Look what I did! Bling Commander

These days Tau and Eldar mix and you can get some interesting conversions. This gentleman is going to be a buff commander for a Tau allied detachments for my client's Eldar. The color schemes are very similar so I think they will look the part on the tabletop. The addition of the Wraithlord's blade on this commander represents an Onager Gauntlet.
Side note: I sometimes flatter myself in thinking that the author of the new Tau Codex has read the fluff sections of this blog.
The Earth Caste pilot: http://tauofwar.blogspot.com/2009/11/wind-swept-across-airfield-and-wisped.html
Onager Gauntlet: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtLYzYbnQFZtKtJJlK0T7UcNJ8M61ZU6nWllLrAubn6H1wa5BM89Qv0nNfma2HKz-TQAeIjyihAp_OITy0qdrj_T3tp_u9LSiwrMtlNtHcv6w-7NWVO4YpzA9g2Qz49PXK2_toJ5f10kp/s1600-h/hands.JPG
Nah, couldn't be.
Back to more self-flattery and vanity.

This blade is really nice to practice non-metal metallics (NMM) because it's so large. You can really focus on getting the blends right because you've got a lot of space to deal with.

Here is a quick paint list in case you were wondering:
Base coat: Out of Production (OOP) Games Workshop(GW): Hawk Turquoise.
Highlights by adding: OOP GW: Ice Blue, Vallejo Model Color (VMC): Pale Blue, VMC: White
Shaded with: OOP GW: Dark Flesh, OOP GW: Scorched Brown.

Sky-earth effect was taught to me by James Wappel on this preview video: