ETL VI +++T'au Outpost+++

[Captain Semper]

Alright... phew...

 

UPDATED TO THIS POINT!  

[Shas O R'alai]

Alright... phew...

 

UPDATED TO THIS POINT! :rolleyes: 

Your telling me Captain! I’ve been awake 32 hours right now haha. I’m about to pass out

 

“Only the BEST for the ETL!”

[Captain Semper]

ETL VI IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

NO NEW COMPLETIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST THIS POINT!

That was a blast, but it's not over yet! I will go through all the Outposts to make a LAST UPDATE later on and then I need to compile the results and present them in a meaningful manner in the Final Report. This will come in a couple of days along with the relevant badges. 
 
What I need is, after the LAST UPDATE, for each participant to check his/her status in the first page of his/her Outpost and notify me if there is something amiss so I can correct it. Do that publicly in the Outposts as my inbox is filled and I have no time to clean it up. 
 
Once you check your status lay back and wait for the final report. If you have any questions feel free to raise them. You can freely discuss the event in your Outpost, post pics of your vows and generally have a great and relaxed time until the Final Report. 
 
Congratulations to all!

[elmo]

Was anyone else twitching as Shas O R'alai kept revowing?   

 

Well done to all who took part even if you did not manage to complete your vows. It was a good first ETL for the Empire

 

I would just like to add my own personal thank you to Captain S. for running the event again - always extremely well run and fun to enter

 

What would be nice if we can all take good quality photos of our vows as a permanent record and upload them here so we can later produce a collection as a keepsake of the event.

[Shas O R'alai]

Was anyone else twitching as Shas O R'alai kept revowing?  :sick::eek 

 

Well done to all who took part even if you did not manage to complete your vows. It was a good first ETL for the Empire :tu:

 

I would just like to add my own personal thank you to Captain S. for running the event again - always extremely well run and fun to enter ;)

 

What would be nice if we can all take good quality photos of our vows as a permanent record and upload them here so we can later produce a collection as a keepsake of the event.

Bahahahaha. I know you all are used to seeing new members joining, only to never return. Not me tho! I wanted to make a good impression and leave my mark. Not going to lie, I had a blast. Especially the time crunch and the end :D

[elmo]

You don't need to stop now... I plan to keep at the T'au until I have a few more models from the backlog painted up ;)

[Shas O R'alai]

You don't need to stop now... I plan to keep at the T'au until I have a few more models from the backlog painted up

I was just saying in general. I'm here for good!

 

Believe it or not, but I have a massive backlog of T'au (even more of Salamander [i will save them for the next decade]). This 4000 point vow merely put a dent in it haha. :D 

[Shas O R'alai]

As requested I have taken some nice pictures of my 5 vows, compiled my points and typed a small novella!

I put a tremendous amount of time and effort into these models. However, I couldn't have done this project without your help. From of the bottom of my heart, thank you Bolter & Chainsword, Captain Semper, Elmo, JeffJedi and the rest of the Xenos forum!

Completing this project used more products than you would typically think. I have only listed the major items and the products I had to purchase multiples of:

1) Badger Stynylrez Gray SNR-322: 200mL

2) Badger Stynylrez Metal SNR-212: 60ml

3) Badger Minitaire Coal D6-111: 120mL

4) Badger Minitaire Charred Stone D6-110: 90mL

5) Badger Minitaire Badger Fur D6-109: 45mL

6) GW Averland Sunset: 36mL

7) GW Yriel Yellow: 12mL

8) GW Lamenters Yellow: 36mL

9) GW Nuln Oil: 72mL

10) GW Reikland Fleshade: 12mL

11) GW Retributor Gold: 12mL

12) GW Martian Ironearth: 192mL

13) Vallejo Model Color Black 70.950: 17mL

14) Createx Colors Wicked Reducer W100: 60mL

15) Liquitex Profesional Flow Aid: 236mL

16) Liquitex Professional Gloss Varnish: 118mL

17) Liquitex Professional Matte Varnish: 118mL

18) B&J The Masters Brush Cleaner: 2.5oz
19) 200x 1mm paperclips
20) BSI Insta-Cure+: 30mL
21) BSI Insta-Set: 60mL
22) 3/32 (2.3mm) Aluminum Rod: 4 feet
23) 1/8 (3.2mm) Aluminum Rod: 1 foot

In addition to the multiple products used, I also tried new skills and techniques that I otherwise would not have tried. This challlenge made me want to present the best work I could produce. I know some of you might have been annoyed by me continually saying "Only the best for the ETL", but that is honestly how it made me feel. I am almost 30 and a lifelong goal for me is to obtain a Golden Demon before I turn 50. I still have 20 years to go, and challenges like this are going to help me obtain my goal.

Well, enough of me ranting and blabbing. Thank you again for all of the hard work and countless hours you put into this challenge Captain. It will be a highlight / personal achievement I look back on in life.

Vow 1:

++T'au Empire [154 PL, 4000pts] ++

+ HQ +

Commander in XV86 Coldstar Battlesuit [8 PL, 134pts]: High-output burst cannon, Missile pod, Warlord

+ Elites +

XV104 Riptide Battlesuit [14 PL, 250pts]: 2x Smart missile system, Heavy burst cannon

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [10 PL, 183pts]: 2x Fusion blaster, Cyclic ion raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone

+ Fast Attack +

Tactical Drones [2 PL, 48pts]: 4x MV1 Gun Drone

+ Flyer +

AX-5-2 Barracuda [12 PL, 365pts]: 2x Cyclic ion blaster, 2x Missile pod, 4x Seeker missile, Swiftstrike railgun

DX6 Remora Stealth Drone Squadron [3 PL, 91pts]

. DX6 'Remora' Stealth Drone w/ 2x Seeker missile: 2x Long-barelled burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile

Tiger Shark AX-1-0 [30 PL, 629pts]: 2x Cyclic ion blaster, 2x Heavy rail cannon, 2x Missile pod, 6x Seeker missile

+ Lord of War +

KV128 Stormsurge [20 PL, 388pts]: 2x Airbursting fragmentation projector, Cluster rocket system, 4x Destroyer missile, Pulse driver cannon, 2x Smart missile system

KX139 Ta'unar Supremacy Armour [55 PL, 1912pts]: 4x Burst cannon, Fusion eradicator & Tri-axis ion cannon, Heavy rail cannon, 4x Smart missile system

Vow 2:

++T'au Empire [5 PL, 93pts] ++

+ Elites +

XV9 Hazard Support Team [5 PL, 93pts]

. XV9 Hazard Battlesuit: 2x Double-barelled burst cannon

Vow 3:

++T'au Empire [4 PL, 50pts] ++

+ Fast Attack +

Tactical Drones [4 PL, 50pts]: 5x MV7 Marker Drone

Vow 4:

++T'au Empire [3 PL, 91pts] ++

+ Flyer +

DX6 Remora Stealth Drone Squadron [3 PL, 91pts]

. DX6 'Remora' Stealth Drone w/ 2x Seeker missile: 2x Long-barelled burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile

Vow 5:

++T'au Empire [4 PL, 40pts] ++

+ Fast Attack +

Tactical Drones [4 PL, 50pts]: 4x MV7 Marker Drone

Completed Vow 1-5:

I felt that the ETL deserved ONLY THE BEST (in-depth, detailed, etc) write up!

Enjoy!

-R'alai

[Vay]

will do

[Captain Semper]

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_6_Poster_01_Announcement_V2.jpg

THE FINAL REPORT IS HERE

[elmo]

A big thank you to Captain S for all the hard work he puts into the ETL every time it is run and also in welcoming the T'au Empire into his heart. Maybe next time Captain S will see The Greater Good and join us

 

 

E TENEBRAE LUX VI – FINAL RESULTS

Faction/ForumParticipantsVowsPoints pledgedAvg. Vow Completions (net) CRSCRAdeptus Astartes 186 292 174,564 598125,166 71.7%  89,747 Space Marines 67102 53,757 527 33,002 61.4% 20,260Blood Angels 44 7946,857 59340,696 86.9% 35,345 Dark Angels 46 67 41,877 625 29,613 70.7% 20,941 Space Wolves 29 44 32,073 729 21,855 68.1% 14,892 IFOR 67 98 80,472 821 49,193 61.1%  30,072 Adepta Sororitas 6 9 4,804 534 2,053 42.7% 877 AdMech 13 21 11,764 560 9,141 77.7% 7,103Astra Militarum 21 34 24,585 723 17,959 73.0% 13,119 Imperial Agents 12 13 21,676 1,667 8,222 37.9% 3,199 Grey Knights 2 2 2,658 1,329 2,658 100% 2,658 Deathwatch 13 19 14,985 789 9,160 61.1% 5,599  Realm of Chaos 67 121  73,700 609  52,651 71.4%  37,614 Chaos Space Marines 55 105 59,683 568 45,706 76.6% 35,002 Chaos Daemons 4 5 4,145 829 1,752 42.3% 741 LatD 8 11 9,872 897 5,193 52.6% 2,732  Xenos 42 66  34,671 525  24,749 71.4%  17,666  Aeldari 11 12 3,539 295 310 8.8% 27 Necrons 10 16 8,612 538 6,993 81.2% 5,678 Orks 4 8 5,099 637 4,364 85.6% 3,735 T’au Empire 13 25 14,305 572 11,377 79.5% 9,048 Tyranids 4 5 3,116 623 1,705 54.7% 933  AoD 47 82  78,203 954  56,188 71.8%  40,370  AoD-L 26 44 38,598 877 28,689 74.3% 21,324 AoD-T 21 38 39,605 1,042 27,499 69.4% 19,093  Total ETL VI 409 659  441,610 670  307,947 69.7%  220,186 

 

 

Now the Xenos... Well in their first ETL they managed to completed 71% of their pledged points, in line with almost every other Faction and in-line with the ETL average. But, as the community is still in its first steps in what is a predominantly still a "human" forum (after all, the B&C was subtitled "Armies of Humanity" before the Xenos were allowed in) their resources were materially lower compared to all other Factions. So lower number of participants and lower overall points pledged created an artificial ceiling of how high the Xenos' collective score could go. Could it have been better even with those resources? Sure thing! The Aeldari and the Tyranids significantly underperformed, creating inadvertently a mini challenge for next year! The Tau, Necrons and Orks on the other hand over performed showing that the core of the Xenos community is vibrant and there is a lot to be expected for the future! It must also be said that the Xenos produced some of the most impressive painting in the ETL...

 

 

Xenos Forums had their first ETL and that was fun because I literally did not know what to expect – there was no history, no known Forum traits – I didn’t even know who I will find in those uncharted waters. Imagine my surprise when I saw Elmo, a long-standing Dark Angels player and a member of the Inner Circle leading the Tau effort… And I thought Cypher was bad! 

 

On a more serious note, let’s see them one by one and let’s start with the T’au, the champions of the Xenos Faction. These guys were phenomenal. We had a Manta (yes, a Manta) and a huge vow comprising super heavy walkers and flyers and even drones… all in yellow! What sort of crazy stuff is that? There were of course some who failed to complete their vows but despite that the completion rate hit 80% - a very strong number! And the re-vowing rate reached 92%!!! I mean they have virtually doubled their initial vows – now this is commitment, no? So, a well-deserved first place for sure.

 

 

We had a very high standard of painting and won the first Master of Xenos award of the ETL so we had a highly effective first year

 

All participants that vowed for the T'au Empire Forum are eligible to wear the ETL VI Primus Inter Pares - Xenos in their signature and wear it with pride

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_Primus_Interpares_Xenos.jpg

 

 

 

Also you can add the following completions badge

 

The Custos Fidei is available to all participants who completed all their vows during the lifetime of the event and even distinguishes the amount of vows that each participant made. If on the other hand, you have failed to complete even one of your vows, then the Oathbreaker Badge is for you, and you are required to wear until the year-end. Truth is, the Oathbreaker badge is quite nice, and many people wear it long after the required period!

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF you think your name is in the wrong place, feel free to take the badge you deserve and notify Captain Semper to change the location of your name.

 

Participants with 5 vows completed:

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_03_Custos_Fidei_05_.jpg

 

also

 

T’au Empire Champion

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Badge_Forum_Champion_Xenos_Tau.jpg

 

and

Master of the Xenos

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Badge_Faction_Master_Xenos.jpg

 

Shas’O R’alai – 4,274

 

 

Articifer

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Badge_Artisan.jpg

 

Shas’O R’alai

Vay

 

 

Participants with 4 vows completed:

 

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_03_Custos_Fidei_04_.jpg

 

elmo

Jud Cottrell

 

 

Participants with 2 vows completed:

 

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_03_Custos_Fidei_02_.jpg

 

facmanpob

Vey

 

 

Participants with 1 vow completed:

 

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_03_Custos_Fidei_01_.jpg

 

Melete

 

 

For those of you who did not manage to complete your vows (there is always next year )

Oathbreakers

 

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_VI_Banner_02_Oathbraker_.jpg

 

Brother Krysos

Coffee Grunt

KhorneHunter57x

Kora'tau

mithriforge

Triszin

wilks_

[Captain Semper]

Vey also gets the badge of the Artificer... ;)

[Shas O R'alai]

For starters, thank you Captain for the countless hours you put into this! 

Great job T'au!!! Very proud of everyone's effort. I'm looking forward to ETL VII! I look forward to serving our fearless leader; Elmo, and my fellow comrades; Jud Cottrell, Vay, facmanpob, and Melete on ETL VII Next year we are going for #4. Going to climb that ladder haha

You do me great honor. I can't wait to get home (on the ambulance today, thoroughly enjoying reading through all of this data and charts while on standby) and add them badges. 

For the Master Artificer poll, do I need to select a unit (KX139 Ta'unar Supremacy Armour) or would it be my entire submission? If it is a single unit I will post pictures of the left, right, front, top and back of the Titan. If it is the entire submission, I forgot to post detailed pictures of the Tigershark AX-1-0 and the Barracuda AX-5-2. Either way, I am eternally grateful for the honor of Custos Fidei, Forum Champion, Faction Champion and that b-e-a-u-tiful ARTIFICER badge  

Last but not least:

ONLY THE BEST FOR THE ETL !!!

[elmo]

Pick the model you think is painted the best - sometimes the smallest are the most striking.

 

If you are going to use the Tuna then make a collage photo showing the detailing as opposed to just a photo of the model on its own due to the size of it.

 

something like this:

[Shas O R'alai]

My bad haha. Just finished reading the entire report posted by Captain 

"Now you all have three days to provide me with the best pics you can take of your vows (make them large-ish) so I can set up the poll for all the B&C members to vote. They do not have to be pics of the entire vow - it could be a select few models or even one model that you are most proud of! In fact I'd rather you do that, and get a clear image of your best work in the ETL VI than try to cram everything in a pic and lose focus. Just make sure it's work you did during the ETL! " 

I will take pictures of the Ta'unar, aka Super Tuna, aka Big Tuna. 

:D

[Shas O R'alai]

Awesome. I am going to take pictures just like that buddy. I have a friend who has a nice DSLR, and will make it count! So jealous of your MacroMat  . I need to buy one of them. 

[Shas O R'alai]

So, I decided it would only be fair to my Sept if I included everyone in the picture. With that being said, what is a Shas O to do?!?


ONLY THE BEST FOR THE ETL!!!!


Setup:

Artificer Submission:

FUN SUBMISSION :D



This was my very first time (honestly) working with a green screen, a DSLR, proper lighting and Adobe Photoshop. I can now see why people get paid big bucks to utilize these skills.

Overall, thank you Captain Semper for hosting this. I have learned a great number of things over these past 3 months......and lest we forget......Knowledge is power!

[Captain Semper]

Also Vay, if you read this, please check your PM! It's important!

[Captain Semper]

Guys I need to get in touch with Vay, has anyone the means to communicate with him to check his PM?

[elmo]

I don't. :(

[elmo]

I just remembered... He is also on ATT so I have sent him a pm there too.

[Captain Semper]

Thx Elmo! Good to see a proper avatar btw! ;)

[Vay]

Thanks Elmo for heads up. RL is on full attack.

 

Pics I sent up already:

 

Front shot:

 

Top Shot:

Both Vows:

 

[Captain Semper]

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_6_Poster_01_Announcement_V2.jpg

THE POLL FOR THE MASTER ARTIFICER IS NOW OPEN!

[Shas O R'alai]

Come on Tau! Let’s vote for vay and myself for Master Artificer haha!