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Screaming Echo wrote:

-Loki- wrote:Tyranid names and the model range are full of wang jokes.

I dunno, reading the names right now and my minds drawing a blank :\

Full was an exaggeration, though it's in the model range more than the names, like, the Pyrovores long, veiny instrument, the old Exocrines wang-cannon. The new Biovore... yeah. That's one I better not describe.

Tyranids are biological in every way. They also have guns. It's hard to make bio-guns without being phallic.

If it makes you feel any better, many of the Tyranids are named after various words for "angry woman". Also, many Tyranids from the Mycetic Spores to Norn Queens to the Tervigons are rather yonic.

Perhaps we can just settle with Tyranids being biologic.

I've never considered the Tyranids to have any sexuality at all, and never thought of them as containing phallic imagery, so thanks for that.

LunaHound wrote:Here watch this, i'll do the same:

Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

OMG Luna! Quick! E-mail BLOS so they can report it a week from now!!!

Absolutionis wrote:Tyranids are biological in every way. They also have guns. It's hard to make bio-guns without being phallic.

If it makes you feel any better, many of the Tyranids are named after various words for "angry woman". Also, many Tyranids from the Mycetic Spores to Norn Queens to the Tervigons are rather yonic.

Perhaps we can just settle with Tyranids being biologic.

I agree, I not like the idea of Tyranid guns. I really much perfer the idea of more natural looking weapons. For example: the Deathspitter looks like a rifle and GW says it fires a maggot. Now wouldn't it make more sense for it to be a set of hollowed fang like a Cobra. And the Trygon's weapon seems right, as it moves along the ground it builds up an electric charge, we see that in Electric Eels.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I've never considered the Tyranids to have any sexuality at all, and never thought of them as containing phallic imagery, so thanks for that.

LunaHound wrote:Here watch this, i'll do the same:

Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

OMG Luna! Quick! E-mail BLOS so they can report it a week from now!!!

The worst part is, some where along the line that thing i just made up will be passed on as rumor, from 1 to another.
People will no longer remember the source, and they'll believe the credibility because it makes sense.

Thats why there are so many colliding rumors.

There is an easy way to know if ghost is telling the truth or not about the sculpts he see.

He can say its so huge , so more buff , so better proportions all he wants,

ask him how the sculpt is posed.

I guarantee he'll never be able to respond that without been exposed.

broodstar wrote:

Absolutionis wrote:Tyranids are biological in every way. They also have guns. It's hard to make bio-guns without being phallic.

If it makes you feel any better, many of the Tyranids are named after various words for "angry woman". Also, many Tyranids from the Mycetic Spores to Norn Queens to the Tervigons are rather yonic.

Perhaps we can just settle with Tyranids being biologic.

I agree, I not like the idea of Tyranid guns. I really much perfer the idea of more natural looking weapons. For example: the Deathspitter looks like a rifle and GW says it fires a maggot. Now wouldn't it make more sense for it to be a set of hollowed fang like a Cobra. And the Trygon's weapon seems right, as it moves along the ground it builds up an electric charge, we see that in Electric Eels.

I dunno, some of the weapons, like Bio Plasma and the Trygon's gun and the torso mounted guns on raveners do look cool, but the idea of organic weaponry that is super specialized fits fine for the aesthetic. Remember the deathspitter used to be the Tyranid's version of a frag missile, so I don't really see cobra fangs handling that. The second edition book had extremely detailed descriptions for how each of the guns was loaded and fired, and frankly they were really really cool. The Deathspitter basically took an acidic grub, tore the carapace off and launched the thing at the target. When it hit the grub would splatter the area in highly caustic acid. The barbed strangler was a particularly evil and wicked one...

So yea, anyway... guns work. They're not mindless beasts.

Marrak wrote:

broodstar wrote:

Absolutionis wrote:Tyranids are biological in every way. They also have guns. It's hard to make bio-guns without being phallic.

If it makes you feel any better, many of the Tyranids are named after various words for "angry woman". Also, many Tyranids from the Mycetic Spores to Norn Queens to the Tervigons are rather yonic.

Perhaps we can just settle with Tyranids being biologic.

I agree, I not like the idea of Tyranid guns. I really much perfer the idea of more natural looking weapons. For example: the Deathspitter looks like a rifle and GW says it fires a maggot. Now wouldn't it make more sense for it to be a set of hollowed fang like a Cobra. And the Trygon's weapon seems right, as it moves along the ground it builds up an electric charge, we see that in Electric Eels.

I dunno, some of the weapons, like Bio Plasma and the Trygon's gun and the torso mounted guns on raveners do look cool, but the idea of organic weaponry that is super specialized fits fine for the aesthetic. Remember the deathspitter used to be the Tyranid's version of a frag missile, so I don't really see cobra fangs handling that. The second edition book had extremely detailed descriptions for how each of the guns was loaded and fired, and frankly they were really really cool. The Deathspitter basically took an acidic grub, tore the carapace off and launched the thing at the target. When it hit the grub would splatter the area in highly caustic acid. The barbed strangler was a particularly evil and wicked one...

So yea, anyway... guns work. They're not mindless beasts.

I didn't know the Deathspitter was the Tyranid Krak Missile like the Impaler Cannon is now, I thought of it as the Heavy bolter. But then again I did just come in at the beginning of 5th.

The deathspitter, back when it was usefull, use to fire a 24" small blast that was strength 6 AP 5. Thus why he said it was like a frag missle...kinda.

So, like, what are the real rumors of what's real or not? I'm too lazy to look through every page and all I see is the usual wishlisting :p

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LunaHound wrote:Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

This is awesome, I have a friend just starting up with Tau.

Tyranid second wave is the next 40k release (Hastings) and includes Tervigon and Harpy (Harry). You can believe that.

N.I.B. wrote:.

LunaHound wrote:Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

This is awesome, I have a friend just starting up with Tau.

Geeze I hope thats sarcasm...

LunaHound wrote:
The worst part is, some where along the line that thing i just made up will be passed on as rumor, from 1 to another.
People will no longer remember the source, and they'll believe the credibility because it makes sense.

There's the next ripple.

cool .. any idea as to when? 1 kit that makes both, or 2 kits?

My guess is march and two kits, but that's just a guess.

Tervigon/Tyrannofex duel kit would be easy and sensible to make. They're both meant to be about the same size I think.

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LunaHound wrote:Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

This is awesome, I have a friend just starting up with Tau.

Man, I was just about to buy half a dozen Crisis suits but now I think I'll rather wait for the new ones.

If you think the new Biovore looks odd, just look at the...orifice on the 3rd edition Biovore.

URGH.

Anyway, this bodes well. I can't wait.

lord_blackfang wrote:

N.I.B. wrote:.


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LunaHound wrote:Tau will get new type of experimental suit, with new type of weaponry. And there will be hybrid kit.
They'll get 2-4 new characters, with 2 new sculpts for special character ( wow i saw them they are beautiful )

This is awesome, I have a friend just starting up with Tau.

Man, I was just about to buy half a dozen Crisis suits but now I think I'll rather wait for the new ones.

...please tell me you're joking?

Oh, dear heavens...yes, he is joking

Squigsquasher wrote:If you think the new Biovore looks odd

I was so disppointed when I saw it. First I saw the artwork in the 5th edition book, which was fantastic, then I saw the model and... I don't know how they got the model so wrong but the art so right.

Absolutionis wrote:

Davor wrote:[plastic toy soldiers

This is the Godwin's Law-equivalent of miniature gaming. If you try to belittle someone's hobby by using that term, you invalidate your argument.

NOt trying to belittle anyone here. I love this hobby. I play this hobby. I just see the hobby as over priced plastic toy soldiers. If I belittle anyone, I am belittling myself then. No not trying to belittle anyone.

I want to use the word belittle too. Hmm.. don't belittle us, Davor!

Kroothawk wrote:Tyranid second wave is the next 40k release (Hastings) and includes Tervigon and Harpy (Harry). You can believe that.

That is really good to hear. Any word on if the Tervigon kit will be a dual kit with the Tyrannofex? If it is I will definitely be getting two or three. Also, any idea on a release date?

Meh, I rather have a dual kit that makes some other kind of Tyranid Bio-Transport

I want to type belittle too. Don't think belittling was the intention

Squigsquasher wrote:If you think the new Biovore looks odd, just look at the...orifice on the 3rd edition Biovore.

URGH.

Anyway, this bodes well. I can't wait.

There is no new biovore.

I think we've had this debate about biovores before.

As SRM states. There is no new biovore.

You have the 2nd edition biovore.
The 3rd edition 'Ork' biovore.
And the 4th edition biovore which has carried over into 5th.

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:

Kroothawk wrote:Tyranid second wave is the next 40k release (Hastings) and includes Tervigon and Harpy (Harry). You can believe that.

That is really good to hear. Any word on if the Tervigon kit will be a dual kit with the Tyrannofex? If it is I will definitely be getting two or three. Also, any idea on a release date?

I might pick up a Harpy for fun, but I will definitely get at least 2 Tervigons.

DarkStarSabre wrote:I think we've had this debate about biovores before.

As SRM states. There is no new biovore.

You have the 2nd edition biovore.
The 3rd edition 'Ork' biovore.
And the 4th edition biovore which has carried over into 5th.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Biovore is no longer available on GW.com. Not sure if that means it is being recast in Finecrap (probably), or there is a new model coming out.

i love the grin and pose of the 3rd ed one....looks like hes in the middle of "dropping a few bombs" and rather enjoying the process.

lol