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I'm currently working on creating a (at least partial) manufactorum set on an ork-conquered Forge World. I feel in order to truly convey the ork process of looting, I have to create a genuine appearing manufactorum and go from there. I started with some ideas and then I realized I don't know what the aesthetic of the Mechanicus cult is. I'm quite aware that the Imperium has a hard-on for heavy Gothic architecture and that even Space Marine space craft are adorned with sort of style, but what about the Adeptus Mechanicus? Are they the same in the sense that they build to venerate the Machine God rather than the Emperor, and thus have a similar building style?

Opinions and lore-accurate facts are both appreciated, but please make it clear if it's something you found in the fluff, or something you thought up. (Bonus points if you have the source!)

 ShadowMageAlpha wrote:
I'm currently working on creating a (at least partial) manufactorum set on an ork-conquered Forge World. I feel in order to truly convey the ork process of looting, I have to create a genuine appearing manufactorum and go from there. I started with some ideas and then I realized I don't know what the aesthetic of the Mechanicus cult is. I'm quite aware that the Imperium has a hard-on for heavy Gothic architecture and that even Space Marine space craft are adorned with sort of style, but what about the Adeptus Mechanicus? Are they the same in the sense that they build to venerate the Machine God rather than the Emperor, and thus have a similar building style?

Opinions and lore-accurate facts are both appreciated, but please make it clear if it's something you found in the fluff, or something you thought up. (Bonus points if you have the source!)

Think:



Combined with:


And:


It's an almighty mess of red/grey/black machinery, servos clicking everywhere, servo skulls flying around, broken tech lying around, paperwork layering the floor, etc.


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Also found this:



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And don't be afraid of a little steampunk now and again:

While useful, I'm primarily concerned with the exterior of the building. I would imagine there's a great deal of pipes and smoke stacks and such, but beyond that...Not sure if it would be Gothic or otherwise.

With more bitz.


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Better one:

Gothic but tech with a dash of steam punk I seem to see it all mixing.

But everything on a rtruely giant scale, miles of factories, km high smoke stacks, factories the size of cities.

Can't believe I didn't think of these before:

I feel like a complete and total dunce for forgetting about that Space Marine game. Thank you very much, Selym.

Don't forget the sheer scale.

Ad Mech like to go BIG, and I mean BIG. Even the doors are big, a 7 foot tall space marine is small compared to some of them. I've heard of some Ad Mech guys towering over Astartes so it makes sense.

So big things.

 Engine of War wrote:
Don't forget the sheer scale.

Ad Mech like to go BIG, and I mean BIG. Even the doors are big, a 7 foot tall space marine is small compared to some of them. I've heard of some Ad Mech guys towering over Astartes so it makes sense.

So big things.

The Space Marine Game shows it. As per my images.

I generally use art-deco designs, a la Rapture in Bioshock, just done in red and black, fitted with brass and steel.

Don't forget to mix it with some H.R. Giger for that horrible bio-mech cyborg look.

In three words: Gothic Steam Punk.

 Grey Knight Janitor wrote:
In three words: Gothic Steam Punk.

Technically its more Diesel Punk or Cyber Punk than Steam Punk, but not many people can tell the difference.

Steam Punk does carry the grittiness you want, but you need more of the Diesel/Cyber punk technology than steam vents.

You'll still have cogs and pistons, but more advanced than traditional Steam Punk.

Never even heard of Diesel Punk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselpunk

Its a derivative of Cyberpunk just like Steam Punk is.