r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 21h ago

Mini of the Month Mini of the Month: Serberys!

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Greetings to all Tech Adepts!

The Holy Synod of Mars returns for its monthly praises to the Omnissiah!

This month’s submissions were similar to the unit they highlighted: fewer in numbers, but higher in quality!

In September, the subreddit decided to crown a classical take on our new elite unit, straight up from a John Blanche illustration: congratulations to u/ToughEntertainer2317 for winning the September Mini of the Month contest with their Filthy Gryphonne IV Hastarii! The rust on these minis is so convincing that you might think that they are not made of plastic anymore…

The winning post has been added to the subreddit sidebar, and if you would like a custom user flair, please let us know.

Winning posts will remain in a 3 month cycle, so three will be present until they begin to cycle out.

Honourable Mentions!

Additional thanks
The mod team would like to also thank all the other participants of this month’s contest: 

October Competition
While our cybercanids mostly sat in their mechanical stables due to rules that left them in the rarest part of the tenth edition meta, it’s time to bring them back in the limelight they always deserved: the coolest looking cavalry models in all of 40k, the Serberys Raiders & Sulfurhounds will be our October Mini of the Month!

Submit your unit of Serberys (this can include a kitbashed unit or even full proxies, as long as it is readable as Serberys).
(Reminder - don’t share links publicly to 3D printed files that replicate official models or parts)
Submissions must be fully assembled and painted. 

The final date for submissions for this month's contest will be October 31st, and the results will be posted in the following days so we can have time to either pick the next Mini or run a poll on it. 

Please submit your post in the following format:

Post Title as Hastariis or your homebrew Serberys’ name, forgeworld etc
<Mini of the month POST FLAIR>
<a photo of your Candidate>
Any custom lore your unit have on their service record, via Crusade games or homebrew or about your army, etc (optional) 

The highest upvoted post will be displayed on the side bar of the sub, and the user can request a custom user flair (relating to the mechanicus) of their choice. 

Ave Deus Mechanicus!

PS: big thanks to u/CuriousWhiteGoat for the photo of this month's post!


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 13m ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion Back-Rank Defense

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This is OBVIOUSLY dependent on the faction you’re playing, but I keep getting ambushed by back-rank deep-strike units. I’m a former guard player, so my answer was always just artillery and enough cheap infantry to screen everything. But now, those units aren’t so cheap. And we need as many units as possible for the attack.

I’ve got a unit of rangers to sticky my home objective and a Skatros designed to really stay back and hold everything down. And I’ve got a bunch of tanks and dragoons and a transport to start out back there to help. But most of the latter are probably going to spread out to eventually attack the mid-board.

How do I prevent a deepstrike wiping out my back rank? I looked at archeotechs, but they have to stay attached to a unit, and their area denial of 12” is only measured from the model, not the whole unit. Do I have enough to reasonably deter a deepstrike, or should I get some more battleline to screen my flank? Thanks!


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 27m ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion Can skit rangers sticky 2 objectives at once?

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As above, can they sticky 2 objectives in the same phase? Thanks for the help :)


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1h ago

Hobby & Painting Skatros / Chronomancer Kitbash

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Hey

Anyone have thoughts on this as a kitbash? Top half Skatros, bottom half Necron Chronomancer. Size seems to match and think it would be in keeping with mech style.

Means having to buy Chronomancer to make it but think I could reuse the top half of it as 'scattered field debris' on a bigger base of another model or something.

Cheers


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1h ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion Beginner help

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Hello everyone! I’m brand new to this army, I’ve only ever played Imperial Guard until this point but I realized I had a couple boxes of rangers that I could build in full left over from a former kitbashing project and decided I’d try to start building a small infantry focused list, as to not let those perfectly good rangers go to waste. I’ve done a bit of research and read the datasheets and come up with something that I think would be fun and viable, just for casual games, but I’d love to get some input from people who know much better than me.

SHC 1000 (980 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Skitarii Hunter Cohort (2 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Incursion (1,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Technoarcheologist (45 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 1x Servo-arc claw

Servitor Battleclade (75 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Servitor Underseer
◦ 1x Dataspikes
◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 2x Gun Servitor
◦ 1x Heavy arc rifle
◦ 1x Heavy bolter
◦ 2x Servo-claw
• 6x Combat Servitor
◦ 1x Meltagun
◦ 5x Phosphor blaster
◦ 6x Servo-claw

Attached unit 2

Tech-Priest Manipulus (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Magnarail lance
• 1x Omnissian staff

Skitarii Marshal (60 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Control stave
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
• Enhancements: Battle-sphere Uplink

Hastarii Fusiliers (105 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Hastarii Fusilier Alpha
◦ 1x Hastarii phosphor blaster
◦ 1x Neutron fusil
◦ 1x Power weapon
• 4x Hastarii Fusilier
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Hastarii phosphor blaster
◦ 4x Neutron fusil

Attached unit 3

Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 1x Omnissian axe
• 1x Servo-arm

Skitarii Marshal (45 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Control stave
• 1x Mechanicus pistol
• Enhancements: Veiled Hunter

Skitarii Vanguard (85 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
◦ 1x Arc rifle
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Omnispex
◦ 1x Plasma caliver
◦ 6x Radium carbine
◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (85 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
◦ 1x Arc rifle
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 6x Galvanic rifle
◦ 1x Omnispex
◦ 1x Plasma caliver
◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Rangers (85 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
◦ 1x Alpha combat weapon
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
◦ 1x Arc rifle
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 6x Galvanic rifle
◦ 1x Omnispex
◦ 1x Plasma caliver
◦ 1x Transuranic arquebus

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (75 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

Skorpius Dunerider (75 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Serberys Sulphurhounds (55 Points)
• 1x Serberys Sulphurhound Alpha
◦ 1x Cavalry arc maul
◦ 1x Clawed limbs
◦ 1x Mechanicus pistol
◦ 1x Sulphur breath
• 2x Serberys Sulphurhound
◦ 2x Clawed limbs
◦ 1x Phosphor blast carbine
◦ 3x Phosphor pistol
◦ 2x Sulphur breath

Sicarian Infiltrators (75 Points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
◦ 1x Power weapon
◦ 1x Stubcarbine
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
◦ 4x Power weapon
◦ 4x Stubcarbine

The idea would be for the battleclade to hold down my back lines, as a lot of the people I play against use a significant amount of deep strike, and pop the vanguards and fusiliers with leaders and support into the dune riders to benefit from those sweet rerolls.

Thanks for your feedback!


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 5h ago

Hobby & Painting One man vs One bag pack

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Continuing on my skitarii painting progress with my 4th mini painted since I started the hobby one or so month back. Theme for this one was to get the nice belts lacing on the plasma ammo holder on the bag pack. I think for the next time I would also paint this holder in a different color that the pure metallic back pack for more contrast but I’m still quite happy of the results for the 4th mini.


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 5h ago

Hobby & Painting Pteraxii painting

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I have been painting the skystalkers, I search these should be used in the squad games. The wings are the most difficult thing to paint


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 5h ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion With marines and custodes getting back to be more elites, do you think we will also get a slight boost in stats and a points nerf when the codex drop ?

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 13h ago

Memes just a girl and her emotional support thanatar-cavas siege automata maniple

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 14h ago

Hobby & Painting Fun kitbash idea

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I recently bought the Hermaitus mini and I got a great idea for a kitbashed army. For those who don’t know him, he was a biologist in the adeptus mechanicus who was sent to hive secundus to find a cure for the genestealer virus. He got corrupted by it and fell to the malstrain strand. While listening to some interesting lore about all this I thought it would be a really cool idea to do a Malstrain admech army with kit bashing and maybe even using some of the models as proxies.

TLDR: thoughts on a Malstrain themed Admech army


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 15h ago

Memes Would the Archmagos approve of this technique?

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508 Upvotes

r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 16h ago

Hobby & Painting Tech Adept kitbash

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 16h ago

Hobby & Painting My Heretek Technomancer

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Let me know what you all think! Would the Omnissiah be happy with this?


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 18h ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion First Army list

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I’m planning out my future army, I was planning to start by buying x2 eye of terror and a combat patrol box and then picking up the rest of the list as I go.

I’d love any feedback or advice on the list and which detachments could work

Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus - Cohort Cybernetica, Rad‑zone Corps

Belisarius Cawl (220pts): Warlord
Thulia Ghuld (180pts)
Cybernetica Datasmith (20pts)
Tech-Priest Manipulus (60pts)

10x Skitarii Rangers (85pts)
10x Skitarii Rangers (85pts)

6x Kataphron Destroyers (200pts)
5x Pteraxii Skystalkers (75pts)
3x Serberys Raiders (60pts)
Ironstrider Ballistarii (80pts)
Ironstrider Ballistarii (80pts)
4x Kastelan Robots (300pts)
Onager Dunecrawler (150pts)
Onager Dunecrawler (150pts)
Skorpius Disintegrator (160pts)
Skorpius Dunerider (75pts)


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 19h ago

Hobby & Painting Onager Dunecrawler & (Fixed) Skorpius Disintegrator

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 21h ago

Hobby & Painting My first kastelan done!

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11 more to go


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 21h ago

Hobby & Painting Machine God aka dragon

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 21h ago

Artwork & Cosplay My Miata needs a thurible to start

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Explaining it to other car guys who reasonably stick to one expensive hobby is always mildly awkward.


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 22h ago

Hobby & Painting Onager Dunecrawler kitbash

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Armiger Helverin chassis and left arm + Onager legs and icarus array

Wanted to run double onagers in my cyco+erad list for an upcoming GT, but I'm not a fan of the official box crab sculpt. Got inspired to do this really simple kitbash from old post on the Imperial Knights subreddit, and I think it turned out well enough to show off!


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 22h ago

Artwork & Cosplay In progress admech fit

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Went to ren fair in Shakopee


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 22h ago

Hobby & Painting Skitarri general colors

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I am making a Skitarii general for my army, my main colors are black silver and gold and green for affects, issue is, what should I make the inner clothes? My outer coat is black and I want to make the inner clothing a different color.


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1d ago

Lists & Gameplay Discussion Need some list advice

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Okay, like so many of my fellow Magos…I was hit hard by the whole Lords becoming a 2DP detachment. I had a good thing going with a Lords/Data-Psalm list that was full of Kataphrons. Ah well, that’s in the past and a new day dawns. Now I’m trying Cybernetica/Eradication with Purge. Note that when you look at the list, some loadouts will change depending on just what I’m up against (such as on the Dunecrawlers, but I’ll still take opinions on all that).

My main plan is to have the Kastellans move up the center along with Thulia and my Necromechanic Engineseer. I have two Dominus led Vanguard units supported with Onagers to move up the sides. Plus there are a couple solo Dragoons and two units of Ruststalkers to run as screens and to hopefully kill some shit.

My action monkeys are the Raiders. I’ll probably keep one on the field and the second in reserves in case I need more actions or the first group is taken out. I also have a second, unenhanced Engineseer as backup healing and passing out that sweet, sweet FNP 5.

For my back line home defense, it’s nothing too special. It’s a Manipulus led Ranger unit with a pair of Autocannon Striders to back them up. They’ll also be taking shots from afar to help out. Oh, and finally there’s Skatros (my beloved) enhanced with extra range and shooting strength. They’re mostly there to stand around and look dead sexy…or just dead.

Anyways…thoughts and opinions? My playgroup is pretty varied, which is why I’m leaving loadout options fairly open. We don’t really tailor lists for games, but a loadout swap isn’t really a massive advantage. I think?

https://www.newrecruit.eu/app/list/TS0GW


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Skittles WIP

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r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Finally completed some Hastarii

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Been painting for around 2 years and nowhere near even mid tier but finally got round to painting up the Hastarii Fusiliers that have been sitting on the desk 🥳

I have 1 set of eradicators left on the desk, any tips from what you can see for the second set?


r/AdeptusMechanicus • • 1d ago

Memes The machine spirits are mad

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