DrLove's Tau - the 501st Kau'ui of T'au

[DrLove42]

Howdy y'all. First i'll apoligise for my slightly average paintwork (really below average compared to a lot of you guys stuff)

So heres a picture of some of my new Tau stuff. Just started the army, and in middle of exams so not got a lot of progress down yet. Going with a traditional Tau colour, just a little darker.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/IMG00093-20100526-1404.jpg
Gun Drone

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/IMG00096-20100526-1428.jpg
Firewarrior Shas'ui (heads not finished yet)

So firstly constructive criticism is welcome, my skill is limited to but looking to learn!

Also on the learning front i want to "duff up" the force a bit. Dust on the legs, battle damage etc etc. Scratches and stuff i know how to do, i was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how to paint cement (grey) dust onto the legs? So it looks after a day trudging through the city they've picked up some on their trousers?

Thanks!

[TSINI]

good start mate.

for the cement dust, you can try a few options


just lightly dab on some Fortress grey (very light grey) and dab some skull white. but don't go mad!
drybrushing this on might also give a similar effect ^
or buy some of forgeworlds weathering powders (or any other company if you know of any) this is a little more difficult to work with but would give a more professional finish


hope this helps

[DrLove42]

Kinda been neglecting my Tau, lots of shiny eldar projects on the go right now

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/Warhammer/DSCN2288.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/Warhammer/DSCN2287.jpg

Stealth Suits. Also the drones attatched to my stealth teams are painted in the "stealth" colours...no point being a stealthy team with a great orange drone buzzing around behind you

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/Warhammer/IMG00086-20100518-1542.jpg

My kroot shaper (awful picture i know). Used as a test for the paint scheme on the rest of my kroot. Also my first ever conversion, even if it is as basic as swapping out the gun. When i made him i didn't know there was a set shaper model so i converted him out, and added lots of the bitz to him to make him look the most important