Tau Auxiliary, Gue’Vesa
In 2003 I wanted to model a unit of Gue’Vesa after rules appeared for the human inductees within the Tau forces.
Most folks were content to model up modern versions of Cadian plastics, however I wished to develop an integrated look and them for the force.
My first dabbling with the conversions are chuckle worthy, but you see where I began and what evolved into a fully fledged theme.
You will also find full rules (Tau 1st Edition) for these forces here.
The signature helm was a blending of the Firewarrior and Cadian helments directly along the mould line. Made a perfect fit with minimal sculpting to cover it up.
Later I even produced a female tech specialist figure with databoard with suitable Cyberpunk Blue hair style.
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Might try the same thing by combining the new Storm Trooper and Tau helmets.
Also I think I missed the Tech girl before. Good work, if you still have the figs, they might work out pretty cool for an INQ28/Inqisamunda/Dark Heresy or Rouge trader campaign. Of course totally Taued out.
Inq28 was the idea at the time way back when on DakkaDakka. Had not thought of Stormtrooper helmets though, good idea.
Also humans adopting blue hair, face paint or tattoos seems to be pretty normal for those who live and work with the Tau.
Agreed, felt something more than just blone/brown hair. Different culture, different expressionism.
If anyone is still interested in this thread, a handy little bit of reference for Gue’Vesa Auxiliaries can be found in White Dwarf 323; on page 116. Where a guy called Terry Peterson details how he set his models up. It’s pretty good and worth a quick read if somebody out there is looking for ideas…
Thanks man, been wondering where I saw those! Thanks for the reference 🙂
Hey. Thanks for this guide. How did you do the Earth Caste engineer that’s in a couple of photos on here? All I’ve found anywhere are the same photos reproduced but without any detail on how it was converted or whether it was a model no longer in production.
Thanks Tom, I’ve emailed you to follow up 🙂
Maybe I’m really late but how do you built that tau engineer???
Hi Victor – oh gosh, fair few parts; I’ll email you my WIP images 🙂
Like others in these comments I am really interested to know what parts you used to make the female tech figure, it is fantastic!
Hi Guardsman Dave – thank you! Her? Hmmm.. Tau tank officer, Catachan/Cadian pointer hand – couple of pouches and a techpad from the first Space Marine kit “beakies” I happened to have (anything similar would do really)
Added Cadian boots from the shins and the head if I recall correctly is Necromunda Escher Juve (metal). Plenty of those around these days! 🙂
Brilliant, thanks for letting me know! I love the look of all your various Tau Aux units, really imaginative and beautifully made. 🙂