Toll the great bell once! A Mechanicus Log

[G.Hawke]

So i've been toying with the idea of doing the adeptus mechanicus for about 12 months, i had planned to not start it until i completed my traitor guard budgie army (6 flyers, 5 squads, hq, 3 units of ratlings) but i popped into my local shop yesterday and havoc ensued. I've now decided to cement this as one of my active project branches. I'm still working on the list, but it'll be 1500 points of count as necrons. Most of these will be heavily modified to become the unit's in question, however as it stands i have 3 units, two of which i'm building and one unopened. Here are my initial WIP pictures.





I've developed half a wraith into the ad-mec pilot and sculpted him into place, as well as removed the necron icongraphy. The next stage will be to bulk it up and make it, if anything, more incestoid. My general insperation will be the Matrix machines and machine city, but i still want that imperial Grimdark feeling in massive quantities. The other unit, i should mention, that's shown is a knight titan that'll become a monolith count as.

Any suggestions, feedback and comments welcome, but at this early stage all i seek is feedback on how people think the pilot looks now he's got the full robes going.

-hawke

[Superdan21]

Wow, what an opening picture, can't wait to see more, the spider walker thing looks awesome will totally be keeping an eye on this keep up the work

[Student]

It's looking really cool. I particularly like the knight titan.

[G.Hawke]

Wow, what an opening picture, can't wait to see more, the spider walker thing looks awesome will totally be keeping an eye on this keep up the work

thanks man, hope i can do my vision justice.

Subbed

R

nice to see you too red

It's looking really cool. I particularly like the knight titan.

thanks student, hopefully it'll look more so now!


Now for the update; I've got it bulked up to a point where it'll go orky if i push it any further, i've added all the little bits i could to make it seem less refined... more imperial clunkyness. I've still got some touch ups and sanding to do, not to mention drilling barrels, but this is the majority of the model done.






C&C welcomed,

-hawke

[Red Skullz]

Great stuff! Now I don`t doubt that you`ll score win on the big stuff, just make sure you do the same on the sloggers

R

[G.Hawke]

Great stuff! Now I don`t doubt that you`ll score win on the big stuff, just make sure you do the same on the sloggers

R

aye got alot of design work to do with those. Going to be a hastle creating a miniature that fits the army without looking like another troop with bits ontop.

Time for a sneak peak of my latest bit of work, still a fair bit to do with it, but it looks wierd enough for my tastes.



-hawke

[G.Hawke]

Teaser time, i've begun work on a second drone. It's not going to be a quick update as i have a private commission i'm working on in the background to complete first.



-hawke

[BeatTheBeat]

Those drones look ridiculously cool. Bits breakdown for the second one, pretty please?

Cheers,
BTB

[Red Skullz]

Blimey I like those!!

R

[G.Hawke]

Those drones look ridiculously cool. Bits breakdown for the second one, pretty please?

Cheers,
BTB

certainly; Base model is a penitant engine, the eyes are a combination of command spure defiler head and a chaos smoke launcher, the arm is a standard IG lascannon and an old model search light. I'll be doing more work on it, that was just the basic shape design.

Blimey I like those!!

R

good to hear! i can't wait to make at least one or two more of them. There's something about building crazy incestoid robots thats just too much fun.

Update time; it's time for a rough potential design for necron warrior/servitors.




i've got one other design in mind, but i need to get my hands on some catachan parts... it'll be alot more traditional servitor in apperance.

I'd also ask you to check out this vampire counts army i'm selling, i could use the funds and space for this project. Link

Any feedback on the servitor's rough design would be nice, but i'm not expecting much.

-hawke

[scotticus2]

Go for hooves instead of humanoid feet for the front two "legs" in my view

[tcraigen]

Very very cool log. I like your walkers.

[Symrivven]

This log has a promising start, I really like the these kitbashes/sculpts so far. They really convey the image of the mechanicus well. And after taking a quick look at your other logs I'm confident your painting will do them justice.

I always wondered why GW didn't do a real mechanicus army, its one of their most unique factions and has such a great protential for stunning models as you are showing here.

Consider me subscribed.

[G.Hawke]

Hmm.... barely started this log and someones already decided i should be 4 star. Not sure i like that...

Go for hooves instead of humanoid feet for the front two "legs" in my view

it's just a test model at the moment, i am considering using the rear legs to support the gun in some design varients, just to shake it up a bit. I'm not certain yet what and where i'll go with the unit. For the moment i'd ask you to hold of judging until i put together a catachan pattern servitor, then i'm going to throw it open to peoples opinions between the 'ghoulitor' and the upcoming design.

Very very cool log. I like your walkers.

thanks man, i'm having a blast building them. I'm going to give them as much of a unique feeling as i can as i develop a few more.

This log has a promising start, I really like the these kitbashes/sculpts so far. They really convey the image of the mechanicus well. And after taking a quick look at your other logs I'm confident your painting will do them justice.

I always wondered why GW didn't do a real mechanicus army, its one of their most unique factions and has such a great protential for stunning models as you are showing here.

Consider me subscribed.

The sym! I hope i can push them to a new level when i do it, i've got a lot of idea's in the tube at the moment, i just haven't had the time i'd like to put down some work on these guys. You can expect me to build some seriously interesting kit as this log develops

As for gw; well rumours have been that forgeworlds been working on them for some time, but with the horus heresy and continued SM popularity it's been backburnered. I do plan to produce some unique casts of the machine priests i'll be developing in about a month or two's time, if that sparks any interest

No updates on the models yet guys, i'm going to be doing catachan servitor over the next day or two, but it's alot more hands on than the ghoulitor kitbash.

As always, if anyones got anything to chirp in and suggest i'm open and listening.

-hawke


EDIT; oh i've been voted five star! wow... if i can keep that i'll have to produce something extra awesome as a way of saying thanks!

[G.Hawke]

Hi guys,

i don't usually like to post without an update, it's just no fun, but i need help.

i'm currently trying to think up a design for a necron night scythe... without using the NS, a valk or stormtalon as a base for it. I want to use something different from the run of the mill plastic flyers. I am debating scratch building a thunderbolt and using that, but if anyones got any suggestions please let me know!

-hawke

[scotticus2]

How about combing the thunderbolt and night scyth. Base teh body on teh tunderbolt and then thave teh "wings" sweeping in a curved manner forward.

[TheConverter15]

Very nice start G.Hawke! Liking the walkers especially Though I'm not sold on the "ghoulitor"; the overall design is great, it's just that I feel the front two mechanical legs should be bent the reverse way Very minor point but I'm sure the army will look great either way

[G.Hawke]

How about combing the thunderbolt and night scyth. Base teh body on teh tunderbolt and then thave teh "wings" sweeping in a curved manner forward.

wayyyyy to much hastle, i've ended up settling for two stormtalons, though modification is probable.

Very nice start G.Hawke! Liking the walkers especially Though I'm not sold on the "ghoulitor"; the overall design is great, it's just that I feel the front two mechanical legs should be bent the reverse way Very minor point but I'm sure the army will look great either way

Don't worry, most of the ghoulitors won't have them, i'm trying to give each and every one a unique feeling.


Update time! I've got the army list drawn up for a 40k doubles tournie. I'm running a 10 man warrior squad in a night scythe, 5 man immortal squad in night scythe, monolith and lord. I've got most of the models planned, the monolith is being represented by a knight titan, the flyers are storm talons... the warrior unit is the ghoulitors and the immortals.... well, let's keep them secret for the moment as i've got quite a nice plan. Anyways, test scheme on a ghoul, i'm not keen on the model, but i need to buy some more parts before i continue with the unit, this guy won't be making the final 10, but it's given me a half descent shot at making a test scheme. Thoughts?





-hawke

[TheConverter15]

Awesome Great to hear that you're going to make each one unique, would make to army stand out well! Paintjob is nice and the OSL is well done, nice mars type base too

[Frowbakk]

Some injection tubes on the Ghoulitor as well as guitar wire would help bring home the Ad Mech feel, I think.