Tau Empire XV104 Riptide Battlesuit - update 1

Hi guys!

A quick update on the Tau Riptide: work is almost complete on the main armour plates, just a couple of spots to fix up after the black pin-wash made a little mess here and there :)

I also put down to base colour for the metallic parts, an almost black metal colour with a small blue tint to it

The lover legs are going to stay black, not metallic colour there. I'm planning to highlight them with some warm colours to contrast the cool felling of the armour and to tie the model with the warm colours of the base

Tau allied detachment

Hi guys!

After the completion of the Imperial Ruin I started working on a Tau allied detachment for my Eldar army. I'm still working on the fine details of the army list but I'm pretty much sold on the following units:

• Tau Commander: it bring so much on the table as a support unit and I think it will work very well with a couple of Eldar units I've in mind
• XV104 Riptide Battlesuit: awesome firepower on highly-mobile MC that could tag-team with my Wraithknight
• Kroot Carnivore Squad: a solid troop choice (as far as a Tau can be) that can bring some shoots in late game turns or act as meat shield for a high-profile unit

Models-wise I'm currently painting the Riptide: here it is after the first layers of colours were applied. I did not like the puny little head that comes standard with the kit so I've built it a new one trying to achieve the same look of the XV-9 battlesuits from Forge World

Speaking of XV-9 battlesuits: Shas’o R’alai was gentle enough to drop in and act as my Tau Commander: 

I'm probably going to complete the Riptide before starting to paint the Commander but ... we will see :)

A gaming table Ruin - project complete!

And it's finally done!

A gaming table Ruin - part 7

In the last couple of days I completed the main work on the walls finally! I went back in with the airbrush to bring back colours in a couple of spot where they got dulled down a bit

Next I started on the details: I'm going for a oxidized copper look so I started with a base coat of Scorched Brown followed by VMA Copper mixed with a bit or red

Tomorrow: more copper!

A gaming table Ruin - part 6

Worked on the ruin again tonight, the walls on the back are now ready for the final shadows and highlights and, after those, times for details!

I also started to work on the front walls:

Are they a bit too dark?