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WIP Adeptus Custodes army


Kaleb Daark

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Hi there

 

Horusundivided: Yes I did use a mix of chesnut ink and gryphone sepia

 

Brother champion wulox: I'll try to get a picture and the link's here: http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/Left-Miniatures/album/20294/

 

Inquisitor Engel: Both infact, Dave taylor's Army was a great inspiration but since I CAN'T scuplt nor (at that time) use plasticard I found my own way. As you'll see down here

 

Dyp100: I'll prepare another tutorial on painting

 

gorgeo5: Yes I will I'll see about that

 

For those of us that read and droolled on the Horus Heresy artbooks, that wanted to build an Adeptus Custodes army, But can't scuplt even a snowman with GS; Here's How I did mine.

I must warn you though You should have a Huge bits box (or bank account) ...

 

 

1: what you need

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/01cequilfaut.jpg

 

1 plastic marine commander's cape

2 Dark Angel veteran legs

3 Space marine arms (chaos or loyalist it won't matter)

4 High elf spears ( most of the time you'll only need one but you know)

5 Winged Skull Icon from the HQ marine squad

6 Winged Icon from the HighElves Spearmen

7 hands from the Chaos warriors

8 Marine shoulder pads

9 spiky bits from the chaos warrios

10 a bolter

11 Chaos marine back pack

12 A Tomb Kings Sword ( can get it with either the squelettons of chariots)

13 A High Elves Silver Helms head

14 This Chaos marime helmet ( to get the plumet)

 

not show the front of a marine torso ( the MK8 plate aldeardy has the collar but any thing can do)

 

2: What you can also use

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/03variantescasques.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/02variantescapes.jpg

 

These capes are from the Empire Plastic general and High Elves archers

These Heads are from the High elves Spearmen and Chariot (the chariot ones already have the plumet) but remember both are abit smaller .

 

The legs can also be replaced with regular or chaos marine legs

You can also use Dark Elves spearmen spears

For the marines shoulder pads..... just use what you can get your hands on

 

3: Let's play

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/04corpsetjambes.jpg

 

Cut out the back of the torso from The DA legs and glue the cape and front torso together

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/05brasetlance1.jpg

 

The tricky part is the hands and spear .... start with gathering what you'll need then cut out the forearms and hands and the weapons from the Chaos warriors hands(7) . Then cut a part of the spear ( approx 1,5 cm)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/06brasetlance2.jpg

 

If you don't want your Custodian to fall into pieces each time you touch it ( belive me it really happens) Drill the hands through and use whatever thin metal rod you can get. You'll also have to drill the middle spear bits on 2mm each side

Then cut the right arm just under the shouder ( he ain't be holding a bolter )

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/07positionnerlesbras.jpg

 

Now you'll have to position everything and see how this gets together

you'll need several attemps before getting a satisfying result

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/08oncollelesmains.jpg

 

Once you'll get the above stated satisfying result glue the hands and middle spear on ( again think drilling ....)

And glue the legs too you'll see what the general pose of the figure will be .

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/09tailledelalance.jpg

 

Now cut 2 other bits of the spear

IMO the lenght of the High Elves spear is quite good you can use that to make sure your Custodians have the same lenghted spear

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/10onrajoutelebolteretlalame.jpg

 

Glue the bolter on the spear, Then the Tomb Kings blade (12 ) and the chaos spiky bit (9) on the bolter.

And glue the pads on. Take the winged skull icon (5) cut out one wing and glue it on the right shoulderpad, (5) (note you might have to dremmel it a bit inside to make it fit well))

Now if oyu didn't use a Mk8 Front plate ( just like here) you might wanna add a collar ( it will hide the flesh part of the Silver Helm head...):

A small bit of plasticard 1cm long and 2 or 3mm high that you'll glue on....

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/11latete.jpg

 

Now glue the Silver Helm Head (13) on which you'll glue the chaos marine plumet (14)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/12backpack01.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/13backpackmont.jpg

 

We're almost there, the back pack

You cut the High Elves winged Icon (6)in 2 ( cut out the gem) and glue them on the Chaos marine back pack (11)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/14Etvoil.jpg

 

Glue the backpack on , a base, Et voilà !

It might seem long and tricky (sometimes boring even) but when you love....

 

As Usual Comments welcome

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark

Hey kaleb daark, the Custodes tutorial is definitely good enough to go in the Librarium. If you submit it, we'll put it into the Librarium. If you're unsure of how to submit it, follow our convenient Dummy's Guide. Look forward to seeing it :teehee:

Here are some pics of the winged Rhino I 'm working on

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/P1010143.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/P1010145.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/P1010147.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/P1010146.jpg

 

 

Sigismund Himself: You're Welcome, glad you like it ^_^

 

I'm also preparing a tutorial on how I did the Rhino.

 

As usual comments, questions, (rockthrowing).... appreciated

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark

  • 2 months later...
Awesome... I love everything but that winged rhino

Not too sure about that one..

 

Why not? It's a very accurate model from the Custodian Rhino in the art books.

 

I know. I just don't like the idea of a flying rhino. It fits with the fluff, but the problem is that the whole standard template construct idea came about because when citadel started producing plastic tank kits they wanted to get the most use out of the rhino molds. Fair enough... i guess you could modify a slab-sided troop transport with a missile launcher array or hollow it out and stuff in a huge cannon. Then you move on to the predator variant that starts looking silly with the sloped armor on the turret that doesn't match anything else. Up from there is the flying rhino, which doesn't look like it would ever work.

What a kick butt army! I really like how your Gold came out.

 

That Custodes Centurion model is pretty pimp, too.

 

But totally kick butt army. You gotta post up the finished force (And I gotta get a drool protector for meh keyboard before you do...)

  • 2 years later...

Hi everybody!

 

No I'm not dead, just very busy.

 

Anyway I decided a few month ago to get back at my custodes (The New Grey knights codex helped a lot )

 

I never really liked the gold I gave 'em, it wasn't warm enough and the red wasn't better.

 

So I decided to experiment a new paint scheme: here's what I came up with:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1810.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1813.jpg

 

I also tried harder on the freehands

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1811.jpg

 

Ok that's no GD winner material but I must say that I definitely prefer the new paint scheme and I thinker my painting skills have improved a bit.

 

Old look

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSC01406-1.jpg

 

New look

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1814.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1818.jpg

 

Also with the new dark eldar minis out I decided to give the sisters of silence a second try. I'm planning as using them as scouts in the SM codex part of the army.

 

Here's the first one:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1928.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1930.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1931.jpg

 

The Squad leader

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1932.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1933.jpg

 

and another one

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1926.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1927.jpg

 

2 more were made one regular and one with heavy bolter (but my camera isn't working at the moment so you'll have to wait for them to be painted)

 

And finnally I decided to try to improve the winged rhino look.

I wanted to keep most of the general look I got with the first one (which in the end will also be updated) hut improve it (essentially with using more GW bits and less plasticard).

This is still WIP but here where I cameso far:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1944.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1943.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1946.jpg

 

It's still missing it's stabiler fans (I plan on using the drop pod's ) and some wiring.

Plus the rear spoiler kinda like this:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP1947.jpg

 

I'm still working on it.

'hope it'll look as good as Angel_Blade's

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark :)

Not here very often but still Heresy Era fanatic!

Great stuff. Amazing conversions throughout this thread. I actually really liked the first gold mix, at least based on the photos here.

 

I also liked the first flying Rhino conversion, so far as the idea of a flying Rhino goes. Had a definite "roads? Where we're going we don't need roads" flying Delorean vibe. The newer one looks awesome as well.

Hi guys!

 

Got a little 4 days vacation so I got to work!

 

I got a bit carried away on the last bladed sisters of silence, I undercoatedthem before taking a picture..

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2026.jpg

 

I know there's no way to see clearly anything ... sorry

By the way I decided to use the silver paint scheme ( close to the GK's one). The shoulderpad's first coat was just a test.

 

Now the sniper scouts sergeant /Vindicare assassin (depending ont the codex I use)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2022.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2023.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2024.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2025.jpg

 

I must say that i'm fairly proud of it , although I still looks a bit too dark eldarish yet, i'm confident the paintjob will make it better.

 

Alittle something that will go on the other Land Raider's roof:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2027.jpg

 

Some update on my Constantin Valdor

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2029.jpg

 

Yeah I know They never said he wore a terminator armor but again they never said he didn't.. :) ^_^

 

And finally some PIP pics of the current Land Raider

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2030.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2031.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2035.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP2034.jpg

 

it's of course far from beeing done

 

That's it ...yet! ;)

 

As usual C&C is most welcome

 

 

Iron_Adam: in fact this project began 6 years ago just after I took a look at Dave Taylor's awesome army.... I'm just turtle slow...

 

 

 

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark

  • 2 weeks later...

WOW, great custodes - I hope you might do another update before the turn of the century ;)

lovin' these custodes, another bookmark I guess (my favourites is really getting full since I found the B+C !)

 

I've got all sorts of pre-heresy ideas whirring round my head at the moment including custodes and SoS, where are those Sisters of Silence heads from? they look like a single piece resin rather than a conversion . . .

 

p.s. the guy with the eagle on his back - his sword is just awesome :drool:

forgotten soul: I never read that in any book or anywhere else. But I can't really see your point. Most artwork picture them smaller and thinner than the custodians.

 

 

Phebrickid: No resin here; It's just some dark eldar warriors heads ( the old ones) : the bare head and the one with spikes on each side.

 

EL Juju

Kaleb Daark

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