Tau - Magnetic Cannon Carrier

 Have I ever mentioned how much I like magnets?  They are awesome, and a magnetic gun is extra awesome (especially of this calibre!)  I finally finished the gundam tau's hammerhead gunship.  All that flat surface area, ugh....

 I think the "table top" result is worth it though.  The hammerhead is designated aqua, and I am hoping against the odds that tau can field squadrons of gunships.  Anyone know?

 I am also still trying to figure out the weathering colours and technique.  I can't decide what would look right; chipping, oiliness, both?  I am endeavouring to stay away from metallics on the entire army, so chipping might be out of the question.

 On the other hand, I could just go with some crazy freehand....

 Thanks for dropping by,

until next round!

Tau - Black Team

It was obvious, the stealth team's colour is black.  Like the rest of the 'gundam tau', this stage is an intermediate as I am planning to give them some weathering (aka table top quality).

 Here is black leader, signified by a red stripe.  I have intentionally left the markings simple, although that might change before the end.

 The other two team members.  I kind of like these ambling cowbots with their bobbly heads.

 But why am I painting tau, you might be asking, and I will give you a rhetorical answer.  The tau will be up for raffle next year at either Gottacon or Tsukino con at the RHG table, so my brushes have been put to work.  I endeavour to have a large army of space cows up for grabs.  (I hope they find a good home!)

 And no team would be complete without drones!  Black team gets both a gun drone (ablative wound) and a markerlight drone.  I want so many drones the battlefield looks like a frisbee tournament.

Until the next round we meet...

A Dead Couch and Broadsides

That couch was huge, heavy and uncomfortable. So I butchered it with a hammer Samalander helped), complete obliteration.

And that is why there wasn't much hobby done, but life is back to 'normal' around here now (albeit with more space!) Now on to pictures of models....

My first two broadsides got themselves finished last week, along with a couple of shield drones for back-up. This is Camo Team, which is still waiting for Camo Leader to get bought and converted.

I have to say, I love painting tau! Smooth lines, some nice sharp angles, and a distinct space/military feel make this army easy on the eyes.

Here is a shot of the gun. The thingy on top is a recoil dampener, not certain it is needed, but looks the part.

They are both upgraded with the thing that allows them to fire both guns, more shooty the better!

The gun drones are an all plastic, simple conversion. A couple of field emitters (pulse rifles) replacing the guns.

I think it gives them the same feel as the "dragonflies" that were causing such a fuss down in California.

And.....the other one!

I liked the swept-back look to the missile launchers, in fact, I tried to copy the forge world design as much as I could. Cause it looks cool and I never took to the shoulder-mounted guns (not gundam enough).

Now the dust has settled, it is back on the brush!
Until next round, keep painting, and be well!

Team Green

The second fire warrior team is 'finished'. With such a simple/basic color scheme, these guys were pretty easy to do. As with each team, the secondary color is different, while the rest is uniform.

As I was painting, the conundrum of weathering came to mind. I think I am against dusting effects, as they don't really apply to the basing scheme. Chipping is an option, but I don't want any metallics, so perhaps bone underneath the paint? The chipped effect would only apply to suits and vehicles....suggestions?

The yellow ties the entire force together when multiple teams are together, sorry, no pics of that yet...

Well, back to painting...until next round.

Red Leader

This is Red Leader, acting commander. He will enjoy the commanding position until I convert a suitably insane battlesuit, at which point he will be appointed to the position of bodyguard leader.

He is equipped with all kinds of nifty wargear, including a failsafe detonator (in case of fail).

Until next round, be well.

Two Broads and a Fish

Blue Team's Devilfish is ready.

I set to painting it as though it was built with different coloured plastics, like a Ban Dai kit, but with shading and highlights.

As far as the latest set of rumors regarding the new 40k rules; I am averting my eyes. Until I read the new rules I don't need to speculate over what-ifs, the rules are secondary anyways.

The weather sucks, being windy and all, which will make priming the next phase difficult. Time to clamp boards to my balcony...

I am still at a loss as to the army logo, and what colour to make it. I was tempted to steal the Macross logo until I watched a couple episodes....oh yeah....

And, on to the Broads!
Apologies for the teaser, it was as far as I got before I got K.O.'d for the night.
This is Camo Team, friendly aren't they?
Railcannon, the most badly warped gun I have ever met....
Until next round...

Something Heavy....

Until next round...

The Young Ones.

I am building a Tau army, I just can't resist manga 40k dudes. And it is ok if they are cow-people, they have droids.

So I went with a Gundam-like theme. This is the majority of Blue Team. During painting, I decided to represent each squad with a colour (the other fire warrior team will be green).

This is Red Leader, (and of course, his droids). Yes, he has stabilizers.
I opted for a larger shield generator made from vehicle parts.

Isn't it amazing how entire armies can appear out of nowhere and completely derail all one's projects?

Lava Tau

So here it is, test model number two for a possible Tau army commission, this time with lava.

The only thing missing are the markings, suggestions?
Here is the other one. Your thoughts?