Hey guys, well I was snowed in today so I managed to crank out some Hive Guard to match my Waterbugz theme. I’m tryin to have evverything look like its coming up out of the water, like they would have done during the first contact battle on Tyran Prime.
I have a lot of metal raveners lying around now that the new ‘dex is out so the plan is to convert them over to Warriors, Tyrant guard, and Hive guard.
I pretty much have my non competive 1850 list flushed out, and am working on a GT aggro style list. Either way I’ll need the Hive Guard and Tyrant Guard for both lists so they are first on the conversion table.
Okay so first I started out with the metal bodies, the Impaler Cannons from the real Hive Guard, and the old Ravener heads. I knew right away the heads had to go. I really wanted people to see these guys and know they were Hive Guard from the feel, not just cause they have the gun.
So I clipped down the heads to make them more rounded, and re-postioned the rending claws from the Genestealer sprue. I puttied up the heads to make them more Hive Guard like, and put an armor plate on the Impaler Cannon arms. Simple but I think pretty effective.
I think these guys will work out nicely. Now to make 3 more lol. What do you think about the conversion?
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
