Hive Fleet Xiangliu - a Tyranid Log

[Polymphus]

Hey all!

I'm just now getting back into 40K after almost a decade's hiatus. These are the first models I've painted in a long time, and I hope I'm getting back into the swing of things okay.

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Any criticism is greatly appreciated - I'm familiar with most of the lingo, but I'm really out of practice and I've forgotten a lot. I'm feeling okay about these models, but there's definitely a lot of room for improvement.

PAINTED/BASED/COMPLETE

2 Gargoyles

PAINTED

1 Carnifex
1 Termagant (first model I painted - chitin is meh. Probably going to strip/repaint)

WiP

1 Tervigon
8 Gargoyles

UNPAINTED

38 Termagants
40 Hormagaunts

MISC

various rippers - I'm meh on them ruleswise, so I'm using them as base decoration for MCs
3 Warriors - going to kitbash with the zoanthrope kit to make venomthropes

TO BUY:

START COLLECTING! TYRANIDS
1 Zoanthrope box
1 Harpy/Crone box
1 Haruspex

nb: for some reason, the image resizer mirrored all the pics. The Carnifex is called Xinui (Rhino) and the Tervigon is Guaifu (Frightening Old Woman).

[Polymphus]

I've been busy! I've painted 30 Termagants, and a tester Hormagaunt. The termis are a bit rough, but they look decent at a distance. This painting is coming back to me. The hormi is a lot cleaner than the termis, and I hope the rest of the stuff can look that good going forth. There's still a lot of room to improve, but I'm happy with the result. :)

http://i.imgur.com/F7dLbuR.png
http://i.imgur.com/kcV8pkp.png
http://i.imgur.com/2sYSndv.png
http://i.imgur.com/aj9c7dl.png

[Kirsten]

looking good to me. with a big swarm army like nids I often think they need to look good in groups, and worry less about getting each gaunt perfect. your group shot looks great, so I would call that a win.

[Polymphus]

Progress on hormagaunts

http://i.imgur.com/ShyC8ed.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uR7015C.jpg