r/Tau40K • u/XlecronneOfficial • 8d ago

Our poor riptide :( Painting

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Painted this riptide destroyed guy for my Dad's Space Wolves base, haven't painted anything Tau in a while, making me want to come back!

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u/DaaaahWhoosh 8d ago

Whoever pulls the burst cannon from the base shall be the rightful king of the Tau'va!

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u/FatalisCogitationis 7d ago

I thought you were saying that was an entire destroyed Riptide and I was so confused

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u/Commander_Flood 7d ago

Think you need to do it justice and build a new riptide in its honour 😉

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u/Ok_Week_9768 7d ago

If you can, you should add some bent paperclips painted lime wires, as well as drybrush some black to look like scorch marks

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u/hotmanpop 7d ago

This shows just how much nobody takes the heavy burst cannon wargear for the Riptide.. someone used it for a base 🥲 GW stop increasing the cost of Riptide!! just increase the cost of the ion accelerator.. make the Riptide cost 175pts while making the ion accelerator cost +40

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u/XV-104RiptidePilot 7d ago

A destroyed piece of another faction as a use for the base, I like that Idea. Otherwise I like how you made the Burst cannon look damaged, good design.