Considering how thin some of the components are, surprisingly each part only has a single pouring channel, which is easily removed and requires very little cleaning up or re-sanding. Once assembled I drilled a small hole into the underside to locate the flying stand into (Note: modelled terrain stand not included with the model). Painting the wings and body The entire model was given the usual preparation of washing and removing any spare resin prior to assembly. Once dry it was then undercoated with a black primer and left overnight. I started by painting the under body, arms, wing sections and legs with a scab red base coat. Red Gore was then mixed into this and any large areas highlighted; such as the rib bones and arms. Increasing amounts of Blood Red was then added to the mix which was lightly dry brushed across all of the body and wing sections. Once dry a thin wash of red and brown ink was carefully applied over all of the painted sections to bring out the textures and folds in the skin. This was then left to dry completely. For the final highlights neat Blood Red was very lightly dry brushed over the model before a mix of 70/30 Red and Brown ink was painted as a wash into any areas of shadow to further enhance the texture and separation between the flesh areas. Painting the Exoskeleton
The same approach was also used on the bone sections and scything talons underneath the Harridan and along the wing edges. For the head the teeth were picked out in neat Skull White and the fleshy gums (for want of a better description) were further highlighted by mixing Tentacle Pink into Blood Red. The same mix was then used on the toxin sacs under the forward wings. Using Harridans in your games.
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Sculpted by Simon Egan and based on his gargantuan Warhammer
40,000 beast, the Tyranid Harridan is probably one of the most
highly detailed Epic scale models released by Forge
World. The camera simply does not do justice to just how
detailed this model is, with every crease and fold of skin and
sinew carefully modelled to match its larger cousin. The
Harridan is a seven piece kit and although easy enough to
assemble is incredibly delicate. The folded lower legs and
scything talons in particular are very fragile, as is the long
and thin tail.
For
the carapace and exoskeleton I first painted a thinned down
Bestial Brown as a base coat. Working away from the joins
between the plates successive dry brushes worked up the colour
from Elf Flesh, Bleached Bone and finally 50/50 Bleached Bone
and Skull White. A then wash of brown ink was then applied to
enhance the tiny striations and pock marks in the carapace. Once
dried a final dry brush along the edges of Bleached Bone helped
to define the shape.
Although Tyranid rules have not been
produced at the time of writing
for Epic Armageddon, it is unlikely their role as the Tyranid
Hive Fleets primary flyer will change that much from the
previous
version. Although described as a flyer, Harridans actually spend
more time 'gliding' technically. Drifting on updrafts and
thermals, Harridans hover high above the battlefield before
swooping down into attack with their massive scything talons and
venom cannons. The other role the Harridans play is as a kind of
'brood mother' to swarms of Gargoyles. Not capable of flying any
great distance or height, Gargoyles cling to the underside of
Harridans by latching onto the bony skeletal frame underneath
the wings. As the Harridan dives into attack the Gargoyles drop
away from underneath her like a swarm and straight into battle.