I'm going for a "Tron" theme, where the main armor is black, and the crevices are blue with the "light" effect. If you plan on painting it a lighter color such as white or yellow prime it white. Simple Green will not warp your models. The Cadre Fireblade is the leader of my Tau Army. Thin your paints, always (water, or you can buy an acrylic paint thinner), Buy some nice brushes. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. I am having trouble painting my battle suits. This subreddit is for anything and everything related to Warhammer 40k, Press J to jump to the feed. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. The hard edge highlights are what make the scheme for these guys. Unfortuately, Firewarriors are some of the toughest models to paint well. Don't leave them in water, clean them immediately after using them. Last update was at 2010/12/20 18:05:49, This message was edited 1 time. His tau looks spectacular I admit, I just felt mine would be the tau guys who see action! The GW Tau scheme is a fairly simple one. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. that are all connected in the 40k universe. Here is a pretty good tutorial. are you thinning down your paints? If you plan on painting something black or a dark color prime it black. The main attraction of 40k is the miniatures, but there are also many video games, board games, books, ect. Anti-piracy Officer Somewhere in southern England. You could always strip them... as if you're paint is thick you will have no detail.. Soak them in Simple Green cleaning solution. They're moulded badly in places, have lots of detail and some tough sections to get the paint brush into.So to make life easy for you and to ma Your email address will not be published. I plan on using the standard yellow/ocher paint scheme and I'm looking for any extra tid bits of information that may help before I begin. I shall try this. I have used drybrush in the past. It is a matter of taste and style. You should probably use the washing method described in the tutorial to get the armor cracks. Got any piccies so we know what the issue is? It gives a more rufty-tufty look. Any tips for painting those stupidly small areas like the feet or how to achieve the skin color they have on the website? Pants/cloth/helmet underside are Dawnstone. If I am not in my room, is it still my room? I recently began the daunting task of repainting my Tau (we're talking 60 Firewarriors and eight Crisis suits, plus a pooie load of Drones), and I got to thinking about how I'd like to share my painting techniques on how I quickly and easily paint my models. Does anyone have any tips/guides for a beginning Tau painter? Tau Firewarriors are the backbone of any Tau army. Thank you for the assist guys. June 2, 2016 by Chris Landry Leave a Comment. I'm going for a "Tron" theme, where the main armor is black, and the crevices are blue with the "light" effect. I painted my tau, and am unhappy with them as well. Those are the brand I stick to, but in general spend a little bit more on your brushes. Keep a water cup and a towel nearby when painting, after every time or every other time you apply paint clean and shape your brush. The fang , wash with black wash edge highlight with Russ grey and fenrisian grey as applicable. And after that, blackline or paint a wash into the recesses for more definition. My friend who also plays tau, thinks they should be clean, polished suits, we agree to disagree. All Rights Reserved. Keep your brush clean. Disclaimer: "I am far from a good painter, but I like Tau!". I'm coming from painting Grey Knights, so the Tau feel RIDICULOUSLY small. Thanks for the advice guys. Tau Painting Tips. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Cookies help us deliver our Services. To go off that also be careful what you prime with. it looks like they are going on too thick... and you are losing detail. Disclaimer: "I am far from a good painter, but I like Tau!". You'll get more use out of them! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Some people use dot 3 brake fluid as well or easy off oven cleaner, I have not tried either so cannot vouch for them personally. I agree, pics would help people point you in the right direction.

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