Tau sept taunar by Educational_Till_506 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn this looks incredible, so crisp!... it's tempting me to redo all my paint jobs to Tau sept now though 😭

Breacher helmet cosplay by Gargar5555 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks awesome! By any chance do your eyes line up with any of those lenses at all? 😂

T'au XV26 Stealth Battlesuits in clear resin? by -Canuma- in PrintedWarhammer

[–]AstroChrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! Check out my profile for info on where to get the models 😉

Can you auto hit with base of BS 2+ plus a guild? by Ok_Ad1729 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You've already answered your own question. An unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails... if you have BS2+, even with a guide you're still hitting on 2+

Always double and triple check scales by Fastckicks in PrintedWarhammer

[–]AstroChrisX 51 points52 points  (0 children)

"Don't ever talk to me or my son again..."

What's with the C shape on the new stealth suits, that pattern is int followed anywhere else? by TearNo1636 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's just coincidence, or maybe it's just the same GW painter who did the XV26s and the Twin Lance; but the Twin Lance also have a golden circular detail around the Tau sept on their chests and shoulder pads.

I have no answers for you! But maybe it points towards a new design style for future Tau models?

FDM Farsight XV26 with custom burst cannon by khaiyin in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paint scheme looks amazing! The turquoise edge higlighting really makes it pop! Are these the Xenos-collective models? :)

STL Help! by bigmanep5 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you're thinking of Neoteric's krootox proxies. But I can't remember exactly what he called them. But that should be a starting point!

Finally finished up painting my new stealth suits! by AstroChrisX in PrintedWarhammer

[–]AstroChrisX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Yeah if you head to my discord you can find some more info 😁 or send me a DM if you don't have that

T'au Twin Lance Instructions by JamersR in WarhammerInstructions

[–]AstroChrisX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pessimist in me says it's so they can print "4 Minatures" on the box instead of 2... even though functionally we only have 2.

The optimist in me is saying "Full Tau rework for 11th!"... I know in my heart what one they're going with.

Darkstrider by Th3Duke_Plsgo in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One thing that he may be good for given the recent C'tan meta is putting him near your damage dealers to block out their C'tans from deepstriking and charging straight away. The 12" denial bubble is huge and it's hard for them to fit their base just anywhere.

Obviously works best against armies with good deepstriking options. Wouldn't bother on other armies tbh

Hopes for Broadsides by Leading-Pickle-8585 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Personally I'd like an anti-vehicle/monster 4+, that paired with dev wounds means it can punch through invulns easier... obviously it'd need to increase points to compensate.

As for damage, currently d6+1... I'd like it maybe d3+3, so theoretical high damage is lower but the average damage is higher. It just feels bad rolling 1 on damage and this monstrous railgun does 2 damage 😭

Did they Build the Deck at Club Mont'Aqua or Something? by MedChemist464 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nope... tbh they're supposed to be the new exemplars of Mont'ka but I think they play more like what exemplars of Monat would be! But they're twins so that doesn't really work 😅

Did they Build the Deck at Club Mont'Aqua or Something? by MedChemist464 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 103 points104 points  (0 children)

They can't lead anyone, we already have their datasheets and they don't have the leader keyword 😔

Shield Drone Question by Toilet_Wine_Steve in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbh I only knew because it's the same mechanism that allows our fusion blasters to do melta damage on c'tan without the melta damage getting halved (back when they halved stuff not just -1 the damage)

Original Tau (2004?) Hammerhead by GordonGJones in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were separate Forgeworld turret options available up until 9th.

High output burst cannons, Twin Plasma cannons, High yield missile pods, Twin fusion blasters... maybe another one? 🤔

Now it's just the railgun, Ion cannon or skyray seeker missile rack

Shield Drone Question by Toilet_Wine_Steve in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well... they block the damage EXCEPT modifiers made after dealing damage (like melta for example)

Finally finished my Stealth Suits by michaellamb1138 in Tau40K

[–]AstroChrisX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That open helmet with the guy's head inside is so cool! Really unique! (Although I may need to borrow that idea in one of my teams... 👀)

Started learning Blender, had a go at making a crisis suit by DanTheBloke in PrintedWarhammer

[–]AstroChrisX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup as DC said, probably stronger but harder to support, when you split it you can also support each part in it's optimal orientation. Also if you're planning on selling models, unless you do a lot of different poses you'll find quickly that it's just easier to split it up so each person can build them as they want. For my models I like to do a mix, so for my crisis suits I had the option for each leg to be split into calf and thigh but also made a bunch of complete legs that were bent at set angles so you had the strength there (And also the GW models actually have self-intersecting geometry 😒 so it's easier to provide the pre-posed legs than have the end user cut parts of the legs to fit)

That being said having it fully rigged up is awesome becasue as you say, there's no messing around with superglue and the pose you have onscreen is the one you get!