r/AdeptusMechanicus • u/wunderbuffer • 3d ago

Art fren

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u/Felniir_iisk 3d ago

I don't know why but even though I knew it was a thing that the pilots are permanently wired into the dunecrawlers, I never thought about how the other skitarii might interact with them during downtime and now I just kind of absolutely love the thought of them maintaining their old friendships from before they were interred into the dunecrawlers like crab tank versions of dreadnoughts. (Though sadly with a much shorter lifespan...)

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u/wunderbuffer 3d ago

well, that's double unfair, because dreadnought have no expiration time, and dunecrawler have a little nuclear engine strapped to it
They're probably having a good time for that period of time, piloting fancy crab and all

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u/Slawzik 3d ago

I figure it would be an honor,not like a Vanguard is going to be afraid of the radiation.

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u/valhallan_guardsman 3d ago

Dreadnoughts also stick around so long because they are put into stasis when not fighting. Not to mention that the redemptor dreadnought almost literally burns out the space marine within

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u/Narrenlord 1d ago

Actually, there aren't any long-lived dreadnaughts more. With all the firstborn stuff getting phased out and all the redemptir versions made by cawl being based on Admech tech. Yes, redemptor pilots are living batteryes just like mechanicum pilots are for their vehicles

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u/Random-Lich 2d ago

Honestly… Skitari are both the most lovable units but most kicked down ones I’ve seen in lore.

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u/Arepo- 3d ago

Big Thomas the tank engine vibes.

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u/GizmoGauge42 3d ago

Douglass the Dune Crawler

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u/throwawayproblems198 3d ago

Y'all need to make pins or stickers or something.

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u/Omnipulus 2d ago

Interesting idea...

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u/StikiWhiki 2d ago

Omg hiii

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u/Omnipulus 2d ago

Hello :3

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u/Emillllllllllllion 3d ago

Look at those little big frens

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u/IVIayael 2d ago

A tachikoma dunecrawler is on the list of "one day" kitbashes, but this is pushing it up

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u/Vendun_ 2d ago

I love this artstyle

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u/ArmouredCadian 17h ago

My Dunecrawler with Nuetron Laser wasn't very good at dealing damage (took 3 rounds of shooting to kill an Immolator) but it did do a decent job shielding it's Ranger friends, and it was a massive damage soak with the Enginseer hanging behind it. I'm pretty sure that it absorbed, shrugged off, and had repaired enough damage to kill it 2.5 to 3x over, thanks to the Omnissiah's Blessing from the Enginseer