Mechanicum HQ: Thin Man of Mars

Getting kicked back into high gear with some modeling and painting of the Mechanicum.  I really like these guys and if you are a fan of 40k, you will love 30k.  It seems more level even though points are way more and everything seems to be strength 10 AP2.  And Now the Thin Man of Mars !!!

Haters gonna hate!!!

 Mister Sinister or the Mechanicum Version of the Thin Man.  I did a Thallax head to tie him into the theme.  Grav weapon and Volkite round him out.  The claw goes as a powerfist usually.

Next is the uber bad ass Krios Venator Tank.  It's a WIP, but almost there. I really love this guy as he is so good at killing armor.  4 shots, ordnance, Str9 AP2!!!!  oh and BS-5.  It does look like a 80's decade bass cannon so I dub the " Crankenstien!!"

Castellax Cohort

What can I say about these guys.  They are awesome as models and rules.

Cyber Occulus escorts

I borrowed these from Warmachine.  They make a great Cyber Occulus, easy to paint , but you'll want to pin them as they are metal.

Servo-automata with flamer

These guys I made with bits and figs from other game systems .  I like how they are turning out and give the mechanicum the creepy vibe they deserve.  This is one of 3 different types I modeled ( melta, servo-arm, and flamer)

Tech-Thrall

Last but not least is my Tech-thrall.  I know this isn't the Forgeworld model, but it fits the bill for me and they are soo much cheaper.  WarGames Factory BTW.  I may add some green stuff cables etc at some point, but 84 of them is a ton of Green stuffing .

More Machine Cult, More Better

So for better or worse I'm still putting together and painting the Mechanicum.  I truly love the Horus Heresy better than reg 40k.  As OP as the 30k rules sound with primarchs etc, they always seem to balance out with the 2 armies.  I know this is due to the fact that everyone is a space marine and allies are pretty much all bros ( very balanced in gear and powers ).


All these are WIP and finshed pics will follow ( I just forgot to take the final pics )

Up first is the core of the Mechanicum fighting force. The Thallax Cohort.  Think of him as a Mechanicum crisis suit.  I love these guys and with jet packs and objective secured I have 4 squads waiting to pounce.  ( these are done I just forgot to take some more pics )

Next is the Tech priest or adhoc Tech Adept, Castellax, and my tech thralls. The Tech Adepts are awesome and If you take the Macrotech ability for your Magos you get these guys as a troop ( and they can take 8 servitors for cheap!!! ). The model is from Hitech and after some conversion he looks pretty good.  Castellax are the bees knees as well.

Here is the Thallax Knight WIP. The Vallejo metallic bronze is super awesome to apply and be aware it is thinned with alcohol.  It also dries super fast so do not go back and touch up. Work from one side and move to the other. Touch ups after it has set and dried 100%. 

That's all for now.  

Some WIP Mechanicum

So been away from posting due to much going on in the real world.  I have been able to meditate ( IE paint models ) to get back to a more calm state recently and so far I'm pretty pleased with what has been produced.

First up are the Lava Pools from Mr Dandy.  A great terrain piece and super high quality resin. I had the pleasure of speaking with the owner at Adepticon this last year and want to buy some so bad, but due to my air travel I wanted to wait. Well fast forward and I received them the other day and promptly painted these bad boys to make my table pop.  This was my first time painting larger terrain pieces to a lets say better than mass produced quality.  Needless to say it led me to a positive attitude and so I started assembling more and painting.

Next up we have the Firestorm Redoubt.  I was at a loss of how to paint as most I have seen are bland or just primed. Once I noticed the little lights it was on though.  I added rust effects and lighting on the back of the fort as well.   Still need to add a few more "bling" accents though.

So this is the first of many pics I'll post on my newest army.  The Mechanicum!!! The Myrmidon Secutors are a bunch of bad asses for sure.  They tower over terminator models and have a pretty decent stat line.  This boy-o has the double grav weapon and a charged up power axe.  Pretty fun to paint as well.  I'm playing a all Mechanicum army in reg 40k games and most of the rules if not all aligned perfectly.  In fact I can point out more "op" stuff in reg 40k than in this army.  Lots of tank hunter and low AP weapons in this force.

Now the BIG BOY!   The Thanatar Automaton.  This guy is a beast.  MC with 8's all over his stat line. Even though he's a huge threat ( as most of the mechanicum are ) he really excels at supporting the entire army.  Give him Paragon of Metal and watch out!  He was a blast at painting and the Forge World resin was very very good.  One thing to note is the base.  I have those hexa-terrain kits and I really hate them.  So I have been make them into bits and adding them to bases.  Great mech style flock for those who want a flight deck base or ruined hi-tech battlefield.