CHAOS TAU! Kitbashing & Painting Warhammer’s FORBIDDEN Army

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Let’s twist the narrative slightly, and imagine what some Chaos-aligned Tau might look like!
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@MidwinterMinis Жыл бұрын

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@VladimirKharchenko Жыл бұрын

Hi, Guy! We live in modern times and there are a load of mediums that speed up oils polymerisation to mere days (if not just hours)! Malbutter, Liquine and Megilp are just some examples of those, but they make painting minis with oils quite viable.

@MidwinterMinis Жыл бұрын

@@VladimirKharchenko that's great to know, thank you!

@VladimirKharchenko Жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis No problem! Also there is still an old fashioned use of some varnishes and thinners, which can sped up drying times a lot, but with a smelly fumes and tricky use they loose to modern means. Overall oils probably one of the best mediums to make speedpaint look fancy, and not just through washes alone

@JakubRibeck Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be honest, I don't really care how you paint the skitarii as long as there's a mini toaster somewhere.

@captaincorundum9788 Жыл бұрын

@@Forty-K hopefully he does this and harks on communism and how playing commies is bad, only to have a sponsor segment for a game where you can play as "the red team"

@mausolus8466 Жыл бұрын

My tip for the Skitarii - non-Chaotic Hereteks. Those who turned back on the Imperium and its teachings, yet did manage not to succumb to call of Chaos. Using forbidden mix of AdMechs' and Xenos' technology, with gritty look of outlaws.

@surpriseandterror9698 Жыл бұрын

Xenarites are so much fun to build up. Giving them Gauss flayers and pulse rifles and sticking various bits and bobs to the vehicles. It's like building Orks just really really fiddly

@mausolus8466 Жыл бұрын

@@surpriseandterror9698 Yep, just it should have the idea that they are enemies of Imperium as well as its false Omnissiah/Emperor

@gaybogagins5392 Жыл бұрын

That’s a awesome sounding idea! I’m a Admech player and I’ve always been interested in the idea of Hereteks on the table top.

@SaintOfThine Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see this. I've thought of doing something similar and leaning heavily into the creepy horror side of admech with loads of extra pipes and tendrils you can make with those greenstuff rollers.

@falsehero2001 Жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest similar. Consider he now has a bunch of leftover Tau bits, it would be ironic for the Chaos Tau to face off against Mechanicum that have been seduced by the greater good.

@tabletoptrilobite9816 Жыл бұрын

Guy calling the Ethereal a Farseer caused d6 mortal wounds

@frankyboi1819 Жыл бұрын

Legitimately didn’t notice till my second watch

@mattpace1026 Жыл бұрын

Are you really all that surprised the dude doesn't know what he's talking about? I don't even play this game and I can tell this guy doesn't care.

@aterriblespartan5051 Жыл бұрын

@@mattpace1026I don’t think he plays much either, I think he just paints.

@Sgt-Wolf Жыл бұрын

Just as planned.

@dr.sommercamp3435 2 ай бұрын

@@mattpace1026 Just a quick question?! What the heck are you doing here then?! And if you don't know what you talking about, don't comment!

@apathy_in_ut Жыл бұрын

I think a napoleonic war admech army could be a fun.

@bingbong9104 Жыл бұрын

I might actually do that!

@MidwinterMinis Жыл бұрын

@@llamapocolypes2875 the irony you think this is irony

@jc7997aj Жыл бұрын

Cool idea. I've always thought a Russian inspired Space Marine chapter would be amazing. Maybe based on Imp Fists. Noble, stoic, never surrender never retreat kinda guys. Rasputin would make a good Librarian. Chapter Masters would be called Czars. 🤔 I might need to get printing. I may have the start of a hell of agood army.

@georgerausch4408 Жыл бұрын

Napoleonic all the way!

@CMTechnica Жыл бұрын

Nah, an iron harvest inspired AdMech force. They already got the steampunk mechs

@dragonsmith9502 Жыл бұрын

I personally think a necron-worshipping Xenos-cult Mechanicum color scheme like that one found in the Mechanicus game would be super cool! black robes and deep metal accented with glowing green sounds awesome!

@allsome1o1 Жыл бұрын

Guy needs to see this!

@manzokushisan Жыл бұрын

The gw corpse heads are from the old zombie boxes. As for the mechanicum make them chaos as well to see who have the true will of the Gods.

@vanillaicecream2385 Жыл бұрын

ork boyz box too

@NotOnLand Жыл бұрын

@@vanillaicecream2385 Yeah I have plenty from a bag of old ork bits I got at a yard sale

@GamePlayer553 Жыл бұрын

Midwinter Minis is the ultimate champion of the "I did it cuz I thought it would be cool" style of painting and kitbashing and I love seeing it. Always prefer it when people have fun and do up minis the way they want as opposed to the strict "There Can Be No Fun In My Grimdark Army Man Game" method some go with. As a T'au player looking to make Orky followers of the T'au'va, I approve!

@rutgaurxi7314 Жыл бұрын

If by cool, you mean pants on head retarded then sure.

@chrisroberts7000 8 ай бұрын

Blood Axes for dah gratah gud!

@EisenKreutzer Жыл бұрын

Since you went with Chaos themed Tau, how about Necron themed Admech? Green glows and grey metal bits to represent an Admech army thats delved a bit too deeply into ancient Necron tombs.

@CalfOnTheRun Жыл бұрын

Farsight's sword isn't actually chaos, its just an ancient xenos sword made by an alien race older than the imperium, out of a material called a 'chronophagic alloy'. The alien race were also themselves very anti chaos, considering they developed many runes to help contain and deny the warp. (Hence all those khorne daemons trapped under Arthas Moloc). Although the dawn blade itself does take the lifespan cutshort of its victims, it in itself isn't necessarily evil.

@MidwinterMinis Жыл бұрын

Look at you comin' at me with ACTUAL lore! Haha

@rootsnootthnute8598 Жыл бұрын

I think it's ultimately both, an anti-chaos faction that utilizes warp interactive technology, such as time influencing stuff, and vitality buffing, would likely have a tie to chaos physics somewhere along the lines, especially if it's Xenos tech, considering how many aliens are blatant Chaos worshipers.

@jczerzzz Жыл бұрын

Yeah lol I don't think its been fully revealed but that is what I've heard is the most accurate Lore for the Dawn Blade! The description makes it sound Necronish in origin, kinda like that guy that has the staff that sucks out the tactical corpse's soul.

@alextopfer1068 Жыл бұрын

That's just what Tzeentch wants you to think

@carlstanford7607 Жыл бұрын

Laying down some knowledge. Nice one dude

@Mr.Goufball Жыл бұрын

Guys palette is more paint than palette.

@joshfrance898 Жыл бұрын

The cloaks of the admech would fit well with a WW1 trenchcoat look.

@captaincorundum9788 Жыл бұрын

Be careful, that might be *too* historical, lol Might ruffle some feathers

@GCLEM92 Жыл бұрын

Give them little spiked helmuts too.

@Malganis85 Жыл бұрын

If you want a recommendation for the AdMech, I say go with some variation of the Styges VIII Forgeworld scheme! The Styges VIII Mechanicum are rife with Xenarites who adapt and venerate xenos technologies, so could make for some fun kitbashes as well. That said, their black and red scheme might not contrast very well with these grim and gritty Chaos Tau.

@maddridder8741 Жыл бұрын

Guy, as cool as the scheme is, it feels like a missed opportunity for a pun. You should have painted them even darker and call them... Incogni'Tau!

@albertosara416 Жыл бұрын

Steve's parts are absolutely genius

@ChickenSims Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shoutout, Guy! They look great!

@ufonoob3115 Жыл бұрын

Excited for a Midwinter mini and Painting Phase crossover after the tease this episode 😮

@caveychip7510 Жыл бұрын

As a mechanicanicus fan, i would love to see another uniquely chaotic conversions with some dark mechanicum

@MidwinterMinis Жыл бұрын

Don't tempt me

@caveychip7510 Жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis mwah ha ha ha

@blandedgear9704 Жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis Chaos tau and dark mechanicum forces battling over long buried chaos artifacts would be really cool. You could give some of the Mechanicum forces a visual contrast to the tau by giving them white robes, as some of the mechanicum members wore white instead of red and held that it was an older, truer uniform. And, it shows stains of oil, blood, and the hideous alchemic mixture of both in excellent detail...

@Uncle_Buck Жыл бұрын

Dark mechanicus and dark tau trying to gain the favor or Vashtorr...

@baudsp Жыл бұрын

@@blandedgear9704 I think that in the Dark Heresy novels, the tech priests wore white (or it was in another BL novel I had red around the same time frame...)

@jotwins8610 Жыл бұрын

I think the severed eldar head is from the old Ork Boyz kit

@Henrya11 Жыл бұрын

It is indeed!

@rosscooke2737 Жыл бұрын

As an ork player I can confirm that

@ConquistadoraDeLaEstrella Жыл бұрын

full on brass steampunk for the skitarii as a good contrast to the grimdark T'au. Like, clean brass, gleaming metal and all that goodness

@matthewboles6721 Жыл бұрын

I am in love with this. I love that the fall to chaos is a conscious choice with the Tau. This open up even more possible themes and paint choices for Tau armies. Keep this up.

@azuronhiragi6288 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing such unique T'au models. I see so many T'au players at every hobby shop I go to and it's so wonderful seeing converted T'au that can stand out. Personally I play "fish people" T'au where they are all sea monsters with a custom Commander in Kraken Battlesuit

@morningbeauvoir Жыл бұрын

enjoyed your m&s food advert voice on this one guy!

@wkblauwster Жыл бұрын

tip: if you don't want to use oils for any reason, use a artist ink like Liquitex or FW for the white lining. i recently used some Liquitex titanium white ink on my necons and it works almost as well as oil. just have to be a bit more careful and guide the paint along. it is amazing for recessed glowing details.

@congeuro Жыл бұрын

For the Greater Bad?!

@jameon40k Жыл бұрын

You could paint them to look like old diving suits from the 1800s. Yellow glows to the eyes, maybe mess around with the bases a bit and make them more sea themed etc. Either that or just Triplex Phall, they are a fun Forgeworld with no special rules but great fluff/lore!

@theemissary1313 Жыл бұрын

If we can put a daemon in a soulless piece of metal like a sword, we can damn well put one in a soulless piece of xenos meat like a tau.

@wellywanderer Жыл бұрын

Lol at the "paint something noncontroversial" shout! Paint what makes you happy.

@nuazak Жыл бұрын

guy's channel has such black metal energy even the tau cannot withstand it.

@benjaminkingsley3902 Жыл бұрын

Take a shot everytime guy calls the ethereal a farseer 😂 love the vid

@TinTin-qg4tz Жыл бұрын

I've always had a "Mars Attacks" scheme idea for mechanicus (for obvious reasons), but never got around to it due to already having 2 armys and planning a third, but i'd love to see that idea come to fruition here.

@timmystwin Жыл бұрын

For Skitarii I've always wanted to do a proper steampunk vibe, bordering on medieval. So like, lots of wood, a green wooded scenery etc, not grimdark just steampunk. Think that'll be relatively easy to achieve just with a paintjob, some cocktail stirrers and basing material, and it's a unique take you don't see done very often.

@Atiklyar Жыл бұрын

Make them properly da'vinci looking. This gets my vote.

@songsforsanguinius8576 Жыл бұрын

that would be sick

@lasagnaboi9495 Жыл бұрын

Hey Guy! Huge fan of your channel, it's what got me into Warhammer, and i've been following it from as far back as the old Blackstone fortress tutorials. I was wondering if you ever have plans to do a "How to play" style video for the Horus Heresy? I think it would be a great way to introduce people to one of GW's lesser-known games, and help explain the 7th edition-style rules to those who are new to the system. But once again, cheers, and thank you for all the work you put into making these videos!

@onilegends6650 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how the Mechanicus would look if they were themed after the Institute from fallout 4. Just imagine pristine white coats and clean lab equipment.

@flamingbaby247 Жыл бұрын

This is a rly cool and creative idea and not something u see big content creators trying. Great work MWM!

@user-uo1zp5bw7c Жыл бұрын

U don’t know how much u have helped me with these videos

@spice6828 Жыл бұрын

I don't know what's been tortured more, the Tau's victims or your palette!

@jackhammer40k_ Жыл бұрын

This is really silly. Which is why I like it so much. Well done

@halfcrafted Жыл бұрын

Love ideas like this that have no real canonical reason to not be done, but for whatever reason are less commonly mashupped! Look forward to seeing them showdown in the arena!

@funnyhaha7340 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful intros as always Mr. Midwinter! And those glow effects are crazy!

@moonscript4675 Жыл бұрын

Do the skitarri in an almost angelic scheme and style, to contrast the chaos tau

@simonleach6632 Жыл бұрын

What I did with my skitarii was influenced by the NCR veteran rangers from Fallout New Vegas, so olive drab armour, grey-blue under suits and brown leather coats, but I painted the coat linings orange to give them a pop of colour, plus red eye lenses, for the vehicles I use a camo scheme from second world war British soft skin vehicles (trucks) called the 'cloud' or 'mickey mouse' pattern, a light green base with the disruptive pattern done in dark green and any non-armour plated worky bits (legs on the dunecrawler) done in a pale tan colour (i use Portland stone, but pale sand is not that far off) looks pretty cool when it's done and if you want an ad-mech army that's a bit different, this drab, camouflaged look is not a bad way to do it!

@CarnageCoon Жыл бұрын

i'm obsessed with wastelander admech, all rusted tech, rags for cloaks, vehicles from whatever was salvagable (not orky tho) you get the idea

@dr.sommercamp3435 2 ай бұрын

"Uz da humies!"?! Woah?! We'z not da squishy humigitz, we'z da boyz! Da bästest! Da haaadäst! Änd da greenäzt! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!😂❤

@daniellogue8365 Жыл бұрын

I live how this series turned into awesome experimental paint jobs and conversions ❤ great place to take risks in the small format while getting enough models to see how a whole army would look. These are awesome btw :)

@Coltslax Жыл бұрын

Heavenly Host Skittari. Lots of bright whites and golds

@SausageMonkeyPigTV Жыл бұрын

Very good Guy. Glad to see you are still doing this.

@joshuawitchalls3827 Жыл бұрын

Thanking you muchly for this, I've been eagerly waiting your next video. Love your work as always!

@adambartch2412 Жыл бұрын

SkTAUri rangers (Tau inspired theme, given the mechanics love of tech, this splinter group accepted the modern ways)

@lonewolfsniper1000 Жыл бұрын

I can't get over how cool this is. Very very impressed Guy! Big props to Steve for those primo prints as well

@frankcosyns2348 Жыл бұрын

i use a similar glow effect with my tau too, however i use white scar, imperial fist contrast and vallejo fluoresant orange. it still looks great!

@Nexsusthepro Жыл бұрын

YAY! I've been contemplating Chaos Tau,- I've seen some cool Tzeentch vehicles with mouths and things. Very cool! edit; oh!!!! in honour of chaos tau; how about "Tau themed Skitari"? The human mechanicus is always so....messy and disjointed, maybe if we had some humans who weren't afraid of technological progress or 'nicer tech'!?

@celtichistory Жыл бұрын

I love the prussian blue, my first guard army was painted that. Now i use intermediate green

@miniaturestash Жыл бұрын

Great episode and a very cool army, thanks for all the content

@Arkhavist_S Жыл бұрын

Might've been my favorite opening VO yet. Had such a vibe to it.

@philbatchelor9325 Жыл бұрын

Lovely paint job as always!

@emdeo Жыл бұрын

Those upright drones came out really well and are just brilliant overall, I love them.

@filleis6374 Жыл бұрын

A concept that I heard mentioned once but has never seen actually executed is that of a garden-world or Solarpunk admech. Incorporating foliage elements and contrasting the silver with some more earthy browns and greens.

@Mr_Waffle. Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome idea, merging nature's machines with mankind's machines

@thedabblingwarlock Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of an idea I had. Tau infected by Ork spores. I think these guys turned out pretty good. As for the Skitarii, I have only one word, steampunk. Brass and copper and polished steel all over the place.

@yosophsindi7754 Жыл бұрын

Theoretically Tau could fall for chaos now that Vashtor is in the playground because he actually infects Tech.

@kaifirth6898 Жыл бұрын

For painting your skitarii, I think you should paint them like Jawas from Star Wars

@motherreaper7287 Жыл бұрын

I really love this idea and the paint scheme for them!

@MaverickNicolson Жыл бұрын

I love the Steve cameos. Adds a nice element of sex appeal.

@allsome1o1 Жыл бұрын

Tau was my first love in 40K but I was never statisfied with my Tau. My love faded and I went to the Astra Militarium and I'm proud of mine. This right here is what I need to give my Tau some love! I'm gonna pick up the bits and work on converting them soon!

@Matt-md5yt Жыл бұрын

love this idea so much, the concept is something I love when it came to artwork and now some cool minis

@corbingovers7559 Жыл бұрын

You know what models fit PERFECTLY with ad-mech bits? Nighthaunt :D. Dark Mechanicum!! Rust stalker heads fit perfectly under bladeghiest revenants and the arms are the same scale. Dreadblade harrows can be easily converted to serberys raiders, and the manipulus looks great when kitbashed with the scriptor mortis.

@jacobl3620 Жыл бұрын

Do a ork mecanicum Take grots and add mechanical bits for the rangers

@brotquel1592 Жыл бұрын

Maybe do a "shattered mirror" thing for the skitarii: you have evil looking, grim taus, make clean and bright skitarii.

@bignick2488 Жыл бұрын

How about some clean pristine martian machines? clean-freak admech makes me smile

@blablablabla3014 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! Im waiting so much for the battle Report! Keep up the good Work!

@pineapplefantastico3079 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see a well executed chaos Tau army. For the skitarii, maybe Final Fantasy 6 Magitek themed/Gehstahlian empire. Maybe a bit too specific, but it’s what comes to mind.

@justinavery8664 Жыл бұрын

Excellent out of the box skirmish army idea!! Looks great🎉

@DragonaxFilms Жыл бұрын

That white oil wash technique is genius, gotta give that a try myself sometime.

@5az2 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see some nature themed Admech. I would nicely break the "manufacturing is all that matters" gimmick

@Gfloresadam Жыл бұрын

I love love love the sideways droid!

@zieg0r Жыл бұрын

The decapitated head is from the 2018 Ork Boyz Box. Source: I've got one and one of my Slugga Boyz has the head as a grizzly trophy on his back. :)

@TheMrFishnDucks Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing. Love me some chaos Tau. Keep up the good work.

@nonny99nl Жыл бұрын

These are so amazing!

@trivialpershoot Жыл бұрын

Its all fun and games until someone has to play Chaos Tau :P All humour aside; some people will create drama where there is none, for views. Its a shame, but you continue to do you. Love your vids.

@harrymcgill9393 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always wanted to see Skitari that are created from an Ordo of the Mechanicus that studies agriculture. Having plants and nature fused in and part of the horrific cyborgs the skitari are has always been a driving idea for me.

@feb1839 Жыл бұрын

i think painting the skitarii like construction equipment would be really fun and unique, maybe the admech uses them as reserve fighters when they run out of regular forces?

@euandavies9236 Жыл бұрын

Possibly some aquatic theme Skitarii, could be a nice contrast to the dark reds of the chaos tau?

@chester1882 Жыл бұрын

Mash Skitari with whatever Necro Bits you happen to have. Make some Heretechs!

@SaviorThree Жыл бұрын

coolest tau army i've seen!

@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Жыл бұрын

Ohhh hellyeah I am all about this!!! CHAOS REIGNS! 🤘😈🤘

@thejaxter6993 Жыл бұрын

I’m in love with the scheme of dark gunmetal and burgundy, cuz you can also use that for so many things. Great work as always ❤

@vkutya Жыл бұрын

Wow these turned out to be really awesome

@matthewbull3688 Жыл бұрын

Great idea and execution! I loved The Painting Phase cameo!

@Nilske1987 Жыл бұрын

Super dark Tau should face up against super bright/happy Skitarii :p Make 'em hot pink! 👀

@caelantheeverchosen5510 Жыл бұрын

Necron-inspired Hereteks? Not chaos themed but lots of glow effects to have fun with, and with that... maybe use Florescent paints for that bright, neon pop?

@shaunkhing Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you do a non-grimdark Admech faction. Even something as extreme as a bubblegum pop colour scheme. That would radically offset against the grim dark tau.

@thedubstepaddict3675 Жыл бұрын

There is this one forgeworld in horus heresy lore, called Xana. They became the first hellforge, and they have a great tan/ dark metal/ red colour scheme with a 3-tailed scorpion and mechanized dog skulls as symbols.

@stuartharrington5674 Жыл бұрын

What a great concept👍👍👍

@isisnmagic1812 Жыл бұрын

Great video and thanks for showing how to make oil washes.

@maddie5900 Жыл бұрын

I think it could be cool to do some immaculate Mechanicus. like the tech priests of the Custodes? or those that upkeep the golden throne? the best of the mechanicus' technologies in regal colours.

@FHangya Жыл бұрын

excellent paint job. well done!!!

@AxelsAndGears Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ferocious.

@ProjectThunderclaw Жыл бұрын

Canonically, Tau just have very weak souls. They barely register as a presence in the Warp, which is why daemons usually leave them alone - they're just not very tempting prey. That, and I guess that the resulting lack of psykers and sorcerers means there's no easy entry point for them. I don't think that makes them immune to warp shenanigans, though. Under the right circumstances, Chaos can corrupt animals, machines and even entire planets, so there's no reason to presume it couldn't take over T'au if the opportunity presented itself.