Long ago, GW pulled the Tau race out of a dark region towards the back of the human anatomy. I wasn't thrilled that the Kroot, who'd been around since Rogue Trader fluff-wise, had been made the Tau's lackeys. So early on there was no temptation whatsoever to ever touch a Tau anything.
After a while, the look of the Fire Warriors started to grow on me. Of course, mold will do the same thing if you stand still too long. Then I decided that the Tau tanks didn't really look as bad as I'd first thought, and even the Ethereals were cool in their own unique way.
However, the one thing I could never (ever)(ever) get past is the armor suits. They look like a young childs' attempt at drawing some Japanese mecha. I know, because I used to be that young child. The Tau tanks are sleek and look fast and agile when standing still... the Crisis and Broadside suits look blocky and immobile even when moving. So, there was no temptation in the Tau army at all for me.
On another related note, I was assembling a solitary Fire Warrior for an as yet undisclosed project. I really kinda liked the little dude. So I did some reading about Tau on scribd.com. Research for the project I mentioned, of course. Then I thought to myself, "I wonder what Forge World has done for Tau?". This is where the internet gets dangerous...
A quick flashback to my burning hatred of Tau armor suits...
This sucks (in my humble opion)...
However, this freaking rocks (cold hard fact)...
Commander McUgly Pants...
Commander UberKewl with a side of awesome-sauce...
So what I'm scouring the internet for now is the answer to a particular question, but maybe some fine reader out there may know and be willing to share. These XV9 Suits are featured in IA Apocalypse II... are there rules for them in regular games of 40k anywhere? I have no desire to ever own an apocalyptic amount of Tau. I know there are people that won't play with you if you have FW toys, but I'd like to know if there are rules to do so.
That my friends is why the internet is a dangerous place. I'd advise you to close your browser, shut down your computer, unplug it, and run for the hills. Right after you leave a comment if you like.
