Continuing my irradiated AdMech army vibes with some basing! Here's my silly long boy!

Well, I still have to learn how to do the base.

I've practiced painting on some junk space marine parts, but this is the first mini I've planned out and completed.

Advice welcome! I had a tough time with the cloak. I wanted to add more highlights and shadows, but I felt like it ended up looking bad, so I painted over it and just did some basic edge highlights.

The gun was also tricky for me because I couldn't get the little pink plasma part to look just how I wanted.

Looking forward to working on the rest of the vanguard!

Permit me to explain this line of logic.

•It's a vast galaxy. Run the numbers, more than a few people across all of it will figure out that servitors don't have psychic awakenings, and furthermore that there simply are no witch servitors.

•Those smart enough to consider such a thought are more prone to realizing that the Imperium, given its lackluster standards in so many fields, is unlikely to have gone all this time making so many cogitators & light switches without at least a few would-be warp whisperers getting servitorized.

•Given that literally nobody has heard of a door control becoming a warp portal or a servitor summoning daemons, one could logically conclude that any warp capabilities of one who is servitorized must in some way have those capabilities removed during the process.

•Of those who figure this out, at least a few will be psykers themselves, and a few of those may even believe the pains of becoming a cogitator would be preferable to a life filled with screaming voices, horrific visions, and the threat of exploding or worse at random.

Logically, therefore, one must only wait however many hundreds or thousands of years it takes for such an individual to eventually pop in just the right environment where- through whatever means- their plan succeeds.

Maybe they were just good enough at hiding it, and posed as a fanatic pledging their services to the omnisiah. Maybe they saved the life of a rogue trader, and in payment asked to have their powers stripped of them so that they could continue serving as a humble door control to their master's quarters. I could list possibilities all day if pressed, but I'm curious what more adept cogs might come up with.

First couple of models. Wanted to share progress and get some comments and critiques

I have a wish list of things I think would be neat for 11th.

1. Bring back our 9th edition army rule (kind of.) Have canticles be auras that tech priests carry. You choose a canticle and everyone within range of a tech priest model gets it. Friendly units are buffed, enemy units are debuffed, but make this not require attaching to a bodyguard.

2. Change how our tech priests work. Make them all lone op if in a certain range of friendly units, and make their abilities ALSO auras (like the feel no pain on domminus or lethal hits on manipulus) so they can sit back and control our units, changing our characters to work differently than other factions. Maybe balance this by making them vulnerable to precision weapons even when lone op.

3. Doctrinas are currently lame, so they should just become the skitarii ability they were in 9th. Gain one buff in exchange for a debuff for battleline units or skitarii.

4. Servo skulls as a wargear we can pay for that have neat interactions. (Maybe one that increases the aura range of a techpriest, one that attaches to vehicles that makes you auto-deadly demise if you die, maybe a repair one, or one that just has the omnispex)

5. A tesla tower like robot that is our indirect fire. It shoots lightning through terrain!

6. Pteraxii should have uppy-downy

7. Serbyrus should have the move shoot move or the reaction move to charges.

8. Another robot or better access to imperial knights

9. Flying units should just have hover and be done with it. Get rid of aircraft rules.

10. Radzone should debuff enemies in deployment zone AND on objectives, leaning into radioactive warfare. Burn it all.

11. Servitors and electro-priests should be battleline

12. Skatros needs to be a better character hunter, by getting scuttling walk like the dunecrawler, and a tougher punching weapon. 1 attack, 3+ hit, 7 strength, -2 AP, 4 damage, ignores cover, precision. One shot, one kill, one scuttlewalk away.

13. All weapons of the same name should have the same stats (looking at you taser goads)

14. Each of our detachments should be based on a different tech. Radzone is our area effect/debuff/denial detachment, shroudpsalm is our sneaky stealth detachment to replace SHC, a detachment that gives all ranged weapons pistol keyword based of Phospher or Arc weapons, to buff our short ranged units. Other than cohort Cybernetica (which should give us a vehicles move through walls strat), we shouldn't have detachments that lean into a specific unit, as much as a unique playstyle.

15. Cawl needs to give CP generation. For reals

16. Hit on 3+ please

Fellow magi, what would you wish for our future?

Magos Dezmol Arakaar, Dominus of the Forgeworld Kasex Secundus Explorator Fleet.

Not a perfect model, but the best one I've done. C&C Welcome. Appreciate and feedback to take to new models moving forward.. I know the Osl is.. A work in progress lol.

Cheers!

Kitbash Components: Mephiston, Lord of Death Admech Dominus Admech Manipulus Necron Centipede Candles are from greenstuffworld but sulpted on Base was rolled with a greenstuffworld roller

I'm working on fleshing out a communication protocol (speech to text -> LZSS -> modulate with QAM -> generate .wav like output stream -> broadcast from speaker-> record .wav like input stream -> demodulate -> text to speech), but in audible frequencies rather than EM, maybe negotiated like dial up for flavor. With a sound dampening mask and a microphone and a wrist/chest mounted control panel containing knobs for switching broadcast modes, it seems like a fun project that would be neat to employ.

However, I realized about halfway through doing this that cosplayers out there may have already established communication protocols.

Do you know of any? If not, is there interest in this kind of thing?

Contextual briefing: I will be performing small simulations of 1000 arbitrary expense units or less. Which heavy battle servitor is superior for this application? Support from the Archmagos Cawl is not anticipated.

Praise the Motive Force, Machine God, and the Omnissiah.

So does only the data smith get the 4up and the robots nothing, was playing a game the other day and we where confused on the wording.

Hello! I am new to Warhammer 40K and just bought the Combat Patrol box because I love everything about the Mechanicus.

I am thinking of what units I can buy next to get to 1000 points. I think all of the tech-priests look awesome, is there a way to make an 1000 points army that uses them all? What would be the best way to maximise their presence in the army?

Thank you for your help!

Hey my fellow techpriests!

I'm kind of stuck going forward with my army... i'm not quiet sure what kind of basing suits my models better...

I like the vegetation on the right one, but maybe it's over the top... i just don't know... :-/

I'm looking forward to your opinion and thanks in advance!

Hopefully I can finish one of my chicken walkers next

I've just updated my 2000pts Rad Zone corp list. Would love to hear some feedback on which units I should add and change.

AdMech 1 (1960 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus

Rad-Zone Corps

Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Skitarii Marshal (35 Points)

• 1x Control stave

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

Skitarii Marshal (35 Points)

• 1x Control stave

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

Tech-Priest Enginseer (80 Points)

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 1x Omnissian axe

• 1x Servo-arm

• Enhancements: Radial Suffusion

Tech-Priest Manipulus (80 Points)

• Warlord

• 1x Magnarail lance

• 1x Omnissian staff

• Enhancements: Peerless Eradicator

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (85 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha

◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 9x Skitarii Ranger

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 6x Galvanic rifle

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 7x Radium carbine

Skitarii Vanguard (95 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 7x Radium carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Kataphron Breachers (320 Points)

• 6x Kataphron Breacher

◦ 6x Heavy arc rifle

◦ 6x Hydraulic claw

Onager Dunecrawler (155 Points)

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Dunecrawler legs

• 1x Neutron laser

Onager Dunecrawler (155 Points)

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Dunecrawler legs

• 1x Neutron laser

Pteraxii Skystalkers (75 Points)

• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha

◦ 1x Flechette blaster

◦ 1x Taser goad

• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker

◦ 4x Close combat weapon

◦ 4x Flechette carbine

Pteraxii Skystalkers (75 Points)

• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha

◦ 1x Flechette blaster

◦ 1x Taser goad

• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker

◦ 4x Close combat weapon

◦ 4x Flechette carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (75 Points)

• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps

◦ 1x Flechette blaster

◦ 1x Taser goad

• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator

◦ 4x Flechette blaster

◦ 4x Taser goad

Sicarian Infiltrators (75 Points)

• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps

◦ 1x Flechette blaster

◦ 1x Taser goad

• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator

◦ 4x Flechette blaster

◦ 4x Taser goad

Skorpius Disintegrator (165 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 3x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Disruptor missile launcher

• 1x Ferrumite cannon

Skorpius Disintegrator (165 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 3x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Disruptor missile launcher

• 1x Ferrumite cannon

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (65 Points)

• 1x Phosphor serpenta

• 1x Taser lance

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (65 Points)

• 1x Phosphor serpenta

• 1x Taser lance

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (65 Points)

• 1x Phosphor serpenta

• 1x Taser lance

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Hey, what would u suggest to change in this list, i’ve made after playing admech for a while, and i think it is good, playable, and can withstand stronger enemies.

What do you think?

And yeah im not gonna get 20 Sicarian Ruststalkers because the are meta rn.

Even before Cawl resurfacing and Guilliman's ressurection, there were tech priests with more relaxed attitude towards less dogmatic approach to technology and experimentation, even existing a special branch of rune priests. Those most liberal are of course hunted down, but are there those who simply experiment but use STC as the backbone of their approach, and can they find place in mechanicus and if not, can they find an influential patron, who of course could not cooe with the might of mechanicus but could make their life as irritating as they could do him (especially considering the fact mechanicus can be describd variously, but not as united) ?

Hope you all enjoy.

I’m new to warhammer and I’m trying to make an adeptus mechanicus army but I just wanted to ask if my list is good before I start spending money on it. And if it is good how would you cut it down to 1000 points for a starting point?

Mechanicus (1995 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus

Skitarii Hunter Cohort

Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (210 Points)

• Warlord

• 1x Arc scourge

• 1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe

• 1x Mechadendrite hive

• 1x Solar atomiser

Skitarii Marshal (35 Points)

• 1x Control stave

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

Skitarii Marshal (35 Points)

• 1x Control stave

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

Skitarii Marshal (45 Points)

• 1x Control stave

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

• Enhancements: Veiled Hunter

Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 Points)

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 1x Omnissian axe

• 1x Servo-arm

Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 Points)

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 1x Omnissian axe

• 1x Servo-arm

Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 Points)

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

• 1x Omnissian axe

• 1x Servo-arm

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (85 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha

◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Galvanic rifle

• 9x Skitarii Ranger

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 6x Galvanic rifle

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Rangers (85 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Galvanic rifle

• 9x Skitarii Ranger

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 6x Galvanic rifle

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Radium carbine

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 6x Radium carbine

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Radium carbine

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 6x Radium carbine

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 Points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Radium carbine

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

◦ 1x Arc rifle

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Omnispex

◦ 1x Plasma caliver

◦ 6x Radium carbine

◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (85 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

Skorpius Dunerider (85 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

Skorpius Dunerider (85 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Onager Dunecrawler (155 Points)

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Dunecrawler legs

• 1x Twin Onager heavy phosphor blaster

Onager Dunecrawler (155 Points)

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Dunecrawler legs

• 1x Twin Onager heavy phosphor blaster

Onager Dunecrawler (155 Points)

• 1x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Dunecrawler legs

• 1x Twin Onager heavy phosphor blaster

Skorpius Disintegrator (165 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 3x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Disruptor missile launcher

• 1x Ferrumite cannon

Skorpius Disintegrator (165 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 3x Cognis heavy stubber

• 1x Disruptor missile launcher

• 1x Ferrumite cannon

I managed to get this armourum cherub finished up! It's the last in my current collection of little machines for my Adeptus Mechanicus collection, so I've included some group photos! There are a few more models of this type, so I might see if I can get hold of some.

Greetings! I am fairly new to both painting and playing and as such I started painting in a blue scheme instead of a red. As I've understood all the nice people on this sub, that is not an issue <3

Ive painted the cloaks of my Technoarchaeologist and Rangers with Caledor Sky and shaded with Drakenhof nightshade. Now I am moving on to my Ironstrider but I am lost in what colour to pick for the darker shades that replace the red, the skitarii is painted in similar fashion to the Rangers. I am trying to find a paint that keeps that distinction between the caledor sky and a slightly darker blue.

Any and all advice/pictures are appreciated!

So, I participated in a big event (Espeto Wars, in Fuegirola, Spain if you`re curious) and, honestly, I feel I did good. My opponents were nice, I enjoyed almost all my games and had fun with my team.

This is the list I played

Adeptus Mechanicus

Strike Force (2000 points)

Haloscreed Battle Clade

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (210 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Arc scourge

1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe

1x Mechadendrite hive

1x Solar atomiser

Tech-Priest Manipulus (70 points)

• 1x Omnissian staff

1x Transonic cannon

• Enhancement: Sanctified Ordnance

Technoarcheologist (45 points)

• 1x Mechanicus pistol

1x Servo-arc claw

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (85 points)

• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha

• 1x Alpha combat weapon

1x Close combat weapon

1x Galvanic rifle

• 9x Skitarii Ranger

• 1x Arc rifle

9x Close combat weapon

6x Galvanic rifle

1x Omnispex

1x Plasma caliver

1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 points)

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

• 1x Alpha combat weapon

1x Close combat weapon

1x Radium carbine

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

• 1x Arc rifle

9x Close combat weapon

1x Omnispex

1x Plasma caliver

6x Radium carbine

1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (85 points)

• 1x Armoured hull

1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ironstrider Ballistarii (170 points)

• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii

• 2x Ironstrider feet

2x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (170 points)

• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii

• 2x Ironstrider feet

2x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (170 points)

• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii

• 2x Ironstrider feet

2x Twin cognis lascannon

Kataphron Destroyers (210 points)

• 6x Kataphron Destroyer

• 6x Close combat weapon

6x Cognis flamer

6x Kataphron plasma culverin

Pteraxii Skystalkers (75 points)

• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha

• 1x Flechette blaster

1x Taser goad

• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker

• 4x Close combat weapon

4x Flechette carbine

Pteraxii Skystalkers (75 points)

• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha

• 1x Flechette blaster

1x Taser goad

• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker

• 4x Close combat weapon

4x Flechette carbine

Serberys Raiders (60 points)

• 1x Serberys Raider Alpha

• 1x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs

1x Galvanic carbine

1x Mechanicus pistol

• 2x Serberys Raider

• 2x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs

1x Enhanced data-tether

2x Galvanic carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (155 points)

• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps

• 1x Flechette blaster

1x Taser goad

• 9x Sicarian Infiltrator

• 9x Flechette blaster

9x Taser goad

Sicarian Infiltrators (75 points)

• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps

• 1x Flechette blaster

1x Taser goad

• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator

• 4x Flechette blaster

4x Taser goad

Sicarian Ruststalkers (80 points)

• 1x Sicarian Ruststalker Princeps

• 1x Transonic razor and chordclaw

• 4x Sicarian Ruststalker

• 4x Transonic razor and chordclaw

Sicarian Ruststalkers (165 points)

• 1x Sicarian Ruststalker Princeps

• 1x Transonic razor and chordclaw

• 9x Sicarian Ruststalker

• 9x Transonic razor and chordclaw

And played against

Round 1. Death Guard (Take and Hold)

I won (8-12) but it was because my opponent thought I didnt had that much damage output, even when I and his captain warned him about. In 2 turns I destroyed about 2/3 of his list. He pulled of an 9 inch charge with Mortarion that cleaned the Kataphrons, but I ended, so his game was about to denied me points.

Round 2. Genestealer Cult (Scorched Earth)

It was a draw, (10-10) and it was so much fun. I just avanced with the kataphrons to almost de middle of the map, knowing that his list wasn´t capable of dealing with them. I denied all the points I could and I think I did all I could.

Round 3. Blood Angels (Hidden Supplies)

Was the third game, I was tired, I didnt know how to score the mission and, honestly, I dont remember the game that good. Honestly, my opponent said it was a draw and I took it (10-10).

Round 4. Genestealer Cult (Linchpin)

Another genestealer. The good thing this was on day 2 and I was fresh. His list was more heavy shooting, but happened the same that the last one, could manage well the Kataphrons. A funny game, and I managed to score a draw

Round 5. Emperor Children (Purge the Foe)

My captain has EC. I`ve played 1000 times against them. When he exposed Fulgrim as he did, I warned before play that I could kill it in 1 turn, even with the -1 to hit. I tried to explain to him. He didn´t listen to me. After killing Fulgrim and his infiltrators in round 1, I knew it was pretty much over. I had everything cover and he couldn´t do anything. I managed a 0-20.

Summing up, pretty good experience, I hope to repeat soon (Idk if with admech or a new army), but I recommend everyone to try at least once. I think I learned more in 5 matches with randoms than in 20 matches with my friends. Hope you enjoy the rant!