Quarter 3 was much lighter than previous ones - a Malanthrope and a pair of Tyrannofex. It became even lighter as it went on, as with the release of ninth edition it became apparent that with point increases I would be way above 2000 points by the end of the year. I chose to drop one of the Tyrannofex (though he was built, magnetized and basecoated) and instead plough through a bunch of Flesh Eater Courts, Necromunda and even some Tau.
Basing
As mention way back at the start of the slow grow, I planned on doing jungle bases from a tutorial on Goonhammer. I modified it slightly, choosing not to use aquarium plants and adding in some yellow blossom tufts for a spot color to match my army's weapons.
This quarter I went back and based all of the large monsters I'd already completed. I hit them with a satin varnish first, giving them an unpleasant/alien sheen, then mostly followed the guide. The basing is really fun to do and it really finishes the models off.
Big Guys
The Malanthrope is my favourite of the Forgeworld Tyranid kits, I really like the tendril detail under his carapace.
The Tyrannofex is the largest bug I've painted and it wasn't too bad, though the green is by far still the most tedious.
As a bonus, I posted the Tyrannofex to Twitter and it was picked up by Warhammer Community for their Hobby Roundup on Twitch. I think I most enjoyed when they speculated what it's insides look like, particularly the phrase pink blancmange ichor.
Next quarter is the home stretch and I plan to add in some medium sized models, a unit of Hive Guard and a unit of Zoanthropes, as well as filling out my Hormagaunt/Termagant squads to 30 models each.
