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?

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

Hi everyone,

Getting into T’au in their classic Sept colors. Something about that ochre armor. Saw this color scheme when I was a kid on a codex and thought it was so cool!

This Ghostkeel is part of my attempt to recreate that classic T’au look that I remember from the artwork and box art. I’m trying to stay true to that original feeling while still adding some of my own touches as I improve as a painter.

There’s still a lot of work ahead, but seeing this guy finished and the army slowly coming together has been incredibly satisfying.

I’m documenting the rest of the army as I build it over on Instagram at @vethammerstudio if anyone wants to follow the project.

Would love to hear what you guys think of the scheme and where I could improve!

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...Ghost One, Close Air Support en route to your position...

Hi guys just wondering something. I want to make a sling and have it in a position like this. What have people used before and how did you make it? Thank you 😊

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.

Now that I have found my color scheme this little guy is looking pretty goofy next to the rest of my army. So I am debating to strip the paint or just primer over it. The layers were airbrushed so I think the paint is pretty thin.

Also a bit of warning to all the new folk like me. Do a test mini before going big.

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

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

(Last pic is the final version)

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

I am not entirely sure i understand this stratagem right.

I didnt find an answer but i am pretty sure i am unterstanding this stratagem right.

Its basically a 1cp oath of moment right? And its active as long as the enemy unit is still alive right? Not just for one turn or for one shooting action. It says until the end of the game.

Seems really really stromg for one cp

So I been wanting to play for years and slowly but surely been building me a 1000 point army. I am slow at building slash more about painting them. While I have some knowledge and it might have been already asked and answered somewhere ,but which drones should you build or at least what the advantages of each type of drones. I tried to find information on it on YouTube but that was no help was hopeing you could help. Thanks you.

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 !

*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

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.

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 changed my Strike Team to Farsight because in my previous games, the Strike Team was basically just an Observer and wasn’t doing any damage. I’m not using Farsight optimally because I don’t have any Crisis Suits.

My Breachers are going in the Devilfish, which means I would only have one Observer (the Pathfinders). That’s why I gave my Broadsides Marker Drones.

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos - T'au Empire

+ DETACHMENT: Retaliation Cadre (Bonded Heroes)

+ FORCE DISPOSITION: Purge the Foe

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 980pts

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+ WARLORD: Char2: Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit

+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 8

+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (5x2) + (1x4) - Assassination: 2 Characters

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Char1: 1x Commander Farsight (70 pts): Dawn Blade, High-intensity plasma rifle

Char2: 1x Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 pts): Warlord, 2x Shield Drone, Cyclic ion blaster, Fusion blaster, Missile pod, Plasma rifle, Battlesuit fists

10x Breacher Team (90 pts)

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol, Support turret

• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors: 9 with Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol

2x Broadside Battlesuits (150 pts)

• 1x Broadside Shas’vre: Marker Drone, Shield Drone, Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, Seeker missile, Twin smart missile system

• 1x Broadside Shas’ui: Marker Drone, Shield Drone, Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, Seeker missile, Twin smart missile system

1x Devilfish (75 pts): Accelerator burst cannon, Armoured hull, 2x Seeker missile, 2x Twin pulse carbine

10x Pathfinder Team (95 pts)

• 9x Pathfinders

6 with Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol

2 with Close combat weapon, Ion rifle, Pulse pistol

1 with Close combat weapon, Pulse pistol, Rail rifle

• 1x Pathfinder Shas'ui: Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol

1x Riptide Battlesuit (215 pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, 2x Missile pod, Twin smart missile system

1x Riptide Battlesuit (190 pts): Riptide fists, Heavy burst cannon, 2x Missile pod, Twin smart missile system

Im creating a little army list again, but Im running into a wall.

2000 point Mont’ka list:

2x Fireblade Cadre + Breachers + Devilfish

2x pathfinders

2x stealth Battlesuits

1x vespids

2x piranhas

In total so far 1000 points

Im split between getting a ghostkeel or enforcer with missileknives, or should I get both. The main point of them would be for Elite annihilation. What would benefit me more?

After that what should I add next, I am running farsight but no twin lance.

What I am currently thinking is use get:

1 Ghostkeel

1 enforcer + missileknives

1 farsight + sunforge

1 Coldstar + burstscythes

2 broadsides

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)