Hi folks.

French speaking people will catch the play on words. Others might too as it is not that subtle: March/Marz/Marzo/Mars… all stand for the current month. And as these are linked to the roman god of war that left its name for the third month of the year, it would be a miss for an AdMech fan not to catch the opportunity (There is no valid reason for Greenskins getting Orktober and other faction not seizing options to do the same if possible, is there?).

So March for March will be my motto for a personal contribution under the form of at least one entry to be painted in the B&C challenges I am enlisted into (12 MoH and Bunker 2026).

But I am not playing Mars forces in my Skitarii army. And I do not field either any HH (so far) unit related to the Red Planet’s Taghmatas. Indeed, I play a homebrew forge world, “Not-Stygies”.

So, what can I do and/or how?

First I’ll get a background synopsis: my force used to originate from Stygies but broke its bounds. It is an exploratory force that has not connected with its homeworld for eons. And it started deviating from the Forgeworlds doctrines. First clue: their colors are altered; just like Duncan McLeod’s tartan colors are slightly distinct from the ones of his clan. But still close. Second clue: their Corpuscarii looks closer of Negavolt cultist than sanctioned electropriests.

Is this army on the edge of Techno-heresy? After all , Stygies has a strong reputation in that sense and had to work hard to restore a kind of trust (if this concept has any meaning/can exist in the Omnissiah priesthood). And being far far away from the datalog controllers of their homeworld may let perverted codes or any mago lowly involved in the doctrine rectitude imprint a mark tainted of felony.

And this has already led to a supervision of the fleed works and explorations by an Inquisitor from the Ordo minoris of the Ordo Machinum. But these might be corrupted too. Or killed.

So, for March for Mars, a supervision from the Red Planet highest command structures is required: a Magisterium Arcuitor will be dispatched to fulfil the tasks of purging the Techno-heretek seeds. And it will be in the colors of the Martian priesthood. Tadam! This will be my contribution.

Second: how to paint these lads? Being Mars affiliated red robes is compulsory. Being a glorious and feared inquisitorial like figure, shiny aspect will be a plus, with all gold armour; except for the minion which will still be brass.

Assembly of the model has been painful: despite serious cleaning and washing, I still have issues for glueing some parts: the legs, the claws especially. It affected my mood seriously. But in the end it sticked.

Painting was relartively smooth and easy. I already have a good practice for red capes so applying on the robes was no rockey science. Only stuff I have decded not to paint is the very tiny opus machinum on the power packs as these are really too small on the magisterium miniatures.

Here is the result:

With close ups on each model:

I still have some AdMech models in my back log and I might eventually comit some additional ones before the end of the month. But atm I am busy with a more mundane Inquisitor (if this applies to such personnages).

See you.