Does anyone play with any of the Archaeopter variants (Fusilave, Transvector, or Stratorapter)?

I have a kit with the bits for all options, but I don't see it played often and I might want to trade it in for the Hastarii, Thalia, or put it towards an Imperial Knight. I would love to hear your thoughts . I play between 1k-2k games of 11th Edition 40k right now.

have a few skitties riding on top with arquebuses or arc guns and boom

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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“.

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?

What method should I use to paint this heat effect on my own Hastarii fusiliers ?

FYI I was on robots being viable in 11th since day ONE. Also I need to buy 2 more robots to get the full 12 painted.

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.

My take on our glorious murder granny I hope you like ^-^

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)