Let me unveil our first "Super-Heavy" vehicle kit, the SXV-141 Super-heavy Assault Walker, or the SAW for short. (I am leaning towards calling this big boy the "Kraken" to keep up the ocean theme of tau)
After seeing the work of the guy who designed and sculpted this walker I knew we had to carry it! We were even able to drop the production cost of this huge kit.
Price is set at $285 plus shipping.
It is a completely new design, but it has an obvious "Tau" style to it.
This is a resin model kit consisting of over 50 parts, weighing in at approximately 2kg and standing almost 30cm tall when complete. The kit components are supplied “as cast” and require cleanup, assembly and painting for the finished product.
Needless to say I think the Imperial Warhound titan will have its hands full.
This monster mounts Twin Heavy Rail Guns, Smart Missile launchers, Marker Lights and Burst Cannons for close defense.
We are working on rules for this bad boy and welcome any thoughts.
On a side note, I'm reminded (in a very good way) of the robot from that one anime... Ghost in the Shell? The big tank one that went on a rampage. Lovin' it.
A Kraken is a huge, ferocious, monstrosity of a beast.
This thing does not meet that description (no Tau vehicle SHOULD). Nautilus seems more appropriate.
Love the model, but I agree that while the names you list are appropriate(and certainly not property of GW), sharing a name with a hive fleet invites unwanted comparisons.
How about Karkinos- the crab that tried to help the Hydra fight Hercules in mythology?
This thing is a ludicrous marry sue weabon tau wet dream at 700 points. Ludicrously underpriced compared to the light titans of the other races. Models nice though. You should probably invest in a better camera or a lightbox or something. The photography isn't particularly stellar.
As for rules, I would say roughly 500 points sounds about right. Its armament is fairly light compared to most other superheavy walkers (or superheavies in general). I would say this is more akin to a knight than anything else.
Also a note about the name: The names given to Tau vehicles as we know them are in fact IMPERIAL designations, and not what the Tau themselves call the vehicles.
As for rules, I would say 2-3 structure points, roughly 400 points sounds about right. Its armament is fairly light compared to most other superheavy walkers (or superheavies in general). I would say this is more akin to a knight than anything else.
What..? It can shoot 2 apoc template str 7 ap3 shots, 48 str 5 ap4 shots with no LOS, and 12 spr 5 ap5 shots a turn. Conversely it can shoot 2 str d shots, six str 8 ap3 shots, and 12 s5 ap5 shots per turn. Thats more firepower than a warhound is capable of for less points.
How about the 'Megalodon' SXV-141 Super-heavy Assault Walker or the 'Horseshoe' SXV-141 Super-heavy Assault Walker.
I thought 'Megalodon' because it was the biggest and most Bad Ass shark in prehistoric times and I thought 'Horseshoe' would be fitting because they are heavily armoured similar to the SAW. Also, Horseshoe doesn't sound as weird as callin it King Crab or Spider Crab...
I know the pictures are pretty low grade, but its what I have at the moment until I get some really nice ones done.
Keep in mind, the rules are just one persons ideas, you guys should do what you think is fair with them, I am sure I will look into some better ones when I have a chance.
I liked the idea of calling it the Behemoth most of those suggested, but then I checked on the origins of the word and it was a land based animal, its watery counterpart being the Leviathan. So I would suggest Leviathan would be a better name for it!
Chapterhouse wrote:I know the pictures are pretty low grade, but its what I have at the moment until I get some really nice ones done.
Keep in mind, the rules are just one persons ideas, you guys should do what you think is fair with them, I am sure I will look into some better ones when I have a chance.
I thought Megaladon too.. but it seems.. long?
I also started to think it was too long after I posted it.
How about 'Narwhal'. For some reason the turret on the top made the name spring to mind...
Ugh, whatever you do please don't call it the "Megalodon"...every single fan-made Tau superheavy gets named that, and I'm sick of it at this point.
I really liked "Myrmidon", why not call it that? Okay so it doesn't quite fit with the "big fish" naming scheme, but I don't see why everything HAS to. "Broadside" and "Crisis" battlesuits don't have fish names, "Valkyrie" isn't a mythological animal name like "Chimera" or "Manticore", either...it's okay to be different!
In the context of the product and the game it is supposed to sneak itself into the other names are not unique and reek of hivefleet and lack of thought. Certainly they are not 'Tau' like names.
Also, contextually, 'Tau' as a GW brand is fairly solid (being a specific race within the world of 40K).
besides all this can the legs be repositioned? The pose as is looks very static making it look like a fixed defence platform.
This awesome piece of kit was sculpted up my mangozac, an Australian fellow who has been working on this thing for a bit over 2 years(jan 08 he started a blog on the project).
Im glad to see Chapterhouse picking it up though- the savings on just the shipping of that much resin will save people a good chunk of cash.
Savnock wrote:Perhaps something based upon an octopus. The Japanese name for octopus is Tako. Might that work?
Yeah I'm going to vote against that. First because tako is a vile abomination on a mission to ruin my dinner, and second because of you're going to use a Japanese name you may as well just put it in a sailor skirt and call it the SUGOI OTAKU MECHA SUUPAA!
Savnock wrote:Perhaps something based upon an octopus. The Japanese name for octopus is Tako. Might that work?
Yeah I'm going to vote against that. First because tako is a vile abomination on a mission to ruin my dinner, and second because of you're going to use a Japanese name you may as well just put it in a sailor skirt and call it the SUGOI OTAKU MECHA SUUPAA!
anime was not the only thing to come out of japan
thats a very big generliseation(sp) thats like saying G.I joe should drive a Burger-van
Sidstyler wrote:I really liked "Myrmidon", why not call it that? Okay so it doesn't quite fit with the "big fish" naming scheme, but I don't see why everything HAS to. "Broadside" and "Crisis" battlesuits don't have fish names, "Valkyrie" isn't a mythological animal name like "Chimera" or "Manticore", either...it's okay to be different!
Valkyrie isn't an animal no, but it is mythological. Same goes for the Medusa and Colossus. But then there's always the Leman Russ and Sentinel which are neither animals nor mythological.
About the Super Heavy; weren't the Tau opposed to Walkers and non-Skimmers in the fluff, as they weren't sophisticated enough?
As for the name, I wouldn't go for a 'Nid Hive Fleet name as well. How about Nautilus (a squid with external shell)?
What a monstrosity! Stylistically it looks *great*, but from what I can see it is a bit under-gunned for a super heavy. It could do with some smaller weapons on the sides of the turret, it being a super heavy that can fire every weapon at different targets and all that. Looks like that could still be added in as a feature too.
I love that model, but conceptually speaking, the Tau mount all of their super heavy weaponry on their flyers. It almost makes no sense to have a pure walker in their arsenal as even suits have jet packs. It is also presumably slow and that doesn't fit with the Tau combat doctrine either.
I hope that in the background and rules writing exercise that some form of justification can be created such as no space left for hover engines to be installed and super thick armour and shielding means no excess power available to power it. Better yet, give it a specific purpose such as a Hive siege engine where flyers mounting super heavy weaponry is not feasible.
As for a name, it should have something completely unique as it breaks away from traditional Tau doctrine.
I am not quite sure on this one. While I normally support Tau Mechas, this one costs almost as much as two Tiger Sharks with the weapon output of just one and less mobility. Out of my price range as well.
I am also not sure about putting the symbols of all 5 castes on the model, with the ethereal sign on a back leg.
But maybe this model is an incentive to make Tau like buildings and terrain
Hi everyone, I'm the creator of this kit and after reading through this thread I really felt the need to make a few comments:
1. If you have to bring up the stuff about Tau not having titans and blah blah blah then obviously this kit isn't for you. I created it because I wanted to make a massive Tau walker to use in Apocalypse games because flyers are boring. That's it. If you're going to take fictional practicality over aesthetics then that's your loss.
2. The legs are each composed of 10 pieces and can be posed in any position desired. The pose in those pics is actually kind of weird - I intended for it to have a more hunched down feel.
3. The price is way cheaper than a Warhound titan, yet it's bigger and heavier. Pretty good value for money to me...
4. Cookies to the guys who have picked up the GitS similarities. The Shirow walking tank designs were a huge influence.
5. C'mon, these names are terrible! You're all just grabbing all of the same names everyone uses for their custom Tau units! The best suggestions have been from MajorTom11 - I do like Tsunami
6. The caste symbols are nothing to do with the kit - that's just how Mark is painting his one.
7. I think I stuffed up the points cost - it's supposed to be 750 points. The rules were written by somebody who really knows what they're doing so I wouldn't bother arguing them.
For those after a scale pic, check out this (a shot done before the kit was completed):
BF44042 wrote:I love that model, but conceptually speaking, the Tau mount all of their super heavy weaponry on their flyers. It almost makes no sense to have a pure walker in their arsenal as even suits have jet packs. It is also presumably slow and that doesn't fit with the Tau combat doctrine either.
I hope that in the background and rules writing exercise that some form of justification can be created such as no space left for hover engines to be installed and super thick armour and shielding means no excess power available to power it. Better yet, give it a specific purpose such as a Hive siege engine where flyers mounting super heavy weaponry is not feasible.
As for a name, it should have something completely unique as it breaks away from traditional Tau doctrine.
While I agree with your analysis it should be noted that Pathfinders, Sniper Drones, Ethereals and Broadsides are all relatively slow moving units compared to the rest of the Tau army. There is a role for slow units in the "making an ambush" form of Tau tactical doctrine. (I can't remember its official name.)
Whew, go to sleep for a few hours and the post stack up.
While Tau are a mobile battle force, I could really see them using these to defend thier largest colonies and cities. How the heck would a manta or tigershark/baracuda defend a skyscraper city? If a Tyranid Bio-titan/Imperial Titan is rampaging in a Tau city, do you send in strafers, or something that can move in the urban dwelling with ease?
Zac and I will have to think hard on a nick-name, maybe some of the non-mythical names will take the pie.
Now that I have seen Zacs talent in the flesh, maybe we can get him to do some "paladins" or "knights"?
The rail gun is 2-3 times the size of the largest one gw does FYI, its not a recast and the last I checked a railgun design precursors GWs idea of one.
Hmmmm, while the rules for it right now are semi-balanced, they get to that point by upping firepower (a tad compared to a similarly priced warhound) while taking away the typical 3 void shields you get.
I'm going to start a thread on this in the proposed rules section just to tweak those a tad. This is definitely NOT a counts as Warhound but the current rules make this an alpha-striker coming out of reserve and not something that could stalk about the battlefield...
I say Kraken, because Kraken makes me think of a beast that breaks open ships.
Like this thing lseems to be able to break open tanks.
I like kraken.
Now we need to make a thread asking serious Tau players to try and gametest points and rules for this thing. Maybe include them on the website as well.
Or should we let everybody swing it as they see fit with it having different home rules everywhere?
Deepwater Horizon Heavy Assault Mecha...too soon? ( if you have no Idea what I'm talking about you are not from the South East United States or don't watch the news much)
Looks very good but the price is a bit step especially with shipping not included.
I really dont get the remarks that it is expensive. This kit is larger then a warhound titan and cheaper as well. What are you comparing this kit too and saying its more expensive?
This is an idea for chapterhouse on what would be a cool sort of "support" for this Titan. These are really simple sketches, but if you want I could do better ones. Presumably there would be a way to attach support weapons to the models, I was thinking a turret built into the back. If you like the idea, I would be happy to show more detailed drawings. If you don't, pretend this never happened....
Oh, and I guess the little stick figure would be about the size of a dreadnaught.
Being a super-heavy walker...Any chance of optional torsos? Like demonic? Or CSM?
I can 'choasify' the legs myself...
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Chapterhouse wrote:I really dont get the remarks that it is expensive. This kit is larger then a warhound titan and cheaper as well. What are you comparing this kit too and saying its more expensive?
Read the comment again..
If shipping was included it would be about right...
no shipping included it is a bit high, though just a bit.
Look I'm not opposed to dropping big coin on large models (I Have Raver, Thunderhawk, and several Tigersharks, several Vultures, even a formation of Dread drop pods...)
One thing that sets them apart is , the fine details ( interior work on all of them with crew,usually or removable /upgradable modular weapons... hint hint), Some what flushed out rules ( points cost , armor should be same value all the way around, If using heavy rail gun Str D Ap 1) and most of the time if you spend over XXX $$$/GPB/Euro the shipping is thrown in which with tax in the USA can be the tipping factor for sales.
Just suggestions... $200-250 would be about right in my eyes. Just remember what happened with the RoB table. at $100 it would have sold crazy well, even at $150-175 possibly $200... at $290 it's basically as rare as a Unicorn.
Klawz wrote:This is an idea for chapterhouse on what would be a cool sort of "support" for this Titan. These are really simple sketches, but if you want I could do better ones. Presumably there would be a way to attach support weapons to the models, I was thinking a turret built into the back. If you like the idea, I would be happy to show more detailed drawings. If you don't, pretend this never happened....
Oh, and I guess the little stick figure would be about the size of a dreadnaught.
The issue I have with a lot of the other proposed names is that they are too fishy/fast, implying something that should be a skimmer or flyer rather than a walker.
Also, someone else brought up the good point that tau suits/walkers are usually named something along the lines of "Hazard" "Crisis" "Broadside" or "Stealth".
So I'm going to have to suggest:
"Siege"
"Havoc"
"Bulwark"
"Redoubt"
That design doesn't really fit Kraken or Nautilus, imo.
Kraken I would think needs more legs/weapons. Perhaps a later version with multiple small railgun emplacements?
Nautilus is taken by Nemo's ship. You can't take that away from him with a giant death crab!
(Now, if you continued on to make some sort of giant submersible, reminiscent of a Manta but less winglike . . . that would be beautiful)
Behemoth sounds fine.
However, I would suggest either Charybis or Scylla, from the Odyssey. Both are fairly well known, and invoke the image of crab more than the other options, to me at least.
Edit: Also, rules wise, front armor 13 as well looks more reasonable to me . . . It does not seem any more heavily armored on the front
"Tortuga" or just "Turtle"? Or if seacreature names start to sound boring how about "Centaur"? And yes, I know there's already an Imperial vehicle called Centaur but I think that this looks more like one..
Centurian99 wrote:And GW's IP Lawyers are calculating their fees as we speak...
As a DakkaMod (of some sort) I would think you would be a little more concerned over the validity of your statements. Care to let us all know what your comment is based on?
I would stick with something Chinese to befit the Tau (Here comes the Japanese Tau players). Perhaps;
Zhayu V59 (Zhayu was in Chinese mythology as a great beast that devoured evil humans)
Dilong (Dragon that was bound to the earth and fought for good)
Kun (Mythical giant fish)
etc..
BrotherStynier wrote:Kinda like the look of it, but if its a Battle Suit shouldn't the name stick with the current theme of Tau Suits? Crisis, Hazard, (insert name).
I don't see a suit. Unless there is a four-legged giant Tau that I missed in the background
BrotherStynier wrote:Kinda like the look of it, but if its a Battle Suit shouldn't the name stick with the current theme of Tau Suits? Crisis, Hazard, (insert name).
I don't see a suit. Unless there is a four-legged giant Tau that I missed in the background
I still think it should be in keeping with the names of the Battle Suits.
BrotherStynier wrote:Kinda like the look of it, but if its a Battle Suit shouldn't the name stick with the current theme of Tau Suits? Crisis, Hazard, (insert name).
I don't see a suit. Unless there is a four-legged giant Tau that I missed in the background
I still think it should be in keeping with the names of the Battle Suits.
"Gentelmen, I give you the Tau VFH-2600 Super-Heavy Holy-F$%!@-Cow-Balls Battlesuit. MWUHUAHAHAHAHAHA"
I'm a fan of Nautilus. It fits best because of the legs, imo. I've been wracking my brain trying to think of something else to call it, but I can't seem to think of anything.
While it IS true - Tau have flyers, and not walkers.
Tau do have gun turret emplacements? This could be a 'mobile' version of a defensive walker bot that can entrench itself where needs be to land the heavy rail gun shots into crap.
The only problem with that is that Tau gun emplacements are designed, in themselves to be mobile.
They're roughly equivalent to the Imperium's Tarantula Sentry Guns in that they can be kicked out of the back of air transports and seeded across a combat zone to create an effective "No Man's Land". And much like Tarantulas, they can be recovered by troops on the ground and disassembled/reassembled in new positions.
Yep, I can't believe no one thought of the man-o-war. Those things hurt ALOT!! The thing with them is you can recieve an extremely painful sting and not see or know where it is coming from. Sorry, but Man-O-War is the best name.
What an amazing model. You've done a fantastic job of keeping to the style of the Tau. Cost-wise I think it's entirely justified. It's not just about volume people, you're also paying for talent and skill.
I voted for "Nautilus", though I got a good laugh out of Rock Lobster . Mostly because Nautilus implies history and tradition, rather than simply "fish".
Yeah, I change my support over to Man'oWar as well.
Heavy ion cannon version is definitely needed as well.
Also: If Imperials use void shields, Orks power fields, Eldar holo fields, perhaps Tau superheavies can use clouds of shield drones to be able to slug it out.
Why not? It's big, its covered in stingers, and moves at a relatively sedentary pace. Plus there's the whole "War" thing.
Nothing says "Hot Warzone" like the deployment of the SXV-141 Super-Heavy Assault Drone, Imperial designation: Man'o'War.
Also, I suggest checking out the Epic: Armageddon Tau army list to check out the names of various Tau super-heavy vehicles, and the armaments they have: Heavy Ion Cannons are one idea for an alternate armament, so would two big pods of marker-light activated support missiles.
I don't know, maybe it's the fact that english isn't my native tongue but Man'O'War just doesn't sound right- it sounds more like name of a crappy heavy metal band.. (sorry if I offended someone) Now if we start to look suitable metal band names for a Tau super-heavy walker I suggest Cryhavoc or Mastodon Great model nonetheless!
This may have been answered earlier, and if so, sorry. Why a quadraped design? No other Tau walker has that shape. Were you worried GW may come after you if you used a bipedal design? Otherwise, it is a neat model.
Sarge wrote:This may have been answered earlier, and if so, sorry. Why a quadraped design? No other Tau walker has that shape. Were you worried GW may come after you if you used a bipedal design? Otherwise, it is a neat model.
hm, that may be answered by looking at all other scratch build Tau titans as they've all been quadruped designs as well
Panther doesn't fit, all Tau vehciles I have seen have a nautical theme to the name, Manta, Hammerhead, Devilfish. Whiteshark would be another good one, Megladon Maybe??Kalimari??
Sarge wrote:This may have been answered earlier, and if so, sorry. Why a quadraped design? No other Tau walker has that shape. Were you worried GW may come after you if you used a bipedal design? Otherwise, it is a neat model.
Actually, no, I haven't been asked that yet.
Honestly there's no reason why. From the moment I conceived the idea it was always a quadruped. Perhaps it's because I found all of the other Tau titan designs that were mega sized crisis suits to be really lame? I just didn't want something humanoid for a mecha of this size.
Also, I believe that technically four legs might provide a more stable firing platform.
Yes, the Imperial Guard resents any comparisons to the Tau. Our tanks are superior in every way, standartenfuhrer. My glorious konigstiger... err..Leman Russ Vanquisher will crush these blue skinned untermench!
First, The tau were originally a desert dwelling race. The Fish Names on their Vehicles are Imperium based on their look and movement(The Skimmers glide through the air like dish through water). I would be really happy if the Tau Vehicles received names based upon their fluff and then were translated to the Imperium of Man's language.
Second, This Walker represents a new class of vehicle for the Tau and would call for a new naming structure.
Third, None of the listed names fit, especially the Nautilus.
Now for a few ideas using what I believe is a fairly accurate Tau Lexicon:
Korst'ray-Translates to "Death Walker"
Mont'mal'coar- Translates to "Battle Spider"
Ray'upt- Loosely translates to "Walking Mountain"
Tau'va- Translates to "The Greater Good" (I really like this name, the SXV141 Tau'va)
Then outside of fluff, the Dr. Who fan in me screams for you to Name it the "Dalek"
And the uber-geek from my childhood wants to make a Tron based "Grid Lice" reference.
think of it from a guardsman POV. A tau titan comes walking onto the field demolishing everything, there is no way they are going to end up calling it the nautilus. They would call it something suitably awe inspiring.
asmith wrote:think of it from a guardsman POV. A tau titan comes walking onto the field demolishing everything, there is no way they are going to end up calling it the nautilus. They would call it something suitably awe inspiring.
Man'owar. Simple, fits the scheme, sounds cool, is dangerous, and doesn't use some sort of specific ancient name.
Karkinos is also pretty cool, just because it sounds intimidating.
Make the single shot part of the railgun STR D and be more specific about the size of the template for the blast (7" or 9"). Also a little more clarification for the Smart missle systems, can you only shoot them 6 times or are there 6 independent ones? The Tachion marker needs a little clean up, are you saying it's only for the railguns to use? Many of the rules just need some clarification.
Still working on the rules, originally I thought the rules were not that important. I have come to find out that people want "official" rules and we are corresponding with Tau players on them.
I like Man'o'war, but we will see what the sculptor says as well.
I like goliath, or maybe some sort of name for mountain in tau-ese.
What about the Hosea? I know he's christian, not Hindu, but he called for people to come to peace, but he foresaw/brought down doom and punishment on those who did not see "the greater good" of God (sorry to bring religion onto this site...)
I'm sorry, but can anyone else just see that thing dropping onto the battlefield from space or some flying transport?
Nurglitch wrote:What we need are photos, taken from a suitably low angle, of Imperial Guardsmen watching this thing partially obscured by a large ruin.
Are names like "Blizzard" or "Avalanche" too far fetched? I could imagine Tau using that kind of a vehicle in an enviroment where their skimmers and battlesuits just couldn't function properly-in this case an iceplanet with dangerous snowstorms!
The men of the 57th Valhallan Army were dug-in heavily in their defence positions around research-base XZ-47. In the forbidding landscape of the Thermis Alpha none were more at home than the battle hardened veterans of Valhalla. Charred remains of the Tau attackers littered the white snow around the defence perimeter promising nothing but death and destruction to the invaders. Three times the Tau had come and three times they had been pushed back. Slowed down by the freezing cold and the snowstorms their advanced grav-tanks and battlesuits had been easy prey for the defenders. It was more than two weeks from the latest attack and the intelligence reports confirmed that the Tau were evacuating their troops from the Thermis Alpha- morale was high on the Imperial side.
"I smell a victory on the way, Vasili"-Vasili Khutov heard a familiar, rasping voice behind him. He turned around to meet the scarred face of the sergeant Vostok. "It's too damn cold to smell anything, Grigori, but I can join you for a toast of victory!"-he replied. Laughing the two men started pouring cheap amasec in their glasses and chatting just like they had done for the last three nights. The Tau were gone and they were happy to be alive.
Suddenly the alarm went on. Both men jumped up and ran to the bunkers fire point. "What is it, another false alarm?"-Vasili hissed. Shaking his head to sober up and clear his vision sergeant Vostok took a second glance in the darkness. The gloomy phosphorous light of the flares lid the snowfields and he could see shapes moving there. Giant forms on four legs striding through blizzard towards them like an avalanche. Then hell broke loose...
It's a pretty nice kit but I think it lacks a certain originality to set it apart from the average. Even without having to watch yourself for stepping on GW IP you could have mixed things up a bit in the general shape and style.
SHAT-Walker (super-heavy all terrain walker)
A warhound on steroids (Aw'Os)
Overkill
2 basket skinner
Fatso Philis Fits Pugwash
The Bell that signifies the End (bellend for short)
Real names...
Harvester ATW
Mephisto Heavy Walker
Hell stalker
Goliath Heavy Walker
felixthecat345 wrote:I got ideas for names............
SHAT-Walker (super-heavy all terrain walker)
A warhound on steroids (Aw'Os)
Overkill
2 basket skinner
Fatso Philis Fits Pugwash
The Bell that signifies the End (bellend for short)
Now, there are different colours and subspecies of the Mithrax Crab, but they're usually discussed as having "heavy armor" "large front claws", etc.
So, rather than calling it a "crab", call it a Mithraculus.
NB: My nickname actually comes from my own devising, from Mithril and Tamex (the dwarven name of Thakisis in Dragonlance). It wasn't until I got married and my stepson saw the nickname and goes "Isn't that a crab?".
felixthecat345 wrote:I got ideas for names............
SHAT-Walker (super-heavy all terrain walker)
A warhound on steroids (Aw'Os)
Overkill
2 basket skinner
Fatso Philis Fits Pugwash
The Bell that signifies the End (bellend for short)
Some people don't like Tau?
Actually I love tau.
"Space commies? SPACE COMMIES? I was fine with space fascists, with evil, corrupt humans who have pledged their service to the dark gods and torture all they meet for a small chance at immortality. And those who trick the others and attack them to rebuild their own empire. And fine again, with the skeletal warriors intent on harvesting all life in the galaxy, the ones who thrive when they are mercilessly torturing and brutalising a living creature, and even the mutated beasts who would consume all life in the universe had they the chance. But Space Commies? That is just going to far."
The model makes me of the robo-sapien remote controlled dancing robots that have been around for a few years now. Maybe basing the name off of that......naahh.
Great to see you've migrated over to dakka dakka from advanced tau tactica! (I recently switched myself)
I have to say, I joined Advanced Tau Tactica to see Tael's work, and stayed almost only to watch the progress of the superheavy development.
Personally I think you have to stick with the 'marine organism' niche with the names, nautilus sounds great, although I'd suggest watching Walking With Monsters (BBC program from a while back) for some cool names.
What about "Weaver", after a fish that sits in the sand, with two sharp, poisonous barbs. Painful buggers.
The Weaver SXV-141
Also: Cichlid, Gourami, Goliath.
Actually, the Gourami SXV-141 resonates.
Although ,i think is fact, this may be all wrong. The marine naming scheme is for skimmer/flyers/transports. All the mecha/walkers have regular, descriptive names, like crisis, broadside, stealth, no?
What about
XV22 - Stealth
XV8- Crisis
XV88 - Broadside
SXV-141 Roadblock/Anvil
TyraelVladinhurst wrote:just call it the Gir and be done with it. by the way a cookie goes to anyone who know where i got that name from
Invader Zim man.....gimme my cookie!
there is your cookie ^.^
What does the G stand for =O
lol... and Gir's response to that is soooo good but this now off topic entirely as the name Gir was not chosen. neither was mobile oppression palace. both would have suited it though... hmm i may get one, call it Gir, and write in another special rule on account of that lol
Great to see you've migrated over to dakka dakka from advanced tau tactica! (I recently switched myself)
I have to say, I joined Advanced Tau Tactica to see Tael's work, and stayed almost only to watch the progress of the superheavy development.
Personally I think you have to stick with the 'marine organism' niche with the names, nautilus sounds great, although I'd suggest watching Walking With Monsters (BBC program from a while back) for some cool names.
ps. where are you located in Australia?
Hey Captain. I wouldn't exactly say I've switched to Dakka - I only registered to post responses in this thread. There's still the occasional cool stuff on ATT, but I have my own forum with some cool modellers that I have the most to do with these days. I'm on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland (funnily enough not all that far from Sebastian Stuart (Tael) from ATT.
I do very much like the name Tempest. I think it's powerful yet noble sounding name. I vote that we go with that...
What about "Weaver", after a fish that sits in the sand, with two sharp, poisonous barbs. Painful buggers.
The Weaver SXV-141
Also: Cichlid, Gourami, Goliath.
Actually, the Gourami SXV-141 resonates.
Although ,i think is fact, this may be all wrong. The marine naming scheme is for skimmer/flyers/transports. All the mecha/walkers have regular, descriptive names, like crisis, broadside, stealth, no?
What about
XV22 - Stealth
XV8- Crisis
XV88 - Broadside
SXV-141 Roadblock/Anvil
Using those naming conventions I would simply call it a dreadnaught.
I like tempest, though nautilus is great, kind of hides how devastating it would be. I can just imagine it being dropped down from orbit into a dense hive city, slowed at the last second by gravity-dampeners, and seeing it unfurl as the dust settles to open up with a volley of hypersonic shots.
@warboss: learnsome respect before you post flatout criticism like that. I suggest you head over to the development thread on advanced tau tactics and see how much work went into this.
