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i just picked up a tau army and was thinking about fielding a force that could be completely deployed from a single manta. when looking over the kick butt forgeworld model, i noticed that i didn't see a bathroom anywhere (i think i thought of it because I needed to go myself while looking at the pics). i'd expect there to be one at least for the flyer crew and ethereal. there seems to be an area between the cockpit and the ethereal's dais that they don't show a clear picture of yet it's modelled. anyone got a manta that can post a pic of that spot? even with 100% male tau and assuming relatively human anatomy, SOMEONE out of the 100+ tau embarked on the craft would have to go #2 during the flight... and, for the greater good, it's best if he doesn't let it go in his shorts!

A better question is how does a space marine manage to go in his massive suit of power armour. God Emperor forbid that he's wearing terminator armour.

Anyway, I would imagine that most soldiers wearing heavier armour (with the Tau being the lightest of 'heavy' armour), they'd be equipped with catheders and other such attachments, or even daipers, so that they can continue on the battlefield without having to relieve themselves(and considering how weak the Tau are, chances are that they'd end up relieving themselves in their pants anyways).

Oh MAN could you imagine filling up a suit of terminator armor? Wheres the "im getting sick and am going to puke" emoticon when you need one lol.

You guys need to de-evolve a bit and be like orks.... IF they had one.,...they just go anywhere they want.... speaking of.... new topic lol

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the restroom is near the railguns.
That way, then can compress the defecation along with scrap metal into the slugs for the guns.

Hahaha

If only the poor sods being smashed knew the contents of their doom...

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is no bathroom.

Tau Fire Caste toilets are optional wargear for their battlesuits. Fire Warriors have to use the bushes.

i think i saw that in the appendix of my codex. it's counts as a battlesuit support system that costs 1pt and gives a 5+ invulnerable save versus nurgling attacks.

in all seriousness, has anyone actually seen a forgeworld manta in person? what is modelled between the cockpit and the ethereal's throne?

Well there's a little ethereal's room, he's actually sitting in it!

oh snap!

deep thoughts with lotsa vowels... is tau poo blue too?

I saw a manta once about 6 months ago at my FLGS before it went under (damn economy, that was the only GW within 100 miles)

Unfortunately, I only got pics of the outside and I don't think the inside was finished when the guy took the top off the model. Sorry I couldn't help more :(

I'd rather get a tiger shark. I reckon the boys in the manta should just sheet out of a hatch so put some brown "war paint" on the barbaric imperium soldiers below!