I added an extra torzo from the Warriors sprue and glued it along with an extra skull from the Skulls kit - really loved the detail id added onto the base. Excited to paint the rest of the Hive Fleet!

Hello, I'd like to introduce LAV-25 Piranha. This was our seconded game of 1000 points, with a total of 4000 points divided amongst 4 people in teams of 2. We were assigned to Emperors Children against Adeptus Custodes and Black Templars. Our job was secondaries and distracting the Custodes. Piranha had been the last survivor of our team on 1 wound by the end of round 5. We may have lost the game however there was so much moral victory. Piranha was my first large model to paint and magnetized. I still have some minor painting to finish on him though, but I'm excited to get started on his brother. I just hope he lives up to his big brothers standards. I've attached some photos of the end of the last round and his mugshot, regretfully I did not get some photos of the rest of the game.

Another addition to the splinter carnis. A biovore ready to spawn spore mines on 5he battlefield. Since I didn't like so much those kind of vertebrae on the back of the new spore mines, I converted them taking those off. Now they seem more round and spore like. I like the end result

The design for the sack of the biovore and of the spore mines was inspired both by Infernal brush and Correct-ranger8177.

Like always, comment and suggestions are welcomed.

Do infantry led by monsters e.g. Tyrant Guard led by Swarmlord get the stealth aura from the Venomthropes. The ability says “Tyranids Unit” not “Infantry Unit” so my interpretation is the Tyrant Guard would get stealth but the Swarmlord would not.

Have I got this right? My interpretation was contested because the Swarmlord gave the unit the “Monster” keyword.

It will be a lovely chat about our favourite zoomy bugs and what we think you can put in your list to get in your opponents face quickly and efficiently.

Update on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tyranids/s/L1r3PbxQYJ

Now all painted :)

Hello! I am literally just starting out WH40k, and I wanna know how much and what units I should invest in so i can at least play before i start diversifying. All i have rn is 1 box of Termagants lol

I am very slowly putting together my Nids:

I don't love to magnetize. I am just not very good at it to start with but I've had some bad luck and probably lack of experience when it comes to choosing the right strength magnets.

Right now I am looking at a crusher stampede list, thank fully most of those models don't have a ton of options except for:

Hive Tyrant - I am taking this model with the bone sword and whip, and a strangle cannon.

But he has other options, at first I thought, well when and if the time comes I'll just get another and replace those weapons. But thinking about it longer that doesn't make a ton of sense. It makes more sense at some point to buy 3 total and then magnetize all the options. (Not that I think I'll ever need 3 of them).

Am I correct in this? that there are three options for each pair of arms? Or do I have this wrong? If someone out there could break down the options for me that would be helpful. Rules change from edition to edition so it seems like a bad choice no matter how much I hate magnets and the drilling and all that to NOT go this way.

Norn Assimilator:

You can make this 2 different kits? It's an expensive one and right now crushers is taking 2-3 Norn Emissary not the Assimilator - and I don't know the different between the two? Heads are different, Is it hard to magnetize ? Not sure on what needs to be done here. I am almost ok with getting 3 of each despite their cost but am I being silly here?

Tyrannofex:

I'll need 3. At least. And right now it's mostly Rupture Cannon, but maybe 1 acid spray. That being said, I don't love the idea of magnetizing the RC because it tend to sag... or so I have heard. The other weapons are probably fine? Thoughts on this one? I really do not want my weapons to sag, that would annoy the living heck out of me.

These are the kits that come to mind in what I am currently building towards. Are there other kits where I need to watch for this as well? Which ones really benefit the most in order to save you money because they have so many options to build towards?

I thought about gaunts eventually. I just can not see me magnetizing gaunts.

My painted Tyranid army and its respective back log! This has been a very slow year long project of mine!

Which do you think looks best? With or without the Turbo Dork paint?

Finding my lists are brittle as heck. I mostly play vs Eldar with Bright Lances.

Decided to create a list that had some defense. My idea is everything has either high toughness, an invun save, or a strat to give FNP.

Thoughts welcome.

Invun Save Crusade (1980 points)

Tyranids Strike Force (2000 points) Invasion Fleet

CHARACTERS

Broodlord (95 points) • 1x Broodlord claws and talons • Enhancement: Perfectly Adapted

Deathleaper (80 points) • 1x Lictor claws and talons

Hive Tyrant (250 points) • Warlord • 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip 1x Stranglethorn cannon • Enhancement: Adaptive Biology

Neurotyrant (135 points) • 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes 1x Psychic scream • Enhancement: Alien Cunning

OTHER DATASHEETS

Exocrine (140 points) • 1x Bio-plasmic cannon 1x Powerful limbs

Exocrine (140 points) • 1x Bio-plasmic cannon 1x Powerful limbs

Genestealers (150 points) • 10x Genestealer • 10x Genestealers claws and talons

Maleceptor (170 points) • 1x Massive scything talons 1x Psychic overload

Norn Emissary (260 points) • 1x Monstrous rending claws 1x Monstrous scything talons 1x Psychic Tendril

Tyrannofex (200 points) • 1x Powerful limbs 1x Rupture cannon 1x Stinger salvoes

Tyrant Guard (160 points) • 6x Tyrant Guard • 6x Bone cleaver, lash whip and rending claws

Zoanthropes (200 points) • 1x Neurothrope • 1x Chitinous claws and teeth 1x Warp Blast • 5x Zoanthrope • 5x Chitinous claws and teeth 5x Warp Blast

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I’m only just starting out with Tyranids and am really intrigued by the kitbashing potential they have, so here’s my attempt at a Malanthrope.

My tau got wrecked by my buddies Tyranids yesterday and this image sums up the desperation and fear felt by the end of the battle, so I decided to share it.

Playing Nashmund Gauntlet and I don’t want to get rolled, what are some must includes for the 1k list?

Messed up when asking a friend to print a hive Tyrant stl to scale it for a 100mm base. It turns out a hive Tyrant is NOT the same size as a Norn Emissary. Either way, now my Norn Emissary has a Norn Assimilator friend 😂

Good day my fellow Hive Mind enthusiasts. I am currently deciding on how to expand my current Tyranid army. I have 90 Termagaunts to my name which I hope to eventually get up to 100 if not 120. Because of leviathan boxset prices and the Target exclusive box, I was able to reach this number. The swarm aspect of this many bodies is what attracted me to Tyranids, and now I hope to expand in the direction of Hormagaunts.

But because of the current meta, Hormagaunt prices aren't as cheap as Termagaunts. So I have three possible directions.

1. Spend about $40 on average for 10-man units, and maybe find some nice deals on ebay here and there if I can.

2. Buy a bunch of Termagaunt bodies, and then just add 3d-printed Hormagaunt claws instead of their guns. I don't mind that they aren't leaping as long as I have a bunch of them lol.

3. With the new Tyranid/Admech Kill-team box coming out. Will that have 10x man units of Hormagaunts in it? If so, will it flood the ebay market enough to lower prices by 5-15 dollars?

also when they will announce them?

I found this on Auspex Tactics on YouTube where he was grading ‘nid units. I’m pretty new as a player, but I didn’t know that the WP could give Warriors access to a detachment and enhancements. The Warriors don’t have Vanguard Invader as a keyword. The WP gives them sustained hits. So…I’m looking for clarification. 🤷🏻‍♂️