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Wash them with soap and water first!!!!!! If you don't the paint will not adhere properly to the model due to the releasing agent on the models.

But super glue works just fine.

Cyanoacrylic(read: superglue) glue is what you use for resin.

Also, thoroughly wash the model parts in dish soap and water before doing ANY assembly.

But yeah. Is nice model. Do kind of want.

Samus_aran115 wrote:You guys have the same avatar. Why?

You have that horrible actress as your avatar why? And Battlefoam sucks.

many thanks. I don't want a repeat of first discovering metal glue for metal models, my lizardmen temple guard... *shudders*

@Necronlord3
Dude, why in the hell do you even care enough about what battlefoam does to make your avatar a boycott battlefoam picture?

Do you work for a rival foam company? If not, don't you have better things to do? Boycott a foam company. Really? There are some better causes out there, trust me, Brochacho.

Trilobite wrote:I guess it looks ok, I just thing it looks way to short, and whats that random hole in it's ass for, it isnt jet propelled presumeably so what, necrons have exhaust pipes now?? It looks silly imo, and a better, more tapering organic tail would have fitted better. The rules and the rest of the model looks great though.

I noticed the same thing.

I wonder if it's got a super-secret rectal cannon....

Reecius wrote:Dude, why in the hell do you even care enough about what battlefoam does to make your avatar a boycott battlefoam picture?

I had been trying to figure out what that avatar was about. . .Thanks, and +1 Reecius.

Sent the link to a friend who plays Necrons, he is already planning on getting (at least) one.

NecronLord3 wrote:

Samus_aran115 wrote:You guys have the same avatar. Why?

You have that horrible actress as your avatar why? And Battlefoam sucks.

Oh Snap!



I don't get the hate for Battlefoam, but what evs.

Reecius wrote:First of all, never compare FW rules to codex rules.

FW models are ALWAYS horribly over or under costed. The two rules writers are apples and oranges.

Second, everyone already had tons of Carnifexes, so they had to write rules to make you want to buy the much better Trygon!

The Tyranid book is plenty competitive and has multiple builds in it. I think it's great, but I don't want to derail the thread.

That model though, is sweet.

Hahaha, bring a few of those and a Vendetta and you can play Centepde on the table top!

I'm not sure why I can't compare the two. Forgeworld or not, Fex saturation or not, their both similar units in the same FOC for similar costs. The comparison seems fair to me. It's not as if the Tomb Stalker is for another game system. Just because FW units are seen as over or under costed doesn't mean they should be immune to comparison. I mean, that's HOW we know if they're over or under costed.

CT GAMER wrote:I stand beside my solution I proposed in the origianl "hoax" thread:

Mr. Mystey gets to stay because it was legit, and everyone that cried "hoax/photoshop/fake" should be banned.

Carry this policy forward and such threads will have much less drama and trolling in the future...

Or, Mr. Mystery gets banned for lying about the picture being a hoax, and everyone else continues with their lives. People are allowed to call bs on whatever they want, even if in the end they were wrong. At least they are not actively lying/misleading.

Reecius wrote:@Necronlord3
Dude, why in the hell do you even care enough about what battlefoam does to make your avatar a boycott battlefoam picture?

Do you work for a rival foam company? If not, don't you have better things to do? Boycott a foam company. Really? There are some better causes out there, trust me, Brochacho.

He obviously feels strongly enough about Battlefoam's past actions to protest against it. So what does it matter? Also, no argument that there are many more important things to be concerned with, but I see no issue with him voicing his opinion on the matter. Especially when he's doing so silently with his avatar, as he made no active comment about it until encouraged to.

Anyway, back on topic, thanks a lot for the info and the pictures. The rules don't look that bad and it'll certainly add some variety to the necrons. I'm not completely sold on the look, but it does add a bit more originality than simply being space undead.

Jake - So you compare a fast moving assault beast to a slow gun beast?
For the same points nearly a fex can take a S6 large blast, and you can have 3 per unit.
But they are nothing alike.


If you want to compare the tomb stalker, compare it to a trygon, since they both have the same role in an army.

ph34r wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:I stand beside my solution I proposed in the origianl "hoax" thread:

Mr. Mystey gets to stay because it was legit, and everyone that cried "hoax/photoshop/fake" should be banned.

Carry this policy forward and such threads will have much less drama and trolling in the future...

Or, Mr. Mystery gets banned for lying about the picture being a hoax, and everyone else continues with their lives. People are allowed to call bs on whatever they want, even if in the end they were wrong. At least they are not actively lying/misleading.

LOL. Typical Dakka mentality...

The guy posted a legit sneak peek and got roasted for it, So he threw up his hands in sarcasm and said "ok yeah it's a hoax". And somehow he is still the the d-bag?

I really like the model but unfortunately the idea doesn't do it for me. I like the current theme for necrons where they teleport around, and having something used for digging through things or running around doesn't fit very well with this.

CT GAMER wrote:LOL. Typical Dakka mentality...

The guy posted a legit sneak peek and got roasted for it, So he threw up his hands in sarcasm and said "ok yeah it's a hoax". And somehow he is still the the d-bag?

I think nobody should be banned, but better ban the liar than the doubter. Do you disagree with that sentiment?

Grarg wrote:Why oh why does every Ork tank have a stupid roll a 1 and nothing happens feature on it

gorgon wrote:Because it's FW writing the rules?

See? That answer fits every FW related rule question.

4M2A wrote:I really like the model but unfortunately the idea doesn't do it for me. I like the current theme for necrons where they teleport around, and having something used for digging through things or running around doesn't fit very well with this.

Yeah I mean theres no other unit in necrons that move through cover and look like slithery animals... oh wait.

@Jake

Fair enough, that is a good point. However, you and the other gentleman who was really pissed about the Tyranid dex, were using the new Cron beastie as somehow proving that Carnifexes were invalid.

The thing is you have lots of variables that make direct comparisons pretty much useless.

1.) FW has different rules writers that do what they want. They have a long history for making useless and or utterly overpowered units. And while this model is not for a different game, it is not a codex unit. It is for non-standard games of 4K, although I doubt anyone would have a problem with this unit on the table top.

2.) Different books have different relevant costs for units because of the roll they fill. The same exact unit in two different books can cost a justifiably different amount due to the way they interact with that list.

So, you are free to make a direct comparison, however, it really doesn't objectively prove anything about the Tyranid codex.

@Necronilis
You make a good, reasonable point. However, I was being sarcastic, which is hard to pick up over the internet.

He gave a smart ass answer to a legit question and then I pointed out that it is rather silly to boycott a toy soldier foam company. It's not as if they use child labor or something. The fact that he is upset is self-evident, I was asking the question rhetorically. But again, sarcasm is hard to pick up over the inter-webs.

@CT-Gamer

Haha, too true, huh? Someone brings us a great sneak peak and everyone gaks their drawers about it and acts like a d-bag. The internet brings out the worst in people.

ph34r wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:LOL. Typical Dakka mentality...

The guy posted a legit sneak peek and got roasted for it, So he threw up his hands in sarcasm and said "ok yeah it's a hoax". And somehow he is still the the d-bag?

I think nobody should be banned, but better ban the liar than the doubter. Do you disagree with that sentiment?

I think if Dakka had a policy that if people make claims of 100% legit sneak peeks/inside info they do so knowing that if they are lying or hoaxing they get banned.

Likewise if the peoplel that join such threads simply to bitch and moan about how fake and photoshopped it is are likewise held to the same requirement to stand by their words that we would have far less trolling, antics and interwebz drama in such threads...

۞ Jack ۞ wrote:Jake - So you compare a fast moving assault beast to a slow gun beast?
For the same points nearly a fex can take a S6 large blast, and you can have 3 per unit.
But they are nothing alike.


If you want to compare the tomb stalker, compare it to a trygon, since they both have the same role in an army.

Wait... I'm only allowed to compare it to the Trygon?

I specifically made the Fex and Stalker comparison because it had already been brought up in this thread. I think it's a valid comparison:

- Both are about the same points.
- Both take up a heavy support slot.
- both have a similar stat line.
- Both have similar assault capabilities.
- Both are monstrous creatures.
- Both have deepstrike capability.

The Trygon might be a better choice, but the Fex is still a valid comparison. Especially since my POINT was that for a similar point cost the Stalker seems to be leaps and bounds better then the Fex.

But whatever.

Please.

This thing has to compete with Monoliths in the Heavy Support section of an already broken codex. Let's not get too upset, people.

CT GAMER wrote:The guy posted a legit sneak peek and got roasted for it, So he threw up his hands in sarcasm and said "ok yeah it's a hoax".

That's not actually what happened.


Meanwhile, nobody's being banned. Rumours are rumours. Posters have to make up their own minds as to whether or not they will believe any given rumour. Sometimes they're real. Sometimes they're made up. Sometimes they're real at the time at the time of posting, but things change. Sometimes they're real, but shouldn't have been posted and so have to be covered up. Sometimes they're based on something real, but someone only had part of the story and gets it horribly wrong. That's just the nature of the beast.

Wait... I'm only allowed to compare it to the Trygon?

I specifically made the Fex and Stalker comparison because it had already been brought up in this thread. I think it's a valid comparison:

- Both are about the same points.
- Both take up a heavy support slot.
- both have a similar stat line.
- Both have similar assault capabilities.
- Both are monstrous creatures.
- Both have deepstrike capability.

The Trygon might be a better choice, but the Fex is still a valid comparison. Especially since my POINT was that for a similar point cost the Stalker seems to be leaps and bounds better then the Fex.

But whatever.

Compare it to mephiston if you really like, but you wont get anywhere doing so.


How is comparing 2 creatures with different roles worthwhile?
The trygon is 5 points more, as opposed to 25 less, and has the same role in the army.


25 points difference may not seem alot, but for the upgrades it is.

No they dont, one is focused on shooting, with a few high S attacks to compliment it, the other is an all out assault creature with a multitude of medium S attacks (much like the trygon)

No, they fex is used mainly in combat for smashing heavy armour, stalker wounds be for light armour and heavy infantry.

as are most beasts in the nid book.

Except the fex needs a 40 point upgrade for deepstrike. (trygon has it as standard, and with fleet too)





Its never a valid comparison when you compare 2 things that perform 2 very different roles on the field.

@Jake

Hahaha, dude, don't get upset. You can compare it to whatever you want, compare it to your cat for all I care. That's not the point.

Crons need something good in combat. Bugs don't. They fill different rolls in different armies. Fexes are more about shooting than assaulting in this edition. Bugs need the shooting, not the assaulting. This robo-bug isn't even official GW. This things proves NOTHING about ANYTHING in the Tyranid or any codex other than the Necron Codex.

Like Monster Rain said, compare it to the Monolith, Tomb Spider, and Heavy D. Not to heavy support choices or MC's in other books. It's apples and oranges.

But hey, not to derail the thread. You are free to hold whatever opinion you choose.


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haha, Jack beat me to it.

Yeah I mean theres no other unit in necrons that move through cover and look like slithery animals... oh wait.

They have a specific function that goes with the theme. For example Tomb spiders are builders. If this creature had a purpose that fitted in with the theme I wouldn't mind but it seems like something used to get though walls or to catch fast enemies, two jobs teleportation makes uneccessary.

4M2A wrote:

Yeah I mean theres no other unit in necrons that move through cover and look like slithery animals... oh wait.

They have a specific function that goes with the theme. For example Tomb spiders are builders. If this creature had a purpose that fitted in with the theme I wouldn't mind but it seems like something used to get though walls or to catch fast enemies, two jobs teleportation makes uneccessary.

Really. What's this teleportable(is that a word) Close Combat beast that the Necrons already have? Please enlighten me.

The Tomb Stalker's "specific function" is to be fast and run about and shred the living.

I keep thinking all those legs are separate pieces, and then can't fathom how you're supposed to get it to stand on 10 of them with the expediency of drying glue.

DarknessEternal wrote:I keep thinking all those legs are separate pieces, and then can't fathom how you're supposed to get it to stand on 10 of them with the expediency of drying glue.

Cyanoacrylic superglue+ spray on accelerator=profit.

DarknessEternal wrote:I keep thinking all those legs are separate pieces, and then can't fathom how you're supposed to get it to stand on 10 of them with the expediency of drying glue.

Rapid Cure is your friend in instances such as these.

Or pins might work I suppose, if you're feeling ambitious.

ninja'd!

DarknessEternal wrote:I keep thinking all those legs are separate pieces, and then can't fathom how you're supposed to get it to stand on 10 of them with the expediency of drying glue.

I will have to see the kit to really come up with a solution but I'm pretty sure you'll be able to pose a certain number of legs to support the structure of the Stalker(probably just half the model) they will take the weight and the others can be glued on second. 3 contact points alone should support the model if you basically build it in two stages.