Do Tiny Gundams Make Good T'au Crisis Suits?

[@fangfyre3800]

It's amazing how just adding the Tau helmet totally changes how the models present themselves. I mean they are obviously Gundam models but the helmet swap drags the models into your lore. awesome as always. I am Alpharius.

[@LizardofDoom]

I did consider hand swaps for weapons too but for all the fiddling about that would of been I don’t think it’s entirely necessary, maybe less is more in this case 🙂

[@BrandonL337]

Crisis suit weapons are all forearm-mounted too, right? could trim off the gundam handheld weapons and mount crisis suit guns to further the look.

[@elipse371]

1:50 Essentially, the crotch piece is taken from the V2 Assault Gundam half of the V2 Assault Buster. The V2 Assault Gundam’s armor has gold anti-beam coating applied, and the crotch(considering its vicinity to the cockpit and pilot) was deemed important enough to add this plated armor to it. Also, the crotch and other armor parts are equipped with additional sensor units to improve visibility during battle.

[@XiahouDun1225]

Ya know...The Amican 1st gives off big HFY Human force vibes. "We don't wanna fight, Imperium. But man, you try us and we'll pound you into the dirt." sorta thing.

[@LizardofDoom]

That's exactly what I was going for :)

[@NynesGG]

I think the Gundams are a great fit, and the head is alright on the Crisis Suit commander, I think if theres a way to repose the legs on it though it might make the pose a little more natural. Overall looks great though!

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you! The legs were very static, I got as much pose variant as I could out of them. 😂

[@aaronluisdelacruz4212]

I feel the head fits more better with a Dom body. Give that the GM felt like its being used by a Younger soldier while the the Dom felt like this old veteran that saw his fair share of combat or the Body of a rick dias.

[@Spacefrisian]

Crisis Battle suits based on Aura Battlers might be a great fit for a Vespid like army. Aura Battlers are from the anime Aura Battler Dunbine which was made by the same creator as Gundam.

[@LizardofDoom]

Just googled them and your so right they look exactly like a vespid riptide 😂

[@UrikHaio]

Im loving the human tau lore. Nice ideas and minis for conversion. Keep it up!

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you 🤘❤️

[@jonesfigures]

Love the projects, but ESPECIALLY the "Dear Janet..." letters from the front at the end. Great world building!

[@KamenRiderGreed]

This was a super interesting video. I like the "Human Tau" concept, and using these small Gundam kits is a super neat idea for more humanoid looking Crisis Suits. I like the exposed human head in-theory, but it stands out on the suit's body. I think personally if the suit used as the basis was a bit chunkier it'd look better, because the head feels very large in proportion to the limbs and shoulders. So either a chunkier suit body, or a smaller, slimmer human head would work better. But I think it's also the stark color contrast of the flesh tones against all that weathered yellow. But in either case, it's a good idea that just needs a change in execution. On another topic, I absolutely *lovrd* the narration you did during the reveal shots! That was *excellent* work. From the voice to the writing, it *really* got me invested and immersed into the lore for your army of T'au gue'vesa. It helped me to connect with it on a level I simply didn't up until that point. So great job! Wonderful addition! I seriously hope you do more stuff like this in future videos.(maybe a narration for an Age of Sigmar army??? That'd be very nice to see.)

[@LizardofDoom]

I did have the head on a chunkier one with the rocket launcher but it looked like a guy poking his head out of a fake sumo suit 😂 I think I’ll pop it off and replace with a helmet eventually, good experiment, didn’t work. I will be doing a Cities of Sigmar army with for this years armies on parade and there’ll be lots of tales to go with that too. 🙂

[@KamenRiderGreed]

@@LizardofDoom Well, I'm very excited to see what you do!

[@atomicetrigan]

I know it was a joke and all, but at 1:45, that's additional armor that was added onto the V2 Gundam with it's Assault loadout. It's reactive armor, and has a golden anti-beam coating. At least on the original V2 Assault Buster Gundam that is.

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you for letting me know, I was genuinely interested. 😂 why did they add it there?!

[@atomicetrigan]

@@LizardofDoom Well the Assault armor was meant to increase it's assault and melee capabilities, so having more armor for that is pretty good. Although personally, I think it was more an art thing to help make the V2 Assault look better aesthetically sine otherwise it would only have bulked up shoulders and knees which might look kinda weird. (with the kit being the Assault Buster V2, a combination of the V2's two armor types)

[@rexex345]

Iirc canonically the placement is because the cockpit is just above it sobits positioned to provide that a bit more protectionnand deflection, mostly cause given mobile suits have nuclear engines, the standard practice is to aim for the cockpit midsection below the generator in the torso

[@Jkbawlings]

I always love a Lizard Lore episode. The Amicus crew is so hopeful and inspiring that I shudder to think what the grimdark universe has in store for them.

[@LizardofDoom]

Pain and suffering I suspect 😂

[@Storehouse-805]

I am SO excited for the Kroot!!!!! If its at all viable, I will be printing 1000 point Kroot only army! Great work on your gundam conversion!

[@LizardofDoom]

i do plan on doing human kroot at some point in the future :)

[@lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613]

I love the sound of this. LOL Gundam cod piece. Personally I always choose helmets. (Because I'm afraid to paint faces. lololol!) Faces make sense with the fact that these are human Tau. No need for crack grenades with that sneeze. Bless you. lol. I think the arms could use a little putty work to make it look like a human could slide an arm in but only because of the close up. I love your Lizard Lore! Good stuff.

[@PigGibbon]

These are looking really good. The human head really ties the group together. Champion. Look forward to these videos every week.

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you man I’m really glad you like them 😊

[@philedwards7331]

Dude, I only recently discovered you; through this video. I now have 30 Artifacts coming for Christmas and am searching for rules to play them with. I'm a big Tau fan thanks to my older eyes not handling tiny details well. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in to these little mecha!!

[@LizardofDoom]

@@philedwards7331 they’re perfect for it !

[@vahlok1426]

If you're maybe looking for something smaller than your garden variety Gundam mobile suit, but still within the 1/144 scale, you may want to keep an eye peeled for what are called Core Gundams. They're smaller Gundam suits that usually are paired with an over-suit of armor to make them more combat capable than they are. Just a suggestion. Also if you're ever looking for something with some shoulder cannons and the like, there are two I can reccomend; first is another akin to your second one, Chu Chu's Trainer, called Demi Barding. Demi is basically similar to Chu Chu's but has a large backpack with dual cannons and a second head for how it can seperate from the main unit. It also comes with a big gun, too. Second is the GM Shoulder Cannon, which is a more general looking MS in the lore but has either a single sboulder cannon or dual shoulder mounted missile batteries, as well as a handheld rifle.

[@brendanmatthews8236]

Came for the Nurgle Gundam, so happy i subscribed and found your content!😮😊

[@LizardofDoom]

Happy to have you here 🤘🙂

[@mareklwhip4590]

PLEASE keep doing this. I absolutely love this series!

[@LizardofDoom]

I’ll be coming back to it 😄

[@joshualemon8422]

I painted up one of those models for my tau force I’m glad I’m not the only one who had that idea great job as always

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you mate, they work so well!

[@Miniaturegeek]

I'm glad KZbin recommended this video. You've got a new subscriber.

[@LizardofDoom]

Glad to have you here!

[@Buggritt]

Algorithm!! Loving this series and the Lizard Lore. Keep 'em comin' Max! Proud to be a patreon.

[@LizardofDoom]

I’m proud to have you as a Patreon 🙂

[@arianash7763]

Those look great! Fantastic work as always

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you aria 🤘❤️

[@henrikwannheden7114]

I love the narrative. Fully enjoying the progressing story. Came for the painting, staying for the Gue'vesa ;)

[@LizardofDoom]

I’m glad you’re hear and enjoying yourself 😄

[@_MattYee]

Great content! Love the results

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you! 🤟

[@cheesy_frys3661]

i literally ordered some for this exact purpose before this vid came out xD glad to know it works i just hope mine can look anywhere near as good

[@LizardofDoom]

I have absolute faith in you! Stick them in the discord and tag me when you’re doing them I’d love to see it!

[@pkfiedorowicz]

Great videos mate, i enjoy your kitbash ideas! But please, try to blink more often 😂

[@Vohtwomax]

Those are very cool! I’ve been toying around a similar idea for a Perturabo model I want to build. Might have to look at Gundam for some bits.

[@LizardofDoom]

Lots of cool bits for that in Gundam and they’re relatively cheap compared to GW stuff 🙂

[@ratmilk123]

I really loved what you did this video. I'm honestly considering doing something similar myself now! I have a pretty traditional tau army (as in only GW models so far) and wanted to know, are there any kits that stick out to you as fitting that sort of aesthetic?

[@LizardofDoom]

These little guys are Gundam Artifacts and there’s 4 series to chose from so there’s a ton of different options to fit your flavour. For a t’au looking riptide sized Gundam I’d recommend one of the Demi Trainer ones as the heads look like tau drones that have been locked in to the bodies. 🙂

[@disk24]

I can't believe someone had the same thought, I bought the same tiny thunderbolt gm with the intent of painting it warhammer style

[@superkgaming8305]

I think the human head makes much more obvious that humans shouldn’t fit in the suit maybe if you pick one of the bulkier look better I still would probably go for a all helmeted look tho not trying to complain they all still look great

[@beergeekstuff]

Thanks, Guy! First off, great job as always. I love the Lizard Lore. It's always worth hanging around for, even if I'm not a Tau player myself. Your creativity is always a breath of fresh air. And of course, the model painting is on point, as expected. That said, I don't think that human head works on that commander model. It just seems a bit bulbous and out of scale with the rest of the body. I would go with a Tau helment instead for sure.

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you mate, yeah i agree about the human head, easy swap to pop it off though!

[@inray__]

​@@LizardofDoom maybe to add to the gundam reference, add a little horn to the helmet to signify commander status? zakus do that, and it might look nice on the suits

[@Darkcur]

* looks left* * looks right* * whispers* Tau Space Marine

[@knightoftherake2448]

god the victory 2 assault buster is so cool at a human scale

[@theopolusthizzler7565]

This is a brilliant idea!

[@kidrobots]

As someone about to get into warhammer FROM doing gunpla, i'd been curious about how to mix the two, and it's so cool that those are basically the perfect size. I absolutely want to try this too!

[@LizardofDoom]

They fit perfectly on the bases, it’s a great way to blend your hobbies 🙂

[@kidrobots]

Follow up: i found a bunch from series 1 (yours are from series 2, and there's 5 sets released, for those curious) at my local anime dispensary and i hapened to get 2 of 1 type and 1 of another so im full steam ahead doing this too! Thanks again for the inspiration!

[@LizardofDoom]

@@kidrobots I’m really glad to of got your brain buzzing 😂 post a pic in the discord and tag me I’d love to see what you do with them 🙂

[@inigobrowning]

Your videos are always a treat! Regarding the human head, i think if it was a bit leaner and not a gruff old guy it might work better? I'd put it down to personal preference however 👍

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you! I think the head was a good thing to try but I’m going to end up popping it off and putting a helmet on him.

[@TheGeneralSkye]

These look great! my only constructive feedback is that the poses feel a little static, like they are standing at parade rather than in a battle.

[@TimWatts]

I like the paint jobs! Honestly though I like the helmets more than the human head

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you, I think I’m going to pop it off and put a helmet on him 🙂

[@adampearce1008]

I think the head is seated a little high, either that or needs a partial helm. Love the concept of army.

[@pieterschillemans5960]

Looking great, Max! The models are neat too, I guess ;)

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you 😘

[@bio-boosted]

They came out super cool, thanks to sock dootems for the donation. Human head fits in well. How easily did the paint stick to the models, ive had issues in the past painting some gundams.

[@LizardofDoom]

No problems really, I used a mat black rattle can prime

[@conorslater8295]

These came out great.

[@omar17474]

Great video Mr. Lizard !!! I have been watching your channel and it has help me to go my pile. I have try to record when painting/arming a model, and I just can't get a good angle, any advice you can give me, is there any video of you showing your setup ?

[@LizardofDoom]

I’ve got no set up video but it’s pretty simple. I’ve got an arm like this: amzn.eu/d/g5wBXMj I did use a tripod in the past but it was way to bulky so I switched to this with a couple of decent studio lights either side 🙂

[@omar17474]

@@LizardofDoom Thank you so much ! I also bought an arm something similar to that, I think it's just a matter of trying to keep trying. If you ever feel like making a short video of your station and I'll try to be the first to see it.

[@Kakos08Theos]

Great video! The head might look a little better on chunkier frame, it's not bad though. Just looks like the head of a heavy dude

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you man, the head was on one of the chunkier rocket launcher ones at one point but it felt kind of swallowed by the mini, i think popping it off and putting a helmet on is probably the best option :)

[@zeroxexe111]

Woah this is great to know for my necrons! The POTENTIAL! 👏 👏 👏 🎉

[@LizardofDoom]

That is a VERY good plan. Necron gundams would look awesome.

[@Cottontopexotics]

you have got to do a video of the whole army as it stands.

[@arthurhill8185]

so at @1:47 " what's the bit on his crotch?" short version, this mech, the v2 Assault Buster Gundam, is an up-armored version of another mech called the v2 Gundam, which can transform. On the standard v2, the crotch does some complex unfolding and twisting for the transformation, so the big bulky armor there is to cover up the delicate transformation mechanisms. It's, uh, a little more pronounced than usual on this particular kit.

[@LizardofDoom]

I’ve never heard anyone refer to that region as the “delicate transformation mechanism” but it’s what I’m calling mine now 😂

[@666styxxx666]

Best not let him know about the size of the nightingale's pronounced area 😂 I think he might faint🤣🤣 and the least said about the rear the better,I can imagine the snide comments 😁

[@LizardofDoom]

@@666styxxx666 just googled the nightingale, holy moly did a teenage boy design it 😂

[@minhnguyenquoc8509]

@@LizardofDoom wait until ya see the TR-6 woundwort's, it have the function that would put nightingale's to shame🙂👍

[@jonbauml225]

Looks like the dudes body is made of metal. Like the only human part left is his unhelmeted head

[@LizardofDoom]

Robocop remake vibes

[@serse8455]

Maybe with some extra modification to the torso, the heads could be attached in a more natural way

[@Scotty_C15]

The Amican 1st are welcomed by the Tau'Shara Sept and we are proud to have integrated human pilots into the T'au forces!

[@LizardofDoom]

🫡🫡🫡

[@mayajade6198]

I think the human head needs to be recessed into the torso a bit, and have a bit of a collar around it to blend it with the rest of the suit.

[@LizardofDoom]

That’s not a bad shout 🙂

[@SabreMase7]

These look so good and so believable! As for the HQ, I think the human head works, but I'd add a basic helmet of some kind just because the completely unarmored head does look a little out of place. But I do like seeing his face, as it definitely sells the "human in tau armor" lore you're going for!

[@LizardofDoom]

I’m still iffy on the human head myself I’d like it to work but there’s just something about it that’s not sitting right to me, maybe you’re right and a partial helmet would do the trick

[@SabreMase7]

@@LizardofDoom or perhaps even some sort of gadget on the side of the face like a scanner or something. Just something to bring some sci-fi to the face

[@droman608]

The Earth Caste would accept this challenge to improve Gue’vesa designed Crisis Suits even if they don’t show much of the T’au design language.

[@ItsRlyMe]

I recommend looking at the 30-minute Missions range of gunpla. It's a modular system, making customs easy. My favorite of the range is the Mass-produced Sub-machine

[@LizardofDoom]

I have been looking at some of them for some non tau related projects :)

[@MOSESJESSE]

Excellent idea!

[@Marisa_arts]

The V2 Assault Buster would be, in my humble opinion, the Commander unit for the forces. That is the one with all the regal looking armor and two long cannons. First, it is up armored from the V2 herself. Secondly, it has Anti-Beam Coating parts that are golden on the unit and the shield itself mounts both a Beam Barrier system, I-Field and is too given the ABC for it. It has an acceleration of 20Gs due to the Minovski Drive propulsion system on the backpack, that doubles as an I-Field and as a weapon called Wings of Light, this is an unintentional side effect of the engine leaking. The shoulders Left: a scattering Beam Cannon. Right: Long Range Beam Cannon. Right arm has a Long Range Beam Rifle. Armor can be purged. The V2 is around 16 meters tall. The armor is Luna Titanium, an Alloy found in space. The exact Gundarium (LT) used is unknown, but it is robust enough to shrug off 120mm shells from main Mobile Suits and layer versions have been specially treated to shrug off Beams from the hull. Best example is the ZZ Gundam (Double Zeta) shrugging off the 3.1MW 3berral beam gun of the Hamma Hamma. The ZZ Gundam has Gundarium y (Gamma) Alloy. The head unit of the Victory and V2 (yes, V in V2 stands for Victory) has a sniper eye patch to aid and increase the sniping abilities to be vastly greater than it already was. To put into perspective, the fight at ranges that exceeds several hundreds of thousands of miles. It is a minimum of 100,000 for open space combat and a maximum of nearly 1 million, this is excluding the Colony Laser weapons they have which exceeds this can can reach from Jupiter to Earth's surface in a matter of seconds, not minutes, seconds. Some Gundam Lore and feats :3

[@dmeep]

These look really nice. Are they cheaper then Crisis suits? I am personally not crazy about the human head it looks like he is living a nightmare where he wakes up with his head attatched to a robot body kind of like sarah jessica parkers heaad on dog body from the mars attacks movie

[@LizardofDoom]

Depends where you are in the world but these 10 cost £80 as a bundle on Amazon. I know what you’re saying about the head I’ll probably pop it off and put a helmet on.

[@sweatilaa5325]

the human head kinda looks like a trophy stuk onto the gundam, similar to how chaos enjoy putting heads on spikes, and not really like it's the head of the pilot popping out.

[@LizardofDoom]

I think I’m probably going to pop it off and go with a helmet instead 🙂

[@solemnjohnson570]

On the human headed one, i actually would've preferred the other gundam-esque head but that's just me.

[@alessiodecarolis]

Beautiful models, but I think that the most apt to simulate Tau's battle suits are the Zakus/Goufs types, they've a more compact aspect.

[@jblade8028]

looks good. altho i think the tau sit in the chest compartment of their crisis suit i remember seeing a codex artwork that had like a x-ray slice. either way it still looks great

[@phillipapplecrisp6415]

This is awesome even to mix in a standard tau army too would add a cool narrative to it too. Its heretical but still very cool

[@LizardofDoom]

You're right. They're exactly the right size so they'd slot nicely in to any t'au army. :)

[@jasonlee9422]

Head fits allot better painted

[@cerisekappes580]

Love the conversion!!!! The helmets look amazing 😊 The human head fits but it needs a little something… not sure what…. The Gundams do look like a human could pilot them 😊😊😊

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you! I think the head technically fits but looks a little off so it might just be best to pop it off and put a helmet on.

[@cerisekappes580]

@@LizardofDoom you are welcome 🤗 Could be the change it needs Go with your instinct 😎

[@astral_ragtime5365]

These came out GREAT! Shame the legs aren't that poseable but definitely seems worth the attempt!

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you mate! I got as much variation out of them as I could 😂

[@UK-patriot-Cooper]

What an Accent them thur tau sport sir

[@SnailLordNeon]

If you think that Gundam's crotch armor is a bit much, you should see the Nightingale's swastikock.

[@LizardofDoom]

Oh someone showed me that after this vid, Jesus Christ.

[@boomer03n27]

Nice work

[@LizardofDoom]

Thank you mate 🙂

[@joshuatham8771]

Gotta try some MGSD size to see how it fits😂 or well SD with the inner frame extension😅

[@GromusPrime]

Yup, in order to pilot a human crisis suit you either have to be a toddler OR cut your arms off.

[@LizardofDoom]

i did think it looked like he had no arms 😂

[@esburg5454]

Bro wasps the one who asked about the Zulu Kroot

[@LizardofDoom]

I’m planning ash waste kroot, little less questionable 🤣

[@SJGvP]

That works surprisingly well. Except for the human head. And I think it's not so much the head itself, but the entire pose of that mini. It's too static and the arms are too outstretched. It makes him look like he is firing his guns in a frenzied panic, instead of being tactical and deliberate.

[@LizardofDoom]

to be fair we don't know what he's fighting 😂 but yeah i'm not too keen on the head, helmet time for that guy i think

[@akumaking1]

Will you ever do the Farsight Enclaves?

[@LizardofDoom]

Probably not if I’m being honest, part of my love for the hobby is making my own factions and stories 🙂

[@akumaking1]

@@LizardofDoom what about kitbashing just Commander Farsight from Gunpla as a subscriber milestone or Patreon goal?

[@AbelDuviant]

Not related to the suits at all, but where did you get that shirt? I like it a lot

[@LizardofDoom]

I got it from my local branch of this tv and movies store: www.tvmnorwich.co.uk

[@whunt5533]

How do they compaire size wise compaired to the gw models?

[@LizardofDoom]

Pretty much spot on, hop in the discord I put a size comparison in the general chat 🙂

[@AMillar1]

Can't lie, I've been a huge fan of gundam from a very young age and... As I just alluded to, I always thought they were called Gundam, not Gndm. For the last 20 odd years I could have sworn there's an audible A in the word.

[@LizardofDoom]

I think the way I’m saying it sounds like this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpLLhqmNorSLrc0si=nVudG3Q2wfIBRL62 Correct me if I’m wrong though 😂

[@AMillar1]

@@LizardofDoom nope, you can hear the vowels there

[@philedwards7331]

Yeah, the proper Japanese is Gu N Da M, pronounced Goondahm in English.

[@TheCheeseKnees97]

I would replace the head, im not sure I fully buy that they fit into the gundams. At tabletop distance, theylll look great tho

[@LizardofDoom]

I think I’m going to pop it off and put a tau helmet on, it was worth a try 🙂

[@TheCheeseKnees97]

@@LizardofDoom yup! Experimentation is how you get better at stuff!

[@flyingpancake4981]

I like these crisis suit proxies, not a fan of the human head tbh. Maybe give that one the palanite enforcer head?

[@LizardofDoom]

It was worth an experiment but I think ultimately I’ll be popping it off and putting a helmet on him.

[@Grimlock-y6l]

Are the tiny Gundams just models or are they part of a game? Also why isn't there a gundam wargame ?

[@LizardofDoom]

They just models, i believe there is a fan made game for gundams 😊

[@ZanaTheBatPony]

I'm not a huge fan of the human head on your Crisis Battlesuit Commander, as the Crisis Battlesuits are all armored up from head to toe, so having one just with an exposed head doesn't sit well with me.

[@NostromoDuex]

I think the head might be a bit off kilter and or the neck is too long? They look fantastic but imo the bearded face doesn't do it for me

[@goforitpainting]

Cool

[@Matt-md5yt]

I am glad you did more GunPla Tau. I always think Tau are based on Gundam and other Mech Animes when they were created in the Year of Big E 2001. I seen bits for Space marines to make them into the gundam guys but like I said Tau fits better

[@LizardofDoom]

They suit the army so nicely!

[@Matt-md5yt]

Agreed ​@@LizardofDoom

[@Badasspancakes913]

He looks more like a cyborg then human which could still be cool but it doesnt sound very tau like. I'd stick to tau helmets for now tho

[@LizardofDoom]

yeah i popped that head back off in the end 😊

[@chrisday9297]

Al G O'Rithm

[@LizardofDoom]

Top o’ the mornin’ to ya 😂

[@myahmyah2287]

its a codpiece on the gundam

[@LizardofDoom]

🍆

[@davidspiller7977]

You couldn't stand one up next to a real crisis suit? Seriously?

[@LizardofDoom]

@@davidspiller7977 because I don’t own one? Seriously? I’m just a regular guy not an infinite money pit for models 😂

[@fdiniz18]

Gundam minis are so over the top and have excessive details that don't really fit the tau aesthetic to me. You could try to kitbash more than just the head, maybe change the weapons to actual Tau weaponry, shoulder pads and such.