3rd Post from the top on this page you will find that which you seek

<Apparently it would actually be the third post from the top on the previous page - apparently this just had to be the first post for a new page just to make a liar out of me>

Hi

I started a new tau army a while back but i cant seem to find the thread so i thought i would start a new one.
Are you talking about this one that I just merged? No worries. - ST

I have been doing this army off and on for about a year now in between other projects so there isnt a huge amount of stuff done.

Here are the pics of what i have done so far

Tau Commander


Crisis Team 1



Crisis Team 2



All Togeather



Fire Warrior Tester




Fire Warrior Squad 1






Tau Skimmer







Gun Drones 1



Gun Drones 2 WIP



and the next 40 Fire Warriors that are still WIP





Hope to have some more updates soons

C&C always welcome

yes thats the one cheers

Really nice gemming on the FW shoulder insignias and chest pieces. I'm totally stealing it!

A few pics of the progress on the FW squads. There about 85% done now just the Guns and a bit of detail here and there.








C&C always welcome

Wow, I love the scheme, the Gems... Everything! Can't believe I missed the original thread when I was looking through all the old stuff. Out of curiosity, what did you use to highlight the green?

the green is just GW catachan green, the highlight is just green mixed with skull white

Glad you like

Thanks, My green is pretty much exactly the same you see, only I mix mine with Kommando Khaki for a softer highlight.

right as i have nearly finished the 40 FW i have been playing around with an idea for the bases.

I want to convay a sense of a forest world as this is prefered terrain to fight in anyways have a look and let me know what you think.






C&C Welcome as always

WOW.

I think that the armour is very crisp and clean-very tau. I personally woul do subtler higlighting on the cloth areas, maybe 5 layers but that's just me. nice bases-non-standard curved thing. where did you get them? I congratulate you on your squad leaders faces- thats awesome!
I think that the green primary, white and purple secondary colour scheme wors really well. nice skull on the base of the XV8.

The rounded bases are from another game, Warmachine. I quite like them... they tend to bring more emphasis to a model mounted on them. I may well get some for my suits...

Ok it has to be said that these minis are simply fantastic gaming models! Well done, it is a very large job to paint so many high standard minis for an army! I struggle for years to reach this sort of standard!

Now a request, please, please post an image of all of your painted figures thus far in a group shot, that would truely be a site to brighten up my day! lol I love seeing a complete army (even if it's not huge yet) painted to a standard like this!

well 95% done just the grey hightlight on the guns and the odd grenade etc needs painting then a matt varnish finish.

Squads 1 to 5











Some of the more intrsting bases



all togeather





Cheers

Matt

It's looking good man, keep up the good work.

Ok the 5 squads of fire warriors are now finished, i have used a Matt varnish on them as there going to be used for gaming. It made them a bit more glossy than i would like but better that than paint chips when i have spent all that time painting them.

Fire Warrior Squad 1




Fire Warrior Squad 2




Fire Warrior Squad 3




Fire Warrior Squad 4




Fire Warrior Squad 5




Next Up Broadsides !!!!!!



C&C welcome as all ways

Matt

They look great Matt, I wish I have the patients to paint up that many firewarriors in one go!

With the gloss look, get yourself some Testor's Dull Coat and spray that over the top, its a second varnish so won't hurt your model's toughness against chips, but does kill sheen dead!

More stuff, have just started the Broadsides & Shield Drones

Here are some WIP pics the paint job is very ruff at the mo as i build up the colours and layers.








Next Lot




Drones




Cheers Matt

Another update.

1st Broadside 90% done, just need to tidy up the highlights to thin the odd line out here and there plus highlight the black parts with a 50/50 mix of black & grey.






Then its on to the next 3

Matt

Wow! That's all I can say really. Why can't I paint like that...?

As shadowwalker said, you must have a lot of patience (and skill) to get so much painted so (relatively) quickly. Do you have any tips for those of us who end up taking days on end to finish even a few models?

I don't know how you can keep your enthusiasm so well (granted the one year gap ). Are you a tournament player? Because green Tau armies seem to get a lot of painting awards.