Mechanicum - Thanatar Cavas Siege-Automata

Happy New Year!

Hello Tech-Adepts, welcome back. This week I have another Mechanicum offering for 30K, which I must get around to play at some point. This was repainted from a Moriax scheme but I preserved the chequered shoulderpad as it looked great and I like to preserve something from the previous owner's hard work.

I added and weathered a decal to the chequers to match the previous two Thanatar Mechanicum symbol placement.  The lovely shoulder mounted Plasma-Mortar was already painted so that stayed too, as it matched the previous two. Thanatar Cavas are also armed with twin Mauler Bolt Cannons too.

I satin varnished the Automaton, giving a slight sheen which suits the big robots quite well, so I went back and repainted the previous two Thanatar torso's red and also Satin varnished them too.

The fearsome Hellex Plasma-Mortar. Big Boom.

Awesome fire support Automaton big robots of doom for the slowly growing Taghmata Omnissiah, first ones purchased in 2015, a decade ago...

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Mechanicum - Force So Far - Jan 2017

So following the completion of the last of my Mechanicum models, I thought a nice shot of the force so far, can't wait to use them on the battlefield.

So, two Thanatar Siege Automaton with Hellex Plasma Mortars, two Castellax Battle-Automata with Mauler Boltcannons, three Castellax with Power Blades and Multi-Meltas and three Vorax Battle-Automata with Rotor Cannons and Lightning Guns. Great stuff, awesome sculpts. I'll no doubt add some units in the future, especially when I can use them in 40K with the release of the fabled Fire of Cryaxis 40K Mechanicum rules...

Mechanicum - Thanatar Cavas Siege-Automaton #2 w/ Hellex Plasma Mortar

Happy New Year fellow Bloggers and Readers, thanks for dropping by. It was about this time last New Year when I completed his brother HERE. This mechanical beast is the Thanatar Cavas Siege-Automaton armed with the lobbing Hellex Plasma Mortar, large blast ordnance S8 AP2 fun-ness.

Here's the secondary weapon, the twin linked Mauler Boltcannon, which is a marine killing AP3.

Still loving the massive magazine and ammo feed belt.

This was the final model from the part-painted purchase I made at cost price as the old owner wanted to move on to another army and have made the scheme more Ad Mech than the original green US Army style the previous owner had started, but I liked some of the green bits, so chose to keep the torso and fists green.

Here he is with his brother, I matched the green / red scheme but changed a few panels to make them different, kind of makes me want to expand this army, they are mega cool models, but I really must concentrate on the unfinished models I already have! Still awaiting the Fire of Cryaxis so I can start using these in 40K proper.

That's all for now, hope you have plenty of miniatures to keep you busy this year! I certainly do. Cheers, Siph.

Mechanicum - Thanatar Cavas Siege-Automaton with Hellex Plasma Mortar

Happy New Year fellow Bloggers and Readers, thanks for dropping by. Here is my first offering of the New Year. I am continuing slowly with the Titan build, however I have a few Ad Mech and Mechanicum stuff to finish off too. This beast is a Thanatar Cavas Siege-Automaton armed with the lobbing Hellex Plasma Mortar, large blast ordnance S8 AP2 fun-ness.

This is a cool looking Forge World model, also armed with a twin linked Mauler Bolt Cannon, which is a marine killing AP3.

I love the look of the magazine ammo feed for the Boltcannon as well as that great Plasma Mortar.

And if you get too close, he'll just hopefully squish you with S8 Monsterous Creature CC attacks. 

Here is a shot with the other Mechanicum units I have already completed, these Castellax should keep the enemies at optimum Hellex Plasma Mortar range!

Thanks for dropping in. Happy New Year.