[GyrfalconXV25]

Take a look. Page 18 in the 5th edition space wolf codex.



And page 20 in the 5th edition Nid Codex (DIFFERENT ARTIST!!)

[Gatler]

Given that it involves a Crisis suit getting engaged by a dude with a powerfist, its equally likely that the artist just didn't even bother to look at the models.

[cammerz]

To be honest I don't think so. It seems to me that this is just a different style to other pictures we've seen and as it's in the Space Puppy's codex, it means he was focusing on the Wolves and may not know much about the Tau. For one thing that "lightning weapon" looks to me like a missile pod.
That "flying broadside could very well just be a crisis suit with t-l plasma rifles. The suit doesn't look too much sleeker and most of the differences seem to be just the style of the artist.

I think one of the main issues with 40k art is that it will always look different to the models because the models are in "heroic scale" where the heads/arms/weapons ect are larger to show more detail, wheras the art is more along the lines of "true scale" using actual proportions.

Of course overall I would be slightly biased because I really don't like the style this has been drawn in (no offense to the artist, it's just a personal opinion) and I really really don't want a lot of my models to look like these pictures.

But yeah, we haven't heard any rumours regarding a new dex except that it may come out this year or next year.

[GyrfalconXV25]

Originally Posted by Cammerz

To be honest I don't think so. It seems to me that this is just a different style to other pictures we've seen and as it's in the Space Puppy's codex, it means he was focusing on the Wolves and may not know much about the Tau. For one thing that "lightning weapon" looks to me like a missile pod.
That "flying broadside could very well just be a crisis suit with t-l plasma rifles. The suit doesn't look too much sleeker and most of the differences seem to be just the style of the artist.

I think one of the main issues with 40k art is that it will always look different to the models because the models are in "heroic scale" where the heads/arms/weapons ect are larger to show more detail, wheras the art is more along the lines of "true scale" using actual proportions.

Of course overall I would be slightly biased because I really don't like the style this has been drawn in (no offense to the artist, it's just a personal opinion) and I really really don't want a lot of my models to look like these pictures.

But yeah, we haven't heard any rumours regarding a new dex except that it may come out this year or next year.

Perhaps but i haven't really seen any inconsistencies with other pictures in other codexes and i think this is from the same artist that does other pictures with tau as well.

Not only that isnt it a little fishy that these look like this in a codex that is 5th edition? After all 5th edition codexes need to match other 5th edition codes correct? We'll see about this if more pictures come out.

[big_ben100]

I has to be the artist's style. Look at the face on the guy with no helmet.



BB100

[juraigamer]

Artists draw differently, enough said. If anything the fluff from the new nid codex alludes to a tau update coming sometime sooner than we think.

[GyrfalconXV25]

Originally Posted by juraigamer

Artists draw differently, enough said. If anything the fluff from the new nid codex alludes to a tau update coming sometime sooner than we think.

This i can DEFINATELY agree with.

As for the artist's rendition subject can anyone provide me with images of tau in a 5th edition book that contradict this style, give me the codex and page please?

[AuinMyrrath]

It's just an artist's rendering. There's virtually no consistency in the current artwork, with weapon, shoulder, suit, and a number of other differences.

[GyrfalconXV25]

Originally Posted by Dra'Tuisich-Novae

It's just an artist's rendering. There's virtually no consistency in the current artwork, with weapon, shoulder, suit, and a number of other differences.

Ok i believe you :O

[The Man They Call Jayne]

An important thing to remember here is that Commanders may have slightly more personalised styles, or may have had their weapons tweaked by the Earth Caste, so they look slightly different to standard stuff. After all its the Shas'Os and El's that get the new stuff.