Tau of War Masterpiece Commissions: The Admech and Taunar Weapon Options

This project entailed completing the weapon options for the Ta-Unar I recently did and then taking on a portion of an Admech army that I worked on a few years ago.
The Admech portion took around 2.5 weeks to complete. 

My favorite part was working on the Thalantar. Such a lovely model. 

Sydonian Dragoons nearly complete, Riders to go!

I finished the mounts last night, sans transfers which will come when the riders are added. I'm having a lot of fun with this project so far, but its good to be meeting mile markers at the right times. I have three nights to finish the riders and I think that is plenty of time. 

I've been thinking of doing a product review of these guys. I've got a lot to say about them both good and bad. I figure after doing 15 of them, I'd have more experience to go off than the usual "reviews" you see on the blogosphere. (which usually come down to someone opening the box and rambling about the kit without even assembling a single one.) 

NOVA Prep: Adeptus Mechanicus Dragoons and Ironstriders

Although it looks like I'm not going to NOVA (if I do, it'd be on Friday only), I still feel like I am one of the 100s of hobbyists out there busting his ass trying to get big projects done before. In my case I am working on 15 Admech Cavalry to accompany the 3 Knights I did a while back. 

The color scheme is transferring to these models rather well in my estimation and I having a lot of fun painting them. But I am finding that short breaks are needed about every hour, in order to keep me sane. I'm putting in roughly 2 hours of work per day on these. But like I said, I love how they are coming together. 

I guess the main excitement for me is seeing my color scheme on some models other than Knights and seeing how it transfers. 

Desktop Shot

Morning all,

Today I'm feeling in the mood to share a pic with you all. I have 5 Adeptus Mechanicus Dragoons on my desk, some Ratskins (getting painted for use in a 40k Campaign) and some Tau in the background for you close watchers.

In about a month, I will have 15 of these mechanical cavalry men painted up for a local client. Great stuff and very exciting for me. They will be painted up in my "Lannister" theme --- orange, white and black with lion heraldry. Its great to flesh out the force some.