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I like your bases a lot! what's that brown stuff you used to make "dirt?" I want to make a similar-looking base, with bits of ruined pillars and statues, maybe.

also, are these the gw jungle plants you were talking about? - http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat200192&prodId=prod1830001&rootCatGameStyle=wh

thanks!

Do you have problems with the plants falling off/bending?

I'm really looking for some new options for basing, and this looks *great*

JD21290 wrote:broads looks amazing!
very crisp clean paint job as allways, and the missiles in mid-fire look even better

allthough, i think 30mm caseless hampster rounds look better lol

Lol, Hampster rounds

cheapman wrote:Pretty good flame missiles

Cheers

The Bringer wrote:Really good job, but for some reason, to me, the missiles don't look that good. The flames don't look quite right, not that I could do anything close to that quality. It might be how you painted it.

EDIT: Overall, it looks really really good.

Yeap, could be better. TBH i struggled to get the plumes to this point without looking too fake.
Reasonably happy with them. Thanks for the opinion ;-)

tallmantim wrote:They look great - and will look even better when you've put the greenery on the base as the strong green will really offset the white and orange.

Great stuff!

Good point, the green does bring the white+black together and contrasts the warm colours nicely.

Wonder if i planned it that way!?

;-)

BloodofOrks wrote:Wow, I love the fire effect on the missiles. Great army.

danke!

Fiendcrackar! wrote:I think maybe the missiles look a little off is because there are no lighting effects on the launcher or the rockets.

Wow, that would be cool. I am far too lazy to learn how though. This army is uber time consuming so might leave lighting effect to a future army.

cerberez wrote:I like your bases a lot! what's that brown stuff you used to make "dirt?" I want to make a similar-looking base, with bits of ruined pillars and statues, maybe.
also, are these the gw jungle plants you were talking about? - http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat200192&prodId=prod1830001&rootCatGameStyle=wh
thanks!

cerberez wrote:Do you have problems with the plants falling off/bending?
I'm really looking for some new options for basing, and this looks *great*

Hi Cerb,

Those are the jungle plants.
The method goes;
- Smear Putty/Filler onto plastic base, building it up to provide texture + height
- After drying, use a pin vice to drill holes for the jungle plants.
- Paint Scorched Brown
- Drybrush Dark Flesh, Bestial Brown, Graveyard Earth
- Wash of Devlan Mud
- Using tweezers + PVA glue insert jungle plants into drill holes.
- Add some static grass+flock.
- Clean up base edge with Chaos Black.

Done

From first model to last (last thusfar ), this army is top notch. I love the interior work you did on the devilfish (page one) and how each finished model is unique and packed with detail. If there were a golden daemon category for "army"...

Really inspired stuff.

@Gitsmack - Thanks mate, really glad you enjoy the army

hey!
i was pretty serious about the hampster rounds




In the grim darkness there is only ....... explosive hampsters!

God DAMN, That's the one of the best Tau armies i've ever seen. Your sept and cadre is a glorious force for the greater good *Salutes*

My paint skills are so crappy (caffine supplied to my veins for years XD). I plan using a black basecoat, then with the armor use scarb red, then red gore, then some 1:1 mix of red gore and skull white for the edges.

My Tau army is as follows

- 12 fire warriors
- 12 fire warriors
- 13 kroot (i don't like kroot, gunna replace them with moar fire warriors)
- 2 XV8 crisis suits (1 in standard fire knife, another with plasma rifle/fusion blaster combo)
- 1 hammerhead tank (Love the tau tanks, so sleek)
- 1 XV8 crisis suit commander (frag-projector, plasma rifle, command and control node)
- 1 Etheral

Getting a Devilfish and some pathfinders next up, along with a broadside

Keep up the great Tau work XD

Based on some feedback, have rebased the Fireknife Crisis Suit -

Wow, that's just awesome. I marvel at your pinstripes.

Great update...

love the extra detail you put into the suits.

@Death By Monkeys + Shep - Thanks Fellas, really appreciate it.

The rebasing improves an already superb paintjob. I love this army.

Hey you already have a good entry into the new painting competition on Dakka.

Crisp and clean as before - good work!

@chaplaingrabthar + migsula - Thanks you guys.

@Deff Dread - Can't chuck him in unfortunately as he is already been posted up on the interwebs.

Might get cracking on another Naga model as an entry...whatcha rekon?

Broadsides are Completed!

Green on the base sets off the colours you've used perfectly.

Lovely.

The effects are a nice addition there: Overall these came out superb, crisp and clean

@ Tallmantim - Yep, I think the green really helps contrast, it doesnt compliment the white per se.
That is the job of the black, whereas the tan, red + green are contrast, to add a bit of vibrant colour.

Its a pretty simple pallette.

@Flachzange - Thanks buddy

Dear lord


Forgive my jealousy

Holy crap those are beautiful, I wish I could paint as well as you can, especially for your whites.

wow very cool
nice and clean
the missiles are particularly F'in awesome
nice job keeping your white so smooth and clean...
the fire knife almost looks like just molded colored plastic in some of the pics lol

Very nice,I have none of your luck appling white paint.So I give you two thumbs up and a,"for the greater good!"


Nice real nice!

Some great smoke effects on the missiles.

cerberez wrote:Dear lord


Forgive my jealousy

YES! Jealously FTW.

Ghost in the Darkness wrote:Holy crap those are beautiful, I wish I could paint as well as you can, especially for your whites.

Cheers, it is just patience and strong prescription glasses.

krusty wrote:wow very cool
nice and clean
the missiles are particularly F'in awesome
nice job keeping your white so smooth and clean...
the fire knife almost looks like just molded colored plastic in some of the pics lol

Appreciate the kudos, thanks.

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:Very nice,I have none of your luck appling white paint.So I give you two thumbs up and a,"for the greater good!"
Nice real nice!

Not sure it is luck, but insanity!

!? wrote:Some great smoke effects on the missiles.

Really!? I thought they were a bit slapdash...

forgive me if I missed the post but...did you ever get that gue'vesa painted up? That model is an inspiration! I'd love to see it with some paint on!

The white... wow... I need painting skills like yours. Then maybe I wouldn't try and repaint all of my minis every other month lol.

May I ask how you achieved your white? Any specific paints or combos that got you the very nice white?

One concern is this: how easy would it be to see these guys in the dense green jungles? Any specific fluff why these guys are in a jungle or is it just the cool factor?

Keep up the work. Now I hate you because you are making me want to start a Tau army and a White Scars biker army... darn you!

Those broadsides are... beyond words of speech or text...I love the system set on their backs and the one with the missiles being launched are amazing ;3

What is your next model going to be? Tanks? Large sqauds of special drones? Kroot? even a xv22?

Again, i salute you and your cadre of the greater good *Salutes*

-PS- what you think of the tau forge world super heavies? I would KILL to see you paint up a manta XD

Realy aweomse tau.
Where do you get these rocket things coming out of the rocket launcher on one of the broadsides.

great job on those broadsides!
All the extra details really mount up nicely and add a very specialized look to them.

I also have to comment on the smoothness of your white, Its downright fantastic.
Normally whenever I attempt something similar, it comes out mighty chalky, I guess I'm doing something not right...
Great stuff, hope to see more of it around.