Adeptus Mechanicus

Mars is the planetary realm of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the home and domain of the Tech Priests of the Cult Mechanicus. The Red Planet is acclaimed as one of the wonders of the galaxy, the workshop of the Imperium, the forge-world, the maker of ships, and the guardian of secrets. It is the Adeptus Mechanicus that furnishes the technical knowledge of the Imperium, that preserves the scientific secrets of former times, and which explores the new sciences of the 41st Millennium.

THE CULT MECHANICUS
The Cult Mechanicus, or Cult of the Machine, acknowledges the Emperor as Master of Mankind but does not recognise the authority of the official Imperial Cult or the Ecclesiarchy. Instead, the Adeptus Mechanicus follows its own dark and mysterious strictures.
According to the strictures of the Adeptus Mechanicus, knowledge is the supreme manifestation of divinity, and all creatures and artefacts which embody knowledge are holy because of it. The Emperor is the supreme object of worship because he comprehends so much. Machines which preserve knowledge from ancient times are also holy, and machine intelligences are no less divine that those of flesh and blood. A man’s worth is only the sum of his knowledge - his body is simply an organic machine capable of preserving intellect.

Mechanicus posing for Redemptionists...

For the last 40K GT I wanted another Redemptionist unit. I was really bored with painting the same again and decided to paint Adeptus Mechanicus minis as stand is for Redemptionist.
The idea is, that a Mechanicus Techpriest was trying to emulate the fighting power and the sheer zeal of the Redemption by steel and arcane technology.
The strongest fighters are of course the Servitors (Red with Eviscerator). But after awhile the body of a Servitor gets used to all the Drugs that are necessary to maintain his strength. His body becomes to shrivel and sometimes body parts has to be removed. But he could still serve the Emperor by being a Flamer-Servitor (Red with flamer!).
But even that kind of abuse is sooner or later to much for the remaining human parts.
But he could still serve the Emperor by being a Servo Skull (normal Red).

Combining the very old with the new. I think these minis are still working together. From the left: An inquisitorial Henchmen with a very Mechanic look, then an ages old Citadel mini and on the right the classic Jes Goodwin servitor.

I was always a bit unhappy with the new Servitors from the Daemonhunter range. So it was conversion time again. The two Servo skulls are from Forge World.

The new Techpriest from the Imperial Guard line. Another fantastic Jes Goodwin mini.

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