10th edition missing bugs

[hivefleettty]

So I guess dimachaerons are gone and so are stone crusher carnifex??... Trygon prime, and Tyranid prime not a big deal

[hivefleettty]

I know forgeworld announced not making certain models

Dimachaeron
Malanthropes

Earlier this year

Stone crushers still had a data sheet last edition and those models haven't been made in quite a while.


Anyone have any news on of dimachaerons are coming back or do I have 2 pointless models now

[autoxidation]

They have been moved to legends, so they aren't coming back. It's possible they might be comparable to one of the new things we get when the codex drops and you can use it for that, but that is pure speculation.

[hivefleettty]

That's sad dimachaeron was a fan favorite and used constantly. They took away one of the best big bugs. Forgeworld article on official Warhammer website said

"Certain Forge World products have already left the range – but people who own them will still get to use them with updated Legends rules."


So hopefully data sheets stay balanced

[riverzora]

It is remarkable that the two kits of ours which were shadow discontinued were our two most popular (Dimachaeron and Malanthrope). Half expecting them to get new plastic kits.

[No One]

I'd guess either going to plastic, or like shrikes and the mould got worn out/destroyed and they just can't produce anymore. I'd assume the latter over the former: don't get your hopes up.

hivefleettty said:

So hopefully data sheets stay balanced

Sort of the point of legends that they don't bother with that, so very optimistic.

[riverzora]

Jul 3, 2023 0:56:38 GMT No One said:

I'd guess either going to plastic, or like shrikes and the mould got worn out/destroyed and they just can't produce anymore. I'd assume the latter over the former: don't get your hopes up.

Yes, but they were our two most recent FW kits. There was no reason not to refresh the moulds like they do again and again for other kits - including the bio-titans that survived the cull. Getting rid of those two but keeping the Hierodules is such a bizarre decision - the Hierodules are second edition kits, for goodness' sake. They're smaller than the Tyrannofex. And they still have the back spines of the old original metal Hive Tyrant.

Losing the Malanthrope (our most popular FW kit) and Dimachaeron (our tallest FW kit, not counting the Hierophant) is odd considering the reasoning given for shrinking the FW range was to focus on the popular and big kits.

[autoxidation]

Just to nitpick, but the Harridan and Hierodules are 3rd edition kits, introduced in 2002 with the Imperial Armour Update 2002 book.

[riverzora]

Jul 3, 2023 15:44:31 GMT autoxidation said:

Just to nitpick, but the Harridan and Hierodules are 3rd edition kits, introduced in 2002 with the Imperial Armour Update 2002 book.

Oh in terms of release date sure - in terms of design aesthetic, and when they were sculpted - fully straddling the editions. 3rd style scything talons. Second style back ridges.

[gman25639]

Judging by the apparent scale, it wouldn't surprise me if Dima becomes a dual plastic kit with Norn Emissary. Trygon got a similar treatment way back when. Here's hoping Neurothrope, Tryanid Prime, Trygon Prime and Neurogaunt Nodebeast get separate statlines in the full Codex.

[infornography]

I want the Tyranid prime to be a relatively cheap character again. And with some flexibility in units it can attach to. Since the winged prime can join gargs, it would be awesome if the ground based prime could join gants and gaunts.
I would love for example to have a prime toting a barbed strangler join some barbies providing both synapse and additional ranged blast firepower.

I am okay with the Neurothrope joining the zoey squad, though yeah, getting a slightly different statline would be nice. I am less okay with the Tyranid Prime basically vanishing only to be replaced by his winged cousin.