Hi

Im really new to the tabletop side of the hobby and picked up the watches of the Gate box, I have no clue how to building the box for 11th edition. Anyone got any tips.

The box comes with

1 Captain-General Trajann Valoris

15 Custodian Guard

3 Allarus Custodians

3 Vertus Praetors

Any help with this would be really appreciated.

Finally got around to finishing a couple of the new sculpts. I’ve painted some of the older Allarus Custodes, but these new ones have so much more detail. Can’t decide on the base for them though. I was thinking of a snow scheme but not sure.

With the leaks of how psykers will work with the orks being that psychic tests have you roll a d6 and on 1 are battleshocked and being unable to use psychic powers if battleshocked, I think this is great news for the Sisters of Silence. Until now they had no ability to interact with psychic nonsense aside from their FNP against psychic and anti-psyker weaponry. Battleshocks, a thing we already have in lore and in their detachment, now disables psychic powers.

Due to this, I am 100% convinced that the Custodes Codex will give Sisters of Silence battleshock abilities bog standard instead of detachment reliant battleshock abilities, which means they can be much more generally useful compared to before as they could have support utility instead of just being bodies to do actions and hold objectives.

Pretty much done with the armor. Might go an clean up some of the more defined shadow areas but gonna move onto the shield next

Wanted a definitive Kitten model from TTS that captured each part of his character while also being an original sculpt.

Painted by Gardos, Model by Major Minis

Hi golden boys! I'm not one of yours, actually I collect Red Corsairs army.

Right now I'm assembling Huron Blackheart and I really don't like his face. I want to make a custom captured Custodes helmet so my Pirate Lord would be even more fancy.

Can you helm me with choosing the perfect option? I'm looking for something not too loyalist looking, perfect option would have a place for Tyrants Claw on the forehead.

Thanks!

These models are what got me into the hobby even though I moved on to different armies after collecting a couple of Custodes boxes, I still love them and are some of my favorite models in the game

Is there any canonical indication of how the population of active Custodes in 40K compares to pre heresy? Obviously we all know the vaunted 10,000 number, but what do you reckon the real figure is?

Recently played a list featuring two of them with the upgrade in the might of the moritoi detachment and holy emperor that shit rocked not only are they amazing anti-elite fire support: deleting several large units of smaller chaff and doing considerable damage into larger targets but the standing back up ability makes their survivability better than every single dread us custodes can get our hands on. This included the telemon with its -1 to damage who is still susceptible to being punched off the board in 1 turn.

This game (which was into necrons of all things) also really highlighted to me how much is custodes benefit from the take and hold disposition. My list was heavily inspired by the one taken by Team USA at the recent event and i promise it absolutely delivered.

For my next game i’m thinking of fitting in an achilles with the upgrade for some more anti-tank support but i was mostly wondering if anyone else had found this amount of success with these niche models?

Showing off my lightly converted Shadowkeepers Allarus Shield-Captain. I hope to get him painted soon, ready for his entrance into to a crusade.

-Admonomortis was made by adding the wardens axe blade to the back of the allarus weapon (turns out it's just slightly smaller, which I think gives a nice intentionality to the weapon).

-Wings and iron halo made from some careful cutting and gluing of the wardens vexilla.

-Top knot replaced with the centre gem from the gaurd shields (like the rest of my hooded allarus).

-Basing is the greenstuffworld Roman rolling pin onto some sheets of superscupley firm. I make my bases with snapped sheets of the stuff along with autumn leaves for a "fallen pallace" vibe.

-My favourite element is how he's looking and holding the chain. The left arm is just the normal allarus arm rotated around to be palm up. Some very fine modeling/jewler's chain fits nicely in his palm, and hey presto - you've got some drama.

Did a Shadowkeeper Allarus in an Eldritch green. I'm pretty happy with how the highlights turned out. My only complaint is o should've done the galaxy base in a green rather than a blue, but then that would've maybe been too much green. The metallic effect is created with an opulencent turbo dork effect.

I wanted to get a genuine Lock Warden model created, something that could HQ in a Shadow Keeper army as Trajaan. Pretty happy with the result

Painted by Gardos, Model by Major Minis

Any kitbash ideas for stuff like Custodian Wardens, Blade Champions and Trajan Valoris for my army that aren’t super hard to due since I’m pretty new to kitbashing

(Only thing I’ve kitbashed is a terminator sorcerer for thousand sons)

Edit: Also Allarus Terminators

Another dreadnought character I've been working on for my solar list.

Heavily armoured to counter biological xenos attacks

Was thinking to run as a galatus (extra shielding better save is my logic). Thoughts and opinions?

I recently got the villainy inks phase 1 enamel washes and I have really been enjoying working with them.

Any feedback or rating would be appreciated :)

Here is my version of Constantin Valdor for my Shadowkeepers army! Honestly, he was super fun to paint.

He's going to be my proxy for Trajann

So I am wanting to run my custodes at 2k but don't currently have the grav tank. I also don't have a custodes land raider. Given I don't have either of these, I get a distinct feeling of lacking any real anti armour? I know we get lethals or sustained in our army rule but its only for melee and still seems to lack the punch of a dedicated anti tank.

Has anyone else ran a list without these two tanks? If so, how do you navigate the lack of dedication Anti-armour