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Well Hissy, 2014 has arrived and a brand new Codex to look forward to (or go Emo over) tomorrow!

Happy New Year Readerssssss

Well said Hissy! And surprising too. There is a human custom that at the start of each New Year we turn over a leaf or make a change or do something different for the good.
Yours isnt to be nice to us is it?

Human nonsense Ratiussss, Hissy stomp you flat if blog dosent get going.



Well since I caught you hibernating over Christmas quite a bit Hissy, I have one or two surprises for you. I thought you never slept?

Hissy had a long, tough year. Constant infighting in Hive and lack of speed from certain Human not help much.

Well this might cheer you up, here we go!

We started pre Xmas by getting into some Gargoyles. They made a nice change from all those Hormagaunts and with 36 of them to complete we felt it was about time. As usual I kept them simple and within the overall scheme.
Heres a few WiP shots. Got the basic red and white on them





After that I applied some soft skin details with warlock purple and did the black feathering on the carapace.



Then I added some the purple tertiary to the guns and wings (and eyes which are hard to see).



And that was them done. Pretty simple and relatively fast to do. We got 10 of them done over Xmas so thats a good dent into the 36. We'll have to see if they are useful in the New Codex or if it'll be 36 waste of times!

Hissy send Carnifex brood to pound flat Codex writer if so Ratiussss. Who writing book?

Im actually not sure Hissy, we'll find out tomorrow!

Finished one



5 of the 10 Gargoyles done




So thats a good start, no Hissy?

Adequate Ratiusss, what else done over "Christmas"? Hissy no understand that.

Christmas is a human celebration, like a festival, based on religious ideals and history.

Hissy understand the wordssss but the sentence makesss no sense. Back to blog.

Okies. So up next we tackled stripping a few Genestealers and wow, were these guys old. I think they're the oldest models we have in the Hive, right Hissy?

Yessss, old Genestealers not move as fast as Hissy would like. Hissy considering rending them down for better broodlings.

Hissy! You cannot do that, these guys are classics - they are old Space Hulk Stealers. Can anyone guess their base color after the stripping? I had completely forgotten what it was

Hissy knows.....

Here they are being stripped



And heres the base color, deep navy!



I got 5 of them stripped out of 22 and then moved into stripping the last of the Termagants. I will probably complete them next as that will be all 32 of them done and dusted. Phew!





Tervigons still Broodmothers Ratiussss?

Dunno Hissy, tomorrow will tell us!

Ok Hissy so that was all the work we got done over Xmas but heres your first surprise.

Remember Ratius told you before how lowly Humans have to work for something called money and then exchange it for goods or services. Well heres the result





Hissys Hive have their own Broodnest now!

Hissy?.....



Hissy mildly impressed Ratiusss, Hissy ok with Ratiusss.

About as good as I think Im going to get there as a compliment!

And finally Hissy as you hibernated, the Hive went for a tasty meal!





WHAT RATIUSSSS?! YOU NOT WAKE HISSY FOR FOODSSSS!? BIOVORES LAUNCH SPORE MINES TO BEDROOM, NOOOOW

Im gonna run guys before they hit! Will hopefully get a batrep up here soon about that game.

Happy New Year!

good update man i think your in the dog house with hissy now i would say feed her choclate and watch a good cheesy romance film but i dont think that would work on her...better get your riot gear and defend your self. take care and happy new year.

Aw thanks AH

4000th post Ratiussss??? Hissy like the attention

Well for once Hissy I get to say what I really feel:

See you soon for the 4001th you (grumpy, selfish, self-absorbed, pedantic, petty, annoying, time-consuming, egotistical, greedy, narsisstic) Tyrant!
I hate you.

Hissy wins Ratiussss

Hows that Hissy?!!!

Hissy loves you back.

Dam you Hissy Lova ya!

On we go!

Yes Hissy I have been working on the Hive.
No Hissy, I havent been slacking.
Yes Hissy I have some more pics today.

Hisssy care not Ratius.

What?! Whats up Hissy?

Hissy hasss bad newsss.

Oh oh, tell us Hissy, a problem shared is a problem halved.

Shut up Ratiusss. Hissy found out that Sister Missy is spawning gribblies with foul Broodlord.

Uhmm, we have several Human phrases for that Hissy but lets play it safe and say they got married?

Hissy, care not whatsss called. Hissy sister hasss now made Hissy angry. And Hissy is now brood mother to nasssty Broodlords gribblies.

Oh dear, whats going to happen Hissy?

Hissy going to squassh sister flat next time Hissy see her. Sister hasssnt been out of Broodlords spawn pool in days either.

Errrr, uhhhhm, ok.

Hissy not going anywhere near filthy den.

Good idea Hissy.

Well let us know how you get on. Perhaps one of the Tervigons could take care of the gribblies instead of you?

Hissy mildly impresssed Ratius. Hissy go make that happen now.

Bye Hissy.

A small update today. I started into some Genestealers this week.

Here they are in their stripped form. Even after several days soaking, not all the original colors came off. How thick must I have laid it on?



Heres they are freshly undercoated



I dont have any close pics but will get some up soon. I decided to keep them simple. I really love the old GS models so didnt want to overdo them or take away from the classic model.
I watered down some purple for the back carapace and "washed" it on. Pretty happy the way it came out.



I also got a few more Termagants done - infact I finished the last of them so now have 32 completed.

In terms of gribblies we now only have 15 GSs and 10 Gargoyles left to do. After that its 9 Warriors, 2 Lictors and 2 Tervigons.
Then we'll see what the new Codex has to offer!



Hisssssss!

Hissy's life sounds.... dramatic?

Would it not be simpler to eat to problem causers?


Also, I eagerly await the big bugs. I'd love to see them in this color scheme.

This is probably the best Blog I've read in awhile. Great work on revamping the Hive and Hissy makes me want to pull my own Hive out and start working on it...............After I finish my Smurfs of course.

Would it not be simpler to eat to problem causers?

Hisssy likessss xXws idea.Hissy now having dancesss to this; Hissy think xXWs nice.



Hissy how Sssshe do it

For the love of the Emperor Hissy....Calm down!
Are you alright?

Hissy eatsss some tasssty Orksss tonight.

Ooooook. so?

Hissy likessss the fungusss Orks have.

Ratius thinks Hissy is....."left of center right now". Goodnight guys!



WeaponPrime please dont encourage her! I have to wake up to her tomorrow......

Thanks Coyote, glad you liked it

We'll update soon (as soon as Hissy stops dancing)

*Hissyssss jig*.

But she is the Hive Tyrant, she is in charge. Everything in the galaxy is merely hers to devour or command as she sees fit.

Hissy! So sorry I didn't see your awakening back in January, I have been busy as well! (Please don't eat me!)

The Broodnest looks mighty impressive, I hope you understand how awesome Ratius!

Everything is looking lovely and it was nice to see the Brood fighting the Space Marines. I hope they enjoyed the snack!

I really want to see those Lictors. Keep up the good work, you two!

good to see the gimmicky goodness of this thread back alive.

Thnaks for all the comments lately peeps, we're all smiles over here (except for Hissy who has an Ork fungus hangover).

Hissy doesss not Ratius. Hissy feelin great.

Glad to hear Hissy. Happy Valentines day by the way!

What?

Valentines day is a day where human couples express their love for each other. Some viewers think we are boyfriend and girlfriend, isnt that cute?

Lothessssome Humans. Hissy devour you Ratius if she could but needsss you to finish Hive.

Glad my effort is appreciated so.....

Speaking of Valentines day how are your Sister and Broody getting along?

Hissy stomped her flat once she left Broodlordssss den. Hissy think she was hiding in there and rightly so. No more ssspawning for them.

Oh Hissy, thats very mean!

Hissy happy though.

Ok, on we go with an update.

I finished off some more Genestealers taking the total now up to 15 I think. We have 7 left to do then.



They were pretty quick to paint since I kept them pretty basic. But Im happy with their simplicity and overall unit ook.



Next we started into some Lictors. Im thinking of picking up Deathleaper since I love the model and can see some uses him for 6th, perhaps more in friendly games than competitively though.

Hissy likessss Lictors, sneaky and able to assassssinate enemy leaderssss.

Thats a lot of S's Hissy.

Heres their original color scheme, which I quite liked to be honest.



Heres one going for a bath



Hehehehe. Bath time sssmelly Lictor!

And finally a shot of thre Hive as it stands. We have left, 9 warriors, 2 Lictors, some spore mines and 2 Tervigons. Phew!



#proud

Hissy, did you just hashtag?!!!

Mini update today since Im off work and theres some BF4 to be played.

Disgraceful.

Finished these 8 spore mines, didnt spend much time on them and it probably showed
I thought I had more of them somewhere but couldnt find them so that'll have to do.



Disgraceful.

Not sure how often I'd use the Biovores or spores themselves so lashed through them and got the last of the Stealers undercoated.



Disgraceful.

Heres a shot of my work area for no particular reason.



Disgraceful?

Yessss. And very untidy. Hissy not impresssed.

Constructive as always Hissy, until later!

Aluminum foil seems like it could tear, maybe get a dropcloth on top of it? I've been debating how many spore mines I'll need to paint... unless a FAQ change makes the Biovores drop them for each template (rather than 1-3 for the unit) it should be less than I'd originally thought.

It does RipT, I have it layered up though underneath.

How is your horrible Battlefield 4 game going Ratiusss?

Going well Hissy thanks
However I've still been chipping away for us!

I finished the last of the Stealers so thats good.





Good work Ratiusss.

I also ordered another 30 termagants to add to the Hive.

Good, Hissy like Termagantsss, cheap and annoying gribbliesss to feed to enemy guns. What else in store for Hive?

Im not sure Hissy, we'll have to try a few practice games with the new codex to see what is worth getting. I have heard flyers are very good in 6th ed so perhaps a Crone?

Hissy agree, Crone with Hissy flying into enemiesss faces is goodsss.

Right well we can try that out so.

Our readers will also be happy to know I've decided to try and get around to flocking our wonderful green bases.

Hissy knowsss you have already flocked some of foul Eldarsss bases and wonders why Hive is last to be done?

Well theres lots of them to do Hissy but I'll get into it in the next few weeks. They will go well with our RoBG snow themed board.

Hissy hatesss the cold, Hissy wishesss board was nice warm desssert world.

Well beggars cant be choosers Hissy.

Shut up Ratiusss.

Hahaha, I love this so much! Hissy, you are an awesome character, even if you do want to gobble us all down (eventually). Until then, might I suggest you send some emissary gribblies to the Dick-edh dynasty? I'm sure you and Assholetep the Insufferable would have a great time discussing how much you loathe every other living being in the galaxy! ( http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Assholetep )

And to your painting slave, Ratius, good work man, this plog is just awesome so far! Subbed!

Hurray! The simple green bases are going to die! This is one piece of excellent news!

Keep up the great work you 2!

This has been quite an amusing read. I heart 'Nids. I shall be repainting all of mine very soon as well.

Only a small update this week Im afraid Hissy.

*ducks from the flying codex aimed at his head*

Ratiussss.

Yes Hissy?

Hissy hasss been browsing PMblogsss and see lots of other Hives popping up with work being done on them.

Very interesting Hissy!

Other Hivesss think they are better than Hissyssss?

Uhm, I doubt it Hissy, Im sure they just want to show the readers how they are getting on, like we are doing.

Hissy not happy.

Well, they are good Hives too, no Hissy? You are all just after a good tasty meal of Human or Eldar right?

Yesss but Hissy is Queen of the Hive.

No doubt there Hissy, but you arent Queen of their Hives.

Hissy sssoon change that.

Hissy please dont do anything crazy, the Mods on here wont be very happy.

Shut up Ratiusss.

Well, I'll have to keep an eye on her in her, thats for sure.

I got the two Lictors stripped fully and undercoated but that was all Im afraid, Ork terrain took over

*ducks again*

Where are you getting all those Codicies from?!



You know Hissy, what Mr Lictor is doing there with his middle finger is considered very rude in Human culture.



He learned from the bessst Ratius.

Until later peeps.

Great Blog!

Just bought almost £600 worth of Nids to start an army, so your blog is a kick up the arse to get moving on mine!

Keep up the good work

Hissy, have Ratius introduce you to a movie called Highlander. I think it will give you an idea on how to handle the other hives.

Give in to the voices you hear, its simpler, and more productive

I will do what I have been told

Thanks for the comments as always peeps!

So Hissy how goes it today?!

Good Ratiusss.

(Wow, what a surprise, we didnt start off with a moan).

What sssay Ratius?

Nothing Hissy, glad to hear you're in good form.
So any news from the Hive?

Hoping for an update Ratiusss on Broods and Gribbliesss.

Well, we definitely have one today Hissy. Have you seen the new dataslates Hissy for the Hive?

Yes Ratiusss, exciting for Hive and even more possibilitiesss for consumption and domination.

Very! So Hissy, whats the Hives ultimate goal and purpose?

Consumption and Domination. Hissy jussst said.

Yes but of what Hissy?

Everything.

Will I be consumed too Hissy? :(

No Ratiuss, Hissy needs you to keep expanding her Hive so you will be made to toil in the Spawning Vatsss.

Its so smelly down there though Hissy.

SILENCE Ratiussss! On with the blog commands Hissy.

Alright, let me get a nose plug first.

A few more WiP pics of the Lictors. Progress was a bit slow this week but I intend to get them done this week as Im now comfortable with the scheme.







Im going to remove the black on the end of the claws and spikes, I thought it might look good but it dosent (Horrible Ratius)

I do like the purple contrast though and they should fit in very well with the Mawloc.


Next up we sent the old 2nd edition Tyranid Warriors for a bath. These guys must have had 3 different paint jobs over the years - the stuff coming off them was really crazy.
A friend bought them around 1994 if I recall and had about 9 in total. I think most of them survived.



Bath time!



Hehehehe, look at them in the bath Ratiusss!

I wonder if they like it Hissy?!

A couple more get ready for a dip



And finally them stripped down. I had forgotten their plastic was this sort of creamy color. So oldschool
I took them apart to scrub them down as it was hard to get in under their legs and chest plates.





So we'll continue this week hopefully with the Lictors and stripping these guys.
Once all done it just leaves the two Tervigons.

Then I have to check my bank balance for whats next!

Consssume and Dominate Ratiussss.

Bye peeps!

Hissy?! Is this your first game of 40k?!



RATIUSSSSSS!

Uhm Hissy, I am confused, why wasnt I there for it?!

RATIUSSSSSS!

You were!

Ohhhh right, this game!

Ok, this was Hissys first game in charge of the Hive. We have played VS Dark Angles before but Hissy wasnt in command.

Eh Hissy, its too late to post the full batrep, let me get a full one written later.

RATIUSSSSSS!

RATIUSSSSSS!

This is only gpoing to end one way peeps, RATIUSSSSSS!

We'll be back soon.....

Ratiussss.....

Yes Hissy, how are you today?

Did we win?

Er, uhm, well, eh.....

RATIUSSSS

To be honest Hissy we didnt get to finish the game :(

.....

Remember that time you ate the Ork spores and got all whacky and fun?

Vaguely Ratiussss

Well I had some human spores (booze) and we didnt get to finish things out.

Disssgraceful. Hissy would grind you down into Bio-soup if she could.

Ouch! But I do have an update for today. Did you have fun though?

Fun? Hissy unsssure of what that is.

Well how did you think the Hive did?

Adequately, stooopid Tervigon Mother stopped making ussseful Termagants and Swarmlord did not duck enough and ended up splattered all over the ground.

Thats definitely not good! Some improvements needed then?

Hissy will make sure Hive is 100% for next game.

Look at him Hissy hehe



All 9 of the Warriors stripped and cleaned. Now, does anyone have any instructions?.....

Hissy not about this evening, shes Brooding a bit since I havent got much done the last few weeks (sssshhh dont tell her that though).

I started into the Tervigon last week and got a bit started, need to ge some focus back.

Focus, or Hive blast you into Sun Ratiussss



I spray painted this guy on the sprue, something which I never do. The kit looked quite intricate though so I decided it was best to get it all done rather then trying to cover blank spots later.



Legs and forearms and head started in red. I will do him bit by bit, again something I never do and then assemble and base him. Or should that be her?



Her.

Just recently started doing my own hive, well pre hive genestealers and termagants I've had left over from various sets, and I'm jealous of your new hive addition . I'm going to have to pick your mind some Hissy, what should be the next addition to my hive? Should we just stay small and lurk in the shadows to join you when you arrive, or should we "recruit" some biomass and hope we are blessed with something large to lead us?

Ratios can feel free to chime in when your done

Hi Theophony, your Hive soundsss small and not worthy of Hissy attention.

Hissy!!! For the love of the Emperor that was extremely rude and frankly disgraceful.
Apologise to Theo IMMEDIATELY.

(Sorry Theo shes in a foul mood)

Hissy sorry, Hissy hasss a lot on her mind.

Yes well Hissy, instead of being selfish why dont you help Theo, after all his fleet could be your sister fleet if it eats enough planets.

Good point Ratiusss.

(Always try and use reverse psychology on her, she hasnt mastered it yet).

Theo, what isss in your Hive currently? Nasty Stealers and cannon fodder Termagantsss? Hissy likes gribblies, not very strong but good for jamming up enemy gunssss.
However Hissy hasss heard new editon of game coming out which might make spawning new broodlingsss easier or better for ssssome.
Hissy think you ssshould wait for new edition.

Thats a good idea Hissy, see wasnt that hard was it? Yeah, Theo my own view is to wait a bit for 7th and see how it pans out. We were going to spawn some Crones or more heavies in Hissys Hive but with things shifting so much, we're going to hold off for a month or so.
Could well be more Zoanthropes or Tyrants for psykers might be needed!

What direction do you think you'd like to take your Hive in?

Thanks ratius, I don't play though, I guess I should have mentioned that

Hissy, my hive currently only has stealers(2nd edition space hulk), more stealers (3rd edition space hulk), spore mines, chimneys, cysts and termagants all from the battle for maccragge.

I live a mile or so from miniaturemarket, so I can get everything decently discounted. I'm leaning on getting a swarm lord or some gargoyles...or both