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Winged rhino!!!!.....................Please explain....

 

 

Zeller's right, seems to be grav technology that only the Adeptus custodes had acess to.

 

You can only see 1picture of it in the 4th tome of the HH artbooks, thought I saw it refferred to but can't remember exactly where....

  • 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 think 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 came so 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.

 

AS usal C&C 's very welcome!

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark ;)

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

 

El JuJu

Kaleb Daark

I regret to inform you that as a registered Custodes Groupie , I am now officially stalking your thread.

 

Brilliant work and I just love what you did with the Dreadnought. That is exactly the look I was searching for and if you don't mind, I shall honor you by adding some to my Custodes army. Excellent execution of a concept.

 

Due play on...I'm watching. ;)

But....

 

 

But are those...

 

 

Flaming Daleks? :wink: ;)

 

Yes they are! You won a cookie

In fact Igot those citadel mini ages ago, didn't really know what to do with them so I thought It could fit in nicely there.

Plus I'm kind of a show off :P

 

Brilliant work and I just love what you did with the Dreadnought. That is exactly the look I was searching for and if you don't mind, I shall honor you by adding some to my Custodes army. Excellent execution of a concept.

 

Please do so

 

 

And thanks for the compliments

 

EL JuJu

Kaleb Daark

  • 1 year later...

Allright! Now that Forge World's gonna produce Heresy figures, I just got to finish this army before it's completely obsolete and/or inadequate!

 

Since the Grey knights came out i've been "upgrading" the army,modified some heads,arms,weapons and détails here and there. Some you might not even see ( but that's just me, I really want it to like great)

 

As usual the pics are not great, but I'll try to make some better pics if some of you are interested.

 

Terminators were modified

 

Before

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSC01412.jpg

Now

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0964.jpg

 

The banner received more detail (I still haven't found the courage to get the freehand done) r

All helmets were replaced with GK's paladins.

All orgres blades on the halberdswere replaced with GK's.

 

 

There's only one left to be repainted.

 

I also finished converting my Winged rhino

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3512.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3513.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3514.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3515.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3516.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3517.jpg

 

Took me some time ( 40 rivets and a lot of bits) but i'm kinda proud of how it looks

 

And I started painting it

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0961.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0960.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0962.jpg

 

I just started it's not finished

There's still all downside, all the réactors alot of small details et the red still needs some work.

But I like the general look even if it's not fluff/artwork accurate.

 

I was asked to post some army pictures

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0968.jpg

 

I just have one, sorry!

As you can see I still have a lot of paintjob to do.

 

I have a winged rhino to convert, a contemptor relic dreadnought , 2 Land raider Proteus armored to get and this'll be 3000 pts.

 

Plus there's only the count as Grey Knights part here, the count as Space Marines part is completely been reworked:

All old models will be removed ( but i'll keep em because they were the one whichstarted thisarmy) which leaves twelve marines to be converted again, all of the helmets will be changed with GK's, another contemptor relic dreadnought will be added to replace my conversion, another terminator unit will be added and the current assault terminators (from left miniatures) will be replaced with my own conversion (so all the terminators will be the same general look).

 

Frankly I already started

 

Before

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/AdeptusCustodesterminators02.jpg

 

Today

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0971.jpg

 

I still miss some parts as you can see. You'll also notice that I replaced the shields with scibor's.

I must say I love the "wolverinesque" pose of the lightning claws sergeant.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0973.jpg

 

Finally , with all the latest forge world's land raiders, time has come to say goodbye to the old MKIIb i wasn't really satisfied with. Here it is with his replacement:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN0956.jpg

BTW the kit is great but the tracks are too long, kinda difficult to glue them correctly.

Replacement which is very WIP

 

That's all for these midsummer news folks!

 

What do you think?

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

Get back to work you lazy punk!

  • 2 weeks later...

Here are some better pics

 

Terminators

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1041.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1042.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1043.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1039.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1044.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1045.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1047.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1048.jpg

 

Rhino

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1031.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1032.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1033.jpg

 

Now I use this army with the Grey Knights codex and I wanted to able to play my Valdor count as Mordrak, I converted two "Ghost Knights"

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1025.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1026.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1027.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1028.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1029.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1030.jpg

 

Using the usual terminator bits and some of the Coven Throne...

 

Here it is for now

 

As Usual C&C is most welcome

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

Hi Fire how have you been man?

 

Wolf; they will be but not now; they're not on the army list I need to get painted for December.

 

Now, the curved blades from the tomb kings were too "Thousand Sons" looking, and it was about time I made this change of blade I've been thinking of since the Grey Knights came out

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1057.jpg

 

These were made with GK marine halberd blades and aquilla wings from the bits that come with the IG véhicules. You'll also have to recut the bolter ( removing the handle under it) and move the canon up.I'll prepare an addendum to my previous tutorial if some are interested.

 

I find these are much better looking and closer to the artworks.

 

I already replaced 12, only 4 left to convert, and 5 are already repainted;

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1056.jpg

 

 

here's what remains and will probably never be used again...

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1055.jpg

 

If somebody's interested, PM me for I still have at least 30 of these curved blades...

 

That's it for today.

As usual C&C is MOST welcome

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

 

my favorite books:

"Why would I choose the easy way?" and " How to continuously modify your work so you'll NEVER finish it"

I painted the "count as Vindicare" Sister of Silence:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1066.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1067.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1065.jpg

 

 

For all the assasins count as I'll use that Color scheme ( Hopefully I will be better at it). The "count as scouts" squads will be painted in gold and red with black hair.

 

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

I painted the "count as Vindicare" Sister of Silence:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1066.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1067.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1065.jpg

 

 

For all the assasins count as I'll use that Color scheme ( Hopefully I will be better at it). The "count as scouts" squads will be painted in gold and red with black hair.

 

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

Mind if I copy them for my own Grey Knight ghost knights in the future?

 

Check with GW ;) I didn't scuplt these bits nor am I the inventor of anything here!

So of course you can!

 

 

 

The gold on these models looks absolutely stunning. Any chance of the recipe? I'd love to be able to replicat it on my sanguinary guard!

 

 

You want you get; problem now is that I only use the previous citadel range and I don't have any idea of the new paints you could use instead (don't know them, haven't used 'em).... And I won't find out anytime soon since I made my reserves... :huh::Ptongue.gif

 

Anyway, here it is:

_On a black under coat, First apply a mix of Dark Flesh and Shining Gold ( about 50/50)

You should get a proper copper look.

 

_Then use Devlan Mud, don't be affraid to be "generous". This would tone down the red look of the first coat.

 

_Then use Shining Gold. Personnaly I try to respect zenithal lighting ( light source from above) so you still can spot shadowed places I left with the 2 first coats. Too much shining gold will ruin the job though IMHO.

 

_ THIS ONE IS OPTIONNAL; I only use it so I can get the gold more "yellowish", I use Prince August gold paint ref 999. This paint is kinda old and I think it might be OOP....

 

_ And Finally; apply a mix of Shining Gold and Mithril Silver (about 40/60%). You gotta be careful you still have some gold look left in the mix otherwise if it's too silver it would look kinda weird (IMHO).

 

Not sure I explained myself good (french remember) so if it's not clear enough don't hesitate to ask for more explanations

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

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