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Hi all! I'm finally making a little headway on my mechanicum list Idea (basically a fairly normal list, with a higher-than-average number of techpriests) and I had a few question:

1) Any simple conversion ideas or alternate models for servo-automita? I've thought of servitors, but they seem to fleshy for the normal mechanicum list. It's not that I don't like the FW ones, I just don't wanna be stuck with 4 of the same model to get the number of them that I need.
2) Alternate companies or models for tech-priest auxilia? I'm planning on having at least 6 in my 2,500 point list, and I don't wanna be stuck with using the same 3 or 4 models over again, are there any resonably priced alternatives that I could look through?
3) Finally, same general question as above, but for adsecularis.


thanks in advance, and sorry if these are pretty dumb/common questions!

What I know of.

http://www.blightwheelminiatures.com/

The Sino Russia range is bassicly Ad-mech stuff. The Mecha Arachnid might be more what your looking for? They are multipart so ou can have multiples with out them all looking identical.

http://www.ragingheroes.com/

Nepharya Necropriestess makes a prey awsome Magos type charater. You then have the Cyber Zombies and Cyber Zombie Bodygaurd.

http://www.reapermini.com/
Search Robot for more mechanical stuff. maby these guys? Their multi part from what I can gather.

https://anvilindustry.co.uk/

They make human sized bionic arms under the regiment tab. These could be used to convert IG models or kit bashed with Victoria miniatures parts?

http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/

Good armoured Torsos for conversions?

http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/
Have some prety good Armoured heads/helmets for converstions?

This guy from the Ukraine has some cool stuff.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/warex-mini/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Says Costa rica, but package came from Ukraine in like 2 weeks to USA.

I used a catachan command team to make my servitors - combine with the spare arm bits from a techmarine with servitors pack and some space marine biker heads and you get this...


I also use anvil industries 'tox troopers' for flamer servitors...

Regarding the Forge World servo-automata, the four shells are actually all different in subtle ways. Also, the servo arm/power claw bit is completely separate so you can, almost ridiculously easily, convert them to have guns or maybe extra-fancy servo arms.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Regarding the Forge World servo-automata, the four shells are actually all different in subtle ways. Also, the servo arm/power claw bit is completely separate so you can, almost ridiculously easily, convert them to have guns or maybe extra-fancy servo arms.

I think his problem is that they would be the same 4 mono pose bodies. Personally I'm not bothered by 2 of the same pose in a squad. But I know other people who HATE that.

That's why I sujested the small spider robots from blight wheel. They are all the same, but they are articulated so you can pose them.

my issue is less the servitors, but more the fact that to get the number I would need, I'd have 4 of the EXACT same techpriest :(

The Bio-tech covenant are some good alternatives:
http://hitechminiatures.com/8-bio-tech-covenant

Or these heads plus skitarri would make ok tech priests:
http://zealotminiatures.com/zealot-shop/#!/Bio-Mecha-Heads-x6/p/38159064/category=6272033

Fun fact, in the HH rules tech-priests are armed with power weapons, they don't have to use a power axe. So you could convert tech priests from skitarii and have power muals or Swords for their power weapons.

With the plastic servo-arm from the Dune crawler, you could convert plenty of tech priests 100% from plastics. I hope when the Mechanicum Secutarii comes out, dunecrawlers come to 30k. Will make the above conversion more economical.

As I recall there are 5 tech priest sculpts sold now. the 2 pewter, the resin titan tech priest, the datasmith in the kastallan box, and the plastic one in the set with the russ. There are also a few from the old skullz promotion out in the world.

I've got the 2 pewter ones and converted up a reductor tech priest from an old redemptionist body. Planning to convert up a whole lot more. Seems fitting as they will be far from uniform.

I picked up mechanicum almost entirely for the conversion potential. I'll be making use of 3rd party stuff as well. Lots of good stuff out there.
Got several pewter servitors to start out my servo-automata herd. I've started collecting bodies to convert into more, as well as to make adscularus. I want to make use of every bit of flesh and machine to cobble the worthless peons together. I've even grabbed some tau to convert as they are about human sized. Enough cybernetics and goobins and they will look the part.

I use an unmodified one(pewter) and two guys with Volkite-chargers(pewter/resin).
It would be nice, if the plasic one is getting a clampshell.
Most of my Servo-automata are kitbashed(18).

 Ankhalagon wrote:
I use an unmodified one(pewter) and two guys with Volkite-chargers(pewter/resin).
It would be nice, if the plasic one is getting a clampshell.
Most of my Servo-automata are kitbashed(18).

Apparently the plastic one is going up as a clam-pack for pre-order June.4th.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/691754.page

I already got the two pewter guys, so being able to pick up the plastic ones for converting the other tech-priests besides engineseer is pretty useful.

 Lockark wrote:

 Ankhalagon wrote:
I use an unmodified one(pewter) and two guys with Volkite-chargers(pewter/resin).
It would be nice, if the plasic one is getting a clampshell.
Most of my Servo-automata are kitbashed(18).

Apparently the plastic one is going up as a clam-pack for pre-order June.4th.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/691754.page

I already got the two pewter guys, so being able to pick up the plastic ones for converting the other tech-priests besides engineseer is pretty useful.

Same here. Two Reductor-guys.