Leviathan Gargoyle Datasheet; Your Tyranids

It seems the entire planet as been enthralled by the Hive Mind - Robin Cruddace has written a new Tyranid datasheet for you to use in your games of Apocalypse, and we've received dozens of emails from every corner of the globe featuring Tyranid conversions.

Here's a look at a few of my favourites:

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  Ian Brown modelled this Tervigon using a Carnifex and some other Tyranid plastic components. He cut the hooves off the Carnifex's rear legs and replaced them with scything talons, and used Carnifex scything talons to make the forelimbs. Ian inverted the tail section, gluing it on the other way round to get the tail to curl underneath the body. The sac underneath the Tervigon was made by combining a heavy venom cannon arm, a stranglethorn cannon arm and the spore cluster from a Genestealer kit. Ian then blended the pieces together with Green Stuff.

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  Another of Ian's conversions, this Swarmlord began as a standard Hive Tyrant to which Ian added two sets of scything talons taken from the Tyranid Monstrous Arms Bitz Pack. Ian made the boneswords by cutting the scything talons at the wrist and spun them 180 degrees and re-attached them. He then cut away the top section of the talons themselves and replaced them with pieces of plasticard.

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  Jes Bickham modelled this Tyranid Warrior Prime by adding a set of boneswords from the old plastic Tyranid Warriors to a current Tyranid Warrior. I can't help but feel sorry for anyone reaching for the tea and biscuits in Jes' house...

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  Martin Söderström converted this Zoanthrope into the Doom of Malantai. The upper pair of hands are from the new plastic Ravener frame while the lower pair are Genestealer claws. Martin extended the head using a piece from the Trygon kit and added spikes taken from the Carnifex kit.

We've also received a number of emails asking about a Tyranid FAQ and I thought this might be a good time to talk a little about the sorts of emails you should send to the whatsnewtoday email address. We set the address up for two reasons: because we love looking at cool hobby and to give you a chance to share your miniatures with the hobby community around the world. You should feel free to send us emails with pictures of your hobby or asking us questions about things you've seen in a particular blog post. However, questions about rules, working for Games Workshop or anything else we won't be able to answer - we're far to busy looking at all the pictures of great hobby you've sent us.

If you're interested in a career with Games Workshop then check out the Careers section of the website and direct any of your questions to the contact details listed there. And that brings me back to the subject of FAQs.

The Studio aims to publish an FAQ within a few months of a new codex or army book's release. The questions answered in our FAQs have been gathered from many sources. Some have been submitted by members of the public, others by representatives of the online gaming community and more still are the result of face to face meetings with players themselves. The Studio is always happy to consider more questions, and aim to update the FAQs as frequently as is possible.

If you have a particular rules question that you can't solve by talking it through with your gaming friends, then get in touch with the Studio by writing to:

Design Studio
Games Workshop
Willow Road
Lenton
Nottingham
NG7 2WS

Though please note that although each and every letter will be read, you may not receive a reply and your question might not appear as part of an FAQ document - as the name suggests, it really depends how frequently asked it is.

You'll find more information on FAQs and all of the current FAQ documents here.

Finally, remember that the staff of your local Hobby Centre are all enthusiastic hobbyists and will be more than happy to help answer your questions or chat about anything hobby related.