Carnifex

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:51 pm

http://uk.games-workshop.com/tyranids/carnifex/1/

wow that carnifex looks awesome what do u think (cant wait to get one)

:lol:

Zakath the slaughterer · Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:00 pm

Aawww... Looks nice indeed... That convinced me my 'Nids need a Carnifex or two

It's not perfect (it brings gorillas to my mind

) but it's like dozen times better than the last one which actually looked bad!

Oi and BTW, thanks for the picture!

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:05 pm

i dont like the newe tyrant gaurd though

Zakath the slaughterer · Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:11 pm

Agreed. I dislike the new models in general (every one else praises 'em

) I do likeCarnifex. Tyrants do not look too brilliant either - it's more a jellyfish/octopus than a fearsome killingmachine with chitionous armour and scary big talons

I'll go for the old model

Same thing for the new Zoanthrope too, it is a bit TOO bulbous and such. It looks like it could get killed by a dart thrown to it

Pmpn8ez · Post by **Pmpn8ez** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:40 pm

I really dislike the one with the devourers. At least it's not smiling like a big dumb hippo and at least it's not a box with 4 tentacles coming out (like the two previous ones). The venom cannon one doesn't look so bad, but they are the same model so I think it's just that the really tiny weapons look stupid on such a big guy. The new codex looks really good too... I may just have to save some of that Woodie money for 'Nids instead (especially since they're not a power armor army- yay!

).

Arquinsiel · Post by **Arquinsiel** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:48 pm

http://uk.games-workshop.com/download/p ... es/bl7.jpg

All hail CTHULU-NID!

Pmpn8ez · Post by **Pmpn8ez** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:57 pm

What is that thing Arq? Is it just a concept sketch of a Carnifex or is it something else?

Arquinsiel · Post by **Arquinsiel** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:25 pm

Brood beast apparently. I think it looks like Cthulu though, hence CTHULU-NID

Jhaelrnya · Post by **Jhaelrnya** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:18 am

I really am growing to dislike all nid models. I had a commision army (which the guy backed out of, the dirty rat) so recently came into possession of about 3k worth of the blighters. The new ones don't tickle my fancy at all. Granted, they are vastly detailed, shoing great sculpting ability and skill/imagination, but honestly, I really don't like them. The carnifex in particular-what's with the bent over appearance? Looks like he needs a good chiropractor.

Mornar shethurith · Post by **Mornar shethurith** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:26 pm

Wow, that rocks! Its pose is much more dynamic than the last one...but whats up with those little crab claws? Though, the scything talons in the different picture look great.

I must be behind the times, cause I've never seen that new genestealer next to it either.

Dearchon · Post by **Dearchon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:46 pm

personally i like the new model, especially being a plastic sprue with so many options! far better than the last model, which royally sucked, tho i still love the original carny! the optional heads for the new genestealers look like dr zoyberg from futerama, not sure whats up witht atht, tho they dont look too bad, depends what the droolings for i guess, as for the tyrant guard, the new models arnt amazing, but imho they're vastly superior to the last models! the limited edition lictor also looks amazing!

Psychologic · Post by **Psychologic** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:51 pm

It looks really cool. Now I'm considering to collect Tyranids force instead of a Raven Guard force... The carapaces just look awesome.

_SJ

Dearchon · Post by **Dearchon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:55 pm

should definately collect nids over space marines, as imho space marines are s***

Shaldekon · Post by **Shaldekon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:58 pm

I quite dislike the new Carnifex... It looks like my sister way too much !razz! :roll:

But seriously IMHO its too crouched.

Darkprincess · Post by **Darkprincess** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:05 pm

I like the new carnifex a hell of a lot more than the previous version. Sadly I don't play 40K - so I need somebody to come up with a good and fluffy reason to use nid minis in fantasy

The detail on these new nid models is just amazing - pity they don't put the same effort into their other stuff...

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:09 pm

It's a great figure... but Holy c#*&p the tyrant guard is ugly.
The genestealers are good. The Hive tyrant is good, but haven't really decided yet whether it's better than the previous.
The lictor is not as good as the previous one. The zoanthrope is great, though not very different from the current one(although much more detalied).

Psychologic · Post by **Psychologic** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:15 pm

Sadly I don't play 40K - so I need somebody to come up with a good and fluffy reason to use nid minis in fantasy

Big and huge NURGLE monsters! OR: Mutated Chaos worshipping Empire humans!

But, I don't think there are good 'n fluffy reason for them.

_SJ

Darkprincess · Post by **Darkprincess** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:19 pm

Silver_Jaden wrote:But, I don't think there are good 'n fluffy reason for them.

Yeah I already used 'nid bits to convert chaos spawns and similar stuff, but it'd be stretching it to field a carnifex I think.

That'd be one hell of a big spawn :shock:

Dearchon · Post by **Dearchon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:23 pm

could you make a new army list for them, bring them in as a new unknown race from australia!

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:24 pm

Why not make the carnifex a chaos spawn? It could work... or as a deamon of something... *thinking*

Malius · Post by **Malius** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:25 pm

well i like all the variations of the carnifex you can now have (although the tusked one looks goofy) and the the fact that it is now a plastic sprue is great...im forever regluing my current big nids....

Darkprincess · Post by **Darkprincess** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:47 pm

DEArchon wrote:could you make a new army list for them, bring them in as a new unknown race from australia!

Hmmm - not a bad idea actually (although with all the other army lists I'm surrently working on I wouldn't hold my breath - Cathay, Southlands Tribes and a revised Chaos Dwarfs list are all in the works at the moment...)

(I was thinking about writing an Araby list too, but since skandalix has alreadsy made such a good one I'll get on with the other stuff first...)

@LordBelial: yeah all the nids will work creat as chaos spawns and other monstrosities, but a lot of them are a bit too big to use as anything other than a great monster. (Some of the bigger ones would make an interesting alternative to a dragon though - can you imagine Malekith riding a Carnifex ?)

Or what about the smaller ones (perhaps something like the gaunts) in place of cold ones - that might be a useful possibility if GW ever dump those stupid scaly dog things on us instead of our proper cold ones which at least look like the artwork...

Dearchon · Post by **Dearchon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:58 pm

hormagaunts as cold ones! could be worth trying . . . i've got a few hormaguants flying round, and i'm getting some CoK in a couple of weeks, i mite paint up the horagaunt and a cold one rider, and temporarily pin them together, see what it looks like, i'll have to let you know how it goes

Zakath the slaughterer · Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:16 pm

@DP: What about War Hydra? Carnifex would look good as a Hydra, wouldn't it?

Pmpn8ez · Post by **Pmpn8ez** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:35 am

I think it's a bit too fat to be a war hydra; it would look really wierd with such a long, slim base for a monster with wide girth and very little length. The head could be nice for converting, though.