Horus Heresy Legio Custodes [Vect]

[Vect]

Hi everybody!

First of all Happy New Year!

After my 1 year absence I am back, I went through a job change and finally I have some spare time to devote to the Horus Heresy.

With the SoH I made a mistake, I will be honest that this is the sort of thing I always do. A quote from the book Fulgrim can better explain "the problem is not that we aim too high and miss it but that we aim too low and hit it". I started the army with a very high standard in mind, with a relatively high model count, I haven't taken into account my job, my family and this has led to a disparity between what can be accomplished in due time.

I also wish to say my thanks to Alan Bligh for all of his fantastic contributions, may he rest in peace.

Ok, so here's the plan, I want o create an elite army for which the Custodes will be perfect and my new years resolution is to complete 2000pts:

HQ:

Valdor

Elites:

Aquilon Terminators 6

Contemptor Achillus

Troops:

Custodian Guard 5

Custodian Guard 5

Sisters of Silence 5

Coronus Grav-carrier

Fast Attack:

Agamatus Jetbikes 3

That is approximately 2000pts, and quite a low model count which is what I am currently looking for.

Now to the root of the problem, I think the paint scheme below is astounding. I must say I dislike the typical gold of the Custodes and prefer a more grim dark approach .

I kindly ask anybody for help in this matter of how to accomplish this scheme.

Thank you in advance!

Richard

Edited January 1, 2018 by Vect

[Tortirioan]

I am pretty new to all this stuff myself, but why not go for a battle scarred look, it would dull most of the bright gold and give that grim dark feel maybe? Some gashes in the armor, blood and dirty them up a bit and boom, grim dark while still being true to the lore?

[Tortirioan]

Sorry, I am dumb and posted in the wrong thread *head desk*

Edited January 1, 2018 by Tortirioan

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The model looks great!

[Vect]

Thanks, however the model is not mine, I am asking for similar paint schemes ;-)

[Vect]

Bump ! :-) Still havent found any conclusive evidence on how to paint them the FW way :-(

[Sagentus]

I would ask http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/user/67673-whitescar/ how they painted theirs. Their version is a bit more orangey gold, but im sure they could help

[Mechanicus Tech-Support]

Hmm not an expert on the gold (I normally use a silver or bronze/copper for my metallics) but the wash they used looks too dark to be GW's sepia wash, could be either nuln or agrax.

 

If I were to try my hand at FW's scheme my guess for the scheme would be:

 

Shade of Gold to your liking (Liberator is probably too bright)

Highlight raised details with silver or lighter gold

Non-gold details

Wash model with nuln or agrax

touch up details

 

of course this is just a guess and is in no way conclusive. Also being a FW model they may have used paints outside of GW's range. I suppose you could try and email FW asking them how they painted the models. 

[Spinsanity]

It looks as though they used at least some Nihilakh Oxide when shading the gold, since there seems to be some verdigris-green (verdigreen?), especially when you look at his left arm...

[Vect]

Thank you all for your help, I have contacted FW a bunch of c0mission painters as well as collected all of the info on the net, my goal will be to create a reproduction of the FW painting scheme. I will keep you updated.