Time for an update, still a lot of tidying to do, and i think the head may be too big... good job its not glued. Hmm may have to think about changing it...
This is my fav part, i've layered inards and guts etc underneath the skin and carapace.
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This shot you can see the exposed rod, i'm going to hide that with foliage i think, the idea behind the base is the beast leaping over a broodnest, at the base of the nest is a captured marine covered in restraining junk (think aliens) he's there as food for the hatchlings, but as you can see, his last defiant action against the nids is to toss a grenade into the nest... will he do it before the horror jumps on him?
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This shot you can see the venom injectors on the sides of its head, i'm not keen on these but they are on the copncept sketch and i have to model them for wysiwyg. Maybe a new head is in order...
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