Tyranids: Winged Hive Tyrant

Product Overview

The Winged Hive Tyrant is a terrifying apex predator of the Tyranid swarm. Combining immense psychic power with unparalleled mobility, this creature acts as the focal point of the Tyranid hive mind on the battlefield. Its massive wings allow it to swoop across the table, delivering devastating melee attacks or psychic blasts wherever they are most needed.

Key Specifications

• Game System: Warhammer 40,000

• Faction: Tyranids

• Unit Role: HQ / Monster / Fast Attack

• Assembly: Complex kit with large components

Features and Benefits

• Unmatched Mobility: Unlike the standard walking Hive Tyrant, the winged variant can traverse the entire battlefield in a single turn, making it ideal for hunting down enemy characters or high-value targets.

• Psychic Supremacy: As a powerful synapse creature, it bolsters the morale and performance of nearby Tyranid units while simultaneously unleashing disruptive psychic powers upon the enemy.

• Incredible Customization: The kit allows for a variety of weapon options, including monstrous boneswords, lash whips, and devourers, enabling you to build a Tyrant specialized for either ranged dominance or close-quarters carnage.

• Striking Presence: With its expansive wingspan and towering height, this model is a centerpiece for any Tyranid army, providing a massive focal point that demands your opponent's attention.

Assembly and Painting Tips

• Weight Management: The model is large and heavy, especially with the wings attached. Ensure all joints are securely glued (using a high-quality plastic glue) and consider pinning the wing joints to the back if you are worried about the bond over time.

• Sub-Assembly: It is highly recommended to paint the wings separately from the body. Their size makes them difficult to reach once fully assembled, and painting them in sub-sections ensures you can capture all the fine, leathery detail.

• Skin and Carapace: To achieve the classic Tyranid look, use a light base coat for the flesh (like a bone or pale grey) and a dark, contrasting color for the carapace (like purple or deep blue). A wash of Nuln Oil or a specific color-matching shade will help integrate the two and define the muscle fibers.

• Highlighting Wings: Use a drybrush technique on the leathery parts of the wings to bring out the skeletal structure and membrane texture. A lighter shade of your base skin color will work perfectly here.

• Basing: Given its status as a massive creature, use a larger base (typically 60mm) and decorate it with extra texture, such as Armageddon Dust, to represent the alien landscape the Tyrant is dominating.