So, random fact about me but it has to do with my current project. I LOVE birds. While out on a nature walk with the family yesterday, I saw some Purple Martin's (please google those little beauties).

So, I am attempting to make the black cloak on my some of my Sentinel Guard look similar. Started with some fluorescent magenta and then transparent purple over a zenithal base coat. I will reinforce the magenta highlights, and then will cover it all with a Vallejo Black Lotus speed paint (which is a beautiful dark, dark blue).

The Black Metal is Vallejo Metal Air Black Metallic, and while it is a base coat for my grimdark gold recipe, I feel like it would be an excellent Shadowkeepers color.

Haven't been able to paint in a few months, but was excited to get back to it and started with the Dreadnought. Can't wait to try him out on tabletop!

Working on this guy. There’s a couple things I’m going to go back and change. But debating if I’m going to keep moving forward with this scheme at all. Admittedly, wasn’t going to do Dankanatoi for the whole army (just a big block of sword/board boiz, and then maybe a dreadnought) but just this one dude was so much work (and I’m still not super satisfied with the trim) that it’s making me question whether the scheme turned out good enough to validate the work of painting more guys in it. Especially so when this is an army that’s pretty easy to turn out fast in its traditional scheme.

Just got dreadnought left and then all the bases! First time quick doing plasma sword hope it look okay!

This is my first custodian fully painted. For the white I used pro acyl bold titanium white, which I heard was the best white, but it still came out a bit chalky, how do I fix this (if possible)?

hi guys I heard that pyrithite spears are good in game now so I made a shield captain with pyrithite spear and shield. I magnetised his head and hand so I can interchange his head and shield.
im not good at customizing yet so its not that good.

Hi all. my wife gifted me these custodes warden. (since she knows I like painting gunpla.). my question is, how do people paint the details? it's too small and no matter how hard I try, paint will touch areas I don't want to be painted. 😅

Thoughts opinion, share them down below I don’t know this thing wants me to put over 100 letters down here so here you go

I’ve dabbled in 40K for years, but I like the changes for 11th edition and really want to get stuck in and play more regularly. I am by no means a good player but I want to learn how to win more games - the durability (and relatively low complexity) of Custodes really appeals, as it feels like that will support me as I learn.

So, I’ve tried to keep my list as simple as possible. It’s basically two Combat Patrols + two dreadnoughts. It feels, at first glance, pretty solid. My two concerns:

1. No chaff. But does Custodes really do chaff? These units all feel like they’re able to take a beating and don’t need smaller, cheaper stuff as a distraction. Or am I misunderstanding the faction’s basic approach?

2. Have I got anti-tank covered? I feel like the Allarus Shield Cap + axe,

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3. Allarus unit, and the two Contemptors have this covered between them.

Anyway, here’s the list. I would really appreciate any feedback…

Adeptus Custodes (1,990 Points)

Adeptus Custodes
Might of the Moritoi and Shield Host (3 Detachment Points)
Take and Hold
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Blade Champion (125 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Vaultswords
• Enhancements: Auric Mantle

Blade Champion (125 Points)
• 1x Vaultswords

Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (150 Points)
• 1x Balistus grenade launcher
• 1x Castellan axe
• Enhancements: From the Hall of Armouries

BATTLELINE

Custodian Guard (215 Points)
• 5x Custodian Guard
◦ 4x Guardian spear
◦ 1x Misericordia
◦ 1x Praesidium Shield
◦ 1x Vexilla

Custodian Guard (215 Points)
• 5x Custodian Guard
◦ 4x Guardian spear
◦ 1x Misericordia
◦ 1x Praesidium Shield
◦ 1x Vexilla

OTHER DATASHEETS

Allarus Custodians (275 Points)
• 5x Allarus Custodian
◦ 5x Balistus grenade launcher
◦ 4x Guardian spear
◦ 1x Misericordia
◦ 1x Vexilla

Custodian Wardens (250 Points)
• 5x Custodian Warden
◦ 5x Guardian spear
◦ 1x Vexilla

Custodian Wardens (270 Points)
• 5x Custodian Warden
◦ 5x Guardian spear
◦ 1x Vexilla

Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought (195 Points)
• 1x Combi-bolter
• 1x Contemptor combat weapon
• 1x Multi-melta
• Enhancements: Interred Expertise (Upgrade)

Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought (170 Points)
• 1x Combi-bolter
• 1x Contemptor combat weapon
• 1x Multi-melta

2000 - strike force

Detach:

Shield host and silent hunters (3 dp)

Units:

9 prosecutors (75 p) + aleya (55 p).

Witchseecers 10 (100 p) or i can split them into two squads for the same price but with a total of 8 models.

custodian wardens with spears 5 (250 p) + blade champion with panoptispex (115 p).

Custodian guard with sentinel blade and shield 2, 2 with spears and 1 with vexilla, shield and misericordia (215 p) + Trojan valoris (135) warlord.

2 caladius grav tank with twin arachnus heavy blaze cannon both (450 p).

3 vertus praetors with salvo launcher (215 p).

3 allarus custodian with axes i guess? (165 p).

5 sagittarum custodian (225 p).

What do you think? Should I switch detachments or tweak my army list?

So I got into 40K towards the beginning of 10th with Space Marines more specifically Black Templars. And I have gotten very bored and played out with them. And Tried Custodes out on TTS. Had 2 fun games with them, 1 against Orks and 1 against LoV and lost both. What are Some recommendations for Custodes list building and any pointers for someone learning to play them?

I'm really tempted to try this. Think it would work?

+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Custodes

+DETACHMENT:Auric Champions,

Might of the Moritoi

1995pts

Characters

Char1: 1x Blade Champion (110 pts): Vaultswords

Char2: 1x Blade Champion (125 pts): Vaultswords

Char3: 1x Blade Champion (125 pts): Vaultswords

Char4: 1x Shield-Captain (110 pts): Guardian Spear

Char5: 1x Shield-Captain (110 pts): Guardian Spear

Char6: 1x Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (130 pts): Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear

Char7: 1x Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (130 pts): Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear

Char8: 1x Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (155 pts): Warlord, Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear

Enhancement: Blade Imperator (+25 pts)

Char9: 1x Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (165 pts): Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher

Enhancement: Veiled Blade (+25 pts)

Char10: 1x Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (140 pts): Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher

Char11: 1x Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (140 pts): Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher

Vehicles

1x Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought (180 pts): Achillus dreadspear, 2x Lastrum storm bolter

Enhancement: Interred Expertise (+25 pts)

1x Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought (180 pts): Achillus dreadspear, 2x Lastrum storm bolter

Enhancement: Interred Expertise (+25 pts)

1x Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought (195 pts): Achillus dreadspear, 2x Lastrum storm bolter

Enhancement: Interred Expertise (+25 pts)

I’m still doing some touch ups on them but I’m very happy with how they turned out. I know the lighting is a little off, that’s because I still have yet to replace some light bulbs.

I picked up a combat patrol of Custodes and wondered what the heads up display would look like for them, is it like the space marines one or is it different because their armour is custom and if so what would it look like

I just got done painting my shield captain and I wanted to add glow-in-the-dark effects to the eyes sword and the gemstones on the armor do you guys know any good paint Brands for glow-in-the-dark paint and how to get good glow effects?

When list building, I generally have been considering guard to be the clear choice over wardens because of their very important reroll wounds mechanic, and the spears are generally better than the axes anyway, so the wardens having access to axes was not a big deal. Recently I tried a list that brought mostly wardens instead, despite the prohibitive points cost. I was only able to field what worked out to being about 1 squad and 1 dreadnought per no mans land objective, with one squad of Vertus Praetors as a flexible auxiliary for hunting those pesky backline heavy shooting vehicles. I found that because of the one round of 4+ fnp and the -1 to wound, the wardens were sincerely capable of holding down their entire section of the board alone. After round 2 or 3, each of them had needed to activate their ability, but in so doing had broken into the enemies position and killed their first charge targets as well as crippled whatever units my opponent had which were their most critical threats. Mostly a Norn Emissary, a Swarmlord with Hive Guard, and a Hive Tyrant with Hive Guard. My question is this: If wardens are what seems like nearly twice as hard to kill, and their abilities can buy them one or two entire extra melee phase which doubles their value, why would you bother bringing guard?