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Ok sorry for the long wait but so you know this thread is NOT dead i will inform you of a secret project... The Tau Empire....

I have a first contact update with the Tau models so far it is some stealthsuits:





I need help with the fluff which so far ive got: The tau came to the planet to conquer it for the Empire but the first wave stealthsuit commander was found by the governor and agreed to join the tau as an ally.

Ok Dakka im gonna need some help with the fluff and paint scheme which i will post pics of later tonight.

Sorry i haven't been posting much but RL got in the way . But im back now and will be renaming the regiment the 51st instead of the first.

Hellhound:





Meltagunner:



C & C Welcome

Come on people i really need your comments on these!

Better pics = more comments. There isn't any other way I can say it I'm afraid. But from these blurry pics you unfortunately can't make out much detail. There is a good article here at Dakka that instructs how to take good pics.

When you get better pics I will give you konstruktive criticism. With all respect.

Tau are looking interesting; what are you planning on with the Paint Scheme for those? An established one from GW? Or a Home-brew one? I always thought they looked really neat in a Halved Paint Scheme, and it's even got the little ridge down the middle for you, which makes it easier. I'd so one side Black, and one side your Standard Colours, to represent them being all stealth and ninja.

yeah the colours will be shadow gray and space wolves grey armour and brown leg cloth and thanks for the advice i will try that!

You're quite welcome.

Oh, also, the Valkyrie Nose Art is great, but I'm guessing your hand is a little shaky. That's fine, but if you want to touch it up, then I'd go over it in the Armour Colour, and use a Pencil to draw the Design. Then, just Paint within the Lines, and it'll look sick.

thanks for that freehand tip mate! It was my first freehand ive done

Really? It's actually very impressive, then, but the Pencil Line-In will make it much, much tidier, I promise. When you're done, if the edges aren't straight, tape them, and paint them along the tape edge, for super-straight lines.

Ok i will try that on my next freehand mate! But at the moment im making plans for some stormtroopers modelled as Republic Commandos from the star wars game Republic commandos and if you dont know what they are then follow this link to a look at their armour and weapons: http://sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f80f3e28834011571521068970c-800wi http://www.jedipedia.de/wiki/images/thumb/Delta_Squad_Team.jpg/180px-Delta_Squad_Team.jpg

Oh, I know who the Rep. Commandos are. Great Game that was, I must have played through it 7 or 8 times.

Spoiler:

It sucked when Sev died, as he was the 'Aragorn' of the team.

I think you might be better basing them on Space Marines, as the Armour is closer to that of a Storm Trooper. The Helmets and Weapons will be your biggest problems, but I know of several companies which produce Sci-Fi Weaponry for 28mm Figs, and might be close to the Blaster Rifles.

i might use them as sternguard and i know what heads to use (The Chaos ones with a gap down the middle and two eyes are closest) the weapons will be tough though. But I have something to take my mind off that wich is 7 autographs matt smith did me at once! Seven! I mean he walked into the cafe where we were and sat down.I couldn't belive it he just sat down at the table i asked for him to sighned the prom program and he signed that twice and hew sighned 5 postcards for me!

Any background for the marine in the command sqaud?

Oh i just had him on the table and put him in the pic to see if anyone would notice.