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Plastic Carnifex Screamer Killer?

Welcome to Flashback Fridays, where I dig deep for something cool that I have from back in the day (which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday).

You always hear the question: “How did you get into the hobby?”, and for me it was getting bored with assembling fighter jet models.

I could never afford the good jet kits either, lol. Plus those things had a ton of components, we’re spoiled by Games Workshop when it comes to piece count, believe me.


Today I have a two-fer for you, a conversion that is a flashback!

Check out this sweet old school converted Carnifex “Screamer Killer” model.  I found this awesome retro conversion the other day when searching for bug stuff, and though I’d share!

Back in the day, this guy didn’t even have a name, it was just known as the Screamer Killer model.  Now Tyranids have almost a full line and they rock.

Here’s what this little guy’s creator had to say about the model over on Hellric’s Nightmare Miniatures,

Hi folks !


Since 2003, I’m member of an excellent forum : Warpshadow. It’s a community with an excellent atmosphere, focused on Tyranids; I learned a lot there, I met the best artists  there too (Hivetrygon, M_Pink, Hydra, Terrofex, Moloch, HF Providence, Wormwood, Bocks, and many others, cheers guys 😉 ) ; I could talk with people I admire and that inspired me to paint and convert miniatures.


And now, this community, driven by mastermind M_Pink, is working together – as one mind in perfect Tyranid way – to make a huge diorama for Toronto Games Day 2009. The theme is the invasion of Tyran, the first massive encounter with tyranids for the Imperium. For this project, M_Pink has redone a wonderful version of the original Screamer Killer Carnifex (with talons from Bocks), more than twice the size of the original model from Jes Goodwin. And I have the honor and perillous mission to paint this beast in Behemoth scheme.

The Conversion

Well this big bug started as the plastic Carnifex, and then with a lot of love, and Green-Stuff morphed into the monster you see before you.  I like the detail of the barbed strangler protruding out of his gaping maw to represent its Bio-Plasma Attack!

I think the claws may have been custom sculpted and cast as they seem perfectly symmetrical. I mean why sculpt four when you can just do one right? Good idea. A very well done conversion that really seems to capture the feel of the old model!

Three Sixty below, check out the mad green stuff work!

Be sure to check out Hellric’s BLOG for tons of other cool Tyranid conversions!

What awesome conversion do you have planned for this weekend’s Tyranids release? -MBG


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About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.

 

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.