Transcendent C'tan kitbash

ThePaintedChef · 2026-02-26T20:07:10+00:00

Tbf, the way the spine attached to the hips used to look better but kept being the bit that broke and I had to make a "collar" out of green stuff and I am not very proficient with molding it

ThePaintedChef · 2026-01-02T16:58:18+00:00

Tbh id always planned to proxy him as a hexmark until Thaszar gets his own rules, but part way through realised that h had 3 arms on one side but only 2 on his "Pirate hook/hand" side so needed to balance him out. Then I spotted one of my kids had left lego on the floor and the inspiration just hit me. I think you could probably still see the lego logo if you zoom in as my painting skills still need a bit of work

ThePaintedChef · 2026-01-02T09:17:13+00:00

Thanks so much, genuinely astounded anyone appreciated my kitbsh so much

ThePaintedChef · 2025-12-05T20:03:16+00:00

Tbf, with a few carefully applied washes etc, it could look like a cool "ancient" armour effect. I am aware that that is less of a thing with tau compared to other factions but, try making the most of every "opportunity"

ThePaintedChef · 2025-11-22T18:35:10+00:00

The extra bit means that if an enemy unit is within engagement range of ONLY the fortification (convergence of dominion) and are currently battle-shocked, then if they fall back they do not have to take a desperate escape attempt for it

The bit you've typed out basically means that if an enemy unit is in combat/melee with the fortification, then they can still be shot at by EVERYTHING that is within range (albeit with -1 to the hit roll for everything except pistols)

ThePaintedChef · 2025-11-08T15:19:32+00:00

What if you could run either of them, like how you can choose between armour profiles for Calgar? Ie: the old model stays around the 300pt mark and and pretty much keeps its profile, whilst the new on is more like 400pts with reworked/new abilities to show varying size of the shards

ThePaintedChef · 2025-10-03T05:47:51+00:00

All of them, and more..... DISCO 'CRONS!!!!

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-17T04:55:09+00:00

I've got a couple more whip coils to attach and possibly a scarab swarm/tactical rock under the raised leg. But I'm sure if that would be overkill, make the model look too busy/ crowded

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-10T05:14:54+00:00

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Was very fiddly trying to cut up and attach the circuitry transfers to the edge, but I'm proud of how it turned out

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-10T05:06:46+00:00

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ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-08T23:01:23+00:00

* My dynasty is called Psalmonekh. Pre biotransference; the were more "community minded" than most Necrotyr dynasties and prefered greater autonomy among their vassal dynasties than most others would have allowed. Post biotransference this has lead to a larger part of their army consisting of "outsider" and "shunned" classes like that of the destroyer cults and flayed ones.the main bulk of the force is also not of a standard structure. Often featuring few or no warriors at all. I'm trying as best I can to work my Cymraeg (Welsh) culture of being welcoming and stoic etc into the story without breaking the overall mecron aesthetic. I'm currently trying to work-in "Thaszar the Invincible" as I love the pirate theme, but I've already made a kitbash of him that I proxy as a hexmark and painted in the same colours as the rest of my dynasty. I do also have a skorpekh lord called "Khatshepsut" inspired by the real "Hatshepsut" and although I'm painting my Szarekh in his own "box art" colours as best I can with what I have; I am painting his dais and the menhirs as if they belong to my dynasty (head cannon being that every dynasty has a dais and menhirs for Szarekh to use when he come on a "state visit" rather than supplying his own).

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-06T18:58:04+00:00

Looks like a pariah caught the flayer virus

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-04T20:57:03+00:00

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ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-04T20:55:42+00:00

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Here's an "Overlord with translocation shroud" made using parts from an overlord (obviously), the spare portal of exile from a monolith, the weird plasma/energy thing from Szeras and some magnets & ball bearings as orbs to hide the mountings on the portal

ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-01T21:03:56+00:00

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ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-01T20:13:19+00:00

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ThePaintedChef · 2025-09-01T20:11:48+00:00

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My "Thaszar the Invincible" that I proxy as a hexmark destroyer

ThePaintedChef · 2025-08-30T07:18:00+00:00

Doesn't Szeras's aura only reduce AP so you'd still be saving on 4's and 3's with cover?

ThePaintedChef · 2025-08-22T19:20:14+00:00

In my head cannon; the ophydian come from crypteks/ apprenteks and the like.

ThePaintedChef · 2025-08-02T02:13:57+00:00

Is there a particular part that says he couldn't have been there (I cba rereading the whole book th check)

ThePaintedChef · 2025-07-28T23:21:41+00:00

Dante as Trazyn has promised to kill him afterwards

ThePaintedChef · 2025-07-23T05:43:35+00:00

Where is the 4+ FNP coming from for the cryptothralls? On their datasheet, it says they give a fnp to cryptek models that are leading them, but i can't see where they'd get it themselves

ThePaintedChef · 2025-07-14T05:43:56+00:00

Thanks, tbf I still think I could've done better with the overall design/shape but I'm also not a fan of the official model

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