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What is that weird plate like thing sticking out?

Very nice. Liking them.

On the left one? That is where it's face will be painted on. They don't have real faces just decorative items.

 Bruticus wrote:


Dark Mechanicus 'Geist' servitors. Still a bit more work to go but you get the idea!

Always liked those models - they look like how I imagined the enslavers would look - they also kind remind me of a military version of the hanar from mass effect .or the engineers from Halo - in short i think they are great - really alien , they would make great adversaries in any game.

will be interested to see which way you take the paintwork.

Really cool! Got them lying around too, but I had something different in mind for them, if only I could remember what it was...
Great work as usual.

With my background I can't help but mention that the plural form of the german "Geist" is in fact "Geister" and not "Geists". I don't know if you want to go that way or if you prefer to declinate it like an english word (which would be perfectly fine), but maybe you take interest in that kind of detail.
My students constantly struggle with the wide range of plural endings in German. English is a lot more straight forward in that regard.

Those look wonderfully gribbly and evil.

Always a feast of hobby inspiration

Baiyuan- I like the word geist here because it is a word that has almost made the jump from German to English. I think, it's recognisable at least - from poltergeist and zeitgeist (both of those words have made the jump).

This works because otherwise it would be slightly jarring to have a german word in a 40k setting where most names are based on Latin (in this case that would be animus, like the notorious Silica Animus - AIs of the Dark Mechanicum - I have one of those coming soon).

I liked the idea of conjoining 'geist' with a suitable prefix but I couldn't think of one that sounded right and not too german. Something like 'mechgeist' or 'servitorgeist'. So I think I'll just abandon that.

Anime often borrows words from German, I'm not sure if 'geist' has been used in anything but words like 'jaeger' are pretty common. I mention that because these things are going to have quite an anime/japanese influence when I paint them.

Neil - thanks, they are cool models I agree, plus they seem like good value to me now, 3 giant monsters for £18.50.

It's quite difficult to think of design ideas for the Dark Mechanicus that aren't just things the regular admech would do, except with a bit more demon. I'm hoping that these will look sufficiently different.

When ever I think of Dark Mechanicus, these are the sort of things that pop into my head.

Well, not 100% sure about animé, but there's a fair share of "geists" cropping up in japanese videogames, at the very least

 Bruticus wrote:
I liked the idea of conjoining 'geist' with a suitable prefix but I couldn't think of one that sounded right and not too german. Something like 'mechgeist' or 'servitorgeist'. So I think I'll just abandon that.

Well, seeing how German comes rather naturally to me, what about "Eisengeister" (Iron Ghosts)? Or, indeed, "Eisengeists"? Sounds snappy enough, if you ask me

The models are brilliantly creepy! And I love the plan of painting on their faces! In a way, that's even creepier than them having no faces at all...

Suitably creepy looking fellows indeed! Love the use of the Mieotic Spore Sacks, very original! I'm curious, I've seen a lot of that green stuff piping around and I was wondering what you use to create it? Is it some sort of rolling machine?

I'd like to announce the launch of my new website, a collaborative project with Meade and something we've been working on for a while: http://www.exprofundis.com

It's a collection of models, illustrations and stories relating to the Dark Mechanicus invasion of Profundis.

Amazeballs! Instantly bookmarked (and entered into my blog roll), of course!

I expect great things of you, gentlemen

Nice work on your blog , its cool to see the models in context.

edit : that big brute thrall is brilliant btw

re edit : this is genius

Thanks Neil and Kraut!

Lovely stuff as always Bruticus.

Just to be clear Meade posted the House Tekslav mutants and thralls!

Those servitors are really horrific looking. Amazing conversions, very inspired.

(jaw drop)

Outstanding work with geist. Hats off!

Dark Mechanicus Geist Servitors - loads more pictures here: http://www.exprofundis.com/sinekai-geist-servitors/

They're so beautiful... Complicated, rough, tender, smooth and artsy at the same time.

This pleases my Giger thirst completely.


(MARRY ME)

Edit:
The website is the most awesome thing I've seen in ages

Nice job. Very creepy.

Thanks, I'm very pleased with them and they went together so easily I'm almost tempted to make more. Not that I have any reason to.

Pfft when has that ever stopped most of us? That painted face really makes him look unsettling by the way

They make my skin crawl! Very atmospheric- great job

http://www.exprofundis.com

Excellent work gentlemen. I would love to see some pictures of those models on Neil's Arkke

Nice job that face plate looks familiar

What a feast of a website! Nice to have such a rich basket of ideas gathered.

These two heretek magos are prominent members of House Sinekai, responsible for the creation of all sorts of twisted creatures, chimerics, gholams and even a dreaded silica animus. There are pictures and their backstories at my site: www.exprofundis.com

Amazing! Love the pale colour scheme you're going for! And the site looks great! Really enjoying following this thread and it's providing me with a lot of inspiration for my own projects!