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So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« on: June 28, 2015, 12:15:24 AM »
I've been working on a Tau 'Knight' since last November(?). Anyhow, here's the latest. I'm looking for people's impressions with regard to whether this is a passable Imperial Knight Crusader:




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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2015, 12:34:56 AM »
It has a very Mechwarrior feel to it.  Trying for the Crusader, I can see the resemblance in the weaponry.  You would have to clearly identify it to your opponent.  One thing you may run into as an issue is the placement of the weapons.  If I am not mistaken, the Crusader has both of the main weapons on separate arms.  By having the Thermal Cannon underslung, people may have issue with you being able to get a shot off you normally wouldn't have been able to.  I would recommend moving it to the opposite position of the Avenger.  That would place it, roughly, in the same spot as the arm would have it.
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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2015, 09:58:29 AM »
"Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply..."

Most mechs in 40k are humanoid, with distinct legs, arms, head. This doesn't fit that mould. Maybe if you made the guns slung where the drones are held, it would get that humanoid-ish appearance?

I like the model well enough, but it doesn't fit my notions of 40k-style mechs.

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2015, 11:41:16 AM »
I think this is brilliant. Rather than Imperial Knight though when I first saw it I thought what a brilliant Deadnought. That is because the first thing that came to me was how it really has the look of the old Space Crusade Dreadnought.
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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2015, 02:10:06 PM »
I think this is brilliant. Rather than Imperial Knight though when I first saw it I thought what a brilliant Deadnought. That is because the first thing that came to me was how it really has the look of the old Space Crusade Dreadnought.

That would be one big dreadnought lol. Look at the size of it on that oval base! I really like it. I see where spectral arbor is coming from with the whole humanoid thing but I don't think that matters at all it looks totally 40k to me. Like 40k meets robocop

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2015, 06:46:39 PM »
The quote I made is from Robocop. The original, anyhow. The mech that doesn't recognize that the guy dropped the gun? ;) The model reminded me of that, also.

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2015, 10:21:01 PM »
I TOTALLY got the reference; ED-209!

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2015, 08:26:15 AM »
Most mechs in 40k are humanoid, with distinct legs, arms, head. This doesn't fit that mould. Maybe if you made the guns slung where the drones are held, it would get that humanoid-ish appearance?

tbh that's what makes it work for me. Most Imperial walkers are very humanoid in silhouette but there’s no reason that an alien race would follow the same concepts. But then as they say: “In the eye of the beholder.”  ;)

One thing you may run into as an issue is the placement of the weapons.  If I am not mistaken, the Crusader has both of the main weapons on separate arms.  By having the Thermal Cannon underslung, people may have issue with you being able to get a shot off you normally wouldn't have been able to.

Sadly “Those people” are the ones that have helped kill off some of the amazing creativity that used to be in the hobby. I remember at one of the early GTs an Imperial Guard army that had been converted so every vehicle was a skimmer, it was an amazing army and not a single person even mumbled about how LOS or fire arcs had been changed. More and more over the last few year’s people have become more worried about being creative in case they run into people who have issues.  :-\



Anyway a cool conversion.  8)

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2015, 02:20:06 PM »
Personally I'd be happy to let you blow me off the table with such a lovely model. I would even reward your creativity and modelling efforts with allowing it to count as a Battle Brother ally to your Tau. Of course, I'm in it all more for the fun and the hobby rather than winning, so...  ;D

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2015, 03:19:02 PM »
I think it looks pretty cool, myself. I wouldn't mine playing against it. At least, not anymore than I mind playing against any Imperial Knights.  :-\

Of course, I'm in it all more for the fun and the hobby rather than winning, so...  ;D

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Re: So I've been working on a Tau 'Knight'...
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2015, 09:12:55 PM »
Getting a learning game in today with it. Not surprisingly, Eldar still blow past most everything that gets put in their way. Might put it up as a battle report in a couple of days.

The Tau codex is really showing its age now--Broadsides aren't at least Slow and Purposeful? With Grav Cents walking and shooting gobs of AP2 all over the place you can't let Broadsides move a little? Tsk. Also: You get double punished for failing to Nova Charge (fail to get power AND take a wound)? Wow--Warp Spiders only lose a guy on Snake Eyes. Bleh

Thanks for all the replies, they are much appreciated. :)

 


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