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So I guess I will start with my tau project, I plan on making all of my suits custom, based off of the armed suits from Ghost in the shell:SAC, I also had a post on an amazing model that someone made, a huge battlesuit that looked awesome, and decided to make a miniaturized version of it as my Broadside team leader. so on to the torsos all sculpted and ready to be cast... based off of this:


so here is the mock torso

Lookin good so far. It should turn out well.

Hmm...I think Migsula should take a look at that model for his TWAR. How big is it?

Its about the height of a wraithlord, but its very expensive everywhere I have looked.. Its called a MSDF Type 303 Arm Suit.

But if you're going to build your own version. You also gonna cast it yourself? You might want to check out Troll Forged Miniatures, they cast and sell stuff people submit, it's also a little sculptors/scratchbuilder community.

I'm curious how this will turn out, especially since I've got this hunch that this is going to be very cool and that I might want to get one for my own!

Well, I will think about it, gonna try my hand at casting, have some experience, if that works, I can always trade or sell you some ;D

Looking good for a start, but don't get carried away and model big thighs like the one in the picture because, lets face it, they look like droopy balls.

Very, very true...

So heres the chopped down mega suit thus far, torso all done, atleast my version of it for my experimental broadside team leader. ENJOY!

Good luck. That's a great piece of inspiration.

sA

Update, torso done, head done, slight side piece, hammerhead ion cannon conversion mean to look like a RED ALERT 2 prism tank prism.


Ion cannon turret

Amazing work there, that torso is looking very Appleseed.

Looking forward to seeing how this project develops!

Nice work so far. Looking forward, as Gundam is, to watching how this develops.

sA

Sorry for the delay, some progress, added some to the torso, backpack/poerpack type thing, and legs!! enjoy!

looking good! I like the erhm protection its got between its legs

Pretty awesome always thought that Tau Battlesuits should be more lithe then they are.

They are battle mecha after all was thinking of doing a battlesuited formation of Geara Doga as sentinels for a Imperial Guard army at one point.

That's friggin cool.

Yeah, they should have named the Tau Battlesuits "Frog mech armor" or something. They're
really kinda squatty.

Damn thats sick. keep up the cool conversions. Cant wait to see more.

BROADSIDE LEADER DONE!!! ENJOY!! notice all the attachments on the railgun, meant to represent target lock and twin-linked, modeled to look like he is bracing himself.

Almost...almost..the model looks amazing! Great use of the Destroyer chassis! The big gun is chunky and all I can say is that I'm impressed.

The almost part comes from the other hand...it looks off...kind of weaker compared to the rest of the mini.

Yes yes, I agree, Im thinking to either scratch build one or find a better replacement... hmmm...

Fixed the hand, some fine detail work to do, but thats it...enjoy!

Looks fantastic with the exception of the legs. They look frightfully disproportionate to me. The kind of thing I would expect to see in Warmachine.

Work is looking pretty good, can't wait to see some paint when you get the modeling done!

Man it has been forever since I have updated this blog, have been working piecemeal on this army as school(finally graduating for good), and other projects have consumed most of my time... I finished my kroot, the suit to be multi cast is pretty much complete, I am just making a second pair of legs for variety and Im still deciding on the arms, and thats about all I have been able to get done... pics shortly..



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SO!! first I will hsow the color scheme I will be using for my kroot, after that the whole kroot unit starting with the shaper, (minus the painted one of course), and then my counts-as hounds, and then the battlesuit as of late with a few weapons...




Shaper( btw, I know its hard to see with the models primed black in areas, I bought them this way, but they will be easier to see with color soon!)

movin through the swamp...

sharpshooters...

kroot minus the painted one

[i]Incoming Transmission: "Shas'el Chan'dros, our experiments are a success. The control node in the neo-cortex has been successfully removed, and the implant has been put into place."

Reply: " Thank Kor'el for his excellent work, he is certainly a masterful and inspirational member of the earth caste."

-: " I will Shas'el, also, we have tested the units with shaper Kal'nor'et'tek and he mastered the control of the neural device with ease, they respond to his commands without delay."

--: " That is excellent news, there may be a use for these ravenous beasts after all, if even only the smaller ones. You and your team have done a great service for the greater good."

-: " Indeed, for the greater good."

-End Transmission

So, without further adu...

counts as hounds!!

The Idea beign that through their extensive technology, the earth caste scientists under project head Kor'el were successfully able to suppress the organ which translates commands from the hive nodes to these hormogaunts. The integral target lock acts as a third eye for them, they search for the image given to them via interlink by the shapers or handlers, and search for it with the third eye TL, lock on, and attack on command. This allows the kroot to replace their numbers of lost hounds with feral Hormogaunts found around the area after a successful battle against the great devourer.

the apparatus


These tau aren't exactly a splinter faction from the empire, they have been seperated though, due to the massive galaxy wide invasion of Hive fleet Leviathan, forcing them to take radical steps and drastic measures.

As well, with their very talented earthe caste scientists, even their battle suits are highly advanced, and their weaponry has been upgraded/ made more compact.

This is gonna rule.
I know it.

Thanks, Im gonna get some painting done tonight, and maybe get my stealths done and the arms on the crisis done...hopefully, tired of those things in the back of my head... THEN, a break from this and more on my doomnids...

Lovely start!! I like scratch building blogs and this is a good example of why.

Some ugly mouldline holding it down though! With this amount of nice converting, removing mould lines should be a given

AHHH!! you found me out!!, yes indeed the moldlines need serious trimming master migs haha, one more ingredient to add to the production pot!!

mind if i ask whats your makeing that out of?