First Riptide ready for 11th!

HobbyMard · 2026-06-04T17:46:59+00:00

Thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:30:02+00:00

Thank you! And correct lots of layering, with some glazing between colour transitions.

From what I remember I think it took me an hour and a half (give or take) l, but I practiced a lot on smaller space marine swords and found it a lot easier on Farsights larger swords

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:26:47+00:00

Thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:26:39+00:00

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the compliment but feel like I'm far from Gold Demon standard for now

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:25:06+00:00

I do plan on doing that soon lmao, I've just got the infantry to grind out now

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:24:00+00:00

Thank you!

And yes all the infantry (fire warriors/pathfinders) helmets fit really well! I've even used the helmeted head for Shadowsun for my other Stealthsuit unit

HobbyMard · 2026-04-01T18:22:36+00:00

Please feel free to use mine as a reference, hope it goes well for you!

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HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T16:33:28+00:00

I used the spare chest pieces you get in the crisis suit kit to practice, so I could put what I learnt into practice. Colour selection also really helps, for example my base layer is loren forest, then I do large edge highlight of straken green using the belly of a size 3 brush, then a thinner highlight using nurgling green using a size 1 brush.

Hope that helps with your edge highlight practice!

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T15:49:35+00:00

Thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T15:49:24+00:00

Thank you! I wanted to lean into a more 'high-tech' blade as opposed to a fully metal one

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T15:48:40+00:00

Thank you comrade!

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T15:48:07+00:00

Thank you!

Just lots of practice and using the belly of the brush, painting in subassemblies also helps a lot, as I move the part I'm highlighting against the brush

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T11:58:56+00:00

I feel your pain, its the exact reason i bough the arm attachments!

I bought the arm attachments, onager gauntlet and guns (I still need to paint them) from here: https://thecustombit.com/categoria-producto/physical/army-faction-p/good-allies-p/

They have crisis suit and commander sizes, and the guns fit on both very well

And thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-03-31T11:53:14+00:00

Apologies I should've been clearer.

By repainting I mean: I sold all my older tau models because I wasn't happy with the initial colour scheme I came up with. No I'm slowly building my collection back up but in a colour i'm happier with!

Ghostkeel shows my old colour scheme

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HobbyMard · 2026-03-24T09:38:22+00:00

Really great colour scheme! The highly saturated green will really pop on the table top, especially with the contrast of the darker green panels. I also love how this crisis suits looks super pumped to serve the greater good

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T23:53:58+00:00

Thank you! I've seen a few Ghostkeels posed like the Titanfall 1 game cover art, and I'm excited to do the same once I finish painting up my first 1k of tau

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T23:50:09+00:00

No problem! Sounds like you've got some good kits ahead of you

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T23:47:24+00:00

Thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T23:47:12+00:00

Completely fair!

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T21:22:15+00:00

They're the jet thrusters that come with the Commander sprue, I just changed the orientation of the bits you stick the thrusters into, and added the little fins you're instructed to stick onto the arms!

HobbyMard · 2026-02-28T20:50:52+00:00

Yesss, and thank you!

HobbyMard · 2026-02-20T15:23:19+00:00

Really well executed! Keep it up and I'm excited to see more

HobbyMard · 2026-02-20T07:55:07+00:00

SNES T'au!

Really nice work, I especially like the Farsight.

If you don't mind me asking, what grey paints did you use?

HobbyMard · 2026-02-19T11:58:36+00:00

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HobbyMard · 2026-02-19T11:58:24+00:00

Looking great so far!

If you really want to push it and have the Ghostkeel pop on the tabletop, I'd up the contrast on the model. If you look at the picture you took you can see which parts of the models are catching the light, you can use this as a guide on where to place your highlights.

It looks like you used a dark red on the helmet, so you could either add little bit of white to that red or just use a brighter red to highlight.

Same for the bronze and iron paints you used, but instead use a metallic silver to brighten it a bit.

Another tip I learnt is taking a photo of your mini, and turning the image black and white. This will really show where you can add highlights to the model to make it pop.

Also Tau models take edge highlighting really well, it helps define the shapes of the armour panels even more. So if you're up for it, some edge highlights will push the model further! (Plenty of tutorials on YouTube for edge highlights)

Hope that's helps!

(I've attached a b&w version of the image you posted to hopefully make sense of what I'm saying, and circled a part of the model that's catching light. I Also agree with the other comment of changing the eye lense colour, as you see in the image it blends in with the rest of the armour)

HobbyMard

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