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8th Ed. Planning on using my Tyranids as Lizardmen. Need help.

Jungle Swarm

Filthy Sanchez

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Hi all,

As I don't see using my nids in 40k any time soon, and I don't want to sell them, I'm planning on repurposing them as a lizardman army for WFB. I want to do it "right" and make it as easy for my opponent to understand as possible, as I plan on bringing them to tourneys as well as friendly games.

My planned counts-as scheme is as follows:

Slaan - Zoanthropes
Skinks - Hormagaunts
Camo skinks - I'm thinking lictors but I need to see what I can do with the bases, they may end up being Termagants
Saurus - Base Genestealers
Temple guard - Fully upgraded Genestealers, maybe a different color as well
Kroxigars - Warriors
Stegadons - Carnifexes modeled to easily show the difference between ancient and regular
Engine of the gods - Trygon
Terradons - Gargoyles
Razordons - Raveners
Salamanders - Pyrovores

Everything will be based properly for fantasy and I want to go with a jungle theme for the bases and unit fillers to give them more of a typical lizardman feel.

The questions I have are:

1. What are some creative ways that I can represent things not normally seen in 40k that are staples in WFB? Things like command models are the big one here. I can use different poses to some degree or more creative basing but I really want my opponent to be able to understand which units have command models.

2. Thoughts on creatively modeling the skink priest on the Trygon? I don't just want to plunk a gaunt on top and call it a day, it feels lazy.

3. What else can I do to eliminate confusion and give the army a Lustrian feel? When I set up on the other side of the table, I really want my opponent to think "Wow, great idea and great execution!" rather than "WTF? I call shenanigans!!"

Thanks in advance for the assistance, I appreciate it!
 
Yes I also love this idea! Other good nid conversion to fantasy is a birovore as a hell cannon
 
Use Ymgarl heads to make command distinct, give scything talons in the air to banner bearer. Green stuff a big throat around the musician so it looks like he bellows to make the noise? I'm not really sure for musician, as i'm unfamiliar with all of the bits in almost all the nid boxes
 
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