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Is there actually a specific rule showing the number of Ripper models that you have to have on a base to count as a Ripper Swarm? What I mean is that could I mount the 2 Rippers from the 'Stealer box on seperate 40mm bases and count them as seperate models, or do I have to mount them together and add some more to the base for it to count as one Swarm?

Thanks,

Valk

1 ripper per base would be ok but look terrible ... but if you do, i would add some more as soon as possible. you really nead 3-4 per base.

Tri wrote:1 ripper per base would be ok but look terrible ... but if you do, i would add some more as soon as possible. you really nead 3-4 per base.

That's what I was thinking but I was just wondering if there was actually any rules saying how many Rippers must be mounted to make one base.

Valkyrie wrote:

Tri wrote:1 ripper per base would be ok but look terrible ... but if you do, i would add some more as soon as possible. you really nead 3-4 per base.

That's what I was thinking but I was just wondering if there was actually any rules saying how many Rippers must be mounted to make one base.

... well no rule as such swarm hints towards more then one ... the reason you've got any rippes at all is they were ment to be used with the Stealer since in the old codex they add +1 to out number your enemy. Now you've just got loose rippers ...

You know the basic ripper can be made with a bit of spare green stuff ...

... after all its just a ribbed worm so make 3 or 4 avrage rippers and then add the one nice GW
i'm sure i've seen a tutorial on making them ...


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http://www.minus1mod.com/smf/index.php?topic=253.0 or just make casting of the rippers you've got

Tri has it right. While there's no hard and fast rule "you need X number of rippers per base", as they're called 'swarms', you should at the very least have a ripper on the base per wound the swarm has (preferable more, though)

Tri wrote:You know the basic ripper can be made with a bit of spare green stuff ...

For what it's worth, those are 2nd edition Rippers. They look nothing like the Rippers that come in the current sets...

Rippers look cool

insaniak wrote:For what it's worth, those are 2nd edition Rippers. They look nothing like the Rippers that come in the current sets...

Yes but they are the only one that i could find on the GW website with out checking the stores it would seem that the new guys ether come with other models or haven't been advertised.

I use three Rippers per base.

While I actually think four looks better, I want the maximum amount of Ripper bases.

Enter Parasite.

Tri wrote: Yes but they are the only one that i could find on the GW website with out checking the stores it would seem that the new guys ether come with other models or haven't been advertised.

Unless they've recut the sprues to exclude them (which I would doubt) Rippers come scattered through the other Nid sprues.

Those are the only ones on the GW website becuase they're the only way you can buy Rippers separately without going through Bitz stores.