Hello, l am currently working through some of my favourite of Oldhammer fan sculpts and todays post features a fan commissioned tribute to the extremely hard to come by limited release prototype Tyranid, there is a lot of speculative fiction surrounding the origins of the prototype Tyranid miniature on various forums and blogs but I am not going into that here.
If you have not seen the original protonid miniature it features in the photo 'Battle for Geo-Station Erpes - Orks battle Marines' on pages 102/103 of the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook, this fan sculpt really captures the essence of the original protonid miniature and apart from the original having a gaping mouth, I think it's a superb alternative.
Painting was a bit on and off for 3 months, it's huge daunting miniature, 90mm long and 40mm high but I finally got into it, I started to go for a similar tone to the original and there was a lot of space to fill but no matter how much highlighting and shading I did on the it the miniature still felt a bit flat so then I deviated from my plan and went for an alien with a touch of horror thrown in and tried to break up the space with animal type patterns and other details like running blood, veins, etc which I think brought the miniature to life. Due to the miniatures size I had to source a modern Games Workshop base and I raided the skulls box chucked on some sand, textured paint and job was done, after I have matt varnished this miniature I plan to gloss the eye over.
** Update **
Now I have had a lot of messages on FB and Twitter on about where one could potentially get hold of fan sculpts and I've always been unhappy tagging a person as they might get spammed, anyway I happy to announce that these miniatures are available from Ye Alchemist now do yourself a favour and go buy you will not be disappointed.
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Protonid - left side |
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Protonid - right side |
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Protonid - front |
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Size comparison with the super tall and chunky Inquisitor with power weapon |
I have included a few images of the original Tyranid so you can make your own comparisons.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aIkrCqQ6sd61Qwbsq9rgJ1JQqxH8JDEob4hffyL1o9oDni0nbmd1VAPaSmsEEJ9WgSYYsoAuiezYdUKuECbfjKIZNiB_bDmZzOs_wYeJHqMDjrjrzyniuApouuunh9ug3T3hWjrxYA/w640-h220/Tyranid_p201.jpg) |
Tyranid illustration page 201 Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook |
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Tyranid miniature page 103 Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook |
Thanks for dropping in, more fan sculpts coming soon.
J
Awesome fan sculpt and brilliant paintjob!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing the rest of the sculpts you have!
thanks, lots more to come stay tuned :)
DeleteThat's a cool sculpt and a very nice paintjob. I really like the mottled effect on its skin, and the little trails of blood are a good touch. A long time ago, I had a try at making my own protonid. It's nowhere near as good, but you've inspired me to give it another try! https://inaworldofpaint.blogspot.com/2016/04/protonid.html
ReplyDeleteOh wow that is superb how have I never seen this before?
DeleteThanks very much! It's not my best work and I occasionally think about giving it another go. I've ordered one of these excellent metal protonids and I'll have a try at redoing the original paint scheme. It's a really nice model!
DeleteI finally got round to buying and painting this model! https://inaworldofpaint.blogspot.com/2021/05/protonid-revisited.html
DeleteGreat job, I like your style and the stripes are a great tribute to the original.
DeleteJ
Thanks, it was really enjoyable to paint.
DeleteBeautiful painting! I like him!
ReplyDeletethanks mate :)
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