Shas'la Pur'Ple is ready for combat

First models of an army are always hella stressful because this is where you finally get to see if your chosen color scheme clicks or not

And oh boy does this click

Not Mine. Thought to Share.

my first model of February

he's just a baby

Tau cultural exchanges with the Imperium are probably why so many choose to fight for the Greater Good.

I really did look at the 41st millenium and think "I can fix this" and picked T'au Empire huh

"Some Galgs state that the T'au gave their species new purpose and prevented them from wasting their potential,but others have organized as "freedom fighters" to overthrow T'au rule.  This suggests that the encounter with the T'au was accompanied by a split of the Galg species into opposing factions."

Galg are a strange species whose world is comprised of thick mangroves, flower-studded mountain ranges, and deep underground caverns rich in algal growths and heterotrophic fungi groves. A sharp cephalon and keel stand out amidst their six limbs, as the underside of the Galg leads to a sharp bill and rows of chemically sensitive tube feet.

The Imperium has learned better than to underestimate them, Tau aligned or Not.

(Redesign on top, Original on bottom)

2021 Tau wip and painting, Nemesis Contingent, Zone Cadre

Midnight Raiding Party

Tau models by Augure

MAYNOS EXTRICATION FORCE

The Ethereal Aun’Shar’s vitals are critical, and an emergency pulse from his armor has reached the fleet in orbit. The forces closest to the surface have been redirected to the vaults entrance, to combat the enemy signatures closing in on his last known position.

1. An infamous breacher team composed entirely of veterans who are wholly devoted to the greater good, all from different septs. Every member dons black armor, with a single color marking of the sept they originally hail from on their pauldron. When a fire warrior joins Death Company, they relinquish their name, instead only answering to the serial number given to them. Their serial numbers are given in the order members join, starting at DC-1, the current newest recruit was assigned DC-107. Before entering combat, the members of the company all perform a unique Ta’lissera ritual, all impaling their non-dominant hands upon the ritual blade. With Tau physiology, one can survive such a wound for 7 hours before dying of blood loss if not treated by a medic. In essence, by joining Death Company, its members are already considered dead, and have nothing holding them back from sacrificing all for the greater good. Many members are the sole survivors of a squad registered as KIA, some just have nothing left to lose, and some see joining as a way of becoming a part of something greater. The mortality rate of Death Company averages at 92% over their 20 missions, but they rarely fail their objectives, and fight with a ferocity not even seen in the Vior’la. The members of Death Company are known to be silent and focused, having already made their peace with their fate, all that is left for them is a glorious death for the cause.

The Red Tri-Wings are a crisis team comprised of three renegade Air Caste pilots who were wounded after their aircraft were destroyed in the battle raging above Maynos. While their injuries rendered them unable to effectively pilot an aircraft, they found that controlling an XV8 battlesuit requires less manual dexterity thanks to the neuralink connection the machinery uses. Not waiting for an official transfer, the pilots attached the battlesuits to the top of an Orca dropship and provided fire support in order to allow it to break through the blockade forming around Maynos. In the 3 hours that they have been in service as a crisis team, the Red Tri-Wings already have 7 confirmed kills, all before making planetfall. Current radar scans indicate that they are now free falling through the atmosphere of Maynos, using their battlesuit’s thrusters to perform mid-air jinking maneuvers in their descent, returning fire on enemy aircraft who think they’ve found an easy target.

3. Fogbreaker squadron has sent two of their Tetras ahead of their main force. While the majority of the squadron aren’t projected to reach the battle until it is well under way, these nimble craft are fast enough to rendezvous with allied forces before the enemy engages them.

(please reblog art)

just some recent art :]

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Currently painting my first Tau (T'au, T-au, T...au, T au, T/au, T*au, T&au, whatever they're calling them now) model.

It's a coldstar commander with a lot of kitbashing. It's not going well.

Me reading Crisis Suit changes

I drew a few things while I was on holiday

Complete: Farsight Enclaves/ Mu’gulath Bay Boarding Patrol

Hello everyone, I have been hard at work on a new project to give myself a chance to paint something other than purple. The new Boarding Actions missions and the Arks of Omen storyline is honestly been really inspiring for what I would want to do narratively with some of my smaller forces. I know so far I have posted two space marines, but I am in my heart, a Xenos player. Tau was actually my first army, and I think even though I am proud of a lot of these, you can tell looking at these I have improved. 

Still, for fun a little background on my Tau. See the majority of them are decendants of those who fought the imperium for the sept world of Mu’Gulath Bay, or Agrellan as it was known. Mu’Gulath Bay however, was destroyed in frustration by the Imperium as they retreated back across the Damocles Gulf. So a rivalry and hatred of the Imperium was stoked within them, but that did not sway them from the Greater Good. That happened, once Commander Shas’O Dal’Yth Por’Karra or “Commander Clearwater” was placed in charge.

Clearwater is a veteran of two major wars, the Damocles Gulf Crusade, and the horror of the 4th Sphere of Expansion. Within these two events, he was taught many lessons, and one of the greatest, is that humanity cannot be trusted. 

It was this, and seeing the fire in the hearts of his new Cadre, that led him to rebellion, fleeting to join the Farsight Enclaves. The forces of Dal’Yth remain in hot pursuit, ready to bring him to justice for crimes against the Empire.

However, with the reveal of the accursed Arks of Omen appearing all over the universe. Clearwater and his breakaway forces were faced with a number of strange signals, one of which was identified as a T’au beacon. This signal was eerily familiar to Clearwater, who insisted that all forces be diverted to answer this call, as it matched the signature of the ship he led into the 4th Sphere of Expansion.

Which, is the sneak peek into the next project I want to do. See the new Boarding action game looks a lot of fun, but the terrain is like, SUPER expensive. so I am making, in the spirit of Xenos lovers, a non-imperium Space Hulk board. 

See, the walls and floor are based off the game “Fire Warrior” which had an interior spaceship level. 

Its not going to be a perfect match, and I am learning I cannot cut straight edges to save my life, however I think the cramped, broken, demonically fused corridors of a Space Hulk, give the perfect example for why things don’t line up perfectly like on a Tau spaceship. 

The Board took up most of my hobby time since the last post, and I have had that collection of Tau mostly done for a while now, they just needed some highlights on the Crisis Suits, along with the insane amount of Freehanding I decided to do, since I wanted each squad to get its own markings. 

Salamander and Tau soldier unite on the battlefield to rescue civilians and fall in love and have to flee from pursuing inquisitors is that anything