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Hey guys! Here is Broadside #1 at 90% done! I just need to finish the basing and the missile tips, but hes almost there.



Also, I worked on my Riptide's base. The overall theme is that my Tau will be fighting through a wintery terrarium!



Again, C&C appreciated! I'll hopefully have all the Broadsides built by the New Year.

Thanks,

Lucarikx

EDIT: Finally 2 pages!

Happy New Year! I hope you guys had as much fun as I did. Had a bit too much to eat

First up, I got my Riptide done! He's probably gonna need some cleanup, but he's tabletop ready!











You'll notice he has a Railgun instead of the usual Ion Accelerator - theres just so many people that use Riptides in my gaming group that I had to find a way for mine to be different!

Here's the first Broadside team built w/out drones. The middle needs snow and grass on his base, but is pretty much done.



I hope you like what you see! As always, C&C + comments are always appreciated!

Thanks and Happy New Year,

Lucarikx

Hey, I like the Riptide with Rail Cannon... I might have to borrow that idea

Good progress, keep it up !!

Thanks for the complements, Yggs!

Here is my first Broadside squad! I still need to finish the rest of the drones, but the battlesuits are done! I ran out of white glue, so I'll put the snow and the flock later.









Sorry for cruddy pics! I'll retake some more when the bases are 100% done.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Okay, update time!

I made a new buff commander, and I like him a bit more than my old one All he needs is some flock and he's 100% done.



Here are some WIP for my next Broadside squad. I wanted some action poses for these guys.





I made a Void Shield Generator too! A lot of the local players have started mixing in Stronghold Assault and Escalation into their games, so I decided I needed to up my game!



Size comparison:



And last but not least, a Blood Angels TDA Librarian!



I hope you like what you see!

C&C and suggestions wanted!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Broadside team is nice !

The new commander looks ace too, but why does he have a dragon hatchling ? (Nice touch though )

Also, I love the objective marker... what is the main, circular component ? I'll DEFINITELY have to STEAL that idea

Less sold on the TDA Librarian... I think it's just the head : BA are supposed to all get perfect, angelic features after their induction as Space Marines (lose all the deformities from Baal's radioactivity, etc...), so the beard just seems weird.... But the rest of the model is great !

Dang, 2 updates in 1 day!

Thanks for the comments, Yggs! The little dragon is meant to be a gift from the Eldar Corsairs that my Tau fight with It's also a "rank designator" of sorts, as red is the command color for my sept. I feel you on the Libby, I kinda needed something simple to make him stand out from my other Terminators other than the blue. I'll probably find something better soon though

I made the marker from the body of the Heavy Burst Cannon from the Riptide kit A few bits a bobs from the Broadside kits, some shoulder pads to make it look sorta stable, and the Riptide shield on top to give it a "generator" look.

Here's a group pic of my Buff'o and my first squad of Broadsides, with all the snow and flock down! Thank goodness for white glue!



I'll be getting my box of Kroot tomorrow, so I'll try to get those up ASAP!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Cool! I like your color scheme. The dirty Tau always look neat.

Thanks IceAngel! I'm still working on the GMS marine, I'll get some pics up soon.

Lucarikx

Really like those Blood Angels Luc, and those last tau battle suits really look great together!

I did a tutorial on how I do my checkerboards a while back, it's linked in my sig. You might check it out, I think it might help make things easier for your (it's a great look too).

Gits

Thanks for the compliments, Gitsplitta! My BA are slowly waiting for reinforcements..... I'm hoping to get 2 Fire Raptors done for them by the summer.

Here is a Kroot hound I made! I don't quite like the actual models, so I used the Fenrisian Wolves with a few adjustments.



Next up, I have Ice's GMS ready to be sent out! I need to get a white base on him, but he's done. He's a Storm Warden, a chapter I've always wanted to have an army of but never got around to it.



The pic came out a bit blurry, but I assure the lightning bolts and white are a lot sharper Does anyone have any recommendations on how to ship the individual marines?

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Some sharp looking models in here, I'll pull up a chair.

I've shipped models several different ways. A model like that you could probably ship in a bubble wrap lined envelope. If you have a model with more delicate bits like back banners and such I usually use one of the post offices small boxes, which is what I'll be sending my marine to you in.

Its time to ask the important question though Lucarikxs. What did you name him?

whalemusic360: Thanks for checking my stuff out!

IceAngel: Ok, I'll try to send him out by Monday, if not tomorrow.

I've chosen to name him Brother Sgithadar, the Shield Bearer! (It's an alteration of the word sgiathadair, which means shield-bearer in Gaelic)

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Ok, I haven't visited your blog for a while and this was a nice surprise

That Tau Commander is so sexy. So freakin' sexy. Your idea of adding that critter makes him so unique and cool looking, wow. Not to mention the color scheme. I'm really not a fan of weathering, I like my minis perfect, but to each his own

I really like the Kroot hound. The white fur together with the red contrast looks gorgeous.

Ok, bit late of an update (and a short one), but here it is!

I wasn't happy with my Storm Warden, so I made a few changes before I sent it out!



I sent him out without a base, though.

I also received the Ice Angel from IceAngel!



Next update will be Kroot! I should have it up on Saturday, schools been tough lately.

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

I'm glad he survived the journey. I hope you like. Let me know if you get any battles in with him. I'd like to know how he does.

Ok! Phew, its been a while!

Hey guys, time to update! I've been so busy with school lately, I haven't been able to update, but alas, I'm here to do it now!

I've gone to 2 tournaments within the last month - OwlCon and my local Throne of Skulls.

At OwlCon, I did fairly abysmally! I had to play vs a Beastpack, Rush Daemons, and Serpent Spam, so it was really tough, but I had lots of fun! I ended getting last place, but I got Best Sportsman! I was pretty happy with my prize, which was a LE DV box!

At ToS, I actually did pretty well. After getting tabled game 1 because of some stupid tactical choices on my part, I went on to win second place! I got the 'hugging' Chaplain and the Crisis Suits I'll show below!

I'll be preparing for WGC in the months to come, so I'll be posting more and more of my Tau stuff.

Enough wall of text, more pictures!



I hate the stock XV8s, so something serious had to be done, lol!

Additionally, I stripped most of my BA to make them into Night Lords, which I'll show in the coming weeks! I have about 80 marines with Bat Helms to show off (not kidding!), so expect pics of them very soon!

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

Quick update, weathering stage 1is done:



Thanks,

Lucarikx

Ok, got some more paint on one of the Bodyguard:



Lucarikx

Hey guys! Spring Break has given me time to paint on of my favorite models: the Sky Ray!



I actually started painting this at 9 this morning... I'm happy I hot it done.

All the missiles and the turrent are magnetized, as well as the base (I'll show that later).

Thanks for looking,

Lucarikx

That looks great Luc! Weathered Tau look great & you did a fantastic job!

Thanks Gits! I'm going to a tourny this Sat, so I'm hoping to get some more Crisis suits within the near future

Lucarikx

You'll have to be sure to let us know how it went. I want pics!!

Hey guys! Just got back from the doubles tournament! Sadly, my phone died, so I couldn't get any pics..... But!

My partner and I got 1st place!

Our first game was against CSM + Necrons. The had Lucius + 2 Noise Marine squads + 2 Heldrakes and Illuminor Szeras + 20 Warriors + Immortals in Scythe + Immortals on foot + 2 Anni-barges. The mission was Purge the Alien as primary and The Scouring as secondary. The game was called at the end of T5 due to time. We actually did not lose a single unit the entire game! I'm not even kidding. They had a Night Scythe, Anni Barge, and 3 Noise Marines left at the end of the game.

Our second game was against a Taudar list. It was BuffCommander + 2 Ion Riptides + Broadsides + 2 Kroot Squads + Sky Ray and Spirit Seer + Wraithknight + 3 Dire Avenger w/ Wave Serpent + Jetbikes. The mission was Relic primary and Big Guns Never Tire secondary. We were able to shuffle the Relic so far into our army they never even got the chance to get it, even when they won the roll to Infiltrate first. We did lose secondary due to a last minute turbo-boost from the Jetbikes.

In our third and final game, we were playing for 1st place! Our opponents had Grey Knights/Inquisition and Ultramarines. Their army was Coteaz + 2 Henchman Squads with Jokaro and PC Servitors + Acolytes + DCA/Crusader deathstar + 2 Inq w/ Divination and Librarian + Sternguard in DP + 2 Tac Squads in DP + 2 Thunderfires. This game was absolutely brutal! The mission had 6 objectives worth 1 point each, and you only got the points you scored. The game was very tense, but we were able to pull through with a 3-0 win!

We went undefeated, which was really awesome! I think the organizer has some pics he'll post later, so I'll at least try to get those in, as well as more detailed reports. If anyone's interested, I can post our list as well! My partner was Jon Willingham, who got second place at the FoB Invitational. I was really honored to have him on my team

We also wore matching shirts!



Took a while to make, especially since the I kept messing the transfers up when I printed them, lol.

Again, I'll try to get some pics up soon!

Thanks,

Lucarikx

Congratulations Luc! The Tau are sure representin' fur da gr8er guud!

Thanks Gits

Ok, I promised NL pics! Not much so far, but here's my test figure!



I really like how the terror marking turned out! I'm not sure if I want to freehand it on every model though. I have 7(!) Chaplains (Skull helms, ornate armor) put together as sergeants, so I hope I'll have a scary looking force.

I'm building the army to be used in 40k and HH, so I'll have some more variety in my blog soon

Thanks for looking!

Lucarikx

What's a "terror marking"?

The skull on the helm! It's so much easier to do it on a Corvus helm than a regular one, for some reason.

Lucarikx

Ah. I see. Nice.