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Warhammer 40k - Adeptus Mechanicus Chapter 7 T ech-Priest Enginseer & Munitorum Armoured Container Welcome to Mars! This post is somewhat of a "catch all" Techpriest Enginseer Tech-Priest Enginseer    The Enginseer joins Belisarius Cawl as the second HQ in my Martian army. This character provides valuable repair skills to Mechanicus vehicles, keeping them operational on the battlefield, despite the damage they've taken.  I bought this fella from Element Games, a good service always!    ...

Warhammer 40k - Adeptus Mechanicus Chapter 6  Belisarius Cawl Welcome to Mars!    Well I thought after all these troops and heavy units I needed HQ choices so why not go for the top banana himself! Belisarius Cawl arrives to lead my Martian forces which are rapidly approaching the numbers required to field a battalion detachment.    What a model! It is very intricate and very detailed and to be honest, made me a little nervous that I might struggle to do him justice. Assembly:    So, after praying to the Omnissiah for guidance, I decided to split the model into 2 sub-assemblies and the base. Crystal Codes for Element Games  RIC134  or  ROB8508       The assembly booklet is clear enough and I followed steps 1 and 2 to construct the bottom half but I held off gluing this to the base for the moment. The top half is covered by steps 3 and 4 but I held off gluing this to...

Warhammer 40K - Adeptus Mechanicus Chapter 5 Skitarii Vanguard Plasma Squad Welcome to Mars!    Painting an entire army can be a bit daunting. I try and stick to the thought that the first units I want to paint are ones which I think I'd pick most to be in my army list. Having said that, it's sometimes a good idea to get going by painting something merely for the reason of liking the model or just for a change. This will help you break the monotony or the dread of an insurmountable burden on your time.       Fortunately, the main Warhammer 40k rulebook provides us with several detachment options which have minimum unit type requirements that can be used as a basic plan for collecting and painting an army.         So, looking at my options, I can see I need more troop choices and a couple of HQ choices. That will enable me to field a battalion detachment. I have some Skitarii Rangers/V...