Unified Corps (Tau Oi'Kyse sept ) Pic heavy back from the grave!

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**Soo'Vah'Cha**

Thanks Akira, for me fluff/function and story are all vital to my hobby experiance, I really dont care anymore for optimum builds or othersuch nonsense, I just build my armies in my own way ( adding formations and such ), unfortunatly it leads to having entirely to many models sometimes .

At last count I was pushing around 12,000 to 13,000 pts of Tau and thats before adding my kroot and auxilleries.....I gotta cut down......nah!

Its my therapy I guess.

And again thanks for the high praise.

**Imperial Monkey**

Soo'Vah'Cha wrote:OK a no picture update: ( with hopefully some pics later )
Some of the Crew in action

The human at the far right looks a little like "This end is the barrel, don't point it at your face...especially in a highly comedic situation..."
These look good...as to the Super heavy...Its a good start but does it have enough guns?
While of course the battlesuit pilot is itching to pull the trigger

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

now primed..for the greater good

Now its time to activate the painting drones and get this bad boy done!
(after I play some Napoleon total war )

**Swordwind**

Now that's one badass railgun. Makes me want to do Tau next.

Ah, so many armies, so little time and money.

**HAZZER**

Nice, that is one cool looking grav tank!Are you going to be using that for a apolysoe game?

**ChocolateGork**

Thats awesome!

**sluggaslugga**

The Super-Heavy is too small for my taste

Awesome work on everything!

**Flinty**

More terrifyingly competent work. Did you ever come up with rules for the Narwhal? Superheavy rail-artillery always makes me excited

**shingouki**

mate that looks naughty i can't wait to see it painted.

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

@HAZZER : yup Apoc games only, something to scare the stompas with.

@sluggaslugga : small huh? I guess the next one will have to be 1:1 scale...I think there is a M1a2 around base to use....

@Flinty : Yup rules for it are in the link in my sig, although I am re-thinking some of them, will wait for some playtesting ops.

@Everyone else : thanks for the feedback, now I need to get this beast painted.

**bigmek35**

I LOVE IT!

**SilverMK2**

I don't think it has enough guns...

**logg_frogg**

Some Wicked Wicked work!

I always enjoy seeing so much added to the hobby by skilled craftsmen such as yourself!

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

Nah, I think its about right gun-wise, around the same number of systems you can put on a baneblade, it is a superheavy after all.

@SilverMK2 : ( sarcasm noted

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@logg_frogg : thank you sir, its not so much as trying to add to the hobby as it is to keep my creative impulses at bay!

**TyraelVladinhurst**

i wants one of those big tau tanks..... seriously it's awesome

**Tylerkabana**

Threads like this make me want to bust out my Tau again...

**fox-light713**

That's looking really good.

**sluggaslugga**

What about ork auxiliaries?

Ork = Kroot Carnivore
Squig = Kroot hound
Nob in Mega armour = Krootox
Nob = Kroot Shaper
Lootaboy = Pathfinder with Railrifle
Stormboy = Vespid Stingwing
Kommando = Stealthsuit
Snikrot = Shadowsun
Battlewagon = Hammerhead
Big Mek = Broadside

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

Orks....?
Not certain if you mean for me to make Ork Aux, or are asking if those would be a good idea..?

If the former, the main enemy of my Sept/Tau is the Orks , so not very likely

And for other Tau, well the Blood axes are sometimes mercs, but not as Aux, Orks don't take orders from little blue dudes...it ain't propa!

**HAZZER**

Soo'Vah'Cha wrote:@HAZZER : yup Apoc games only, something to scare the stompas with.

@sluggaslugga : small huh? I guess the next one will have to be 1:1 scale...I think there is a M1a2 around base to use....

@Flinty : Yup rules for it are in the link in my sig, although I am re-thinking some of them, will wait for some playtesting ops.

@Everyone else : thanks for the feedback, now I need to get this beast painted.

True but you woulde need one hellof a big gun to sare orks beacuse ther only thing orks respect is strenth and power!

**Doop Dude**

Beautiful! I love this whole thing. Subscribed

**nuclealosaur**

EEK

That thing is huge!

Awesome work!

**MoD_Legion**

Wow, really love the paintjobs and conversions, especially the extra heavy broadsides.

I just had a question regarding the xv9's, how many did you actually buy? Or did the Shas'o R'alai ones come with more then 1 of the pulse guns? (I'm not sure if I want to get a squad of pulse submunition rifles or the phased ion guns, but not looking forward to having to buy twice as many models just to get 2 pulse rifles for all of em.)

**Grass4hopper**

Just saw this thread for the first time today, and all I can say is WOW! Your converting and scratch-building skills are top notch, but I love your painting skills the best of all. Camo can be hard to do properly, but your camo is amazing.

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

Ok after much time and way to much procrastination...
Gentlemen... I give you....The Mont'Ka Super heavy Grav tank

group shot for size referances

another group shot for size ref.

well there you have it still have some more markings and detail work but I figured it was about time I posted pics, since this brute has been painted for several months.

enjoy all and C & C welcome of course.

**Sheep**

Just epic!

All the conversions look so cohesive, and the camo scheme is brilliant.

A beautiful build mate.

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

@Sheep : Appreciate the compliments , yeah I have gone for a more RL world tau scheme, since I am RL military I could not bring myself to paint them in bright colors

I plan on doing maybe 2 more super heavies in different configs, but this one was alot of work, I may take a break and work on The Orks for a bit.

Again thanks for the input.

**Nagashek**

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! I'll take 2, dude! That's fantastic! I seriously love your camo pattern. I've been contemplating doing Cookie dough pattern desert camo for my Tau for a while now.

**Soo'Vah'Cha**

I vary my camo pattern for each vehicle type, just keep a simular palette of colors, the main inspiration for the Mont'ka's camo pattern was WW2 german "blowing leaf" scheme, it seemed to work well on such a large vehicle.

You should give the Cookie dough pattern a test run, and see if it sings, Tau realy take well to a good camo pattern, and seeing as how delicate they are , blending in is always a plus.

Now I need to field test this baby, kill me some stompas this weekend ....

Appreciate the input as always.

**Knightley**

That is one mother of a Tau vessel right there!