Forge world should make a mycetic spore

[tarrasque]

I would love to see Forgeworld make a pod for us, but I suspect that if they were going to, they would have by now. I think we're stuck waiting on a Games Workshop one.

Apr 14, 2012 15:30:06 GMT warischoy said:

I have asked gw staff about it and apparently they say it is not tourny or gw shop legal because they are a rival manufacturer.

^ This always annoys me. It's one thing if they're making models to represent things Games Workshop makes, but they don't make a Mycetic Spore! I would gladly buy few Games Workshop spores (even if I already owned 3rd party ones) but we just don't have that option yet. Sadly we probably have a fairly long wait since we did just get our Tervigon and Tyrannofex.

[DukeMantis]

Hi there new tyranid player here wondering about spores.

What are the actual GW regulations on spore sizes and models? Surely considering these models can be given guns and such that affect the actual game there must be some limitations or sanctions on how big they can be or what basing is required?

It seems a great deal of our stuff is either not even made yet or you have to spend a fortune for a oversized bulletmagnet version...

[Davor]

Apr 14, 2012 15:30:06 GMT warischoy said:

I have asked gw staff about it and apparently they say it is not tourny or gw shop legal because they are a rival manufacturer.

First off, when is GW care about tournies?

Second off, what would not be a rival manufacturer if it's not made from GW?

I second it Mega Blocks Plasma Eggs. I use them.

[bigpig]

Nic paint job nib.

The green on that maxmini one looks like a head of cabbage!

[killme304]

Holy necro-bump!

In the spirit of raining death upon foes, I also wish FW would make a spore if GW won't.

[Bot]

Jul 8, 2012 21:17:16 GMT DukeMantis said:

Hi there new tyranid player here wondering about spores.

What are the actual GW regulations on spore sizes and models? Surely considering these models can be given guns and such that affect the actual game there must be some limitations or sanctions on how big they can be or what basing is required?

It seems a great deal of our stuff is either not even made yet or you have to spend a fortune for a oversized bulletmagnet version...

There aren't any... Whatever that is, kind of GW regulations on spore sizes and models. For Mycetic spores, people use to put them on CD's. In the Tournies I've been at, no one have said anything against it, but if you are afraid that they will not get accepted, then talk with those who arrange the Tournaments in your area to get an idea of what you are allowed to do.

[Deathnid]

Yes.

[nalathani]

I'm actually happy with the fact that there isn't one. If they do make one it's going to cost what, like 35 or 40 dollars? I have lists that use 6 or 7 spores! The ones I'm using now are CD's with toilet paper rolls cut and glued to them, with spray foam put over the rolls, and ground wire for lash whips. All painted up, they're not too bad. Each one cost about 2 dollars in materials.

If they come out with a real model I'm looking at having to spend like 200 dollars or more on spores...not cool

[Aux]

Apr 14, 2012 22:32:11 GMT N.I.B. said:

Goddammit no, I've just painted 8 Mega Blok Plasma Hatchers for a tournament. I have no inclination doing it all over again.

lol'd loudly at work

[commandersasha]

Jul 9, 2012 1:25:43 GMT Davor said:

Apr 14, 2012 15:30:06 GMT warischoy said:

I have asked gw staff about it and apparently they say it is not tourny or gw shop legal because they are a rival manufacturer.

First off, when is GW care about tournies?

Throne Of Skulls is an official GW tourney, 3-4 times a year, it is referred to in the new rule book, so they're not entirely ignoring it..!
(I'm still bitter because my whole army is GW models, but they STILL wouldn't accept it, because it is a proxy army!)

[Rakuall]

Regarding size, there is no model, not even a baseline. 'Legally' you could get away with any size you want. For most players to accept it, I'd probably go with something that looks like a curled up Carnifex can fit inside. I imagine it would be about the size of an SM Drop Pod (appx. 7" high by 4.5" diameter, IIRC).

[guns]

Apr 14, 2012 16:22:34 GMT killercroc said:

I use little plastic pumpkins I got from Wal-Mart, $1 spore pods :3 U jelly GW?

LOL, sounds just like my solution. When it became apparent no Spore model was incoming I walked into a dollar store and bought four ceramic pears.

Basically these: i.ebayimg.com/t/Antique-Russia-Christmas-papier-mache-ornament-Pear-/24/!CF2mzt!Bmk~$(KGrHqF,!lsE1F2hur4BBNWYoY770!~~_3.JPG

[Doc Ruby]

I personally can't stand the Mega Blocks Plasma Eggs and people who use them without modifying them because they are way over sized and are just obnoxiously large on the table. Then they stand there and smile b/c they think their 1 foot tall painted red "Mega block" is an ingenious creation like no one has ever thought of that before.

Seriously an entire army could be granted a cover save behind just one of those things. They're about the size of a bastion.

In my book, create anything much larger than a tennis ball and your just pinning "Look at me and my ridiculous models!" on your chest.

[guns]

A tennis ball is a stupid and arbitrary standard. Mycetic Spores should be sized as close as possible to Space Marine Drop Pods.

[infornography]

Jul 11, 2012 0:06:29 GMT Doc Ruby said:

I personally can't stand the Mega Blocks Plasma Eggs and people who use them without modifying them because they are way over sized and are just obnoxiously large on the table. Then they stand there and smile b/c they think their 1 foot tall painted red "Mega block" is an ingenious creation like no one has ever thought of that before.

Seriously an entire army could be granted a cover save behind just one of those things. They're about the size of a bastion.

In my book, create anything much larger than a tennis ball and your just pinning "Look at me and my ridiculous models!" on your chest.

What are you talking about? Mine is almost exactly the same size as a space marine drop pod which is the only metric we have to go by on size.