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Hi guys,

Firstly, another call out for help with spare Tau parts, I have had zero luck so far, I need them for my Tau walker conversions, looking for fire warrior weapons, armour, sensors and a couple of heads, I don't need need much, would be happy with enough to convert even 2 walkers, happy to pay or trade.

Here are some shots of what I have finished in this force so far, not all of these models are complete, I would like the finished force to have
some HQ elements
2 large walkers (was going to have 4, but scaled back to 2)
6-9 Crisis Suits (want to have 6 the same as the 3 pictured, and 3 larger ones)
1 drop ship (converted from a poor 2nd hand Hammerhead I bought off Ebay, hasn't arrived yet)
6 armoured vehicles (have made the mock up of one, will make a mould and cast the rest)
4-6 x 12 man infantry sections (may use a different line of figures of further fire warriors, not enough variety in poses in the Ygs, looking at CMGs Protolene Khanate figs)
2 x 5 man stealth suit sections
a heap of drones (will use GZG flying gun drones)
More pics on my Blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/tau-force-so-far.html

This is all so good! you have so much talent!

Thank Bobug.

Hi guys, need some opinions on my Tau mech, (its just blu tacked together at the moment) I like it so far, forgot I had some spare parts from the 2 drivers in my Tau Piranha kit that I am using to build a Tau devilfish/hammerhead, I like the small head and weapons, they go a long way to giving it a Tau feel, and I happy with the pose, what else can I do to make it more Tauish? I have guitar strings I can use for cables, but think that may make it look less Tau.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/wip-tau-mech-opinions-wanted.html

Hi guys, this is pretty much the final configuration, I'm still tossing up adding a drone to the back, don't really know why, just cosmetic, let me know what you think.
More pics on my blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/tau-mech-final-configuration.html#comment-form

the head choice is a bit odd

Hi livanbard, why?

Usually tau mechs have more square heads. I thinks is because of that.

ok, i gave my crisis suits square heads, but wanted the Titan to have the Fire warrior head, I'm pretty happy with.

Personally, i like the use of the FW head. It gives more of a Tau feel (obviously).

I love this log and I love all of your work on these 15mm armies. I'm so very happy that you are still posting updates here on Dakka, please don't ever stop. I like the look of the Tau but I would suggest adding some type of "jump jet" to the back of the large walker and possibly your force leader's suit. The Tau seem to use a lot of rectangular shaped backpack type "thingies" with square thruster ports on their battle suits. I think your idea of adding a drone to the back is a good one as well. I have some spare Tau bits that I would love to donate to your project if you still need them. Drop me a pm and I'll put together a "supply drop" to send you this weekend when I get paid. Anything I can do to help you continue your inspiring work would be an honor.

Thanks Ephrael - PM sent.

Hi guys, look what the postman brought, a nice cheap purchase of evil bay, $30.00 USD including postage, pretty bad paint job, but I will be stripping it anyway, some nice weapons, the flamer will go on a crisis suit, the big gun at the front will go on my second Titan/Mech, guess what I will do with the hull.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/a-purchase-for-my-15mm-tau.html

Hi guys, I do other things besides my 15mm 40K so will start posting these here as well, I'm going to break up the finished apoc survivors into several posts, as there are just to many pics, here are the Walking dead survivors,
Daryl - he looks like he has been holding up in the Cheesburger consortium and has put on 40 kgs, re sculpted the hair, otherwise stock figure.
Rick - stock figure, except I drilled out the left knee and sculpted a tear in his pants, and re did his hair to look more like Rick, I was going to do him in all black, but I started to noticed it seems like nearly every character in the walking dead is wearing black, so I went with the tan shirt and black pants.
Glenn - the fig has a hoody, this was the only pic I could find with him in a hoody, so went with that scheme, besides, there's no black, he still looks more African American than Korean, didn't get the skin colour right.
Carl - stock fig with the troopers hat relocated, I reshaped the hat to a more realistic feel.
All C&C welcome.
More Pics on my Blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/28mm-walking-dead-survivors-finished.html

Hi guys, just an update on the colour scheme for my 15mm Tau, these are obviously not finished, but the basic colour scheme is there, thought?
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/15mm-tau-colour-scheme.html

I like the tau colours. There's something about them that captures the 'we can rule everything better to an anyone else' optimism I get from the Tau.

What an amazing colour! Such a bright change from the guardsmen!

The Tau look great man. However, I think the pistol on the far left guy is a little too small (at least in comparison to most 40k weapons). Also I would try to add a bit more of a stock to the plasma rifles. They are a little too rectangular at the moment.
Keep up the great work!

Thanks guys, have done a little more work on them, they are coming along nicely.

Hi guys, these are nearly done, just a highlight on the orange to go, what do you think?
More pics on my blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/15mm-tau-infantry-done.html

Pure awesomeness!!!

Thanks Kelly

At a glance you wouldn't know these were 15mm!

Why have I not seen this before.

Awesome work chief. This is a ton of fun!

Thanks guys
Welcome aboard Chemical cutthroat.

Hi guys

As I wait for my Tau Mech and crisis suits undercoat to dry (hence the paint splatter on my thumb) I am starting on one of my Imperial Titans, this one will be a Warhound, the original kit is a Marrok Battlesuit by CMG, the kit is way to small for a Warhound, so I am making it 14-15mm taller by adding an extension at the waist, extending the thigh, and building up the feet, I am bulking out the head so a pilot would realistically be able to fit, (although it should really be able to fit 2 pilots) and bulking out and widening the body, thoughts?
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/

Well...damn. how the hell has this escaped my notice until now? This is some great work. Not sure why you chose to go 15mm but hey, a good project is its own justification.

Hi Bossfearless - why 15mm? not many people outside of the 15mm wargaming community realize how big it is, and how much product there is, its my chosen scale, I find it the perfect compromise between size and detail, I have a nostalgic connection with Warhammer, I bought my first citadel figure in the mid 80s, whilst I like the figs and fluff, I prefer to create my own in my chosen scale, I collect other genres in 15mm as well.

Looks like a good start. Unfortunately, it still looks way too small to be a warhound. However, I think it would work well as a knight. If that's not something that you want, I think building a suitable base would really help bring the height up and make it look more epic.

Hi Freytag, yeah still to small, looking at ways to enlarge it.