Rebuilding The Anarchy's Heart!

Well it's been over a year since I last posted anything on this site. Having recently worked myself back into getting into the blog scene, I have returned to rebuild the Heart. I took a small step back into blogs with my imperial blog a few months ago, and now I am back to the original one that started it all. This one is my most involved of the two blogs I run, with more armies WIP on here then my other blog. With a new core edition of 40K recently released, along with new Chaos Marines and Daemons codecies already released for this new edition, and a new Nid Dex to be released in the next month or so, it was time to raise the Heart. In addition to my Alpha Legion, I am working on 2 new warbands for chaos, a Khorne\World Eaters and Iron Warriors warbands. I have finished a few units for the bands already and will be posting them here soon. No one ever expects the Alpha Legion.....so here we go! FOR THE EMPEROR!!! ;)

Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Mawloc

I picked up the Mawloc kit on the day the new nid codex hit the shelves. I wanted to see what this new kit offered with the option to make a trygon, I was curious to see if it could hold up my already in hand Forge World Trygon kit, which I think is the best bug kit out there still. This kit sat for a while along with the army waiting for the day the fleet would form. Now I have taken the chance to build and paint it up as a test run for my FW kit to be painted in the future. I chose to go with the Mawloc of the 2 kit options since I already had a resin Trygon waiting. This kit was fairly simple to assemble and it was a lot of fun to paint. I'm looking forward to putting this monster on the table to burrow and assault all over the battlefield, and soon to be joined by a Trygon too!

Tyranids: Reinforcements from the Hive Fleet!

Reinforcements have arrived! This is my next wave of hormagaunts to join the swarm. A total of 23 more gaunts will join the swarm to assault enemy forces. These guys were extra gaunts I had laying around along with a few extras I had gotten in some trades that were in bad condition. After a little extra work on some of these bugs I got them up to speed and ready to join the others I had finished earlier this year. You can never have enough of these bugs to help in assaults.

Tyranids: Malanthrope

The Malanthrope is my third HQ addition to the swarm. A ForgeWorld model with some unique rules and background. The model is smaller then a Hive Tyrant, but it is taller then one. It's not really meant for front line duty, but it gives me an extra option when it comes to HQ choices. The new imperial armor apocalypse 2 book has new rules for this beast, but I haven't had a chance to check them out yet. It was fun, quick, and easy addition to the swarm.

Tyranids: Deathleaper

This is my first Nid Special Character model. The Deathleaper never caught my eye as much as the Red Terror did in the past, but when this bug became part of the regular codex I got one to try it out. So far he has seen action in one battle and died a brave bug to Tau Commander Farsight. I will have to keep trying him in other games when I have the space and points to deploy it. This bug will be the top bug of my new Lictor force now. It was a fun side paint project at least, maybe next time around they will bring back the Red Terror.....

Tyranids: Lictor Brood

Lictors are a great deep strike unit if you have some points to spare. I was lucky to score 2 of the special edition Lictors from the last army box set, when I got one in my army box I bought and then later on in a random buy online. I also have the standard lictor that is sold in the current line. I think this will be the limit of my lictor force for a good while. Sneaky Gitz!

Tyranids: Ravener Broods

Time to expand that new Fast Attack selection with another unit or 2. When I first got the last Tyranid army box set I got 3 Raveners in the set, which I didn't do much with at first. As I gathered more units I got 3 more raveners, but these were not complete. So I split the ones that were complete with all arms and made the others into a rending claw unit. So I was able to field 2 units of 3 raveners each. of course I've been told this is too small a unit, but I will have to give it a try when I can and see how they perform. I'm thinking of teaming these guys with the Trygon or Mawloc, sounds like fun!




The Slashers....




The Rending Crew....

Enjoy! :)

Tyranids:Venomthrope Brood

The Venomthrope was on my must have list of new bugs to get once I had finished enough units to make him worth taking. Well lucky for me I waited long enough that when I did go and pick one up it had hit the shelves in Finecast. While this is not my first finecast model, it my first finished one from the few I do own. I have to say that this one was worth waiting for in finecast. It only tooke me a few days to get it done. Now to try it out and see what kind of chaos I can create with all the fun special rules for this critter.





Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Spore Mines

Let's start this new wave of my Nid army small but mighty! The mighty Spore Mine has been around for a long time, and I have been looking for these guys since I finished the Biovores. I was lucky to fine them all in a box over the summer and I got to work on these guys so I can use the Biovores. In addition these guys make for some fun terrain interdictor with the deep strike rule for spore mine clusters. Now that the new codex makes them all the same type the different types of mines are for looks only. I got 16 of these guys now and ready to be fired off to the enemies of the swarm!







Enjoy! :)

Hive Fleet Eclipse

 

Located in the Eastern Fringe, Hive Fleet Eclipse awakens in the middle of an Alpha Legion controlled sector! The stage is set for an epic battle between The Faithless vs Hive Fleet Eclipse! This is the hive fleet's Full Roster and Gallery....AWAKEN!

HQ


Hive Tyrant and Tyrant Guards


Alpha Warrior


ELITE


Deathleaper


Zoanthrope Brood


Venomthrope Brood


Lictor Brood


TROOPS


Broodlord and Genestealer Brood


Hormagaunt Brood


Termagant Brood


Spinefist Termegant Brood


Ripper Swarms


FAST ATTACK


Ravener Broods


Spore Mines


HEAVY SUPPORT


Mawloc


Screaming Killer Carnifex


Shovel Tusker Carnifex


Biovore Brood


Enjoy! =)

Tyranids: Spinefist Termagant Brood

This is my second part to the Termagant force. This time all the little buggers have Spinefist. While not as effective as before give them the poison upgrade and an alpha warrior with the same load out and watch your enemies drop like flies. Who is going to say no to a twin linked BS 6 poison shot, oh yeah! These guys are going to be a fun surprise for anyone looking to take down a simple meat shield. These guys started as a random force of just a few similar models I had picked up in an auction buy. When I finally came around to working on these guys I liked the idea of the super shooty poison bugs. So here we are, another simple and fun unit to add more mass to my growing swarm and a little surprise to boot too! FIRE!!!





Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Termagant Brood

Time for a little Nid update. This time we continue adding more troops to the army. The swarm of Termagants joins the hive army. These guys are a great meat shield for all the other forces out there in the army, they lead the charge and with so many on the table it is hard for anyone to wipe them out in one turn of shooting. Besides who wants to unleash what is following them anyways right.





Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Alpha Warrior

Time for a little side project, the Alpha Warrior idea came to me when I was using my spinegant brood in a game. Why not create an alpha warrior that would give this unit superior ballistic skill and make it twin linked. Enter this guy who was a refugee from my many buys, already built but armed with what I needed some spinefist! With a little bit of work he has joined the swarm to lead a brood to war!





Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Shovel Tusker Carnifex

A former creation from the last edition codex transplanted to this current one. The Tusker was a nasty anti-armor beast, and still is with crusher claws and tusk. A bit more diminished now but the model was still a lot of fun to build and paint with all the nasty spikey bug bits to go.


CHARGE!!!



Enjoy! :)

Tyranids: Ripper Swarms

Now that's a Ripper Swarm!!!

When I first started collecting this army, I never thought about using ripper swarms, mostly because there were other better choices and modeling 3 rippers on a base didn't seem like a swarm to me. Then Forge World went and created these sweet models, and now I have ripper swarms as I envisioned them! These are some of FW's best creations for the nid line, they were a blast to paint. Let me know what you think!?






Num...Num...Num....Enjoy! :)