What was first just a meme has become a hilarious reality for those who may oppose us.

This one was done rather quickly but I had to get it out before the vision abandoned me.

I believe this is every unique named character model we have had, i know there was a water and air cast models from the inquisitor game but I am not sure they were "named characters" as the 40k game system would call them, plus bird teeth are easier to find on Ebay than them

*forgot to say yes, i have the drones and body guards. i just didn't put them in the photo to save space and I do have the twin lance just haven't painted them yet

I posted this question back in 10th and because of the benefit of cover rules then, people disagreed with me, is the situation different now?

Anyone think that the enforcer commander only giving -1 ap compared to how much the coldstar commander transforms the unit it's attached to seems unfair?

Maybe having the enforcer give it's unit +1 save and +1 toughness OR -1 to be wounded would be more fair in exchange for it actually slowing crisis suit units down

Just about done with this one.

first one for my earth cast combat engineer team using as a base heartkin warrior and bits from fire warrior, pathfinder and stealth suit there anything I can do differently

Trying to practice to be more precise and clean in my painting. The speed paint on a flat surface needs more practice.

It was just FULGRUM pink dabbed around the ring and then a thinned white added to the recess

With all of the different facings I'm unsure what rotation(s) I should have on the pattern, but I really like the idea

I've bought yet another Riptide! So I'm here asking you all for inspiration on how to pose the lankiest of Battlesuits!

Buddies and I are going to homebrew our way into making the crusade rules from 10e work for 11th. Thought I’d get the subs opinion on my planned list for the start of the campaign. Recently completed coldstar commander included for something to look at.

Crusade T’au Empire (1,000) (1,000 Points)

T’au Empire
Advanced Acquisition Cadre and Experimental Prototype Cadre (2 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Incursion (1,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 1x Cyclic ion blaster
• 2x Fusion blaster
• 2x Shield Drone
• 1x Shield Generator

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone

Attached unit 2

Cadre Fireblade (50 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Fireblade pulse rifle
• 2x Shield Drone

Breacher Team (80 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse blaster
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 9x Breacher Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse blaster
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (75 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (115 Points)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 2x T’au flamer

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Pathfinder Team (115 Points)
• Enhancements: Unmasking Suite (Upgrade)
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse carbine
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Recon Drone
◦ 1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 9x Pathfinder
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Ion rifle
◦ 6x Pulse carbine
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

Piranhas (65 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Piranha fusion blaster
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Stealth Battlesuits (115 Points)
• Enhancements: Negation Emitters (Upgrade)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

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I run 2 rips in my current list, maybe eventually I’ll go for trip-tide, but I run 2 in cannons because of their usefulness with elites, vehicles, and monsters.

Does anyone use the heavy burst? And if you do is it good/would you recommend it?

I’m guessing it’s more for infantry and with leaving my stormsurge out of my current list maybe it’d be worth taking?

So a T'au Agri/Factory world comes under sudden attack by an enemy force. With the launch of the Xth Sphere Expansion/Defence of some far-off Sept World the world Fire caste defences are low.

The Earth Caste are called into action to defend the planet whilst Fire cast reinforcements arrive.

What unit's would an Earth Caste planetary defence force be made-up of? Would they use improvised weaponry or are they prepared for such an eventuality?

I feel like this isn't explored in the lore most likely on purpose by GW writers just to keep things simple.

Modern Militaries make use of the Economy of force principle which means that no combat capable soldier is left without a task or inversely non-combat personnel are always trained in combat so that a force can maximise it's efficiency.

Why is it that the Earth caste, once known for the Siege warfare are not used in times of need or maybe even as an auxiliary siegecraft force?

I believe on the tabletop you could have -

• Earth Caste Artillery/Mortar teams
• Siege weapons such as artillery tanks or Assault craft kitted out with Vehicle class Heavy Shield Generators and Fusion cannon(s)
• Alternatively Earth Caste Siege Suits with shield generators and fusion/flamers for assaulting fixed positions. These could even be repurposed mining suits.
• Earth Caste Field Engineers
• Earth Caste Planetary Militia

I have always seen full helmets visors as classically SciFi over the more niche SciFi looks of clustered optic lenses but lenses are definitively the Tau look.

Do visors have a place in Tau technology?

Hello fellow servants of the Greater good

I'm currently selling old and unwanted Projects because I started too many different things before actually playing the Tabletop itself.

This way I found out that I don't particularly like the Chaos Spacemarine Playstyles.

So I want to push them aside and I'm currently trying to decide between to factions.

Astra Militarum or Tau.

I asked a similar Question on the Imperial guard sub and got mixed answers.

The Tau were one of the 3 Factions that I wanted to start 40k with. (Chose Necrons instead because green glowing skeletons are awesome)

So now I'm back do deciding what future faction will join my Shelf.

I love the lore and especially the Battlesuits.

You can unleash your entire Fanboy lore and Tabletop stuff or what you hate about them.

I want to hear everything your empire has to offer.:)

I can't figure out how to take more detailed pictures... But I'm happy with how the water looks!

I have a few little details to clean up, but right now my hands hurt.

New to Warhammer 40k. I have played tabletop before however, I was big into Warmachine/hoarded and Infinity. I came into a Tau lot (Pics show all WITH THE EXCEPTION of 2 devilfish, 2 hammerheads, and a skyray). I wanted some help making a list and I should preface, it doesn't have to be with what all I have here...if I have to grab some models I certainly don't mind.

I have to confess however. I got into Tau because I like them the most aesthetically but with one exception. I CANNOT stand the mech suits/gundam vibe. I know, I know...I'm playing a "suit" army but hear me out...I LOVE the way their boxline infantry look. Breachers are the COOLEST looking thing in the army imo. The helmets, shoulder pads, weapons, I love it all...so here is my ask from those better at this game than me.

What is a list I can run that is PRIMARILY infantry models. I'm willing to add a few suits if need be if absolutely mandatory but I'd like to keep it as minimal as possible. Like for example, I wouldn't mind Commander Farsight leading a unit of suits, and maybe a broadside or two and a ghost keel but that's it lol. I'd like for it to mainly be Breechers, Stealth suits, Fire Warriors, and Pathfinders if able. I also wouldn't mind the vehicles like Devilfish, Rays, etc. Those don't look too bad.

I know this list restriction isn't optimal, I'm not looking to win any tournaments. I just want a totally viable list running models I can appreciate aesthetically. Thank you for listening to my rant, and thank you even more for your ideas!

Head hunters (1,975 Points)

T’au Empire
Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Commander Farsight (70 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
• 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Attached unit 2

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (115 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 4x Burst cannon
• 2x Shield Drone
• Enhancements: Internal Grenade Racks

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (100 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Marker Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

CHARACTERS

The Twin Lance (240 Points)
• 1x Ri’Lantar
◦ 1x Fusion eliminator
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol
• 1x Ri’Locai
◦ 1x Ion scattercannon
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol

BATTLELINE

Strike Team (70 Points)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Pulse rifle
• 9x Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse pistol
◦ 9x Pulse rifle

Strike Team (70 Points)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Pulse rifle
• 9x Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse pistol
◦ 9x Pulse rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin T’au flamer

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin T’au flamer

Riptide Battlesuit (215 Points)
• 1x Ion accelerator
• 2x Missile Drone
• 1x Riptide fists
• 1x Twin smart missile system

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Vespid Stingwings (70 Points)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader
◦ 1x Neutron blaster
◦ 1x Stingwing claws
• 4x Vespid Stingwing
◦ 4x Neutron blaster
◦ 4x Stingwing claws

Vespid Stingwings (70 Points)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader
◦ 1x Neutron blaster
◦ 1x Stingwing claws
• 4x Vespid Stingwing
◦ 4x Neutron blaster
◦ 4x Stingwing claws

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I’m taking this to a tournament and I kinda don’t want a bad detachment choice as well so which is generally better. I’ve been playing once a week to get practice in and I’ve been told I’m using twin lance suboptimally

Playing against World Eaters this weekend. Taking AAC/Kauyon.

Was thinking of bringing 2x Ion Hammerheads to deal with the 2x 6-man Exalted Eightbound that I have had problems with before. Maybe even just a single Ion Hammerhead. On second thought, I’m likely going to bring two to deal with everything else as well.

Figuring an activation with hazardous into them with some support fire from any Stealthsuits/Pathfinders before or after should be clean enough to do the job. Even better, If I can keep them alive until T3, which shouldn’t be too difficult.

Is there a cheaper or better profile to handle them? Trying to finalize my list now. Only other problem is Angron and I have a Coldstar Commander with Exemplar of Kauyon and all fusions with Sunforge to activate into him and him only.

Current list:
- Commander Shadowsun
- Twin Lance
- Coldstar attached to Sunforge
- Darkstrider attached to Pathfinder Unit #1 with Pulse Accelerator and 3x Rail Rifles, solo Pathfinder unit #2
- 3x Stealthsuits
- 2x Ghostkeels
- 2x Piranhas (separate units)
- 2x Railgun Broadsides (single unit)
- 2x Ion Hammerheads

:3

Been playing tts with friends because life doesn’t really give much time for in person hobby’s but I like collecting stuff and I wanna get better at painting because I cosplay. So just got myself the twins since baring another epic hero (my partner is getting me him for the holidays) are my favorite model. I’m excited to represent the greater good.