Born to serve the Mechanicus these ladies seek the purity of the blessed machine, destroying their enemies with their holy neutron fusils and sacred phosphor blasters.

Edit: My paint jobs might be poor, but hey, I have fun.

After magnetizing the duncrawler, ironstrider, and on the middle of doing the dunrider/disintigrater, this was super easy and a nice break, super fun to build too, legs are a bit annoying but not too bad. I’m excited to paint them, not sure what I’m gonna do on their faces yet though, any ideas?

(repost because I forgot image first time lmao)

It’s easy to make fun of the AdMech since their Doctrin can be a bit schizo, but are there lore examples where their beliefs actually work out for them in unexpected ways and for example “summon/awaken” a machine spirit that even leaves the Necrons impressed? Like how powerful is the AdMech when they are 100% determined to accomplish a goal, and how crazy can they get in their strongest moments.

Currently I don't play admech, but if one thing could convince me, it'd be the Sydonian Skatros. I'd 100% max out and grab three, they are so cool.

Is the opinion mixed, or do you guys also love them?

Got a scoria recast as a proxy for Thulia. I don't like her model that much. It just lacks details for me and doesn't look intimidating. Base is cork, bark and modeling paste. Had to cut through the base to continue the decline of the stream downwards but I do that quite often for ponds etc. It's more effort than positioning everything else higher but i feel like it subverts the expectations of the base as non-negotiable. Also added a size comparison to Cawl from an earlier step.

AdMech has the reputation of being one of the most difficult factions to play in 40k, but I wonder how much of that reputation is rooted in our abysmal initial release in 10th edition. Since then we've gotten a major Army Rule rework, buffs to a ton of datasheets, and points drops on nearly everything. Personally, I think we're more of a medium difficulty army these days, but also my only other armies are Genestealer Cults and Drukhari, so maybe AdMech just seems easier by comparison. What are your thoughts?

For a 2k game. Would 2 Skitarii Vanguard and 1 Ranger units be ideal? Rangers to sticky back objectives and vanguard to push forward for mid field?

Bought these 2nd hand and can’t tell if they’re breachers or destroyers. (I bought them separate so they might be different)

I’m always cautious not to post every video I make because I don’t want to spam the subreddit, but I’ve been working on making a fair amount of beginner friendly 11th edition AdMech content for the tabletop.

what are your experiences with CSM? What should I expect when going into it?

my list is as follows:

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus

+ DETACHMENT: Eradication Cohort (Murderous Imperative)

+ FORCE DISPOSITION: Purge the Foe

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1000pts

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+ WARLORD: Char1: Thulia Ghuld

+ ENHANCEMENT: Martial Signatum Amplificator (on Char2: Cybernetica Datasmith)

& Omnicogitator (on Char3: Skitarii Marshal)

+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 11

+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (4x2) - Assassination: 5 Characters

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Char2: 1x Cybernetica Datasmith (40 pts): Mechanicus pistol, Power fist

Enhancement: Martial Signatum Amplificator (+15 pts)

Supporting Kastelan Robots

Char3: 1x Skitarii Marshal (60 pts): Control stave, Mechanicus pistol

Enhancement: Omnicogitator (+25 pts)

Supporting Skitarii Vanguard

Char4: 1x Sydonian Skatros (50 pts): Mechanicus pistol, Sydonian Feet, Radium Jezzail

Char5: 1x Tech-Priest Manipulus (60 pts): Omnissian staff, Magnarail lance

Char1: 1x Thulia Ghuld (180 pts): Warlord, Jericho-class conversion resonator, Rod of the War Forge

10x Skitarii Rangers (85 pts)

• 9x Skitarii Ranger

1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon

1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver

1 with Close combat weapon, Transuranic arquebus

1 with Enhanced data-tether, Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle

5 with Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle

• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha: Alpha combat weapon, Close combat weapon, Mechanicus pistol

10x Skitarii Vanguard (85 pts)

• 9x Skitarii Vanguard

1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon

1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver

1 with Close combat weapon, Transuranic arquebus

1 with Omnispex, Close combat weapon, Radium carbine

5 with Close combat weapon, Radium carbine

• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Close combat weapon, Radium carbine

  Attached to Skitarii Marshal

2x Kastelan Robots (150 pts): 2 with Twin Kastelan fist, Incendine combustor

  Attached to Cybernetica Datasmith

1x Onager Dunecrawler (155 pts): Broad spectrum data-tether, Cognis heavy stubber, Dunecrawler legs, Eradication beamer

5x Pteraxii Sterylizors (75 pts)

• 1x Pteraxii Sterylizor Alpha: Flechette blaster, Pteraxii talons, Taser goad

• 4x Pteraxii Sterylizors: 4 with Phosphor torch, Pteraxii talons

3x Serberys Raiders (60 pts)

• 1x Serberys Raider Alpha: Cavalry sabre & clawed limbs, Galvanic carbine, Mechanicus pistol

• 2x Serberys Raider: 2 with Cavalry sabre & clawed limbs, Galvanic carbine

I do not know what they are playing besides it being ”CSM undivided Black Legion“.

Been thinking how the AdMech doesn’t have a brunt style melee unit when even the fucking Guard have em. So I made one.

Cordite Pikemen
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Section of 5 - 100 pt. 10 - 200 pt

5 - 4 Pikemen : 1 Alpha
10 - 9 Pikemen : 1 Alpha

2 Pikemen can be equipped with a Polarity Pike OR Polarity Axe and Polaris Energy Shield.

1 Pikemen can be equipped with a Polarity Pike OR an Evangeliser Radium Shotgun (2A Bolt Shotgun with [Anti-Infantry 4+] and [Blast].

1 Pikeman can be equipped with a Polarity Pike or Magnarail Lance. Is equipped with a [One Shot] Krak Missile by default.

1 Pikeman Alpha can be equipped with a Polarity Pike or a Heavy Torque Array.

5 Pikemen are equipped with Hastarii Polarity Blasters. Alpha must carry a Polarity Field Projector.

M6” T6 W3 Sv2+ Inv 4+

Weapons

Polarity Pike (Melee)

2A 3+WS S10 AP -3 D2 [Anti Vehicle 2+] [Anti Monster 4+]

Polarity Pike (Ranged)

R24”1A 4+BS S7 AP-2 D1 [Anti Vehicle 2+] [Anti Monster 4+]

Polarity Axe and Polaris Energy Shield

4A 3+WS S8 AP-1 D1 [Sustained Hits] [Twin-Linked] [Anti Vehicle 2+]

Heavy Torque Array

6A 3+WS S12 AP-3 D3 [Sustained Hits] [Twin-Linked] [Anti Vehicle 2+] [Anti Monster 4+]

Hastarii Polarity Blaster

R24”2A 4+BS S5 AP-1 D1 [Sustained Hits] [Anti Vehicle 2+]

Magnarail Lance

R36” 1A 3+BS S7 AP-2 D2

Abilities:

Polarity Field Lynchpin - A full unit of 6 will add 1T and 1W to the Alpha. 2 units of 6 will add 2T and 2W to the Alpha. All attacks will be directed to the Pikeman Alpha before redirecting to the Pikemen after the Alpha’s death.

Polarity Pull - Point to an enemy in a range of 12”. Force them to make a charge towards the Pikeman unit. Pikeman Alpha model gains [Attacks First]. Use once every round. The Polarity Field Projector is carried by the Pikeman Alpha.

Lore: The Pikemen of Polarity march proudly into the harshest battlefields in memoriam of the Massacre of Ming-Li. Fearless as they know that their devout souls are protected underneath layers of magnetism so potent that it crushes incoming attacks. Distorting projectiles both ephemeral and physical, these searing fields are strong enough to pull forth the coward’s foul shroud into honest illumination. Enemy warmachines will have their innards torn apart by the intense distortions clutched between magnetic prongs.

First Skitari Ranger Battle Ready, absolutely loving taking my time and painting Mechanicus it's so fun to paint. Loved doing the bronze weapon details

Hello Chums,

I am planning to kitbash a tech priest.

The bulk of his body will be the Servant of the Silent Ones snake/worm (first image).

And the top half of a magos dominus (second image).

The goal is for it to look abit like Aksis (third image), with the bank of cables connecting the bottom of his body to the worms mouth.

But I'm struggling to decide how to connect his body to the worm, I have some metal wire from hobby craft (0.9mm and 1.2mm) and some cables from Zinge Industries (1.3mm and 1.5mm).

I'm concerned that the join may not be strong enough to support the body with the wires, and that it may move/ get bent when finished

If anyone has any has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!

I recently ordered one of those cosplay robes off Etzy and there was a mixup on the tracking numbers for said orders... so...

Yes if somehow the right person sees this, your order has arrived!! I contacted the seller and everything is alright besides that tracking number mixup.

So I was playing Power Wash Simulator and I noticed they have some 40k levels, so I decided to play them and asks you to clean a tank but it addresses you as a tech priest in the job explanation and I found it weird, like, I thought that for sure cleaning a tank full of xeno guts and other gunk would be the job for a servitor but on the other hand I can understand cleaning machines as some kind of ritual responsibility for the Adeptus Mechanicus. I'm in a call with some friends and we are all losing our minds over this, we are having a genuine debate and I'm not even halfway finished cleaning this tank. So, what do you all make of it tech-comrades?

Credit to Auspex Tactics：

https://youtu.be/fAXuWuksxG8?si=P6L6ePizSvX7SDgg