The Great Devourer: Designers’ Notes

THE SHORT VERSION

Sam Dinwiddy, Jes Goodwin and Mark Harrison explain the visual rules that make very different Tyranids belong to one range. Six limbs, hoof-like feet, organic weapons, overlapping armour and heat-dissipating vents create a consistent anatomy, while each organism’s battlefield purpose determines its special adaptations. A history of the miniatures shows how this vocabulary developed from the first alien creature through the current invasion.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 495, pp. 92–105.

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