#commandershadowsun

Commander Shadowsun 29-Mar-2025

My second Tau mini and I chose a doozy...

Couple barriers going into this mini - 1) I haven't painted large masses of white so far since returning to painting, only small details and spot colours. 2) I don't own any Tau transfers. And 3) This mini's been sat in my cabinet for about 5 years, and was primed black and dusty as hell.

I tried my best here. I tried an airbrush first to lay down the light grey primer but I don't have the knack with it yet, so ended up doing the whole thing by brush. I was learning on the fly that flood washing with the blue wash wasn't the best idea, and that Ulthuan Grey's coverage is terrible when it's as thin as it needs to be for minimal texture. It's not perfect, but it's as good as I can do!