Triszin's Tau log: Titanfall Themed, Shadowsun done

[deathspectersgt7]

Great looking Tau . 

[Trevak Dal]

The added bitz on the Commander look pretty sweet. Just missing the shoulder pad.

 

 

The Breacher with the high leg tho...LMAO.

He's there to tell them the Good News about the Greater Good. Fus Ro Kick and all that.

 

I love the Titanfall asthetic and theming. One of my riptides is done up in a Titan-like way (pilot perched on knee-others have done it before and better but I like it)

 

If only the Broadside could fly...it really would be a Northstar. Functionally it (and riptides) are like Legions.

 

Farsight count-as as a Ronin?

Edited November 13, 2017 by Trevak Dal

[Guest Triszin]

 

The added bitz on the Commander look pretty sweet. Just missing the shoulder pad.

 

 

The Breacher with the high leg tho...LMAO.

He's there to tell them the Good News about the Greater Good. Fus Ro Kick and all that.

 

I love the Titanfall asthetic and theming. One of my riptides is done up in a Titan-like way (pilot perched on knee-others have done it before and better but I like it)

 

If only the Broadside could fly...it really would be a Northstar. Functionally it (and riptides) are like Legions.

 

Farsight count-as as a Ronin?

 

I had wondered how to do Ronin....

Farsight fits the bill.

 

thanks for that

[Guest Triszin]

I picked up an Escher gang and will be mixing them into my tau with heavy sculpting/converting.

 

Also grabbed a devil fish

[Guest Triszin]

Quick N dirty test for the paint scheme.

 

Troopers will be quick N dirty, the suits I'll spend a bit more time on as they are teh standouts

 

[MithrilForge]

Nice 

The helmet is the stand out in it's simplicity but it really rocks   the orange stripe fade out is what really pops !

is the yellow really a bright lemony colour  or is that simply due to photography ?... it would look better darker (think Averland -rich but dark)

i'd look at leaving the rifles blacker instead of the grey..are you going for a "CAR smg" look?... otherwise a real stirling scheme 

 

Cheers, Mithril 

[Panzer]

Awesome color scheme for your Breacher!

[Valaas]

Really like your markings on the Breacher

[Guest Triszin]

Nice

The helmet is the stand out in it's simplicity but it really rocks the orange stripe fade out is what really pops !

is the yellow really a bright lemony colour or is that simply due to photography ?... it would look better darker (think Averland -rich but dark)

i'd look at leaving the rifles blacker instead of the grey..are you going for a "CAR smg" look?... otherwise a real stirling scheme

 

Cheers, Mithril

It's that way on purpose, it follows the titan fall militia color scheme.

 

And I wanted to add another color that added more flavor to the base armor that wasn't as stand out as the orange.

 

I'll try out a darker tone, + I think I might try out some gritty effects, dirt, glowing lights and such.

 

Gritty tau, always looked better imho.

 

Thanks for the compliments, I'm trying out since different painting styles and trying to not spend forever painting these guys

Edited November 23, 2017 by Triszin

[Guest Triszin]

Lots of work got done on poppa scorch and his pilot, Verdun el, a human guevessa who rose through the ranks during the 4ths time in the warp

[Panzer]

Can't wait for the Codex and start working on my T'au again. I'll finally be able to decide on a Sept for good (hopefully they'll write lots of new fluff for them as well). Tho I'm almost sure I'll stick with Sa'Cea unless something else fits perfectly for what I have in mind. ^^

[Guest Triszin]

ya, It's why i stopped work on my space wolves, and I am magnetizing a lot of my tau atm.

 

I'm really hoping that the Tau get some decent stuff

[Guest Triszin]

Scorch update:

 

still lots to do, but I'm really liking how this is coming together atm

 

without his gun

 

with his gun (its reloading)

 

 

 

Scorch's Pilot Verdun'el

 

 

in display mode

[MithrilForge]

oh yeah   Grapple pilot time!  now this takes me back   and does look like a scorch 

very well done Triszin, this conversion will be worth the wait (and in time for the new dex too  )

 

Cheers, Mithril

[The Pounder]

Great conversions!

The stealth effect on the Ghostkeel is outstanding.

[Guest Triszin]

an update on north star

 

[General Strike]

These are sick.

[Panzer]

That's ... an interesting suit. :D

[Guest Triszin]

That's ... an interesting suit.

pfft, Emergency thrusters and coolant vents. Still have to put the exterior plating on them

[MithrilForge]

That's ... an interesting suit.

 

Anyone that's played Titanfall/Titanfall2 will know exactly what this is turning into   ,

i really wish GW had used some titanfall aesthetics for T'AU...

but i'll settle for Triszin doing it instead 

Great work man, slow and steady, the legs are a great fit for NorthStar   

 

Cheers, Mithril

[General Strike]

I loved the Titanfall series, and I honestly thought of Tau when I started playing it. Youve captured that magic here, man. And made me decide to wait on Tau until my skills are much better than mine are now. Hahah

[Guest Triszin]

I loved the Titanfall series, and I honestly thought of Tau when I started playing it. Youve captured that magic here, man. And made me decide to wait on Tau until my skills are much better than mine are now. Hahah

you can still do the breachers and fire warriors!

 

 

thanks for the compliments everyone

[Firenze]

You have no idea how much you are making me want to build a quick and dirty 1000pts Titanfall themed force now. I have my basic tau, my 'Frontier Force'. I now need a Titanfall squad. GDI XD

[Guest Triszin]

So, on a new commander....

 

load out.

 

Coldstar

x1 HOB

X2 Burst cannon

X1 ATS

 

Do I model it after "War machine" from the iron man comics/movies

 

or do I model it after " Monarch" from titanfall?

[Panzer]

So, on a new commander....

 

load out.

 

Coldstar

x1 HOB

X2 Burst cannon

X1 ATS

 

Do I model it after "War machine" from the iron man comics/movies

 

or do I model it after " Monarch" from titanfall?

 

So the question is basically, big BC on the shoulder or both small ones on the shoulders?

Well considering that it'd be pretty hard to model the big burst cannon to be held like a real rifle I'd go for the shoulder mounted option. Btw. I just saw that War Machine often has a Missile Pod on his other shoulder as well so for a true War Machine build you'd have to replace the ATS with a Missile Pod. :P