New to 40k and the hive

[numberedeyes]

Hello 40k players

I'm new to the hobby and am currently buying my first models (in the past I have enjoyed reading the codex's but never really gotten into the game itself). With 6th edition out I think there's no better time to bite the bullet and give this hobby a real go.

I decided on Tyranids well because they are awesome... I love the idea of these large beasts that just devour everything that gets close enough. I assume it would be quite fun to play the role of hive mind controlling these guys on the board also.

I currently have 5 (yes a gentleman's 5) termagants
and a hive tyrant/swarmlord kit on the way.

I don't have the codex myself but I can borrow one to read in till i get my own (gotta love leaching off your mates).

ill save the asking for advice for another thread but wanted to introduce myself.

Nice to meet you all,
Numbered Eyes

[Tempests Wrath]

Welcome to The Hive!

Enjoy your stay.

May your enemies be crunchy on the outside and squishy on the inside

[numberedeyes]

Thank you for the kind welcome!

[labinnac]

Hi and you will come to love the game. I started when I was 13 playing nids. Stopped for a bit to play some magic but was never good at it and missed 40k. Now here I am selling my magic cards to play 40k again. Tyranids are awesome and can devastate. Good luck in your future munching on enemies

[rick]

Welcome to the hive!
Tyranids are by far the coolest army out there.. I mean, not only do we wreck face, but we'll eat it too

Don't worry about your size, it's what you do with it.

And never forget that it' allright to lose a game, as long as you had fun.
(I lost a lot of games in my newbie days..weeks...months... ^^)

[Deleted]

If you are new to the hobby, I highly suggest starting off your painting and modeling the right way. If you don't you will regret it later! There are lots of tutorials on the web so I'd recommend reading through a few for modeling and painting to get a general idea of what and what not to do before[/i] you jack up one of your plastic minis. One thing I highly recommend is to get a metal mini or two to paint first because they are easy to strip with no damage, plastic is strippable but not as easily and it doesn't strip as well. That will give you something to get the very basics down on without ruining a model. You can ebay/craigslist metal minis for cheap as many people don't like them. Welcome to the hive!

P.S. Remove mold lines, "flash". Common beginner mistake that you won't wanna regret later!

[wisdomseyes1]

You have numbered

I have wisdom's

There is actually a sticky "welcome" thread. Welcome to the hive regardless.

[numberedeyes]

Thank you guys for the warm welcomes, and 60mm thank you for the tips!

Sorry about posting this in a new thread in my excitement for finding a forum dedicated to the army / hobby I've just picked up i was a little trigger happy on introducing myself.

Again thanks for taking the time to read this thread and those that left comments and suggestions I'm eternally grateful.

[dekion]

welcome qnd good killing to you!

[twin44]

Aug 21, 2012 9:16:36 GMT dekion said:

welcome qnd good killing to you!

That is possibly the greatest welcome I've ever heard in my life.

But yes, welcome and kill them all! Be sure to paint right away before you end up with 200 models all in need of paint like me! lol.

And in the first games, chances are you will lose... often. I always say success doesn't do anything for you because failure is the only teacher. So keep that in mind good sir!

[housecawdor]

Hi!
Nice to see another person picking up tyranids - great models, great tactics and great fun!
One thing - paint your termagants first - you might regret it if you paint the swarmlord first
Enjoy!

[swarmy]

Aug 21, 2012 2:02:43 GMT numberedeyes said:

Hello 40k players

I'm new to the hobby and am currently buying my first models (in the past I have enjoyed reading the codex's but never really gotten into the game itself). With 6th edition out I think there's no better time to bite the bullet and give this hobby a real go.

I decided on Tyranids well because they are awesome... I love the idea of these large beasts that just devour everything that gets close enough. I assume it would be quite fun to play the role of hive mind controlling these guys on the board also.

I currently have 5 (yes a gentleman's 5) termagants
and a hive tyrant/swarmlord kit on the way.

I don't have the codex myself but I can borrow one to read in till i get my own (gotta love leaching off your mates).

ill save the asking for advice for another thread but wanted to introduce myself.

Nice to meet you all,
Numbered Eyes

We all love the idea of devouring everything that gets close enough...the problem is getting close enough

Welcome to the never-ending meal time struggle.

Oh, and buy green stuff...but not the overpriced GW stuff. You're going to need it with this army for one thing or another.

[ravengoescaw]

Welcome, if you got a close buddy that plays and will let you proxy for learning you army what units you like and dislike before buying them Do that. Have fun and build army you going to enjoying playing that is much more important then building an army that wins but doesn't excite you.