can't decide

[Jack Shrapnel]

Need to make a better Tyranid prime model...

GW didn't see fit to make me one... can't decide for my base to be either:

www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1460215a

(deathleaper - arms would not be on, would be magnetized for whip/sword and other options)

or the red terror:

www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440299a&prodId=prod1460223a

Advantage of deathleaper model as base = cheaper, more of a standing pose, terror looks closer to a ravenor

Advantage of red terror = cool old school model.. and there's no red terror currently in the dex, so won't be confused for a lictor.. wish it wasn't so pricey though

[fritzthedwarf]

Well Deathleaper is one of my favourite nid models. If you mean using the deathleaper body with main arms removed and using a warrior head (as opposed to the feeder tendril head) than that might look good. If you use the deathleaper head it will look like an odd lictor with other weapon options.

I'm not a fan of the Red Terror model. It is from the early days when nids looked more comical than terrifying IMO. And since the red terror is a ravener it has the wrong type of body.

I'm looking at a warrior model beside my lictor and deathleaper. They're all the same height. The deathleaper and lictor look almost the same (especially if you will remove the long arms). It might be cheaper to get a lictor (plus the lictor comes with a set of rending claws which are limited in a box of warriors (1 set for 3 models).

[Jack Shrapnel]

deathleaper is $15 cheaper than a lictor....

yeah... I know....

was thinking just not putting the arms on and therefore using the legs, torso and head of deathleaper....

[danydaigle24]

Yeah Deathleaper will be nice for sure! Cant wait for saturday to pick the new models!

[trevor]

i woulden't go with the red terror i had one when i played nids they are difficult to assemble. i think it comes in 9 or 10 peices which basicly all need to be pinned. and there is not alot of meat to put pins into it. think i went threw twice with the dremal. but if its in fin cast now u might be able to get away with just glueing it. i used mine as a hive tyrant and it was noticably small realy nice looking min though.