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I'm a new modeler, and I think that's working against me.. I have no idea how to construct this Broadside. Is there any sort of instruction picture I can look at? Or would anyone mind posting a front, back, left, and right view of a finished one that's built exactly like the default?

Sorry if this is annoying... I didn't want to have to ask ._.;

The chest/head is built the same way as a crisis suit. You give it the metal feet, and metal SMS system. The railguns attach on top (where you could attack a crisis wep system). Then there should be 2 metal things that attack over the thrusters on the back of the suit.

The GW website should have a pic (camera is still in a box somewhere).

They are very similar to crisis suits.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat140002&categoryId=400030§ion=&aId=2700013

Lots of people build them with the railguns on the arms and the rocket packs on the shoulders.

Sorry about the quality.

I feel that the railguns look much better on the back, since they seem to be more like artillery.

I still need to paint it, of course.

AcervusVlos wrote:

Sorry about the quality.

I feel that the railguns look much better on the back, since they seem to be more like artillery.

I still need to paint it, of course.

Railguns (especially the Broadside version) are direct fire weapons. I always thought they looked a bit weird in the "retracted" position

I have 1 broadside in the "official" config, and then quickly did another 2 with arm mounted railguns as I felt it provided more flexibility in modelling options.

Also, not to be worrying, but you can't arm Broadsides with Fusion blasters and Burst cannon...

Flinty wrote:

AcervusVlos wrote:

Sorry about the quality.

I feel that the railguns look much better on the back, since they seem to be more like artillery.

I still need to paint it, of course.

Railguns (especially the Broadside version) are direct fire weapons. I always thought they looked a bit weird in the "retracted" position

I have 1 broadside in the "official" config, and then quickly did another 2 with arm mounted railguns as I felt it provided more flexibility in modelling options.

Also, not to be worrying, but you can't arm Broadsides with Fusion blasters and Burst cannon...

Oh, well, I don't plan to play as Tau, I just want to practice painting before I actually make an army I want to use.

Someone said that Tau were a great place to start painting, due to how 'square' they are, which will help with simple painting techniques.


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Thanks to everyone for posting tips and advice!

This, to date, is my best miniature I've ever painted, I am really quite proud of it. Thanks guys, hope to post more, soon!