Commission: Tau Farsight Crisis Suit Bomb

Farsight Enclaves Army

I have recently taken on a Tau Commission for a deadly farsight bomb consisting of Farsight, Shadowsun, a Commander and 9 battlesuits. I have received a very detailed creative brief that aligns very nicely with my love of weathered giant robots. Whilst we went through a large amount of imagery one that stuck out was that of 'Gypsy Danger', I giant robot from the film Pacific Rim. 

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Complete Tau Army and New Warhammer 40k Project

Here is a quick showcase of my latest Tau army. I bought it way back when the latest Tau codex was released but I was not blogging at the time so the painting and building steps were unfortunately not documented here! I am sure I have more photos taken somewhere so perhaps I will dig them out to show some earlier steps.

This army is up for auction, click to take a look here.

A New Space Marine Army Project

So as usual I am selling this force in order to fund my next project. The Space Marine Minotaur chapter is returning to this blog! I have already started purchasing paints and extra parts. I have a good sized box of power armoured chaps on the way too.

I have purchased some appropriately spartan looking bits from Anvil Industry for customising special characters with:

I am also planning on making them battle worn and weathered as per normal. I have been experimenting a lot with Vallejo metallic paints and I am looking forward to painting some bronze!

I really like this range of paints and I'd like to do a full review at a later point too. 

Expect some fantastic Space Marine Minotaur action to hit this blog in the next few weeks!

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On My Workbench - Tau Riptide Battlesuit

I have taken a break from painting Imperial Knights to look at another type of robot, an old favourite of mine the Riptide Battlesuit. It's very refreshing to build this kit after the Knights as they were very restrictive in how they were built. Yes you could move their arms around but true posing is all about leg movement. You can evoke so much by whether a model is walking, running, kneeling, jumping etc than you can by moving an elbow joint.

So I have enjoyed immensely posing the legs here. I have gone for a strong menacing approach, nothing to fast or dynamic looking but something solid that will emphasise the weight of the battlesuit.

I have also been translating some of the techniques I learnt on my knights to this model. Using chipping medium, airbrush gradients and rust streaks to beat up this guy and tell a story.

The ideas that were going through my head whilst painting this model was of a trio of Riptides stalking a Warhound titan through the ruins of an imperial city. Terribly outgunned they have to use their superior jet pack maneuverability and the cover of buildings to stay one step ahead. One wrong move could mean their last and many desperate fire fights ensue leaving the suits ragged and battered trying to slow down this relentless beast of war.

With his wing mates killed and his battle suit damaged and in need of refit the pilot slinks through the city trying to stop the titan getting a lock of him before he can get to the extraction point. His mission has failed and if he is lucky he can escape with his life.

Take a look at my progress and tell me what you think!

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Blog Introduction - Tau, Space Marines and Everything 40k

What This Blog is About

Greetings everyone. This is a brand new blog dedicated to Warhammer 40k (and possibly Warhammer Fantasy Battle in future). I absolutely love this setting with it's grim and hopeless future filled with woe and strife. I enjoy every aspect of this game from writing back-stories into the universe through to modelling, painting and playing the with the miniatures themselves.

My plan for this blog is to firstly follow my growing collection of minis which are currently of the Tau and Space Marine flavour. This may include army shots, unboxings, builds and painting progress as well as any battle reports I end up writing.

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