Guiltysparc Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 As a devotee of khorne, I find myself at odds with my choice to start a tau army...but the blood must flow while I patiently await the world eaters codex and I wanted to do something different. Like many people, I always hated tau, but then I found myself playing Titanfall 2 and thinking, this is cool. The very day finished that all to short campaign, the 10e tau release came up for preorder, and, well, here we are. I am reviving a paint scheme I used for a space marine kill team that I totally loved and wanted to see on a larger scale. Here is my crisis suit test model, wip of course, more to come. Kurgan the Lurker, Firedrake Cordova, LameBeard and 11 others 8 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouargh Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Very nice and clean. The combination of colours is great and camo/military colours fits well with the Tau in general... But why "life semi aquatic"? I don´t understand the title or I am missing something I guess... MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Oh, well they are fish people and it's a reference to movie called The Life Aquatic. Dunno, was having a hard time coming up with a snappy name lol TheArtilleryman, Rusted Boltgun, sitnam and 2 others 2 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 They look great - the colours work well on them, and the paintjob is nice and crisp The "eye lens" looks great MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Nice clean painting, the scheme defo feels very Tau. Digging the subtle glow around the optics too. Bouargh, Firedrake Cordova and MithrilForge 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 (edited) Weathering left to do, but I think this is pretty much it, other than the base. I'd like to work in some decals but I'm not sure the red markings would work...white would be great but there aren't many on the sheet. Edited May 12 by Guiltysparc Grotsmasha, Brother-Chaplain Kage, sitnam and 9 others 7 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusted Boltgun Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 'Steve' is looking great! Guiltysparc and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Rusted Boltgun said: 'Steve' is looking great! Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Duregar Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 He looks great, I like the choice of colours, shades of it. Yeah maybe some small, white decals would make him pop even more..? Firedrake Cordova and Guiltysparc 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 I've also noodles using the red decals on tan parts. I'm thinking I might make the right shoulder all tan, and then put the markings on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Finished up his wing bits, still figuring out what to do decal-wise....going to paint up the other two suits while I noodle it. Rusted Boltgun, Kurgan the Lurker, Firedrake Cordova and 10 others 7 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) Damn Fine work here Bud So very happy to see you doing some T'AU (right when I am too ) The scheme looks really good!, Well done on that... The decals only being red nowadays is a bit of a pain isn't it . I reckon an off white single pad (weathered of course) or tan as you say may work ... Or, you could do a white or tan stripe slightly bigger than what you need on the section you wanted the decal (I know you're pretty straight and accurate with a brush so very doable by you!) with maybe some light chipping on the edges for wear and tear on the markings... anyways really looking forward to your force (you should pledge for the "Call to Arms 2024" event with your T'AU) Cheers, Mithril ++EDIT++ P.S. you're also one of the few people I've seen use metallic on T'AU (which looks cool BTW ) And I love your Bases !! Edited May 16 by MithrilForge Firedrake Cordova and Guiltysparc 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Wow thank you for all the kind words! I ended up ordering a set of white decals from TheMightyBrush, I really think white will pop nicely with the green and tan. I had done custom white decals on the Marines I painted in this scheme and loved it. I'll definitely be adding some weather. Black chips with the highest level highlight really pop against the green. I'll be adding those in after I get the decals, so these guys will be clean looking for a bit before that happens. Also, thanks on the metal compliment! I feel like the metal "skeleton" bits and black weapon casings allows the armor of the suit to really stand out, rather than doing them all in the same. MithrilForge and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 No problemo, You Paint well... I'm Glad you're getting some White Decals made, I think they'll look great The metal on the "Skeleton does contrast well with your other colours, I myself will probably use some metallic but probably only on burst cannons... I've already committed to black on my stuff(contrasting with Vior'la white) but the gunmetal on yours works great with greens & yellows... Almost marine like Hey!?..you sure these T'AU aren't Raptors in disguise... Cheers, Mithril Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 So, this is one of the models from my raptors kill team that made me want to do a whole army this way... MithrilForge, Rusted Boltgun, Kennyjapan and 4 others 3 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) I knew it... I did some Raptors back in the day hence why the colours made me say that ...my whirlwind is one of the survivors of that time .. * You may notice I was a bit Inspired by BT and his pilot also The Colours and schemes used in Titanfall2 are awesome... Mithril ++EDIT++ Apologies for Hijacking your thread, Shall attempt to not post anymore Pics in Your thread Edited May 17 by MithrilForge Firedrake Cordova, Guiltysparc, Brother-Chaplain Kage and 3 others 5 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Post whatever you'd like, it's a community thread after all! MithrilForge and Firedrake Cordova 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted Friday at 07:09 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:09 PM Built up the coldstar, man these models are so much cooler in the flesh than in their pictures. Grotsmasha, drakheart, MithrilForge and 3 others 5 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted Friday at 11:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:54 PM Looks fantastic , now I see where the fusions went !! . Tank & Terminator hunter… cheers, Mithril Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted Saturday at 01:31 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 01:31 AM I heard he likes fusions, so I put fusions on his fusions Firedrake Cordova and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dees Posted Saturday at 03:38 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:38 AM Your painting is very sharp. Keep posting! Firedrake Cordova and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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