Adeptus Custodes Army

[Circus Nurgling]

I've always been a fan of that flying rhino art. Great conversion! Probably my favorite of the lot (oddly enough).

 

Good luck on that Spartan! Where did you get the flame-pots for your old Land Raider? I'm wanting to put some gothic-style lamps on my Land Raider...

[Kaleb Daark]

The pots ont he Spartan are from the WHFB Vampire Count's Corpse cart. I personnaly had to recut the skulls in the flammes so they look like simple coal, but depending on what you what you want, you might not have to ( lucky boy :huh: ).

 

 

Those that were on the old MkIIb are from the WHFB Bretonnian archers, mounted on old OOP citadel daleks figures.

 

Hope that helps

 

Anyone should have other questions feel free to ask!

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

[Circus Nurgling]

Ah, ok. I never would have thought to use those for that function. Thanks!

[Kaleb Daark]

This was not originally part of my army list, But I had the parts, no time for proper painting, not really FluFF accurate but it's still a GK codex option (which I'm using ).

So 3 good reasons ot of four.... Let's play!

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1074.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1076.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1078.jpg

 

For my Paladins squad, a little apothecary. Built up in two hours (not rushing).

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

[subtlebrush]

Let me just say that I absolutely love your rendition of Mordraks Ghost Knights!

Would love to see some closer shots and of course would love to see them painted!

[Kaleb Daark]

Well last week's been a bit quieter so there's been a little painting:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1093.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1097.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1098.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1099.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1100.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1101.jpg

 

Which now brings me to 2 fully painted squad (1 of seven, 1 ou five) .

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1103.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1104.jpg

 

With the remainning terminator painted the Palandin squad is fully painted except for the free hand on the banner which I just can't find the courage to get on with...

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1092.jpg

 

I must say i'm kinda proud of how it looks.

 

Now, I've been talking of a count as space marine part for this army which though it's the oldest part of this project, it's never been posted . Not a problem since it's going through some major changes.

The original army was completely based on Dave Taylor's army (My sincerest thanks to him)with a lot of different regular marine power armors. I decided to get a little closer to some artworks.... That's what I hope at least.....

 

To that intent I ordered quite a lot of bits; evrything arrived yesterday; here's how it looked:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1089.jpg

 

I now have enough to complete/redo both my tacticals, devastor and terminators squads.

Might have enough to complte the Ghosht Knights too.

I didn't sleep a lot but here are what I came with:

 

The 2 remaining Assault Terminators

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1108.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1109.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1110.jpg

 

Full squad

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1118.jpg

 

Tactical squad 1

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1125.jpg

 

 

Tactical squad 2

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1126.jpg

 

And the devastator squad.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1123.jpg

 

PFFEEWWH ! It was long!

 

And on the count-as Grey Knights' side;

 

This is my intrepretation of Mickaelor Corbernus (which will be used as count as Castellan Crowe)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1114.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1115.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1116.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1117.jpg

 

There's problably gonna be a squad of purificators to go with him...

I first was going to use the Phenix Guard Champion's Helmet but I prefer keeping 'em for a count as SM Honor Guard I Have In mind.

 

Finally a litlle Objective marker

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1112.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1113.jpg

 

The original Idea is a very private joke with a close buddy of mine wich wouldbe too long to explain. Let's just say It's a n Iterator trying to save some precious books...

[Kaleb Daark]

And for Mr Malevolent I tried To get closer pics of the figure I Hope It helps but That's the best I can do with my camera...

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1127.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1128.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1129.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1130.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1131.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1132.jpg

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

Much more productive last month than in 4 years.

[subtlebrush]

That Counts As Crowe is amazing.

You continue to inspire me with every post!

 

Also those pics are perfect. Thanks mate!

[Peredyne]

The counts as Crowe is amazing, but I'm honestly more interested in the parts make up of the Iterator.

[Kaleb Daark]

but I'm honestly more interested in the parts make up of the Iterator.

 

It's quite simple actually I just took the WHFB Empire Celestial Hurricanum 's accolyte added some GK terminator books, some thin copper wire and that's it ( in this case I added hairs and goatie).

 

Julien

Kaleb Daark

[Kaleb Daark]

Yellow!

 

Last two weeks were kinda booked so little painting but quite a bit of converting.

 

Now I prepared a tutorial about my terminators, though the Upcoming FW Cataphratcs definitely put them to shame.... Nevertheless it can give some some ideas...

What you need:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1163redux.jpg

 

01 GK paladin Head

02 SM terminator Torso

03 SM terminator legs

04 WHFB bretonnian knight head

05 WHFB Empire horse tail

06 SM sgt banner (the one with the aquilla)

07 SM terminator arm with stormbolter

08 SM assault terminator arm with thunderhammer

09 WHFB High Elves Spearmen spear

10 WHFB High Elves Silver Helms Lance

11 GK Terminator Hallberd

12 WHFB Tomb Kings standard ( x2)

13 Orks Boyz shoulder pads (without the spikes) (x2)

14 SM shoulder pads (x2)

15 SM Tank Aquilla Icon

16 WHFB bretonnian knight small shield (x2)

17 SM terminator arm with power fist

18 SM commander roman tabard

 

Ok As you'll see there are other bits possible ( as for 04; there are other knight heads with griffins, pegasus,... or for 18 I also used the tabards from Avil Industries); choose what you prefer here.

 

Let's play!

 

The more boring first:

 

let's begin with Shoulder pads

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1165.jpg

 

With the Tomb Kings Standards (12) cut off the skull and other pendants. then glue the Orks boyz shoulder pads (13) onto.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1168.jpg

 

Cut off the borders of the SM shoulder pads(14) .

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1169.jpg

 

Now glue the SM shoulder pads . You'll certainly have to file it a little in order to get it cleanned up.

As you can see I work with Top Technological Tools :( .

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1170.jpg

 

And cut oof the wings from the SM tank Icon (15) and glue them on the shoulder pads' sides.

 

Then the "Custodian Hallberd"

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1171.jpg

 

Cut off the thunderhammer (08) as pictured . Cut off the Silver Helm lance (10) as pictured.

Glue them together. I would suggest to pin them, just to be sure ....

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1172.jpg

 

Just keep the storm Bolter from (07). Keep the GK terminator blade (11). And keep the tip of the High Elf spear (09) ( more or less 4mm long).

 

Glue all of this As pictured.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1173.jpg

 

Glue this "upgraded stormbolter on the lance (pin again)

 

OPTIONNAL

 

Some you might wanna add alittle more detail; so get some WHFB Dwarf crossbows; cut off the trigger and glue it just over the hand or where it should be (like on this example):

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1228-1.jpg

 

From now on it's much simpler

 

Torso

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1175.jpg

 

Cut off the bretonnian knight's crest (04) Then glue the crest onto the terminator torso ( 02) . And onto that crest glue the Horse tail (05) . Pinning is still a good idea.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1176.jpg

 

Glue the shoulder pads on the torso( without the skull they will fit perfectly).

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1178.jpg

 

Glue this on the terminator legs (03). Then add the tabard (18) (here from anvil industries).

 

Cut off the eagle from the banner (06) then glue it "beltbuckle" style (Some filing required to make it fit).

Place the small bretonnian shields (16) as "kneepads.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1179.jpg

Now in order to adapt the arms you'll have to reduce the shouler joint about half.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/Tuto%20Terminator/DSCN1180.jpg

 

Get the arms in place... Et Voilà!

 

Now that the Cataphracts are nearly out, seems a little pointless, but ....

 

 

As tha army goes

 

Another terminator squad was built (ewhile preparing the tutorial)

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1222.jpg

 

Execpt these have storm bolters from FW tartaros's.

Sergant became a lefty using the Culln arm and the left powerfist from the tartaros.

 

Cables were exchanged with Dragonforge's powercables .

 

I also got almost the count as sternguard squad done

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1225.jpg

 

Two are missing storm bolters, Two left to be converted.

The paint scheme will be the one you can "guess" on the sergeant, inspired from the last Adrian Smith's Horus vs Emperor artwork .

 

 

The objective marker wasn't 40k enough so I added the scribe servoskull Klément-1992G .

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1226.jpg

 

 

I also started painting the Spartan

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1218.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1219.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1220.jpg

 

Its very much PIP but you can get a better idea .

 

Finishing with my small paintjob of last week.

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1230.jpg

One more finished, another almost done, one left to do

 

That's All Folks

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

[Adeptus-Alaska]

:o wow man, just wow. this project is what this hobby is all about! excellent work.

[Kaleb Daark]

:lol: wow man, just wow. this project is what this hobby is all about! excellent work.

 

Thanks for the praise brother.

 

Now

 

Hi there!

 

Last two weeks update

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1268_zpsecd263c9.jpg

 

Finished psycanon

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1267_zpsd26bb502.jpg

 

Sternguard sgt stil PIP. I just merely placed the golden parts and got rid of the red parts.

 

And.... more than 5 years later I finnaly found the courage to get the Terminator's Banner Freehand DONE

 

with

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1285-1.jpg

 

and without the flash

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1286-1.jpg

 

I'm quite familiar with myself so I know I'll certainly make some adjustments here and there, but I must say I consider it my best achivement yet.

 

But what do YOU think?

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

[Studio Silvernale]

Wow I love these guys. Definately not a project for people with a light budget XD

[Kaleb Daark]

Definately not a project for people with a light budget XD

You have no idea.... :lol:

But it's been nearly 8 years since I began this project ( yeah I'm dead slow but you know real life and everything...) so I had plenty of time to gather what I need.... almost....

 

 

Julien

Kaleb Daark

[Kaleb Daark]

Definately not a project for people with a light budget XD

You have no idea.... :lol:

But it's been nearly 8 years since I began this project ( yeah I'm dead slow but you know real life and everything...) so I had plenty of time to gather what I need.... almost....

 

 

Julien

Kaleb Daark

[Kaleb Daark]

Got some time last WE

so I went on modifying and painting,most of it was just base coating, so here's the most "interesting"

 

 

Sternguard SGT

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1336.jpg

 

 

Had his sword replaced with the much shorter and better looking Calgar's standard bearer sword.

 

 

Malcador the Sygilite

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1333.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1334.jpg

 

His face does NOT look good and will be redone at a later date.

 

 

Also here are a few pics of the complete terminator squad:

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1327.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1328.jpg

 

 

and of the complete first 1000pts army

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1324.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/DSCN1322.jpg

 

As usual comments critics are most welcome.

 

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

 

" carry on, my sons forever, carry on, when I'm gone......"

[Studio Silvernale]

Do want! :P

[Circus Nurgling]

Very well themed, coherent force for something as abstract as a custodean force. Your gold formula works nicely with those lovely reds. Nice freehand on that banner, too! I have a rather large banner that intimidates me as well...

[Studio Silvernale]

How much did it cost you to get the bitz to make just one custodes terminator?

[Kaleb Daark]

I honestly don't know, most of it came from my own bits box, some bits were exchanged or given to me....

The only thing I know is that the Terminator squad box I bought was 20 euros .....

 

Julien

Kaleb Daark

[ghosty]

How did you make that Malcador the Sigilite model? Looks pretty rad.

[Kaleb Daark]

How did you make that Malcador the Sigilite model? Looks pretty rad.

 

( not sure I understand the end of this but...)

 

The base an old Rachkam figure the Spasm Warrior 1

 

( http://underthemountainblog.com/wp-content...m-warrior-i.jpg )

 

Then brown stuff, a high elf spear and part of an X men Phoenix Gashapon

 

( http://mescollectionsmarvel.free.fr/Images...gashapons/1.JPG )

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3316.jpg

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/kalebdaark/Custodes/IMGP3317.jpg

 

The idea was largely inspired from REG's work

 

 

JuJu

Kaleb Daark

[Firepower]

There seems to be quite a hefty load of Win here. Excellent work.

 

Though on a related note, I hate you, and everyone else that somehow masters the art of painting gold. All I have are hideously shiny test models that angrily glare at me from their shelf. :teehee:

[EgoDraconumNigrorum]

This. Is. Awesome.

The anti-grav tank is brilliant, never seen that before, ever!!

 

- EgoDraconumNigrorum