Any Tau Titan Ideas? |
|
Lextar
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas?  Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:23 am |
|
| Brood Brother |
 |
 |
Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:21 pm
Posts: 1254
Location: UK/Suffolk
|
|
I'm planning to start painting my Tau
Just wondering if anyone thought about a Tau Titan?
|
|
| Top |
|
 |
|
Legion 4
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:17 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36947
Location: Ohio - USA
|
Back in the days of Tau concept "talks", IIRC, the Manta is their "Flying Titan" ! It certainy has the firepower ! Notice they have no FA either, and make up for it with CAS. The Tau way of war ... IMO, they are the most hi-tech force in the game. The Eldar are next, but a bit "old school", by comparison.  I'd be interested in how a TAU vs. Eldar game would go ? My money is on the T&K ! 
_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Justiniel
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:56 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2004 8:59 am
Posts: 3280
Location: Holywood, Northern Ireland
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
FarSeerElandrieth
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:04 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Mon May 19, 2003 5:52 pm
Posts: 156
Location: Yarmouth, ME ?USA
|
| Quote (Justiniel @ 11 2005 April,15:56) | | I had the same sort of idea, Titans just don't seem to fit in with the Tau background, the Mantas fill the slot nicely. |
IIRC, Jervis stated pretty clearly (in his design guidelines for Epic Tau)
that they wouldn't have any 'big walkers' (ie, Titans) - the Manta is what fills that role.
-Larry
_________________
"Going into hyperdrive ...is unpleasantly like being drunk"
"Well, what's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"Ask a glass of water" - HHGG
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Jimbo
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:22 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:01 pm
Posts: 3495
Location: Wessex
|
|
...of course for those who wish to follow their own path to the greater good can adjust the background to suit their own needs, and can create Tau Titans, the battlesuits are an obvious choice.
So as the background stands and from what Jervis says no Tau Titans.... However you don't have to obey everything that Jervis says and is in Codex Tau, you can *adjust* the background for your own games.
So for your own games you can have Tau Titans though playing competitive games at Warhammer World maybe not...
My mate Simon converted a Tau Battlesuit to be an Imperial Titan...
_________________ Jimbo
Felix's Gaming Pages
Felix's Gaming Pages Blog
Almost Always Right...
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
primarch
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:25 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am
Posts: 27069
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA
|
|
Hi!
I'm with Jimbo on this one and this has been a question brought up on the netepic list as well as several other forums. A Tau suit would be EXELLENT for a tau titan. In fact I'm mentioning this on the netepic list to get reactions.
Good one Jimbo!
Primarch
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Zerloon
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:37 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:01 am
Posts: 41
|
Mazinger Z? 
sorry guys but I cannot resist 
_________________ Fighting for peace is like gosh darned for virginity. http://www.gioconomicon.net
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Jimbo
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:23 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
|
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:01 pm
Posts: 3495
Location: Wessex
|
| Quote (primarch @ 11 2005 April,21:25) | | I'm with Jimbo on this one and this has been a question brought up on the netepic list as well as several other forums. A Tau suit would be EXELLENT for a tau titan. In fact I'm mentioning this on the netepic list to get reactions. |
let us know what was said.
Cheers_________________ Jimbo
Felix's Gaming Pages
Felix's Gaming Pages Blog
Almost Always Right...
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Jimbo
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:52 am |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
|
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:01 pm
Posts: 3495
Location: Wessex
|
A single line generally can not be copyrighted, it needs to be
It can be trademarked though...
However in this case feel free to use, abuse and distribute as much as possible.
_________________ Jimbo
Felix's Gaming Pages
Felix's Gaming Pages Blog
Almost Always Right...
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Justiniel
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:55 am |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2004 8:59 am
Posts: 3280
Location: Holywood, Northern Ireland
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
vanvlak
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:20 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:52 am
Posts: 10348
Location: Malta
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
stormseer
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:35 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:52 pm
Posts: 4598
Location: Suffolk, UK.
|
Mm... I agree with Vanvlak; I prefer keeping to the fluff, but it would be interesting if done well; using 40k bits in different scales I always find myself thinking that things can just look out of place and scale, but it is an interesting idea..
As ever, do what works for you.
_________________
www.darkrealmminiatures.com
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Legion 4
|
Post subject: Any Tau Titan Ideas? Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:28 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
|
Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36947
Location: Ohio - USA
|
I agree, with Da Boyz - No Titans, and the general fluff works for me ! But as always ... "Do what works for you !"
_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
|
|
| Top |
|
|
) however Titans still don't fit into whatever MY conception of the Tau is, I would have no problem fighting against a Tau army with one, in fact I'd be delighted.
