It's been a while since I messed around with any 3d stuff and got the bug again today so I started tinkering with some more weapon parts.

I'm thinking this would serve as a dual plasma launcher. Any thoughts on the design?

Awesome! I think the tapered ends make it a little goofy looking, though. Like something from "Spore." Maybe if you put cylinders thicker than the original barrel of the ends, that would look cool.

Just a suggestion, if you want to make a weapon with tau plasma technology you will definitely need the 2 protrusions all plasma weapons have.

Maybe the Fio's have a better opinion on the terminology or function of these protrusions.

Their role could be something like power cores storing the energy for the next rapid firing shooting phase???

Other versions of the barrel tips, let me know which you prefer.

Inset muzzles look the best; I was about to suggest that too, prior to reading the latest post.

Instead of a hole, possibly inset a ring? With a lip showing ever so slightly. Should give the idea of covered/reinforced chamber barrel.

Looks great all up.

- Tael.

I have several other parts that have been rolling around in my head for at least a month. Here's some heads I'm tinkering with, I'm planning on roughing out some feet and a jet pack tomorrow.

Those heads look great! the first looks like it would be a "Standard" head for an 'ui, the second looks to be more of a commander type.

The head looks great, I personally think it needs more of a neck to fit on a crisis suit, but it's amazing.

I also really like the plasma gun designs you've come up with and your version of an upper arm. I could really do with some upper arms soon, I hate the standard variant.

Looking forward to seeing more Tau-esque products available on your website

The Invoker

Great work on the heads. I wonder what a smoothed out version of each would look like.

I think either of the latter 2 weapon nozzle designs are better than the first.

The heads look pretty sweet, I seee Shas'ui and Team Leader/Shas'vre. Maybe a 2 antenna variant for commanders?

Heads are awesome. I agree with the sentiments on rank thus far posted. First of the two new plasma weapons seems the best. I was thinking of something in the way of a crazy-short silencer on the ends, if that makes any sense, but this works, too. Great work!

Heads look great.

The dual plasma launcher looks too much like a flamer for me. Where is the fuel source? OTOH, perhaps I could run a cable feed from a power source elsewhere on the model.

Started tinkering with a torso, it's still in the rough stage so comments are welcome.

Very nice, it’s always a pleasure to watch someone of your caliber at work! New weapons options are always nice, but head and body options are even better! I am really looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Now if you can just do some legs with a sturdier ankle it would be greatly appreciated.

Very interesting torso, of course we'd need a jet pack or ammunition bin to get the full effect . . . hint, hint, hint.

By the way, I am quite stoked about the potential collaboration between you and Palladium Games.

I narrowed the torso down and started adding a backpack. This would be for a heavier ground based version that are being nicknamed "fatboys", I'll also be making a flight capable version equipped with jet pack.

I added some of the weapons I currently have on my site for reference of how it'll look with them equipped.

Lovin' it. Absolutely lovin' it. Tell me, would you be open to designs/concepts?

Feel free to fire away with any suggestions, if you have design ideas or concepts you'd like to see I'm open to taking a look, but I have a ton of the planning table for a while can't promise anything.

I'm a big fan of the weapons you've designed, and of the head, and will probably be buying them when possible.
I quite like the arms too, a much better version to GW.
The torso looks too mecha for my liking, but it may be growing on me.
I'm not really a fan on the jetpack however, it's too far away from what I'd consider a Tau design and the projecting thrusters somewhat confuse me. Just my opinions ofc

The Invoker

The protrouding parts are G-tanks not thrusters. Basically gas cylinders used either for cooling the mech, plasma ammo, or engine fuel depending on what animation series is being watched.

This one isn't a full on jet pack, it's a ground based uint, the thruster is only for assiting movement simular to the venier system on gundams to help a mecha move rapidly in combat, not really for leaping or flight. I will be making another version with a much larger full jet pack pack for leaping and sustained flight.