Tau Concept Art - Robert Cirillo

[Bigred]

Back in 2005 Roberto Cirillo did a bunch of Tau Empire concept art for Games Workshop.

Here's a review - who knows what may be in store for 6th Edition.

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Its clear that over the years, Forgeworld has taken several of these design concepts into some of their Tau kits

[apahllo]

After the changes brought to the necrons in their last update this is the army I have been most excited for. I started playing 40k as a kid right when tau was released and they have always been in the back of my mind. Maybe it will get me fighting for the greater good again :)

[Zeshin]

So the stealth suit design was actually used by GW I take it? Otherwise his stealth suit design has very little imagination.
But yeah, I would love a new crisis suit kit that looked like that.

[Cpt Codpiece]

So the stealth suit design was actually used by GW I take it? Otherwise his stealth suit design has very little imagination.
But yeah, I would love a new crisis suit kit that looked like that.

stealth suits v1
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440288a&prodId=prod1620063a

and the badass FW crisis suits. note the weapons are also in the sketches
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tau/TAU-BATTLESUITS-AND-DRONES/TAU-XV9-04-WITH-PHASED-ION-GUNS.html

i know its double the price but those crisis suits are well worth the cash, but the normal 'upgrades' are only a few quid more and these broadsides are way better and only a few quid more anyway
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tau/TAU-BATTLESUITS-AND-DRONES/XV88-2-BROADSIDE-WITH-PLASMA-RIFLES.html

[Sitnam]

The battle suit designs look good but I really like that insectoid creature. I would love to see a heavy vespid type unit get introduced in the new codex.