Tau XV109 Y’vahra Battlesuit - Flying base Part 2 (WIP)

Just a quick update on my XV109 Y'vahra.  The basic colour scheme is on but the question is "blue flame" or "red flame"?  For weeks now I have been convinced it was going to be a red flame, but now it's half painted, I'm airing on the side of blue.  What's your thoughts?

Tau XV109 Y’vahra Battlesuit - Flying base

This is my first attempt at sculpting flames, which I am going to use as a flying base for my XV109.  As this is my first attempt it has it's problems, as in, the length of the flame coming out of the flamer is a little short, but that's due to the size of the base, I had to make do with the limited size and I didn't want to have him flying too high. and additionally and more importantly sculpting flames is hard :)

Once again I'm rekindling my love for Milliput.

I hope you like and hints and tips are welcome.

New Riptide heads

Yes that's right I have another new Riptide.  "One can never have enough Riptides"  It's the XV109 and as it's a variant from the normal Riptide, I thought it needed a completely different head, I also wanted to keep the XV107's head in mind, so it's roughly based on his, but its not a fixed head like the XV107.  what do you think?

Pre Order your XV109 Y'vahra and rules

Which Tau player wouldn't want a fast attack Riptide battlesuit which can swoop every other turn (but can't vector - which is fine by me), with hit and run and good at killing space marines, terminators, hordes armies and vehicles.  I must be reading these rules wrong - wow, wow, wow, wow check out the rules here Link.  I must have one NOW............

New Forge World images showing the Y'vahra and the Imperial Knights scales

A bit of a change from the demoralizing rumours that is the Dark Eldar - look what I found in my in box, another image of the Y'vahra and he looks bigger then I thought. Cooooool! 

Stay on target...Armies on Parade - Tau Skyshield landing pad WIP

A sneak peak of my Armies on Parade project X (WIP) and one of my painted Riptides and yes I know it's a rubbish photo, I have to leave you wanting more :)

The New Tau XV109 Y'vahra - A "Flying Monstrous Creature" or not?

Shas'Saal Samuraties at Advanced Tau Tactica has been good enough to post loads of images of his new purchase, the new XV109 Y'vahra from the Forge World European Open day.  As I am a massive fan of the Y'vahra and on seeing this image of the rear of the new Riptide variant and the size of the thrusters I just had to share.... 

What has come to light- First, the Y'vahra will be released in the next few months, I'm hopping for Christmas :) Second, the Y'vahra is not a close combat variant (understandably) :(  Third, confirmation on an Ion weapon and a flamer weapon (as if we didn't already know).  So open for debate is, why the huge over grown thrusters?  Could this be the first flying monstrous creature variant (please please please let it be this)? Could it have an extra long movement 4d6 for its jetpack move? Or just does it have hit and run? I for one know what I want and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new rules on Forge World's site and Christmas morning :)

  

The New Tau XV109 Y'vahra from Forgeworld

I've just found my Christmas present to my self, exactly 1 hour after writing my To do list stating "I will not give GW all my money", well that didn't last long did it!

The XV109 Y'vahra looks amazing a cross between a Riptide and a XV9 armed with a Pulse submission cannon variant and a super heavy flamer hopefully with the torrent special rule.... Available at the Forge World European Open Day this Saturday http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Events/FWeuro-openday.html bring it on.