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hey all~! I just started 40k with Tau. I love the battle suits concept n kinda reminds me of gundam Recently i found out about the XV 9 suit commander and was inspired to make one of my own Here is the WIP. feedbacks are welcome oh btw, are these suits legal in non apoc games?

Awesome and beautiful conversion. Cant wait to see it painted.

Looks pretty badass so far. Cant wait to see some paint.

Oh my holy crap! This is great!

the only thing I don't like is the shocks on the legs, but if you cut off the front hydraulic hinge and replace it with an armour plate, then it will be perfect.

Wow, thats amazing, are you planning on painting the flying base/shield drone? It'd look great if you just painted the drone in the centre but kept the rest see-through.

Wow That is really cool!

Wait. Wait a second:

I just started

If he means just started hobbies all together than just 40k, Im ashamed. Awesomely awesome conversion. Well done. I envy you >_>

I just love the transparent shield idea. The overall model looks awesome !

That shield. It had better be able to come off and apart, or you will be kicking yourself preeeetttttyy hard.

poda_t wrote:That shield. It had better be able to come off and apart, or you will be kicking yourself preeeetttttyy hard.

You can see the foam tape in the picture, it'll come off.

This would look awesome in a marble white color scheme, much like Shadowsun.

hey guys thanks for the good feedback

Ya i am planning to leave the transparent part transparent ^^

This is not my 1st conversion. I did 2 broadsides and a sniper drone before this so it gave me a little practice . i played Warmachine before and i actually i sworn never to play 40k EVER!. then well, friend happens lol. gotta go get myself a primer tonight and start painting!

HOLY CRAP !!!


Duuuuuuuude thats awseome. Gonna be keeping my eyes on this.

Yes indeed - the Shield is a very nice touch.

I like the comment about it being white as a Paint base - THAT would look spiffy!

Is that glue or badly grazed Plastic all over the leg armour and other bits and pices of the model because it's making my eye's bleed......

A beautiful concept. truly however a few minutes with either a file or sanding block may have saved you hours of trouble. I hope the picture is worse than the reality because I would hate to see such a beautiful model ruined by such a small oversight.

mullet_steve wrote:Is that glue or badly grazed Plastic all over the leg armour and other bits and pices of the model because it's making my eye's bleed......

A beautiful concept. truly however a few minutes with either a file or sanding block may have saved you hours of trouble. I hope the picture is worse than the reality because I would hate to see such a beautiful model ruined by such a small oversight.

its both my big fat fingers couldnt fit in some tiny bits so ya gonna improve on that.


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Just got home n prime them today here is the WIP:






Broadsides team leader


Broadside private

Yea i prime them shadow blue coz i am lazy at least now they got their armour colored XD. Here is what they shud look like after i am done:

Man, that suit is truly enormous! That's like 2x the height of a Crisis commander!

haha ya. XV 9 are bigger XD but i am already on xmas mood now >< gonna cont this after xmas lolol.


MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!

much improved by base coat. Very nice

Tau battlesuits are always the coolest conversions. Very nice work.

Mr Nobody wrote:Tau battlesuits are always the coolest conversions. Very nice work.

Haha, that and wraithlords.


Brilliant work.

Can we get a close up/tutorial on the feet of the crouching Broadside? I like the combination of the Devilfish Landing Gear, regular battlesuit foot and Tau shoulderpad there, but the view just doesn't let me see enough of how you put it together to give it a try on my own.

That's a neat conversion, I especially like the shield behind the shield drone. Most people seem to think that the tiny drone is some kind of stormshield, instead of projecting a shield.

I'm not sure what kind of gun that is, but it looks sweet.

Also, rumor is the new suits will be in the new codex....but there's a rumor for everything these days.

Your tau stuff is awesome. It really brings the lackluster battlesuit models to life.

If all GW's battle suits looked that good I'd be a tau player too!

Great job man,

Dan

*Transformers, more than meets the eye...*
Thats what popped in my mind when I saw that battlesuit. Also reminds me of Armored Core...

Really nice conversion! Cant wait to see it painted

Jefffar wrote:Can we get a close up/tutorial on the feet of the crouching Broadside? I like the combination of the Devilfish Landing Gear, regular battlesuit foot and Tau shoulderpad there, but the view just doesn't let me see enough of how you put it together to give it a try on my own.

here you go







I did use one of the kroot carnivor's houlder pad as the knee cap



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i finished the XV 9 comander suit today right before xmas dinner XD











the weapon supposed to be the submunition pulse riffle with alt ammo for the XV 9 comander

I love the idea of using the clear base as the shield from the emitter. as well as the dynamic poses.

Very nice!

Huh, I always thought there should be a reason for a Kroot Shoulder Pad, now I have one.