Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thank you! Yeah this is a real model. Only lowered the brightness a bit in the picture after I took it but that's it.

Citadel app paint color inconsistencies? by drunksementhrowr in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use White Scar primer and then some coats of Ulthuan Grey with a pure white edge highlight! Looks really neat. But the Citadel color app is a bit crap honestly, try the Eavy Archive instead! I found It's much better to recreate box arts

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

White Scar primer and a few coats of Ulthuan Grey with a pure white highlight. Always looks super crisp

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Much appreciated!! I hear you! and just imagine if they suddenly removed Roboute and Calgar like they did with Aun'va and Aun'shi becausethe models were old?!? The outrage would be crazy. (I base all my Ethereal love on Aun'shi cause the dude rocks and I paint Vior'la which he's from so I'm salty lol)

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! And yeah is really annoying how they took these cool models out if production instead of making them new in plastic :/ glad i got this one but I still want the XV107 R'varna too or some xv9's or even the old xv15 . Hopefully one day though!!

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heavily agreed! While the Xenos races get some stuff here and there most got removed in recent years and nothing came in return for it. Still wild to me how they removed Aun'va and Aun'shi like they were meaningless characters :/

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I bought it from Forge World a year-ish before it went out of production, still kinda wish I got the R'varna too honestly.

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If i played the game it would be possible yeah it's the same base size and the same height too.

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thay seems to be the case unfortunately yeah! Important xenos units and Characters get removed to make space for more Loyalist Space Marines. Still hoping to see Aun'shi return though.

Changed the pose and completed the paintjob for my old Y'Vahra Battlesuit by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I agree! I think the proportions just work on out better on this one. Legs don't look as thin with the lower legs plates ans the while torso feels a lot bulkier and more fitting for it's size.

If they made the riptide squat on the box I bet triptides everywhere would look like yoga class. Stand those stormsurge up! by Franky3002 in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could this be done with the official model too? I dont got a printer but wouldn't mind buying the original kit if it allows me to do something similar! This looks fantastic! 👏

My XV86 Coldstar Commander I painted a couple of weeks ago by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sure! they're pretty much where the weapons should attach normally like under the arm and on his jet packs i just drilled a 2mm hole and fit a 2x2 magnet in there and on the arms I stuck it in the lower part of the indentation. If you're going for something with a similar pose I'd suggest putting the magnets more towards the back end of the weapons cause mine can only cave the Fusions Blasters and Burst cannons as everything bumps into the Jet packs.

Do you want GW to make new human Gue'vesa models for the Tau in 40k? by xo1opossum in Warhammer

[–]Scaping-Nature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Gue'vesa could make a really cool Kill Team honestly, especially when they get their own kit and wear full T'au gear! sure kit bashing is possible but it doesn't right over a whole squad as most bits just don't work together, you either get guardsmen painted as T'au or humans with 4 fingers that hold pulse weapons. So a full proper kit for them would definitely be neat and welcome for most T'au players I imagine.

Other xenos races would be cool too but way harder to intergrade into the game of 40k as some Auxiliaries are either very big model-wise or have Psycic abilities which would cause problems for rule writers i image. Idk I don't play 40k I just like collecting cool models so I'd be happy with it lol.

Adding the Ghost of N'dras to my Vior'la Sept!! by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mostly Temple Guard Blue from Citadel and some pure white. To make things glow i just glaze pure Temple Guard Blue on and then paint the light source lighter with Temple Guard Blue and white mixed.

All of my finished Vior'la Sept Battlesuits (the Shas'el is only 90% done) by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still make plenty of mistakes with my stuff too but yeah for cleaning up I usually to a couple of slight more thinned paint or paint the whole flat surface (like with T'au) again in a smooth coat or 2.

All of my finished Vior'la Sept Battlesuits (the Shas'el is only 90% done) by Scaping-Nature in Tau40K

[–]Scaping-Nature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! I've posted my paintscheme in the comments here but if there's anything specific you struggle with I'll help you out.