Tyranids 2nd Wave Rumours (Actual Updates on Page 29, Pics on Page 31!)

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**Brother SRM**

-Loki- wrote:Again - I had a friend who played Tau a lot in 3rd edition, and had almost a dozen suits of various configurations as well as Broadsides. He transported them in a carbord box between layers of egg crate foam. In 2 years of heavy gaming, none of them ever snapped at the ankles.

He is the exception, not the rule. Do you know if he pinned the ankles? The battlesuits (especially broadsides) are notorious for it, as their ankles are very thin. While hormagaunts might have issues with it, it's one 6 point model that comes in a box of a dozen - not a single prolific figure that costs like $25 a piece. I've broken the ankles on more than one battlesuit, and I've only played my own Tau once in the 5+ years I've been in this hobby.

**NAVARRO**

Depends on the plastic formula generation... some plastics are softer others are snap easy etc... Ussually the clearer old plastics did snap a lot.

**LunaHound**

-Loki- wrote:What the hell do people do to Hormagaunts to have their ankles broken? Short of having a fine game of cricket, using them as the ball.

If all you're doing is moving them around a table, there's no reason for their ankles to break.

Mine doesnt break at the ankle, they break at the point between the "hoof" and the slotted tab.

And its not breaking from gaming, its from transporting in GW foam cases.

Brother SRM wrote:
-Loki- wrote:Again - I had a friend who played Tau a lot in 3rd edition, and had almost a dozen suits of various configurations as well as Broadsides. He transported them in a carbord box between layers of egg crate foam. In 2 years of heavy gaming, none of them ever snapped at the ankles.

He is the exception, not the rule. Do you know if he pinned the ankles? The battlesuits (especially broadsides) are notorious for it, as their ankles are very thin. While hormagaunts might have issues with it, it's one 6 point model that comes in a box of a dozen - not a single prolific figure that costs like $25 a piece. I've broken the ankles on more than one battlesuit, and I've only played my own Tau once in the 5+ years I've been in this hobby.

Yep the Tau suits always snap at the ankle.

Its from pressure and twisting motion from the foam cases. something Loki's friend's cardboard doesnt have issue with.

Anyone that owned battle suit would know how easily it snaps when the base gets "moved" even 2 mms, snaps the ankle right away.

**kshaw2000**

I once snapped off part of the plastic bar that fits into the base on a gaunt. I bade a stand to make it loook like it was midair.
bear in mind it was one of my first (therefore worst) models.

**Absolutionis**

As far as I understand from this thread, the Tyranid 2nd Wave is rumored to have snapped Tau ankles in it.

**LunaHound**

When a rumor thread is exhausted of rumors, it gets alittle bit OT :3

**Absolutionis**

Yeah, but I get so excited when this thread is at the top of the forum with a new page of comments.

**LunaHound**

Sowwy :'/ good thing I didn't start that discussion :'P

**darknightwing**

My crisis suits never break, but I have got a few second hand ones that all needed new ankles.

**lord_blackfang**

LunaHound wrote:
Yep the Tau suits always snap at the ankle.

Its from pressure and twisting motion from the foam cases. something Loki's friend's cardboard doesnt have issue with.

Anyone that owned battle suit would know how easily it snaps when the base gets "moved" even 2 mms, snaps the ankle right away.

Classic internet myth. The Crisis sprue was fixed in 2006.

**Surtur**

Much like my dog.

**Andilus Greatsword**

Absolutionis wrote:As far as I understand from this thread, the Tyranid 2nd Wave is rumored to have snapped Tau ankles in it.

Current rumour: We will only be getting Tervigons, Thunderwolves and new paints come March (maybe even late March). Unsure about anything else, still waiting for leaked WD photos.

**RatWolf**

-Loki- wrote:
garrapignado wrote:
Ian Sturrock wrote:I'd prefer to see reasonably priced plastic Hive Guard in 3-packs, rather than a Tervie, personally.

And I'd prefer real multipose gants or stealers, but Tervigon has been long expected and it's coming at last.

How much more multipose can they make gaunts and genestealers? The only extra posability humanoid units have is torsoe/legs, which allows you to twist them at the waist. This isn't something that would really add anything to gaunts or Genestealers.

To be fair, I dont think Gaunts will have much of a different pose from one another, arent they all essentially exact copies of one another, bar Biomorphs?

**Kroothawk**

1.) Please don't spam this Tyranid rumour thread with Tau modelling issues. Confirmations of the 2nd wave are just a week away.
2.) Personally I don't think we will get just the Tervigon dual kit and that paints will be released in March. This is just one anonymous birdy getting some things wrong.

**Davor**

Kroothawk wrote:1.) Please don't spam this Tyranid rumour thread with Tau modelling issues. Confirmations of the 2nd wave are just a week away.
2.) Personally I don't think we will get just the Tervigon dual kit and that paints will be released in March. This is just one anonymous birdy getting some things wrong.

I am puzzled. Confirmations? That would mean in fact it would be happening. Didn't they say it would be February? Then March, but only one mini? So I can't see that as a 2nd wave if it's only one mini.

So have I missed something about these "confirmations"?

**Redemption**

Next week is the last Saturday of the month, when the new White Dwarf comes out, and advance orders are usually announced.

**Surtur**

YOU DARE DEFY KROOT? HERESY.

**Kroothawk**

I still think, we get a Tervigon/Tyrannofex plastic dual kit, a Hive tyrant plastic kit, a Harpy plus Space Wolves in March.
And paints and Empire army book in April.
This is in line with other rumours by straightsilver and Harry (while the rumour on paints in March also insists that preorders start end of March

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straightsilver wrote:AFAIK there will be releases for a couple of 40K armies in the March WD which goes on sale 25th Feb, so we should see some pics in thenext week or so.

I had it as 'Nids and 'Crons, but it is just as possible there might be some Space Wolf stuff coming, if so it has been kept very quiet.

stiggie wrote:My local store told me about the new store layout plans (or whatever their proper term is).

He was told that on it he had to make space for 3 different large (tank/trygon) sized spaces for tyranids. It didn't have any info on what they were etc just that he had to make space for them, So I Doubt there's just the tervigon coming out for nids...
(...)
I'm not sure what boxes/layouts are like in other stores but at mine every large box is portrait (to take up less shelf space).

The store member hates the fact GW never tells him anything about releases Etc so he doesn't say much at all in regards to things he finds out so he didn't mention anything about other armies but Gw staff never do unless like with the nid boxes, they need to re-arrange things to make space for their release.

I know it isn't much but it's proof that theres more than just one box coming out for the tyranids very soon and might as well contribute to warseer instead of just taking everything on here lol.

**fleetofclaw**

Kroothawk wrote:I still think, we get a Tervigon/Tyrannofex plastic dual kit, a Hive tyrant plastic kit, a Harpy plus Space Wolves in March.
And paints and Empire army book in April.
This is in line with other rumours by straightsilver and Harry (while the rumour on paints in March also insists that preorders start end of March )

From your mouth to God's ears!!!! What are your thoughts on the Hive Tyrant box giving us 4x swords and / or wings?

**Sasori**

I admit, I'm getting my hopes up for a real second wave, with some nifty rules in WD.

As they say, "Hope for the best, plan for the worst."

I really don't want to wait another week though.

**Kroothawk**

fleetofclaw wrote:What are your thoughts on the Hive Tyrant box giving us 4x swords and / or wings?

Wouldn't make much sense to not include them in a freshly designed box. Has been done in the Daemon Prince box. But I have no specific information about it until WD release next week.

Considering "Plan for the worst": I just finished my third non-GW Tervigon and two non-GW tyrannofexes, waiting for a fourth tervigon and second Nemesis to arrive

Won't stop me to buy GW models if they are half decent though.

**rigeld2**

I'm planning for the best, wallet wise... but also knowing that I'll likely spend that money on something else.

**LunaHound**

lord_blackfang wrote:
LunaHound wrote:
Yep the Tau suits always snap at the ankle.

Its from pressure and twisting motion from the foam cases. something Loki's friend's cardboard doesnt have issue with.

Anyone that owned battle suit would know how easily it snaps when the base gets "moved" even 2 mms, snaps the ankle right away.

Classic internet myth. The Crisis sprue was fixed in 2006.

Its personal experience, why the heck do you think I made my Tau suit into Orks? because it keeps breaking
and its easier to mask Ork trashy style.

Where did you get the info from that it was "fixed" how did they "fix" it?

**Cryage**

darknightwing wrote:The Tervigon better look good for me to buy anymore. I already have 3 of the chapterhouse converted ones. I was hoping for a Harpy or Tyranofex model. v.v

Same.

If they release a tervigon/tyrannofex kit, I will likely buy two, but if it's a tervigon exclusive kit, I will not give them a dime. They shafted us for over 2 years on the tervigon so those of us who built our own may as well keep using our own conversions since we spent money on the bits doing it.

**Fat_Little_Ripper**

If the Tyranid 2nd Wave does include a White Dwarf model I will actually buy a copy of the magazine (my first ever) and the mini, provided the model and rules are any good.

This next week can't go by fast enough.

**Davor**

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:If the Tyranid 2nd Wave does include a White Dwarf model I will actually buy a copy of the magazine (my first ever) and the mini, provided the model and rules are any good.

This next week can't go by fast enough.

If this is true, why do I have the feeling they didn't publish as many copies, so it will seem like WD is sold out again and people will need to get a subscription to get all these "awsome" updates.

**Brother SRM**

Davor wrote:
If this is true, why do I have the feeling they didn't publish as many copies, so it will seem like WD is sold out again and people will need to get a subscription to get all these "awsome" updates.

That's one of the most ridiculous conspiracy theories I've ever heard related to GW stuff. The issue will be sold out because it actually has content and your local store only orders X issues usually.

**kirsanth**

Brother SRM wrote:That's one of the most ridiculous conspiracy theories I've ever heard related to GW stuff.

I doubt that.

Just saying.

**darrkespur**

I suspect (but have no evidence beyond my intuition) that we'll see a finecast biovore as well as the tervigon/tyrannofex kit, and probably a new hive tyrant too. Just a feeling.

**Ventus**

Maybe it will be a plastic combi-kit with pyrovore/T-fex. You either build the pyrovore as normal or build it and insert it into the top of a large carapace/body with a hole so it can act as the rupture cannon upgrade.