Genestealers sprue

[KrakenGenesi]

Hi guys,

Just a few quick questions:

1: What are those things that stick out of the bit that sticks into the base on the Genestealer model....just a little bit in front of where the Genestealers foot is?

2: What are those flowery/spore like things on the sprues? are they some sort of upgrade? or can they be used for something other than terrain?

Thanks,
Edd

[eldar88]

Is it the spore chimney looking bit, because back in 5th i just used them as objective markers, now in 6th with the new markers, they are preety much just terrain/ base decoration, and not needed at all, feel free to do what ever you like with them. (i've found them particularly handy for decorating MC bases)

[infornography]

I think they served a purpose in a prior edition, but now, just decorative bits. Feel free to stick them on MC bases and such.

[andy089]

Use them to define area as dangerous/difficult terrain.
Use them to make your home-built Mycetic Spore look nice.
Use them to make the base of any monstrous creature look neater.

Or just keep it in your bits box.


The little thing in front of the foot are their reproduction organs, that's why just some (the males) have them.
Not really. They are just niddy spike thingies that come off the ground - a small version of those Spore chimneys forge world used to sell.

[guns]

I think the purpose of them is to keep the plastic slot perpendicular during gluing.

[carnogaunt]

1: What are those things that stick out of the bit that sticks into the base on the Genestealer model....just a little bit in front of where the Genestealers foot is?

Some of them are just scenic rocks. Others are budding capillary towers, Tyranid "buildings" mentioned often in fluff. Guns is most likely correct on the reason for including them. In a similar fashion, Zoanthropes stand on them in order to elevate them from their bases, giving them the appearance of floating.

2: What are those flowery/spore like things on the sprues? are they some sort of upgrade? or can they be used for something other than terrain?

Games Workshop introduced the current Genestealer design in the 4th Edition starter set (Battle for Macragge). That particular starter set included a few terrain pieces which served various purposes in the Battle for Macragge campaign missions. When the new Genestealers were released as a stand-alone boxed set, GW decided to include copies of those terrain pieces on the Genestealer sprue. They have never served any official purpose in the main 40k game, but as others mentioned they make good scenery and objective markers.

[halos]

I use the tentacle-nest thingies to mark out which units have FnP from Catalyst/Endurance, makes it a bit easier to remember in the heat of things.

Alternatively you could paint them different colours and use them to mark which Psychic Powers your monsters have rolled.

[Koyori]

The tentacle-nest thingies as halos called em, are actualy VERY useful in 6th edition. I'm not sure if ANYONE aside from me did notice the rules mentions "TYRANID MINEFIELDS" and rules them as being "S3, Ap3, Template", so a few of those things are quite good for showing nid minefields.

[Threeshades]

Minefields? I clearly need to finish reading that rulebook (I kinda stopped half-wa through the terrain section, knowing that im not going to play soon anyway)

As for the tentacle stuff: Theres a variety of potential uses:
Base decoration, Terrain building material, Objective Markers, Wound markers, effect reminders (such as Catalyst or other psy powers), conversion material, Infestation to niddify a fortification model, fashionable earrings, an alternative currency for the post-apocalypse...

[killme304]

Aug 18, 2012 0:06:56 GMT Koyori said:

The tentacle-nest thingies as halos called em, are actualy VERY useful in 6th edition. I'm not sure if ANYONE aside from me did notice the rules mentions "TYRANID MINEFIELDS" and rules them as being "S3, Ap3, Template", so a few of those things are quite good for showing nid minefields.

What page? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[Koyori]

Aug 18, 2012 3:19:12 GMT killme304 said:

What page? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Its under "Creating Mission Special Rules" on page 366, at the section "Special Minefields". Also you should read page 368 which hast the "war zone traits", nothing like making all those pesky psychers halve their Ld for the rest of the game.