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Greetings!

This is to be my attempt to keep my hobby thriving, as it has so often fallen by the wayside in light of real life and other such hubris. I'm currently working on Adeptus Mechanicus, a few of which ca be seen below. C&C Welcome! as well as any further ideas.

At the moment, i'm trying to construct a 1750 point Adeptus Mechanicus army, using the Imperial Guard Rules, with a primary Space Marine Detachment. The goal is to convert and kitbash every single model in some way, i want to test and flex my converting muscles.

THINGS BUILT:

20 Mechanicus Indentured Guardsmen (Converted using bretonnian men-at-arms, guardsmen)
Vendetta ( Converted using Riptide kit)
Chimera ( Converted sing Chimera and Rhino tread swap)
Techpriest Assassin (counts as Sly Marbo) (Converted using shadowseer)
5 Praetorians (counts as StormTroopers) (Converted using Epic Land Raiders)
Myrmidon Minoris (Counts as Hellhound) (Converted using Dreadknight
Master of the Forge on bike (converted using gubbinz)

TO BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE, SOMETIME, MAYBE:

Archmagos and command squad
Moar Indentured guardsmen!
and Skitarii (counts as Veterans)
Hydra Flak Tank
Knight Titan
Scouts

And now, for you to see some of my Mechanicus Indentured Guardsman (or MIGs for short)! Let me know what you think





Thanks!

Love that chainsword! Nice Ideas but the pics are a little dark..

Thanks!
Yeah taking these late at night wasn't exactly the smartest of ideas.. But now that it is very sunny I will rectify this tonight, with a complete squad!

I like your use of parts. As a fellow Mechanicus converter, i can understand that It is sometimes hard to keep up the enthusiasm.

I like your myrmidon conversion. Very creative. Has inspired me to get going on my models.

My mechanicus project has stalled for now as i decided to sell most of it and start afresh with what i have learned.

Have you looked into the background surrounding the Myrmidae? They seem to be the elite part of the Mechanicus armed forces, where skitarii get their commanders. They have some great units, especially the myrmidon assault engines and skitarii with personal teleporters and lightning rods.

Lets hope the rumours are true and a GW brings out a 40k knight.

@Inquisitor Earl Thanks! I did a smidge of research into them, and I'm thinking that maybe making a pair of Myrmidae (based on the chimera chassis, so hydrasm hellhounds etc) and then having a Myrmidon "Leader" using the Leman Russ rules.

The current thing that I am working on though, is my techpriest assassin! Will post a picture when I get home from work, and hopefully with some sunlight!