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Post by Nick P on Apr 9, 2014 7:31:05 GMT -6
Yeah I've heard some rumors that the new nid IA book is going to compile a lot of the stuff from the Anphelon Project and IA updates, as well as provide more up-to-date rules for the nid creatures based on 6th edition/6th edition Nid book, as well as add in a few more gribblies for us to work with (fingers crossed for a norn queen...OMG)
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Apr 9, 2014 7:48:24 GMT -6
God, wouldn't a Norn Queen take up half a table? Or you could play a game on top of a Norn Queen. You see the Forgeworld Open Day pics?
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Post by Nick P on Apr 9, 2014 8:02:11 GMT -6
Or you could play a game on top of a Norn Queen. You see the Forgeworld Open Day pics? Wha Wha Wha Whaaaa? No I missed those! I've always thought a bio-table would be great, like you're playing a boarding action on a tyranid hive ship with never ending waves of gribblies from the birthing chambers, until the imperial side can destroy the brain of the ship...
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Apr 9, 2014 8:09:29 GMT -6
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Post by Nick P on Apr 9, 2014 9:12:01 GMT -6
Holy amazing - that thing looks great! Not sure about the t-rex scything talons, but if it has two pairs and it counts as 4 pairs of CCWs for +2 attacks...I'm in!
Looks like its heavy duty...some kind of siege beast I'd guess, with those giant flesh hooks exploding out of its chest.
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Post by Nick P on Apr 9, 2014 12:39:25 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 13:39:32 GMT -6
Just a thought Nick, instead of a dowel rod in the middle you could do a stream of saliva/tyranid-goop/venom from its mouth with water effects or hot glue with a thin metal rod in the middle. You can find some sweet tutorials for it online. That might look less out of place and also give you the added support to hold it up. Also, you could use destroyed building/tank under it to and some support.
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Post by Nick P on Apr 9, 2014 14:24:25 GMT -6
Yeah I mean the way its constructed, the pressure is all on the leg joints - front and back - so putting a rod towards the head wouldn't release much of that pressure, which is the aim.
Putting a dowel or strong wire in the center of gravity, completely removing the need for the legs to even touch the table top (by a mm or so), would be ideal - but again, I'd either have to find a way to disguise it (buildings, spore chimney, wreckage, etc) or just be ok with the fact that the model would have a big black support in the middle.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Apr 9, 2014 21:25:26 GMT -6
Forest base, make it a tree. (Nick's mind) In fairness, the IA book doesn't even have a Heirophant entry, it's *only* a page of upgrades. But yeah. Apocalypse. What. And here's hoping we get that update soon. I mixed some more of my middle-color brown and made my tervigon slightly more pretty today. Maybe I'll continue the trend tomorrow. WHO KNOWS.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 23, 2014 11:33:50 GMT -6
Alright dudes, after several games of 7th with the Nids, I've changed my Apoc list. For the big 14,000 point battle with Chris' UltraWieners, I'll be bringing:
The Swarm Lord, 3x Tyrant Guard 2x Hive Tyrants, Wings, Lashwhip/Bonesword, Toxin Sacs, Electroshock grubs, regen 3x Hive Tyratns, Wings, 2x TL Devourers, Electroshock grubs, regen
4x 3 Hive Guard, Impaler Cannons 3x 3 Zoanthropes 2x 3 Venomthropes
3x Tervigons, electroshock grubs, regen 3x 30 Termagants - 15 devourers, 15 fleshborers 3x 30 hormagaunts 2x 6 Warriors, rending claws, scything talons, adrenal glands 3x 6 Warriors, deathspitters, scything talons 2x 18 Genestealers, scything talons, Broodlord
3x crones 3x harpies, heavy venom cannons
3x 3 Carnifex, 2x TL devourers 2x 2 StoneCrusher Carnifex, adrenal glands, regen 3x Exocrine, regen 2x Trygon Prime, toxin sacs, regen Mawloc
2x Heirophant - transport option, skyfire option 4x Barbed Heirodule
Total Points: 15,000. Plus, through Yoymart, ebay, and other back channels, the 10,000 points that I don't own yet will only cost me around $1,100 which is a steal. Now to actually get painting...WOOF
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Post by Joelercoaster on Jul 23, 2014 11:58:31 GMT -6
Gorrammit Nick, This is apocalypse!! Give those warriors Deathspitters. Or better yet, since you don't have points for that, give each brood a barbed strangler. 14000 on teh nose!!!!
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Jul 23, 2014 12:52:29 GMT -6
And pull the TS off the Mawloc, you should just be burying and popping all game forever.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 23, 2014 15:57:54 GMT -6
I mean shit man, might as well just put upgrades on everything - chris can meet whatever points value I throw down. Regen for all heavies.....GO
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Post by Joelercoaster on Jul 23, 2014 19:12:45 GMT -6
I support Regen on everything. There will be so many D weapons doing multiple wounds and leaving beasties half-dead that it will actually come into play.
Thumbs up for the 20-minute Regeneration Phase!!!
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Post by Nick P on Jul 24, 2014 7:50:27 GMT -6
And I have to check out IA 4 too - from what I understand, the first version had upgrades for the Apoc units as well...if I can get Regen on my hairophants, that would be amazing. Plus I think there was an upgrade that let you use the heirophant as an assault vehicle with room for 20 infantry...GENESTEALERS ARE USEFUL AGAIN
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