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Miss Dee, sadly no Army Painter Red. As for white primer, it makes the red too bright, I did try it on a test model, ill post up pictures later.

Yeah my paints need a little watering down, more than I did for the Broadside. I blame the paints for being over 20 years old (Bought in 1980-1990 according to my mother). And yeah I guess the red didn't cover up the black as well as I had hoped. Though I am liking the dirty look of it.

Thanks Carabine

Just an note: I am almost done painting the Broadside. One more night of painting should do it. I put a wash on him to make him match the Crisis suit in the dirty red part. It actually looks pretty sweet. My birthday is in 6 days, so I will probably have a Tau battleforce fully built and painted in a month or so. Cant wait

Another update Pics coming soon!

Well my birthday passed, and I got the tau battleforce . I messed up on the battle suit in it though, broke the flying thing, had to hollow out the hole again.. though it looks more epic now. I am now considering what Spray base to buy, so white, or black? I personally like the look of the black, and I will be using a better red. Though Ill black wash it probably just because it will look epic. I might get white & black, white for the kroot..

Black is the best base in my opinion.

Always works nice no matter the color.

White sometimes makes the reds look pink...

get the army painter red as you dont need to use an extra primer.

Yeah, I have been looking for the APR, but I can't order online, and no stores in my area carry it from what i have seen. The closest thing I could find was spray primer at the local paint store, and that stuff melts the GW plastic faster than a microwave does butter.

Ill ask my 'supplyer' if they could order it in for me, but I don't think they will.

Im asking for my dad to pick up black in the mean time.

Sorry its been a while. I am getting caught up in school, and I am still trying to get ahold of a good spray base. I used white for the images I will post today. But first some info.

- I broke my Devil Fish.. Not one but twice (Broke the things to hold the engines on). So I fixed that, and I am hoping to get it based as soon as possible.

- I am currently in the process of buying my friend's Tau Army. It's half painted, and has the colors I want. But with a few modifications, which I will have to fix. But I should have that and pics posted by the end of this week/ next week, depending on when I have time to buy it.

- I am also working on terrain right now. A building. So ill have a post about that later...

- And final thing before the pics. I am about to start work on my board. It is a 'secret' project I will be keeping from my friends, as I don't want them to know. And since none of them read my posts on Dakka Dakka I have no fear of them finding out so you guys will be blessed with watching me .

And now for pics.

This is Official: I HATE KROOT!! xD They are usless, and hard to paint. I have yet to finish these, but I hate them already.

Well its December 13th, and after over a month of raging at warhammer because my friends are asses towards me I am back into painting ><

i have yet to get any new models, or start any new projects, so I just have pictures of the progress I have made with my tau. But first I have some saddening news.. I broke one of my battlesuits I was painting the poor thing, and the base snapped off. It saddens me that this happened, as I have no way to fix it. If anyone has some suggestions on how I can (You can find pics below) I would greatly appreciate it.






Sadly my camera's internal focus engine thingy is broken, so it will not focus that well (I need a new camera Asap) so all but one of the new pictures are blurry. Hopefully I get a new camera for christmas, that way I can take better, clear pictures of my army. But until then they will have to do.











All I really have to do with the army now is the finer details. But other than that they are mostly fully painted the way I wanted to paint them.

looking good there.

Thanks Miss Dee..

So my brother recently got a new cannon camera, and decided to take pics of my Tau for me. The lighting isn't the best, but I think the few he took are pretty cool. The stealthsuits and FireWarriors are all still WIP, but they are done enough to be somewhat presentable at a tourny or something.

I am hoping to get a Hammerhead or a Piranha. I dont know yet (Probably the Piranha, because it is cheaper >< )

Hey wow, its 2011.. Long time since my last update.. (Not like anyone reads this )

Anywho. I have yet to make any new Tau Purchases. Sadly I am running out of money, and i need a job (Being only 17, and no place wants to hire me as everyone has 16-17 year olds and they want older people now) I've run out of warhammer money (Buying games didn't help either).

So to waste time on my army and make it better I've started to repaint it all. I decided the red, white and black just didn't work. So It is now black and dolphin grey. So yes my Tau are now called unofficially "The Dolphins" IDK if the name will stick. Ithink because most of the tau vehicles are named after some sort of fish it might fit well..

Thoughts?

Dolphins aren't fish...they're mammals... >_>

Anyhoo, I noticed you're not using GW or Vallejio (dunno if I spelt that right) paints. What brand do you have? Americana it looks like to me (but I could be on something o_O). I'm not 100% sure that's decent modelling paint, especially for finer detailed models like these. They tend to be too chunky (hence the chunky looking paint comments from others earlier). Please forgive me if I'm wrong, this is just what I've heard through the grapevine.

I liked the color scheme you had going for your Tau earlier, but by all means repaint them if you want. Sounds like the new scheme could be pretty neat.

Good luck on the job hunt (it was difficult for me too when I was your age). This can be an expensive hobby, but please don't give up. You've definitely got some potential.

Oh Shush xP They swim, and live in water. They are fish (I admit defeat, yes they are mammals, Sorry ;-; Its a wonder I'm not failing Bio).

No I don't have the resources to buy GW or Vallejo at the moment. I am using my mom's 20+ year old Ceramcoat, and yes Americana paints. I found the americana were chunky, but I did water them down before using. The red near the end I just filled the thing with water and shook it up, no more chunks.

I did too, until I took the time to look closely. The red really didn't cover the black well (As it was pointed out) and I was running out of it, and I can't find any more. I have a full thing of Dolphin Grey though. Once I get money ill probably order some Vallejo paints, and paint new models I buy using those.

Thanks. I won't give up, my friends who play need someone to beat on >< All of them have 2500+ point armies. I have barely 750 points xP

Edit: You have the most epic picture ever bunnygurl

Ha. I win.

Well, I suppose if you can water the paints down enough, what's the harm eh? It's just the only thing I've used Americana paint for was to paint the headboard for my bed. Hmm.

Don't feel bad. I don't have any large armies either...though that's only because I can't focus on one army at a time. I'm all over the place.

Thank you. I found that picture somewhere on the interent. I love it and it fits with my name, so I figured wth, right?

Blah, pictures look horrible. I really do need to get ahold of GW/ Vallejo paints ><. Yeah Americana seems more like the type of paint for wood crafts/ other types of models.. Probably wood models xP.

I won't feel too bad. Untill I am defeated again by my friend's new eldar force ><

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And for bunnygurl, as I doubt anyone else reads this (Always fun to encourage oneself ) I have pictures 8D :














So I have discovered (Looking at the pictures) that I need to improve upon my painting skills, and probably water down the paint a little more. (And maybe not basecoat in black acrylic anymore).. I did find some auto detailer paint that another person uses (Can;t find his topic) and I was using that.. Till my friend borrowed it and used it all on repainting his army.

I like them tho I have seen brush marks on the suit

I know Miss Dee.. I noticed them too >< Im going to have to do a second layer of paint on the suit, and everything. Once I am done the Devil fish 8D

I took some new pics of everyone together. No more painting done thought. Kind of strapped for time with school work.


















Ill probably do some more painting on the Fish, or Fire warriors tonight. Then probably the broad side will get some paint too. I plan on buying a Piranha soon. So that i have some fast attack vehicles.

I had to put my paints away last night as Im pinning minis for a friend (a lot of warmachine minis.)

That sucks. But thats pretty cool that you're pinning for a friend. Do you play warmachine yourself?

I useto play Warmachine, untill the club moved to another town 10 miles away, and with no transport ...

So I sold all Warmachine and Hords. Cygnar, Khador and Everblight.

The friend Im pinning for had most of it inc the Squire.

I'm sorry to say I like the grey alot better than the red. The coverage is smoother and they just look better in general. Although I may also be biased as I painted alot of red over the past few weeks and am sick of red. >_<

But I digress....

Miss Dee: Oh kay, that sucks the club moved.
I have no clue what that is xP I don't know war machine that well.

Bunnygurl: Glad you agree with the grey The coverage is smoother, and it covers the black in less layers than the red. Maybe you are biased, BUT oh well

Digress?


I didn't get any painting done last night ;-; I was too busy raging at MW2..

Digress means to move on to another subject.

My turn to question. MW2?

Oohhhh ok..

Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty, the worst game I own xD

I got a few minutes of painting in, then had to put them away to make room for a few things. So I took more useless pictures again, and I decided to reveal my new Marine. The Marshmallow Marine!

The stealth team



Devil Fish (New white spots)



New battle suit angle



AND now for the Marshmallow Marine. But first a little history about him. He was part of the blood angels. During a fight with some orks on the Stay puff Marshmallow planet (Oh yes, there is a planet) He was pushed into a lake of liquid marshmallow. He was recovered 5 years later by some tau, and because marshmallow is covering his eyes, ears, nose, etc. He just goes wit hthe flow.



Truthfully I tried the GW white base on one of the free guys from GW, and yeah.. He came out that way.. xD He is my objective marker. Though the rules that my friends allow for him is he can't be killed (He dies on the 4th turn of lack of oxygen), and he needs a squad dedicated to carrying him. They can't run. Or he can be strapped to the back of a tank and dragged behind it. ><

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Ok now for a small rant. Right now Im really frustrated with my paints. 20+ years old (My mom gave them to me to use) and its ruining my models. My broadside's details are almost filled in trying to paint it. My lack of painting skill also is ticking me off severely. I almost snapped my only good brush today when painting. Im also frustrated that I don't have the funds to buy more Warhammer, and paints brushes etc. I've also broken 2 drones off their bases so far because I dropped them when putting them away. And I don't know how to repair them. Blah. So much stress..

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On another note: On april 1st I am starting a Halo Marathon for charity. More info coming soon, but Could use some help gettingthe word out etc.

I had a Lizardmen Terradon snap off it's base. I used Greenstuff to stick it back together. Some careful squishing to make it smooth over the bottom of the model and the pole of the base should do. Then let it dry for a day or so.

As far as the paints go, they're only about $4-5/pot. Maybe start very slowly aquiring one color at a time. That's what I used to do when I was younger and have very little money. Also, if the paint becomes too thick on your models, then try to find some paintstripper (I've heard Simple Green is something good to use, just don't leave it overnight). Will take the paint right off with a bit of scrubbing with an old toothbrush.

And painting skill wise. Practice. I know it's been said alot, but it can't be farther from the truth. I've been painting for 10 years and am just now getting some truly nice looking models.

Good luck.

Ill try and get ahold of some green stuff. The breaks are kind of awkward, at least hte shield drone one is.

4-5$ is a bit more than I can afford at this time. Ill buy them when I can though. I have heard of simple green, probably ask for some for my birthday (Sounds lame ><

Yes I know, im working on it. Im also watching alot of painting videos >< I guess one thing is I shake quite badly. ><

Thanks

I don't think it necessarily has to be Greenstuff. Just some sort of putty that you can shape and hardens I would think.

Hey. I've been there too. Nothing lame about it.

Oh I hate the shakes. I'm not usually all that shaky, but there are days where I can hold myself still to save my life. Ever tried meditation? J/K.

MIGHTY PUTTY!! Ill do some looking into what i could buy. Maybe something cheaper.. ><

No there isn't really. I guess. Eventually Ill be able to buy all I want for Wargaming..

I shake pretty badly all the time. Can't hold myself still at all. Going to the doctors about it pretty soon now.