Xana 1st Techguard (reinforced)

[Mato Noupa]

those knights are ACE!
I especially love the axe and the way you mounted the battle cannons.
Very nicely done.

I do spot some mold lines though...
And what about bulking out the shins with some armour?

The chimera tower conversion looks awesome as well. Would have copied that shamelessly if I hadn't finished mine already.

Keep up the good work... erm ... the bad, chaotic work of course.

Mato Noupa

[Dakkagor]

Ask and ye shall receive, below are the infantry for the army, all using imperial guard veteran rules. They are made out of Cadian arms, grave guard bodies and legs, pig iron heads and some pig iron weapons.

[Dakkagor]

and some more close ups. . .they'll look better painted!!







Edit: also could a mod bounce this over to the chaos project logs?? It is a dark mechanicus army after all!

[Luthor's Shadow]

I am glad I clicked your link Dakkagor. Very awesome pictures that show your skill in converting. Can't wait to see the paint job on the Tech Guard. Out of interest, do they worship a particular God or are they like my Word Bearer's cult army, follow the Glory of Chaos and each God has a particular squad devoted to their glory?

Just curious. Would also love to read your background if you have it written up.

May Insanity Grace your Day

Luthor's Shadow

[Dakkagor]

I always imagine the dark mechanicus not really 'worshipping' chaos, instead treating it like an elemental universal force, like gravity or magnetism. For them its one more tool to add to their arsenal, which is why they willing walk into damnation. Pacting with daemons becomes no more different from appeasing a tech spirit, and infusing it with warp energy becomes the same as annointing it with holy oils.

Most of the army would therefore be aethist undivided but the knights, having a more normal view on things, would have been corrupted by warrior lodges like the astartes and the three you see worship khorne. I might build others to worship the other 3 powers, with different paint schemes and weapon layouts. . .

[Luthor's Shadow]

In the novel Dark Mechanicus written by Ben Counter had a similar concept. I can see the Dark Mechanicus being pretty neutral or perhaps worshipping a corrupted image of the Omnissiah that serves in the freedom of technocracy. Mixing Chaos and Machinary enables the Dark AdMech to release its from the constraints of reverse engineering and seeks to improve itself with a lot of bizarre bio-engineering.

I could still see a few Tech priests paying fealty to a few Chaos Gods, perhaps Tzeentch and Khorne with a small nihilistic cult worshipping Nurgle. Slaanesh is too much of an anthema to the actual Tech Priesthood, I could see it being the most unpopular God within the Dark Mecahnicus.

But I am sorry, here I am going over background fluff for your own army. I do apologize, but Chaos is one of my favorite topics and fluff within 40K.

Can't wait to see more of the army come to life and will be keeping this on my list of threads to check. I'll see if I cna find my digital camera and send you a few pictures of my own Chaos Guard, if you want some inspiration. Its all unpainted unfortunately.

May Insanity Grace your Day

Luthor's Shadow

[Dakkagor]

Dark Adeptus by Ben Counter, Titanicus and Mechanicum are the main inspirations for this army, the knights from Mechanicum, the heavier units from Titanicus (and also Necropolis when I start on bigger things!) and Dark Adeptus for the infantry.

Glory to the Motivating Energy of the Primordial Annihilator!

[Keravin]

Very nice stuff. The Knights are stunning work.

[Dakkagor]

An update!

an overview of the new bits:



Battery servitor for my second hand old school thud guns:



don't have a name for this new walker pattern yet, it sits somewhere between a brass scorpion and a defiler, and will use the rules for a banewolf:



New work done to the vindicators to turn them into energy weapon platforms, similar to the malcador:



And finally a very ratty battery of rapier laser destroyers, with a role yet to be assigned:

[Xarius]

very unique, mech needs that element of awful madness to work.

[Dakkagor]

those knights are ACE!
I especially love the axe and the way you mounted the battle cannons.
Very nicely done.

I do spot some mold lines though...
And what about bulking out the shins with some armour?

The chimera tower conversion looks awesome as well. Would have copied that shamelessly if I hadn't finished mine already.

Keep up the good work... erm ... the bad, chaotic work of course.

Mato Noupa

Ack, mould lines, my secret nemesis! As for bulking up the shins, I'd be tempted but I tend not to touch a model once its painted to table quality. Something to bear in mind for future iterations.

Very nice stuff. The Knights are stunning work.

Thanks for the compliment, though I suggest you check the Hoffs stunning loyalist knights aswell as Hortwerths gorgeous mechanicus army.

very unique, mech needs that element of awful madness to work.

How so? I was thinking of adding in more cabling to bring it in line with the rest of the army. . .

Coming soon(ish) will be a finished thudd gun battery.

[TheRedAngel]

New work done to the vindicators to turn them into energy weapon platforms, similar to the malcador:

Are you confusing the Malcador with the Valdor and it's Neutron Laser Projector?
The Malcador (although the same chassis) has several heavy bolter and a demolisher cannon IIRC.

PS One day all you traitors to Mars will pay, Omnissiah willing!

[icecream boy]

Very resourceful use of bitz, I'm looking forward to seeing these bad boys painted. From what I can see from the Knights on the first page, they should look just as nice painted as they are converted.

[Keravin]

Envious of the Rapiers. Looking good as usual.

[the damned artificer]

PS One day all you traitors to Mars will pay, Omnissiah willing!

Heretic talk !! The engines of Legio Ignatum and the true servants of the Omnissiah will crush thy puny rebellion. The sins of past have nigh been forgotten.

Strides aside your stuff looks good, the walker/ mini brass scorpion looks nice, hope you find a menacing name for it. I absolutely love the battery servitor cus he's awesome

Did you read Dark Adeptus, or Mechanicum for that matter as both of the novels (which are both awesome) has some nice inspiring descriptions of the Dark Mechanicus. So if you haven't read them I'd suggest you do

[malika]

Shouldn't this perhaps be in the Chaos Logs section instead?

Really digging some of the conversion here man! What about including some of those old school Chaos Androids in there? You could use the Necron models as a basis, but use parts from the undead boxes and maybe even plastic bloodletters to make them more Chaos looking. Weapons could be lasguns or something. Ruleswise they could represent veterans or Storm Troopers?

[hobodog]

Love that Chimera conversion! So simple, but so...bad-ass

[Brother Alexos]

You should have a unit that uses the rules for IG conscripts, but they're actually hive-slaves with ork-esque guns.

[Dakkagor]

Are you confusing the Malcador with the Valdor and it's Neutron Laser Projector?
The Malcador (although the same chassis) has several heavy bolter and a demolisher cannon IIRC.

PS One day all you traitors to Mars will pay, Omnissiah willing!

thats the one! All those silly names get me confused!

Heretic talk !! The engines of Legio Ignatum and the true servants of the Omnissiah will crush thy puny rebellion. The sins of past have nigh been forgotten.

Strides aside your stuff looks good, the walker/ mini brass scorpion looks nice, hope you find a menacing name for it. I absolutely love the battery servitor cus he's awesome

Did you read Dark Adeptus, or Mechanicum for that matter as both of the novels (which are both awesome) has some nice inspiring descriptions of the Dark Mechanicus. So if you haven't read them I'd suggest you do

The one true path to knowledge is only through the warp! Accept Our Truth or be annihilated!

Yep, I've read both dark mechanicus and Mechanicum and Titanicus, the knights are very much driven by mechanicum. Data Daemons will eventually make an appearance in the army for apocalypse. I'll probably base them on dryads and come up with a neon green and black colour scheme (like matrix code)

Shouldn't this perhaps be in the Chaos Logs section instead?

Really digging some of the conversion here man! What about including some of those old school Chaos Androids in there? You could use the Necron models as a basis, but use parts from the undead boxes and maybe even plastic bloodletters to make them more Chaos looking. Weapons could be lasguns or something. Ruleswise they could represent veterans or Storm Troopers?

I keep saying that! Maybe a mod will spot it and move it! As for androids. . .possibly. The current squads are carapace veterans, so androids could be used to represent storm troopers. I'd prefer any androids to look less human shapped though, probably with bigger upper chests and backwards bending legs.

Love that Chimera conversion! So simple, but so...bad-ass

Thanks! Its pretty simple, the trick is finding enough stubber barrels.

You should have a unit that uses the rules for IG conscripts, but they're actually hive-slaves with ork-esque guns.

I like the idea of a slave unit, though they'd probably just be imperial citizens rounded up and herded into combat by a low ranked techpriest using a nueral whip, similar to what the Iron Warriors did in Storm of Iron.

[SandQueen]

pretty sweet army, dakkagor. And Rapiers are always cool