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Tried something new! My execution couldn't live up to my vision, but I still have the other model to try the idea out on.

First time experimenting with still water effect. Very pleased with how it turned out.

(Commander Farsight would soooo not approve this)

I wanted to draw a cheeky flyer idea that got into my head that I thought would be pretty funny to print and put on some 40K terrain! I put my sketch process in the following images! I use texture paper and retro brushes and gritty textures from Retrosupply for these effects!

Howdy hey fish-folk. Trying to get back into the hobby as a way to help quit drinking. Ive not played or painted a mini since at least 2012 so need some advice. Ive decided my first model will be a riptide and i want to go for a Tron inspired colour scheme, where the grooves between panels have a bright colour (currently deciding between an orange or teal glow) with the panels being black/very dark grey for contrast. Back in the day I would always undercoat with black and layer over that so i could get easy shadows. However, im wondering if in this instance i’m better off undercoating in white, painting in my glow effects, then finishing with the black panelling and details with a gloss sealing spray? Advice would be appreciated and no recommendations for airbrushing please, its not my thing. TIA

Here is a reference image (tho much better painted than im hoping to achieve for my first mini in over a decade)

https://imgur.com/gallery/finally-finished-tron-tau-riptide-greater-good-9H6p2P5

Made a pair of remora stealth drones out of spare parts from my bits box. Since they are legends and likely to go away, this is my way of not feeling bad when the rules eventually bite the dust.

Basing will be done at some point but it will be a first for me which is a bit daunting.

Was charged by the space marine caption and used the VECTORED RETRO-THRUSTERS ploy to jump back just out of reach. Then when the captain shot at me, I used the SAVIOUR PROTOCOLS ploy to block the shot, destroying the drone, but saving my Shas'vre. My Shas'vre then decloaks to engage firing his fusion blaster, point blank, into the captain leaving him on two wounds before charging in and fighting. He has one successful shot with his pistol, killing the captain before fading back into nothing with the GHOSTSHROUD ploy.

Such good fun!

This disgraced por’la has been assigned to record the goings on of a backwater annexation, and it is boring as SHIT

Painted Commander Shadowsun for my other half’s birthday hence the pink :)

Had to rush some of the highlighting to get her finished in time but fairly happy with the results

The idea is simple: take a kroot hunting pack army, and throw in a stormsurge and aome stealth suits. The Stormsurge will fire off it weaponry while the stealth suits guide it as the kroot do the main fighting

I want to start playing Tau Retaliation Cadre, with my goal list below (I really like crisis suits if you can't tell). For a casual game with strangers, will this list can be considered toxic? Thanks

Tau (2000 points)

T’au Empire

Strike Force (2000 points)

Retaliation Cadre

CHARACTERS

Commander Farsight (85 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Dawn Blade

1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (100 points)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Cyclic ion blaster

3x Plasma rifle

2x Shield Drone

• Enhancement: Starflare Ignition System

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (95 points)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Shield Drone

• Enhancement: Prototype Weapon System

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 points)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Cyclic ion blaster

3x Plasma rifle

2x Shield Drone

The Twin Lance (185 points)

• 1x Ri’Lantar

• 1x Fusion eliminator

1x MV15 Gun Drone

1x Shardstorm burst system

1x XV pulse pistol

• 1x Ri’Locai

• 1x Ion scattercannon

1x MV15 Gun Drone

1x Shardstorm burst system

1x XV pulse pistol

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (120 points)

• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Marker Drone

2x Plasma rifle

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

2x Gun Drone

4x Plasma rifle

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (120 points)

• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Marker Drone

2x Plasma rifle

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

2x Gun Drone

4x Plasma rifle

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (110 points)

• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

2x T’au flamer

• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

2x Gun Drone

2x Shield Drone

4x T’au flamer

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (140 points)

• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

2x Fusion blaster

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Gun Drone

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (140 points)

• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

2x Fusion blaster

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Gun Drone

2x Shield Drone

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 points)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Cyclic ion raker

1x Ghostkeel fists

1x Twin fusion blaster

Kroot Carnivores (65 points)

• 1x Long-quill

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Kroot pistol

1x Kroot rifle

• 9x Kroot Carnivore

• 9x Close combat weapon

8x Kroot rifle

1x Tanglebomb launcher

Riptide Battlesuit (200 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin smart missile system

Riptide Battlesuit (200 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin smart missile system

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)

• 1x Stealth Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Fusion blaster

1x Gun Drone

1x Marker Drone

1x Pulse pistol

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

3x Burst cannon

1x Fusion blaster

1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)

• 1x Stealth Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Fusion blaster

1x Gun Drone

1x Marker Drone

1x Pulse pistol

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

3x Burst cannon

1x Fusion blaster

1x Homing Beacon

I feel like this scheme is a bit too basic. I'm not against the black and white but I dunno yet how to (try to) upgrade it. Any idea is welcome !

Tau were my first 40k army back in V6, before I stopped the hobby and sold nearly everything.

Now that I came back and progressed at painting I want to get back to this army that, I have to admit, I really appreciate

After removing the Panel liner with white spirits, it leaves the whole surface stained, ist there a way to avoid the staining?

Recently finished up a set of Breachers. This time I painted a little more details like armor straps and shell holders, plus a new basing technique. With this all my tau infantry has been painted up!

Had this stormsurge proxy lying around and finally had the time to build it and paint it up.

Can't wait to try it out on the table!

How do you usually play it and in what detachment does it usually shine?

Had some crisis suits for like a year and started building them finally