Retro Painting: Tyranid Screamer Killer Carnifex!

Once again urged on by a vast alien intellect from the abyssal depths of the void, I built and painted the heaviest-hitting Tyranid going - the Screamer Killer!
This retro Tyranid bioform was one of my favourite miniatures growing up, and I am delighted to finally have one in my collection!
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Bloody hell, that sculpt! It's so damn crisp, you would never believe it's a _2nd edition_ tyranid 😱

[@edpaintsminis]

Even earlier I believe!

[@Bluecho4]

It's always surprising, seeing the crispness of old metal models.

[@marcwittkowski5146]

"we need the finecast resin to produce crisp detail on our miniatures"... Yeah, right...

[@zprettpolly]

Really, really enjoy your 2nd ed. 40k work. For me these minis are unsurpassed and seeing you applying modern tools and techniques on them is.. **chef's kiss** 😍

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks so much zprettpolly! Glad you're enjoying the content as much as I am making it 😊

[@kaikelley4528]

Back when this model was one of the biggest on the tabletop and opponents were legit afraid of it.

[@kellydavis3108]

I still have flashbacks of trying to build the lictor

[@edpaintsminis]

Oh man! Yeah I think I glued my fingers together quite a bit with that one. Let's see if I do better this time...

[@polloloco26]

Mine is still standing. One of life’s bigger mysteries.. Kinda want to repaint it, but torn as it is a bit of my early youth I shall be erasing..

[@polterdice.]

I love seeing the evolution of this force as someone who never got to experience the classic era of 40K videos like these inspire me! I’m gonna make a hive fleet with the classic scheme!!!

[@edpaintsminis]

Fantastic! So many schemes out there and contrast paints make it a realistic ambition. Gotta say though, I love the modern Leviathan scheme...

[@bringbattlewargaming8720]

Still my favorite carnifex model(nostalgia) and a great paint job

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks mate!

[@D1-Games]

Yes! Who's a loud boi? Great work again 👍

[@Dummythxc]

what a beautiful cat :)

[@andrewshackleton5555]

Nice work Ed

[@arandomlostsoul753]

Exquisite work, and it was a pleasant surprise to see that such a large and old metal model was actually rather straightforward to build!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you! Yeah no problems at all! They were really well designed!

[@daviddavidson1037]

gorgeous!

[@jubbmcdiesel8639]

LET'S ROCK!!!! I'm so glad you did this goofy thing a paint job it deserves.There's so much soul to these old sculpts, and you a legend are doing these legendary models justice. Rock on my dude.

[@Kociboss]

@6:00 Music gives me goosbumps :)

[@bio-boosted]

Quality video again Ed. Think I've got an og lictor hiding somewhere, totally not looking on eBay for an og screamer killer 🤣🤣🤣

[@tacky4237]

part of me wants to assemble a whole army like this.

[@JohnAPrescott]

I do miss the original Tyrant, Carni, and Lictor....awesome models and wee bit ahead of their time. Great job!

[@ralfsstuff]

Wow. The primer makes it look like a clay figure.

[@yoyoyo9669]

just amazing!

[@lootpigeon]

Great video really enjoyed it

[@EntropicEcho]

Love it!

[@manda60]

I hate Pallid Wych Flesh so much. Right up there with the worst paints for me. Idk how you got it to work, but you did it so well! Gorgeous!

[@alucardtheatheist1745]

Love this channel such a unique take on 40k

[@metalsaur2917]

Now I’m really looking forward to you painting that new lictor. I’ve been staring at it’s color scheme for awhile now and I can’t wait to see how you paint it.

[@JmccallT]

Such a beautiful paint job, looking forward to seeing more

[@DaneSaysStuff]

You're a better man than me. I would have made a mold with that to cast multiples more. What a clean start! And an excellent finished product! Also a tip for old decals (transfers), if they've yellowed you can set them in the sun, or even under a UV lamp if you've got one. A quick spray of clear coat also helps keep them from disintegrating when they hit water. Any clear will do, my favorite is Pledge floor care but even something like Tamiya would work. You will have to score the outline so it will actually lift off.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks so much! I do own pouring resin but have not been brave enough to try it out yet! That's some excellent advice on the decals - I have many yellowed transfer sheets, so will try popping them outside for a spell. Thanks for the comment and for stopping by 😊

[@DaneSaysStuff]

@@edpaintsminis Thank you for sharing your 2E collecting journey with us! Definitely look forward to more. I have a few 2E bits myself but don't feel confident enough to paint them up quite yet.

[@fybso3057]

I love the new screamer killer, him arriving in my mail next week is what keeps me going

[@edpaintsminis]

I hope you have lots of fun with that set - looks incredible!

[@TheGamingWard]

So good. Just so good

[@maxbrandt6]

Nice work on this Genestealer on steroids beast!

[@graywolf3000]

Perfect!!! :)

[@DiePixelspieler]

Nice work!

[@harrybrass734]

Those skaven look incredible! I would love to see how you painted those if you ever paint any more!

[@MrSnippets93]

another great one. I'm always excited when I see your videos in my subscription feed!

[@edpaintsminis]

Obliged Mr Snippet!

[@maddokminis]

Amazing mate, for me this guy is the definitive Tyranid! Really enjoyed the video, thanks 👍

[@edpaintsminis]

So glad you liked it Maddokminis!

[@-Benedict]

Gert lush mate.

[@edpaintsminis]

Cheers pal!

[@markhanson9508]

damn I want some 2nd ed nids

[@kharnifex]

Pretty

[@computersocsci]

Awesome work!

[@RauMins]

This looks fantastic! Fabulous work ♥

[@nanakakitano9724]

Another wonderful video! Gorgeous paint job as always, it's lovely to see these classic sculpts being given the care and respect they so deserve. I am delighted to see you have taken my chitin pronunciation tip on board, for this episode my infuriating pronunciation pedantry will be focused on the word "incubi" - it is supposed to be pronounced "in-queue-bye" rather than "in-queue-bee". Please keep up the amazing work, you are one of only 2 KZbin channels I have set to notify me upon new uploads!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you very much! Oh nuts I've done it again! Another one of those words that I seldom use - okay I'll add that to my pronunciation bank :) Hoping to have another video on your subscription feed very soon.

[@nanakakitano9724]

@@edpaintsminis Games Workshop do love to name products with obscure and awkward to pronounce words that we barely ever heard said, let alone say out-loud ourselves! I hope you don't mind my pedantry, I can stop if it's too annoying!

[@edpaintsminis]

No no! It's great - I need to learn somehow!

[@Tigerheart01]

I miss my 2nd Edition days...

[@cornerwizard]

Such an amazing model and you have nailed it! Love how the brood is coming along as well. Excited to see the Lictor one day!

[@edpaintsminis]

Hooray! YES! Can't wait to get stuck into the original deathleaper!

[@user-fy3uv5kh8d]

Fantastic. Great clip and hugely helpful tutorial

[@asmcelhinney]

Loving these retro videos! I grew up in the Rogue Trader/2nd Ed era and am having my own 'red period' phase painting models in bright and crazy colours. Despite having fallen in love with the Tyranid models when they appeared in White Dwarf (145?) I never really spent much time painting any... until now. Modern figures with a old-school paint job. Works for me. If you can, you should try and find the old squigsand have a couple of bases. Original fluff was that they were Ork biomass the nids couldn't process, and when the Orks came a cross them noticed a kinship and rescued the squigs to use as pets!

[@ochaco81]

Nothing like Saturday morning Minisodes to start my day! Amazing work, as always!

[@edpaintsminis]

😁

[@JuggleDrum]

Those arms are just on with superglue. On my one the pins don't particularly line up with the hole.

[@edpaintsminis]

Yeah I was amazed at how securely it all went together!

[@idlebread3499]

u got to do a battle rep now with ur tyranid army

[@edpaintsminis]

I do and I shall!

[@warpwingminis]

Amazing job, looks truly gooey 🔥

[@christopherthompson4026]

Dude your videos have taken me back to my first days in this hobby! These sculpts were some of the first Games Workshop minis I ever saw. Thank you for bringing back nostalgia sir!

[@edpaintsminis]

Cheers Christopher! That's certainly the plan! 😊

[@euansmith3699]

He Screams! He Kills! He's the Killer Screamer! 😄 This whole army is looking so wonderfully 2nd Edition.

[@Mattw1987]

Looks great classic old metal model

[@wither5673]

i had a nightmare where the screamer killer is tired of getting shot in the chest, so it rolled up into a ball and ROLED into the frey like a fucking droideka from hell.....now that i think about that i want that to be a thing lol.

[@edpaintsminis]

It sounds like the next phase of his evolution!

[@JasonM69]

Yeah that is a nice casting. I got one like that and one where the mold was definitely worn. This model was released in 1991.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks jasonm3182, I wasn't too sure myself! Amazing sculpt for the time.

[@hmgirlpopuri5819]

Love the classic angry crab boy :D I've got 3 of them in my nid collection.

[@edpaintsminis]

THREE! Great work. 😊

[@billistefansson5309]

Greetings! As always, love your stuff. Thank you. B

[@edpaintsminis]

Hey Billistefansson! My pleasure! Thanks for the comment and glad you're here for the ride!

[@DecayedAndy]

one of the mini's i remember thinking about getting when i was a lad back in the day, this came out great love the shaved down space marine dude as well, though it saddens me the transfer is only a little younger then me 😢 I saw a cheeky box of Epic scaled space marine game during the painting which made me "ooo" and you got a Lictor? damn son you need some catachan now to feed to him

[@edpaintsminis]

I have a few Epic projects on the back burner. I might do a video on them one of these days...

[@DecayedAndy]

@@edpaintsminis might be an idea to hang onto it until we get the announcement of whatever the Titanicus expansion thing happens since its rumoured to be new Epic. But you probs know that already and planned for it

[@aglumm9469]

Great job Ed. Looking forward to the lictor! So hard to get a hold of those!! I do wish you had gone with goblin green for the bases though 😉

[@Gerrup]

Jesus Christ man, that is epic 👏👏

[@bongobill9525]

2nd Ed was the best

[@Leofilmperson]

Please us know if assembling the lictor posed any problems with the mantis claws. I'm struggling with mine.

[@edpaintsminis]

I certainly will. 😊

[@Leofilmperson]

@@edpaintsminis Turns out the one I got off Ebay had two right claws.

[@lukusridley]

my mother bought me one of these as one of my first models along with a hive tyrant and some genestealers i must admit none of them made it past grey in fact none of them made it to even having a base but i do remember his arm falling off a lot

[@Miniscape-wh40k]

You have done a legendary miniature justice. It looks fantastic. One question though...why an ultramarine on the base? 😅

[@edpaintsminis]

👀

[@euansmith3699]

He's got a Tyrannic War Participation Medal.

[@cheech381]

Hi, is that a 50mm or 60mm base?

[@SlabBulkhead]

Normally, I can't abide red with purple but this looks excellent to me.

[@AllYourSwords]

awesome job! in the intro, you have a screen showing both old and new in the same color scheme. Who painted the new one? I'm thinking of doing my whole army like that, and that's the best version I've seen so far.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you! Check the Warhammer Community page. They have a bunch of their staff's paint jobs on there and one of them has that old and new comparison. 😊