With regard to the further expansion of the Tyranid swarm, I realized that I would soon need Mycetic Spores. Some of you may remember that it took a very long time for GW to officially release a model for this. The 5th edition Codex included the codex entry, but no model. Quite a few people therefore proxed Mycetic Spores with Mega Blocks' Plasma Hatchers. It looked like this:
However, these “eggs” are no longer available. Puppetswar offers a good alternative to the official GW model and nowadays there is also 3D printing. So there is no shortage of alternatives. However, I didn't want to spend a lot of money, so I used digital kitbashing to build a Mycetic Spore from freely available "Space Bug" models. Last but not least, I didn't want just any Mycetic Spore, but one that matches the style of the second edition of 40k Tyranid models.
I am quite satisfied with the result and think it suits the old models well. This first Mycetic Spore will bring a squad of Zoanthropes onto the battlefield in upcoming games.
Those Plasma Hatchers were everywhere – I used the (admittedly to small) Meiotic Spores from ForgeWorld and justified it with the rapid growth of the transported miniatures.
ReplyDeleteYour version looks really nice! It reminds me of the seed of some jungle plant. But has those iconic Tyranid struts going up the sides to tie it in with the rest of the collection.
As always, thank you!
DeleteThe lengths people go to in order to have a playable model. Crazy, right? :D
I always wondered whether MegaBloks experienced a noticeable increase in sales thanks to us, but I didn't understand where it came from.
That's very nice and a lot cooler than the current GW model. It reminds me of the terrain in the old 3rd Ed codex. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm glad you like it.
DeleteNot only it's a wonderful choice, the paintjob is out of scale in my awesometer. Wow, amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Sometimes I surprise myself, and it's worth experimenting and trying new things.
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