Tyranid Prime and Shrike Painted

So the army is coming ever closer to being finished. I just need to finish the hormogaunts (highlighting only left to do); convert the ripper swarms (I need to add their spine fists); make a tervigon (I'll do it when I move house); and then do all of the bases.

In comparison to what I had left, that's nothing.

But that means that my Prime and Shrike are done. Here are some piccies.

So, here he is, along with his plasticard bonesword and whip modelled out of putty. The head is, as I say, slightly absurd. But it works when you're playing with him! Easy to see who's who and what's what, which is really what matters at the end of the day. Because I'm so proud of the crafted whip, here is is up close (sorry for the photo quality):

And the Shrike came along well. They've got wings (from harpies for WFB) and also come with whips and swords. Here's one of them:

The wings are quite nice as well, but the photo doesn't pick them up great:

They worked out nicely, though. I saw some on flyer stands, like those for gargoyles, and I think it'd have been nice to have had something like that. But that might also have been a bit ambitious for what is, after all, my first conversion experience. Also, the monstrous arms are monster, and make shuffling the models around a bit awkward. I'd recommend snipping them down a bit - something I might yet do.

Here's all of the models together: