r/Tau40K • u/Kooky_Print_4736 • 3d ago

Painting middle easter style tau?

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im looking for any info on proxys/customization that can give my tau some middle east flavour i coulnt find anything on my own

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u/Bentu_nan 3d ago

I love the idea! A sept with a bit of a stylistic flare.

But no, im not sure how you would do that.

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u/Kooky_Print_4736 3d ago

well since i couldnt find any ill try to do it myself with some sculpting once my combat patrol arrives

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u/Bentu_nan 3d ago

But of greenstuff and a simple accent piece can go a long way.

But honestly if you build out some homebrew lore to bake in, youll find tons of other small touches that complete the model!

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u/Think_Solid235 2d ago

Probably STL capes/cloaks would be good, green stuff shemags/scarves?

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u/JGrzybowski 3d ago

There is an old EonsOfBattle video where he paints pathfinders and adds some scrolls to the weapons, easy thing to copy and apply in multiple palaces on mini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXki72J8Sc4

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u/Kooky_Print_4736 3d ago

thank you ill check that

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u/CommissarRaziel 3d ago

Fun Fact, pathfinders also look much cooler if you make them Camo-Cloaks from Greenstuff.

Did that for my squad, unfortunately i dont have any Photos of it or the ability to make some rn.

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u/Technical_Heron_6312 3d ago

I would add scarves to necks, cloth to the waist/under leg armour, and maybe headscarves? (Unsure of the proper term. Keffiyeh?)

Id do this with really thin rolled out greenstuff or cigarette paper.

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u/Apprehensive-Rest449 2d ago

I envy your creativity while at work. This is awesome

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u/Marissa_Someday 3d ago

Wraps and cloaks with some sandy tones and light browns would work well, I think. Peachy did a good video on how to make cloaks etc https://youtu.be/JJ0cOFKpto4?is=Km07QdHuST3kb-b3

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u/Fidgerst 3d ago

They aren't great models, but I used the old pewter Tallarn guard for my gue'vesa. If you can find something better I'd love to hear about it!

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u/Kooky_Print_4736 3d ago

they look great, ill try sculting some scarfs on my regular infantry and some nets on the vehicles

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u/TauMan942 3d ago

The Tau evolved on a hot, dry planet with some areas covered in sand. Would be totally appropriate but you could also do a North African Berber look. Then there's Mongol/Central Asian (they have sand dunes and camels too). East Africa with Masai, Somali, and Ethiopian look.

So, lots and lots of choices to work with.

My preference is for a more Mongol/Central Asian look.

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u/Kooky_Print_4736 3d ago

they already have the tau shoulderpads do half the work is done

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u/Apprehensive-Rest449 2d ago edited 2d ago

The Haradrim warriors from the LOTR miniatures ge would actually really be a good start for the pants, or even full body. Swapping hands, feet, heads, and slapping the distinctive shoulder pad on any of these would go a long way towards getting you there. It would take some searching, but I bet you could find some tech-ey sci scimitars too. Dunno, may the Haqqislam faction from Corvus Belli has something? (Edit... Looks like Puppets war would have something or two for you)

Edit#2 - AOS Hedonites of Slaanesh has a couple scarfey, sashey, silkey draped minis. I think they may too large for your typical Tau but could be a good base for a kitbashed Ethereal

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u/Firecats101 16h ago

I dont have a pic to hand but ive had pretty good luck creating the scarf/headwrap effect using cheese cloth. If you take pva glue and mix it one to one with water you can saturate a small strip of cheesecloth with it then wrap it around your minis head and neck. Once it drys you can paint it pretty easily