Adeptus Mechanicus for 40k new pics p162

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**Justyn**

This is how mine ended up about 85-90 percent done modelling wise. A few more small armored plates to be added, and some hoses. Mostly work on the feet.

**timd**

Kanluwen wrote:
It's possible that this week will be the Electro-Priests and nothing else.

Have they ever done this one-item-released-per-week for an army before? Its really, really annoying...

T

**Thargrim**

Kanluwen wrote:
It's possible that this week will be the Electro-Priests and nothing else.

I really hope not, they are dragging this stuff out hard. I also dislike it when they release the codex last, it strains my interest level.

**stormboy**

My Local store said the GW sales guy said next week is the rest of it. Codex, Cards, clamp back, priests, and painting guide. But that seems like a lot for one week.

**Kanluwen**

It would be TWO painting guides no less, as the Skitarii Legion book is coming.

**Orock**

Datapriest is so smooth.

**Leth**

Have the tech priest as the head pimp, the robots are his bouncers.....

**pazuzu**

from Faeith :

we got info on tech pope and the electro monks from feit:
Both priest units are S and T3 and start off with 5 models per squad. their shields give them a 5++ and allow them to assault through cover, but with an I3 it doesnt really matter much. What does help these guys is that they hammer of wrath at s4.

The main difference between the two units is an electric staff or electric gauntlets. The staff is +2 strength AP4 and the gauntlets +1 strength and are both shooting and melee- you have to choose one or the other-. The fulgurites with the staves can get a 3++ if they wipe out a unit in close combat for the rest of the game.

The tech priest can either repair a hull point-vehicle damage, or heal a wound in his unit. is an independent character with a 2+ save and 3 wounds, feel no pain, and relentless. He also comes with a 5++ and wielding a power axe. He can fire on the move with an upgraded eradication ray, which is a heavy 1 s8 ap1 or a s6 ap3 blast

**Thairne**

The priests better be cheap. At T3 with only a 5++ save and I3 they won't last long.

The Dominus seems absolutely awesome though. Techpope on the crusade!

**H.B.M.C.**

So a T3 unit with no armour and no transport? And when they get into combat they're AP4?

Sounds like a winner!

**ShaneTB**

So the tech-priest is meant to carve through a unit in combat - after blast marking them - and give the fulgurites he's with 3++ to continue acting as an electrified meat shield.

**nudibranch**

From what we've seen, IMHO the priests look to be outclassed by pretty much everything but the dominus looks monstrous. Kinda funny how it can repair vehicles in an army with no vehicles (unless using that purported Skitarri/Cult/Knight cross-over formation)...

**NewTruthNeomaxim**

nudibranch wrote:
From what we've seen, IMHO the priests look to be outclassed by pretty much everything but the dominus looks monstrous. Kinda funny how it can repair vehicles in an army with no vehicles (unless using that purported Skitarri/Cult/Knight cross-over formation)...

Repair Vehicle or Restore a Wound, feels like a catch-all GW way of writing the rule. Clearly Pimp-Boss likes chilling with some Kastellan's, and keeping 'em in the fight that much longer.

And I agree with the above poster. A Dominus is clearly the only way to make Electro-Priests not terrible. :-p

**nudibranch**

It honestly kinda feels like the troops and elites were accidentally switched when writing the codex... Unless the gauntlet-priests turn out to have a nifty shooting attack or something...

[EDIT] Oh, oh, maybe they'll get haywire attacks? It would make sense considering that all the prior lightning-based weapons the Mechanicus use have it.

**Requizen**

nudibranch wrote:
It honestly kinda feels like the troops and elites were accidentally switched when writing the codex... Unless the gauntlet-priests turn out to have a nifty shooting attack or something...

[EDIT] Oh, oh, maybe they'll get haywire attacks? It would make sense considering that all the prior lightning-based weapons the Mechanicus use have it.

Units like them who have a flexible assault/shooting weapon generally only have a 12" range. And since nothing about them indicates that they'll have movement better than 6" nor any sort of Deep Strike shenanigans, means that 12" shooting may as well be nothing.

I really hope the WD leaks soon with something special because right now those seem like extremely useless Elites. which is sad, because that means 1/3 of the entire book is bad, and I'd be better off waiting for AdMech.

**judgedoug**

didn't see posted already...

Next week's releases with USD prices

CODEX: CULT MECHANICUS (ENGLISH) 33.00
DATACARDS: CULT MECHANICUS (ENGLISH) 12.50
LEGIONS OF THE OMNISSIAH Paint Guide 20.00
CRUSADERS OF THE MACHINE GOD Paint Guide 20.00
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS ELECTRO-PRIESTS 41.00
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TECH-PRIEST DOMINUS 36.00
MARS CULT MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00
METALICA ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00
RYZA ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00
CODEX: CULT MECHANICUS (DOMINUS EDITION) (WEB) 165.00

**obsidiankatana**

Clampack more pricey than the codex? Don't know how I feel about that.

**Requizen**

hahaha what? The LE is $132 more than the regular codex? That thing better cook me dinner and tuck me in at night for that kind of jump holy butts.

**Verviedi**

Don't bypass the language filter like this.

reds8n

**Exergy**

obsidiankatana wrote:
Clampack more pricey than the codex? Don't know how I feel about that.

It's a pretty awesome model, but that is awfully steep.

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H.B.M.C. wrote:
So a T3 unit with no armour and no transport? And when they get into combat they're AP4?

Sounds like a winner!

wonder how many points GW thinks is far for such an obviously overpowered unit.

15 points each, 5-10 models in the unit?

**pazuzu**

yes but the dominus is on a 40mm base, finally assassinarum box is maybe a great deal ^^

From a french guy who have the dwarf :

Electropriest are 90 for 5. unit is 5-20 sized, more than we have seen they are zealot and have fnp
profil is 4/3/3/3/3/1/?

The fulgurite staff deal Instant death on a 6 to wound.

The corpuscarii are cheaper.

**nudibranch**

Uurrrhhghghrr... Will probably just convert my own now... Also the electro-priests aren't cheap either, though still more inline with what to expect from GW

**tarnish**

Atleast we finally, finally get the codex. Is it confirmed that the skitarii will not be in it?

**Mr.Church13**

$36 for a single figure! In what world can they justify that? I mean they have a box set right next to him on the shelf with 5 guys at $41.

Guess new CEO same as the old CEO.

**Hulksmash**

Do we know it's not a box set ala the CSM Terminator Lord or Ork Big Mek w/KFF?

**Super Newb**

Mr.Church13 wrote:
$36 for a single figure! In what world can they justify that? I mean they have a box set right next to him on the shelf with 5 guys at $41.

Guess new CEO same as the old CEO.

Yeah that's absurd. If I field him looks like it'll be a kit bash and/or a slight conversion of the giant robot baby sitter. There is no way I am supporting a GW price like that for one dude.

**Kanluwen**

Hulksmash wrote:
Do we know it's not a box set ala the CSM Terminator Lord or Ork Big Mek w/KFF?

Nope.

From the looks of it, he's on a 40 or 50mm base though. He is NOT a small model.

**Mr.Church13**

Aren't the assassins on 40s?

They aren't big at all.

**Requizen**

I mean it's large and probably very detailed, but the Assassins also have a lot of terrain and stuff around them. The Tech-Priest is just the model, which kind of feels underwhelming.

**Super Newb**

Requizen wrote:
I mean it's large and probably very detailed, but the Assassins also have a lot of terrain and stuff around them. The Tech-Priest is just the model, which kind of feels underwhelming.

Yeah and at that list price there may be a cheaper Forgeworld model to use instead lol.