TAU Battlesuit - my first submission!

rocketandroll

New member
Hi all


Be gentle, this is my first submission! :)

Just put this Forgeworld TAU XV84 battlesuit up last night...

http://www.coolminiornot.com/111814

I used to pait minis when I was in my early teens, and have just got back into it after a 15yr break. I\'ve painted three mini\'s since getting back into the flow at Xmas and this is the third of those. It just won 1st place at a small regional GW painting comp.

Took around 27 - 29hrs inc the re-modelling of the guns (addition of an ejection port on the minigun, the ejecting shells etc)

I\'m really hoping to have a stab at the UK Golden Demon later this year, and I know I can do better than this... so looking for some useful and constructive criticism to help me improve my painting.

I\'ll start the flow by saying that having finished the model, I now think that the combination of the dramatic highlighting, plus the graphically heavy details (the orange line-work) makes the whole thing a little over-complex, and you loose some of the shape and definition of the model as a result...

But there are some nice bits I\'m quite proud of and some things that worked well which I\'ll certainly use again.

what does everyone else think?

Ben
 

Infidel Castro

New member
After a 15 year gap you have an excellent eye for complimentary colours and a nice style. This\'ll be the first of many then I take it? If you improve on each piece you\'ll be laughing all the way lol
 

Ogrebane

Active member
Your painting is very nice. The pic is a little dark but that can only get better. Not so sure of the base but it was well done. Didnt like to mini gun as it didnt fit in with the Tau but the execution of the mod was very good. Overall I gave you an 8.5
 
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