Metal Biovore?

[jbrown]

Hello Hive,
I have been trying to track down a few of the older metal Biovores. I have checked Ebay and Craigslist and they are hard to come by. I have also checked with all the local game shops in my area and I have had no luck. I didn't know if anyone could suggest any other places I could try. I am looking for 3 of them. New or used.

I am wanting the metal due to having horrible luck with Finecast. I didn't know if anyone could post about their experiences with the finecast Biovore and their opinion on it.

Thanks in advance!

JB

[tylertt]

Hey man, I have two of the finecast biovores currently.

Honestly of all the finecast I have got so far the biovores are the best ones. The only issue I had with them is just the front hands sometimes don't line up exactly on the base, but its nothing major or anything. Other then that I must say I am happy with the finecast biovores.

The spore mines however are kind of a paint. Some of the parts that slide into the bases have been really really deformed badly.

[forteh]

Which edition biovore? I recently won a couple of tyrant guards with a biovore on ebay, I already have three 2nd ed models (the one I prefer) so this one is spare - I only wanted the tyrant guard and tenner for all three is a bargain!

It's a 3rd edition and you can have it for postage costs, I'm in the UK but happy to bung it in a jiffy bag and post it anywhere, can also strip the paint if you want? If it's the 4th ed you're after then no worries

[jbrown]

Thanks for the replies.

Thanks Forteh for the offer. I am looking for the 4th Edition Biovores. I appreciate the offer though.

JB

[forteh]

No worries, the stepson has taken a liking to it so I shall probably paint it up so he has a 'monster' to take to the flgs when we visit - He is 3

[alamomelt]

The finecast Biovore I have was an ugly model. One half pulled out of the mold poorly, at least that's what I think happened. $45 for a poorly cast model is pretty please-do-not-swear. However, that's just the status of the hobby at this point.

[grarik]

Jun 8, 2013 4:10:30 GMT alamomelt said:

The finecast Biovore I have was an ugly model. One half pulled out of the mold poorly, at least that's what I think happened. $45 for a poorly cast model is pretty please-do-not-swear. However, that's just the status of the hobby at this point.

Contact GW about it, for all they're bad points, they do have pretty good customer service. From what I've heard they would likely send you a replacement model.

[Hyrrokin]

where in the world do you live? I have 3 metal ones, and actually i do not like metal models. its heavy, painting chips and brake apart easy. I know you can pin it but then i like better, to use some time on the finecast model. finecasr sometimes comes off bad, but i just buy them in stores and pick the good ones. end result is almost like plastic and takes only minor time to correct tiny holes. if you want we can swap my metal for finecast ones. I'm in denmark.

[alamomelt]

Jun 8, 2013 6:55:38 GMT grarik said:

Contact GW about it, for all they're bad points, they do have pretty good customer service. From what I've heard they would likely send you a replacement model.

I didn't realize how shoddy it was until I started painting, so figured whatever. But I have done this over a Zoanthrope and that's why I have 2 now instead of 1. The response was excellent. I even offered to send back the bad one but they didn't want it.

[grarik]

Jun 8, 2013 15:42:04 GMT alamomelt said:

I didn't realize how shoddy it was until I started painting, so figured whatever. But I have done this over a Zoanthrope and that's why I have 2 now instead of 1. The response was excellent. I even offered to send back the bad one but they didn't want it.

I'm dealing with something similar at the moment, ordered a model from GW, and australia post may have lost it somewhere between Sydney and here. Called up GW to confirm that they had mailed it, and they said that if I haven't received it by tuesday, call them again and they'll send me another one by express post, to make sure it actually arrives. Gotta like customer service that willingly covers for others mistakes

[gman25639]

Geeze, 2nd and 3rd ed biovores look ridiculous to me... tiny seemingly unsupportive arms and grossly exaggerated arms respectively. the n the gun is either too long or too stubby. the current one looks best in my opinion. i like finecast over metla cause the metal stuff is so darn heavy, and i have seen the paint chip off metal models super easily.

[forteh]

I like the 2nd ed biovore (rose tinted nostalgia and all that because I've had one since they were released). I swap the spindly legs for sytals off the genestealer sprue; cut the sharp end of the talon square and have them digging into the ground/base as an anchor.

I hate the 3rd ed with a passion, such an ugly model but then I feel the same about just about all of the 3rd end nids.