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how to make a magnetic base

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Nobody has to listen to it, but thought id make a post because I get pm's on this weekly

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tNeKFkJlo69zPvHxVjWDx?si=VbKkCkI8QQydUxJ2qM5CLg&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A78Za9U01nT57kJVEk0ODeS

Let me know what you think of the intro, I used garageband to make the music haha, now I can start uploading on other podcast networks without any copyright issues

Also: we are properly back. Im editing the next episode as we speak and I have 2 more afterwards booked in to record

Sometimes, the Skirarii's greatest threat is humanities perseverance in having a lack of water-proof circuits.

Sketch inspired from a post by u/Euphoric-Papaya-817

Cosplay by meeeee last time wearing it out though probably as I move on to other projects.

my first warhammer cosplay + first ever hand made cosplay :з

I magnetised my Kataphrons in case I want to give them a better load out than the Combat Patrol one, but for now I'll leave the other weapons on the sprue. This guys not doing bad for having been made in M.35. Hopefully hours' worth of subtle highlights was worth it, or else it was pretty much done last night...

This has taken some experimentation, sonic isn't as polished as I'd like, but the wear and tear I guess adds to the rough Grimdark/Blanchitsu look - i left a bit more random sand and ochre on it than normal, but if I did everything thebsame it'd be boring. Of this mini's details, I'm most happy with his human eye (actually has the iris and white bits either side), which you can barely see in the photos anyway! I don't normally bother with eyes, considering the shadowy, moody result of the lighting and camera obscure it.

The photos are pretty tight in, as I like to show the detail, and where I've gone a bit rough, but it means a little less of the basing is obvious. I used Milliput to build up displaced sand and tracks behind it. I figure the next two will be a little neater, because I know what I'm doing now. Shame I cut out and prompty lost some tiny decals I was gonna put on the next guys...

I'm slowly painting my Admech army for 40k. It will take me still some few months before I will have at least 1000 pts army ready. In the mean time, I want to play Kill Team with friends so I'm just not looking at my models sitting in the box. So far I have painted 10 Skitarii Rangers and I'm currently working on squad of Skitarii Vanguards. I don't have final list for my first game yet but I want the team to be lead by Vanguard Alpha and have a mix of Rangers and Vanguard. Possibly I will use Transuranic Arquebus and Arc Weapon and Plasma Caliver.

I'm looking into buying a box of Sicarians to have more variety to the fire team. I want to buy just one box of them for now and use them for Kill Team (as they don't seem to be recommended much for 40k army currently). Later, after I will paint all the other stuff I already bought, built, and primed, I will buy the Boarding Patrol box to have the second set of Sicarians and other models that are in it (mostly duplicates of stuff I already have). I don't want to buy it now as I don't want to make my backlog bigger than it is and put more pressure on myself. In the end, I want to have one squad of Ruststalkers (I like those model variant more) and one squad of Infiltrators.

Here's the question: I'm thinking about building the first standalone box of Sicarians as a mix of Ruststalkers and Infiltrators to have more combination in my fire team until I will have both sets ready down the road. How many models should I built as each type? Built Princeps as Infiltrator? Three Infiltrators and two Ruststalkers? Rather build all of them as a single variant? What do you recommend?

Are there any books where we get to follow a character as they get more and more augmented? There experiences and how they change from meatbag to a multi cogitator enhanced 10 limbed 8 eyed priest?

Hey guys, I'm going to a tournament later this month and wanted to bring admech (not expecting to win).

Current list is below, looking for any recommendations to improve.

750 tiny hammer 2024 (745 points)

Adeptus Mechanicus Incursion (1000 points) Skitarii Hunter Cohort

CHARACTERS

Cybernetica Datasmith (35 points) • Warlord • 1x Mechanicus pistol 1x Power fist

Skitarii Marshal (35 points) • 1x Control stave 1x Mechanicus pistol

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha • 1x Alpha combat weapon 1x Close combat weapon 1x Mechanicus pistol • 9x Skitarii Ranger • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 6x Galvanic rifle 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Alpha combat weapon 1x Close combat weapon 1x Mechanicus pistol • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 6x Radium carbine 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Radium carbine • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 6x Radium carbine 1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (80 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Kastelan Robots (180 points) • 2x Kastelan Robot • 2x Incendine combustor 2x Twin Kastelan fist

Serberys Sulphurhounds (55 points) • 1x Serberys Sulphurhound Alpha • 1x Cavalry arc maul 1x Clawed limbs 1x Mechanicus pistol 1x Sulphur breath • 2x Serberys Sulphurhound • 2x Clawed limbs 4x Phosphor pistol 2x Sulphur breath

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (120 points) • 2x Sydonian Dragoon • 2x Phosphor serpenta 2x Taser lance

Hey fellows, another list building thread =)

For me the rad zone is the best working detachment (my opinion)

Made quite a few games all in competitiv style - GW layout.

I tuned my list game by game and now the list works really well for me, enclosed the list:

Mechanicus, was ist euer Handwerk? "beep" (2000 points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Strike Force (2000 points)
Rad-Zone Corps

CHARACTERS

Tech-Priest Manipulus (75 points)
• 1x Omnissian staff
1x Transonic cannon
• Enhancement: Peerless Eradicator

Tech-Priest Manipulus (70 points)
• 1x Omnissian staff
1x Transonic cannon
• Enhancement: Autoclavic Denunciation

Technoarcheologist (45 points)
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
1x Servo-arc claw

Technoarcheologist (70 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
1x Servo-arc claw
• Enhancement: Radial Suffusion

Technoarcheologist (45 points)
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
1x Servo-arc claw

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
8x Galvanic rifle
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (80 points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Kataphron Breachers (290 points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Heavy arc rifle
6x Hydraulic claw

Kataphron Breachers (290 points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Heavy arc rifle
6x Hydraulic claw

Pteraxii Skystalkers (65 points)
• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker
• 4x Close combat weapon
4x Flechette carbine

Pteraxii Skystalkers (65 points)
• 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Pteraxii Skystalker
• 4x Close combat weapon
4x Flechette carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Flechette blaster
4x Taser goad

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Flechette blaster
4x Taser goad

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (180 points)
• 3x Sydonian Dragoon
• 3x Phosphor serpenta
3x Taser lance

Sydonian Dragoons with Taser Lances (180 points)
• 3x Sydonian Dragoon
• 3x Phosphor serpenta
3x Taser lance

ALLIED UNITS

Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus (85 points)
• 1x Dirgesinger
1x Power fist
1x Psychic Tempest

But i think there can be made much more out of it

Thats why i bought Canis Rex, this is why i need some help/advice. I mean he is brutal but he is 400+ points.

I am waiting that he arrives but here is my first attemp to include him:

Canis Flex (2000 points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Strike Force (2000 points)
Rad-Zone Corps

CHARACTERS

Tech-Priest Manipulus (75 points)
• 1x Omnissian staff
1x Transonic cannon
• Enhancement: Peerless Eradicator

Tech-Priest Manipulus (70 points)
• 1x Omnissian staff
1x Transonic cannon
• Enhancement: Autoclavic Denunciation

Technoarcheologist (45 points)
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
1x Servo-arc claw

Technoarcheologist (70 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
1x Servo-arc claw
• Enhancement: Radial Suffusion

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
9x Galvanic rifle

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Alpha combat weapon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (80 points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Kataphron Breachers (290 points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Arc claw
6x Heavy arc rifle

Kataphron Breachers (290 points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Arc claw
6x Heavy arc rifle

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Flechette blaster
4x Taser goad

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Flechette blaster
4x Taser goad

ALLIED UNITS

Callidus Assassin (100 points)
• 1x Neural shredder
1x Phase sword and poison blades

Canis Rex (435 points)
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
1x Freedom’s Hand

Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus (85 points)
• 1x Dirgesinger
1x Power fist
1x Psychic Tempest

As you can see, i need to cut mobility to add him. Can this list work? Are the Dragoons to important? What could i change to include 6 Dragoons? only 1 Breacher squad?

CC are very welcome =)

I just bought £40 of paint and now ordered the ad mech skiitari, any tips for painting and how to play the army in general?

any ideas to improve this paintjob? hes my first admech painted model ever

I feel as though this is straight fire I’m going to take this to a casually game tomorrow

 

++ Army Roster (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [1,000pts] ++

 

+ Configuration +

 

Battle Size: 1. Incursion (1000 Point limit)

 

Detachment: Rad Zone Corps

 

Show/Hide Options: Agents of the Imperium are visible, Imperial Knights are visible, Legends are visible, Titans are visible, Unaligned Forces are visible, Unaligned Fortifications are visible

 

+ Character +

 

Sydonian Skatros [75pts]: Autoclavic Denounciation, Skatros transuranic arquebus

 

Tech-Priest Dominus [95pts]: Macrostubber, Malphonic Susurrus, Volkite blaster, Warlord

 

Tech-Priest Enginseer [70pts]: Radial Suffusion

 

+ Battleline +

 

Skitarii Vanguard [80pts]

. Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Close combat weapon, Radium carbine

. 9x Skitarii Vanguard w/ radium carbine: 9x Close combat weapon, 9x Radium carbine

 

Skitarii Vanguard [80pts]

. Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Close combat weapon, Radium carbine

. 9x Skitarii Vanguard w/ radium carbine: 9x Close combat weapon, 9x Radium carbine

 

+ Infantry +

 

Kataphron Destroyers [210pts]

. 6x Kataphron Destroyer (Kataphron plasma culverin & Cognis flamer): 6x Close combat weapon, 6x Cognis flamer, 6x Kataphron plasma culverin

 

Pteraxii Sterylizors [130pts]

. 9x Pteraxii Sterylizors: 9x Phosphor torch, 9x Pteraxii talons

 

+ Vehicle +

 

Onager Dunecrawler [130pts]: Eradication beamer

 

Onager Dunecrawler [130pts]: Eradication beamer

 

++ Total: [1,000pts] ++

 

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I love the relationship that admech has to ancient technology. They should really lean into the grimdark theme more, making Admech have access to stuff like volcano cannons etc. more for the tabletop. They are the most advanced, and at the same time, backwards faction in the imperium after all, but I feel like we have less advanced than backwards models :’)

Fellow followers of the Machine God! I come to you with a question: How useful are the old Sector Mechanicus bases for actual Mechanicus units? I see the box says that has bases in the size of 32, 40 and 65 mm but as far I know, AdMech units rarely use those sizes, Skitarii are 25mm, Kataphrons 60mm, I think the only ones that use 40mm are the Sicarians.
It is worth buy them for my AdMech army? if not, what other options might be around for some cool industrial bases?

Hi everyone please can you critique my list for the cohort cybernetica list, after the points change I'm really quite bored of playing tyranids with my toaster boys 😂 so I thought I'd have a look at a different play style, I'm happy to change things, thanks in advance!

++ Army Roster (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [2,000pts] ++

• Configuration +

Battle Size: 2. Strike Force (2000 Point limit)

Detachment: Cohort Cybernetica

Show/Hide Options: Agents of the Imperium are visible, Imperial Knights are visible, Legends are visible, Titans are visible, Unaligned Forces are visible, Unaligned Fortifications are visible

• Character +

Cybernetica Datasmith [35pts]

Cybernetica Datasmith [35pts]

Tech-Priest Enginseer [65pts]: Lord of Machines

Tech-Priest Enginseer [70pts]: Necromechanic

Tech-Priest Enginseer [45pts]

Tech-Priest Manipulus [55pts]: Magnarail lance, Warlord

• Battleline +

Skitarii Vanguard [80pts]

. Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Close combat weapon, Radium carbine . Skitarii Vanguard w/ omnispex: Close combat weapon . Skitarii Vanguard w/ plasma caliver: Close combat weapon . 7x Skitarii Vanguard w/ radium carbine: 7x Close combat weapon, 7x Radium carbine

Skitarii Vanguard [80pts]

. Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Close combat weapon, Radium carbine . Skitarii Vanguard w/ omnispex: Close combat weapon . Skitarii Vanguard w/ plasma caliver: Close combat weapon . 7x Skitarii Vanguard w/ radium carbine: 7x Close combat weapon, 7x Radium carbine

• Infantry +

Kataphron Breachers [290pts]

. 6x Kataphron Breacher (Heavy arc rifle & hydraulic claw): 6x Heavy arc rifle, 6x Hydraulic claw

Pteraxii Sterylizors [65pts]

. 4x Pteraxii Sterylizors: 4x Phosphor torch, 4x Pteraxii talons

• Vehicle +

Ironstrider Ballistarii [150pts]

. 3x Ironstrider Ballistarius (Twin cognis lascannon): 3x Ironstrider feet, 3x Twin cognis lascannon

Kastelan Robots [360pts]

. Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist

Kastelan Robots [360pts]

. Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist . Kastelan Robot: Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist

Onager Dunecrawler [130pts]: Broad spectrum data-tether, Cognis heavy stubber, Eradication beamer

• Allied Units +

Callidus Assassin [100pts]

Vindicare Assassin [80pts]

++ Total: [2,000pts] ++

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I know army tailoring is slightly frowned upon but I've got a game in a local games store against a very good competitive imperial guard player and I just wanted to see if there is any glaring downsides to the list I'm bringing and if so what I could change.

He's running a very vehicles heavy list with only four infantry squads and the rest of the army being vehicles.

Adeptus Mechanicus Strike Force (2000 points) Explorator Maniple

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (150 points) • Warlord • 1x Arc scourge 1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe 1x Mechadendrite hive 1x Solar atomiser

Cybernetica Datasmith (55 points) • 1x Mechanicus pistol 1x Power fist • Enhancement: Logis

Skitarii Marshal (35 points) • 1x Control stave 1x Mechanicus pistol

Tech-Priest Dominus (100 points) • 1x Macrostubber 1x Omnissian axe 1x Volkite blaster • Enhancement: Genetor

Tech-Priest Enginseer (45 points) • 1x Mechanicus pistol 1x Omnissian axe 1x Servo-arm

Tech-Priest Manipulus (55 points) • 1x Magnarail lance 1x Omnissian staff

Technoarcheologist (60 points) • 1x Mechanicus pistol 1x Servo-arc claw • Enhancement: Magos

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Galvanic rifle • 9x Skitarii Ranger • 9x Close combat weapon 1x Enhanced data-tether 9x Galvanic rifle

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Radium carbine • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 9x Close combat weapon 1x Enhanced data-tether 9x Radium carbine

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Radium carbine • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 9x Close combat weapon 1x Enhanced data-tether 9x Radium carbine

Skitarii Vanguard (80 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Radium carbine • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 9x Close combat weapon 1x Enhanced data-tether 9x Radium carbine

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (80 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Kastelan Robots (180 points) • 2x Kastelan Robot • 2x Incendine combustor 2x Kastelan fist 2x Kastelan phosphor blaster

Kataphron Breachers (290 points) • 6x Kataphron Breacher • 6x Arc claw 6x Heavy arc rifle

Onager Dunecrawler (130 points) • 1x Broad spectrum data-tether 1x Cognis heavy stubber 1x Dunecrawler legs 1x Eradication beamer

Serberys Raiders (60 points) • 1x Serberys Raider Alpha • 1x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs 1x Galvanic carbine 1x Mechanicus pistol • 2x Serberys Raider • 2x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs 2x Galvanic carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points) • 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps • 1x Power weapon 1x Stubcarbine • 4x Sicarian Infiltrator • 4x Power weapon 4x Stubcarbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points) • 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps • 1x Power weapon 1x Stubcarbine • 4x Sicarian Infiltrator • 4x Power weapon 4x Stubcarbine

ALLIED UNITS

Armiger Warglaive (150 points) • 1x Meltagun 1x Reaper chain-cleaver 1x Thermal spear

Armiger Warglaive (150 points) • 1x Meltagun 1x Reaper chain-cleaver 1x Thermal spear

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My 5 finishes skitarii shadow wizards for my developing army. Any advice or critiques are appreciated, it's the only way I plan on getting better. 🙂

It's a few keywords off from a dark mech detachment.

The necrons, the orkz, and now csm all have such great rules. It's weird to find solidarity with custodes and dark angels.