If I start this with a huge introduction and many words.. I will probably never start so I will dive right in.

Doing my (few) Tau pieces first gives oppurtunity for some sort of introduction though, my very first Tau are some random alternate head doodles done when I was working with Kromlech.. the idea was to make more rough and "cinematic heroic" Tau heads for Pathfinders and Fire warriors. I dont think they were ever released on their store tough.

It would be years before I would draft Tau again..
When the triumvirates where released at the tail end of 7th edition, the triumvirates and ynnari specifically triggered a discussion here with speculation that the ones we saw represented new superfactions ( Imperium, Eldar and Spacemarines respectively.) and there was hence and forth theorizing wether GW would.. or could, merge the more seperate xenos factions into super factions that made sense. With this I divided them for myself (maybe in the discussion too) in two new superfactions; the Necron'Tau Empire and the Xenospores (orks, GSC, tyranids.) Luckily GW didnt go that route, however such theories often serve as inspiration for doodling;

The last ones I might have posted here in that conversation too, but I cant remember. ( I even made a Necron'tau faction logo ;) )

Either way the concept was duality;

we have the Dioscuri.. twins (ofcourse) who suffered as part of a failed exmperimental technology. In game I imagine them able to switch at any time, Po'lux is a very range oriented character with a necron weapon, and Ka'stor is in a melee oriented battlesuit.

On the other concept I wanted to merge a c'tan  with tan ethereal. I didnt really like the look of the c'tan though.

While Ive started coloring this, they are not finished.. and probably never will.

Till the next blog post