40K Tau custom command crisis suit

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NOTE : updated 5/7/2023 It's been a while, but this one has been years in the making. Started out with my original custom build of this 40K model from a standard battlesuit, plasticard, and greenstuff about 15 years ago. The design was from some custom concept art, so I don't take credit for the overal look (though it was from a single sketch, so I hope I have done it justice). the scale is about 10% larger than your standard battlesuit (from that time, I have not done any 40K stuff in 10 years, so I don't know if the scale has changed). I have broken this down into several groups. The torso (with head, but minus the side discs), the arms (with the side discs), the legs, and the weapons. The weapon mounts and the forearms are made to hold 3mm magnets, which my need some slight drilling to sit perfect. I used rare earth magnets that I had left over from the old days of converting battlesuits. Some of the parts also have small pin holes to help hold them together and line them up to glue. The holes should match the diameter of your standard paperclip. If you are good enough not to need them, go for it, but the option is there. The forarms are printed on an angle, and at first, that seemed the best way I could get it, though now it seems that nothing is as good as my first test print (which the gap needed to be widened by .2mm, or the weapon mounts would be too tight). The flat part they sit on breaks away nicely with standard PLA, but if I get it to print flat, I can resubmit them without that wasted material. **UPDATE** Have now added a V2 for the boosters which include mag spots for support systems (a few have been included) as well as hardpoint mounts for weapons to mount to the boosters. Support Systems are in their own file. Enjoy!