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Painting converted Grots article added
It took a while, but I've now added an article about painting Grots converted from Goblins. The original article, Converting Grots from Goblins only covered the conversion itself. The new article describes my techniques and shows the final mob.
Now I just need to assemble the other twenty Goblins I just bought and make up that second mob of Gretchin!
Hive World Terra is Four Years Old!
I've just skimmed the latest Warvault Community News and saw the mention of the 2nd birthday of the Kovash Tauva Tau forums.
It got me thinking - how old is Hive World Terra? A quick look at the WhoIs information shows that the original IBBoard.co.uk domain that the site was at one point hosted under (as the subdomain hiveworldterra.ibboard.co.uk) was bought in late December 2001.
Re-reading the front page that I wrote ages ago, Hive World Terra itself opened in the following January, with web.archive.org first picking us up four years tomorrow. That means that at some time during this month, Hive World Terra was Four years old!
OK, so the Hive World Terra 'site' was originally a forum for my old Clan-Bertram website (which was even older, with its Games Workshop downloads) with a tiny 'about the forums' mini-site, and it was hosted on free hosting before then, but Hive World Terra has developed from those roots.
Unfortunately there wasn't any big announcement when we started up - it was just something that slowly wandered its way over from the old free F2S hosting - so there's no specific nostalgia, but it's great to know that Hive World Terra as hiveworldterra.ibboard.co.uk and hiveworldterra.co.uk have been going for so long!
I'll try and remember to have a proper announcement for our 'real' original Hive World Terra birthday in March (taken from my forum profile) - we'll be 5 years old!
'Grots from Goblins' - Part one (the conversion)
The Converting Grots from Goblins article is now online! The article follows the conversion process for converting a box of Warhammer Goblins in to a mob of Gretchin with a variety of Grot-ish weapons.
The first part covers the important bits - converting the actual models. The second part - painting the models - will follow soon, complete with in-progress and completed shots. They aren't masterpieces, but they look good on the tabletop!
Coming soon - Grots from Goblins
Following on from my article about how to do Games Workshop on the cheap, I'm planning to finish off my forum-posted article of "Grots from Goblins" - a brief run-down of how I avoided paying £5 for 4 metal Grots, and instead paid £15 (back before one of the price hikes) for 20!
All that is needed is a bit of tidying up and the final pictures of the whole mob. The weather should be good and clear and bright for the next few days, so good for the photography!
Also, although most of my time is spent on things related to the Skins @ Hive World Terra website, I'm always open to contributions. If you have anything you want to submit, or anything you think we should add, please contact me.
New encyclopedia definition
Thanks to the unknown guest for submitting a definition for the Defence of Stalinvast (an Imperial ship, not the general battle taking place in Stalinvast). This has now been approved and added as the latest entry in the Encyclopedia of Games Workshop.
Also, earlier today, I began the migration of one of the old articles I had previously ignored - the Warhammer 40,000 Product List.
The old article was still available as a HTML page and was still getting hits, so it is now being included in the site and being updated to include 4th Edition.
Once this product list is done, I will also update and migrate the Warhammer Fantasy Battle Product List.
Site skin updated
It's only a minor change, but I felt like making it as a break from revision.
The Hive World Terra skin is now more streamlined than it was previously. Most of the images have gone, and only simple boxes remain.
One or two minor tweaks may still be made to the skin, but I think the simpler skin with less distractions is an improvement.
Games Workshop at a Discount article added
The ever important issue for lots of people, especially students like myself, is how to get the most for the least. This is especially true with Games Workshop, where prices are getting higher and higher.
To help, I've created a 'Games Workshop on a Budget' article that details discount sources and cheaper alternatives.
Hopefully people will find it useful. Feel free to contribute any other sources or ideas.
New story - "Reunion" by Brannick
Thanks to Brannick of Warvault.net for submitting one of his stories. He original posted it on the forums and I've since moved it into the FanFiction section of the main site.
Don't miss "Reunion" by Brannick if you want to read a great Warhammer 40,000 story about an event that changed a boy's life, with an interesting ending!
Hive World Terra joins Warvault
It was actually a while ago that Hive World Terra joined the Warvault Web Ring, but the final stage of the submission has now been completed - Hive World Terra will soon have a promo page on the list.
For those who don't know, Warvault is a webring with a difference. Not only does it count visits, but it also allows users to comment on sites and allows the owners to give a bigger description. This makes it a more worth-while list and not just a popularity contest.
So what are you waiting for? Vote for Hive World Terra on Warvault.
More definitions added
More definitions have been added to the Encyclopedia, all from the novel 'Inquisitor' by Ian Watson. This includes such interesting details as The Emperor's Tarot and some of the cards and suits contained within it!
More than a dozen definitions must have been added, but I lost count and there are even more to go!
