Legio Custodes Plastic Telemon / Jetbikes / Custodes Support Battle Group

[Indy Techwisp]

On 6/27/2026 at 1:52 PM, Mogger351 said:

Yes, as I say they have Imperial Armour rules now, as per the current codex. We know GW remove or legends units etc. at codex release. I want them to address this ahead of time to build customer confidence rather than leaving a door open for a bait and switch.

 

They spent half the section about the Custodes hammering in the fact that this is a 30k and a 40k box.

"We put the 40k logo on the box to stop arguments about it." is a direct quote from the stream.

[Indy Techwisp]

On 6/27/2026 at 2:48 AM, Castellan Wulfrik said:

We did just see a whole new range of Warriors of Chaos to compete with Chaos Warriors though  so this is probably not going to be a consistent thing.

 

They're not really competing with themselves?

It's more akin to having, say, 40k Thousand Sons and 30k Thousand Sons.

They're both TSons but they're not competing (and players in both gamelines steal models from the other to spice up their armies).

[Nephaston]

Yeah, this is just twice the models for either camp.  Chaos Warriors truly are the space marines of fantasy. 

 

On a slightly more topical note, once I get around to actually finishing my Word Bearers legion (mixed with a healthy dose of CSM bits of course) i just might have some Bananas in my future.

[Mogger351]

1 hour ago, Indy Techwisp said:

 

They spent half the section about the Custodes hammering in the fact that this is a 30k and a 40k box.

"We put the 40k logo on the box to stop arguments about it." is a direct quote from the stream.

I don't believe it really settles anything though. Why does this one box amongst all the shared kits deserve the treatment. The cerastus doesn't have a 40k logo on it, is that at risk? The space marine units in legends still means they're supported, should they get both logos?

[Indy Techwisp]

24 minutes ago, Mogger351 said:

I don't believe it really settles anything though. Why does this one box amongst all the shared kits deserve the treatment. The cerastus doesn't have a 40k logo on it, is that at risk? The space marine units in legends still means they're supported, should they get both logos?

 

I think it's because when they put out the initial HH Custodes refresh and said "40k players can use these as well" there was a very vocal part of the community who were convinced this was just GW straight up lying for some reason, so now it's on the box because we as a community showed GW that they need to put it there.

 

Maybe future repackaging of other cross-gameline kits will gain the 40k logo as well, if putting it on here does it's intended job.

[Blissful Brushes]

I hope that this signals the phasing out of the clunky 40k plastic custodes and replacing them with the HH version which look far more like the artwork and much more elegant IMO. 

[ThaneOfTas]

1 hour ago, Indy Techwisp said:

were convinced this was just GW straight up lying for some reason

I at least was considering that a possibility because they have done so in the past with the Marine Heresy vehicles. Im glad to see that they are apparently not going down this route, but I still dont think tha tit was a given with the information that we had at the time so Im glad that they're taking this step to further clarify things.

On another note, despite giving the 11th launch box a miss, this is still looking to be an expensive year, between the first Custodes box (technically last year but so close as to not matter in my mind) the Mk IV box and now this. My Wallet is in pain and my pile of shame is going in the wrong direction again haha.

[Emicus]

Second wave plastic custodes was a given, but I’m surprised they’re getting a third wave!

[Cleon]

7 hours ago, Emicus said:

Second wave plastic custodes was a given, but I’m surprised they’re getting a third wave!

I'd be amazed if there isn't at least a HH style terminator squad and another character sculpt to drop at some point, it'd be bizarre to get this far and leave those.

[Casual Heresy]

After missing out on the last Custodes box, I will be fighting tooth and nail to get this one.

 

For me the big draw is the bikes and Grav-attack. My Custodes collection is already jetbike heavy since they're my favourite models so more plus another vehicle that can keep up with them is welcome. And all for a price that dosen't mean selling a kidney (resin price of the box's contents is £380.50.)

 

I wrote a silly list last edition to field as many jetbikes as possible to represent Shield-Captain Bayezara's shield company. This box turns that idea from a pipe dream to something feasible.

 

The Telemon is icing on the cake. Another lovely big model that I want but the resin version was just too pricey for me most of the time. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Casual Heresy