It took months, but I finally finished three hive guard to join the swarm. I'm generally happy with the way they look alongside the other nids, but I especially like the shading on the purple impaler cannons - the colors were closer to each other than the armor, so even though it's the same technique, it looks a lot more organic up close. I know it would be an easy thing to blend the main armor with a couple of intermediate tones, but honestly, it would take far too long to put down the extra layers, so I'm settling for looking great from afar and alright up close. Next model to be painted is a tervigon and though my usual painting pace says it's months away, I've already made decent progress, so maybe sooner!

Up close with the new additions to the swarm!

June 17, 2015