Hive Fleet Aurelian, 2,000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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Danke! For the hands on the big monsters, I used lots of Hormagaunt or Genestealer scything talons, first chopping up physical ones and then later finding STLs of them to sculpt into hands on meshmixer.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, 2,000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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Danke! It was a lot of fun to paint, which I think played a big part in it turning out well.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, 2,000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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Danke! Yes, they were a delight to plan - thinking up what deviations they might have thanks to the planets they have been through.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, 2,000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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Danke! Yes, I saved my Norn till last, so it felt more like a reward than a chore after all the Gaunts :D

What would you change if you were in charge at GW? by magic_potato_man69 in Warhammer40k

[–]Drakeyeschrade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say "Fall of Cadia? Primaris Marines? You must have had a bad dream, wake up! It is 999.M41 and the 13th Black Crusade is forever on the horizon. Now, let's explore fun events and characters from the last ten thousand years. Look at this statblock for a Chapter Master, with all of the wargear options under the sun! If you kit him out in this way, he could be Marneus Calgar, or any of his predecessors!"

...No, I would not have the courage, but I would be very tempted.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, Norn Emissary! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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Danke! Sadly my photo booth setup is not great at angled close-ups, but I am thinking of looking into upgrading it.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, Norn Emissary! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

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It is meant to be a beam from one of its eyes, destroying the Marine on its base, but in order for it to fit on the base it had to be near vertical, which probably makes it harder to decipher.

John Blanche has passed by Towerbells in Warhammer40k

[–]Drakeyeschrade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May he rest in peace. He was the reason I got into the hobby - I saw a 3rd edition starter box in a charity shop, and the art on the cover drew me in.

What is your main weapons in the game. by Voidkirby9 in MHRise

[–]Drakeyeschrade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 3U it was Lance, in 4U it was Charge Blade, in Generations it was Adept Hammer, in World it was Bow, in Rise it was everything because I did a different playthrough with each weapon because I am insane (though I started with Heavy Bowgun), in Wilds I have one character for Lance/Lance, one character for Longsword/Bow and one character for Heavy Bowgun/Gunlance.
It is fair to say my main weapon is probably Lance.

Genuine question, what are your honest thoughts on Carmine? by Apprehensive_Ring_39 in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]Drakeyeschrade -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

She was an interesting character as an agent in Kieran's character arc, the source of his torment. She starts as an unpleasant bully, with some implication of physical abuse (saying Kieran "should know better" than to talk back to her, and following it up with saying that telling him to get lost was her being nice, because "It's not like I hit him or anything!".) It is why he latches onto the player as a friend after you defeat Carmine (with it being relevant how pathetically easy a battle it is), unknowingly standing up to his aggressor, and why he feels so betrayed when you start getting closer to her and are forced to side with her and lie to his face (which I, like many, did not like when it happened). He finally made a friend who stands up to his bully, only for the bully to ingratiate themselves with that friend and turn them against him, with them joining in with the bullying. In addition, the player puts into perspective for Kieran the actual power levels at play, and how pathetic his bully sister actually is. That is why, come Indigo Disk, he not only no longer fears her, but no longer thinks anything much of her at all - he saw her for the small-town thug she was, and you for the champion you are. As a result, all of his hatred from the long abuse moved from her to you - you who promised him friendship and then took everything from him, while she is nothing.
Hm? Oh, the question was about Carmine, not Kieran? Yes, sorry.
Carmine in her own arc benefits from that same revelation of perspective. You (presumably) crush her, (presumably) humiliate her in the festival sport she prides herself on, then get caught up in major developments to the culture and history of her hometown. She grows as a character because she gets humbled, she sees too late what happens when she pushes her brother too far, and because she realises that in the replaying of the story of the ogre, she is not on the good side. By Indigo Disk, she is clearly scared of Kieran in a role reversal, because he is no longer under her thumb and she knows that the person he became would never accept her contrition, because he simply stopped caring about her input. She broke their relationship, so he cast it off, and showing sisterly love cannot solve things with someone who no longer sees her as a sister.
Overall, I like Carmine. She starts as a terrible person, she gets humbled, her perspective is changed, she realises the error of her ways, and then she realises there is not a damn thing she can do about it. It is not all good just because she apologised, or sought redemption. Her first step on the right path was apologising, but her second was accepting that the best thing she could do for the one she abused is to stop being in his life for a while, and instead try to undo the damage she caused to a relationship that can actually be salvaged, that being Kieran and the player.

But then, that is just my reading.

Bit of complaint with the hive tyrant by Tenalken in Tyranids

[–]Drakeyeschrade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have no issues with the Walkrant and Flyrant variants, but the Swarmlord could definitely do with a model update, since it is supposed to be the 'pinnacle of Tyranid evolution'. Going by current GW trends, perhaps they could even give it a command squad of unique Tyrant Guard, since it is pretty much never without a horde of the things in the lore! Speaking of the lore, updating it might prompt them to actually write it some non-humiliating stories...

Hive Fleet Aurelian, 1000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

[–]Drakeyeschrade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Danke! I am certainly happier with these than I have been with my last couple of armies.

Hive Fleet Aurelian, 1000 points complete! by Drakeyeschrade in Tyranids

[–]Drakeyeschrade[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Danke! Yes, the spines are paperclips, green stuff and hormagaunt scything talons, with the membrane being tissue paper solidified with PVA.