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 Wilson wrote:
When are we likely to see rule leaks from the campaign book?

I would expect sometime late Wednesday.

I guess I'm one of the few who don't really care about just getting the e-book version. Much easier to carry around my phone than three different hardcovers (including IA:4) plus all my huge monsters.

That being said, I picked up a Tyrannocyte over the weekend. The kit is huge. I am going to putting these damn chimneys on it for days. It is really extremely detailed - I'd guess 3-4 hours to put it together. I would have loved to magnetize it and be able to run the Sporocyst, but it is just too much hassle given how long it takes even to glue it together.

Asmodas wrote:
I guess I'm one of the few who don't really care about just getting the e-book version. Much easier to carry around my phone than three different hardcovers (including IA:4) plus all my huge monsters.

That being said, I picked up a Tyrannocyte over the weekend. The kit is huge. I am going to putting these damn chimneys on it for days. It is really extremely detailed - I'd guess 3-4 hours to put it together. I would have loved to magnetize it and be able to run the Sporocyst, but it is just too much hassle given how long it takes even to glue it together.

Really? It's took me like less than 2 hours last night while watching a movie.

 Wilson wrote:

Asmodas wrote:
I guess I'm one of the few who don't really care about just getting the e-book version. Much easier to carry around my phone than three different hardcovers (including IA:4) plus all my huge monsters.

That being said, I picked up a Tyrannocyte over the weekend. The kit is huge. I am going to putting these damn chimneys on it for days. It is really extremely detailed - I'd guess 3-4 hours to put it together. I would have loved to magnetize it and be able to run the Sporocyst, but it is just too much hassle given how long it takes even to glue it together.

Really? It's took me like less than 2 hours last night while watching a movie.

I was at a tournament yesterday, and one player had two Tyrannocyte's built and painted!

 Wilson wrote:

Asmodas wrote:
I guess I'm one of the few who don't really care about just getting the e-book version. Much easier to carry around my phone than three different hardcovers (including IA:4) plus all my huge monsters.

That being said, I picked up a Tyrannocyte over the weekend. The kit is huge. I am going to putting these damn chimneys on it for days. It is really extremely detailed - I'd guess 3-4 hours to put it together. I would have loved to magnetize it and be able to run the Sporocyst, but it is just too much hassle given how long it takes even to glue it together.

Really? It's took me like less than 2 hours last night while watching a movie.

I'm kind of OCD about getting all the flash, mold lines, etc. off of it, so it may take me longer than the average bear.

The kit is nice, not much in the way of mold lines however there is serious GS work that needs to be done unless you like the huge seams running all over.

Im so excited for the broodlord. Just ordered a swarm box, and a toxicrene! Next order will be some zoanthropes and some big bugs. I already have 140+ genestealers.

Agreed. there are for sure a lot of seems that need green stuffing!

If you are in a g stuffing mood too, you can totally make a mucolid as well as a tyrannacyte - providing you sacrifice a few limbs.

Seeeeee;

Edit: no idea why it's sideways... iPhones being naughty.

That's good to know. Thank you!

But if you make the bunker thingy, what becomes of the lower half of the not-Micetic spore?

 Midnightdeathblade wrote:
Im so excited for the broodlord. Just ordered a swarm box, and a toxicrene! Next order will be some zoanthropes and some big bugs. I already have 140+ genestealers.

what? preorder already open?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That's good to know. Thank you!

But if you make the bunker thingy, what becomes of the lower half of the not-Micetic spore?

It is a cup half full my friend.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That's good to know. Thank you!

But if you make the bunker thingy, what becomes of the lower half of the not-Micetic spore?

They are used for the Mucolid.

That's why you cannot build the Mucolid and Tyrannocyte straight out of the box, unless you want to do some green stuffing or leave some limbs off.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That's good to know. Thank you!

But if you make the bunker thingy, what becomes of the lower half of the not-Micetic spore?

They are used for the Mucolid.

That's why you cannot build the Mucolid and Tyrannocyte straight out of the box, unless you want to do some green stuffing or leave some limbs off.

leaving limbs off makes it easier to transport and less like an xenon version of this guy;

I imagine some of the tentacle bits from building the new Zoanthropes instead of Venomthropes would fill out the spore nicely.

Guys, you need to stop hyping me up for Tyranids. My friends don't even play 40k anymore, and I have no FLGS that's not an hour+ away. Not to mention I have basically 0 gaunts/gants assembled after they got stolen from my car.

stahp, I don't think my heart can take it anymore.

 streamdragon wrote:
Guys, you need to stop hyping me up for Tyranids. My friends don't even play 40k anymore, and I have no FLGS that's not an hour+ away. Not to mention I have basically 0 gaunts/gants assembled after they got stolen from my car.

stahp, I don't think my heart can take it anymore.

you don't need gants anymore.
you can take mucolids now.
or rippers.


I suggest you relocate.

Or stop reading 40k threads.

Wilson wrote:

 streamdragon wrote:
Guys, you need to stop hyping me up for Tyranids. My friends don't even play 40k anymore, and I have no FLGS that's not an hour+ away. Not to mention I have basically 0 gaunts/gants assembled after they got stolen from my car.

stahp, I don't think my heart can take it anymore.

you don't need gants anymore.
you can take mucolids now.
or rippers.


I suggest you relocate.

Huh, are gaunts/gants still bad, or just not "grab some mucolids and fill the rest of your slots with F/MCs" good?

pretre wrote:Or stop reading 40k threads.

But... it's like, right there man. All bright yellow and "unread messages".

I've probably got nearly 100 Gaunts unbuilt. Oh... so many two-piece heads...

Asmodas wrote:

 Wilson wrote:

Asmodas wrote:
I guess I'm one of the few who don't really care about just getting the e-book version. Much easier to carry around my phone than three different hardcovers (including IA:4) plus all my huge monsters.

That being said, I picked up a Tyrannocyte over the weekend. The kit is huge. I am going to putting these damn chimneys on it for days. It is really extremely detailed - I'd guess 3-4 hours to put it together. I would have loved to magnetize it and be able to run the Sporocyst, but it is just too much hassle given how long it takes even to glue it together.

Really? It's took me like less than 2 hours last night while watching a movie.

I'm kind of OCD about getting all the flash, mold lines, etc. off of it, so it may take me longer than the average bear.

Those Chimneys area a bitch to put together. I made a thread regarding this issue after struggling with my first Tyrannocyte:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/623573.page

Wait, why not just add some venomthrope tentacles from that amazing box of zoanthropes people will be buying?

well, in my case, two boxes.

So, just how big of a buff is it now for Tyranids to be able to deepstrike virtually anything they want?

That's a big drop...er thing. Can't you just use a scraper to conceal the seams or is the model too textured for that?


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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I've probably got nearly 100 Gaunts unbuilt. Oh... so many two-piece heads...

Yes, your grey legions are well known lol.

 Wyzilla wrote:
So, just how big of a buff is it now for Tyranids to be able to deepstrike virtually anything they want?

That's the best thing about it - it's not a buff at all (or a very tiny one). Allow me to clarify, the new options are very much on par with the power level of the rest of the codex, it's opened the book up a lot but at the end of the day builds like Nidzilla and Tyradactyl are still as strong as ever, both can mix in drop pods here and there,mor do just as well without. Drop pod assault is on par with these builds, which really they are just catchphrases as you can mix and match wherever you like. It's extremely balanced and really WP by GW

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I've probably got nearly 100 Gaunts unbuilt. Oh... so many two-piece heads...

There's a reason I swapped to snap fit for all my fleshborer gaunts.

 Wyzilla wrote:
So, just how big of a buff is it now for Tyranids to be able to deepstrike virtually anything they want?

Tyranids had a pretty significant number of units that were ineffective due to having short-range shooting or melee roles combined with slow movement and/or durability. It was often incredibly hard to get these units close enough, and a savvy opponent could easily avoid or kill them first. These pods turn a lot of poor or mediocre units into viable choices by giving them a much better chance to reach their full potential.
They also synergise well with units that already had flexible movement/deployment options (such as Flyrants, Lictors and Genestealers) for a "threat overload" strategy. You can now present too many targets together at close range for an opponent to reliably deal with.

This one unit effectively gives us a new codex in terms of new play options.

It's really odd how one unit can make or break a codex like that, isn't it?

If they get a formation that allows Space Marine style drop pod deployment(half on turn 1), it will be a big deal imo.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/new-at-bl/new-from-gw-digital-editions-leviathan.html

some small snippets of into and art previews.

Tyranid armies are boosted by no less than 12 datasheets, as well as a new Warlord Traits Table and Hive Fleet Detachment rules. One of our favourite new additions is the Skytyrant Swarm - a winged Hive Tyrant protected by a veritable cloud of ablative gargoyles who literally jump in front of bullets for him. Who needs armour when you have minions!

and an actual honest-to-goodness Sisters of Battle mission !

Possibly even more than one !

Truly the end times are here indeed !

Wait... twelve data-sheets???

Um, Tyranno/Sporocyst, Mucoloid Spore, Maleceptor/Toxicrene, Neuro/Zoens Brood... and um... six more????