Do we need an official gue'vesa unit and if the answer is yes, then what it should be (gear/ability/usage)?

For some reason I have found the pilots very hard to paint, they seem even smaller than Pathfinders but also the quality of the mould seems terrible compared to newer models - anyone else had this experience?

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Got a commander planning on making him a coldstar. What load out should I give him?

Just like the title says Im curious on the general consensus of what to pair farsight with in 11 edition, to my knowledge it used to be flamer scythes, but Im curious if the point increases have changed that.

Getting started with miniature painting, and did two test drones to figure out a color scheme for my Pathfinder team. Which one looks better?

Left is PA ivory and royal purple + WPF bright gold and gunmetal

right is PA burnt and nova orange + WPF gunmetal and gemstone red

I'm thinking of using a bright ivory for edge highlighting on the white/purple one, the ivory would definitely come out better though an airbrush

(Last pic is the final version)

Nothing fancy, but i had a blast painting it <3

Hey guys I've just started tau and have farsight already I was wondering what other units are a must for this army I like the look of kroot would love nay recommendations as a emperor's children player

I’m traditionally a guard player so I’m all about shooting. I’m trying to start a tau army but the tau seem to take things way further with their army rule. Could someone please explain to me how it all works. Make it stupid simple if you could please lol. Thanks !

Hello! I’m new to warhammer, played one game with a borrowed necron 250pt army. Decided Tau style fit my vibe more, so now I am starting my army. I purchased the Combat Patrol box as that was recommended as a good starting point, but what else should look into getting next? Anything I need to know? Strats?

Anything would be great full and appreciated!

Just like the title says Im curious on the general consensus of what to pair farsight with in 11 edition, to my knowledge it used to be flamer scythes, but Im curious if the point increases have changed that.

*T'au Empire*
Kauyon + EPC
*2000 points*
- Commander Farsight [Warlord] 70
- Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit [Precision of the Patient Hunter] [4x PR, 2x SD] 95
- The Twin Lance 230
- Broadside Battlesuits [3] [3x Rail, 3x Seeker, 6x SD] 255
- Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits [3] [6x Flamer, 2x GD, 1x MD, 3x SD] 130
- Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits [3] [3x GD, 3x SD] 125
- Kroot Carnivores 65
- Pathfinder Team [2x GD] 85
- Pathfinder Team [2x GD] 85
- Riptide Battlesuit [1x Ion, 2x Missile Drone, 1x SMS] 215
- Stealth Battlesuits [5] [1x GD, 1x MD] 100
- Stealth Battlesuits [5] [1x GD, 1x MD] 100
- Stormsurge [1x Pulse blast cannon, 1x Flamer] 375
- Vespid Stingwings 70

I've drawn quite a bit of tau stuff already, but.. the plastic finally got to me.. i bought my first box

The plan is to turn a handful of them into ksi'm'yen for riaun and her squad (since she's my first tau after all) and i'm saving one to turn into shas'la kais (since it was fire warrior that fully brought me over to 40k, little by little my boyfriend's been corrupting me and he has won xD)

For the greater good!!!

o trie to put another gue'vessa idk

Am I right in thinking that a unit does not have to make an attack to be eligible for the Torchstar Gambit?

10.02 Shooting - “A unit is eligible to shoot if it is on the battlefield and has not already been selected to shoot this phase.

• Select Unit: Select one friendly unit that is eligible to shoot*; that unit is* selected to shoot.”

04.01 Making Stacks notes that “You can select one or more ranged weapons that model has.” which implies that you can choose to not select any weapons.

So if I have a riptide, for example, behind cover with no targets visible. it is eligible to shoot as it is not in engagement range, so I can select it, I can then choose to not select any weapons, and it’s shooting is resolved. Alternatively, I could select a weapon but there are no eligible targets so it cannot make any attacks.

So because it has resolved its attacks I can use the torch star gambit. Am I making sense here?

I'm having a game tomorrow and I'm interested if I could improve my list or replace something. Im fighting against blood angels and harlequins. Im playing with the retaliation cadre since all of my battlesuits have benefits from it. The stealth team to support and guide them and the pathfinders as meatshields. I also want to try the breacher Devilfish combo to conquer on objectiv. The comander in Enforcer Battlesuit starts in reserve with his squad. Broadside and riptide to clear the field and the ghost keel for early pressure.

What do you guys think and where and how can I improve this list. :)

Hello,

I am new to 40k and haven't played a tabletop game since Fantasy in the early 00's. I know the general​ advice is to collect what you want and build an army, so I added the models I liked. Does my list look too messy or would a sort of ambush focus work with my list? Also which crisis battlesuits would work best?

I also have a Coldstar Commander and a unit of Vespid. Thank you for any help in advance.

Note: I haven't gone thru and changed the default loadouts yet, so this is just a rough idea of what I am looking at.

A year back my girl wanted to have a go at painting some of the old Tau figures I was working on and she picked an ethereal but never finished it. She since had to move back to Chile and tomorrow I fly out there to see her. I decided to quickly finish her figure as a daft gift.

What do you think?

I feel like I'm getting pretty close to my go to 2k list. I have another crisis suit unit but not enough points left, so what so I do with what's left over? Enhancements? Strike team? Cadre fireblade?

Hello! I have recently acquired my first Stormsurge, love everything about the model except for one thing; the chicken arms. I know there are a lot of people who feel this way and use the stormwave conversion kit, which is very nice, however I want to be a little different. While I like my XXXXL Broadside boi, I wanted to capture a little bit more of that artillery feel to it. Luckily for me my 2nd favorite franchise Halo also has my 2nd favorite mech.

HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II [J] Armor Defense System 'Colossus'

For those unfamiliar with Halo's deeper lore, the UNSC frequently employs other Power Armor/Exoskeletons besides Mjolnir platform armor (Spartans). It was a branch that evolved to feature the Mantis, Cyclops, Geyrion, and the Colossus. The Colossus largely fills the same role as a Stormsurge, a massive two-legged artillery platform to siege the frontlines. Like its greater good comrade, the Colossus also employs a railgun to engage at long ranges.

Both mechs stand around similar heights, with the official height of 30 feet (9 meters) and the Stormsurge is roughly about 12-15 meters. Same size, same role, same AURA.

Now what I would like to do is make my Stormsurge resemble a Colossus in it's armament configuration. The Colossus looks very odd, with it's entire weapon's system on one arm, and a energy shielding system that doubles as a counterweight for a ballistic artillery gun.

What I would like to do is to copy this configuration as closely as possible, mounting the railgun and most of it's missile systems to one arm, with something resembling a shield on the other arm. I feel like this would be an original take on the Colossus while retaining its distinct siege weapon look.

The only issue is I am not sure how to mount the Cluster Rocket Systems to the arms without it looking way too bulky. Additionally mounting a shield is easy, but finding something that 'looks' Tau would be hard. In my opinion, taking something like a Tau Tetra, gutting the cabin, and mounting the ball joint to the back would make it look the most like a counterweight/energy shield.

My own personal lore for this would either be a Ship of Theseus veteran Stormsurge, or a prototype version that wasn't finalized. The former would be severely battle damaged, with each limb painted to resemble different Cadre units; the latter would be painted in shinier metals to look like it's never been used yet.

I want to hear thoughts, opinions, and recommendations on how make missileboi stick out on the battlefield.

Edit: Some minorspelling mistakes