Will Vale Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hi folks, Just finished off some more Aeronautica Imperialis models - these are the smaller T'au Barracuda fighters. I have the larger Tiger Shark bombers painted and decalled but haven't done the panel lines and finishing on them yet. They were supposed to be done in a day or two, but I've been short on modelling time and to be honest painting the fiddly bits took a lot longer than anticipated. So many panels and grilles and things! The main colour is insignia white over hellblau (Tamiya lacquers) with the fins in a mix of bright red and hull red. Everything else is Citadel, although I did use a Tamiya enamel wash for the panels. I sealed everything with brushed Klear, but with all the detail it tends to bubble and it's hard to find and remove them all, particularly in recesses. Less obvious under a matt coat. I do wonder if using acrylic washes might be a goer as well, since the enamel makes everything sticky and turns it into a dust trap while the thinner is damp. I took some pictures of the undersides but despite all the detail they weren't very satisfying. So it's just the tops for now. The undersides are similar but blue-er. I'll try and get the Tiger Sharks done to a similar standard but in less time Then I'll have a painted force! Cheers, Will 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon The Tanker Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Looks amazing! I always had a fascination for tau aircraft and space ships. Do you play tabletop Tau or just Aeronautica Imperialis? Kind regards Brandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 The parched earth effect is incredible! How did you do it? Nice work! TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Those are superb Will- bravo! 😃 For anyone not familiar with AI, I can't emphasize enough just how small these things are. They're amazing little sculpts, with an incredible amount of detail, but they're absolutely toetie! Will's fantastic paint makes them look way bigger than they are... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 11:55 AM, Brandon The Tanker said: Looks amazing! I always had a fascination for tau aircraft and space ships. Do you play tabletop Tau or just Aeronautica Imperialis? My daughter plays Tau occasionally so I generally maintain that they're evil. Not least because she sniped my Kill Team leader with a railgun on turn one the first time we played... On 7/31/2020 at 12:35 AM, TEXANTOMCAT said: The parched earth effect is incredible! How did you do it? Thanks, it's done with crackle paint, which shrinks aggressively as it dries causing the paint film to crack up. I used one of the GW crackle paints directly over 3M lightweight filler. This has a very not sticky surface so the crackle worked really strongly. Once it'd dried I pressed the flakes down with a scalpel handle as they'd curled up a bit much, and sealed the surface with 1:1 water and matt medium before priming the base. On 7/31/2020 at 4:43 AM, oileanach said: For anyone not familiar with AI, I can't emphasize enough just how small these things are. They are quite wee, I think the wingspan is a couple of inches? Most of the detail is chunky though, so they're not that hard to paint. There's just a lot of it. The windscreen recess is a bit subtle though, that took a fair bit of tidying up. Cheers, Will 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Really nice paint jobs Will. They remind me of those interwar German schemes with the red bands under the swastikas. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Nice! Great paint on these little guys, love the T'au! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Thanks folks, I thought they looked very fascist after I'd got the decals on, my daughter was not amused at the comparison. I think maybe I was subconsciously channelling the Indiana Jones flying wing? Cheers, Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Well, that 'for the greater good' strapline is suspiciously close to the modus operandi of the movement that believes 'all within the state'. I mean: "(the T'au 😉) conception is for the State; and it is for the individual in so far as (s)he coincides with the State, which is the conscience and universal will of (the T'au) in their historical existence". -attr Aun'O B'n Eto M'soul'ini, M02. 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Indeed. Also they do the whole "join us, or get subjugated" thing quite a lot. I finally got some modelling time and I've almost finished the Tiger Sharks, here's a pic in artificial light. I need to do a few touch-ups and the metallic and/or glossy bits. Hopefully be done with that tomorrow if I don't fall asleep first (I've got to get up horribly early to put out controls for an orienteering event.) Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Oooh, I like that! I wonder if I could get Frontier to do something similar for my Type 10? 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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