-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**evildrcheese**

Nice work with the green.

EDC

**Solar_lion**

Another Batch project almost done. I line the metal look on the undersides!

**Knightley**

@Gits - It was surprisingly easy, having a very watered down green/white just flows into the recesses and requires enough paint on the brush and that's it.

@Graven - Heh, I could hardly fill these up with squiggles, thats saved for humans not for fish people

@EDC - Thanks

@Solar - Cheers, still have like 20 fire warriors, 12 stealthsuits and 12 pathfinders to churn through so more batch painting to come!

Update: Drones done, with the amount of guns and options I can run a number of different drones
Gun drones

Markerlights

Sheild Drones

Converted Drones

Aux Drones

**Mad..**

Nice drones sir!

Looking forward to the battlesuits, they should look ace in this scheme.

**Knightley**

@Mad - Thanks bud!

Update: On to the tanks now, I typically leave the large tanks till last and regret doing it every time, so I'm being the change now

**Camkierhi**

This is looking fantastic bud. Really different and in a good way.

**ZergSmasher**

I like your Tau stuff! Your method of doing the green intrigues me; letting the paint flow into the recesses like a wash. My method would have been to paint the groove parts green and then paint the rest of it over with the gray (similar to the way I paint the Fire Caste symbols on my own Tau models), but obviously your method seems to do the trick just as well, if not better.

**evildrcheese**

I regret I didn't get to make a 'droning on' joke prior to you completing the drones!

Tanks are looking great so far. How willl you tackle the vents at the rear?

EDC

**Knightley**

@Cam - Cheers, I wanted a simple scheme that would look good at 3ft I think I have one

@Zerg - Yeah I like the look of your Tau as well, How long does it take to paint a single trooper doing your method?

@EDC - Hahah you can still make the joke

I figured I would go with "metals" and guns being Tin/Bronze so check out below hopefully you can see what I mean.

Update: getting the bronze underway

**Gitsplitta**

That's going to be a nice color combo.

**Solar_lion**

Good Looking highlights all around.

**Matt.Kingsley**

Very nice! I love the green effect on the drones, and the tanks are looking great, too.

**evildrcheese**

Man, the grey and tin work so well together. It's a combo that wouldn't have occurred to me but it really is eye catching.

EDC

**Knightley**

@Gits - Cheers, I like it as well, I think on tanks it was going to be hard to pull off.

@Solar - Thank you!

@M.K - Thanks, I hope it looks glowy

@EDC - Dark and light, I got the idea after reading an article about contrast.

Updated: added a spot colour of light grey to various bits of the tanks, to break up the majority of the colour

**ZergSmasher**

Knightley wrote:
@Zerg - Yeah I like the look of your Tau as well, How long does it take to paint a single trooper doing your method?

I really can't say, as the only basic Tau troops I did were Breachers, and I took my time with them and did them in batches. As far as actual time spent with a brush in my hands working on them, I might guess I spent 3 hours on each batch of five, but I'm really guessing when I say that.

Liking the tanks so far, the spot colors really do make them look less monotonous. Same idea I had when I decided to put a few gray panels on my Commander and Stormsurge, it breaks up the color and makes the model look more interesting.

**Solar_lion**

Spot color looks great on the theme!

**Knightley**

@Zerg - Ah cool, I'm trying to gauge if my scheme is quick to paint

@Solar - Thank you!

Update: Dark Green applied to the recesses

**Spacewolverine**

That green just brings great contrast. I love the green, what shade is that Knightley?

**evildrcheese**

Spot colours are looking spot on.

EDC

**Knightley**

@Wolvey - Its the old Dark Angels green (before there was foundation paints)

@EDC - Heh, I see what you did there

Update: Tanks Done

**Januine**

Not a Tau fan at all but what you've done with thouse tanks is cracking. They look really top banana. Great scheme and execution

**Gitsplitta**

Tremendous work Knightley... those tanks really look sharp.

**Knightley**

@Januine - Oh wow, thanks heaps for the kind comments!

@Gits - Cheers man, appreciate the comment

Update: on to some Fire warriors now

**ZergSmasher**

It looks like your Fire Warriors' shoulder pads are on the opposite arm from the usual. Or is the pic flipped? Either way I'm liking the color scheme!

**Knightley**

you got it, back when the tau first were released I rushed to put them together and put the pad on the wrong shoulder and I used plastic glue. So for now all fire warriors will be all derpy with the pad on the wrong side.

Update: Tin underway

**Spacewolverine**

Hah Knightley! I did that with Space Marines when I first started too, I had them look like football players!

When Tau first came out I had to buy some too, they came out awful.

I never use plastic glue, I've learned the hard way and destroyed too many models that way.

Your Fire Warriors are looking good though. I don't think they look derpy.

**Knightley**

I've learned so much since I first started the tau in 2005 I'm quite confident to use plastic glue now

Update: Got started on the greens

**Camkierhi**

I do love the scheme you have on these, really suits them.

**Azazelx**

Your Tau are looking great. From the Drones to the Tanks to the Infantry. I also hae to say that green glow and the rest of the colours you've chosen work really well, and are outside the typical box to boot.

**Knightley**

@Cam - Thank man, appreciate that

@Azazelx - Have yet to see if the paint scheme suits the.... suits well the bigger ones anyway, time will tell eh?

Update: finished up the neon parts