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As some of you may already know I'm working on writing a codex for my traitor SM Chapter called the Mechmarines (Hence my username).
Anyway i need sketches and detailed B&W pictures for most of the unit descriptions, Ill give details to those interested

As you can imagine a codex with no pictures is very very dull.

ATM I can't offer money but that may change.
Payment in Bits is available though.

Just to make it clear Even though i can paint quite well i am a poor drawer, i have trouble with stick figures.

Hope someone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

Shoot me an email (bigtat2guy@yahoo.com) and give me an idea of what you're after & I'll see what I can do for you.

Ok thanks will do

Why not write up a list of things you want and get people to fill it by posting?

Any way PM me what you are after. I'm more then happy to help.

when these drawings are done please email them to me at
srbuman@gmail.com

thanks

I can have go for you, if you want. Im always up for drawing somthing new. I might not be as good JK but I'll give it a go.
Its always good to have a couple of styles of drawing in a codex anyway.
You can check out my other drawings on my gallery.
I lack Photoshop though which is a bit of a handycap

Shoot me a PM and I'd love to help out.

If you'd like I could send you some samples of what my work looks like.

thanks so much for all your help guys, i have a lot more to go so Vladsimpaler ill have stuff for you probably tomorrow which is going to be a busy day for me regarding this project. ill keep sending info out as people request it. I am impressed by what i have seen

You should really just post the different pictures you want here, and have different people ask. I could also do some drawings if you want. Probably not as good as some of the other people here though.

Put some pics of your mini's on the thread. Add some fluff as well. That way people can create and add art to the thread. I can draw pretty good too but I would need some idea's of what you're after. 8)

My Army is all about technology, lost technology, new technology, even xenos technology. They are known to replace mutations with bionics (similarly to the iron Warriors). They serve a being that calls itself "The Avatar of The True Machine God". This being shows up on forge worlds and technocratic worlds and preaches that innovation is the way to bring mankind back to the way things were in the Golden Age of Technology. Mechmarines usually fight using ranged weaponry but do not ignore close combat.

Mechmarines that have proven themselves exceptionally skilled at close combat fighting while in a tactical squad, are removed from their squad and undergo dermal reinforcement surgery. Dermal reinforcement is a process that involves implanting high density biologically receptive plates between the dermis layer and epidermis layer of skin. these marines also undergo muscle enhancements to make them stronger and faster.

Unlike the berzerkers of the world eater legion, Reinforced Assailers are not mindless butchers and and are quite capable of reassessing the battlefield and following complex orders



this one is a Mechmarines combat robot with my pet toad please try to draw without the toad on it. Their are two reasons why i used that picture (1) when i took the pictures that one came out the best (2)the model took a fall and is on the repair desk so i cant take another picture.

My chapter master does however have a cyberneticly altered giant toad for a pet. It be about 2 feet tall or .6 meters


This gun toting terminator is part of a support terminator Squad. They are basically havocs/devastators in terminator armour. Their four heavy Weapons can be any of the following:
Plasma Cannon, Lascannon, Multi-Melta, Heavy Flamer, Assault Cannon.
The Head on the above model is an alternate head most of the models in these squads will have this Head:

The sergeant can have a plasma blaster if any of you remember what the that is (I do Just to make things clear).


I want to stress this I would Appreciate it if all drawings be emailed to me
Thanks.

here are some descriptions of some vehicles.
(my chapter relies heavily on the leman russ Chassis)

Leman Russ Lighting:


Mounting another form of the Mechmarines Electron Weaponry, the Electron Gatling Cannon. It is not as powerful as the Ark Cannon, but is capable of a much faster rate of fire while still packing a punch.
Electron Gatling Cannon: While not as powerful as a Rotary Auto cannon, it is just as dangerous to the enemy because of its high rate of fire.

Range Str AP Type
36” 5 5 heavy 12, Pinning

Leman Russ Hunter:


The Leman Russ Hunter takes the place left from the absence of the normal predator. In fact it performs the role better than a predator would have as it has room for an additional weapon.
Hunter Rotary Auto Cannon: It consists of three Auto Cannons with automatic ammunition feeds attached to a powerfull motor, a Rotary auto cannon can destroy large amounts of infantry. Even the armour of a vehicle is not always proof against such a weapon.

Range Str AP Type
48” 7 4 Heavy 6,
Twin Linked

Hunter Rotary Lascannon: It consists of three Lascannons attached to a powerfull motor, a Rotary Lascannons can pump many shots into heavily armoured vehicles destroying them in seconds.
Range Str AP Type
48” 9 2 Heavy D3

Leman Russ Pulsar:
The leman russ Pulsar is equipped with an electron pulse cannon, an extremely powerful weapon with a high rate of fire. Capable of destroying Space Marines in Terminator Armour it is truly a destructive weapon. The Pulsar also employs heavy electron beam projectors. Larger versions of the electron beam projector they require a much greater amount of power and therefore may on be employed on vehicles.

Electron Pulse Cannon: The electron pulse cannon is a terrifying weapon. It emits multiple spheres of Elecrical energy along with a thunderous noise upon making contact with the enemy. Very few foes can hope to stand against such a devastating weapon.

Range Str AP Type
36” 8 3 Heavy 4
Blast, Pinning

Heavy Electron Bolt Projector: Heavy electron bolt projectors have a higher rate of fire, longer range and more powerful output than a standard electron bolt projector. Their one downside is they require much larger amounts of energy than a portable electron bolt projector.

Range Str AP Type
36” 6 4 Heavy 3, Pinning

Here Is my army's Replacement for the thuderfire artillery:

Electron Ark Cannons are extremely powerful Artillery pieces and are devastating to army with large amounts of infantry. Capable of incapacitating even rampaging Carnifexs it is a truly powerful weapon. When turned upon large amounts of densely packed infantry the Ark Cannon is able to jump from victim to victim sometimes even squad to squad. Destroying whole platoons in minutes. However due to the vast amounts of energy being shot from the cannon it will inevitably will need on field maintenance as such a techmarine is always standing by.

Range Str AP Special
Electron Ark Cannon 72 7 3 Highly Conductive, Rending
Heavy 1*

Highly Conductive: after Declaring a target role hit the first victim using the techmarine’s ballistic skill. if you successfully hit the target role 3d6 to determine the number of hits (using the Techmarines ballistic skill) roll to wound as normal. If you roll three 1’s the guns charge has run out and the techmarine must change the pack, do not resolve any wounds, the gun may fire again next shooting phase. If the gun has successfully wounded six or more models (before armour saves) the shot may ark to any enemy unit within six inches of the first. (this can only happen once per shooting phase and does not ark off of the subsequent units as it did from the first). The Guns profile is now: Str 5 AP 4. Roll another 3d6 again for each unit hit to determine the number of hits roll to wound as normal. Only after this may your opponent make a saving roll.


I'll post more information if someone asks for more

Executioner Predator
One Executioner Plasma Cannon and a Plasma Cannon sponson.

Dragonfire Predator
One Melta Cannon and a MultiMelta Sponson.

Great stuff! What softwear did you use?

nickmund wrote:Great stuff! What softwear did you use?

Illustrator (CS5). If I still had it installed I would probably have used AutoCAD.

I realy need photoshop, I think my line drawings lack somthing. I think colour would realy bring them to life.


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Have you changed the predator with the melta cannon it looks different.

Yes he did, the previous version had a chem cannon instead of the melta cannon. So I brought it up and he changed it.

Primarch_of_mechmarines wrote:Yes he did, the previous version had a chem cannon instead of the melta cannon. So I brought it up and he changed it, also he removed the lines on the multi-melta tubing (which would represent corrugation).

And those lines are back ...

Love those drawings, you need to do some of the standard CSM configurations and maby a terminator or dreadnaught. They look like blueprints.

nickmund wrote:Love those drawings, you need to do some of the standard CSM configurations and maby a terminator or dreadnaught. They look like blueprints.

^_^ They are blue prints!
I'll sketchout the details and then start on the hard stuff...
... like a rough drawing.

I know the top hatch is missing and the plasma cannon sponson could do with aiming away from the tank a little but i think it has the right feel.

Next task I've got to start on the actual image

One question gang should it be A)shooting B)glowing after shooting C) not shooting at all?

You give me a tough decision Tri, but after thinking it over a good 2 minutes, I'm thinking glowing after shooting.
Great job, if you can do you think you could put my chapter symbol on the sponson shields, and try to put some silver on it.
I'll post a pic of the paint scheme within an hour

In case anyone is wondering what my chapter symbol looks like here is the initial drawing by J'santai Khan

Its already good as a rough drawing. I can't wait to see what the finished version is like.

nickmund wrote:Its already good as a rough drawing. I can't wait to see what the finished version is like.

Thanks but you won't see that for a while ... last post for a while ... (edit wrong one try again)

wow thanks Tri,

Here is that tank for the color scheme just to give you an idea no rush though,





just in case any wonder,s no its not done being painted, I just don't have time what the codex and other things I have to work on.

Here he is! The Chapter master(Chaos Lord).
Or it could just as easily be a majorly kitted out Terminator.


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URGG! that looks Terrible on the thumbnail, I suggest blowing it up a little.

I shall create a new special character for him to be used as, Garo Aximand, and he shall be the captain of the support company, Equipped with a suit of Master Crafted terminator armour That bestows the feel no pain special rule. He will be given a 4+ invulnerable save (because of a combination of the discharge from the tesla coils and a magnetic warp field projector) The cool gun will have various different modes that can be purchased for additional points and he can different modes every turn.

Well I will be done with the first iteration of my codex in less than a week. When it is i will host it on Box.net and will start a new Thread here devoted to anything relevant to the codex

On a side note I am working on a conversion for the predator executioner

*and here is the new Thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/323873.page*