Gribblies

Tyranids are done!

 The gribblies in all there glory

 Tyranid warriors

 Tyranid warrior with bone swords, close-up

  Tyranid warrior with venom cannon, close-up

 Genestealers

 Genestealers, different angle

 Genestealer close-up

 Brood Lord - this model is unique to the box set and it's pretty awsome

 Brood Lord

 Brood Lord - again

 Carnifex

 Carnifex

 The Tyranids with one of my Minotaurs Marines for scale

And Palladium versus Games Workshop, no contest really.

In conclusion, I think the build quality of the Games Workshop stuff is leaps and bounds ahead of anything Palladium has put out so far. And, most tellingly, the copyright on the Genestealers is 2004, which really brings home how much work there is for Palladium to do...

Just a couple of quick notes re: bases. There wasn't enough bases in the box, I think there was only one for the Tyranid Warriors and they need three. It's not a big deal as I'm going to be using Secret Weapon Miniatures: Steel Plating Bases.

And...

Here's a little teaser on what I'm working on next, to give me a rest from assembling mini's:

Battleboards!