The new Winged Tyranid Prime really isn’t doing it for us, as we want the 10th Edition Tyranids rework for Warhammer 40k to be amazing!
First, we’re not saying the model is something terrible, but again, the rework for Tyranids has been a seriously long time coming, and when you rework such a classic line of models, you want something over the top. Honestly, it feels like they tried to compress this and actually stole a classic pose of another one of their models, which doesn’t seem to work for Nids.
The New Winged Tyranid Prime Really Isn’t Doing it For Us…
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Again, the model isn’t flawed; it’s just not exciting, especially when you compare it to the teaser video!
Honestly, what’s better? A big dynamic winged terror or a scrunched-up model?
Just imagine if the Prime was posed like this and possibly ripping a Terminator in half. It would look so imposing on the tabletop and strike fear into those puny Space Marines! Maybe, it could all come down to gameplay, and this pose’s profile would just be way too crazy on the actual tabletop.
We get it. However, the new Prime looks more like some previous models than one for the Tyranids if you ask us…
Did Games Workshop copy these two models’ homework to get this design? The Flayers’ wings aren’t too exciting, and the Maw-Krusha somehow looks to have the same face and oddly similar pose! If you ask us, the new Winged Prime really has the feel of an older model and is not nearly as dynamic as all the other new previews for 10th Edition.
Especially when looking at these older sculpts, it has an oddly similar feel.
While this might actually help with gameplay, as it gives the model a smaller profile, maybe Games Workshop just wanted it to be a specific size for a reason. Regardless we were hoping for something more like the teaser video on the tabletop!
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
