I’ve always been a fan of the Tau. There is something so cool about them being only good guys out there. I actually had a Tau army years back and I sold it to a friend when he was starting out. I’ve been thinking about some different armies and I think I might pick up the Tau. I’m starting with just a few models to make sure I like the paint scheme and we’ll see where it goes from there.
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Paint Scheme
- Spray White
- Lightly wash white armor with Nuln Oil
- Paint fabric (pants, under shirt) Abbadon Black
- Paint red areas (eyes, gun sight, tip of antenna, tau symbol) with Khorne Red
- Paint armor plates White Scar.
- Or use Ceramite White if you need to cover another color
- Highlight the black areas with Eshin Gray and then Dawnstone
- Highlight the red with Evil Sunz Scarlet
Changes
There are a few things that I’m thinking about improving. I want to paint the base brown. I want to add a little dust to the fire warrior’s feet. I want to change up Tau symbol on his shoulder pad (maybe a tan color?). And I want to add those cool slim line markings on the gun and maybe the armor. I also might want to highlight the red with another color.
Anything else?
