New Zoanthrope/venomthrope kit

[raatha]

Had a quick obvious epiphiny moment while staring at my new zoanthrope sprues.


If you magnetize the tail section to the thorax section, you can build both kits and swap them out easily for whichever model you want to use for your current list easily.  

one of the two would be missing the back carapace vents, but whatever!  





Secondary thing:   what is everyone doing with the leftover tentacles from venomthrope sprues when you made new Zoanthropes?  Seems like a treasure trove of lash whips and gribbly maw bits and "natures bane" terrain pieces.

[detharmonic]

The Lash whips and venomthrope carapace will make great mucoloids with a little bit of green stuff. I'll be attempting that eventually.

[raatha]

see, i thought the Exact same thing.

[tripwire]

I bought a second set of lower bodies on eBay to build both kits permanently.

[PlanB]

That's a good idea for the mucoloids. Wish they just sold them in a kit, I want to try out a few squads of 3.

[darthplagis]

Will these not do? £19 for 3

www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tyranids/MIEOTIC-SPORE-SACKS.html

[mattblowers]

Feb 8, 2015 18:04:58 GMT tripwire said:

I bought a second set of lower bodies on eBay to build both kits permanently.

I used some leftover warrior tails. Looks pretty good. I only built 1 more though. Will I ever need more than 3 venoms?

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Feb 10, 2015 12:31:58 GMT darthplagis said:

Will these not do? £19 for 3

www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tyranids/MIEOTIC-SPORE-SACKS.html

Those are a little bigger if I'm not mistaken. 

And they do have their own rules, but would make a decent proxy. 

[darthplagis]

Yeah, i figured they had rules, but they seem so similar... Are they really that much bigger though? Its only really the 'floating' height that gives it size.

After a little. Googling,  it seems they are just DS spore mine delivery......  Meh 30pts wasted.....  Mucloid away  

[eskimo]

There is a thread with pics comparing thosr two models. I don't recall where it is though. Sorry not much help i know, but a little digging might help those who wanted to do the proxy/ conversion.

[darthplagis]

The plastics are bigger, as seen in the comparison thread, i honestly cant see why anyone would argue unless you are using the FW book with your nids, there is no confusion then.
thetyranidhive.proboards.com/thread/48171/pods-huge

[glitchrr36]

I really want one of these. I also have the sticktac to build it without gluing so i can prime then glue.

[eskimo]

Tbf i doubt anyone would even notice and it come up in a game where the spore is out of LOS anyway.

Well done on finding the thread, i hadn't a clue where it was!

Also as mentioned in that thread, a simple base change would boost it a bit.