Mechanicum / Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Axiarch

Hello Titanseers and all, thanks for dropping by. The recent released Forge World characters peeked my interest when there was a character to lead my Mechanicum Secutarii forces, a Secutarii Axiarch.

He/It is armed with an Arc Lance and Mag-Inverter shield and sheltered by a harmonic Kyropatris Field Generator. The mini also has a pistol so not sure what rules that will have.

The Arc Lance was a 12in, S6, Assault 1, AP-1, Dmg1 weapon, but when damaging vehicles is D3 damage. In melee it is also S+3, so S6, AP-1, Dmg1 and against vehicles D3 damage. The Kyropatris Field Generators so have a 5++. Where the Shield comes into force is in melee, it gives a 4++ against melee weapons and if an unmodified save from a melee weapon hit is a six - that inflicts a mortal wound on the attacking unit after the attacks have been resolved - back in your face! I hope this made it into Legends for 40K rules not just 30K, regardless, it's a cool mini I had to have to lead my 50 Hoplites and 50 Peltasts.

Legio Astorum sigil on his cloak to mark his devotion.

And protecting his charge, a Warhound Titan, from infantry attacks.

Cheers, Princeps Siph (10pts)

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Hoplites 'Titan Guard' - Squad #5

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Here is the fifth and final squad of Secutarii Hoplites. These were the last squad of the painting commission I had ordered. More Infantry choices for Ad Mech, and more Titan Guard to protect my God Engines!

Another five Secutarii Hoplites of Legio Astorum, gene-bred to protect the Adeptus Mechanicus war engines and the mighty Titans of the Collegia Titanicus lead by the Secutarii Alpha (denoted by yellow and gold pauldrons).

And five more to complete the Commission, 50 Hoplites and 50 Peltasts in all. My Mechanicum/Ad Mech foot troops have more than doubled in numbers now, I hope 10th has rules for these? They are armed with Arc Lances and Mag-Inverter shields and sheltered by a harmonic Kyropatris Field Generators - The Arc Lance was a 12in, S6, Assault 1, AP-1, Dmg1 weapon, but when damaging vehicles is D3 damage. In melee it is also S+3, so S6, AP-1, Dmg1 and against vehicles D3 damage. The Kyropatris Field Generators so have a 5++. Where the Shield comes into force is in melee, it gives a 4++ against melee weapons and if an unmodified save from a melee weapon hit is a six - that inflicts a mortal wound on the attacking unit after the attacks have been resolved - back in your face! I hope this made it into Legends or into 10th soon.. regardless, they are cool minis.

Cheers, Siph.

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Hoplites 'Titan Guard' - Squad #4

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Here is the fourth squad of Secutarii Hoplites. These were also part of the painting commission I had ordered. More Infantry choices for Ad Mech, and more Titan Guard to protect my God Engines!

Another ten Secutarii Hoplites of Legio Astorum, gene-bred to protect the Adeptus Mechanicus war engines and the mighty Titans of the Collegia Titanicus.

5 more Secutarii lead by the Secutarii Alpha (denoted by yellow and gold pauldrons)...

And five more Secutarii protecting the Legio Astorum Maniple 'Emperor's Halo'. That makes 40 Hoplites so far...

Cheers, Siph

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Hoplites 'Titan Guard' - Squad #3

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Here is the third squad of Secutarii Hoplites. These were also part of the painting commission I had ordered. More Infantry choices for Ad Mech, and more Titan Guard to protect my God Engines!

Another ten Secutarii Hoplites sworn to protect the living embodiment of the Omnissiah's might, a Titan!

5 Secutarii lead by the Secutarii Alpha (denoted by yellow and gold pauldrons, but missing the crested helm - not sure what the Commission team did with those few, nevermind)...

And five more Secutarii protecting the God Engines of Legio Astorum.

Cheers, Siph

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Hoplites 'Titan Guard' - Squad #2

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Here is the second squad of Secutarii Hoplites. These were also part of the painting commission I had ordered. More Infantry choices for Ad Mech, and more Titan Guard to protect my God Engines!

Another ten Secutarii Hoplites sworn to protect the living embodiment of the Omnissiah's might, a Titan!

5 Arc Lances and Mag-Inverter shields at the ready stance...

And five backing them up or moving into the gaps as the front rank fall.

Cheers, Siph

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Hoplites 'Titan Guard' - Squad #1

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. After last week's Secutarii Peltasts offering, here is the first squad of Secutarii Hoplites. These were also part of the painting commission I had ordered. More Infantry choices for Ad Mech, and cheaper than Secutarii Peltasts I haven't added an Omnispex.

As Forge World say - Secutarii Hoplites were developed in the lost and ancient days long before the birth of the Imperium. The Secutarii Titan Guard were created as the honour guard and protectors of the Titan Legions. Sheltered by a harmonic Kyropatris Field Generators, it is their sacred duty to eliminate saboteurs who would approach the God-Machines by stealth and hunt down those that flee the Titans' wrath.

Charged with guarding the Legio Titanicus against lesser engines of war, the Secutarii Hoplites go into battle armed with arc lances and mag-inverter shields - wargear perfectly suited to driving off enemy vehicles and war machines. Akin to the arc mauls wielded by Skitarii Alpha and the far larger shock lances of the mighty Cerastus Knight Lancers, the Arc Lance can unleash blasts of coruscating energy in melee or at short range, allowing the Hoplites to burn out even the most heavily armoured tanks. Mag-inverter shields use a sophisticated inversion generator to turn aside mighty blows that would otherwise instantly slay the bearer, converting it into the copious power required by arc lances.

The Arc Lance is a 12in, S6, Assault 1, AP-1, Dmg1 weapon, but when damaging vehicles is D3 damage. In melee it is also S+3, so S6, AP-1, Dmg1 and against vehicles D3 damage.

I painted the Mechanicus symbol on all of them and added gold to the epaulettes to mark out the Secutarii Alpha. They can have Omnipex or Datatether but lose the Inverter Shield, so I left these off. Just like the Secutarii Peltasts, these Hoplites also have Kyropatris Field Generators so have a 5++. Where the Shield comes into force is in melee, it gives a 4++ against melee weapons and if an unmodified save from a melee weapon hit is a six - that inflicts a mortal wound on the attacking unit after the attacks have been resolved. So they can be quite tough to remove and can if hit by tough opponents, dish out some mortal wound hurt back in the attackers phase bypassing things like Terminator Armour!

A shot of the Titan Guard doing what they should, defending the God-Engine Reaver 'Honorum'

Cheers, Siph.