Mithril's, 2024 Army Challenge -T'au Army: WiP to Finished...

[MithrilForge]

++EDIT++ 03-03-2024

Started this army around 2018...Then it went by the wayside, around the year "2020" -I Found this start of an army in a crate in the spare room...brought it out and did a small amount of work on it...Fast forward to present day "2024" Dug it out of a Cupboard again, I think it's  time to actually remove it from my shame file!, Thankfully it Coincides nicely with the upcoming release of the 10th Edition T'AU Codex -For the Greater Good.

 

Mithril

New Codex = Finish the Dang army, 

I have predominantly used Necromunda bases (although those new GW brand "Void War" bases look mighty tempting!!) 

I went for Castellan green worked up to Elysian highlights on all the fatigues for - pathfinders, Fire Warriors & Breachers,

anyway here's my first WiP- pathfinder

*Note - bases are not this cool shout out to the original tau colour scheme anymore. 

sorry for slightly blurred pic's , my phone camera is not the greatest

cheers, Mithril

Edited March 4 by MithrilForge
Updated Topic. March 2024

[Panzer]

Looks really good! He's just missing some red markings to make him Vior'la. :D

[MithrilForge]

@sfPanzer - True true, i did say he was WiP    i have to finish the green highlights armour highlights and lenses and his lower legs...then some Red transfers on his noggin and ...Vior'La!!  , so you think the base is O.K.?..

 

cheers Mithril

[Panzer]

Base looks fine to me. A whole army with those would look great I imagine.

[The Pounder]

You’ve done a great job on him!

The white is so smooth, and the green is a great contrast to it.

Really like the base too.

Keep em coming!

[CoffeeGrunt]

White looks very smooth and really contrasts the darker tones nicely. Also really like the base painting. Looking forward to seeing more of these guys! :)

[MithrilForge]

it doesn't look much different but he's done, will crack on and paint the rest of the unit as an assembly line and then base em & transfers at the end of the week hopefully..(i'm an awfully slow painter )

Still trying to get better pics with the phone,i'll get there one day ...

cheers,Mithril

Edited March 24, 2018 by mithrilforge

[Captain_Krash]

Beautiful job!!

 

Krash

[MithrilForge]

Well i shelved working on the pathfinders when i heard about the ETL-VI so hopefully they'll reappear in a vow or two

As to now, i have a breacher squad in the chamber ready to have paint fired at them but due to weather ...no paint as of yet!

so i worked on ETL-VI vow number 2 - a Crisis XV8 iridium commander with quad missile pods (thanks go to Triszin & Jud Cottrel for the idea's)

here he is -

and also his Necromunda styled base, i wanted him to look like a suit that had the ability to sit back and shoot from the backlines (which he's designed to do anyways )

so tried to make the missile pods look like they had the ability to get a better line of sight but could sorta pop back down and become more streamlined when he chose to bug out and move to another firing position... i'm hoping to get some xv8 hands from shapeways to complete the suit

Cheers, Mithril

[The Pounder]

I really like it!

The raised missile pods give it some good height.

Personally i think the base looks great, should look the part once painted!

[MithrilForge]

@ JUD - thanks man, it's coldish type weather here so i'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for a chance to spray base coat my stuff... 

perhaps i'll clean up his friends .

oh nice drones in your thread!!

 

Cheers, Mithril

Edited March 4 by MithrilForge

[MithrilForge]

While i wait for nicer spray paint weather

it gave me time to do the Test base for my crisis suit's bases, Made to match the GW necromunda one's...

i think they will blend right in , although the next few i make will be more tidy looking (straighter edge cuts and all that stuff )

cheers, Mithril

[MithrilForge]

work in Progress on my Breacher team, * (Not the colour anymore - 17-02-2020)

Cheers, Mithril

*Again,sorry for poor pics

Edited February 17, 2020 by mithrilforge

[The Pounder]

Looks good.

Very neat and smooth.

Really like the turquoise.

How did you find using the model holder?

[MithrilForge]

On 6/4/2018 at 4:45 PM, Jud Cottrell said:

Looks good.

Very neat and smooth.

Really like the turquoise.

How did you find using the model holder?

 

Thanks for the feedback man  ,The Model holder works well,i still use pots with blu-Tac though as well   i guess if i had like 10 of these i would be using them all !! they don't fall over easily(a good thing) and you can hold them comfortably. i recommend them if you have spare cash burning a hole in your pocket.

 

Cheers, Mithril

 

p.s. jud-  when are we going to see more Kroot??.      

Edited March 4 by MithrilForge

[The Pounder]

Might have to get one!

 

The Kroot are on their way! They’re all built, undercoated and on the painting table!

[Skeggold]

Very clean, excited to see the completed force

[MithrilForge]

minor update -

changed the front of the Blaster to all Red,i think it looks better on to more painting...

Cheers, Mithril

[Panzer]

I definitely liked the partial red better than the full red blaster.

[MithrilForge]

[deleted post] - not relevant anymore 17-02-2020.  

 

may post pics in this spot in near future

Edited February 17, 2020 by mithrilforge

[elmo]

The red looks good to me but I have always had a thing for red weapons ;)

[MithrilForge]

thanks elmo,

i think i got the idea subconsciously from Valaas's Super Tuna base where he'd done a breacher with the red fronted weapon... i only noticed it the other day when he posted it up (it won an award too,nice model)

 

Cheers, Mithril

[MithrilForge]

Wow...Last post...2 years ago .... Dug these out yesterday and started working on them again...I really want that T'AU army now that shadowsun is all plastic (not just that but hey )

plus I just want to finish this force...it's been sitting in a crate for a couple years in my spare room...   ++ little did I know it'll be a few more years again++

Breacher (very WiP) -

at least this time I know the colours I'm using so I just need to actually not think and just put paint on the models...

shock horror (I actually took advice from panzer ) and changed the weapon fronts to simply white and grey...

more soon....

Mithril

Edited March 4 by MithrilForge

[Guest Triszin]

Love the helmet!

[Panzer]

Wow...Last post...2 years ago .... Dug these out yesterday and started working on them again...I really want that T'AU army now that shadowsun is all plastic (not just that but hey )

plus i just want to finish this force...it's been sitting in a crate for a couple years in my spare room...

Breacher (very WiP) -

at least this time i know the colours i'm using so i just need to actually not think and just put paint on the models...

shock horror(i actually took advice from panzer ) and changed the weapon fronts to simply white and grey...

more soon....

Mithril

Hey I wasn't completely against the red. I just thought the partial red version looked better than the completely red one. :D