I am very excited. My FLGS is going to start a new escalation. I am so excited that I purchased five sets of terrain and 200 odd models and have begun the process of painting them all.

Tyranids, bugs, the hiveswarm. This will be my first time piloting the army. I have gone with this list for the 500-point game. League rules state that unless I use whatever units I start with, I must keep them throughout.

My paint scheme will start with a desert tan base coat (aka wraith bone). Hit them with a solid red oilwash that gets wiped off. Do the carapace armor with a color-shifting paint. Most of the weapons and claws will be acid green.
I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased some alien looking plants and rocks to really push the models out of this world.

Vanguard Onslaught
Neurotyrant Warlord	105
Gargoyles	85
Exocrine	135
Raveners	75
Zoanthropes	100

My final list will be as follows. I wasn’t originally planning on Raveners and Zoanthropes, but I had to make the leader work in my army. I think we will see the neurolictors go away. They seem a little underwhelming.

Vanguard Onslaught
Hive Tyrant with Adaptive Biology Warlord	260
Deathleaper	80
Neurotyrant	105
Old One Eye	150
3 Units of 10 Model Gargoyles	255
Biovore	50
2 Carnifexes with deathspitters	230
2 Exocrines	270
2 Maleceptors	340
2 Neurolictors	180
2 Pyrovores	80