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I read at the coverage for UK GD the Nids will be receiving some new units. With the release near 3 months away, anyone have any idea what they will be getting?

The last codex I read had Old One Eye and the Red Terror, but I heard those were taken out of the 4th ed.

There are two threads about the Tyranids already. Did you really need to start another one?

Oh snap, this is better than YMDC.

And to be helpful rumored plastics:
Trygon
Ravenor
Gargoyles
Something new?
Re-cut Gaunts/Hormagaunts

Rumored Metals:
Biovore
Brood Lord
Malanthrope?
Something New?

Possible return of Old One Eye and Red Terror

As for any mention of new species, there's been rumors about the Trygon but that's it really.

I wonder if every big faction will get something from FW in their new Codex? Like the IG, and now the Tyranids. The Wolves of course are Space Marines. The Marines of course got plastic Drop Pods.

I was just more concerned about the new items rumored. I didn't want to go through the 28 pages the other thread had. But thanks.

I hear that RObin Crudd will be introducing at least one more new species ot the Tyranids: the SPINE guant!!

And you'll also be able to take Wings on both your Hive Tyrants now, but only if you have Spinegaunts as Troops, Tyranid Warriors w/Deathspitters & Lashwhips as Elites, and take no more than one Carnifex.

Why?

Because ARBITRARY!

Uriels_Flame wrote:I was just more concerned about the new items rumored. I didn't want to go through the 28 pages the other thread had. But thanks.

Yeah, once a thread gets that long there is no way I am going to wade through it all.

Isn't that half the fun though?

Doesn't everyone want to angrily reply to a post that was made 2+ weeks ago that everyone has forgotten about and bring up arguments from five pages ago?

Really, it's a mood thing. I have to be just lit just so to really get into that one much. Or prehaps a really nice meal.

avantgarde wrote:
Rumored Metals:
Biovore

So #4? I'm trying to think of another unit that has been resculpted every time its book was redone ...

- Salvage

Doesn't help that Biovores are rubbish, if they could splurge forth D6 spore mines a turn instead of just 1, I might be interested.

Back on topic, separate Gaunt and Hormagaunt sprues would be most welcome.

Yeah I also think it'd be cool if they would plasticify a cool FW model for each new codex. But then, when they do Necrons I don't see them making a plastic pylon

I'd like to see a plastic trygon, hive tyrant and an updated warrior kit that will let you also make plastic raveners or lictors, either out of the box or at least as an optional add on sprue like the orc steamroller thingy, that's got snake tails and stuff

Boss_Salvage wrote:

avantgarde wrote:
Rumored Metals:
Biovore

So #4? I'm trying to think of another unit that has been resculpted every time its book was redone ...

- Salvage

And they never seem to do a good job sculpting it... its the curse of the biovore... just plain ugly over and over again.

Which is weird, because we saw all the concept art for the current one and some of it was amazing.

They went with the ugly ball-sack of doom though...

And for pure hilarity, in the old "Know Your Foe" poster, that was a killpoint on the biovore.

H.B.M.C. wrote:And you'll also be able to take Wings on both your Hive Tyrants now, but only if you have Spinegaunts as Troops, Tyranid Warriors w/Deathspitters & Lashwhips as Elites, and take no more than one Carnifex.

Why?

Because ARBITRARY!

Arggghhhitrary?? I believe that Cruddace is a pirate.

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MODQUISITION: EVERYONE FOCUS ON NIDS IN THIS THREAD PLEASE.

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Platuan4th wrote:

Vladsimpaler wrote:Plus, a good number of these "new" units were simply ones that were removed from the old codices.

If by "good number" you mean 5(out of the 19 units not in the previous codex).

Eh, make it 18. Sly Marbo is the biggest load-of-crap-torn-from-a-movie as of yet...doesn't even count as a unit in my book!

Che-Vito wrote:Eh, make it 18. Sly Marbo is the biggest load-of-crap-torn-from-a-movie as of yet...doesn't even count as a unit in my book!

That 19 doesn't include Sly, because he was in the Catachan Codex.

Aaaaaaaaand Snap.

Platuan4th wrote:

Vladsimpaler wrote:Plus, a good number of these "new" units were simply ones that were removed from the old codices.

If by "good number" you mean 5(out of the 19 units not in the previous codex).

Most of these "new" units are really just a weapon switch though.

There are several new unique units of course.

Vladsimpaler wrote:

Too bad the soul was ripped out of the army.

Plus, a good number of these "new" units were simply ones that were removed from the old codices.

Though come to think of it, has anyone besides the Imperial Guard lost a ridiculous amount of units but had them brought back? I'm trying to think but I can't remember any.

Yeah? Join the GW ripped out the soul of our army club.

Jesus Christ, will you stay on topic and quit fething whining over things? Of all things too, the IG codex, really? Make another thread if you want to have a whine-fest for Christ's sake.

ShumaGorath wrote:For getting the single largest number of new units in a codex in the last 2 decades IG players sure do bitch a lot about the "army variety" they lost.

In other threads.

Not about the IG.

Really? That's amazing. You were the first person to mention Guard.

In this thread.

That's about Tyranids.

Come on offtopic is really annoying... one thing is the odd comment here and there but you guys keep making nid threads hosteages of silly ramblings.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Which is weird, because we saw all the concept art for the current one and some of it was amazing.

They went with the ugly ball-sack of doom though...

Some of it? All biovore variations on those concepts were brilliant, I remember when we saw it first time and we were like drooling and especting great models sculpted... then we got the current vores .
Looking at spacehulk new stealers I wonder if these new mutations and BLord plastics will appear on new codex.

Hmmm last I checked it was called debating

Tyranids hmmmmm the last batch for 4th ed were a little ropey the models...questionable.The only kit I really liked and made me think "Yes this is a good reason for buying Nids" was the Genestealer sprue coupled with the small spore chimneys you got in the Battleforce and it was a conversion hit.

That and the Carnifex which was a model that made me weep tears of hobby joy so much choice so much.

The rest I just couldnt get on with clunky warriors an even more stupidly static bunch of gaunts if two units are in need of redesigning it is these.

Modquisition ON: EVERYONE please refocus on the discussion at hand-tyranids, not guard. Shuma will be dealt with separately for flagrant trolling.

I'd delete the posts but there are too many and I can't tell if some are referring to Guard or Nids.

avantgarde wrote:Oh snap, this is better than YMDC.

And to be helpful rumored plastics:
Trygon
Ravenor
Gargoyles
Something new?
Re-cut Gaunts/Hormagaunts

Rumored Metals:
Biovore
Brood Lord
Malanthrope?
Something New?

Possible return of Old One Eye and Red Terror

I really don't buy this list. Mostly because thats alot of metal... but also because thats a large amount of question marks. A malanthrope is too big for metal... its exactly the sort of model GW is trying to avoid doing in metal... especially if you consider how top heavy it would be... balanced on its tail...

New things, logistics allowing, will get done earlier on. The Trygon, like the Valkyire for IG will likely be front an center as an uber shiny its too good not to use sort of model/unit/rules.

I think there is alot of talk about Warriors going on... I wouldn't be surprised to see a recut of those sprues, one that might make a plastic Ravenor a combination of one Warrior sprue and an unique tail end sprue. This is where GW would take advantage of the recut to add any new options either unit might get.

The broodlord, while its model isn't anything special its adequate. If its redone, I imagine its going to be a 2nd or 3rd wave kinda thing.

Gargoyles... I think GW is realizing that making any flying unit on a flying base plastic is a good thing, so that I see happening.

If Crudance does anything with Biovores to make them remotely interesting, more options, more powerful or both... I can't imagine this being redone in metal. For what its suppose to do this model is sooooo undersized... its large enough to contain how many spores mines? (I want to see this quy bigger with a couple of different spores to choose from)