Tyranids 1500

[slawter]

Theres a tournament coming to my LGS soon and I'd like some thoughts on the list I'm bringing. No one near me really brings 'hard' or 'net' lists...yet. Anyways, thoughts?

HQ:
Tyranid Prime
Bonesword and Lashwhip, Toxin Sacs, Regeneration

Elites:
2 Hive Guard

7 Ymgarl Genestealers

Troops:
3 Tyranid Warriors
Barbed Strangler

14 Termagants

Tervigon
Crushing Claws, Onslaught, Catalyst, Toxin Sacs

25 Hormogaunts

Fast Attack:
15 Gargoyles

Heavy Support:
2 Carnifex
Scything Talons, Toxin Sacs, Frag Spines

3 Biovores

So I tried to pick a well balanced, yet relatively quick army with a solid hammer. My plan is to stick the Prime with the Fex and use the gargoyles as bubblewrap meatshields. And the other 'wave' would consist of the hormogaunts, tervigon and termagants and hive guard. I would stick the biovores somewhere safe while reserving the Warriors for last minute objective grabbing who can also provide synapse to the biovores so they can stay out of sight.
Also 'ignore the fliers' is the best I can come up with for a plan as Tyranids have no 'reliable' anti-air (no hive tyrants don't count, they die so easy). I have had reasonable success in using the enemies quad guns against a flier's rear moderately well but also the fact that most of the time I'm able to force the flier to hover by covering the board or spawning gaunts in the right place.
Anyways what are your thoughts on this list?

[FTGTEvan]

Haven't done the math, but you don't list Hormagaunts, though you mention them. Also, not sure how you use your opponent's quad guns since your bugs can't use them, but that's a side point.

In general I like the list. It will struggle against flyers, which you already acknowledged, and some competitive builds, but could be fun. I like it because it's not cookie-cutter. Can't really think of any tweaks I would suggest right now, so I'll wish you good luck. Let us know how it goes.

[slawter]

I don't know how I missed putting the hormogaunts in the post. But I fixed it. Also I thought that bugs just couldn't use things like heavy bolters on a bastion but if you purchased a weapon (like a quad gun) you could use it. This is what I was told, but please correct me if I was told wrong

[FTGTEvan]

I'm pretty sure in the FAQ 'nids can't use weapon emplacements or emplaced weapons.