cheap challenge: mechanicus

[Deathalus]

Hello there this is my first topic in this forum so I hope you like what you will find out!

I decided to challenge myself into building an army as big as I could with the lowest amout of money possible. AAAAND here's the result of the first few steps of my mechanicus army. I'd love to know what do you think about it!!

http://i60.tinypic.com/29xjepy.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/4jrh1z.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/b67l1y.jpg
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http://i58.tinypic.com/23kdq85.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/2a9zk37.jpg

this used to be a magos biolog. for my inquisitor retinue, but he totally fits into the mechanicus project!!!

http://i62.tinypic.com/20i9oqg.jpg



http://i57.tinypic.com/2hwp9vk.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/2l8c5l1.jpg

this is a huge techpriest carved out an old nagash model!

http://i60.tinypic.com/mc3pfn.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/2qvrwxc.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/25z2s69.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2remis2.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/10hngq8.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/10wldes.jpghttp://i62.tinypic.com/300bll2.jpg

this is... mmm... something... I don't know, but it was fun to build! XD

http://i62.tinypic.com/e5ibn9.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2le45f6.jpg

and this is a preview of my upcoming minis

http://i61.tinypic.com/25g6l9w.jpg

ooook, so, I hope you'll find something interesting here, i'm now painting some minis so if you wanna see them turn from gray to technicolor just stay tuned

ciao!

[Azekai]

I like it a lot. You capture the freaky John Blanche feel of the early AdMech art (the brazier of burning skulls on the flamer is excellent).

It isn't necessary, but I'd like to see some piston-like stalker legs on that Magos. The Cairn Wraith base model looks so good, and then it just sort of peters out as the eye is drawn lower. Legs would help counter balance the guy and make it look more powerful and less wispy.

[Deathalus]

I like it a lot. You capture the freaky John Blanche feel of the early AdMech art (the brazier of burning skulls on the flamer is excellent).

 

It isn't necessary, but I'd like to see some piston-like stalker legs on that Magos. The Cairn Wraith base model looks so good, and then it just sort of peters out as the eye is drawn lower. Legs would help counter balance the guy and make it look more powerful and less wispy.

wow,thank you! :D

 

well, I kinda liked the idea of the magos "floating" around. I also prefer him not to be "powerful" but just odd and uncanny with all of his tubes and dendrites. in the end he is not a warrior but a scientist... I guess... xD

 

btw, here's some update from my last session of painting. since painting red on a black base is hell I decided to work on the metal first. beware: pics incoming!

 

http://i61.tinypic.com/vcs6fd.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/t0np1z.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/1zv9aqe.jpg

 

 

[miteyheroes]

Great stuff! I love heavily converted Mechanicus armies :)

[Battybattybats]

I love the biologis. Makes me want to get another wraith as it'd tie in nicely with my tyranids and old stealer-cult.

[Deathalus]

Great stuff! I love heavily converted Mechanicus armies

OMG!!!! you are the one who built that mechanicus army with the titans made ot of sentinel pieces!!!! OH MY!!!!! I was totally inspnspired a lot by your minis man!!! i'm really glad you like my stuff, I totally love yours :)

I love the biologis. Makes me want to get another wraith as it'd tie in nicely with my tyranids and old stealer-cult.

thank you sir :)

the genestealer cult is soo cool to me!!!

[Deathalus]

minor update:

here's a new pic for you guys. I decided to make the red robe look more cold so I used ice blue and bleached bone with the lights. do you like the wa it looks? it still needs more shadows imho and the blending are not smooth enough, i'm gonna work on that.

http://i60.tinypic.com/f0b68g.jpg

 

[Deathalus]

so, I've been painting quite a lot this days and this is the outcome. the mega-tech-priest is almost done! it just needs some details :) I worked on the blending making them a little more soft and added a few shadows all around and I also painted the base! I was thinking about adding ice and snow to the base, what do you think about it?

sorry for the pics, the light during Italy's rainy days is quite... flat...

http://i57.tinypic.com/2pq6ltw.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/2iutbno.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/5jz1cm.jpg

 

[Pearson73]

Ace conversions and great painting on that base and the robes!

[Cactus]

When I read 'blue highlights on red' I thought you were mad. I tip my hat to you sir because it looks great. I'm especially pleased that you've made (part of) Nagash look good. I always hated that model. :tu:

[Deathalus]

thank you guys for you comments! I'm really really happy you like my work :)

 

and now I'm proud to introduce you my almost finished techpriest: it just lacks the snow and the writings on the purity seal on the back. Hope you like it :)

http://i59.tinypic.com/5ldlbk.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/29p5e12.jpg
 

[Charlo]

Love it! Really inspiring work!

[Deathalus]

Love it! Really inspiring work!

thank you sir :)

 

hope you guys like this one as well: this is... mmm... something weird XD

http://i58.tinypic.com/2hyxyz5.jpg

[miteyheroes]

Very grimdark, the blue-on-red works beautifully!

[Deathalus]

Very grimdark, the blue-on-red works beautifully!

thanky you :) :)

 

happy halloween everybody! here's a scary preview to celebrate this day XD

http://i60.tinypic.com/2vjrkle.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/20ub9ms.jpg

[Deathalus]

since I was not satisfied with the look of the minis, I decided to take a step back, eliminate some excessively huge parts and replace them with something more likely to be actually working. Here's what came out. Next step is gonna be covering everything with robes, hoods and adding CANDLES!!!!!!

 

 

http://i59.tinypic.com/ka4ghj.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/33yhxd0.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/34rul21.jpg

[Teetengee]

This is wonderful, I am looking forward to see what you come up with next.

[Deathalus]

This is wonderful, I am looking forward to see what you come up with next.

 

thank you so much! be happy cause you won't have to wait any longer!!!! :)

 

those are some flying cultist with a preacher in them

http://i61.tinypic.com/2chl0dy.jpg

and here are their masks, built out of nowere! :)

http://i61.tinypic.com/2s1rugy.jpg

 

let me know what you think of them, I'm looking forward to make them look more "mech" with servo arms and more cables :) hope you like 'em

[miteyheroes]

Good stuff, like them!

[Battybattybats]

Oooo the winged ones are looking very nice indeed!

Also your bladed banner decoration looks spot on considering there's a mention of hook bladed banners in Gods of Mars which i'm about halfway through at the moment.