D-USA Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well, I decided to succumb to the calling of the Omnissiah and start up an Adeptus Mechanicus army. I will be using the GK codex, using it to showcase the variety of units available to the armies of the Machine-god. My first step has been to build a dual-autocannon dreadnought. I ended up going with Contemptor legs, an Ogre torso, and lots of green stuff and cables to make him a proper biomachine. So this is what I have done so far: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/7/363570_sm-Adeptus%20Mechanicus,%20Dreadnought.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/8/363604_sm-Adeptus%20Mechanicus,%20Dreadnought.JPG Feedback and suggestions are welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDragon66 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I love the ogre/dreadnought conversion....very AdMech ;) - how will you connect the admech fluff to the GK codex though? who represents Skitarii, etc.... I just curious, not trying to rain on your parade, I really want to run an admech army as well and want to get an idea how others are running them. I had always just planned on using the regular old SM codex. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miteyheroes Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think a Grey Knight Henchman army is a particularly fertile ground for AdMech, so looking forward to seeing what you do! That dreadnought is excellent ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDragon66 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 why a henchmen army though? - arent Skitarii comprable to a space marine in terms of firepower, strength, and effectiveness in combat? At least thats what the novel Titanicus made me believe. If a "horde" army was what someone is after, wouldnt Imperial Guard be a better fit? Then storm troopers and ogryns could fill the role of Skitarii. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miteyheroes Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 - arent Skitarii comprable to a space marine in terms of firepower, strength, and effectiveness in combat? At least thats what the novel Titanicus made me believe. If a "horde" army was what someone is after, wouldnt Imperial Guard be a better fit? Then storm troopers and ogryns could fill the role of Skitarii. The problem is that Skitarii vary widely in fluff sources - probably each forgeworld has very individualised troops? Some are definitely closer to Guard (e.g. the ones in Dark Apostle?), whereas Titanicus has those mad berserkers that are closer to orks or arco-flagellants or assault marines or something? And then there are other Mechanicus troops - Protectors, for example, have been seen in lots of the Horus Heresy books? Personally I use CSM, I have power-armoured bolter-equipped skitarii as plague marines and more feral assault-armed skitarii as khorne berserkers. But yes, the Grey Knight Henchmen are packed with cool Mechanicus possibilities. Warriors are Dark Apostle-style skitarii, Arco-Flagellants are Titanicus-style skitarii, Jokaero are techpriests with experimental weaponry, DCA could be Mechanicus assassins or Protectors or something. Then you have dreads for big robot/machine/things, dreadknights as knights... Choices, choices! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-USA Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think Grey Knights has the best potential to fully represent the diverse range of troops available to the Mechanicum. Skitarii can range from basic troops with guard stats, to the more augmented heavy weapon bearing troops (which would be the MEQ). C:GK would let me field both guard and space marine troops to represent that range. Being able to field Knights is a pretty nice touch as well. The different henchmen will make it easy to represent the very different specialists as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Very nice work on that dread! Who would have thought of using an ogre? Inspired! I particularly love the split flesh down his back. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDragon66 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 good points D & mitey.... - if you use a GK "henchmen" Coteaz type army....then you can have a squad or two of just guys with warrior stats that are pretty low ranking admech troops with out many ad mech upgrades.....Then you just rename a normal GK marine squad as some supped up Skitarii, and terminators can be really really supped up skitarii, and so on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3056930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-USA Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Got the parts for my second Dreadnought today. I picked up the Adepticonstruct model at Adepticon, and ordered some Puppet's War dreadnought arms for it. I think those two combine pretty well: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/10/364645_sm-Adeptus%20Mechanicus,%20Dreadnought,%20Work%20In%20Progress.JPG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3057690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miteyheroes Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Very cool, I think I prefer those arms to the originals! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3057736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-USA Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Very cool, I think I prefer those arms to the originals! Got some more pictures of the Adeptinought: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/11/365064_sm-.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/11/365065_sm-.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/11/365066_sm-.JPG Only thing that bothers me is the difference in the barrels. After looking at them some more I think I may be able to file the round lip on the left one down a bit to make it match the other one. Got a PM to the manufacturer, so hopefully I will get some answers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3058451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-USA Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Finished the Contemptogre: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/5/23/369536_sm-Adeptus%20Mechanicus,%20Admech,%20Contemptor,%20Dreadnought,%20Ogres.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3068178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miteyheroes Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Very cool! Nice dark red, and really horrible skin colour. Perfect :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3068487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Paru Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've been thinking of an admech army and never could find a suitable model to represent skitarii until i was browsing forge world and they have the ideal model for skitarii Renegade Chaos Ogryn Beserkers http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g41/diskjock89/renogaxe.jpghttp://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g41/diskjock89/renogdrill.jpg kinda expensive but it gives me great inpiration for skitarii Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252008-starting-an-adeptus-mechanicus-army/#findComment-3084026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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