Tyranid warriors - desert scheme III

I decided to paint up my next batch of retro Tyranids in the desert colour scheme I've been testing!

The three similar warriors are first edition, multipart plastic models, despite being amazingly ugly they're way ahead of their time in terms of size, complexity and material. When these guys were released the vast majority of all miniatures were metal. The heavy weapon warrior is from second edition and metal.

Genestealers - test desert scheme II

After painting up my Screamer Killer Carnifex I wasn't completely sure about the paint scheme, so I decided to experiment with a few alternatives on some Genestealers...

Screamer Killer Carnifex - test desert scheme

Some months ago, after the discovery of some of the original Tyranid warriors and Genestealers in an old, buried box, I decided to collect a retro Tyranid army built from 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition models. I've been trying to think of a colour scheme that's very quick and easy to do, so that I have a hope of painting an entire army one day. Here's my first test...

The distant past and a return to the Grim Darkness

In prehistoric times (I must have been 7 or 8) there was a board game called "Heroquest". Released by Games Workshop (GW) in '89 this game (long forgotten by most) was my introduction to the world of fantasy, miniatures and, in a basic form, war-gaming...