Tau Painting: Piranha and Crisis Suits

I have finally got around to finishing my Crisis suits and rather quickly finished a new Piranha which I have converted to look more like an aircraft as I dislike the big wide front of the original design. I also painted a Fire Warrior up in the new scheme to see how it would look. It turned out well so I think I will need to buy myself some more boxes...

Shas'el

Sawfish Completed!

After a weekend of hard work painting I have finally finished my favourite converted model I own! 

Red lenses! It is drone controlled.

Boot marks on the seats...

Sawfish Conversion: Wing Decision

So I have started work on my own version of the fan-invented 'Sawfish'. Based on a Piranha, I am just making up how to make it as I go along. But now I have become stuck on a vital decision; the wings.

I am split between mounting the wings on the front of the vehicle where they are out of the way of the passengers, provide protection towards the passengers also, means the Gun Drones are further forward,breaks up the front section and keeps with the original idea and Piranha more.

However, the disadvantages are that it would block the passengers LoS from within (for a fluff point) and it also the wings would have to be very angled which looks rather odd, but not too odd so as to completely throw the idea.

Swarmlord WIP

Hey everyone,

This is the Swarmlord, also known as Harry, ready to be sprayed and painted. He was built during of a large paint/model-athon where I have managed to finally complete my last 8 Devilgaunts and my Tyrant Guard (pics soon).

Tyranid Prime Conversion

Hey everyone,

I have been very busy of late with my exam revision but here is what I have made in my spare time, a Tyranid Prime. Enjoy!

Tutorial: Building Shrikes

*This is my first tutorial so I don't know how it's going to turn out and I would love comments, good or bad, questions and queries. Also keep in mind that this is more of a guide than an instruction book. Feel free to change and alter the way you build your Shrikes, they are after all yours.*

One thing which make my Tyranid army so fun is the Shrikes. They can move as fast as anything else in the codex but hit like a ton of bricks when they get there. Boneswords, Lash Whips, Scything Talons, these all can wreak anyones day in close combat. However, they might as well be built of paper as if anything so much as sneezes their way they're toast. But if you use them right, which is very challenging, they are almost unstoppable. Until they meet a powerfist.

This tutorial will show you how to build Shrikes in a hopefully not too difficult fashion which doesn't require any brilliant talents in sculpting.

End Product:

This is the end product I managed to make. They all have dynamic poses which I like but are really awkward to transport. They all have 6 limbs (like all Tyranids) which some people don't do, they just add wings to make 8 limbs, but I thought that would look crowded and weird so just count the wings as Scything Talons. I used the rocks to weigh down the bases and also add dynamics to each Shrike as the lower torsos are all identical. I didn't want them all looking the same. Keep in mind that this is what we are aiming for.

XV71 'Hermes' Pattern Battlesuit

I have been working on the crisis suit again and have made some fluff. It's pretty self explanatory:

Crisis Suit Conversion Prototype

I just got a battlesuit to make into a prototype of what the rest of the suits will be like. Some things changed from my plan as I built but I think it turned out well.

Backpack:

Back view.

XV88 Conversion Idea

Hi bloggers,

I was thinking of possible conversions for my battlesuits in my Tau army. I want them to have a really agile look so they need to be slimmer and less boxy. I also want them to have the slim twin jet pack where the thrusters on the pack are converted so they are together. Like this:

This jetpack.

Bits and Kits

Hi bloggers,

Just wanted to show you a new website I found that supplies almost every fantasy and 40K bit you can think of as well as plasti-card. This is definately the best way to get random pieces for conversions. They even have metal bits.

I plan on using this site for all of my conversions. Click For Awesome Bits Site

Infested Bastion (Almost Done)

Hi guys and gals,

Here's just a quick update on my first bastion that I should in its first stages yesterday.

Here's the pictures:

Overview pic. Looks normal.

My Magnetic Bases

Hey guys and gals.

Here is my version of the famous Fritz's magnetic jetbike bases. Tutorial found HERE.