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Author:  Lextar [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:17 pm ]
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How important do peope think that a Tyranid Horde colour scheme should stay consistant?

I picked a colour which is slightly darker than liche purple and wanted red and white to the scheme. Unfortunately I havent really stayed consistant.

I've got the dark purple as the main body colour and red for the armour plating. But where I've varied is the spikes, blades and claws. Sometimes they are red, white or black.

Also the rivits or bumpy stuff that shows through the skin/shell I've sometimes used bleached bone and others worm purple.

I've currently got a swarm that looks nice together, the claws all red, some of them having white markings.

But my Genestealers have all white claws, and their back which isn't really armour plating is worm purple.

Some scneary pieces which are large 40K claws has the sycthe's bleached bone.

So should I make things consistant or leave as is?

What do people think?
Author:  Chroma [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:26 pm ]
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Since the various Tyranid creatures may be made from different prey creatures, variations in colouration are fine.

Personally, I'd try to have at least one "theme" colour to tie everything together, but it's certainly not necessary.

Different colours may even make it easier to distinguish different creatures on the battlefield and make playing them less confusing.
Author:  Lextar [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:33 pm ]
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So... change those Genestealer claws to red? or keep them as is?
Author:  bans [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:38 pm ]
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Hi maybe you can wash the claws with yellow or chesnut inks or , I'm not sure about that, with red ink or purple ink

cheers
bans
Author:  NOVAGUARD [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:57 pm ]
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i think they look great... the baseins style looks consistent and that gives them a unifyed look..

iMHO leave them as they are
Author:  AxelFendersson [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:03 pm ]
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I'd be inclined to say they're fine as they are. It's best to have some consistency between models in an army so that it doesn't look too bitty, but a few variations from one troop type to the next is fine.
Author:  Markconz [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:16 pm ]
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I think they look great Lextar. There is clearly a consistent 'hive theme' with all the purple and the slightly different colours between broods only adds to the overall effect IMO. Don't change it! :)
Author:  Dave [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:20 pm ]
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I think the Genestealers might fit the overall theme if they had red claws, but that's about it.

On a side note, is that a stand of converted Hormagaunts on the far right?  How'd you do it?
Author:  Lextar [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:54 pm ]
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Thanks for the response, still a bit torn between the white or red claws. think I need to try and do a stand with red claws.

As for the Hormagaunts, yes, they are converted. This is a sneak peek of my work. I've been keeping this under wraps for a while and hoping to get teh conversion guide and pictures out once the whole Swarm's complete. Been at it for over two years!
Author:  CyberShadow [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:41 pm ]
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Genestealers and Lictors are vanguard creatures, sent ahead of the main hive to sow dischord, sometimes decades in advance. So, they dont need to be the same as the main troops colour schemes. Add to this the fact that Genestealers take on the attributes of their host species, and you have a pretty free hand in colours. I like them how they are.
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:07 pm ]
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They look fine to me. Leave them as is.
Author:  Yersinia Pestis [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:23 pm ]
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For my 40k swarm I made sure that every tyranid was a slightly different color.  I paint them in batches of 15-30 at a time and drybrush half of them with scaley green and the other half in hawk turquoise.  from there i take the whole lot and drybrush in different combination of scaley/white, hawk, hawk/white, purple, ultra blue, enchanted blue, and regal blue, sometimes adding in a bit of red, yellow, and whatever color may look good. usually one scaley and one hawk get the same drybrush colors, but due to the base color it makes them ever so slightly different.  all in all it gives me a swarm that looks uniform, but with an almost organic individuality.
so yeah, i say make them different.  it adds character and uniqueness to the swarm!  besides, have nids that look slightly different but all blend together. awesome.
Author:  Napalm [ Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:00 am ]
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They looks good like this.
If you begin to paint again the things you've already painted, your army won't grow anymore !
Author:  Mark_Logue [ Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:11 am ]
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I agree with everyone that they look great as it.  A bit of variation always looks good.
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