possible bargain : help needed

[mister K]

Hi guys

When sweeping the net for bargains i came across some potentially interesting tyranid stuff at an auction website similar to ebay. Among other stuff, the guy is offering 2 carnifex models for 20 euro's. Considering the fact that carnifexes sell at a retail price of approximatly 50 euro's (depending on the store of course) this appears to be quite the bargain. The painting on the models is nothing short of hideous which might account for the modest price tag, nothing a proper chemical treatment can't cure though. Also, the models appear to assembled with glue and may not come with spare parts (negating the use of interchangable parts through magnetization). Still I'm not sure wheather or not to buy.. simply because I'm new to the hobby and lack the finesse to make any reliably evaluation.

Could anyone help me in identifying the carnifexes in terms of game edition/generation? As they are plastic models i know they are post 3rd edition but thats all I've got.


Also, what about these warrior brood? 9 models for 20 euro's (GW price: 47 euro's for a unit of 3 models)




thanks in advance!

[Deleted]

Nice find, to answer your questions though all those models are from the latest, or rather current, codex edition. In the future you could compare them to the ones on the GW website.

Here is what an old carnifex looks like 2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bowgsv04NAY/SsopYoHbqrI/AAAAAAAADgo/-8Xcw4jTh-4/s1600-h/OF1.jpg

and the warriors 4.bp.blogspot.com/-hn6xcpcodTs/T7FGbBCgxsI/AAAAAAAABco/1m6D8MnSYK8/s400/IMG_3720.jpg


Funny how different they can change over time. Just keep in mind that these models may be subject to change again within a year or so with all the new codex rumors and what not.

-Zack R

[mister K]

Thanks for the reply!

I did try to identify it using the GW catalogue as a reference. The problem is that the Carnifex appears to be a highly versatile model with loads of configuration options. Also I don't quite know how many different generations of models the canifex series has had to date. It appears that the model has not changed since the 4th edition codex?

I'm a total noob to the game so my understanding of how the game evolves is limited.

gr