Leviathus Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Guess who's back?! Hello brothers and sisters! It's been a while but I'm back in the swing of things. This time with some kill team projects! Kill Team is absolutely fantastic for a hobby butterfly like me. Small teams with lots of conversion possibilities! I'm currently working on a Tau and Eldar kill team and already finished some Necrons. There are more ideas in the works, can't go without a Space Marine kill team and maybe some..... heretics?! No blog without pictures of course, so first off, the completed Necrons: The flayed ones were custom made with Warriors, green stuff and Skeleton warrior swords. The highlights on the black armour are much more subdued in real life though. On the working table Eldar and Tau: Stay tuned for more updates and let me know what you think! Edited May 28, 2019 by Leviathus hushrong, Brother Dallo, robofish7591 and 9 others 12 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Eleysium Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Despite my hatred for Necrons being more intense than 1000 exploding sons, the models are fantastic. The glowing blue on them really offsets and breaks up all the gun metal and green. Really nice job on the Eldar and Tau as well. I look forward to seeing these expand. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thank you Brother Eleysium! I figured they would be more interesting with some black armour instead of bare metal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 That's some solid work, I particularly like the blue highlights on the Necrons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaiel Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Wonderful bit of painting. Love the glow effects! Koozzo 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Excellent works. I especially like your Necrons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Cool Flayed Ones, like this guy above in particular! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Awesome to see you back! The kill teams are looking great. Necrons are excellent and I also love the flayed ones. Really good work on those guys as they are suitably standby and creepy. The Eldar and Tau also look off to a fantastic start. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Thank you so much guys! It's good to be back Okay today's update is not all that exciting but the drones are on the production line so to speak. No Tau team without a couple of drones I suppose. Ho boy, my friends are gonna hate me I'm also working on a Tau team list for Kill Team Arena and I'm debating on taking a few Breachers but heard mixed things about them. Maybe I'll give them a whirl just to see how they perform. Anyway, enjoy! Edited May 19, 2019 by Leviathus Messor 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5316957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 First drone done! This one was more of a test subject for the rest. The blue markings and the white parts make this little guy way more interesting to look at. Messor and Dosjetka 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5317619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Drones are looking great. Paint jobs are clean and crisp. I especially like the frehanded, darker blue markings and the white trim. What/how did you use to paint the white? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5317623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Thanks Hush! For the white: I layer Ulthuan Grey over the Fenrisian Grey that was painted for the rest of the drone, then highlights with White Scar. Done! :) I also leave the recesses shaded with Nuln Oil. hushrong 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5317647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 So! The drones are finished and working at the bases atm. While they were fun to paint, I'm glad that these guys are done so the focus can be on the specialist. There's still one drone to do, the recon drone but will do that one later. Characters first! :D Enjoy! Dosjetka, Messor, Dr_Ruminahui and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5321711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Drones are looking excellent! Excited to see the flesh and blood Tau. Leviathus 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5321750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 One last round of drones, now with basing! Pretty happy how these came out. The white trim is a great addition and the blue markings keep them from looking bland. Now on to the next part of the team.; the leader. A stealth battlesuit equipped with a burstcannon. He's magnetized so I can swap the weaponry if the need arises. To make him more interesting, I was thinking of putting some camouflage on him. I'm thinking of Fenrisian grey as base and then add some blue (Caledor Sky?) and dark brown patterns. I've already painted the armour (minus the highlights) and now it's time for the camo! Bryan Blaire, Messor, Dosjetka and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5322900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 The bases for the finished drones look great! The white does go very well with the blue. Looking forward to seeing how you do the camo on the stealthsuit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5322907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 After some trial and error with smaller sized patterns and different colours, I'm finally pleased with the result. My first plan was to use some blue's and browns but that didn't work with the teal/blue markings all that well. So the best bet was to go with a much darker Fenrisian Grey; the Fang. Black is a returning feature on the model and the rest of the team, so I went with that instead of brown. It makes for a more urban style camouflage which works well as I imaged them doing a campaign in a ruined Imperial city. Now I gotta do the details and highlight the black, so this model will be done soon :) Dosjetka, Messor, hushrong and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5324253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I like the camouflage pattern you chose for stealth battlesuit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5324417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Agreed, great job on the camouflage pattern and on the Tau scheme overall. Looking forward to more! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5324461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 Thanks for the comments guys! Ok, here we go. The leader of the team is finished! Very pleased with the end result and the camo especially. Have some pics of the finished model and we'll talk about what's next for the T'au. It's ETL time and I'm supporting T'au this year (please forgive me my Blood Angels ). This will be the first vow (not sure what the second will be as of yet): At this point the Breachers, Pathfinders and commander are undercoated and ready to go. I'll be painting the Pathfinders first and then work up to the breachers and the commander last, as a reward for painting troops so to speak. Messor, Dosjetka, Bjorn Firewalker and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5330304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 The finished stealth suit is superb!! The paint job is nice and clean but I just love that camo you painted! Best of luck on the ETL! Leviathus 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5330329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) Thanks Hush! I almost had sleepless nights over it. The first attempted made it look like a weird coloured panther at a distance and the model looked very busy and was hard to read. Bigger camo patterns made it so much better and with these colours it still fits with the rest of the T’au :D Edited June 12, 2019 by Leviathus hushrong 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5330428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 The first ETL vow is in progress! I'm doing it in chunks for my sanity, so the Pathfinders are first. I changed the recipe for the T'au skin to make it stand out more (for the test I used almost similar colours as the armour). This especially works better with characters without a helmet. Messor, Theduke08, Dosjetka and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5332497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Excellent progress on the Tau! The paint job on the blue skin is awesome and with the spots too! You are seriously making that greater good mumbo jumbo very tempting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5332865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Pic heavy post today but I finished the Pathfinder team! I've been away from this hobby for several months and I'm noticing that the paint gets a bit chalky here and there (with these photos it is more noticeable) so I really need to water down my paints better and be careful not to slap it on so thickly. Anyway, that's more a note-to-self Had fun painting these and can't wait to get started on the Breacher team! Edited June 25, 2019 by Leviathus ranulf the revenant, Dr_Ruminahui, Bjorn Firewalker and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356044-levis-kill-team-blog-current-team-tau/#findComment-5337310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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