It really feels like if a digital artist was told to redesign tyranids and change everything but not too much just a bit, for me they have a weird uncanny valley effect were they try to be tyranid-er than a regular tyranid. I am all with you on this one (specially with the Aos style of modelling)
1. is the norn assimilator a black sheep? the norn assimilator didn't show up in its own trailer and final round-up trailer, its name is not on the trailer title. I think the norn emissary is awesome, I get Godzilla/Ultraman Kaiju vibes from the trailer, compared to the norn emissary the norn assimilator looks like the norn emissary at home, and even GW would acknowledge it. personally, the norn assimilator looks worse. GW: introduces Norn emissary/assimilator Dimecaron 1: am I a joke to you Dimecaron 2: they took our jobs Dimecaron 3: they took our jobs 2. as a long time all things bugs enthusiast, the bio-vore is a mah for me the pyrovore is a bit better with the back carapace, don't like their legs, IRL insects have different lengths for each set of legs I would make them longer and spindly or very short like a caterpillar, I want more detail on guns to break up the body of the gun so it not just a basic tube shape, this applies for all bug guns and not just the vores. 3. hormagaunt and genestealer, model refresh ok 4. lictors glow up is very good, neuro lictor ok. death leaper reminds me of illithid mind flayers from D&D because of its webbed skirt and feeder tentacles, on its own the model is epic but it takes me out of 40k because I don't play DnD. finally, although the exposed brain design is visually appealing, practically why and makes no sense.
the Dimecaron going the way of the dodo definitely stings a bit, even if it was crazy expensive Forge World and elusive to most. I honestly like it more than the Assimilator or Emissary.
