Verviedi's Tau Blog - 10/5 - Digital Urban

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**Kanluwen**

Verviedi wrote:

Spoiler:

Shas'El Salas'he Sha'nas (Noble Hiddenblade)

Shas'El Vior'los Shase'por (Noble Darkwater)

Shas'El Vior'los An'ilane (Noble Deathrain)

**Verviedi**

Oh, you were the one who donated it? I was wondering how it just sort of showed up!

Farsight rules an interstellar empire, if a small one. I'm pretty sure he could grab some crappy old cargo ship and jump out of it with his buddies

**warboss**

He also commanded the largest fleet ever assembled at that time made to found new septs. I'm sure they've built new ship construction facilities in the centuries since. Heck, they evacuated a whole planet when the nids attacked. They have the capability to deepstrike whatever they feel like.

**War Kitten**

Those Tau are gorgeous V. If you were actually close by my Ultramarines would enjoy a fight with you

**Verviedi**

I'm in NC, if you ever come down here!
And thanks!

I generally assume Farsight has infinite resources, being THE KING and all.

**Kanluwen**

warboss wrote:
He also commanded the largest fleet ever assembled at that time made to found new septs. I'm sure they've built new ship construction facilities in the centuries since. Heck, they evacuated a whole planet when the nids attacked. They have the capability to deepstrike whatever they feel like.

Ehhh. It could be any number of things, the older suits that Farsight Enclaves have might not be able to be used for these kinds of drops or something like that.

Plus it could just be that they did not want Farsight to be able to be in a formation that can automatically arrive at the start of your second turn.

**Verviedi**

Eh, I can see why the designers wouldn't like that. But then again, they did create Skyhammer...

**Kanluwen**

Verviedi wrote:
Eh, I can see why the designers wouldn't like that. But then again, they did create Skyhammer...

Which when played RAI rather than RAW is just fine.

**Verviedi**

Finished: Noble An'ilane (Deathrain)

Specialty:
Long-range fire support and battlefield control. Educated in the art of Mont'ka by the legendary Shas'O Vior'los Or'jkarra'myen (Commander Mirrorstar). Current location: Unknown.

Equipment:
• Command And Control Node
• Multi-Spectrum Sensor Suite
• Shield Generator
• 2x Missile Pods
• Puretide Engram Neurochip
• XV-8-02 "Iridium" Battlesuit
• Drone Controller
• 2x Gun Drones

**warboss**

The buff is strong with that commander! Nice paint job as well.

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Beautiful paint work. I really like these red Tau.

**War Kitten**

That suit is really well painted V. I love it.

**Verviedi**

Thanks! I'm keeping him on my nightstand until I can get a proper Farsight model instead of Ghetto Farsight (look at the plasma rifle

).
I absolutely love the new Crisis suits. The jetpack is ten times better, and the posing is just so good. More Crisis to come!

**Verviedi**

Newly weathered Ghostkeel! Too much, too little?

**ZergSmasher**

That Ghostkeel looks pretty good, if a little too dirty for my tastes. Was it hard to paint? I ask because I may be getting three of these over the next month or two.

**Verviedi**

I've just removed the metal scratches, as they make no sense.

**Kanluwen**

How exactly are you envisioning the weathering having happened here?

**Verviedi**

Landing in mud after jetpacking, hit by mud propelled by artillery shells, splattered by the splashes of mud from other Battlesuits landing. Most of the mud is on the lower half of the body underneath the plates.
On both the Crisis suit I weathered and this one, the weathering is mostly concentrated near the feet/legs and bottom of the jetpack.

**Verviedi**

Different levels of weathering. Which do you guys like best?

**Kanluwen**

Didja try out what we talked about earlier, V?

And here is the gallery I mentioned to you. Shoot me a PM if you want me to discuss any of these methods.

**Verviedi**

My very latest Battlesuit (Double fusion) is doing the graphite weathering on the guns and jump jets. It's just not in any state to be shown on here.

**Kanluwen**

The point of having a blog is to show off things as you work on them, not just finish them!

**Verviedi**

By that I mean the only weathering I have done is the feet. I'm currently working on the stabilizers. I should get the graphite weathering right by tomorrow morning.

EDIT: Just did some experimenting. Am I doing it right?

**War Kitten**

Another lovely crisis suit Verviedi. Farsight will be pleased.

**Kanluwen**

Which parts did you do the pencil weathering on?

**Verviedi**

Barrel of the Fusion Blaster and the chestplate. I also did some tiny scratches on the side of the chest.

**Kanluwen**

Looks good.

**Verviedi**

Eagerly awaiting Mont'ka! While I'm waiting, here's a picture of the newly weathered O'Vesa! (SMS Drones in progress)

**Verviedi**

Converted Sha'Vastos in an XV849 Crisis Battlesuit

**Verviedi**

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