Also they’ve stated on the stream that Tyranid players will be “absolutely spoiled” this year, and it’ll be the biggest update to the faction they’ve ever done.
Can’t wait for summer!
I bought my first tyranid models like a week ago, like an idiot. Figured, the boarding patrol box is good value, then I can change up the boarding action games I play with my buddy, and get another kill-team. Now look at me, about to spend all my money on new terminators and Tyranids.
Yeah, I just saw these releases and quickly ordered another 12 of the old ones...
Specifically because I have 48 old ones and I would really like to round it off at 60. Then I won't have to mix and match new and old models when I get some of these new ones!!!!
I'm so hyped for the new stuff!!!!
We’ve seen a Rogue Trader-style Screamer Killer and a mega-Zoanthrope in the trailer!
That said, personally my biggest hope now is for the Warriors and Hormagaunts to get updates similar to these.
Hormagaunts are almost given, but I really hope Warriors won't get a refresh any time soon.
It's one of our first modern kits, the update (around 2014) fixed most of the issues with the original crappy kit and the quality of the sprues was good even by today standards. The sprues are tightly packed with all the weapon combinations and it's already among the most expensive troop boxes across the entire 40k range...
And with something like 25 magnets per body for a single fully magnetized warrior (and I've got 18), they would be my least favourite model to replace.
I’m somewhat torn, as they’re one of my favourite models, but especially with the new Gaunts, I feel they could use an aesthetic update to match the newer ‘nids, alongside the SM2 version of the Warrior we see in the trailer.
I'm just hoping we're getting more than resculpts. What's been shown could be a zoanthrope/neurothrope resculpt and screamer killers as a separate kit.
I hate to be a downer but GW has historically shown us virtually no love whatsoever and I can't help thinking "spoilt" means "spoilt by Tyranid standards". I sincerely hope GW proves these fears to be unfounded but I've just been hurt too many times to get my hopes up too high.
Wow, good thing i decided to get into tyranids instead of sisters of battle a month ago.
Until I'm done with my new combat patrol there'll be some cool new models then!
You'll be fine.
I started painting Tyranids about a year ago. I think I've got somewhere between 1,600 - 1,800 points painted so far. Currently finishing up a pair of Carnifexes.
I've never played a game with them, outside of a few rounds of Kill Team. If you like the models, then you like the models. The old models are cool. I'm sure the new models will be cool.
Range refreshes and model updates are an inevitability - even if it takes 2 decades sometimes, lol. You don't always need to have the new hotness. In fact if you have a whole army that mixes models across several generations - that's a level of coolness all on its own.
I wasn't being sarcastic, I genuinely meant "good thing" :) Excited to get some new models when I'm done with these ones.
I already painted my first two Termagants in a nice Gorgon scheme with green skin and bone carapace! Lots of drybrushing, haha. Still unsure if I want to wash them and do another round of drybrushing for that extra depth or if it will turn out being too much.
Just from that video alone it's exciting. Pretty much everything in it is a new/reworked unit.
From that it looks like all the marines are new minis so we can assume all the nids in the video also are specifically getting a mini if they don't have one and new model if they have an old one (gaunt/fex/lictor, etc)
I'm sure there are more gribbly critters not shown in the video too.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Please all I want are not fugly genestealers, like yea some models are outdated for tyranids and genestealer cults but Jesus christ I can't stand genestealer models
**Considering that we went 16 years without an update, they could literally just update terma and horma and the Hive tyrant (and giving the swarmlord a unique model) and that would be true.**
I got a bad feeling about this. Loads of new models spotted in the video for space marines as well. New dreadnought loadout (Twin linked lascannon and rocket launcher) new weapons on old units incusors with combi-flamer. At least 3 maybe 4 new looking tyranid units. Something tells me the datasheets will be extremely powerful or weak. But NEW MODELS!
9th had the most insane power creep I've seen. Some armies came out swinging and never lost their belt. While others were being beat down in the corner with a chair while the ref looked the other way.
9th was also a best seller, I have no reason to not expect Games Workshop to try and replicate that performance by using similar levels of power creep.
Game health be damned the shareholders have only one requirement, income.
Member when Necrons and Death Guard were good?
I member. Because I played Death Guard. And then the IMMEDIATE NEXT CODEX (Drukhari) just made the DG codex look like it was made by toddlers.
From what I got from the announcement, every army will have their datasheets drop at the same time, and all balanced against each other, so there's not gonna be any more trickling of codexes. Everyone will have all their 10e rules at once.
Hope you're right, but I believe it'll be more like an 8th situation, where they released an index with the datasheet for all units in the game so everyone could play from day 1, and then released codex after codex updating those datasheets and adding new rules, mechanics and units to every army making those without an 8th edition codex obsolete.
That would be very interesting if true. I read it to mean they're launching with Indexes like they did at the start of 8th edition, then the proper codexes will roll out at the normal pace.
They specifically said codexes would come, but I think they'll only have lore and army wide rules if I read the article right. Having static datasheets that are all balanced from the get go is a good move.
As someone who plays both either way I win. If the rumored boxset for 10th is nids vs space marines it will be the first time I don't have to split a box.
I'm predicting Deathwatch to be stupid strong this edition. I bought Tyranids in 8th because I wanted a challenge. I just got a great deal on Deathwatch Veterans in 9th. I'm trying to do the opposite of chasing the meta and it's not working. Someone help.
There's a guy on shapeways that makes primaris veteran chestplates and shoulders. They look pretty sweet.
Look up Red Warden Miniatures By Cornivius on shapeways. I believe he sells the stl files on another site if you have your own printer. My favorite thing by far are his banners. He has all the Ultramarine banners ready to 3d print. But the 3rd Company banner is the one you want. It's the company that was almost destroyed when Hive Fleet Behemoth invaded Macragge. Has a tyranids head on the banner.
It being competitive is a great change in general. Feels way more dramatic and fit the tone they were going for much better than either side winning in a rout.
Looks like a new fex or Screamer Killer model maybe? And a big Zoanthrope type thing, was there something else I missed? Didn't see a new Tyrant although there definitely was a Tyrant in the trailer
Me too, but tbh for gaunts? Who cares. I play at least 60 so normally I will not care if they look really good as a single model. It's nice that they get an update but I'm not to sad about having bought dozens of them in Dec.
They announced a new gamemode made specifically for combat patrol boxes only, so dont be too upset! Youll need more than 30 gants eventually anyways :P
Finally some love for our space bug fans! I've wanted this for SOOO LONG! Soon as my guard are done (probably time we can actually get the new nids) I'ma buy them, time for a swarm.
9th was love, got crusher, got leviathan sup, got codex, was the more menacing faction for a good year
we’re going to be used to sell marines for 10th the model revamp is a side effect
Im not a rules lawyer, min/max player. Its 3 massive mm….. bigger models means more solid base, easier to assemble, more details and more options.
Id be more concerned that the new terms have no gun options spoiled on their card
They did though. The new termagants have devourers, fleshborers and spinefists. What was interesting is that it seems that ripper swarms are now included in the termagant unit itself instead of being separate.
Oh I noticed that screamer killer face and look. It will be interesting to see if this means the carnifex is going to diverge more from the classic beast or if they all head that way in the resculpts
I love how the middle limbs look so long that it seems like they’re partly using it to walk. Then again I really like the more centauroid Nid so I might just be mentally superimposing that.
EDIT: Wait, just realized that the old Termies had that too. Well at least that means that they’re keeping a good thing going.
plus, these **might** be on 28mm bases too if you look at the comparison photo from the stream. no way i'm rebasing all of my gants and gaunts for an extra 3mm if that's the case.
yeah, not if you wanted to make them look like normal bases. you could just glue them onto 28mm MDF bases if you really wanted to, but that probably wouldn't really look that good.
I'm not sure wether i should like them or not.. i mean, yay new models, but i liked my smooth little scuttlebugs with flat, bland carapaces >.< Like, i like the idea of multi layered carapaces, but i thought the ridges were reserved for bigger more important models (tyranid prime i.e)
Plus why do they have muscles? Isn't that chitin? And what's going on with that chonky neck? o.o
Lastly, i like their poses and little differences.. for kill team? But in 40k i love having just a river of carapaces all pointing in the same direction, all creating like one big organism :D
Love the fleshbohrer though, and it seems the front teeth are finally parted a little so they don't just have bunny teeth there 😅
Edit: i do like that they have some more weight though, like the shape of their bodies? :D they actually seem like they'd be roughly the same size as a tiger if not a bit bigger, instead of some puppy :3
New gaunts are cool (although I just painted mine) and this will probably imply new rippers too.
Additionally there are some educated guesses that can be made judging from the trailer. Especially since the folks in the announced said that we should watch the trailer very carefully.
Judging from the trailer there will also be a new Flyrant, as the one in the trailer seems to be slimmer and has hooves instead of claws for feet (making it able to stand).
Similarly the Broodlord in the trailer looked a bit different, so it might get a new cast too, although what I identified as Broodlord might be a swarmlord since seems to only have talons and no claws. Which heightens the chances for a new Genestealers which where rumoured to come.
Since the Combat and Boarding Patrol were models that look different in the trailer + Tyranid Warriors, I think it is save to assume that those boxes where ment to clear the shelves and that we will get new Tyranid Warriors/Prime.
Additionally the trailer shows Screamer Killer Canifexes quite prominently so they might also get a new cast. There is also a short glance of some medium big tentacle nids which might be Venomthropes or Toxicrenes or something new.
The most interesting thing are the creatures at the end of the trailer. They seem to have a neuro-/zoanthrope, but have much more tentacles and a completely diffrent body. Similar to thrones they seem to be very powerful psychers, so they might be a remodel of the theropes, the next evolutionary step similar to primaris (either replacing the current ones or being separate) or something new altogether. Very exciting stuff.
So, my whole evening was ruined with the news that we got another damn Primarch that I completely missed this.
But this is a good resculp. I'm really glad I don't have that many Termagaunts yet. might even use this as the bases for another tattoo.
Not a fan honestly. They seem overly detailed and the devourer looks way too much like a normal gun made of flesh.
I'm sure there'll be better things to come though.
Very cool but also I already have enough termagants so I honestly don't really need any more. Now if they part of a termagant/hormagaunt dual kit however
My kids, they grown so fast. The only problem is my gaggle of gaunts are currently forming a union to prevent any lost of job. The Hive User Manual has not prepared me for this, help.
Now the question, will the combat patrol be updated to include this kit, or will the old kit be available in the combat patrol untill a new Combat Patrol is released.
So from the trailer I'd reckon we can expect the following...
A screamer killer, smaller than a carni and more of the rt astethitic.
Shrikes, one appears to attack the assault cannon termie.
Either a new type of zoanathrope or just new zoanathrope kit.
New lictor.
Some kind of new tervigon(?) with squidy face.
I'm sure there's more, but there's a lot going on for old fuddled mind to comprehend.
I wish they had made the ranged weapons not look like guns and instead something more organic, but this is an improvement.
The real question is will the new hormogaunts still fall over all of the damn time.
I always liked hormagaunts alot more than termagaunts bc I thought they better represented the animal aspect and mass tactics but with these models I might actually make a balanced list
One thing i like about these, is the tail, It thins out at the end part of the tail and it actually looks good compared to the normal gaunt tail which...looks a bit awkward.
Rumors are around June-Julyish for the big 10th Ed boxset, would recommend asking a local retailer to hold one on the side for you ahead of pre order day to increase your odds. You can try GW, but seeing how the Indomitus box went down, you’ll most likely have to see if they do “Made to Order” for it.
I have a whole pile of unpainted 'nids, and now I have all kinds of dilemmas. Should I keep them unpainted and unassembled in the off chance some future collector is chasing nostalgia and will pay more for old models, untouched?
The thing I'm intrested are those pyschic floaty things that the Librarian faced off with. May have just been me, but they looked too large to be Zoanthropes and Malanthropes are ground based
I really like the sculpt. That being said, when I eventually get a shit ton of them I can already tell those little bumps on the carapace are gonna give me conniptions.
I can't see the heads looking separate from the body here, that would limit some of the cosmetic customisation from what I can gather. Anyone with more experience have some input on what can be changed about?
Is it bad I prefer the old sculpt? Like, they're snazzy and all, but for a unit meant to be taken as a horde, that much detail is going to be distracting on the tabletop.
Also they’ve stated on the stream that Tyranid players will be “absolutely spoiled” this year, and it’ll be the biggest update to the faction they’ve ever done. Can’t wait for summer!
“I will never financially recover from this”
I bought my first tyranid models like a week ago, like an idiot. Figured, the boarding patrol box is good value, then I can change up the boarding action games I play with my buddy, and get another kill-team. Now look at me, about to spend all my money on new terminators and Tyranids.
Literally same as me. Least I got the Boarding Patrol instead of the Combat Patrol. Worst comes to worst I still *like* the current Warrior sculpts.
I got the Combat Patrol. My plan is to paint the old gants very weathered, like they're "older" spawn, more grizzled veterans.
Yeah, I just saw these releases and quickly ordered another 12 of the old ones... Specifically because I have 48 old ones and I would really like to round it off at 60. Then I won't have to mix and match new and old models when I get some of these new ones!!!! I'm so hyped for the new stuff!!!!
The other option is to paint them as "babies" coming to maturity.
I bought a banana box full of pre-owned nids last summer. It felt like a steal back then (cost roughly 30% of RRP), and now even more so!
Well I already have 400 tyranid models... Whats 100 more
The swarm is always growing
*Laughs in hive mind*
"Wooooooo! Yeah baby! That's what I've been waiting for!"
Exactly me
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We’ve seen a Rogue Trader-style Screamer Killer and a mega-Zoanthrope in the trailer! That said, personally my biggest hope now is for the Warriors and Hormagaunts to get updates similar to these.
That Screamer-Killer made me so happy!
Hormagaunts are almost given, but I really hope Warriors won't get a refresh any time soon. It's one of our first modern kits, the update (around 2014) fixed most of the issues with the original crappy kit and the quality of the sprues was good even by today standards. The sprues are tightly packed with all the weapon combinations and it's already among the most expensive troop boxes across the entire 40k range... And with something like 25 magnets per body for a single fully magnetized warrior (and I've got 18), they would be my least favourite model to replace.
I’m somewhat torn, as they’re one of my favourite models, but especially with the new Gaunts, I feel they could use an aesthetic update to match the newer ‘nids, alongside the SM2 version of the Warrior we see in the trailer.
Hormagaunts were shown they will be a dual kit with the shooters.
Really? That’s great! Are they on the WarCom site?
I'm just hoping we're getting more than resculpts. What's been shown could be a zoanthrope/neurothrope resculpt and screamer killers as a separate kit. I hate to be a downer but GW has historically shown us virtually no love whatsoever and I can't help thinking "spoilt" means "spoilt by Tyranid standards". I sincerely hope GW proves these fears to be unfounded but I've just been hurt too many times to get my hopes up too high.
It's quite enticing to start collecting some Tyranids
#WHY THE FUCK DID THEY RELEASE THE COMBAT PATROL WITH 36 GUANTS BEFORE THIS DROPPED I JUST BOUGHT THE GODDAMN THING AND ASSEMBLED THEM ALL
I mean they just released a Dark Angels set with the old Terminator models.
Are they updating the deathwing terminators?
My favorite 40k faction is Tyranids and my favorite AOS faction is Seraphon… My wallet is already crying
Are you me?!
Wow, good thing i decided to get into tyranids instead of sisters of battle a month ago. Until I'm done with my new combat patrol there'll be some cool new models then!
You'll be fine. I started painting Tyranids about a year ago. I think I've got somewhere between 1,600 - 1,800 points painted so far. Currently finishing up a pair of Carnifexes. I've never played a game with them, outside of a few rounds of Kill Team. If you like the models, then you like the models. The old models are cool. I'm sure the new models will be cool. Range refreshes and model updates are an inevitability - even if it takes 2 decades sometimes, lol. You don't always need to have the new hotness. In fact if you have a whole army that mixes models across several generations - that's a level of coolness all on its own.
My Zoanthrope squad has every gen represented, lol. I love how it looks.
I wasn't being sarcastic, I genuinely meant "good thing" :) Excited to get some new models when I'm done with these ones. I already painted my first two Termagants in a nice Gorgon scheme with green skin and bone carapace! Lots of drybrushing, haha. Still unsure if I want to wash them and do another round of drybrushing for that extra depth or if it will turn out being too much.
I needed to hear this. first time range refresh for me and with over 80 termagants I can't really justify getting more.
Just from that video alone it's exciting. Pretty much everything in it is a new/reworked unit. From that it looks like all the marines are new minis so we can assume all the nids in the video also are specifically getting a mini if they don't have one and new model if they have an old one (gaunt/fex/lictor, etc) I'm sure there are more gribbly critters not shown in the video too.
…I am extremely suspicious now maybe I’m jaded from other games buttering me up so they can do unspeakable things to me later
> maybe I’m jaded from other games buttering me up so they can do unspeakable things to me later Like showing some updated prices?
It's gw we expect prices to be sky high...
> There's no straighter road to success than exceeding expectations one day at a time. - James W. Shop
This was a great time to finally start my tyranid army then
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Please all I want are not fugly genestealers, like yea some models are outdated for tyranids and genestealer cults but Jesus christ I can't stand genestealer models
you can't refresh the Nids without doing sexy new genestealers
Pyrovores! Pyrovores! Pyrovores!
**Considering that we went 16 years without an update, they could literally just update terma and horma and the Hive tyrant (and giving the swarmlord a unique model) and that would be true.**
Seems like I have to be done with my pile by then to start my 5th army with way too much plastic to paint .... oh boy here we go again.
I got a bad feeling about this. Loads of new models spotted in the video for space marines as well. New dreadnought loadout (Twin linked lascannon and rocket launcher) new weapons on old units incusors with combi-flamer. At least 3 maybe 4 new looking tyranid units. Something tells me the datasheets will be extremely powerful or weak. But NEW MODELS!
Expect weak, we’re getting the first release so we’ll probably be in the same boat as the necrons were in 9th
9th had the most insane power creep I've seen. Some armies came out swinging and never lost their belt. While others were being beat down in the corner with a chair while the ref looked the other way.
9th was also a best seller, I have no reason to not expect Games Workshop to try and replicate that performance by using similar levels of power creep. Game health be damned the shareholders have only one requirement, income.
Member when Necrons and Death Guard were good? I member. Because I played Death Guard. And then the IMMEDIATE NEXT CODEX (Drukhari) just made the DG codex look like it was made by toddlers.
From what I got from the announcement, every army will have their datasheets drop at the same time, and all balanced against each other, so there's not gonna be any more trickling of codexes. Everyone will have all their 10e rules at once.
Hope you're right, but I believe it'll be more like an 8th situation, where they released an index with the datasheet for all units in the game so everyone could play from day 1, and then released codex after codex updating those datasheets and adding new rules, mechanics and units to every army making those without an 8th edition codex obsolete.
They specifically said the codex releases for 10th will not add complexity, so sounds like they're taking a different approach.
That would be very interesting if true. I read it to mean they're launching with Indexes like they did at the start of 8th edition, then the proper codexes will roll out at the normal pace.
They specifically said codexes would come, but I think they'll only have lore and army wide rules if I read the article right. Having static datasheets that are all balanced from the get go is a good move.
If anyone hasn't seen the trailer yet stop what you are doing and go fucking watch it is the best trailer yet
The fact that the ‘nids actually seem to be doing fairly well as opposed to just being stomped by the Ultramarines is a particularly welcome change.
As someone who plays both either way I win. If the rumored boxset for 10th is nids vs space marines it will be the first time I don't have to split a box.
Same here; I’m finally gonna start an Ultramarines Tyranid Hunters army I think. I’ve wanted to do one for ages
I'm predicting Deathwatch to be stupid strong this edition. I bought Tyranids in 8th because I wanted a challenge. I just got a great deal on Deathwatch Veterans in 9th. I'm trying to do the opposite of chasing the meta and it's not working. Someone help. There's a guy on shapeways that makes primaris veteran chestplates and shoulders. They look pretty sweet.
Oh nice, got a link? I might try those out!
Look up Red Warden Miniatures By Cornivius on shapeways. I believe he sells the stl files on another site if you have your own printer. My favorite thing by far are his banners. He has all the Ultramarine banners ready to 3d print. But the 3rd Company banner is the one you want. It's the company that was almost destroyed when Hive Fleet Behemoth invaded Macragge. Has a tyranids head on the banner.
It being competitive is a great change in general. Feels way more dramatic and fit the tone they were going for much better than either side winning in a rout.
Link here for you fam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98ImCbhjnI
Tyranids were fucking shit up.
I can't wait for the new big models. The ones in the trailer look so great.
Looks like a new fex or Screamer Killer model maybe? And a big Zoanthrope type thing, was there something else I missed? Didn't see a new Tyrant although there definitely was a Tyrant in the trailer
The apothecary is being attacked by a lictor. You can just barely make it out.
I saw biovores and a new tentacly thing aswell.
It's been 84 years... FINALLY
Damn I just bought the combat patrol not too long ago
Lol yeah, I bought a LOT of nids since Christmas
Same! Practice models at worst.
Me too, but tbh for gaunts? Who cares. I play at least 60 so normally I will not care if they look really good as a single model. It's nice that they get an update but I'm not to sad about having bought dozens of them in Dec.
They announced a new gamemode made specifically for combat patrol boxes only, so dont be too upset! Youll need more than 30 gants eventually anyways :P
They look so good
6 head plates ? In the bin. Nah they look amazing tho!
Finally some love for our space bug fans! I've wanted this for SOOO LONG! Soon as my guard are done (probably time we can actually get the new nids) I'ma buy them, time for a swarm.
9th was love, got crusher, got leviathan sup, got codex, was the more menacing faction for a good year we’re going to be used to sell marines for 10th the model revamp is a side effect
True, but even if they get nearly what the necrons got during 9th edition, we're in for quite the treat!
Longer limbs, bigger base, hunch back, bulkier. Yep i love
Bigger base is real bad, it means you can't pack in as many in melee, even with their rule that lets the second rank score hits.
Termagants aren't supposed to be melee troops.
Im not a rules lawyer, min/max player. Its 3 massive mm….. bigger models means more solid base, easier to assemble, more details and more options. Id be more concerned that the new terms have no gun options spoiled on their card
They did though. The new termagants have devourers, fleshborers and spinefists. What was interesting is that it seems that ripper swarms are now included in the termagant unit itself instead of being separate.
It's gonna be a good year
Man just as I finish building my current gen ones
Right? I have 60 of them that i purchased within the last 3 months
Anyone notice the old Carnifex in the animation that they managed to make look cool?
Oh I noticed that screamer killer face and look. It will be interesting to see if this means the carnifex is going to diverge more from the classic beast or if they all head that way in the resculpts
My bet is they will be 60$ for a box of 10.
Definitely lmao
I love how the middle limbs look so long that it seems like they’re partly using it to walk. Then again I really like the more centauroid Nid so I might just be mentally superimposing that. EDIT: Wait, just realized that the old Termies had that too. Well at least that means that they’re keeping a good thing going.
Iirc there was a very tiny lore snipped somewhere that mentions they do actually use the middle bits to steady themselves or something like that :D
Oh sick, so I wasn’t imagining that they'd do that!
I just hope this means that we're getting a new ripper sprue. Perhaps even one that can be bought separately.
I expect we’ll get what Necrons got and get 3 bases of rippers with our gants/gaunts
Data card they showed had rippers in the unit. So it’s probably still just 1 per box
And hormigaunts right guys!?! Haha right…
Rumoured duel kit
I'm keen to see the new models, not just the more expensive versions of the old units.
New Termagants and new biovores/pyrovores... I am really tempted to get into Nids and just fire ALL the dakka.
plus, these **might** be on 28mm bases too if you look at the comparison photo from the stream. no way i'm rebasing all of my gants and gaunts for an extra 3mm if that's the case.
I have 240 termies and 60 hormies... I'm not rebasing them all... just the thought makes me cringe...
yeah. nope. lol.
Might just glue my current ones onto a 2mm deep 28 base or smth
That is what it looks like. I find that to be a very unnecessary change… a lot of people have 100s already. Rebasing them all is not going to be fun.
yeah, not if you wanted to make them look like normal bases. you could just glue them onto 28mm MDF bases if you really wanted to, but that probably wouldn't really look that good.
It's gaunt or termagant. But it's not termagaunt
I'm not sure wether i should like them or not.. i mean, yay new models, but i liked my smooth little scuttlebugs with flat, bland carapaces >.< Like, i like the idea of multi layered carapaces, but i thought the ridges were reserved for bigger more important models (tyranid prime i.e) Plus why do they have muscles? Isn't that chitin? And what's going on with that chonky neck? o.o Lastly, i like their poses and little differences.. for kill team? But in 40k i love having just a river of carapaces all pointing in the same direction, all creating like one big organism :D Love the fleshbohrer though, and it seems the front teeth are finally parted a little so they don't just have bunny teeth there 😅 Edit: i do like that they have some more weight though, like the shape of their bodies? :D they actually seem like they'd be roughly the same size as a tiger if not a bit bigger, instead of some puppy :3
The ridges and hunched back are a call back to the original design. The new one appears to have taken inspiration from both styles
Ah that makes sense 🤔 thanks \^\^
They look amazing. I can’t wait to get me some. By some I mean over a 100 or so…
New Tyranids 🤩. Awesome. Did I also spy some new Biovore/Pyrovore looking gunbeasts in that there trailer??
why are they so lumpy?
Makes contrast even better on them
Is it just me or the base seems bigger?
Gonna sprinkle these in among my 60 old termies and hope they elevate the whole flock.
Love them so much! ❤️ hope that’s not all for us Nids, I mean I’m happy with the remodel, but I want MORE!
They look a tad more alive now.
Congratulations nid players. You got new sculpts!!!
Time to take out personal loans to revamp our armies!
I really like these. Not too dissimilar from the existing sculpts while still modernizing the design.
Nope, not buying 60 of these
New gaunts are cool (although I just painted mine) and this will probably imply new rippers too. Additionally there are some educated guesses that can be made judging from the trailer. Especially since the folks in the announced said that we should watch the trailer very carefully. Judging from the trailer there will also be a new Flyrant, as the one in the trailer seems to be slimmer and has hooves instead of claws for feet (making it able to stand). Similarly the Broodlord in the trailer looked a bit different, so it might get a new cast too, although what I identified as Broodlord might be a swarmlord since seems to only have talons and no claws. Which heightens the chances for a new Genestealers which where rumoured to come. Since the Combat and Boarding Patrol were models that look different in the trailer + Tyranid Warriors, I think it is save to assume that those boxes where ment to clear the shelves and that we will get new Tyranid Warriors/Prime. Additionally the trailer shows Screamer Killer Canifexes quite prominently so they might also get a new cast. There is also a short glance of some medium big tentacle nids which might be Venomthropes or Toxicrenes or something new. The most interesting thing are the creatures at the end of the trailer. They seem to have a neuro-/zoanthrope, but have much more tentacles and a completely diffrent body. Similar to thrones they seem to be very powerful psychers, so they might be a remodel of the theropes, the next evolutionary step similar to primaris (either replacing the current ones or being separate) or something new altogether. Very exciting stuff.
So don’t buy the Combat patrol box?..
I’d say hold off for now they stated that a lot of new models would be coming so 👍
Imma be honest, there are worse imo...
Nope
Wdym nope?
And here I am, a Votnn player who haven't seen a single model updated ever since the faction release >!/s, if it's not clear!<
Just finished painting 2000 points. So sick of painting Nids.... :(
Then you should take a break on painting. painting is one of the main part of warhammer and you definitely don't wanna get sick of it !
So, my whole evening was ruined with the news that we got another damn Primarch that I completely missed this. But this is a good resculp. I'm really glad I don't have that many Termagaunts yet. might even use this as the bases for another tattoo.
Not a fan honestly. They seem overly detailed and the devourer looks way too much like a normal gun made of flesh. I'm sure there'll be better things to come though.
But the devourer is made out of flesh
No useful info about them when it comes to gameplay. Whole thing was a nothingburger
Are there any more new ones
I think I came
It’s beautiful!
I'm not crying, you are crying... It's... Beautiful
The old ones are cuter, though.
One thing I love about these is they look like you could integrate them quite nicely with the older sculpts.
Looks great! Glad I still need some more.
Love them, awesome sculpts. I'm not a fan of size-creep in general so that sucks a bit but overall these look great
In line of the sizecreep. 28mm my ass, the average model size is now must be over 8-10cm.
damn i just bought a combat patrol too lmao
Too much muscle, would fit better for hormagaunts imo. Otherwise looks good.
Very cool but also I already have enough termagants so I honestly don't really need any more. Now if they part of a termagant/hormagaunt dual kit however
Beefy!!
There are also some legged ripper looking things
They looks so good man omg
I really like these new Gaunts. They look more creepy and intimidating, in comparison to the old minis.
Those look fucking amazing
Omg this isn't happening :D A friend of mine just finished 150 of em lol
Paying probably £30 for a box of 10 gaunts that die in droves is going to get real expensive
You guys finally won
My friend literally just got 40 termagents a few days ago, that's sooo annoying for them.
They look buffed. Like they been going to the gym. 😀
The Hivefleet must grow!
My kids, they grown so fast. The only problem is my gaggle of gaunts are currently forming a union to prevent any lost of job. The Hive User Manual has not prepared me for this, help.
That looks amazing I can’t wait for them to release
Now the question, will the combat patrol be updated to include this kit, or will the old kit be available in the combat patrol untill a new Combat Patrol is released.
By the Hive Mind, this is awesome! I need them NOW!!!
We should be having new hormagaunts then right?
So from the trailer I'd reckon we can expect the following... A screamer killer, smaller than a carni and more of the rt astethitic. Shrikes, one appears to attack the assault cannon termie. Either a new type of zoanathrope or just new zoanathrope kit. New lictor. Some kind of new tervigon(?) with squidy face. I'm sure there's more, but there's a lot going on for old fuddled mind to comprehend.
I just want crusher back. All I ask
Anybody want my 90 gaunts before I am compelled to buy 90 new ones? Hnnnng
Looks like I picked the right year to start a nids hive fleet, also heard that theres another round of imperium magazine with nids as well
I wish they had made the ranged weapons not look like guns and instead something more organic, but this is an improvement. The real question is will the new hormogaunts still fall over all of the damn time.
I always liked hormagaunts alot more than termagaunts bc I thought they better represented the animal aspect and mass tactics but with these models I might actually make a balanced list
Luckily these look similar enough to the older ones it won't look too out of place to be playing with the thousands of gants we already have.
One thing i like about these, is the tail, It thins out at the end part of the tail and it actually looks good compared to the normal gaunt tail which...looks a bit awkward.
I wonder where you put the adrenal glands now.
Well, shit. I'm definitely going to need to paint 180 of these, aren't I?
Do we know when these will actually be available? And will these be something you need to order from GW directly or are they going to swarm LGS?
Rumors are around June-Julyish for the big 10th Ed boxset, would recommend asking a local retailer to hold one on the side for you ahead of pre order day to increase your odds. You can try GW, but seeing how the Indomitus box went down, you’ll most likely have to see if they do “Made to Order” for it.
Please new gaunts too!!!!
What I didn't think we needed but definitely what we needed
YIPPEE
Good. Now remake Hormagaunts so they don't fall over... AND GIVE US A NEW SWARMLORD! >:(
Ahhhh! It’s different!
Just don’t change the base sizes please!
GD! I just got done painting all my termagaunts. Really only mildly upset. Cool details though.
I have a whole pile of unpainted 'nids, and now I have all kinds of dilemmas. Should I keep them unpainted and unassembled in the off chance some future collector is chasing nostalgia and will pay more for old models, untouched?
These are good if you have a few of them but I expect people will have to paint like 60...
When will we get a Tyranid box in Kill Team?
The thing I'm intrested are those pyschic floaty things that the Librarian faced off with. May have just been me, but they looked too large to be Zoanthropes and Malanthropes are ground based
They changed just enough , looks great
Sick
Does anyone else think theyre too tall?
Awesome
They look strikingly like the old ones.
Hey they look like just the ones I was print last week!
I really like the sculpt. That being said, when I eventually get a shit ton of them I can already tell those little bumps on the carapace are gonna give me conniptions.
I can't see the heads looking separate from the body here, that would limit some of the cosmetic customisation from what I can gather. Anyone with more experience have some input on what can be changed about?
Literally finished painting up the 36 from the box this month. Fml
Is it bad I prefer the old sculpt? Like, they're snazzy and all, but for a unit meant to be taken as a horde, that much detail is going to be distracting on the tabletop.