After some work on my VOTOMS 28mm models, I'm back to the Tau. What prompted my VOTOM work was that I could do it while listening/watching Infinity N3 battle reports on youtube. I plan on using my Scopedogs with the Infinity rules but I finally got my hands on the silhouette templates that are used for LOS in that game and the VOTOMS are much bigger than almost every TAG (their version of mecha both manned and unmanned) in that game. Since LOS is incredibly important, I decided to take some time to reconsider how I'd use them in that game (as well as eventually using them for a 28mm Heavy Gear Blitz/Flash game). I also plan on doing a little bit of touch up work on my newly acquired Robotech minis as well (mainly putting them into a single coherent color scheme as well as adding some decals) but I'd like to get in a game first before doing that.
Luckily (and unluckily), the parts that I needed for my Riptide Y'Vahra conversion finally became available. Sadly, none of the pieces I had planned for my conversion actually fit the shoulder and I'm decided on using the original riptide shoulder piece for the shoulder instead. It's still an improvement over my earlier kitbashed attempt IMO and matches the thigh armor style so I'm ok with it. I'm still not happy with the pose I chose (except in the full frontal view) but I'd likely snap resin instead of glue if I tried to reposition it. My plan is to finish up the Riptide Y'Vahra this week.
And to cap this post off are the newly released pics of the upcoming Tau mecha previewed today at the Forgeworld Open Day at GW HQ. The reception seems mixed overall but I'm definitely a fan of the gun hedgehog look of this mecha. It reminds me of a Tau version of the Robotech MAC II Monster.
You know me and my opinion on Games Workshop/Tau when it comes to Heavy Gear, but I still find their models darned impressive. :) Great work so far, I look forward to seeing them come to fruition.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I hope to be done by the end of this upcoming weekend. I actually don't know your opinion on GW/Tau (or have forgotten if you told me). What is it? Also, that bottom super huge Tau model is causing a very HG style stir in the 40k community as fans of the Tau rebel against it for reasons supposedly like that of the gearstriders. Ironically, I'm on the opposite side of that argument! :)
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