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One of the biggest influences of my formative years was Warhammer 40K from Games Workshop. I recently discovered I still have all the original 40K rulebooks and it got me thinking that I should really do a tribute. I mean, my work would surely fit in somewhere right? I then had to think where and the obvious place was the Adeptus Mecanicus

So here he is, a loyal servant of the machine god, more machine than man, carrying out his daily duties keeping the machine spirits in good working order. The back story for all the 40K stuff is fascinating, so check out the links and go see for yourself the twisted world of Warhammer 40K.

reference for the hood from *Cobweb-stock

I'm working on a more expansive wallpaper version which I might get round to submitting in the next few days.

All 40K and warhammer references copyright Games Workshop.
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~USSR1 Jan 11, 2012
Nice! the eye creeps me out though lol
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~Ymdar Oct 29, 2010
Great!
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Mood: Joy ~sentree Jul 31, 2010
dang i never knew thats what they looked like from up close well i mean i knew they had the metal plating and the auto sensors but i never suspected it looked like this
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~samarashadow Jun 19, 2010
Waaaaaaaaaaagghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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~CroTrooper Dec 10, 2009
I love this picture, even though I hate Adeptus Mechanicus, cos I consider thir beliefs heretic and their humanity thrown away.
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Mood: Cheerful ~roxerg Apr 3, 2009  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
OMFG looks lke foto!
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~Thousand-knights Jan 17, 2009  Student General Artist
so thats what they look like up close...wow im amazed on the detail and mood you have done.
may you have the blessings of the omnissiah XD
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~Fatman311 Jan 16, 2009
Marvellous work.

Although its interesting you added the Imperial Aquila to its head, as most of the Mechanicus, if not all of it, worship the Omnissiah, the machine god, and not the Emperor.
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~Madgeorge93 Jan 23, 2013
The Aquila can be used for either the Imperium or the Mechanicus, as the Aquila is ment to represent the two human empires, The Imperium of man and the Forge Worlds of the Mechanicus
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~Fatman311 Feb 2, 2013
To the best of my knowledge, the Aquila solely represents the Imperium, the two eagles represent the past and the future, whereas the Mechanicus uses a cogwheel or mechanical skull for their symbol.

'The symbol of the Adeptus Mechanicus is a skull, half-bone and half-machine, set against the background of a black and white cog.'

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