I have been looking at Dropzone Commander for quite some time now. The models are really nice and I have heard great things about the gameplay from my friends who have already taken the plunge. The draw back for me has been cost. Sometimes the cost has been nigh on hilarious, especially in the case of their resin buildings. However, this premium cost appears to be part of their start up and as they grow and gain traction with the market they are looking much more reasonable and offer options that are far more affordable; for example card terrain for an entire 6'x4' city at half the price of one of the previously linked buildings.

Now they have really upped their game in terms of value; a starter set allowing two players to get playing straight out of the box for a reasonable price (the same price as one of those buildings...):

 When Codex Tau Empire was released earlier this year I was really excited to dive in and start the good fight for The Greater Good. However, as I read over the rumours and then the physical Codex itself it came to light that you could not take Crisis Suits as troops. This was something I had hoped for as the idea really interested me.

After realising I would not be using the list I had envisioned for this Codex I started playing around with a few ideas using Massed Fire Warriors with Battle Suit support. Eventually my steam ran out as I was no longer hooked on the idea. Fast forward a few months and I read some rumours regarding a Tau Codex Supplement called Farsight Enclaves :O I knew right there and then that this would be my autumn project for this year and with any luck (ie they do not totally suck on the tabletop) will be my tournament army for next year.

I posted some pics of this Night Lords Warp Talon conversion on Bolter and Chainsword last week. In that post I received a number of comments pointing out that I had not used any gold trim. This gold trim is part of the traditional Night Lords heraldry and I totally missed it... so here it is with some trim added. I must say I think it has added a great deal to the model. It looked rather plain before but I was worried about adding too much colour and losing the Midnight Clad style. Thankfully the gold has added some punch without lifting the tone of the model too far.

Really fighting the urge to make a project of this rather than a one off...

- Martok