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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #20 on: February 8, 2008, 03:30:39 PM »
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I like neither of the styles you've presented so far (no offense).  I think choosing a primary color and just going for it will make a significant difference.  Might I suggest, if this blue is not to your liking, yellow-and-gray camo?  To blend in with your bases.

Interesting that you bought colour theory to the table, thanks  ;)  I will certainly try the  yellow/grey scheme, though porbably roughly in photoshop along with some other schemes I have in mind (that was also the origin of the tank paint scheme).

A question though - did you have in mind something pretty similar to the Devilfish, or something else? 

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its almost the inverse of my scheme - based losey around a city / night fighting specialist cadre. i like the ends of the rifles... theblue is a nice touch, i will have to borrow that as my own weapons are looking rather subdued:

Neato - definately go ahead I find it to work really well.  I also dimly recall from other threads that you may be just up the road from me (I'm in Kilburn - am I close?).  If so, perhaps our cadre's will one day stand side by side in battle, and generally look kick ass and coordinated  ;D

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i decided early though, that my xv15s were going to remain really dark. this helps set them apart from my other units which is exactly what i wanted.

That's what I was going for with the sharp blue highlights, but find the model to lack presence on the table.  The simple all grey approach may remedy this though, and still be dark enough.  Alternatively, and I'm not sure if this is intentional or your photo, but your stealths almost look brown?  That's another possible route to proceed down if I get stuck.


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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #21 on: February 8, 2008, 04:02:03 PM »
Oh yes.......very sexy

I love the stealth suits with the half-camo

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #22 on: February 8, 2008, 04:37:28 PM »
heh, and here I am saying how much I don't like it.  Well, I guess you can't please everyone at the same time  :)

Meantime, something I'm more certain on how to proceed with.  Unlike many gamers I seem to take a perverse pleasure in going totally overboard on bases.  This is something that has particularly developed with this army, where the bases have definately become an integral part of the model, rather than an afterthought.  That's particularly evident in more recent models, especially these...



Well, for mere drones these are sure intricate bases!  My thinking is that with drones, the very fact that they are so small and simple models means they need much better bases than bigger models that would cover up all the hard work anyway.


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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #23 on: February 8, 2008, 05:55:17 PM »
thats one really damn effective paint scheme, I'm half tempted to high jack Lorazaels & my shared tau force and doing them in a similar theme (has mahogany for grey tones!)

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #24 on: February 8, 2008, 08:01:32 PM »
This looks AWESOME!!! And I love the bases, did you make them your self?

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #25 on: February 9, 2008, 09:03:55 AM »
kilburn... yea, that really is just down the road! where do you normally game!? i go to brent cross GW fairly regularly... it would be great to meet up for a game (though of course i would not be able to use my tau - it wouldnt be right handing your arse to you on a tau plate)  :P

i think the brown hint might be the photo - perhaps a slight tonal change due to the brown bases... they are actually "almost black". i say almost black because if you hold them next to a black model you can see that they are actually really a misty VERY dark blue.

i done it by drybrushing shadow grey over the model before giving the model a black wash... this gives a light edge highlight before i begin to pick out the selected edge highlights... perhaps you will get to see them in the flesh to fully get the idea.

I am really quite impressed by the bases - i think that a good base can really set off a model. its something that i rarely consider too much, but always regret not doing!

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #26 on: February 9, 2008, 10:09:03 AM »
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And I love the bases, did you make them your self?

Yep, each one is lovingly hand crafted from a plethora of materials including necromunda bulkheads, sprue, plasticard, bits, lots of sand and model railway rock scatter.

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kilburn... yea, that really is just down the road! where do you normally game!? i go to brent cross GW fairly regularly... it would be great to meet up for a game (though of course i would not be able to use my tau - it wouldnt be right handing your arse to you on a tau plate)

i don't game often but when I do at the moment it's Oxfod Street. That's a pretty poor gaming experience sometimes though so have been looking elsewhere.  Me and a friend are going to check out Brent Cross this afternoon to assess the option. I'm hoping it's bigger, for one.

I won't be playing with Tau for a while yet as I don't like gaming with unpainted miniatures.  It'd be Guard if we did meet in battle.


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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #27 on: February 9, 2008, 02:28:13 PM »
heh, and here I am saying how much I don't like it.  Well, I guess you can't please everyone at the same time  :)

Meantime, something I'm more certain on how to proceed with.  Unlike many gamers I seem to take a perverse pleasure in going totally overboard on bases.  This is something that has particularly developed with this army, where the bases have definately become an integral part of the model, rather than an afterthought.  That's particularly evident in more recent models, especially these...

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Well, for mere drones these are sure intricate bases!  My thinking is that with drones, the very fact that they are so small and simple models means they need much better bases than bigger models that would cover up all the hard work anyway.



 Yeah I think I would call this overboard for bases... but on the other hand they are just beautiful... I wouldn't kill your models just to see those bases on the table for another round!  :P
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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #28 on: February 9, 2008, 07:28:54 PM »
Excellent scheme and very well executed, its going to be a very nice force.

Those bases all look really interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing the drones on them.

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #29 on: February 9, 2008, 08:01:26 PM »
hey fold, nice to see you - feels like its been a while since you were around...  ???

anyways, loving the work on the bases, and the 'mid transformation' stealth suit is my fave of your variant schemes.

have you considered some jetpacking stealth suits? although ive always steered clear of tau, i've always had a place in my heart for stealth suits.

the big cyclopean eye reminds me of the turrets from portal though...

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2008, 07:30:33 PM »
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hey fold, nice to see you - feels like its been a while since you were around...

Yep, I comes and goes a bit.... always tinkering with models but not always having the motivation to photograph and post about it  ;)

I have to say I'd not considered jetpacking stealthsuits but it does appeal to me.  Difficult in comparison to the crisis suits due to the rigid legs, but definately worth a go I think. 

I'm off stealth suits at the moment though, they depressed me too much!

Updates:

Finished the Gun Drone squadron.  Another 8 are in the works but without bases at the moment.



Numbered 1-8 in tau script for a nice touch.  Tip - I have found that using a product called micro-set on your transfers, then dull coteing the model afterwards, results in completely invisible transfers - they literally look painted on.

I also started the third Broadside suit, which I want to be with underslung Railguns and backpack mounted smart missiles.





I used the part of a burst cannon to build the mount for the missiles here.



Also in the works are a hammerhead and skyray so there is plenty afoot...

 

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2008, 07:58:33 PM »
Sweet drones. Everything is still looking beautiful!
Still I lay cold, my soul seeks light / my eyes are tired; my heart's last fight
Around my shell of wood and cloth / trickle sound of wound and loss.
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Mother and Father alone in thought. / Of the bravery and pain in the battle we fought.
We move slowly we three welcomed home. / A parade of silence, hands and flags wave
Above our bodies, they gather as on, / Along this highway of heroes for two seconds of light.

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2008, 10:41:50 AM »
Really good airbrush job on the devilfish. What kind of airbrush did you use? And did you use GW paints on it? I love the colors you used. I think I found the cloth color that I want to use ;)
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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #33 on: March 9, 2008, 12:47:39 PM »
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Really good airbrush job on the devilfish. What kind of airbrush did you use? And did you use GW paints on it? I love the colors you used. I think I found the cloth color that I want to use

Thanks.  I use a double action bottom feed airbrush with Vallejo Air paints. I started out using GW or normal Vallejo paints, watered down - but I've since learnt it's not the dilution of the paint that causes blockages but the fact that normal acrylic pigments are not milled as finely as airbrush pigments. 

Updates:

I've not been idle, but been working on many little things that didn't seem worthy of an update. I've been working on crisis suits.  At the outset of the project I intended to completely magnetise every single one with 8 magnet points, but after completing one have since realised the impracticality of that goal. 

I've since built (stuck down) a fireknife (plasma rifle/missile pod) team knowing the ubiquity with which they appear in Tau army lists, and settled for the rest on sticking down one weapon with two magnetised hard points.  Here is one such team, with the stuck down hard point:



And with a second burst cannon and shield generator attached:




The components - a total of 49 magnets goes into this little lot.  The plasma rifles, flamers and fusion blasters each have 3 so they can be attached to either arm or to the backpack:



(Small round bits at the back are the rear end of some burst cannons, which I'm using as drone controllers).

I also completed construction of my second broadside.  This one has the same torso construction as the first but has swapped his smart missile system and railguns around. The arms aren't stuck yet - need to settle on a good pose for them.




Finally - your opinions please.  While I was fiddling with posing, I wound up with this "superman" pose.  Cool, or too cheesey?  :)




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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #34 on: March 9, 2008, 01:31:30 PM »
nice tau.

i love city fighting armies as my imperial armies are strongly based around that theme :)

Hey Oink i like yours too and if your from england you'll probably know the make of sports equipment "Admiral"
your tau sign reminds me of that and thats no bad thing. ;D

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #35 on: March 9, 2008, 01:35:41 PM »
Some nice stuff. How hard is it putting magnets into things? Not something I've ever had to think about, I prefer making one list and sticking to it, no matter who I'm fighting (Admittedly mostly 'nids, so I'm actually kind of configured to fighting them :P).

I like the arm position of the rear crisis suit, never actually seen it done like that before.

You say your still looking for arm positions for your broadside, but I think it looks pretty rockin' how it is in the pic.

And as for your superman pose. . . I'm actually finding hard to decide between cheesey and cool. So far I'm of the opinion that it looks cool until you notice the arm pointing forwards, then it becomes cheesey. Maybe if you had the arm back like the other, making it a little more "streamlined" it would keep the cool factor :D.

P.S. Just as I was about to post, it showed voltarian's comment, and I have to say he is right, your symbol does look like the Admiral brand logo :P

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #36 on: March 9, 2008, 02:00:59 PM »
see what i mean eh? :P lol

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2008, 05:52:04 PM »


like so... hehe...

by he way fold... those suits are awesome. 49 magnets in a trio of suits. thats too much! your so nuts it might just work!

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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2008, 06:21:59 PM »
As a suggestion, instead of using 49 magnets in three suits.  Use 4 magnets per suit and then put bits of paper clip in the weapons.  I did that, so I have the same result as you but way less cost in magnets, plus I think it woud save you time, and you wouldn't have to worry about polarity.
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Re: Fold's Urban Tau Cadre
« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2008, 06:24:22 PM »
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fold: do you have an issue with stuff rotating around or are the magnets strong enough to stop that?
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