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Title: Agis' Adeptus Mechanicus Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 06, 2017, 10:54:36 AM
The new SW A game pulled me back to GW! My small 6 member Kill Team will have a Leader, 2 Ranger, 2 Fresh Forged and a Specialist. I start with the specialist. Right out of the Skitarrii box, no conversion. Even the paint job is more or less canon, I only went for a muted brown red.

(http://www.adpublishing.de/SW_A_Skitarii_Specialist_1.jpg)

Next was a Ruststalker. I really like the mini and it was gathering dust in the “to paint” queue. Not sure if I will use the mini in my kill team, but it looks cool anyway!
(http://www.adpublishing.de/SW_A_Skitarii_Specialist_group.jpg)

I even painted some terrain already. Old AT-43 container (you can even see the UNA logo a little bit) with new transfers.
(http://www.adpublishing.de/SW_A_Skitarii_Terrain.jpg)

more as every week, on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/adeptus_mechanicus.html
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Elbows on May 06, 2017, 02:07:33 PM
Gorgeous paintwork as always.  Tremendous.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Duke Donald on May 06, 2017, 02:16:41 PM
These are nice minis, and your painting really makes them shine.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 06, 2017, 02:42:39 PM
Thanks Folks, I am really looking Forward playing with them!  :)
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Ballardian on May 06, 2017, 05:25:58 PM
Indeed, lovely paintjobs on those (though for me I think it'll probably be the new Adeptus Titanicus that returns me to GW bondage).
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Post by: Orctrader on May 06, 2017, 05:36:44 PM
Paintwork is top-notch.   :)
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Post by: Andym on May 07, 2017, 08:15:01 AM
Great paintwork Agis! :-* The Ruststalker would make a good General Grievous figure!
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Post by: von Lucky on May 07, 2017, 09:05:29 AM
Lovely painting.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: dodge on May 07, 2017, 09:20:05 AM
Great Painting

Those are a joy to behold

dodge
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 07, 2017, 09:22:02 AM
Thanks again folks! More next weekend...
;)
General Grievous is a great idea, I will try it sometime
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: uti long smile on May 07, 2017, 09:36:27 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: The Voivod on May 07, 2017, 09:48:51 AM
Lovely, never really looked at the Skitari.
They never got my attention since they really got added during the time I longer cared for GW.

But seeing these, they are really cool.
Your painting is top notch as always, ofcourse.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: NurgleHH on May 07, 2017, 06:23:16 PM
Nice painting, but why only six? I think you need ten to twelve figures.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Bloodaxe on May 07, 2017, 06:39:24 PM
Nice painting, but why only six? I think you need ten to twelve figures.


Not to start you dont. 1,000 points only goes so far.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Dentatus on May 08, 2017, 01:12:16 AM
Very nice pjs on those, Agis. Of all the 40K factions, I like the aesthetic of the Mechanicus troops most of all. It's VSF, but in a grim darkness kinda way.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: fourcolorfigs on May 08, 2017, 11:47:15 AM
I was unsure what to do for a second force for SW, but this seals it. Gonna do these guys!

Wow. Great work, Agis!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 10, 2017, 03:50:36 PM
 Thanks again folks and yes - starting a Killteam can be done with only 5 or 6 members.
Only later you need more.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 14, 2017, 03:42:41 PM
I continued to work on my Skitarii Kill Team for SW A.
This time a small conversion to create a Fresh forged member of the team.
(http://www.adpublishing.de/SW_A_Skitarii_Frsh_Forged_1.jpg)
The Skitarii Fresh-forged! “Fresh-forged are the most recent additions to a Skitarii Ranger team, their remaining flesh still raw from the surgery involved in bionic modification.” (From the Skitarii list)
I used a more modest colour palette as on the Specialist, no cog motive on the coat and hood etc. to reflect his more “fresh” nature.

(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/SW_A_Skitarii_Frsh_Forged_2.jpg)
Since there are no Fresh-forged minis around I went for a conversion, I used legs (Short Greatcoat Legs - Static) and torso (Gothic Void Hazardous Environment Torsos) from the incredible good Anvil Industries Regiments range! Arms, head and weapon are from the GW Ad Mech box. I only shortened the Radium carbine a bit since the official carbine looks IMO like a long rifle.

And thats how they look together:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/SW_A_Skitarii_Specialist_group_3.jpg)

more as always on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/adeptus_mechanicus.html
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 14, 2017, 06:11:31 PM
Very nice conversion.

Anvil figures are pretty good.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: audrey on May 15, 2017, 04:15:09 AM
Great job on the fresh forged conversion. Fits right in and looks suitably adeptus mechanicus.
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Post by: Giger on May 15, 2017, 08:21:36 AM
Fantastic work on these
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Post by: blacksoilbill on May 15, 2017, 12:52:51 PM
Fantastic! I like the carbine: definitely changes the look of the figure.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Genghis on May 16, 2017, 08:13:06 PM
Wow, they're looking really good.  Funnily enough, I've just pilfered a load of Skitarii heads and arms/weapons from a mate's bits box thinking they could come in useful for something.  By shamelessly copying your idea for the Anvil torsos and legs I can turn those bits into half a dozen figures.
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Post by: DivisMal on May 17, 2017, 05:07:31 AM
Shiny! Those Electricity effects on the guns are pretty cool!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on May 17, 2017, 04:41:50 PM
Big thanks Folks, more soon!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Cypher226 on May 17, 2017, 07:44:47 PM
That Fresh-Forged is more how I always imagined the Titan Guard regiments. More organised and disciplined looking than the classic description of the techno-barbarian Skitarii.

Like it a lot, I may steal that conversion to make some household retainers for my Knight Household :)
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on June 04, 2017, 09:03:05 AM
Another Fresh-forged mini and a Ranger.
The Fresh-forged mini is done as above, the Ranger is right out of the box equipped with a Radium carbine and Enhanced data-tether.

(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/SW_A_Skitarii_Ranger_1.jpg)

And a group shot of the team so far:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/SW_A_Skitarii_Specialist_group_4.jpg)

as always more on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/adeptus_mechanicus.html
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Shaved Dwarf on June 04, 2017, 03:14:07 PM
Superbly painted!
I envy your skill...
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on June 04, 2017, 08:35:44 PM
They look very good.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Romark on June 06, 2017, 09:19:54 AM
Great looking team ,also love your bases  :-*
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: majorsmith on June 06, 2017, 09:54:47 AM
Nice figures agis, can I ask do you assemble the whole skitari model then paint? Or glue the arms on after? Just a thought as I've got some and. They are a pain in the arse to paint!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on June 06, 2017, 11:45:28 AM
Thanks!
Nice figures agis, can I ask do you assemble the whole skitari model then paint? Or glue the arms on after? Just a thought as I've got some and. They are a pain in the arse to paint!

I paint them fully based and assembled.
Always keep in mind, what you can't reach with a brush you will most likely also not see...
;)
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: majorsmith on June 06, 2017, 01:05:16 PM
Thanks agis, I had lost my way with these, but back on the path now!
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on August 12, 2017, 12:44:00 PM
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/Warmachine_Terrain_1.jpg)
Some terrain for the Forge! It is an old Warmachine terrain piece repainted.

You may remember this:
(https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61eLopru%2BFL._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
;)

more -> http://www.adpublishing.de/html/adeptus_mechanicus.html
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: NurgleHH on August 12, 2017, 02:05:10 PM
Nice addition for a board. Will you build a board for SW???
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Post by: Elk101 on August 12, 2017, 03:02:36 PM
Lovely paint work on these.  I'd completely lost interest in 40k and had done for a good 15 years plus, but I do like the look of some of the newer stuff. The retro 40k threads aren't helping either.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on August 12, 2017, 03:15:41 PM
Thanks folks!
... Will you build a board for SW???
Already done!  ;)

Lovely paint work on these.  I'd completely lost interest in 40k and had done for a good 15 years plus, but I do like the look of some of the newer stuff. The retro 40k threads aren't helping either.
Well I was absent from 40K gamewise for more or less 10 years, 8th edition brought me back...
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Elk101 on August 12, 2017, 05:01:42 PM
I should clarify that the retro threads aren't helping me resist a new/renewed project as I'm really enjoying them, particularly the Eldar threads.
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on August 12, 2017, 05:47:09 PM
I should clarify that the retro threads aren't helping me resist a new/renewed project as I'm really enjoying them, particularly the Eldar threads.
You are welcome!  :)
Title: Re: Agis Shadow War Armageddon - Skitarii Kill Team
Post by: Agis on September 02, 2018, 10:04:46 AM
The new 2018 Kill Team rules are much to my liking. Consequently I made up a 100 pts lists and finished my Skitarii.
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/Kill_Team_Ad_Mech_1.jpg)
 
The Skitarii of the Team. Mid range fire support!
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/Kill_Team_Ad_Mech_2.jpg)
 
The Sicaran Ruststalker and the lone Infiltrator section. Deadly in CC and fast.
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/Kill_Team_Ad_Mech_3.jpg)

as always, more on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/adeptus_mechanicus.html
Title: Re: Agis' Adeptus Mechanicus Kill Team
Post by: blacksoilbill on September 02, 2018, 11:38:02 AM
Fantastic work. These really do look great.
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Post by: Romark on September 02, 2018, 01:17:19 PM
Wow!
Stunning work indeed  :-*
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Post by: Suber on September 02, 2018, 01:43:24 PM
They are striking indeed. Bravo!
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Post by: Agis on September 02, 2018, 03:40:59 PM
Thanks folks!  8) 8)
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Post by: Dr Mathias on September 02, 2018, 03:47:21 PM
Awesome work, the sigils (I assume decals) look beautifully integrated.
Title: Re: Agis' Adeptus Mechanicus Kill Team
Post by: Agis on September 02, 2018, 03:51:24 PM
Awesome work, the sigils (I assume decals) look beautifully integrated.
Yup, all decals, only the cog pattern on the robes are freehand.