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A new Tau suit being looks like its being worked on over at Forgeworld. While the event has come and past for Games Day, the information here seems relevant.
This was posted April 8th, but was just updated August 9th.
via Warhound on Advanced Tau Tactica
http://advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19686&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=0
Well, I say rumours... but these are gospel, as I spoke with Daren Parwood (XV9 sculpting fame) and Alan Bligh... and had the below book in my hands...!
Daren has been given the go-ahead to make another suit!.. I spoke with him some 9 months about some ideas that he has had, to make a suit inbetween the XV-25 and XV-8 sizing... at the time we discussed having a smaller missile laden guy... but this has now been dealt with by the new releases... so, in league with Alan Bligh, they are knocking around the following ideas:
Hyper stealth capability... bascially able to drop in, up front all alone, and be able to get out again.. sort of a 'minime' of the XV-9 MO....
Possible 'big gun'... Daren not sure on whether it will be Ion... or some sort of Ongar Gauntlet type affair...
To be released: unknown, but Daren has already started the sculpt;-)
More importantly.. I was able to read the Taros campaign "redux"... bascially, they has one of only 3 copies in existence at the event, a final copy ready for the printers... As the taros campaign came out before the Apocalypes launch and also, with 6th ed and now the new codex.. they have updated ALL units to be inline with the new release....
key notes that I can remember:
Tetras: H2 TL ml, base cost 35, but with Dpod, comes in at ##edit## just under the old points... so a little nerf on the shots there...
XV-9 updated! Full suite of optional upgrades from the codex, including the skyfire ability!!!.. Shas O really- stand alone character that cant join other units at all!!
Full tightening on all the XV-8 AND 9 suits varients... new points, plus 6th ed rules....
Clarifications on all the marker posts and sentries etc.....
Bit of a pain to rebuy the book- but worth it in the end!.. also Talima mentioned that they have retrofitted some fluff to fit with the new canon....
ETA- 2 months....
I hope that this helps some folks out..
cheers
Warhound
p.s...OH!!... and (as I was showing Daren the LTD ed of the codex- he hadnt had the chance to see any of it!!!)... we discussed the idea of cosmetic additions to kits that he could do... he was very keen to look at Riptide and other suit 'body panel' swaps... additions etc....
No firm ideas (at all!).. but he will be looking at some new stuff.....
via Games Day information page
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?aId=30900004a&%3b_requestid=2374033
Forge World – Darren's Tau and Blake's Scenery
Over in Forge World, Darren Parrwood has joined the Tau's Third Sphere of Expansion and has been seen working on a new Tau kit. The Greater Good has never looked so good! Meanwhile, Forge World's scenery extraordinaire, Blake Spence, has been hard at work on more new magnificently detailed scenery tiles to help really enhance your battlefields.
You will be able to meet both Darren and Blake at this year's Games Day and talk to them at length about these and some of the other projects they have worked on.
via Games Day information page
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?aId=30900004a&%3b_requestid=2374033
Forge World – Darren's Tau and Blake's Scenery
Over in Forge World, Darren Parrwood has joined the Tau's Third Sphere of Expansion and has been seen working on a new Tau kit. The Greater Good has never looked so good! Meanwhile, Forge World's scenery extraordinaire, Blake Spence, has been hard at work on more new magnificently detailed scenery tiles to help really enhance your battlefields.
You will be able to meet both Darren and Blake at this year's Games Day and talk to them at length about these and some of the other projects they have worked on.
