Hey Dakka! After about a year I've decided to restart my blog.... This time with brand new BA and Lizardmen!

After looking at my entire BA collection at an Apoc game, I decided it was about time I repainted my army!

I still need to get myself a decent photo-taking setup, so be easy on me!

Here are the first few "new" models:

Heavy Weapons Marine:











ASM Sergeant:









Librarian (Base is still WIP):









Heres a repaint of one of my Contemptors:











You can see my silly attempts at freehand - I'm still trying to get the hang of it!

Here is my first model for my Lizardmen, who happen to be my first WFB army!









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The basing theme for my BA is really snowy, as I hope it contrasts with the red well!

For my Lizardmen, I'll be doing a "river" theme. Piranha count-as Ripperdactyls, Skinks swimming on the bases - stuff like that.

For my BA I have about 2.5k points to repaint. Its gonna be a pain, but its definitely worth it!

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Any C&C at all would be wonderful!

Lucarikx

More Blood Angels! Lovely!

The Librarian is my favorite one. Who needs pysker powers when you can run to the enemy and strike with a massive axe!

Keep practicing that free-hand, only with practice one improves. I'm on the same boat.

And that Lizardmen, oh yes, how I love to see colorful armies <3. The blue together with the very exotic feathers is a joy to look at!

As a sidenote, you should update your signature banner. I see BA and Lizardmen, not BA and Tau

Thanks, TheDraconicLord! I should really fix my banner, now that you mention it!

Heres another Lizard~









I tried to use hot glue to emulate water dripping off of him(her?). I'm not too sure about it though, anyone have a better way of making "water drops" on minis?

Heres a WIP of my new Librarian to go along with my other one:





I wanted a more "static" pose with this guy.

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

I think you already did a terrific job I remember reading tutorials about something similar, dripping blood. One technique, IIRC, was using a hair. You would glue the hair and then you would... and this is where it gets fuzzy, I don't remember if you just paint with "normal" acrylic paints or use a paint like Tamiya Red.

But man, that Skink looks damn good! I like how his eyes are just a big red glowing blob. EEEEEVIIIILLLL

The librarian is starting to look cool. Just drill those damn barrels!

Thanks

I should get some small drill bits for the barrels soon!

Here is another set of WIP pics:

The Librarian got a sword:



And a magnetized backpack! It was my first shot at using magnets, and its not really flush. I still like it though







The Contemptor got some cleanup on the freehand and a magnetized arm! I jacked up all my other DCCW so I had to make a silly looking one:









And last but not least, I made 4 objective markers!











Thanks for checking out my blog!

Lucarikx

looking good so far, love the freehand! but just a question to make sure. are you thining your paints?

Thanks ikitnos! I do thin my paints, though. The dread has had a tough life, so he has a few quite a few layers of paint that I didn't strip off.

Here's a Tau Pathfinder I've been working on for my beloved Tau army.









Thanks for checking out my blog! There will be more Tau to come!

Lucarikx

Hey guys! I got a new camera setup, and I think it looks wonders better

Heres some finished shots of 2 Pathfinders:



Comms guy:









Shooting guy:









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I have an idea for my Tau army... Its where I use different suits of poker cards to designate the force org selections!

ie: Hearts for HS, Diamonds for Elites, Spades for FA and Clubs for Troops.

Each unit will have their own #, so my Hammerhead would be Ace of Hearts, Crisis Team would be Ace of Diamonds, Pathfinders would be 2-3 of Spades.... etc.

Anyones opinion would be great!

Please leave comments !

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Quick update, with my count-as Mephiston! Painting is still in the works, and I'll need to do some filling later:





Also, here is the "card designation" thing I was talking about, with some freehand tests on my HH:



C & C please!

Thanks for checking this out,

Lucarikx

Dude that HH is Awesome, but I think you should just water down your paints a bit, but really cool freehand.

Ok, I'm loving your Tau paint scheme and the card designation idea is fantastic!

Thanks for comments, guys! I decided I really hated my Mephiston kit-bash lol, so I made a new one!

Here he is!









Face shot:



I made him from the Winged Vampire Lord from WFB. I tried to go for an unnatural look for the wing, with his psychic energy flowing through the veins!

Hope you guys like him!

As always, C & C would be great!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

That is one very original Mephiston. I love it The Pale wing with the blue energy really contrasts with his red armor.

And he's a truly EEEEVIIILLL looking Mephiston

Like Mephiston !!!

 Lucarikx wrote:
Hey Dakka! After about a year I've decided to restart my blog.... This time with brand new BA and Lizardmen!

After looking at my entire BA collection at an Apoc game, I decided it was about time I repainted my army!

I still need to get myself a decent photo-taking setup, so be easy on me!

yep, that's what apoc'l do to ya!

looking forward to following this blog!

Hey guys, long time no update!

Schools been eating away most of my time, but here are some new additions to my Tau force, a allied Farseer and my Battlesuit Commander!



Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Why do I get the impression that Crisis Commander paint job is based on a certain Mech anime? Looks good considering all that white... white *shivers* what a pain in the butt.

The Shadowseer looks like a good Farseer proxy

Man I love your skinks. Bright and dangerously poisonous looking, just as they should be.

Thanks for the replies guys!

@TheDraconicLord: I didn't even notice I did him in Gundam-ish colors! Yeah, the white is pretty horrible, lol. So many thin layers..... My Eldar allies are going to be Harlequin themed, and I've been wanting to grab the Shadowseer model for a LONG time.

@Mould2k: Thanks! The Skinks are really fun to paint, and are great canvases for bright colors

Heres a Air Caste Pilot:



And one of the Fire Warriors:



I'm not too happy with the Fire Warrior. The paints a bit thick and the colors are a bit jumbled up. Oh well

Tell me what you think!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Air Caste Pilot looks great!

I, however, think the colour you chose for the skin of your Tau is a bit too... greenish. Or maybe that's the camera ?

Thanks, Yggdrasil! The skin is a lot more blue IRL, almost Teal.

Heres some FW I got built and primed in 3 hours:



Heres a real test model!



I like this one much much more than the first one

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

Well, the second test model looks crisper & neater than the first...

There's also less yellow on it, which I think helps !

Good job !

Thanks again, Yggdrasil!

Here are the first 8 FW that are up to TT quality. I need to clean up the white a bit more and finish the bases, but they are pretty much done



I should have the other 8 done over the weekend, then I'll direct my attention to the Kroot.

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

Hey guys! I didn't finish the FW, but I think I got something a little more juicy for you guys:

My kinda-Harlequin Jetbikes! Sorry pics aren't great









I still have to finish the bases and do some touch ups, but they are pretty much done! Better pics will come when they are completely done, as well.

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

Not to keen on the bright yellow helmets, but the rest looks all battered & weathered, while still retaining their flashy colours... That's great !

Thanks Yggs. I'm not too sure about the helms either, but I can't decide on another color to use.

Heres a Sanguinary Priest I finished a little while back:







Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

Some interesting work on here. I'm a fan of your Mephiston conversion, definitely one of the more original takes on the idea that I've seen. I would love to see a whole army done in a similar style, sort of mid-mutation and succumbing to the black rage.


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Interesting idea with the card designations on your tau units. I can't say I would have gone that route, especially since there aren't enough suits to cover the entire range of FOC categories, but it's still a novel idea.

Hey guys! Long time, no update! I haven't done much because of school and stuff, but I do have a little bit to show

I feel really silly for doing this, but I couldn't help myself! Without further ado, I present Tau color scheme #3! lol.



Its a bit of a mix between my old schemes, and draws a lot of inspiration for Yggdrasil's Tau, as well as from Lew_b81's Tau Drop Troops on Warseer.

Sorry for the short update!

C&C wanted, as always

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Wow, so you're in for some dirty grubby Tau !! That's a nice start !!

Thanks, Yggs!

Here is my first Broadside before weathering:



And after the first step of sponging:



Lucarikx

Hey guys! Here is Broadside #1 at 90% done! I just need to finish the basing and the missile tips, but hes almost there.



Also, I worked on my Riptide's base. The overall theme is that my Tau will be fighting through a wintery terrarium!



Again, C&C appreciated! I'll hopefully have all the Broadsides built by the New Year.

Thanks,

Lucarikx

EDIT: Finally 2 pages!

Happy New Year! I hope you guys had as much fun as I did. Had a bit too much to eat

First up, I got my Riptide done! He's probably gonna need some cleanup, but he's tabletop ready!











You'll notice he has a Railgun instead of the usual Ion Accelerator - theres just so many people that use Riptides in my gaming group that I had to find a way for mine to be different!

Here's the first Broadside team built w/out drones. The middle needs snow and grass on his base, but is pretty much done.



I hope you like what you see! As always, C&C + comments are always appreciated!

Thanks and Happy New Year,

Lucarikx

Hey, I like the Riptide with Rail Cannon... I might have to borrow that idea

Good progress, keep it up !!

Thanks for the complements, Yggs!

Here is my first Broadside squad! I still need to finish the rest of the drones, but the battlesuits are done! I ran out of white glue, so I'll put the snow and the flock later.









Sorry for cruddy pics! I'll retake some more when the bases are 100% done.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Okay, update time!

I made a new buff commander, and I like him a bit more than my old one All he needs is some flock and he's 100% done.



Here are some WIP for my next Broadside squad. I wanted some action poses for these guys.





I made a Void Shield Generator too! A lot of the local players have started mixing in Stronghold Assault and Escalation into their games, so I decided I needed to up my game!



Size comparison:



And last but not least, a Blood Angels TDA Librarian!



I hope you like what you see!

C&C and suggestions wanted!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Broadside team is nice !

The new commander looks ace too, but why does he have a dragon hatchling ? (Nice touch though )

Also, I love the objective marker... what is the main, circular component ? I'll DEFINITELY have to STEAL that idea

Less sold on the TDA Librarian... I think it's just the head : BA are supposed to all get perfect, angelic features after their induction as Space Marines (lose all the deformities from Baal's radioactivity, etc...), so the beard just seems weird.... But the rest of the model is great !

Dang, 2 updates in 1 day!

Thanks for the comments, Yggs! The little dragon is meant to be a gift from the Eldar Corsairs that my Tau fight with It's also a "rank designator" of sorts, as red is the command color for my sept. I feel you on the Libby, I kinda needed something simple to make him stand out from my other Terminators other than the blue. I'll probably find something better soon though

I made the marker from the body of the Heavy Burst Cannon from the Riptide kit A few bits a bobs from the Broadside kits, some shoulder pads to make it look sorta stable, and the Riptide shield on top to give it a "generator" look.

Here's a group pic of my Buff'o and my first squad of Broadsides, with all the snow and flock down! Thank goodness for white glue!



I'll be getting my box of Kroot tomorrow, so I'll try to get those up ASAP!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Cool! I like your color scheme. The dirty Tau always look neat.

Thanks IceAngel! I'm still working on the GMS marine, I'll get some pics up soon.

Lucarikx

Really like those Blood Angels Luc, and those last tau battle suits really look great together!

I did a tutorial on how I do my checkerboards a while back, it's linked in my sig. You might check it out, I think it might help make things easier for your (it's a great look too).

Gits

Thanks for the compliments, Gitsplitta! My BA are slowly waiting for reinforcements..... I'm hoping to get 2 Fire Raptors done for them by the summer.

Here is a Kroot hound I made! I don't quite like the actual models, so I used the Fenrisian Wolves with a few adjustments.



Next up, I have Ice's GMS ready to be sent out! I need to get a white base on him, but he's done. He's a Storm Warden, a chapter I've always wanted to have an army of but never got around to it.



The pic came out a bit blurry, but I assure the lightning bolts and white are a lot sharper Does anyone have any recommendations on how to ship the individual marines?

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Some sharp looking models in here, I'll pull up a chair.

I've shipped models several different ways. A model like that you could probably ship in a bubble wrap lined envelope. If you have a model with more delicate bits like back banners and such I usually use one of the post offices small boxes, which is what I'll be sending my marine to you in.

Its time to ask the important question though Lucarikxs. What did you name him?

whalemusic360: Thanks for checking my stuff out!

IceAngel: Ok, I'll try to send him out by Monday, if not tomorrow.

I've chosen to name him Brother Sgithadar, the Shield Bearer! (It's an alteration of the word sgiathadair, which means shield-bearer in Gaelic)

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Ok, I haven't visited your blog for a while and this was a nice surprise

That Tau Commander is so sexy. So freakin' sexy. Your idea of adding that critter makes him so unique and cool looking, wow. Not to mention the color scheme. I'm really not a fan of weathering, I like my minis perfect, but to each his own

I really like the Kroot hound. The white fur together with the red contrast looks gorgeous.

Ok, bit late of an update (and a short one), but here it is!

I wasn't happy with my Storm Warden, so I made a few changes before I sent it out!



I sent him out without a base, though.

I also received the Ice Angel from IceAngel!



Next update will be Kroot! I should have it up on Saturday, schools been tough lately.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

I'm glad he survived the journey. I hope you like. Let me know if you get any battles in with him. I'd like to know how he does.

Ok! Phew, its been a while!

Hey guys, time to update! I've been so busy with school lately, I haven't been able to update, but alas, I'm here to do it now!

I've gone to 2 tournaments within the last month - OwlCon and my local Throne of Skulls.

At OwlCon, I did fairly abysmally! I had to play vs a Beastpack, Rush Daemons, and Serpent Spam, so it was really tough, but I had lots of fun! I ended getting last place, but I got Best Sportsman! I was pretty happy with my prize, which was a LE DV box!

At ToS, I actually did pretty well. After getting tabled game 1 because of some stupid tactical choices on my part, I went on to win second place! I got the 'hugging' Chaplain and the Crisis Suits I'll show below!

I'll be preparing for WGC in the months to come, so I'll be posting more and more of my Tau stuff.

Enough wall of text, more pictures!



I hate the stock XV8s, so something serious had to be done, lol!

Additionally, I stripped most of my BA to make them into Night Lords, which I'll show in the coming weeks! I have about 80 marines with Bat Helms to show off (not kidding!), so expect pics of them very soon!

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Quick update, weathering stage 1is done:



Thanks,

Lucarikx

Ok, got some more paint on one of the Bodyguard:



Lucarikx

Hey guys! Spring Break has given me time to paint on of my favorite models: the Sky Ray!



I actually started painting this at 9 this morning... I'm happy I hot it done.

All the missiles and the turrent are magnetized, as well as the base (I'll show that later).

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

That looks great Luc! Weathered Tau look great & you did a fantastic job!

Thanks Gits! I'm going to a tourny this Sat, so I'm hoping to get some more Crisis suits within the near future

Lucarikx

You'll have to be sure to let us know how it went. I want pics!!

Hey guys! Just got back from the doubles tournament! Sadly, my phone died, so I couldn't get any pics..... But!

My partner and I got 1st place!

Our first game was against CSM + Necrons. The had Lucius + 2 Noise Marine squads + 2 Heldrakes and Illuminor Szeras + 20 Warriors + Immortals in Scythe + Immortals on foot + 2 Anni-barges. The mission was Purge the Alien as primary and The Scouring as secondary. The game was called at the end of T5 due to time. We actually did not lose a single unit the entire game! I'm not even kidding. They had a Night Scythe, Anni Barge, and 3 Noise Marines left at the end of the game.

Our second game was against a Taudar list. It was BuffCommander + 2 Ion Riptides + Broadsides + 2 Kroot Squads + Sky Ray and Spirit Seer + Wraithknight + 3 Dire Avenger w/ Wave Serpent + Jetbikes. The mission was Relic primary and Big Guns Never Tire secondary. We were able to shuffle the Relic so far into our army they never even got the chance to get it, even when they won the roll to Infiltrate first. We did lose secondary due to a last minute turbo-boost from the Jetbikes.

In our third and final game, we were playing for 1st place! Our opponents had Grey Knights/Inquisition and Ultramarines. Their army was Coteaz + 2 Henchman Squads with Jokaro and PC Servitors + Acolytes + DCA/Crusader deathstar + 2 Inq w/ Divination and Librarian + Sternguard in DP + 2 Tac Squads in DP + 2 Thunderfires. This game was absolutely brutal! The mission had 6 objectives worth 1 point each, and you only got the points you scored. The game was very tense, but we were able to pull through with a 3-0 win!

We went undefeated, which was really awesome! I think the organizer has some pics he'll post later, so I'll at least try to get those in, as well as more detailed reports. If anyone's interested, I can post our list as well! My partner was Jon Willingham, who got second place at the FoB Invitational. I was really honored to have him on my team

We also wore matching shirts!



Took a while to make, especially since the I kept messing the transfers up when I printed them, lol.

Again, I'll try to get some pics up soon!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Congratulations Luc! The Tau are sure representin' fur da gr8er guud!

Thanks Gits

Ok, I promised NL pics! Not much so far, but here's my test figure!



I really like how the terror marking turned out! I'm not sure if I want to freehand it on every model though. I have 7(!) Chaplains (Skull helms, ornate armor) put together as sergeants, so I hope I'll have a scary looking force.

I'm building the army to be used in 40k and HH, so I'll have some more variety in my blog soon

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

What's a "terror marking"?

The skull on the helm! It's so much easier to do it on a Corvus helm than a regular one, for some reason.

Lucarikx

Ah. I see. Nice.

Congrats on the tournament. That's awesome. I like the night lord too.

Thanks guys! Ok, so I got some more Night Lords done:

Meltagunner:



And for the HH part of the army, my Moritat:



Again, C&C would be awesome!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

I really like that moritat. Where's the melta gunners backpack? For my 2 cents on the melta guy, you may want to try adding another metallic color or something onto the weapons. They look unfinished, at least at this angle.

Thanks Ice! The Meltagunner isn't quite done yet, so the backpack will be done later. The pic is from a weird angle, but the weapons are silver with white/grey casings

Also, here are some pics of our army from the tournament! Sorry about the blurriness! Next time, there will be LOTS of pics











Lucarikx

Hey guys, small update today. I felt the need to make another HQ for my NL, so I made another Moritat!



I'm tempted to grab another Riptide next week, but I'll probably be posting a lot of NL stuff in the near future!

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

I swear, nothing says badass as well as dual-wielding Plasma Pistols does. They look so damn cool!

Thanks TDL!

I just finished my first Moritat. I need snow and grass on the base, but the painting is done!









Thanks for looking! C&C is appreciated

Lucarikx

What is a "Moritat"? 40k wiki didn't help. Is that the 1st or 2nd book?

Its in the 1st book. It's basically a 'lone wolf' character. He has a rule called Chain Fire where he gets another shot for each hit. Double plasma pistols and BS5 make this guy a very dangerous fellow

Lucarikx

Wont he wound himself out at some point? If the only way to miss is a 1, and he keeps getting shots, hes going to take 2 gets hot eventually (I mean, armor save and stuff not withstanding).

Yeah, it is pretty risky. Artificer armor helps keeps the wounds away though

Lucarikx

Guessing after the first round of shooting its getting pretty murdered anyways.

Yeah, pretty much. Not bad for 150 points though

Lucarikx

Looks great. I love the double pistols.

Thanks Ice!

Ok, I grabbed a Riptide over the weekend! I wanted to convert it a bit, but I still wanted to keep the overall 'structure'. The only viable option was to do a slight re-pose!



I have him holding the HBC like that so it looks a bit heavier.... I did it mostly to look cool, though

I probably won't update till this coming weekend, so I'll leave you guys with this shot:



Thanks for checking out the blog!

Lucarikx

Love that conversion. CID hate Riptidesvless if they all looked like yours.

Thanks Gits


Ok, quick update! I wanted to try painting flames, so I decided my Riptide would be the best test subject





Time to get started on weathering!

Thanks for looking, C&C is appreciated!

Lucarikx

All done! Just needs basing.



Lucarikx

That was quick! Looks good, we expect nothing less.

Thanks!

Here are some more pics:







Lucarikx

Love the way that turned out. Very formidable looking.

Thanks Gits! I promised I would post anymore this week... But I couldn't help myself

Here are some better showcase pics of the big guy. Hopefully the weathering is a bit more noticeable



















Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

I love the flames, I hate the weathering Not because it isn't well done or anything, mind you, I just don't like weathered models.

I really like how you did the flames, very stylish.

Thanks for the input, TDL! I wasn't too sure about about the weathering when I started, but it really grew on me My NL will definitely be a lot less weathered!

Speaking of NL, here is my new Legion Praetor. I just have him zenithal primed at the moment, but I'm hoping to throw some paint on it soon.



Thanks for looking! As always, please leave C&C

Lucarikx

Is that the Crimson Fists dude?

Yep! I got him from a friend a little while ago. I removed most of the Imperial iconography so he could look a bit more 'Pre-Heresy' and Chaosy.

Lucarikx

Hey mate !

Good progress on everything !!

Love the pose of the new Riptide... but I'm mostly amazed at your Night Lords !

Where did you find all your "wingy" bits ?

I'm currently reading Tome 3 of the excellent (like, almost better than the HH series) Night Lords trilogy by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, and Night Lords are just filling my mind ATM !!

Thanks Yggs! All the bat helms and shoulder pads are from the GW conversion kit. The miscellaneous wings are from Vampire Counts stuff.

Lucarikx

Ok, got some paint on this guy.



Tell me what you think!

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Looks solid.

Yep. That it does.

Much more better (yeah, I know, that's not *proper* English, that's called an "emphasis" ) with paint !!! Love the red !

I wish you'd stop tempting the loyalist I am with such an absurd quantity of cool looking traitors

I come to Dakka to get away from the abundance of Night Lords on B&C these days, now what do I see? Traitors everywhere!

It's hard to complain too much when they look that good, though. Your terror markings, on both the Praetor and Moritat are really good.

That Riptide's pretty awesome, too, for a piece of filthy xenos tech.

Thanks for the comments guys! The NL are gonna be my main project after my Tau (which only need 40 more Kroot to be complete).

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Hey guys! Small update, this time with Shadowsun!



I really like her rules, so I hope she looks good while kicking butt on the tabletop

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Sup guys! I redid Shadowsun's face, as it looked too 'catlike' before.



Tell me what you think!

Lucarikx

Hey guys!

I've had these two for a while, I just need to get around to converting them! I present my 2 Night Lord Contemptors, Phobos and Deimos.





Lucarikx

Hey guys! Almost done with Contemptor 1!









Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

That's rather frightening.

Thanks Gits!

Its been about 2 weeks since I've updated, but I haven't forgotten about this thread at all! I'm prepping for Finals, but after that I'll be heading to the Alamo GT in May! If anyone else is going, just look for the weathered Tau and a shirt with Tauriffic on it

I've got some Kroot to show off soon, but here's a little project of mine that I really enjoyed doing!













It's my Ordos Xenos Inquisitor! I wanted to do something silly with the Servo-Skulls, so I thought that Orks would be the best choice

Thanks for looking, and as always please leave feedback!

Edit: I just noticed this was the 100th reply to the thread!

Lucarikx

LOVE those ork servo skulls! Simply brilliant. Nicely done Luc.

Thanks Gits! I wanted to make them all Ork heads, but I couldn't find another "eye" piece. Those four models are probably one of the most useful units I've used so far in the game!

Here's a group shot of my HQs for Alamo! Buff Commander, Ethereal, Inquisitor, and both Rune Priests!



Lucarikx

Fantastic looking group! You're going to make quite a splash with that selection of models to be sure.

I plan to

Ok, long few hours and I got quite a bit done!

Finished 22 Kroot to a 3 color standard(12 still need basic basing):



Here's what they'll look like when I get around to detailing all of them:



Got my Henchmen for my Inquisitor done:



And last but not least, touched up some NL! These were primarily painted by a good friend of mine, but I did some touchups here and there. Not much to change, though!



Thanks for looking! I'm gonna be doing some practice games at the LGS tomorrow, so I'll definitely report on how that goes.

Lucarikx

Everything's looking good! Look forward to the report from your escapades.

Thanks Gits! I have no pics sadly, but I did get in some good games! I played against my friends Daemon list, which composed of a Keeper of Secrets, 4 squads of 15 Plaguebearers, 4 Herlads of Nurgle with FNP (one on Palaquin and holding the Grimiore), and 3 Slaanesh Princes.

The first game was Big Guns w/ 3 objective with Vanguard deployment. The game went on 7 turns, but it managed to get a victory after killing all the DPs and sending my Skyray to contest last minute. My Burst Riptide failed every Nova check that game and brought himself down to 1 wound! The game ended 9-5 in my favor.

The second game we played was Relic and the long deployment. I got extremely lucky with JoTWW on my Rune Priest and managed to kill the Keeper and a Prince in one shot! I ended up having to charge all my Riptides into combat to keep him from the Relic, as I couldn't kill all the Plaguebearers in time. I got a 2-1 victory from the Secondaries at the end.

I'm currently basing all of my models ATM, so I'll post pictures of the entire army (fully painted and based!) soon.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Sounds like a couple of great games. Congrats on going 2-0 vs Demons... they're a tough nut to crack.

Couldn't agree more, Gits! My opponent absolutely refused fail his 5+ invs and FNP. I did 50~ wounds to one Plaguebearer squad and he only lost 4!

Ok, now for the fun part - I finished the army (well, except for 1 Drop Pod, but that'll be done soon)! I can't say how happy I am with it.... I'm glad I found a color scheme I was finally happy with. Without further ado, here are the pictures!



















Can't believe I finished it over the weekend....... Thanks for looking and as always, leave feedback!

Lucarikx

Congratulations! That's a major accomplishment!

Thanks Gits.

I'm not sure on what to paint up next..... Maybe a display board for this army?

Lucarikx

Any fluff reason I've missed for the Chaos / Tau alliance ???

Great looking army anyway

Thanks Yggs! For one, I had all the models painted. The fluff explanation is mostly due to the fact that my Tau are considered renegades by the rest of the Empire (they are part of the Farsight Enclave), and we wanted show the Empire the truth about the Ethereals We found the Night Lords quite useful in, uh, motivating, some of the worlds we invade to join us. The Inquisitor is a Radical of course, hiding in the shadows to see if there might be a Tau civil war!

I'd also like to mention that I used the GW texture paint to base most of my models. I didn't think it looked too good to start out with, but for the smaller models it works great! Just a Agrax wash and some flock on top made it look exactly like if I had used sand. Would recommend!

Lucarikx

Hey guys, quick update. I'm making markerlight tokens right now, what do you guys think?



Lucarikx

How big is that?

Its poker chip sized! I have a bunch of em, I just need to paint them up.

Lucarikx

OK, that's what I thought. My only concern is that it basically still looks like a poker chip. If you're going to bother pating them... make them look like something that isn't a poker chip.

True! I have a bunch of clear blue aquarium rocks I usually use, but I was thinking about using these. Should I just stick to what I was using before?

Lucarikx

If you could cook up something about the size of a dime that was hand painted... I think it would be awesome.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
If you could cook up something about the size of a dime that was hand painted... I think it would be awesome.

Hmm..... I'll look into it!

Lucarikx

Hey guys! Whoa, it's been over a month since I've updated this blog. Summer classes have been eating most of my time, but it's time to update!

First of all, Alamo results! I went 2-3 (no good pics sadly). I made a lot of critical errors during critical turns (forgetting to Nova charge, not moving), so I definitely have a lot to improve on! I wasn't too impressed with the SW allies, and I think I'll just go back to pure Tau, especially with the 7th edition changes.

I'm taking a small break from competitive gaming to let it settle down a bit, and to watch how TOs are gonna be handling things. As much as I enjoy playing in tournaments, I think it's best to sit it out until I know for sure what's going on.

Lastly, I started a new project! I know, technically 3 and we're only halfway through the year! The Night Lords are a good force already (not really painted though), and I've found them to be a bit.... boring to paint. So much dark blue and really nothing else. My Tau are in a good shape, as I only have 3 more Broadsides to finish up. I want to grab more Kroot and some of the FW Tetras, but they're a good 1850 force as it stands. It's been a while since I've had a real marine army (my BA were the last), so I decided to make another marine army. I'm not a big fan of any of the current color schemes, so I made my own! With help with some friends of course, I came up with my chapter that I'll be doing: The Sons of the Kraken. I'm going to be using Salamanders chapter tactics, as I have a LOT of flamers in the army.

Enough with the wordy messages, here's some pics!

Tac Marines:





Vets/Command Squad:



Apothecary:



I'm trying to get the chapter badge (Greek letter Psi) to be as uniform as possible, so excuse the messiness! The chapter is semi-Greek themed, with the Greek letter/Kraken reference. For anyone that cares, here's the list:

Oh snap son I really like your colour scheme ! The apothecary is by far my favorite so far, I think its the helmet that make it look so cool I demand more awesomeness like this !

They look really good Luc. Getting consistent free-hand designs is tough. I struggle with that all the time on my Mantis Warriors.

Thanks guys!

I'm tempted to make one of the knee pads a company indicator, but I'm not sure what color would work best..... Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Oohhh, I like those guys.

My only critique would be to drill your gun barrels. Otherwise, I really like them.

Thanks, Ice!

Funny you bring up drilling the barrels, I was recently given one of the old GW pinning vices when the store manager was putting the new ones in. I'll have to get my smaller drill bits out, but I'll definitely get it done. Any suggestions on how deep I should drill in for the flamers?

Also, I'm almost finished with another Tac Marine, I'll get pics of him up soon.

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Ok, promised a sooner update, but here it is. Firstly, I got squad 1 done for the Sons.



And secondly, I've had thoughts of doing a HH Salamander army! No real models yet, but just some thoughts into what kind of list I want to run. What do you guys think?



C&C appreciated!

Until next time,

Lucarikx

Hey guys, quick update here.

Got 2 more of the Sons of the Kraken done:



And a little side project in the form of a CSM Lord I got in a painting competition:



I'll try to get the second Tac Squad done soon.

C&C appreciated!

Lucarikx

Looking good.

Thanks wm.

I did this guy up in about 30 minutes~. What do you guys think?



Lucarikx

Nice models !!

You definitely went up in pace, didn't you ?

Sons look great Luc... very nicely done!

Thanks guys

I've been trying to keep a smaller paint palette for my models lately (ie. using 1 wash, limited highlights) and it's really decreased painting time! Well, for the Sons anyway

Lucarikx

Well, time for an update! I can't believe its been so long since I last updated. I hope the next few models don't disappoint

First, we have my Chapter Master. He's made from the Minotaurs Chapter Master form FW. Only conversions are the weapon and some shaved off icons.







Next are my two Librarians, converted from the Chaplain Asmodai and Enkomi models.















I hope you guys like them!

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

I really like those models - especially the Chapter Master, awesome work on that one !

The only thing that bothers me is that the Librarians do not stand out as members of the Librarius... Maybe it's the lack of Psychic Hood ? Or the "Librarian blue" that doesn't stand out enough compared to the blue you're already using on the models ?

Still, great conversions mate

Thanks Yggs! My explanation is that they have the "hood" inside their helms!

That is something I overlooked, though. I guess I can say they are just veteran members of the chapter that just happened to be psykers too? I'll try to figure something out.

Lucarikx

Well, why not ?

Also, I think the fact that they are converted from "well-known", non-psyker models also doesn't help...

But if you just mention it, that'll be fine, no worries

Very nice Luc, they look great!

Thanks! Ok, here with another side project! This is for an Inquisitorial Warband I'll eventually get to. She was fun to convert and even more fun to paint!









Thoughts/comments would be great I'm going to finish up the rest of the Warband soon.

Lucarikx

Nice ! The colour palette is great, and the model is really dynamic...

Thanks Yggs! I went ahead and the second one finished, too.



I want to makes Crusaders and a Priest next, but I'm not quite sure where to start.... Any suggestions?

Lucarikx

Priest could be from some Empire Flagellants ?

As for Crusaders, I would think it depends in where you'll get their Storm Shield... Tempestus Scions with the new Bulgryn shields ?

Could do something with the Empire Warrior Priests like this.

Thanks for the tips, guys! There's a lot of Empire players at the local GW, so I'll go hunting for some bits next time I head over there

Ok, update time~.

I'm probably gonna take a small hiatus soon with school starting and all, so I wanted to get one last update in. I hope they don't disappoint!



Chapter Master 1 (TH, Shield Eternal):







Chapter Master 2 (Gorgon's Chains, LC, PF):







Thanks for looking! C&C always appreciated

Lucarikx

Indeed they don't. Flippin 'ell, those are some nice bikes. the blue & white works very well on them. But one does wonder how thet powerfuster, lightning-clawed marine can drive...

Great indeed ! The scheme works nicely on bikes !

Thanks guys! Next up on the painting block if I can find the time is an Inquisitor, Knarloc Riders, and a few more Crisis Suits.

Fantastic work Luc, bikes are just stunning. I'm sure your next projects will be well worth the wait!

What's up guys! Back from self-induced exile from the game to work on school, now I'm sorta back in the groove.

My small break from 40k got me A's in engineering courses, so I'm not too bummed out! I've been slowly accumulating more models over the last few months, but haven't really had the chance to play. Luckily, all the FLGS here in Houston have made their schedules so that there's a tournament every weekend! Been to 3 over the last few weeks and didn't do so hot, but I'm going to try and get a few more in during the coming weeks. Uni and the closing of the closest GW store have made casual gaming non-existent, so I'll probably be focusing on tournament play from now on. My Tau will probably never stop growing though, and my SM should be nearing a playable point level soon.

Here's the list I'm bringing for this weekend's tournament. Guidelines: 1750 Bound, Unlimited CADs.



Also, here's what I've been working on during the holidays.... my Farsight Bomb!



Farsight (w/out sword):



Shadowsun:



Also, I have my Knarloc Riders, which I use as Tetras:



Everything has been completely based, but I was a too lazy to take more pictures lol. I'll try to get pics of this weekends tournament and post them.

Here's the army ready to go:



For anybody interested, here's my 1850 list:


That's all for now!

Lucarikx

Hey guys, quick update. Finished my display board:



Didn't spend too much time in it but I'm satisfied.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx