Kitbashing A Plastic Biovore
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
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In this tutorial I show you how to kitbash a plastic Tyranid Biovore using the Hive Guard / Tyrant Guard kit.
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My sincerest apologies for the overuse of the words "balls", "sacks" and "sausages" during the course of this video. I will strive to do better in the future.
Please don't. This is what we come here for
its fine mate.
And use vaseline on your fingers and surfaces?
Don't be. Slannesh approves!
I'm more offended at the floppy bit of your watch but good video! Really nice work!
You just created the best hive fleet Kronos scheme I have seen. And that by accident, calling it a dark Kraken scheme.
I read that as Dark Karen 😂
@@PeteTheWargamer well they both attack over aggressively for no reason so your not completely wrong lol
Ebony Kraken :)
@@micha5200 blacken
A little tip for building up a collection of those "balls", whenever I've had my hot glue gun out, I keep the blobs that drip off of it, very useful for nurglification
thats smart im gonna have to steal that technique
Nice idea! I still need to get myself a glue gun.
@@PeteTheWargamer And for easy gap-filling, UV-curing resin can be really useful. You can drip it into the gaps between your balls (for example), and with a UV torch, it'll cure in seconds.
Yes! Tyranids are the coolest 40k faction and I'm glad you're covering them.
And I'm glad to hear it :D
Imo Necrons and admech are but tyranids are third, then blood angels.
Maybe consider converting other Tyranid units or maybe some Hive Fleet adaptations? Tyranid conversions are still quite rare on youtube.
I'm not super up to speed with the Tyranid lore and how the Hive Fleets differ, I should look into them more!
@@PeteTheWargamer Sadly there isn't much visually to them beside color schemes and lore implications which is why I was curious to see your take on ways to convert Tyranids for a specific hive fleet.
@@bobsomething4733 well that's just the beauty of the fleets now isn't it? coming up with your own ways to make a fleet stand out.
@@PeteTheWargamer I always thought that it would be cool to kitbash a Dimachaeron, a rather expensive Forge World, and as I understand it, powerful and useful miniature. I wonder if it could be made from leftover parts from different kits - I'm thinking Carnifex and Haruspex parts might help.
@@PeteTheWargamer The advantages of the Tyranids is that, at least in the lore, they're always evolving. Center a conversion or set of conversions around a single mutation, or for a purpose or against an enemy the hive has adapted to.
This conversion is much better than the current plastic version that was shown a week ago. I'm shocked where the design has gone.
Looks fantastic and I love the move away from Space Marine conversions and towards organic alien. Definitely allows you to be more creative.
It's quite a different mindset, having to build things to make them look more natural is definitely harder than just sticking bits to power armour. But, I think I'm getting there and dipping into the sculpting definitely helped!
Seeing you kitbash a plastic Warsmith model would be nice as well to help give us a proper character for the Iron Warriors warbands
Nice idea! Thanks for the suggestion.
@@PeteTheWargamer you're welcome. The old metal model is showing its age and a proper Warlord for the legion would be neat to see.
@@PeteTheWargamer I was thinking of a way to use the Daemonkin Sorcerer from the Shadowspear boxed set as a conversion for a Warsmith
The paint job is 😍
Thank you :)
I love the advice you gave about not making modifications after gluing - when I built my LED fire prism and tried to drill out and widen the inside of the barrel it was a catastrophe and I had to gut about an inch of barrel to make the rest of the build work. Good advice to follow for sure.
I've been in the same situation, you start sawing or filing something and then model just disintegrates in your hands 😂
Could we get some plastic warpspider conversions?
Yep, it's still being worked on :)
@@PeteTheWargamer :O cool!
@@PeteTheWargamer can't wait to see them!
Glad to see the Tyranids getting some love on here. Great conversation as always, look forward to the painting vid :)
I'm glad to hear it!
so many tyranid conversions are way to expensive and over complicated. this was simple, effective and saves money. 10/10. if it weren't for the fact that my swarm lord desperately needed tyrant guard I would've made this.
hell yeah brood brother. this is probably the best tyranid conversion video ive seen!
Thank you!
I thought those small arms were gunna look ridiculous, but the way theyre cradling the spore sacs is perfect!
Yay I have just started collecting Tyranids so I am really loving this video. Keep up the amazing work.
Thank you, I will do!
I would love to see a side-by-side comparison between your conversion and an actual biovore. Awesome job nevertheless 😁
I absolutely love this kitbash. I'm getting ready to take on my biggest project yet by kitbashing an entire Tyranid army for my 4th army. Your video has been one of the best I've seen for inspiration yet.
The fact that this is cheaper and better looking than the og biovore makes me happy
Damn that looks cool. Kitbashers are why I want to get into the hobby, and examples like this make it even more convincing.
Honestly I think this is the best thing you've ever done
Thank you :D
Amazing build, great job. The plates encasing the weapon are perfect.
Can't wait to see more Tyranid conversions. Once you get more comfortable doing the organic stuff, a Hierodule or Dimachaeron would be awesome
I've got a few ideas for more 🙂
Actually worked out really good, well done
Gorgeous project.
I really enjoy when you recreate models in this manner.
This, in my opinion, is one of your best conversions. I love it, tempted to try it for myself.
I could listen to you talk for hours about almost anything Pete, love your vids!
An excellent conversion, & one I will use so thanks for taking the time to make the video 👍
Absolutely amazing!
Awesome work Pete! Not only does this one look amazing but it's practical seeing as you only need the one kit (mostly) to build three of them.
This model looks fantastic. Great work as usual!
Thanks!
I'm not a Kids fan but have been inspired by your amazing conversion. Great work!
absolutely awesome :) LOVE your work.
Absolutely tremendous Pete. I honestly hope someone from GW is watching - this would serve as a great replacement for the old Biovore model.
I love your conversion videos, its always so neat to see your raw creativity at work. I would also love to see more conversions of some nonGW stuff into 40k stuff, like an orkified version of a B-17 or the wright Flyer.
BAD ASS. Great modeling and paint too!
was not expecting a tyranid kitbash from this channel, but oh man do i love it!
This is an amazing idea and video! Buying a Hive gaurd kit for 3 biovores when they usually the same price for just one. That's a difference.
few tips cause i super love these videos man:
1. run your VA recordings through Audacity to remove the background hissing of the mic via the "Noise Reduction" effect, just requires a few seconds of dead air at the beginning of any VA recording session for a sample profile to be generated.
2. love the sneaky background mow of the cat at 2:41, hope they are doin alright friend :)))
keep up the good work, you are by far the best kitbash channel for 40k i've found thus far, and i love every time i see a vid of yours hit my sub feed !!
Thanks for the tips!
I just love my little pewter Biovores.
I do miss the old metal models.
Great Job!! Looks Awsome!!
Amazing looking!
Pete. This is spectacular. I just built 6 Hive Guard with my 2 Brood Swarm boxes from Xmas. I now wish I had seen this first. Biovores are such great fun on the battlefield but running only 1 of them is not enough. Thanks again for your inspiration.
This is a great recipe. They look awesome and my TG are still on sprue.
i dig it! not bad at all and nice paint job too
Wow this is fantastic!
A really nice conversion, thanks :)
this is kickass, pete! :D i love tyranids, and this was a great conversion
Dude this is fantastic
Once again this conversion is better than the one before
This looks astronomically better than the current kit, in my opinion. I'm likely to follow this guide here in the near future
Amazing work as always
Thank you so much 😀
I’d love to see more Tyranid stuff! Great work!!
wow this looks amazing
Thank you!
These are amazing! Might have to build a box of these now.
It’s awesome. Love it.
Awesome conversion cant wait to see more tyranids in the future
Awesome conversion
Thanks!
Great Vid! Love how these turned out :)
Thanks!
Very glad to see this, all I need now are plastic lictors and my dream nid army is a go
Hi pete! Love your videos, keep up the good work!
Thanks August!
A solid build.
Why does this look so much better than my actual metallic biovore model :D
nice kitbash man!
Thank you very much!
nicely painted
That's sick! Subbed for sure
I can't wait to see that painting tutorial.
That is 100x better than the normal one!
Huge fan of these kitbash videos! I'd love to see one for mark of nurgle gors.
Nice idea! Thanks for the suggestion
Wow that came out fantastic more tyranids plz!
thats really awesome
O that's amazing and looks bang on !
Thank you!
As someone who is Tyranid only I love this video and would love to see more Tyranid Conversions
Awesome work bud
Thank you
Fantastic!
Really, really enjoyed seeing you use greenstuff in this conversion
Sweet a Tyranid custom video.
I dont play nids or did anything with GW in close to a year , but you got me searching the Gdub site again for the kitts ... awsome work !!
Thank you very much!
Another thing you could use is the barbed strangler ammunition sac. If you cut away the feeder tube a little putty would add some bloat on the belly just like the old biovore model.
This so much help thank you
You're welcome :D
Just discovered your channel, dude you're amazing!
Very good.
Looking Good Mate :)
Gonna have to go buy a box of hive guard and a pack of green stuff, it looks great!
Wow I love this!! 😍😍
I found it really interesting to see how you sculpted the sacks hanging from the lower abdomen of this model
Coming back to this video post Leviathan launch! Need me some living artillery!!
Honestly, I’m torn with how this kit looks compared to the new release of the biovore. Fantastic job Pete!
Damn looks cooler than the real Biovores
This looks amazeballs (pun intended). Great work!
Great viedo! Great idea! If I may add, for the Barrel of the Weapon I'd use the Barbred Strangler as it is a tube, and it siuts it more in my opinion, but Great Viedo!
I think the conversion works wonderfully. Seems like the armor plates on top could use more GS to connect them, giving the creature that prominent central peak that most tyranids have. This army has always seemed more daunting to convert in. I've been watching Modern Synthesis steams, but this conversion seems more attainable at a lower cost and skill entry point. Modern Synth does a lot more sculpting.
Sculpting has never been my strong point so I've never used it heavily in my conversions. So I try to keep my guides as reproducible as possible.
Omg its hella cool :D i want one aswell
Beautiful! I'm not sure about the second set of arms but the overall is a very good conversion! Hope to see other Tyranids conversions! There's are too few out there! Keep up the good work!
Something like the more folded up Hormagaunt blade arms could have looked more vestigial, I guess.
please do more tyranid conversions, the hive mind wills it! but seriously awesome work
Really cool! :D
Thank you!
Can “sack sculpting” be the new regular segment? kinda like dead animal bits session 2
Great work Pete. The only addition I could possibly suggest is some paint mixed with glue strung over the balls (sacks?) for extra ooze and moisture....
....oh dear.
You somehow made the innuendos much worse... so much worse.
I started out with such good intentions too. 😍
U rock my dude
love it