple deathwatch killing tyranids and use Vallejo fluo for edge highlights, it words surprisingly well
I would suggest the vent like gaps in the flesh and possibly the gun ammo. Deep sea creatures use their bio-lights for hunting and distraction so maybe the nids can hide their glow under skin flaps etc. Would look amazing
@@thomasstockdale1783 You know, I've tought about this, and what I came up with was that maybe these 'nids would use the glowing patches like zebra's stripes; to hide their numbers and confuse anything trying to attack them as to where one 'nid ends and another begins.
But your idea sounds good, too.
That double "mostly" at the beginning was
Using a Xenomorph inspired scheme for Tyranids, on Xenomorphs :D Honestly this is the best painting guide I've found for the actual Aliens figures ;)
Nice touch on the eyes, really sells the xenomorph. That was a great idea.
Great to see the 'nids going full circle and returning to their true roots!
Love how simple the grey is on the body, will be using the same method for my Corsairs of Umbar clothing!
I'm going to have to bookmark this purely for the slime effects around the mouth and gun barrel. Genius.
Wow! Now I want to start a Tyranid army just to recreate the last stand of Hadley's Hope. Starting like now!
As a huge Aliens Fan this was gold for me. I don't even paint or play Warhammer anymore. Just like to watch painting
I gave this a thumbs up before I even watched it. Anything with Xenomorphs in the title is awesome!
Classic and totally awesome! "The sarge is still alive, man. His vitals are real low but he's alive!" "You can't save them, thy are being cocooned just like the others." Thanks for sharing.
Having the gun muzzle "drooling" is a wonderful touch.
I love it, when you casually sneek in those movie-references!
The casual drop of quotes from Aliens make this video mostly hilarious, mostly. Really cool scheme, and great video as always!
When I first saw Tyranids I immediately thought of them as Xenomorphs. Happy to see someone take that to the next step and paint them that way. Great tutorial. I might try this if I get some Tyranids myself.
The buttery smoothness with which Duncan dropped in call backs was perfect.
I remember other yotubers doing a similarly inspired schemes. It's great to see people taking inspiration from others.
This Termagant and it's brood will make a great representation of the Parasite of Mortrex.
Well done. My friends and I always thought an Alien theme would look amazing. Thanks for sharing.
The way you chuck in references so drily is amazing. Also awesome tutorial, I will totally be going with this scheme for my Nids!
hey Duncan, you just made my day.... as an old (really old) lover of the ALIEN-Movies, (Aliens just running now), I always played with the idea of an Aliens-themed tyranid army... that "fire" was restoked, with the anouncment of the Leviathan-Box....
Let's pray, I can get the hands on a box... cursed be all the scalpers... Nids for me, Marines for my son!
Greetings from grimwarden
My cousin phoned me asking for advice last week about how to paint Tyranids as Xenomorphs. The timing of this is unbelievable. Thanks guys!
Perfect!
Your videos are always so beautifully edited. It's awesome.
Rog knows his stuff
Magnificent! It looks perfect. The perfect organism.
Brilliant and really enjoyed the subtle quotes from the films too! Would love to see more content based on this theme
I love it! You blended the two styles together so well, it looks awesome!
Love all the subtle references you inserted into this!
😁
Love to see more of these guys! More Hive Fleet Hadley's Hope!
"painted mostly black. Mostly." Well done, sir.
Man that reference when the washes started was outrageous. The detail brush one made me actually groan.
Awesome scheme though! It's the one we've all never got round to I'm sure, and it being so uniform in colour is definitely a factor. Cheers for the ideas and techniques!
"They are mostly black... Mostly"! Love those little references to a movie. ;)
Just wanted to stop by and offer my sincere thanks as a brand-new mini painter! Everyone talks about thinning your paints, but you're the first i've seen that shows ideal consistencies. It's helped me out so much and i've now identified that everything i've done is faaar too thickly applied! Bleh.
Thanks so much for this! Loved all the subtle nods to the movies as well. Great work, as always mate.
I've been doing a scheme like this for a while, I call it "Hive Fleet Giger"
Nicely done, Duncan……mostly!
Really enjoyed this one Duncan!
Lol man I love the fact that we can tell you have seen Aliens far to many times.
Ahh awesome job! The Aliens films (or the first 2 anyway) are amazing and it makes complete sense to carry the aesthetic over to 40k on a 'Nid. Now all we need is some Guards painted like Marines (and a deck of cards.)
this is the best xeno paint job ive ever seen!
i didnt think a good paint scheme was possible. duncan did it again.
Nice, I’ve been sitting on the Space Hulk genestealers for ages with no idea how to do them. This scheme is just perfect for them
Probably the most natural and well executed Aliens scheme I've seen.Not surprised it was Dunc's take on it.
LETS ROCK!
Game over man.
Game over!
This one was excellent, Duncan. Barring your now well known painting skills, I wish to point out the importance of your minimalistic use of green stuff, which has been placed on a detail, the eyes, that are something one focuses on so such small amount leads to a dramatic change.
This was sooooo cool Duncan! I have been painting my Tyranids like Xenos for years but not like this! I decided to use purple as the carapace color and a bright plasma green for the weapons and maws. this gives me great ideas for changing up the scheme a bit. Thanks again for all that you do, cant wait to get my grubby American hands on your paint when its available!
As a bug player, seeing this video made me smile. Still plugging away on my Hairydan in Hivefleet Hydra colours. 👌🏻
Once again Duncan awesome job
This is exactly the video I needed. I had an idea and been too scared to put paint to plastic. Brilliant 👏
I needed my daily dose of Dunc.
Thank you Dunc!
This is great! Got the Aliens boardgame and it's expansions recently and was wasn't sure how to paint the aliens. This is a big help
Mostly black, mostly. I love that I get the reference and also think seen Aliens too many times 🤣
I love how the paint he does not give a citadel option for is pure white... good looking out duncan :). I sadly own a jar of that chalky blue cheese dressing they call white scar.
This was very helpful and the model looks great! I can this technique would look good on any black armor. Thanks for sharing this.
wow this is so cool, looking forward to get the kickstarter paints :D keep it up!
Keeping the detail brush for close encounters. 10/10
"This is black, mostly." 🤣 smooth as the paint job!
I have always wanted to do a xenomorph army. This is perfect.
Very nice! Really like the video and the quotes from the aliens
This is amazing! I also started a Nids-Army about 7 years ago to go with the Alien-Scheme from the movie... but when I saw the BIG horde of bare plastic Termagants on the table, I had to figure out a scheme that's still CLOSE to the alien scheme but faster to paint. So I came up with a black and dark green color scheme. In 2020 I finally finished all of my Tyranids - by now it's about 5k points of bugs. I'm pretty sure, if I went with this hilarious scheme shown here, I would have lost my mind by painting Gaunt no. 274... 🙂
5,000 points of Tyranids is quite an accomplishment. Nice work!
Awesome. Now just paint 59 more and you'll be all set! :)
Pure genius and well-executed!
Excellent scheme, and an awesome vid.
I feel like youd like the minis from another glorious day in the corps.
Might use this for those I have to paint!
This is my favourite painting tutorial EVER!!
Wow, thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it 😊
loved the video, Duncan!! really enjoyed that you used Citadel as well as your own line of paints!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant and lost count how many times you gave a nod the Aliens 😂😂
I was just discussing this at my local game store this week, on how I wanted to paint my Nids like this! Thank you!
I know I'm late to the party but man, this was what I've been looking for! Spot on mate!
Incredible, good job dude.
Looks amazing!
I usually paint Space Marines but it’s always fascinating to see tutorials for other factions.
Thank you so much for this Duncan... This is Very similar (In terms of the darkness not wholly in terms of the colours) to what I had in mind for my Tyranid Kill team I am working on but at present I had only primed the models black. so this is a great resource for me :) I'm excited to get time to paint them.
As a big fan of the first 2 alien Movies, I have to say that your work is awesome, super🤘🤘... Mr patton would say.... game over man😁
Some interesting additions to the hobby toolbox in this video. I'm surprised the carapace plates didn't get a gloss finish.
This is so good I wish I could like it twice.
Painting a warrior like this as a gift for a family member who likes Tyranids and loves the Aliens franchise!
This is so awesome!
Duncan, it's just awesome to see you unchained to the beast. Top stuff as always.
Edit: I would love to start seeing at least one knocked over Citadel pot per video.
Now I have to start a tyranid army :D. Thanks for the video!!
Love this scheme.
This is such a neat idea.