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Sorry if I come off as a bit of an a** by the way, I'm just sick of everyone on the Internet saying a kit sucks just by looking at one low quality picture. I've seen far too many people change their minds on recent kits once they've actually seen them in the flesh.

By the by, woohoo Tyranids! With a leak this early, maybe they were pushed forward to December after all? I guess we won't have long to find out.

Happy Nidmass?

Hope so...

So many, many "rumours" posted by Larry Vela. Not a single mention of these new Hive Guard. Hilarious!

I've been thinking about the rumored new dominar/karkinas kit, and from what the models are rumored to do, a psychic buffer and troop transport. I'm worried. Since I've just brought and built two Tervigons, and we all know something needs doing to bring either that down in power or the rest of the codex up to scratch. And what better way to do that than bring out a brand new dual kit, with two larger beasts that make the Tervigon redundant.....

 RandyMcStab wrote:
Happy Nidmas?

We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
Now give us good rules!

i'm a fan . cant wait to see more ...

Yes, yes, yes , yes! Things are looking good. Nids in December would be awesome !!!

I think they look cool. MOAR!

NIDMAS NIDMAS NIDMAS!!!


Come on Tyranids for Christmas !

Why does the Tyranid rifle have a butt now but is fired freehand?
For me this is too far away from biomorphs and too close to the Tyrannofex model that is unable to stand given its anatomy.

 Kroothawk wrote:
Why does the Tyranid rifle have a butt now but is fired freehand?
For me this is too far away from biomorphs and too close to the Tyrannofex model that is unable to stand given its anatomy.

Locks into the hip perhaps? It looks like the rear legs are beefed up so it actually looks more likely to hold it's weight than the current version. But the fex is the same - small lower body, massive upper body.

Well, I'm guessing the new gun on the Hive Guard probably turns out to be similar to a flakk missile. So maybe the rumors of Hive Guard getting a skyfire option may be true.

It looks like some sort of 1 shot harpoon gun...

Maybe they get a Drag Feature similar to the Blood Slaughterers of Khorne?

Is it just me, or do they no longer have eyes visible?

The last didn't have visible eyes either.

Funny fact - 3 of the 4 creatures in the dex with BS4(the highest) don't have eyes.

There's an eye on the gun.

But Hive Guard are 'blind' yes, they look through the eyes of other 'Nid gribblies, which is why they don't need line of sight.

Well, they don't need Line of Sight because the projectile can see and steer itself.

 tetrisphreak wrote:
Funny fact - 3 of the 4 creatures in the dex with BS4(the highest) don't have eyes.

Really?

Hive Guard, Doom, Zoanthropes.

Whats the last one? (I've misplaced my Codex...)

Tyranid prime?
Venomthropes have bs 4.

Ah I forgot venomthropes.

I rather like the new models but the new gun looks like a alien butt probe like like suggested

Really hoping for a Nidmass, would love to start a 'Nid army with the help of a few christmas presesnts!

 tetrisphreak wrote:
Funny fact - 3 of the 4 creatures in the dex with BS4(the highest) don't have eyes.

Are you sure?

Jesus Christ...

I split my god damn tea !


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Also... Venomthropes have BS 4 o.O?!

 Alex Kolodotschko wrote:

 RandyMcStab wrote:
Happy Nidmas?

We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
We hiss you a Merry Nidmas,
Now give us good rules!

If you have a face
He'd like to eat it twice
It doesn't matter
If you've been naughty or nice
Santa Fex is destroying the town

 Bloodhorror wrote:
Jesus Christ...

I split my god damn tea !

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Also... Venomthropes have BS 4 o.O?!

There's a lot of odd stating on "irrevelent" stats. Hive Guard have WS4....but are a shooting unit. Venomthropes are BS4 with no guns...etc.

Also, your response was hilariously British

 Absolutionis wrote:

 gorgon wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Tyranid Rumors
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
New Plastic Hive Guard: Not a dual kit with Tyrant guard - the box just contains 3 hive guard
There is another ranged weapon option for Hive Guard that looks like a spike with 3 talons on the end of it.

This will probably happen too (with the new weapon being the superior choice), just because most Tyranid players have bought their HG already.

To think I wondered out loud how GW would be able to extract more money out of me without adding a crapton of new units...

You mean like how Wraithblades are the most amazing must-have in the Eldar Codex?

But I don't play Eldar. This is about how GW will do things to make gorgon buy new models. Me, me, me. Last codex they got me for what had to be close to $500...and I had a LOT of stuff already.

Even if I don't want the new guns, it looks like I'll be rebasing my HGs...

If the new gun is awesome I hope they put 3 in the box. Then I can feel okay about only buying one box.

Sigh.

I just bought and painted 3 hive guard and at first look i prefer how my finecast ones look. But then again maybe thats me just kicking myself for buying something just before a release.