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Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

This is my first time attempting to write up a modelling blog and it will revolve around updating my Tyranids from their 2nd edition origins to 6th.
This will involve a stripping/repainting of the old 2nd models and the addition of some more recent GW kits to modernise the force (including a bit of kit bashing / modifications).
Hissy is the Queen of the Hive and will join me (hopefully only periodically) in documenting our journey. So here we go.....


I suppose I need to introduce Hissy to everyone first of all. Say Hi Hissy and tell us a bit about yourself and what you'll be doing in here.

Hi Ratiusssss, My name is Hissssy the Hive Tyrant and Hissy will be keeping an eye on your worksssss and making ssssure the Hive turnssss out good.

Thanks Hissy, I'll do my best in here.

Besssst or into the recelamation poolssss with you Ratiusss.

Oh stop that Hissy, be nice. So you've been around since 2nd ed is that correct? How have you found the Hive doing down the years?

Yesss, Hissy is about 19 years old. Back when we firsssst invaded this Galaxy there were no Gamesss Workshop storesss in Ireland so Hissy spawned in a little indie model shop for about 9 Irish Puntsss (obviously all pre Euro!).
Hissy's midriff carapace wassss miss-shaped so 9 Puntssss was good steal. Post picsss of Hissy Ratty.


Yes, will do Hissy, give me a little time please! We'll chat some more later.

Bye Ratiussss.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So the basic idea with this blog is to get Hissys Hive converted and repainted from this:



to something like this:



I had spent quite a bit of time looking into possible color schemes and ideas for the repaint. A definite part of my choice revolved the other armies that I own, IG, SWs, Eldar and Orks. These and their respective color schemes can be seen below.

Spoiler:


Effectively the IG (being Mordians) are blue as are the Space Wolves, Eldar are black Ulthwe and the Orks are Goff (so mainly green, with red, black and white). I wanted to do the Hive in a different scheme to have it stand out. So out of the most basic palette, blue and green were taken. Yellow was just a no no, Im afraid, had dabbled in it before but the thought of painting 150+ models with yellow wasnt ever going to be a runner. So that left red from the primary pallette or something more whacky (maybe pink, white, orange etc).
After browsing a few schemes and other ideas, I (Hissy: We Ratiussss, WE). Away with thee Hissy!) settled on a basic red/white scheme and decided to see where it would lead.

Heres a few more shots of Hissy Hive circa 2008 if I recall. I dont have any from prior to that (where were digital cameras and handy Iphones back in 1994 when you needed them!?).

Note the old Carnifexes (dwarfed now by their newer siblings) and old plastic Warriors


Very old 2nd edition Zoanthrope model on the bottom level. Oldschool but quite comical to be honest (I'll upload a few more of him later)


Note the old Biovore models with their spore mines.


I had started repainting the Hive a few years back with the purple/bone scheme (they had been another color scheme before that - mainly the old GW one).



However Hissy wasnt too happy with the purple, we liked it but it was a rough job being honest and when I started buying a few more of the newer GW kits, I (sorry We) decided it was time for the change.
Heres the early stages of the purple repaint. Eventually I did get around to having all of the old second ed models done like this barring one or two of Hissys sisters (Hive Tyrants).





Part of me actually regrets not sticking with it and just touching up the rougher models as when laid out as one, I think it did look quite cool.



However theres no going back at this stage!

Cheers for reading, I'll update some more in the coming days hopefully.

Leave commentssss readers or into the poolsssss with you too.

Hissy! Back into your chamber. NOW!

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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

You, sir and madam, deserve a cookie That was one of the most entertaining blog reads I had in a long while

Please let Hissy out of her chambers often

Well, to be fair I like the new paint scheme a lot more. Red and White is a beautiful combination. My only critique is the lack of basing D: so many plain green bases

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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Thankssss TDL, I'll eat you lasssst.

Yeah point taken about the bases TDL, its something I'll get around to at some stage, just so dam many of them to do :(
For the bigger guys, I'll be adding some detail and bits and pieces on them.

Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

well this is gonna be a fun read thats for sure.

good luck on making this happen i know you two will need the encouragement.
   
Made in us
Brainy Zoanthrope





Portland, OR

Oh you are just in for SO much fun stripping the paint off of those old models.

Too bad you just can't make Hissy do it and come back when it's done...

DC:80S--G+MB++I++Pw40k93-D++A+++/wWD166R++T(T)DM+
 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Well, we're back today with an update.

Hi tassssty readerssss.

Hissy, being honest, threatening to eat our readers really isnt conducive to blogging.

Makesss little difference Ratius, there are 7 billion more of you.

Yes, well, lets try and be a bit more polite in the future shall we?

Maybe..... Show picssss of Hisssy Ratius.

Hissy, I said I would but today we're going to have a look at the Hormagaunts and Carnifexe remember?

Hormagauntsssss.....Hissys least favourite broodlingsssss. Always fighting with Termagants, alwayssss keeping Hissy awake at night. Hissy strongly considering deleting their genussss from the Hive.

Ah now Hissy, thats a little bit harsh. They are fast and useful for tying up enemies though no? And 3 attacks on the charge.

Suppossssse. Get on with it Ratiussss nerd, lunch time is soon.

Righto your Highness.

I decided to start with Hormagaunts for the new scheme for a couple of reasons. Firstly they are smaller models so I could jump right into them. Secondly if it all went pear shaped, at least I hadnt ruined a juicier larger model and thirdly I hadnt got any of the old Stealers or Termagants stripped yet.
So we started with a basic white undercoat.



The basic color was going to be red/white with black feathering on the carapaces and feet/sub claws and then warlock purple for the fleshy bits. Im not the neatest of painters as you can see but did go back over each model with white to remove the bits I'd overrun on or messed up a bit.
These are WIP shots.



The first couple took a few tries to get the feathering right on the carapace and being honest Im still not great at it but at a distance and all laid out it came up fairly well.



I didnt have any inks as Hissy wouldnt go to the shop (Wassss watching movie Ratius) so for the black shading on the claws I watered down chaos black heavily and applied it into the recesses. It worked fairly well overall.



Finally I based them up green and used purple on their eyes.

The full list of paints used if anyones interested copying the scheme were:
Chaos black
Warlock purple
Liche purple
Goblin green
Skull white
Evil sunz scarlett

(Note: I think a few of the names of the above have changed mind since GW renamed their paint sets)

So that was the first 5 of the new brood done.



Adequate Ratiusssss.

Well you didnt exactly help that much Hissy being honest!

Silence Ratiussssss! Hissy providessss you with rich and plentiful biomassss and all you can do is throw it back in Hissys face. Selfissssh human, always selfissssh.

Hmmm, anyway. Heres a few group shots before we go for lunch.





I've subsequently completed another 17 bringing the total up to 22 complete (another box of 10 to go).


@ alabama, thanks!
@ Martian, believe me, the stripping fears have already hit hard

Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

awesome update.

Im sure hissy means well shes just used to having things done her way you know with the hive mind and all and sharing a blog was not on their high priority list.

Really like them guants...question are you going to flock them or just leave the bases green?

   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

I really like that paint scheme. My only suggestion for the "big boys" would be adding grays to the black so it has a nice "highlighting" effect. For these guys, I suggest a shade, they really need some shadows. (I don't know if it's the picture, but I'm really not noticing the shadow you tried with diluted Chaos Black )

(and the usual: Take care of those bases! )

And Hissy, play nice with Ratius, he had to do all the work alone

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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Yea Hissy kinda reminds me of owning a house cat. That could talk.

Long term plan is to base them Ala but so many of the little guys to do
I play mostly on a RoBG done in an ice/snow theme so might just grab a load of white flock and go at it. It'll be further down the road however.

On we go.

Chicken for lunch Ratiusss wanst as tassssty as human.

I thought most humans tasted like chicken though Hissy?

Not all Ratiusss, Irissssh humans taste like potatoes.

Way to go with the stereotype Hissy. We'll move on (and no, your pics arent up yet before you ask).

Better be soon Ratiusss or Hissy will spore mine your bed.

Dont you dare Hissy.

I tackled my first Carnifex next (new kit).
Was a very fun kit to assemble with lots of options and variations possible. I know GW gets a lot of moans for certain things but you cant argue with their recent kit quality imho and number of options. If you had 4 or 5 Carnis you could easily make each one look unique which is sort of the point of the Nids and their biodiversity.
Below is an early shot with the basic red and black done.



Here is the carapace feathering. It came out quite well this time I feel, easier to do the bigger the kit imo.



I decided to model his guy with a venom cannon for something different even though tactically I wouldnt really use one ingame.



Venomcannonssss fun to ussse Ratius newb. Gives firepower to brother Carnifex.

True Hissy but when playing sometimes I can see things you dont. Thats why Im the General and you're the Commander.

Hissy will be general soon enough Ratiussss, jussst you wait.

A WIP shot



I spent a bit more time on this guy, doing some basic highlighting on his gun and hooves/tail (cant quite see from the pics).
I also reworked him a touch after this pic, removing the black dots on his scything claws because at a distance they looked poor. I also added some chipping and wear effect on the smaller red claws and redid his mouth.



Here he is with the Hormagaunts.



Whats up next Ratiusss? Hissy?

Next time we'll show our second Carnifex and then Hissys pics afterwards. Promise Hissy.

Make ssssure Ratius. Carnifex, hormagaunts and otherssss are not in thread title. Hissy is. Hissys blog.

I get it Hissy, I get it.....









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Thanks TDL, I did add some highlighted black to the big guys claws/tails etc. Pics dont really show it off great Im afraid :(

Hissy work hard too TDL, have to keep Hive in order and babyssssit grumpy Trygonssss. Hard life for Hissy.

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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

looking good.

poor hissy and grumpy trygons have you thought about giving them chamomile tea or green tea for that matter? might help with there mood.

i like how the carni is comming out you are right the new nid kits are very good keep it up man.

and hissy dont worry we will see your glory soon enough
   
Made in us
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Escanaba Mi

Enjoyable.

   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Hi Readersssss!

Wow, you're in good form today Hissy, whats up?

Once todayssss update finished Hissys is up next.

Ah I see, nothing to do with all the hard work we've put in or nice comments from our readers?

Hissy understands the wordssss Ratius but makes no sense to Hissy.

Hmmm, well at least tell the readers what we're going to be up to today.

Well readerssss, today is second of Hissys big brothers, lovely Carnifex. And smelly old Broodlord.

Hissy! Thats a bit harsh on old Broody. C'mon whats been going on?

Ratty, yesterday Hissy eating delicious Eldar exarch, so tassssty and fresh. But then Broodlord arrive in eating chamber and say he wantssss some too. Hissy tell Broodlord all Hissys but Broodlord no lisssstening. Broodlord then call sneaky, horrible Genestealers. Gribblies attack Hissy and whilsssst Hissy fight them off, Broodlord stealssss Hissys lunch. Hissy so mad at Broodlord right now and horrible Genestealers. Should be called Lunchstealers. Hissys lunch. Broodlord and Stealers think they better than Hissy, think they ssssmarter than Hissy.
Hissy ssssshow them soon enough


Thats aweful Hissy but Im sure there was lots more Exarch to go around. Couldnt you have shared some? You're not going to do anything rash are you?
Hissy?
Hissy are you there?

Hissy appears to have disappeared which means theres a fight brewing in the sleeping chamber so I'll make this one shortish!

Heres a few WiP pics of the second Carnifex of Hissys brood. I decided to model this guy with all four scything claws to have him stand out from the first one. I also posed his head and torso a little more as if hes looking to the side somewhat.



I used a combo of warlock and liche purple for the soft belly bits with a light wash in places - apologies the pics dont really pick it up Im afraid :(



This guy was fun to do again and took a bit less time than the first, since I had the basic color scheme and knew what I wanted to do with him.





Next up I tackled the Broodlord, currently Hissys mortal enemy.
He was a metal sculpt but was pretty easy to work on and I finished him in about an hour. I didnt spend a huge amount of time on him (hahahaha Broodlord)since I dont really use him in game much and wanted to get onto some of the bigger guys (like Trygons etc).





So heres a shot of the current Brood minus Hissy.



Speaking of which.....

*unearthly smash and bang from the Hive accompanied by wild screeching*









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Thanks Ala and 1-i.
Hissy says thanks too but is busy putting Broodlord in a headlock.

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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

looking good. Have yout hought about putting a w2ash on them to show more depth? they are great but i think a wash would make them pop some more.

keep up the great work none the less
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Thanks Ala, hadnt really considered a wash being honest. What would you suggest? (and where!).

Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

well over the whole model and maybe either the new sepia (dont know the new name) or arjax earthshade (devlin mud) you could also be awesome do a crazy color like purple or blue on the fleshy bits and brown on the chitin just my two cents
   
Made in fi
Kinebrach-Knobbling Xeno Interrogator





Hellsinki, Finland


You have wormed your way into my heart with your amusing presentation sir (and Hissy).
I will be watching.

And I agree with alabama. The models need a wash to create some shadows.
Maybe make a wash out of Lothern or Temple Guard Blue. I'd suggest using Vile Green but I think I'm the only one who has that anymore. This is on the skin mind you.
Carroburg Crimson for the carapace. Or Baal red if you have that.


I also go by the name of Vicard on Advanced Tau Tactica.
Go see my project log here: Igandris’ Miscellaneous Sundries
Or my =][=munda log here: Dark dealings on Prekora 
   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

I agree with the wash opinion of the previous posters, it will make those Tyranids look even better. Really, that paint scheme looks GORGEOUS. Simple and effective.

And Hissy, please don't kill your brothers. You may need them later on when you are busy assimilating another planet

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in gb
Raging Ravener





UK - Wolverhampton

Hi there fellow hive fleets. Yes I must agree, a wash would really make this work a lot better.
Looking good so far though.
Are you going to flock the base? me thinks this would help a lot too.
Keep up the good work.

Please check out my Tyranid Bloggy thing!
Hive Fleet Enzyme  
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Thanks for the advice and input peeps
I might get around to the washing and properly basing at a later date.
Firstly have to get through the 100 or so Grbblies I still have to do, not to mention the bigger guys

Almost to hot to blog today Hissy in Dublin, I heard the other night was a full blown riot by the way? You had to call in the Tyrant Guard?

Yesssss Ratius but they were on Hissys side so.

So who was involved then?

Mosssst of Broodlords LunchStealers and some sssstupid Lictors who sided with Broodlord. Hissy had her sisterssss and Carnifex though.

Who won?

Draw Ratiusssss but Hissy got Broodlord good.

Righto, well you've been waiting for it so lets get your pics up then.

Yesssssss Ratius, about time too.

Ok so heres old Hissy, nearly 20 years old at this stage. I stripped her using non acetone nail varnish remover. It worked pretty well but does gum up you brush quite a bit. However its quick (just dont let it get on your bases, tends to turn them into soft jelly).
This is actually one of Hissys sisters, I forgot to take a pre strip job of Hissy (good Ratius, Hissy no like being exposed)



Post stripped pics, some of the glue disolved a bit in the remover which actually helped painting later on (even superglue dosent last 20 years!). I did my 2nd edition Zoanthropes at the same time.





Heres an early WIP pic with just the basic red and white done on Hissy. Missing her Venom Cannon arm.




Carapace shot. The old metal model wasnt actually fun to paint (sorry Hissy), the red didnt take well, Im not sure why, it dried very very quickly over the white and the detail on the model wasnt too good either.




And a finished shot, sorry not a great pic, I'll be uploading better pics when I get more done (after all that wait, that issss besssst you have Ratius?! Spore mines in bed tonight......)



Wasnt a lot I could do with the face, its terrible basic compared to the later models, looks a bit comical I think but fits with Hissy personality.


Heres a few WIP shots of the Mawloc and Trygon who are up next







And a shot of Hissy and some buddies



Hissy so attractive compared to them.

So thats it for today Hissy.

Well at least Hissy got picssss up of her.

Next we'll have a look at grumpy Trygon and how he came along.

Cheers for reading peeps.

Bye tasty peepsssssss



Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

Hissy, make sure you punish Ratius. He did a sub-par job on you I'm sure he could do much better, he did it on purpose I bet, out of spite or something! D:

Jokes aside, a really nice progress and that Trygon is beautiful. It's an instant center piece any way you paint it.

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Ratiusssssssss!!!

Jaysus Hissy, whats up with you?!

Look who spawned lasssst night from spawning chamberssss!



Wow, very exciting Hissy, a great addition to the Hive Fleet no doubt, are they girls?

Of course they are girls you sssstupid Ratius.

Get painting Termagantssss Ratius so we can spawn loadssss of them!

Will do Hissy but we've got lots of other things to be working on too!
Speaking of which who are we looking at today?

Today is Zoanthrope, look at him, hissss head so big he nearly fall over.

Its all that psychic nastiness hes packing Hissy.

I know that Ratius, idiot.

Hissy!

I have two of these 2nd ed Zoanthropes that we'll be using for Hissys Hive. I actually really like the new ones but arent really bothered spending the money on 2-3 new ones when these suffice pretty well.

Heres one stripped and nearly undercoated



They definitely are rough sculpts but for a relatively oldschool player like me I like them. With claws like that however they really should have rending as a special rule.....



Heres a few WiP shots of them. I kept the basic Hive scheme of red and white with black feathering etc.



There werent as many areas to do the back feathering on these guys so had to keep it to a minimum. I was going to try some on the big white claws but wasnt sure if it would look well



If anyone remembers, these guys had two jawbone pincer-like things near their mouths but they were really crappy to glue and I wasnt too bothered about them so left them off altogether.



Finished shot.



Next up we'll be working on the Trygons so I'll hopefully get some pics up of them soon.

Say bye Hissy.
Nope, shes off hugging the Tervigons Im afraid.






Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in us
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Escanaba Mi

I love the head on the old zoans but hate the claws with a passion and always have. Now that I think of it an old head on a new body would be pretty cool looking.

I'm sure its been mentioned before but have you thought about using a wash with your painting?


Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

Eigh this be a wonderful conversation of two fantastic people joying around and plotting the demise of a universe. Perhaps they be willing to let us set fire the impure to cleanse their souls?

Shut Up Herbert you magical leprechaun that dances on fire of the sinners. No one really likes you!
   
Made in ca
Necrotech





Somewhere cold...

Nice blog, love the character and effort in the writing too Keep it up please!




Help him grow please :3 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

hissy you might need to let go so Rait can paint them up.

so thats what an old zoey looks like kinda looks like the queen from aliens looks cool good job buddy!
   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

Wait, Zoanthropes had arms and legs before?! That's news to me!

The Scheme looks good on him too! The purplish veins on his head look great!

But I think you missed a fleshy bit on his head. Left side, one of those "muscle-like" things tyranids have.

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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Despite Hissys attitude she does really appreciate all the comments guys and the fact you're enjoying the blog.
Thanks.

No
I
Do
Not
Ratiusssss

Oh stop it Hissy. If no one reads your blog how will they appreciate how powerful and awesome your Hive is?

Hmm.

Right, glad we got that sorted.
We've been a bit lazy recently on the painting front so Hissy is going to show us what the spawning chambers have been up to of late.
Whats going on below Hissy?

Hissys Hive alwaysss looking for more brutal creatures to eat Galaxy with, so Hissy gave lazy Norn Queen ordersssss to make new

creatures.


And the results are below so?

Of coursse they below Ratius, mussst Hissy fix everything you do wrong?

Yes Hissy, Im useless, my apologies.

Humanssss, only good for eating.

So a while back, after completing the Carnifex kits, we had quite a few parts left over. I didnt want to let them go to waste so decided to try a kit

bash and see what happened.
I had no real plan in mind, other than trying to make some sort of bipedal creature that I could potentially use as proxy Tyrant Guard.

I cant recall exactly what pieces I used Im afraid and didnt document every one so hopefully you get the basic idea. They didnt turn out quite as

planned.....

I started by glueing two unused carapace extras together.





I then added a Carnifex head to it.



After that I added a bottom carapace section.



At this point the idea was to have him standing upright/vertically but I had run out of leg-esque parts by then (Lazy, laaaazy Norn

Queen)


So I decided to have him go horizontally, kind of skittering along the ground and added front claws for that purpose.



After that I added a few upper arms and some spikes etc.



And finally a tail.



We didnt have any back legs at this point so couldnt really go any further bar adding some extra little bits and pieces.
I think the idea is to have it sort of coming out of the ground somewhat (Not sure about that Ratiussss, dosent look like that to wise

Hissy).

Yeah thanks Hissy.

So the final version came out like this. I still have to greenstuff a lot to fill in the gaps but overall I was pleased (Hissy less so

Ratiussss).





With the second Carnifex kit I had, I duplicated the process roughly but made the second a kind of Gunbeast, sort of like a mini Barbed Hierodule.

(Looksssss nothing like attractive, strong Hierodule).





And yes, I did get glue everywhere that night.

Silly Ratiusssss, silly.

Im going to paint them up at some stage and use them as Tyrant Guard since I dont have any of them. What do you guys think, bearing in mind they were random kitbashes with no real plan behind them.

Hissy had better plan Ratius, you jussst didnt listen.

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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Ratius drinking foul Human beer subssstance so Hissy get to put up pic of current Hive status. Go Hissy Hive.



Hissy happy with Hive so far desspite stupid Ratius and lack of progress.

Hissy expecting Trygon to be finissshed soon however.

Hissy also wantsss to know if readersss think Hissy should get lazy Norn Queen to spawn following:
Hungry Doom of Malantai
Sneaky Hive Guard
Angry Tryannofex

Hissys brood has two Tervigonsss spawning but is Tyrannofex better or one and one

Bye tassty Humans.


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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in pt
Longtime Dakkanaut





Portugal

The Hive is looking mighty good Hissy, no need to punish Ratius

I say Hive Guard. I really like the bulky look of that model.

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill 
   
Made in ie
Norn Queen






Dublin, Ireland

Thanks again TDL!
When Hissys alone she tends to get a bit overzealous.

I had the day off so this morning we got down to more stripping. Enclosed spaces and varnish remover bowls dont mix well with Humanoid lungs

Adapt nose plugs Ratiussss. Cheap biomass to construct.

Humans dont work like that Hissy, at least not quickly.

Thatssss why you'll be extinct soon Ratius. Hissys Hive alwaysss adapting and changing.

Yes well, we're doing ok thusfar Hissy, on with the blog thank you.

Hisssssss!

First up into the bath were our 2nd edition Biovores. They havent seen much action of late being honest so maybe a new paint job will get them tabletop-bound again.



My friend painted this one back in the day, what on Earth he used a scheme I'll never know..... (Lookssss like Rainbow Ratius)



Semi-stripped Biovore



All clean and ready for the next stage



I actually really like the old Biovore models for some reason, nice and compact and characterful (Usssse them more then Ratius)

Hissys younger sister was next up for an acetone-free stripping bath. (Said it was lovely Ratius).



Glad to hear Hissy.

And finally her older sister went in. My other friend painted this one back in the day, I really liked the scheme to be honest but consistency is required!
You can view some of his current work here (shameless plug I know)

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/504804.page



Why sister got all strange stuff around her Ratius???


Stripped



The weather was lovely today so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and get them undercoated too



I found this biomass for you Hissy whilst spraying them. Any use to the Hive?



Hmmm, capture Hive a specimen pleassse Ratius.


Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be

By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.

"Feelin' goods, good enough". 
   
Made in gb
Courageous Skink Brave





HA! Love the blog very entertaining, subscribed.


 
   
 
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