Now that I've had a good look, I'm a bit disappointed. You?

[tripwire]

GW just put up the new tyranid items, and having seen them in detail, I'm a bit underwhelmed.

The haruspex/exocrine thing is kinda neat, but the exocrine build just looks like what the tyrannofex should have been. The new warrior kit doesn't look any different than the original (I've built 6 of those things, I can't see a difference in the sculpt) and while the discounted carnifex set is appreciated, the hive guard/tyrant guard box is insanely overpriced! ($70 for a kit that has no more plastic in it than the $50 warrior kit?!)

My big disappointment is the crone/harpy flyer thing. I worried about it when I saw the leaked photos, but hoped that it was a bad camera angle - the body is just too big for those wings. It doesn't look like it would fly, and it looks like a flying, spiked potato.

I'll probably grab the new haruspex/exocrine kit, and the 'fexes because I've never built any, but will probably pass on everything else.

-trip

[jesses]

Completely disagree, I freaking LOVE the flyers. I'm probably going to sculpt extensions onto the necks to make them more serpentine (I do it on my Tyrants as well) but all in all, love them.

[tarrasque]

Couldn't disagree more. The new models are gorgeous! I can't wait to paint them and check out the rules. Oh my poor credit card...

[Inquisitor Stingray]

I actually like the flyers more than expected. The inverted tail-carapace struck me as kind of off, but with new angles, I'm liking it a lot more. I actually did the new Warriors, yes they are similar looking, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The current ones were great on their own, but I appreciate finally getting an actual Prime model, as well as the more dynamic, hunched over pose. I think I like the Haruspex, but its beefiness does strike me as a bit excessive, especially compared to the scrawny Tervigon and Tyrannofex.

The Exocrine, however, is... Well. As have been pointed out, it does look like what the Tfex should have been, but now that I've seen it, I've actually come to like the Tfex a lot more.

[WestRider]

Warriors: Now have Boneswords, Lash Whips, and Rending Claws on the sprue, along with bits for a Prime. Plus, the kit needed a recut anyhow, the Mold Lines were getting out of control. Looks like the Barbed Strangler and Venom Cannon bits got an update, too.

Hive/Tyrant Guard: Being able to flip back and forth like this, I'm increasingly sure those are on 50mm Bases, not 40mm, which means they've actually got a fair bit more plastic on those 3 Sprues than the Warriors do. Plus, a lot of those parts are way chunkier than most of the Warrior parts. Finally, GW does tend to charge more for things in Elites or HQ than Troops.

Haruspex/Exocrine: Sounds like you're actually disappointed in the T-Fex sculpt, and blaming it on the new kit.

Harpy/Crone: I would rather have had something with a more slender body, but I don't want wings any bigger than those. Hauling Nid MCs around is enough of a pain as it is. Sometimes concessions have to be made to useability.

[Deathnid]

[mobugs]

Here is what I plan to order the minute my distributor puts up the pre-order items.

Harpy/Crone x4
Haruspex/Exocrine x3
Guard/Tyrant x3
Fex Brood x2

- A lot of the pics do make the Harpy look a little big in the body, but if you look from the top it doesn't seem bad. I think it's the weapon feeds that make the body look bigger.

- Exocrine I like this model and look forward to magnetizing them to use as either build

- Guards look pretty cool to me, I've got 4/3 of the models right now this will give me flexibility in my builds

- The warrior kit look exactly the same as before. Until I know more about warriors and if I'll actually be fielding any, the 6 I have now will do.

- I don't have any of the plastic fex's, so I'll get these to build out some different options to go with my 5 metal fex

[Davor]

I have to disagree and agree with you Tripwire. I was worried, that the Warriors would become worse. I am glad they basically kept them the same. As was said, we get extra bitz with them now and can make the Tyranid Prime.

I am not to thrilled with the flyers and other Monstrous Creatures, but they are slowly growing on me now. As for the prices, some are extremely pricey, while others, I am SHOCKED we are getting discounts.

[revx]

i don't understand complaining about the hive/tyrant guard kit price when they dropped about $4.25 in price and now come with all the weapons options they should have had before.

the warrior kit has all the extra weapons and the prime bits, that's all that was missing from before. no need to re-sculpt an already great model. they will probably use the primes bits to sell warriors this codex, then fix them next codex to keep them selling again.

otherwise i like all the new models.

[greyseer]

I think I may put a Trygon head on the flyers, but other than that, I like 'em.

And I'm giddy with excitement for what I can potentially do with the Haruspex kit.

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[tylertt]

Yeah this release is pretty solid. $70.00 for Hive Guard/Tyrant Guard, well wouldn't you say it beats paying $25.00 for one model WITHOUT options?

For the Harpy/Crone, how would you know if it could fly or not? We are playing in a universe where space aliens invade a planet and consume all life while being controlled by a all seeing mind. For all we know if has some aerodynamic bio feature.

And we honestly don't know the stats of the Tfex or Exocrine, so unless you got your codex early, I don't think we can complain about anything honestly. I'm glad we got a release at all, plus some solid new kits. We may not have the biggest MCs but at least GW gave us true variety between our nice MCs.

[mobugs]

I also like that the descriptions say A LOT of the body and legs and what not will be the same for the models.. its going to make things a lot easier for me when magnetizing to switch between model builds

[thewarsmith]

I still want to see the Crone/Harpy in person to pass final verdict, but it is growing on me. Everything else seems just right.

[roughjnick]

Jan 4, 2014 1:20:51 GMT tripwire said:

My big disappointment is the crone/harpy flyer thing. I worried about it when I saw the leaked photos, but hoped that it was a bad camera angle - the body is just too big for those wings. It doesn't look like it would fly, and it looks like a flying, spiked potato.

Yeah I'm with you on this actually trip. I have my own converted Harpy amd I much prefer the look of it in terms of general shape. It's not the details of the model that are a problem it's the overall impression of a heavy ungainly body that worries me. The Crone is slightly better - I think I might end up getting a kit to build as a crone anyway - but the harpy looks so out of balance. I know that sounds weird as they have the same body but the crone has an extended tailpiece and no big guns at the front which just slightly improves the apparent weight distribution. I just have a hard time imagining the harpy  "fly with a deftness and agility unattainable by even the most sophisticated fighter-craft." as per the description. It actually looks like it would nosedive into the ground rather than glide gracefully through the air.

I suppose it's no worse than a lot of the space marine flyers though. Most of those look like they have the aerodynamics of flying shoeboxes

[Deleted]

Its shaped for how it survives....any sucessfull hit and it falls out the sky on a 1, 2 or 3 lmao!