My Tau

[zzapper]

So here is my army:
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Whole thing

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In deployment/game

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Carbine/Pulse Rifle Warriors

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Custom Pathfinder

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Commander

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Ksi'm'yen

A third phase expansion, this is the sept that has survived the Splinter Hive Fleet Borg. The Tyranid Ships were encountered early into the colonization, but they were repelled by the Air Caste ships. As a more solid garrison was being established, more ships were detected on the fringes of the system. The colony sent out a scout, which quickly came fleeing back. The Tyranids were moving onto a planet in perperation to attack the main world. The commanders decided to launch a preemptive strike at the infested world.

TBC.

[Psychichobo]

That's pretty cool! I prefer seeing Kroot more often, but I'm weird like that and have an obssession with the green nutters. On top of that, the Commander is quite clearly dancing to the tune of his enemies being blasted. No greater insult can be thrown on the battlefield. Top marks!

[genestealer1414]

you definettely get more fire warriors. in my 2000-3000 pt army i feild like 60 fire warriors

[zzapper]

Weeellllll....

I am just starting these out so I haven't had the chance to get that many boxes yet...

So yeah....

Fluff
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The air caste ships started an orginized firing pattern catching a few bio-shpis in orbit. As the Bio-Ships moved to engage the Air ships, multiple cloaked ships pulled into a low-orbit. They moved into the upper atmosphere, disengorging Devilfishes, Hammerheads, Piranhas and Crisis Suits to succure a landing zone. As the Devilfishes landed and disengourged ranks of fire warriors.
The landing zone was in an enternal dusk, as the yellow and black figures ran out of their metal boxes. The lictor cocked its head watching. Then silently retreated back towards a hive node.
With disciplined motions the Fire Warriors quickly established a three-layered firing line...ready for the assault. With shimmers, Stealth Teams slipped between the rank and file Fire Warriors, ready to relay positions back to the main force. With a hum specially designated Devilfishes whisked into the dusk, carrying Pathfinders to forward locations. Moving forward, the Crisis Suits moved with the Fire Warriors in an ever-enlarging circle.
Devilfish 264 hovered low to the ground, allowing the Pathfinders to hop off. The silent warriors moved quickly into the brush and scrub disappearing utterly. The pilot hovered for a few seconds longer before rising. The entire world shook...then shook again. With devastating force, 264 spun, pilot struggling to keep control. With unerring precision the pilot pulled up and away, relaying targeting informaton for the Broadsides to target...
The sky cracked as twin blue streaks crossed the skies. There was utter silence...and then a chittering as the Tyranids pored out of the brush towards the Fire Warriors. The firing began in a strobing of blue light, with thunder marking the Hammerheads and Broadsides.

[zzapper]

The ickor ran thick with blood, cries screeching in the gloom, but yet the horde continued to come. Fire Warriors broke and ran back into the next line. Each line collapsed in a similar manner until there was no where to run. Rallying his warriors, the commander ordered a last ditch formation, consisting of a continuous stream of fire. Fire Warriors took aim, bravery and courage from their comrades...with a blue wave, the Tyranid mass thinning...but it wasn't enough. For every gaunt killed, two made it closer. Soon only bare meters of ground remained...With a yell the Shas'o lept with into combat, smashing the smaller creatures into gore. His seconds and his bodyguard looked on in awe as the commander waded into the horde...as one would the tide, moving away from the main Tau force. The Shas'o trasmitted one thing before triggering a suicide bomb in his Crisis Suit removing most of the horde around him. As the seconds took command and finished the rest of the Tyranids, darker shapes could be seen moving away from the battle.

The Tau armada moved quickly west from the slaughter zone, towards the volcanic island chains. Establishing a well defended and isolated base was a quick process, but the Tyranids did not let the Warriors rest long...

As the sentries watched, the still ocean bubbled with life, creatures moving onto the beach with a slithering motion. After a short moment, the creatures shivered and split apart...spilling Tyranids onto the field. With a shout the sentries roused the rest of the army and soon the defense turrets fired at the beached creatures.
Fire Warriors started to line the wall, blasting into smaller creatures with unerring precision. As the number of Tyranids started to wane, Stealth Suits lept from the tops of the battlements, carefully exterminating the last few gaunts still living, a thunderous boom was heard...before the south wall of the fortress disappeared. With cries of horror the stunned Fire Warriors watched as Raveners leaped from the guts of the thing, scaling the rubble onto the battlements. Fire Warriors clambered away from the breach as the Tyranids ripped into the few that still lived. Screaming, a frienzed Ravener pursued the nearest Tau, slithering across the ground. A few meters away, it lept flying across the air...only to be shot through the head by a Pathfinder.
The pilot of Devilfish 264 unloaded his Pathfinder sniping team. Turning, he released his drones and stuttered his Burst Cannon across the Tyranids. He lifted off, intending to sweep across the beach that is...until a second spore nearly clipped his Devilfish plowing into the beach.
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Here, basic planet map:
*Red dot is current location*

[zzapper]

Is anyone even reading the rest of this?
Cause if no-one is, then I'm just gonna drop it.

[Enigma]

Enigma likes...

[zzapper]

Well I see people don't like it, but they haven't told me what they don't like about it so I can't fix it

[CylonDorado]

Most people like it though. I think it's neat. The crisis commander kind of sticks out though. That's no big deal though.

[Enigma]

I think, personally, that if you want them to be fighting tyranids in the fluff, then the veterans/commanders/shas'ui fire warriors should have trophies or patched up armour using tyranid carapaces. You should have lot's of spare gaunt carapaces so you could just replace the shoulderpads/armour plates with these for future models.

[HiveCrawler]

I think they look good.
But, you really need to base them. It'll make em look a lot more finished instantly. Also, the red and blue edges on some of the bases and black on others makes it look kind of inconsistant, so I think you should settle on one.
All minor things, but things that can really make the whole look better if you spend a little time on them

-Crawler

[3ff3ct]

I agree with crawler and enigma, you should definately tie them together a bit more cos they look a little haphazard. Otherwise very cool!