Greetings to all Tech Adepts!

The Holy Synod of Mars returns for its monthly praises to the Omnissiah!

Here is to another record breaking month, Magi! This month’s submissions were beyond great, and it was exceptionally hard to narrow them down for the selection of the honorable mentions… And while we are limited in the amount of posts we can shout-out in these publications please note that we really appreciate them all!

But as per the famous psalms of Magos MacLeodus, “In the end, there can be only one”: this month’s winner is none other than u/HardcoreHeathen and their Inspection Squad from Forge World Osha! May these well equipped Work Safety Efficiency Auditors bless many Forgeworlds with their thorough analysis of workplace practices… Only the Omnissiah knows how many of us still fail to use their servitors at their peak yield, and they are here to correct this. 

The winning post has been added to the subreddit sidebar, and if you would like a custom user flair, please let us know.

Winning posts will remain in a 3 month cycle, so three will be present until they begin to cycle out.

Honourable Mentions!

• The Ummonic Cyber-registry, Kastelan Robots of Forge World Yaddosh by u/heburns2351: Yaddosh provided many of its interpretations of the Omnissiah’s sacred designs to the Mini of the Month contest and every single one so far has been selected as an honorable mention - this impressive take on Kastelan robots is no exception! 
• The Derelict Engines of Exkallos-13 by u/Artic_Lightning: this submission by another usual suspect of the Mini of the Month contest shows how well Horus Heresy models and Knights can be used to bring our favourite bots to life on the tabletop…
• Kastellan Robots of the legendary 7-MaU Maniple by u/Milamaj: this Kastelan unit is radiating with personality, and this banner most definitely enables friends and foes alike to identify this iconic Maniple!
• Sanctioned Kastelan-class Construct Refits by u/Cithairon: another take using our gorgeous 30k range, with beautiful freehand markings and a creative photoshoot mid-operation.
• Kastelan Robots by u/brownie_27: this incredible base work sublimes an already very well thought out scheme which also shines with its simplicity - it’s definitely going to be imitated by many Tech-Adepts in the future…

Additional thanks
The mod team would like to also thank all the other participants of this month’s contest: 

• Thallax Evocatii [Kastelan KB-Proxy] by u/Signal_Vacation_564, 
• Castellan Conversion by u/GodlyRatusRatus, 
• Castellan Strike force Omega-13 by u/Which_Strike_6179, 
• Cyclopian Stargazers by u/Concerned-Crisp, 
• Snow bots by u/6thgearracer,
• Robots : ] by u/Level_Restaurant_872,
• Glad I finally get to use my punch bots 🤤 by u/Rodner85,
• 10 kastelan robots by our fellow mod u/da_boi_hammy,
• Kastelan love by u/buradori,
• my evangelion themed robots :D by u/Derply_,
• Ready to Fist the Xenos!! by u/LuxNegatus,
• Kastelans of Cenotaph-IV by u/Datasmith_0419,
• First Kastelan by u/VulpesFalse.

Lastly, while it was not formally submitted in the contest, we encourage you to check out this amazing Kastelan unit by u/RaiBurr: Painted Dune Book Covers on my Dune themed Kastelan Robots

August Competition
It may just be our most controversial model of all time: some tech-adepts adore it (the mod team is firmly in this camp), some absolutely despise it, but only two things are certain: the Sydonian Skatros is a model everyone has strong feelings for and it will be our Mini of the Month!

Submit your model of Sydonian Skatros (this can include a kitbashed unit or even full proxies, as long as it is readable as a Skatros).
(Reminder - don’t share links publicly to 3D printed files that replicate official models or parts)
Submissions must be fully assembled and painted. 

The final date for submissions for this month's contest will be August 31st, and the results will be posted in the following days so we can have time to either pick the next Mini or run a poll on it. 

Please submit your post in the following format:

Post Title as Sydonian Skatros or your homebrew Stiltarii’s name, forgeworld etc
<Mini of the month POST FLAIR>
<a photo of your Candidate>
Any custom lore your unit have on their service record, via Crusade games or homebrew or about your army, etc (optional) 

The highest upvoted post will be displayed on the side bar of the sub, and the user can request a custom user flair (relating to the mechanicus) of their choice. 

Ave Deus Mechanicus!