fbpx JOIN LOGIN JOIN

Conversion Corner- Dark Mechanicum Allies

By Rob Baer | September 19th, 2013 | Categories: 40k News & Articles, Adeptus Mechanicus, Chaos Space Marines, Conversion Corner, Conversions

Hey guys, Rage of Khorne from The Order of Chaos back with another modification and painting article. 

Today’s project is a model I plan on using at a local tournament (Conquest Toronto) and I think it will stand out as the centerpiece of my army. 

The conversion was very difficult due to the vast number of pieces it required and the amount of sculpting it needed. For this article I chose to show off the project as a photo log instead of my usual step by step explanations. To be clear about my intentions, I put together this dark mechanicum force as an allied detachment to count as Tau.

Pieces from an old project that didn’t turn out the way I liked. The pieces were a mix of Space Marine Razorback and Chaos Defiler bits.

The weapons were meant to represent an Ion weapon and a built in Fusion Gun.


Getting the legs right was important because without them being aligned properly the figure would be either awkwardly balanced or wouldn’t fit the arms.

My completed force including a Magos (Ethereal), Skitarii (Fire Warriors), Skitarii with Needle Rifles (Pathfinders), a Hovering Support Weapon (Sky Ray), and a Forge Monster (Riptide).
I hope you enjoyed seeing my project unfold as I will be adding more models to this detachment to turn it into a force on its own. See you next time and good gaming :)
«
»
If you buy something from a link on our site, we may earn a commision. See our ethics statement.

About the Author: Rob Baer

Rob Baer

rob avatar faceJob Title: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits In 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

Bio: Spikey Bits started with Rob trying to stay motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects and share his knowledge with others during the early blogging era. Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all.

Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.

Related Posts