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Just because there's an official model doesn't mean you can't make your own is you prefer. Heck, with the new models you'd only end up with more parts for your conversions, no?

agonzoman00 wrote:Gah!! The best part of playing and modeling Tyranids is all the conversions needed to make some of them. I have made Tervigon, Tyrannofex, Y stealers, and DoM. The creativity and variation is what Biomorphing and nid sculpting is all about. They might as well discontinue green stuff cause there will be no need for it now.

I personally can't sculpt for gak. Does that mean I shouldn't get a Tervigon or Tyrannofex model, or have to buy a terrible conversion kit to make a fat Carnifex with boobs?

Just because Tyranids are all about customising, doesn't mean there shouldn't be official models.

If the Tyrant really does get a plastic with swarmlord and wing options, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I currently have a flyrant (Forgeworld) that I love. If the GW flyrant looks how I think it will (wings similar to how they did the Gargoyles), it's going to be tough on the old FW flyrant. That said, my initial plan was to use GW Tyrants for the Swarmlord and Tyrants with armoured shell, and FW Tyrants for flyrants and Tyrants without armoured shell. Might just have to go for a mix if the GW plastic looks good.

Kwosge wrote:
It has to be an entirely new model. Everyone already has a Hive Tyrant or two. I have 4, two old and two new, and my new ones are magnetic. I understand that not everyone has that many but I haven't seen a Nid player without a Hive Tyrant. A repackaging won't drum up sales. Adding in a few bits means that I'll go on e-bay and pay $15 for some wings instead of $65 for a model that no one really needs any more. The only way GW can get me to buy a new Hive Tyrant is if they come out with a new model.

What's worse is that the Hive Tyrant is a great model and I don't really see a point to get rid of it other then to try and raise the sales that were ruined after the new codex. But this is the Tyranid codex we are talking about so I expect GW to do something random and since-less and then punish the players for not just going with it.

Been playing since the end of RT I have 6 2nd ed tyrants that I use as guards and primes, 5 of the current metal, and a custom Swarmlord. I would buy a plastic kit that had wings, left and right sword arms, and it would need left and right whips to make me a super happy camper.

Bring on the transport-o-fex

agonzoman00 wrote:Gah!! The best part of playing and modeling Tyranids is all the conversions needed to make some of them. I have made Tervigon, Tyrannofex, Y stealers, and DoM. The creativity and variation is what Biomorphing and nid sculpting is all about. They might as well discontinue green stuff cause there will be no need for it now.

Sculpting your own models is not the best thing in my opinion. It's costly, and most of the time the end product looks weird. I'd rather have an official model any day.

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:As someone that has yet to buy a Hive Tyrant(they never have one in stores when I'm there) , I would be interested in buying up to three(Tyrant,"Flyrant",Swarmlord). If they do make a plastic kit, it will need to look at least as good as the currently missing Tyrant kit, which is a truly lovely sculpt.

I'm more or less in the same boat as you. I started Nids early last year and I hate dealing with metal models, so I always just went with a Tervigon (Carnifex proxy) or a Tyranid Prime as my HQ. I would probably end up getting two so I could have a flyer and a walker/Swarmlord.

I wonder if the new tyrant will look like last years Swarmlotd in the Arena of Dwath article they had last Feb (which was before finecast)

I hope not, those are really bland swords that don't fit the Tyranid aesthetic at all. It's just a conversion by someone in the studio, nothing more.

That Swarmlord is looking awfully thin...lets hope the possible plastic one is bulkier!

I'm pretty sure the scale between the two is off.

I just noticed that the Biovores availability status has changed to
"Tyranid Biovore

This set contains 1 Biovore and 3 Spore Mines.

Availability:

This product is expected to despatch in three to four weeks.
Part Code: 99110106055"
So March 5th to 12th as possible 2nd Wave release dates?

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:I just noticed that the Biovores availability status has changed to
"Tyranid Biovore

This set contains 1 Biovore and 3 Spore Mines.

Availability:

This product is expected to despatch in three to four weeks.
Part Code: 99110106055"
So March 5th to 12th as possible 2nd Wave release dates?

You could be right Ripper, but from past experience this just happens from time to time. I noticed it happened with Fire Dragons and Warp Spiders about 4 months before they were finecasted. They came back in 24 hour stock in a few days. I wouldn't read too much into it.

at my end it says that everything ships within 24 hours. Except for these.
Death leaper: No Longer Available
Ripper swarm: No Longer Available
Biovore: This product is expected to despatch in one to two weeks.

You know, that doesn't bode well. We're told not to expect too much. And it's starting to look like all we're going to get is Finecosted stuff we already had....

Vemores32 wrote:

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:I just noticed that the Biovores availability status has changed to
"Tyranid Biovore
This product is expected to despatch in three to four weeks.
Part Code: 99110106055"
So March 5th to 12th as possible 2nd Wave release dates?

You could be right Ripper, but from past experience this just happens from time to time. I noticed it happened with Fire Dragons and Warp Spiders about 4 months before they were finecasted. They came back in 24 hour stock in a few days. I wouldn't read too much into it.

I'm not reading too much into it, just thought it was a little interesting since the rumors are now saying early march and these dates given by GW fit with said rumors.

Like you said though, I've seen similar things happen with Tau and CSM that have been absolutely nothing, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if this turned out to be not too. Just thought I'd share what I found with everyone else.

Didn't the Death Leaper already got to Finecost, or did I imagine that?

Nope, and it's still available on the US site in metal, shipping within 24 hours.

I think it's just that the Lictor model looks too similar to the Death Leaper.

Yeah, the only metal in the Tyranid range still metal is the Biovore.

I wish they'd do an entirely new model though. If it looked like the artwork in its bestiary page, I'd buy three of them.

-Loki- wrote:Yeah, the only metal in the Tyranid range still metal is the Biovore.

I wish they'd do an entirely new model though. If it looked like the artwork in its bestiary page, I'd buy three of them.

Not at all.

We still have the characters (Red Terror, OneEye, Leaper), Spore Mines, and those awfully ancient Rippers they still sell for $10 a base.

♫ GW tried to destroy the metal, but the Tyranids were too strong. ♫

Those are models I'd guess would be discontinued. GW are being quite aggressive in replacing entire ranges metals with finecast. Look at Vampire Counts - they discontinued those vampires that have been up and available since 6th edition.

I'd guess that eventually the Red Terror, Old One Eye and the old Rippers will disappear rather than go finecast (especially since you can basically make Old One Eye with the Carnifex kit). Deathleaper being available in metal still seems a bit odd, considering it's the only model they appear to have the metal listed and working on the site for with a finecast variant. They must have a lot of backstock for it.

Spore mines I'd guess would go finecast with the Biovore. I actually forgot about them being sold separately. I've never even seen anyone talk about them as a unit, let alone use them.

Posted by Darnock.

It's getting spring, the birds sing more often.

Yet another confirmation for the coming releases: March has the new paints, Thunderwolves and the Tervigon kit. Preorders for this by end of March.

Salt to be applied as usual.

Backed up by BramGaunt.

March's product is the new paint range. Thunderwolves and the Tervigon are more like a bonus, not an actual release.

....So, only the Tervigon combo.

We all had hopes.

And now it seems to be one critter.

But hey, they squeezed something for a variant Space Marine in.

Meh.

I'm certainly happy. I might even postpone my dicebucket order for another month, then order a pair each of Tervigons and Trygons.

Meh. To me it's too little, too late. Releasing a single kit is a damn insult when multiple critters and SC have been spotted.

Particularly if all the 'new' pant range is is nothing more than glorified relable to copyrightable names as a possible leak has suggested.

A Tervigon. Wow.

So if we see thunder wolves and a tervigon kit in march will the GW white knights stop bitching about third party manufacturers "preventing GW from releasing them" ?

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:So if we see thunder wolves and a tervigon kit in march will the GW white knights stop bitching about third party manufacturers "preventing GW from releasing them" ?

Was that rhetorical?

... Seriously? Just the Tervigon?

What kinda crap is this?

rigeld2 wrote:... Seriously? Just the Tervigon?

What kinda crap is this?

I don't see his being true personally, especially with the Hive Tyrant gone from GW's site. At very least we'll get a few upgrades for the tyrant.

Saying that, it would be a Hive Tyrant / Tervigon dual kit.....

Well I'm curious to check the kit, hopefully something interesting from a modelling prespective.

Just the tervigon eh? I would say that I was disapointed but the truth is I lost all hope of a decent tyranid second wave quite some time ago. I will eventually pick up a few of them but such a half hearted release does not excite me to the point where dollar bills start flying out of my wallett and into their coffers.

I was really hoping GW would give me a nice birthday surprise (Feb 29). Initial rumors of a strong wave release for Feb had me giddy. When rumors then suggested March as more likely I could live with it; better late than never right? Now i just hope to see them before my next birthday (2016) but I'm not holding my breath.

Swoop!