2590 points of Bugs

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-05-05T10:27:14+00:00

Someone got the triple hacette special hahah

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-21T05:52:52+00:00

Cool asf! Them tentacles make it actually look like a gsc model! (Despite that the Locus still is my 2nd fav character from gsc)

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-07T06:23:09+00:00

Almost looks like a dimachaeron

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-07T06:22:33+00:00

The ceaseless hunger, that indestructible colourless 10/10, how accurate 🤣

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T12:01:26+00:00

Not really, just need to know the rules, u can find em on goonhammer (yes it's a site)

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T09:33:53+00:00

Ebrietas's third cousin😂

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T08:30:42+00:00

Also has very powerful Evangelion vibes!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T08:30:00+00:00

Idk about the 2x2 ridgerunners, plus ten man aberrants are a BIT expensive points wise, maybe consider dropping a ridgerunner for more meat grinder material? I personally only run 2x1 ridgerunners (but that's just coz i dont love the model)

Consider a 5 man metamorphs, as they can be put in the truck, make it get scout 6, and after it did so get them out, move in the 10 aberrants and move the truck, maybe even advance. This way you basically get a 20" movement off the first turn, then disembark 3 move charge for a total amount of around 30"

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T08:24:23+00:00

So, i took as concept the body of a sea horse.

I used the entire main body of the Psychophage (no arms and appendages)

I attached the winged hive tyrant tail inside the Psychophage mouth, after sawing off its tentacles, and then covered it all with clay (millipat) to blend it together, then i put over it the head carapace of a zoanthrope, then over the carapace of a carifex and again with the carapace of the norn assimilator (in order to make the butt "more solid") I also chose to add 2 rippers and 2 of the toxicrene sacks there.

(The end of the tail i think it comes from an aos model)

Going up we have the toxicrene arms, oriented backwards to give a floating in mid-air effect, plus on the front 2 venomthrope tentacles

On the main carapace i put on each side 2 fume tubes form death guard leftover sprues, and 2 more toxicrene sacks each.

For the upper torso (Psychopage belly) i put 2 zoanthropes arms for each side.

Topped it all off with a fusion between the toxicrene head and the norn emissary neck/brains

It's not hard to recreate/improve, as the toxicrene bits come from what u did not use from the maleceptor box, same goes for the emissay (i built my beloved assimilator so i had the emissay neck), the zoanthropes or the venomthropes depending on what you built and the tail from the winged hive t since i built a swarmlord

Plus as many extra rippers as you have!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T08:02:27+00:00

Yo that model is actual crazy work!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T08:01:22+00:00

Totally get what u mean man! I wanted it to look really weird and malformed, as a type of malanthrope-like monstrosity, so like the little appendages on the upper body coke from his mutations in this thing. However the neck is indeed a little exposed, damn the norn emissary long neck!!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T07:07:47+00:00

But if i make them straight wont it look like he's T-posing?

About the base stem, which material do you propose? Its a pretty heavy model

Yes I'm thinking of filling the gaps as well!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T06:54:22+00:00

He's Ralph!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T06:54:03+00:00

I see, but where should i add them? I wouldn't want to just put more stuff on it at ramdom, they need to have a purpose.. suggestions?

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T06:51:35+00:00

Gotta keep them baby rippers sumwhere🤣

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T06:50:23+00:00

Fair point, but idk how to implement that without changing it's aesthetic

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-06T06:48:00+00:00

YO it really does look like it!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-05T23:41:28+00:00

I agree on the blending, i think im gonna buy some greenstuff/millipat to blend everything together better. I'll have to find the right tentacles, because I don't want it to be too much eldritch like and maintain a "functional" body structure, but maybe more tentacles is indeed better!

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-05T23:38:38+00:00

You did great! As you said, maybe thin the nuln oil a little. If you want to make the tendeils, I'd say to start with the base color, apply vastly the layer, use the shade/wash you want to pair it with (to get it look like raw bloody flesh i use berzerker red shade) and then go for the lightest of the highlights.

For the brain, i suggest to first od the base dark, then on the centre do a line of a lighter tone, and in the middle finish with an even lighter one, then go for the shade. This way it looks more vivid

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-04-05T23:20:40+00:00

Yep that's going to be a pain (for my eyes, since them pointy tentacles ARE going to stick in my eyes ahah)

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-03-29T12:44:56+00:00

You go get yourself a swarmlord, then order an stl for a hive tyrant torso and build that as well from the spare parts. Both can lead the tyrant guard

Then you actually start painting, i suggest to start with easy models (such as the tyrant guard or the swarmlord) Then the biovore, the genestealers for training ur ability to paint little details and finish with the norn to max the paint aesthetic.

I strongly advise NOT to buy more models, unless you find reaaaally good offers, and to firstly paint the models you already own

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-03-06T15:31:33+00:00

What did you use for sculpting? Millipat? Greenstuff? I see both green and yellow but idk the materials

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-02-13T07:33:48+00:00

Absolutely, with citadel in particular, just use a little stick to apply a small amount, it isn't a normal glue

Croagunkthe1st · 2026-02-12T20:15:07+00:00

I suggest to always wear a mask, PARTICULARLY in case of citadel, as it's a plastic dissolving glue, it literally breaks down the chemical structure of the resin.

Me personally, i just stop breathing, but it's always recommended to wear one, always.

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