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Pyrovore's are much smaller then Tyrannofex's. Really a Tervigon/T-Fex kit is the only one that would make sense as they're extremely similar looking creatures (both about the same size, both on 4 legs, both the same frame, etc.).

Really excited for this!

I hope there's a Tyrannofex/Tervigon kit. I probably wouldn't immediately get one, but loads of people would, and it's hardly a big ask. A plastic Hive Tyrant/Harpy would be cool as well.

Do you reckon they might do 3 packs of stuff like Lictors, similar to what they've done with Raveners?

I highly doubt that we'll see a Hive Tyrant/Harpy combo kit since the codex describes the Harpy as something very similar to a winged Trygon. Size alone makes the two highly unlikely to be made from the same kit.

I was kidding about the pyrovore/T-fex! And though I don't intend to buy a tervigon kit I do think it is one of the most important missing models and should be a combo tervigon/T-fex.

For me to even consider buying any new nid kits before 6th edition, I would want to see a tyrant wing sprue (with swords for Swarmlord) and a warrior/shrike wing sprue with boneswords/lashwhips. Also a mycetic spore pod.

Fat_Little_Ripper wrote:I highly doubt that we'll see a Hive Tyrant/Harpy combo kit since the codex describes the Harpy as something very similar to a winged Trygon. Size alone makes the two highly unlikely to be made from the same kit.

True. But a Plastic Hive Tyrant Kit complete with wings isn't unlikely, so why not stick a Harpy in there too?

Tbh, I'm not bothered about this, I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

The Shadow wrote:True. But a Plastic Hive Tyrant Kit complete with wings isn't unlikely, so why not stick a Harpy in there too?

But it has a vastly different body type and size, if they stay true to the codex fluff. There were some early rumours the Harpy models could come with a Harpy variant with WD rules (Close combat Harpy? Transport Harpy?), but it's been quiet on that front for a while so I wouldn't put too much stock into it.

Tbh, I'm not bothered about this, I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

Not that they're a terrible unit currently, but if 6th edition comes with flyer rules anything like that 'leaked playtest rulebook', I can see a big increase in usefulness.

The Shadow wrote:I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

While true, by now many (most?) people that have played since even the codex release have already created their own versions of the models they will use.

Blast it! Can't stop. Keep checking this thread knowing that pics could post at any moment:p

jspyd3rx wrote:Blast it! Can't stop. Keep checking this thread knowing that pics could post at any moment:p

Same as me. Not holding my breath at all. When Tyranids 2nd wave come out, I don't think I will even care anymore. It will be like, oh well. Too little too late.

This second Tyranid wave is beginning to feel like the all of the recent rapture stories/promises here in the bible belt of the US. But golly gosh I really want to believe in a 2nd wave.

It's the new Dark Eldar update.

Sidstyler wrote:It's the new Dark Eldar update.

Can't be, the Dark Eldar update actually happened

Redemption wrote:

The Shadow wrote:True. But a Plastic Hive Tyrant Kit complete with wings isn't unlikely, so why not stick a Harpy in there too?

But it has a vastly different body type and size, if they stay true to the codex fluff. There were some early rumours the Harpy models could come with a Harpy variant with WD rules (Close combat Harpy? Transport Harpy?), but it's been quiet on that front for a while so I wouldn't put too much stock into it.

Tbh, I'm not bothered about this, I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

Not that they're a terrible unit currently, but if 6th edition comes with flyer rules anything like that 'leaked playtest rulebook', I can see a big increase in usefulness.

A Harpy variant that spawned Gargoyles would be useful, and boost sales of another kit in the process.

MajorWesJanson wrote:

Redemption wrote:

The Shadow wrote:True. But a Plastic Hive Tyrant Kit complete with wings isn't unlikely, so why not stick a Harpy in there too?

But it has a vastly different body type and size, if they stay true to the codex fluff. There were some early rumours the Harpy models could come with a Harpy variant with WD rules (Close combat Harpy? Transport Harpy?), but it's been quiet on that front for a while so I wouldn't put too much stock into it.

Tbh, I'm not bothered about this, I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

Not that they're a terrible unit currently, but if 6th edition comes with flyer rules anything like that 'leaked playtest rulebook', I can see a big increase in usefulness.

A Harpy variant that spawned Gargoyles would be useful, and boost sales of another kit in the process.

I bet they'd call it a Tarpygon.

That is a cool idea on paper though. Can't the Harridan do that already though or does it just hold Gargoyles like a transport?

MajorWesJanson wrote:

Redemption wrote:

The Shadow wrote:True. But a Plastic Hive Tyrant Kit complete with wings isn't unlikely, so why not stick a Harpy in there too?

But it has a vastly different body type and size, if they stay true to the codex fluff. There were some early rumours the Harpy models could come with a Harpy variant with WD rules (Close combat Harpy? Transport Harpy?), but it's been quiet on that front for a while so I wouldn't put too much stock into it.

Tbh, I'm not bothered about this, I doubt I'd ever use a harpy

Not that they're a terrible unit currently, but if 6th edition comes with flyer rules anything like that 'leaked playtest rulebook', I can see a big increase in usefulness.

A Harpy variant that spawned Gargoyles would be useful, and boost sales of another kit in the process.

I would totally get something like that. That would be awesome, especially if it worked like the Tervigon for AD/Toxin. If it was Synapse and had some powers too? Just fantastic.

Gold Star sir.

theunicorn wrote:

Sidstyler wrote:It's the new Dark Eldar update.

Can't be, the Dark Eldar update actually happened

...which is...kind of the point. Since the DE update actually happened, the Tyranid 2nd wave is the new one. Get it? It's the next update that will never happen.

Sidstyler wrote:

theunicorn wrote:

Sidstyler wrote:It's the new Dark Eldar update.

Can't be, the Dark Eldar update actually happened

...which is...kind of the point. Since the DE update actually happened, the Tyranid 2nd wave is the new one. Get it? It's the next update that will never happen.

I'd go with "Plastic Sisters of Battle" as the expression myself.

Sidstyler wrote:

theunicorn wrote:

Sidstyler wrote:It's the new Dark Eldar update.

Can't be, the Dark Eldar update actually happened

...which is...kind of the point. Since the DE update actually happened, the Tyranid 2nd wave is the new one. Get it? It's the next update that will never happen.

theunicorn wrote:

Spoiler:

This. I've been debating posting that pic for a while.

That pic is the new tyranid spore mine. The Hive absorbed some old K-Tel staffers and adapted the mine to be flat on top and bottom so that it could stack more easily in the launch creature, like a K-Tel Patty Stacker.

MajorWesJanson wrote:A Harpy variant that spawned Gargoyles would be useful, and boost sales of another kit in the process.

Well now that is something I would actually buy. Why would I buy a Tevrigon when I have been using my 2 carnfex as "counts as" Tervigons. Been using them for so long don't need to use anything else.

No a Harpy variant that spawned Gargoyles? Now that would be an awsome site to behold and I would be buying lots of Gargoyles. I always envisioned a begining of a Tyranid attack wave of lots of Garglyles coming down from the skies. So I would so love to have a Harpy variant to spawn Gargoyles.

The Harridan would be that Harpy you are wanting. I can see them adding it for sixth edition if they add flyers and superheavies.

i must say, the fact that you are mentioning this harpy spawning gargoyles makes me very happy because i have written apoc rules for my own unit called the wyvern which is exactly that, i would like if they brought out a unit like this

Jd7 wrote:i must say, the fact that you are mentioning this harpy spawning gargoyles makes me very happy because i have written apoc rules for my own unit called the wyvern which is exactly that, i would like if they brought out a unit like this

Someone only suggested that it would be a useful unit, I don't think there are any actual rumors of such a thing.

Well, this thread went from "I wish there were a Hormagaunt-spawner" to "I wish there were a Gargoyle-spawner".

Either way, the Harridan is more of a transport anyways. It just has oddly convoluted rules as Forge World tried to figure out how to make a non-vehicle transport units.

As I said, there were rumours about a Harpy variant, but it's been quiet on that front for a while, so don't get your hopes up too much. Could just as much be an information mix-up with the rumoured Cerebore/Malifactor/'Transportofex' WD unit and the Harpy model.

If 'Nids are indeed next month, we should have confirmation by the end of the week when advance orders are put on the site, and the March issue of the White Dwarf is released (usually pics leak out somewhere halfway the week). We'll just have to wait and see.

Harpy variant would make sense purely because it would let them do a dual kit. GW seem reluctant to not do dual kits now.

Hive Tyrant/Swarmlord (not really a dual kit, but with rumoured wings and stuff, would be a very full sprue)
Tervigon/Tyrannofex
Harpy/new WD beast

Those would make sense. I don't recall anything specifically saying that the new beast would be on the Tervigon, and the transportofex really started as more of a wishlist idea (the original rumour was just Tyranids will get a new creature that fills a gap they never had). A transport Harpy would fill the same role, though in a more Tyranid way - especially if its flying and can deep strike, but then keep moving and offer fire support. Tyranids this edition seem to be all about different deployment typs mixing in the same army.

And while some rumour sources have said they don't expect the Tervigon/Tyrannofex to be a dual kit due to neither looking similar, remember, GW can do dual kits that make very different beasties. The Zombie Dragon/Terrorgheist kit uses key similar parts (legs, wings, torsoe) but still manages to make two very different looking models. If I didn't know they were a dual kit, I'd just think they were actually separate kits with the wings reused across both.

The finecast Hive Tyrant is back available on the site. :(


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Bobske on Warseer posted:

Just saw the product list at my game store (not gw)
here's what I remember
3 march
hive tyrant/swarmlord kit 42 eur (ordered 2, plastic
tervigon/tyrannofex kit 45,50 eur plastic (order 2, mt poor wallet)

plastic thunderwolves, 3 a box
plastic fenrisian wolves 5 a box
plastic wolf lord on thunderwolf 1 a box
arjac rockfist finecast
(wanted to order it all, but not enough money


oh and something to do with paints, which i didn't look at
and WHFB Hellcannon in finecast

I wonder if it's true, but does sound promising.

This doesn't sound overly right, but we are getting closer to the time. A Plastic Wolf Lord sounds like an off rumour to be honest.

What about all the finecasted stuff? There is bound to be a lot of stuff finecasted (Deathleaper, Wolves stuff etc) as they have disappeared from the website.

Im skeptical to be honest, but im all for it if its true.

@redemption
Hive Tyrant is not back up. He has only ever been down on the US site and remains that way till today