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Does anyone have any recommendations for third-party alternative Tau bits or models? The more obscure the source, the better. I'm a huge fan of the faction's aesthetic and I love seeing other takes on it, especially when they fill new niches in the army or act as replacements for GW's endless parade of battlesuits.

I'm specifically looking for any company which you can order product from directly, as I do not own a 3D printer.


Here are some excellent sources I myself have found:
https://deadlyprintstudio.com/producto/good-allies-infantry-katana-physical/ (this company also has their own site with more material, but ordering from Deadly Print Studio appears to be cheaper)
https://godforgeminis.com/collections/poyper (all the files from this creator are on sale at their patreon, but Godforge is slowly beginning a physical release)
https://www.reddogminis.com/page/page/9021061.htm
Wargames Exclusive also sells a brilliant Tau proxy line, but they are obviously unable to sell models at the moment as their company is based in Ukraine.

Does anyone else have any recommendations? I keep hearing about Puppetswar as an option, but they don't seem to sell anything that could be used for Tau other than a couple of banners.

do you have a 3d printer?

I humbly refer the gentleman to the OP’s second paragraph

missed that

found this while searching for a plastic bunker replacement for my scratch made 'area denial node'.

my scratch made ADN:


link of 3rd party tau parts:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/blue-prints

I was going to suggest finding a store selling Pippermakes stuff. Certainly in the 3D print world that's the go-too for really great Tau designs with lots of modular parts.

 Overread wrote:
I was going to suggest finding a store selling Pippermakes stuff. Certainly in the 3D print world that's the go-too for really great Tau designs with lots of modular parts.

Piper's stuff is brilliant, but they're only just beginning to sell physical models. I'm certainly picking up some of their drones the first chance I get, though.



Look at the things! They're adorable.