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[Tau] What colour to paint them?
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[Tau] What colour to paint them?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:20 am 
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Well, my small batch of Christmas Tau finally showed up... after Canadian Customs took a bite... and two Broadsides are missing... but, other than that, they're here and I'm happy!  *laugh*

Just trying to decide what kind of colour scheme to get them.

So far, I've got:

6 Railgun Hammerheads
3 Skyrays
6 Devilfish (I'll be getting some DRM Kraytonian Bodyguards to use as Fire Warriors!)
8 Crisis Suits
4 (should be 6) Broadsides
4 stands of Stealths
1 Command Pack

So, pitch in and help me... cuz I don't want to break these things on my own!

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:11 am 
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The blue/gray of the Sa'cea or Ke'lshan Sept would look cool :)




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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:34 am 
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I voted for a "Red Mars" look. I guess that's a bit like a terracotta or red brick. Definitely not "go-fasta" red.

I've always seen the Tau as an Imperial Guard with a higher tech level. So utilitarian and "militaristic" colors work well for them.

Besides, who's seen a brick red colored Tau army? I think with your skills you could pull it off nicely.




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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:48 am 
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I chose Urban Camo. It is cool and makes sense in that they are often found fighting amongst the ruins of failed/failing civilisations like the Imperium. Besides...

By BlackLegion | Posted on 24 Jan. 2009, 00:11
The blue/gray of the Sa'cea or Ke'lshan Sept would look cool  


...this couldn't be truer...

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:56 am 
Mars Red! Duuuuuude!
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:39 am 
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Personally I quite fancied steering clear of camo colours and painting mine a very bright, strong, mid-orange colour, with dark red and/or brown contrasting details. Never got round to painting them though.
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Quote: (Malakai @ 24 Jan. 2009, 00:34 )

I voted for a "Red Mars" look. I guess that's a bit like a terracotta or red brick. Definitely not "go-fasta" red.

Yeah, it would be a terracotta/brick style red, if I went that route... it's just that I've painted soooo much red for my Khador Warmachine army... *laugh*

I'm trending heavily towards a "camo" pattern, whatever the base colours are.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:35 am 
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Rule number 1. Do something that contrasts with your existing armies!

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Tundra white/grey....it would suit the crisp lines of the Tau and look great.  White armies always "pop".

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Quote: (Markconz @ 24 Jan. 2009, 05:35 )

Rule number 1. Do something that contrasts with your existing armies!

What Marconz said! If you haven't got a bright day glo yellow army yet' then do that! (kidding), if you've not got an army done with an airbrush, explore that, etc; seomthing that makes each of yr armies separate and unique from the others.

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Quote: (Markconz @ 24 Jan. 2009, 05:35 )

Rule number 1. Do something that contrasts with your existing armies!

My armies and their basic colour schemes:

Space Marines: Desert tan

Imperial Guard: Green and grey "forest" camo

Orks: Yellow, black and tinbitz (Bad Moonz)

Feral Orks: Brown and grey

Chaos Marines: Black and brass (Black Legion)

Chaos Cultist: Mish-mash

Eldar: Turquoise and light grey

Necrons: Silver and black

Tyranids: Red, dark grey, and bone

So... what contrasts with all of that?  *laugh*




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Quote: (Hena @ 24 Jan. 2009, 13:58 )

Well urban camo is missing from that list ...

And also, slightly, seems to be winning the poll... *laugh*

I think white would be intriguing, but it's such a pain to paint!

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go for stormtrooper white and black with red/orange as a detail color.  I saw teh tau army that color at games day big game here in teh usa a few years ago and they look GREAT like that.  

prime black, armor plates white and red doo-dads.  :;):
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Well, white and black does sound rather cool but can you really be bothered with all the StarWars stormtrooper jokes? :glare:

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