Sa'Cea Cadre (pic heavy)

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**McCoy**

Hello all. Just wanted to introduce my Cadre to you fine folks, and consolidate my scattered army pics. Hope you like them.

-McCoy

FW's

Squad Leaders

Aun'Shi (undercover as a Water caste)

Aun'Karra

T'Pel Shark Kroot

Dogfish (Krootox Counts-as)

My PF's

Stealths

XV's

Broadsides

Skimmers

My Favorite HH

Vespid Wasps

Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

**Orock**

I like it alot, for your pathfinders, did you do a wash of black ink over a regular fire warrior paint job?

**McCoy**

No ink. The darker area is the basecoat. Here's a slightly better pic of the Shas'ui.

**Envy89**

wow.... how did you make the "dogfish"???

**tegeus-Cromis**

Nice stuff. The Dogfish is cute. All-around fantastic work.

**Chaoslord**

What a great looking army.

**Sarigar**

Fantastic and characterful army. I really like the feel you captured with the Kroot. The whole army has a great look about them. Thanks for posting the pics.

**bbb**

looks really good. i'd like to see some bigger close ups if you get around to it.

**snorkle**

Those are possibly the coolest tau I've ever seen.
I really like the mix of light blue and all the other colors.

**Tazok**

Great paint jobs and tons of cool conversions. I really like the mix of bitz, like the eldar arm converted on the tau (that's my favorite).

**Dainty Twerp**

awesome stuff, the color selection is top notch, definately screams Tau...

nice thought/execution on the horizon-effect for the water-caste...

can we see more pics of the vespids, those look awesome (much better execution than the GW ones)

and maybe a shot of the whole army?

**DarkRaptor**

Definatly a cool army. I really like what you did with the devil fish picture on the left. What did you use to make all the bullet chains?

**hubcap**

Um.....wow.

Those really look great. Fabulous job. Love the Kroot, I may steal that idea...

**Symbio Joe**

This army got a lot of chrackterful models I like it very much. Stealth Suits are outstanding while the Kroot do not seem to fit well.

**Jayden63**

Really cool, thanks for sharing.

**Kilkrazy**

Fantastic conversions. I particularly like your Vespids.

It is clearly a real labour of love.

**migsula**

Like them?? I don't like them...

....I love them!!

Any chance for bigger pics though?? They really deserve some.

It is possibly the best looking TAU army overall I have seen, and I have seen a few really gorgeus ones. What makes your's tops is the way you'w fleshed out the army with the allies and made their different schemes perfectly complimentary to the whole look. Well done sir!!

**Agandhjin**

Holy hand grenade of Antioch, Batman!

This is one of the lovliest Tau armies I've seen to date. I especially love your Aun'shi, the 'asian' style hat really topped it off (no pun intended)

Great work!

**McCoy**

Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments, they are much appreciated!

Envy89: It's a very slight conversion to the Thunderfox Mechwarrior model:

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mechwarrior/figuregallery.asp?unitid=6477

The only conversion is a flamer bit, kroot rifle and a skimmer antennae.

Couple more shots:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/000_5654.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/000_5645.jpg

Glad you like it!

Dainty Twerp:

I'm sorry, I don't have alot of pics on these guys yet. Here are the ones that I have right now, and I'll post more as I take them.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/000_5776.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/000_5772.jpg

His secret shame...an impotent wing, lol.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/000_5774.jpg

Thanks for the compliment on Aun'shi. I always imagined that if Aun'Shi would be out searching for O'Shovah with a small expiditionary force, he'd want to keep a low profile. I disguised him as a water-caste. Those guys appear a bit taller, so I had to lengthen the robes and give him a small anti-grav unit as 'stilts'. You can see the unit peeking out from his robes. He has a partner, but he was removed after some consideration.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/HMcCoy/TAU/000_2828.jpg

The little guy's name is Gray. I'm writing some fluff on him:

http://forums.tauonline.org/index.php?topic=27705.msg1058070601#msg1058070601

Part II has a bit about the Kroot and Aun'Karra.

DarkRaptor: The ammo belt on the DF (and one of the suits) is from a 12" G.I. Joe bandoleer.

Jayden63 I clicked on your sig and took a look at your models. Very nice army pics. Our skimmers are really not that far apart scheme-wise. Nice!

Thanks again for all comments. Bigger, better pics coming once I finally finish this cadre.

**Envy89**

thank you very much... i was expecting some long drawn out thing that i would never be able to do.

i love conversions that are simple (not saying you cant convert.... i mean comeon look at your other models) and look great... this is exactly the kind of thing i was looking for for an idea i got.. mabey ill get some pics up when i get it done.... so in a few years =P

hummm would that be tourny legal?? i dont think that it is 50% GW stuff.... but honestly, what judge would deny such a cool mini.

**lambadomy**

man, I was already depressed about how poorly my Tau army was going (my first real painting project ever, but still...) and now I see this?! Argh. Your army is awesome dude.

**Platuan4th**

I love the little Fighter-esque thing under the Ion-head. How'd you make it?

**McCoy**

lambadomy: Does your Tau look anything like this?

My first mini, lol. Take your time, THIN YOUR PAINTS, and keep at it!
PM me with some pics sometime. They're probably not as bad as you think....

Platuan4th: Thats a deployed decoy, glad you like it. It's made from a little toy F-16 fighter jet I found at a pharmacy. Clipped the wings off, added a couple carbine bits and 2 antannae. Pharmacy toy sections have TONS of cheap, usable bits.

**Moz**

Completely awesome army. I am thoroughly impressed.

Can we get another couple of shots of the crisis suit firing the missiles in the back. That looks super-sweet.
I also really like the idea of painting the little square on the chest of each suit as a gem, may be stealing that.

**WarsmithDave**

Honestly the best painted tau army I've ever seen. The kroot are too cool and I'll have to borrow the teeth idea for my kroot merc army.

**im2randomghgh**

Wow.

By far the best painted/modelled/conversion Tau army I`ve ever seen, including `Eavy Metal models.

can you tell me how you made the pathfinder crossbows, they really are great...

**Avatar 720**

Second kroot picture, far right kroot; am I the only one who saw it and thought "kroot facepalm"?

Great work

**im2randomghgh**

Also, I NEED to learn how to do the shark kroot thing.

P.S. sorry for reviving a thread that died like, 4 years ago *sheepish grin*

**MrJakkadakka**

Threadromancy of unbelievable proportions.

**reds8n**

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