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So hey Dakkalings,
Just finished my first XV88 Battlesuit and have painted him up okayish, in a snow theme. I've, re took pictures, so they are good now
I plan to base him with snow and some grey gravel










http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-26929-16033_Snow%20Theme%20Tau.html
Fire warriors soon!

MACRO
Use the macro setting on your camera (it might have a little pic of a flower)

I've taken pics again, using a camera with macro

It doesn't look bad and is certainly nice enough for table top. Some comments to help you improve:

1) The white paint looks thick. It's much better to use multiple thinned coats, as it avoids the "textured" look your white areas have. If you've primed black, you can use a light grey such as Astronomicon Grey in order to reduce the number of coats required.

2) Clean up mold lines and sprue clip points. They detract from the overall look of the model.

3) Consider highlighting the non-white parts such as the blues on the model. It will help the stand out more and add to the "pop" of the model.

Thanks for feedback-
Personally I like the 'rough' white, block white would look silly IMO
The blue bits are shadow grey-any recommendations on how to highlight that colour??

I like what you've done here, I've been thinking of doing a SMALL Tau force in the future with a similar paint scheme.

Like I said, I like it, and I personally think it looks damn good for being a first. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing more...

Space Wolves Grey would probably be the best bet to highlight the Shadow Grey. or a 1:1 mix of Shadow and SW Grey.