The head skull with the hoodie plus the paint make these shiny custodes way more appealing to me. I'm definitely building a custodes team! Ty for the idea.
I love really simple, but impactful paint jobs and this is one of the best! I'm likely to start collecting Stormcast soon as my first AoS army and I'm going to make them "Stonecast"!
Don't let anyone stop your creativity with these models my personally reason I want to join the hobby is so I can make my own custom army so what if I can't use them in tournaments I can still use them for fun
@MiniatureHobbyist yessss!!!! Music to my ears, and they obliterated them in absolute style!! A solid sub from my bro! Love your content, especially those dioramas. I might put my pile of shame to some use 🤣 Continue on imperator! 💯
Very cool mate 👍. They look awesome. They are also on my list to buy in the future. I am just finished painting my kill team into the dark terrain. I can now start getting aqainted with the rules to play lots of games and to make some battle reports for it.
@@MiniatureHobbyist Most definitely, that is the great appeal of these skirmish games. The ability to play multiple factions without breaking the bank. I rather play smaller games and have loads of fun with many then spend loads of money on simply 1 army
One tip from another channel us to use a bead of Green Stuff connecting the torso, another for the head. Makes them tabletop taller but proportions remain good.
So, for the record you build to the rule of cool. Nothing wrong with that. Just means if you meet a new player you have to let him know about your foibles. I think there are a few lads out there that enjoy discovering new foibles. By the way, when using magnets, have you ever thought of using tin for the base point to attach the magnet? I lost a magnet into a Serpent and decided the best recovery process was a flat bit of tin which funnily enough does not have a specific polarity.
The whole hide and seek of parts does my box in! These look cool, really enjoying your kill team content, power to you giving them the big punchy fists.
@@MiniatureHobbyist have you considered doing a couple vids on scatter terrain for kill team? Like video of: here's what I chose is 3d printed and how I painted it.
@@zackcook5123 I have, I want to do a video of making terrain from junk and recycled stuff everyone would have at home, I just havent got round to it yet lol 🙂
someone will have to correct me but i tihnk there is a part of the custodes that wears darker/black armor. either way love it, they've got the vibe of being trapped in a space hulk.
Its a piece of plastic with a magnet stuck inside, it helps me place magnets as well as always getting them the correct way round lol, especially with these small fiddly magnets 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist lore wise they're the predecessors to space marines they wear Mark one armor which is basically power armor mixed with medieval plate
Where on earth did you get those arms my guy? I've decided that I need to make these for my kill team but with Grey Knight heads. I know where to get everything except those beefy arms. The stls I've found have random junk all over the power arms and yours are nice and simple. If you - or someone - could drop a link or at least show me where to start looking I'd be grateful.
One might argue a death watch crew is a kill team, a single custodes is a massacre crew, and several custodes is just carnage at a level that'd make even the 'ardest nob boyz balk. With that said, bitchin' models you put together. The skulls make me think of some specialized archeotech helmets.
It's a genuine shame that the team doesn't consist of a single mini. Custodes are the best of the best, and when they feel they're getting on a bit, they go out on their own to hunt the Emperor's enemies.
@@TechnoDemon164 True, but with a small scale skirmish game, the opportunities for remaining closer to the lore do exist. There are several computer games where it's one 'OP' player vs a whole team, and they've found a way to balance them and keep the fun. It'd definitely spice up the playstyles and tactics a bit as well.
You can do "contrast" paints using regular paint. These speed paints/contrast/whatever you want to call them are essentially regular acrylic paints with extra glazing liquid, gel medium extender, transparent extender, high flow medium, and acrylic thinner pre-mixed in. If you already have a bunch of acrylic paint, you can just buy a bottle of gel medium with extender and flow improver at around $8~$15 for 200 ml (or gel medium, extender, and flow improver all separate). This will last you multiple armies before you start running low. The only downside is you have to experiment with getting the right consistency, reading the instructions on how to mix properly, and will likely have to mix up new batches every time you want to paint (you can always bottle up mixes you use frequently). The price of speed paints and whatnot is simply paying for the convenience of using the product straight from the pot.
@@nekrataali thanks for the info mate, to be honest all that extra work kinda takes away the reason I was gonna buy them, I struggle for time to paint to be honest, a single mini takes me alot of time to get it finished. So I was thinking if this sped up the shading and highlighting steps I could get alot more done. It seems it works better on clothing to be honest, not sure if j like the effect it leaves on armour plating
@@sirkarl1 It sounds more complicated than it is. It's like instead of mixing your paint with water to thin it down, you're just mixing it with a substance that won't cause the paint to flake, chip, fade, or pool. You'll spend more time trying to paint up layers gradually vs. just using glazing medium to slap chop.
![Adeptus Custodes vs. Ork Kommandos [Kill Team Battle Report]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gaBU-Y2WvxI/mqdefault.jpg)
![Adeptus Custodes vs. Ork Kommandos [Kill Team Battle Report]](/img/tr.png)
Join me at Chaos Cards this coming Saturday 21st Jan, details here - bit.ly/3GKVwaV 🙂
The head skull with the hoodie plus the paint make these shiny custodes way more appealing to me. I'm definitely building a custodes team! Ty for the idea.
I love really simple, but impactful paint jobs and this is one of the best! I'm likely to start collecting Stormcast soon as my first AoS army and I'm going to make them "Stonecast"!
Yup I always keep things simple lol 🙂
amazing love how they turned out. very menacing and intimidating.
Cheers 🙂
I like how the one figure kept pointing when the magnet connected. It knew the coolest pose and kept snapping it into place.
When I played KT the other day I kept having him point at the enemy lol 🙂
Don't let anyone stop your creativity with these models my personally reason I want to join the hobby is so I can make my own custom army so what if I can't use them in tournaments I can still use them for fun
Exactly, Im never playing at a tournament so its fun to make the miniatures how you want 🙂
If you end up liking it, why not make two sets?
A lot of tournaments are fine with proxys if you can tell what units they are, just ask if u are interested
oh these just look rad as hell! awesome idea, I like the power fist to make their hands bigger, changes up the silhouette in a cool way
Love this look. They looked straight fire with just the white dry brush too. Really well done!
Those are Freakin Sweet Sir. I might just do this for my Custodes for the new Boarding action
Cheers, they are chunky monkies 🙂
They look the "bee's knees" bloody awesome!!! Love the chunkyness!!! They actually look more deadly like "don't ever F with me" look!
Thats just the look I was going for, I enjoyed using them the other day and they obliterated my opponent 🙂
@MiniatureHobbyist yessss!!!! Music to my ears, and they obliterated them in absolute style!! A solid sub from my bro! Love your content, especially those dioramas. I might put my pile of shame to some use 🤣
Continue on imperator! 💯
Goes to show, the simplest colour schemes are often the best 👍 Nice work indeed.
Thank you so much, yup simple is best 🙂
your boarding actions terrain has got to be the best I've seen so far
Your diorama Photobox really made the miniatures pop for the thumbnail. Well done.
Cheers, it does make a great backdrop 🙂
Absolutely love this take on Custodes
Very nice! I got some Custodes and I wanna paint mine as The Shadow Keepers, which has a very similar paint job to yours.
Dude, you call it simple but it looks awesome and they are gorgeous!
Croiky! Proper daft mate! Stellar army men!
Which white paint did you use during the dry brush step? It came out CLEAN
Its the kids cheap poster paints 🙂
They look so menacing, nicely done.
Thank you so much 🙂
That looks like a cool way to run Legion of the Damned. You could keep them as Custodes for rules; it would drastically improve their durability.
They look awesome, looks like they would fit into the shadowkeepers shieldhost
Cheers they are chunky monkeys 🙂
I find most play by the rule of cool, if it’s cool, you can do it. And they look cool, so your good!
Haha cheers bud 🙂
love the big arms!
Me too 🙂
Very cool mate 👍. They look awesome. They are also on my list to buy in the future.
I am just finished painting my kill team into the dark terrain. I can now start getting aqainted with the rules to play lots of games and to make some battle reports for it.
Cheers, Kill Team is such an awesome game and its great having so many different teams to choose from 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist Most definitely, that is the great appeal of these skirmish games. The ability to play multiple factions without breaking the bank. I rather play smaller games and have loads of fun with many then spend loads of money on simply 1 army
Those look super nice great job
They look great!
Thank you 🙂
One tip from another channel us to use a bead of Green Stuff connecting the torso, another for the head. Makes them tabletop taller but proportions remain good.
Bit late to ask, but what video were you referring to? I would like to watch it before i start building my own custodes
@@francesconapoli9970 Eons of Battle. Great kitbashing. Bit gay.
@@darthkek1953 oh i know then, i was hoping for someone that actually showed how to, i'm more of a visual learner
@@francesconapoli9970 He did look for his Custodes video its well worth a watch.
Homebrew and kit bashing is what I enjoy most about warhammer. You are not alone.
It is fun to make em how you want them to look 🙂
Love the customization - Where did you get the arms from?
So, for the record you build to the rule of cool. Nothing wrong with that. Just means if you meet a new player you have to let him know about your foibles. I think there are a few lads out there that enjoy discovering new foibles. By the way, when using magnets, have you ever thought of using tin for the base point to attach the magnet? I lost a magnet into a Serpent and decided the best recovery process was a flat bit of tin which funnily enough does not have a specific polarity.
Those look awesome. Where did you get the skull heads ? I am definitely going to buy some Custodes and do this. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Its a box of skulls from GW, I think there is a hundred skulls lol 🙂
Great job!!!
How did you make the powerarms hold the weapons? are they 3d printed?
these are amazing!!!!
Where'd you get those chonky power fists?!
Awesome job on this set, my friend
Cheers, I love chunky monkeys lol 🙂
The whole hide and seek of parts does my box in!
These look cool, really enjoying your kill team content, power to you giving them the big punchy fists.
I cant get enough of Kill Team, its constantly on my mind wanting to make bits for the board or trying out all the teams lol 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist have you considered doing a couple vids on scatter terrain for kill team?
Like video of: here's what I chose is 3d printed and how I painted it.
@@zackcook5123 I have, I want to do a video of making terrain from junk and recycled stuff everyone would have at home, I just havent got round to it yet lol 🙂
Wow they really look like a kill team 😄 good job
Cheers, they are well strong in the game 🙂
someone will have to correct me but i tihnk there is a part of the custodes that wears darker/black armor. either way love it, they've got the vibe of being trapped in a space hulk.
What's the magnet holder/stick thing? Looks useful.
Its a piece of plastic with a magnet stuck inside, it helps me place magnets as well as always getting them the correct way round lol, especially with these small fiddly magnets 🙂
where did you get the skull heads? and the power arms? I like em both
skulls where in a box of 100 from GW and arms 3D printed 🙂
Clear bases 💕
Yup I like to see the terrain underneath 🙂
Much better than original Custodes design
Yup they are nice and beefy 🙂
i was just at chaos cards last saturday we only go once a months :/ will miss you this time
Oh no, thats such a shame, January is such a long month I think you should be allowed to go twice 🙂
I approve of these amazing figures
Thank you so much 🙂
They definitely look cool and creepy kind of a mix of grim reaper and adaptus costodes. when I play im purely chaos.
I do like using skeleton heads 🙂
These looks fucking awesome
Thank you 🙂
did you 3d print the skulls?
awesome video you should make some thunder warriors next
Cheers, Im not sure who they are but will take a look 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist lore wise they're the predecessors to space marines they wear Mark one armor which is basically power armor mixed with medieval plate
damn these look so cool
Thank you so much 🙂
Awesome work!! Inspiring also !!!
Thank you so much 🙂
Where on earth did you get those arms my guy? I've decided that I need to make these for my kill team but with Grey Knight heads. I know where to get everything except those beefy arms. The stls I've found have random junk all over the power arms and yours are nice and simple. If you - or someone - could drop a link or at least show me where to start looking I'd be grateful.
Im not sure of the link but got them from cults and typed in power gauntlet, hope that helps 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist gauntlet!! that's the word I was missing! Thank you.
@@MiniatureHobbyist I found them!
@@benjaminwoodham6682 can you share the link?
@NB-568 let me see if I can find it again... ten months later lol.
One might argue a death watch crew is a kill team, a single custodes is a massacre crew, and several custodes is just carnage at a level that'd make even the 'ardest nob boyz balk.
With that said, bitchin' models you put together. The skulls make me think of some specialized archeotech helmets.
Yup they are brutal, Ive played several KT games with them and they hit like trucks lol 🙂
What size skulls did u use and do u have a link for them ? Thanks
The skulls are from a warhammer box of 100 skulls, sorry not sure what its called lol 🙂
Even in death, they still serve the Emperor.
They certainly do, these guys are chunky 🙂
look good
Cheers buddy 🙂
Genius pot holder!!!
Haha cheers, there is a video somewhere on my channel when I made it a few years ago 🙂
Would like to see an Admech Kill Team in slapchop 😅
I will get round to them eventually 🙂
Great work. I feel bad that you have to use whatever gold paint that is... that looks horrible to use...
Cheers, yup its crazy thin gold, I need to get a new one 🙂
GRIMDARK!
I do love things dark and dingy, well except the back of my fridge 🙂
Bro… they look way to bad ass
Cheers buddy 🙂
It's a genuine shame that the team doesn't consist of a single mini. Custodes are the best of the best, and when they feel they're getting on a bit, they go out on their own to hunt the Emperor's enemies.
You have to have a balance to make it enjoyable and not OP to actually play. Yes, a few custard boys can probably go out hunt Chaos titans for fun
@@TechnoDemon164 True, but with a small scale skirmish game, the opportunities for remaining closer to the lore do exist. There are several computer games where it's one 'OP' player vs a whole team, and they've found a way to balance them and keep the fun. It'd definitely spice up the playstyles and tactics a bit as well.
They are like tanks in KT and hit like trucks, I love em 🙂
Its fine, the warhammer 40k universe is so big. Just create some background lore for your figures.
Very tempted to go for this method of pai ting but the expense of the paints is putting me off
Yup the cost is crazy for such a small pot, I am very fortunate that companies send me the paint for free 🙂
@@MiniatureHobbyist would you say they are worth the money and would you go AP or GW for a starter set
You can do "contrast" paints using regular paint. These speed paints/contrast/whatever you want to call them are essentially regular acrylic paints with extra glazing liquid, gel medium extender, transparent extender, high flow medium, and acrylic thinner pre-mixed in.
If you already have a bunch of acrylic paint, you can just buy a bottle of gel medium with extender and flow improver at around $8~$15 for 200 ml (or gel medium, extender, and flow improver all separate). This will last you multiple armies before you start running low.
The only downside is you have to experiment with getting the right consistency, reading the instructions on how to mix properly, and will likely have to mix up new batches every time you want to paint (you can always bottle up mixes you use frequently). The price of speed paints and whatnot is simply paying for the convenience of using the product straight from the pot.
@@nekrataali thanks for the info mate, to be honest all that extra work kinda takes away the reason I was gonna buy them, I struggle for time to paint to be honest, a single mini takes me alot of time to get it finished. So I was thinking if this sped up the shading and highlighting steps I could get alot more done.
It seems it works better on clothing to be honest, not sure if j like the effect it leaves on armour plating
@@sirkarl1 It sounds more complicated than it is. It's like instead of mixing your paint with water to thin it down, you're just mixing it with a substance that won't cause the paint to flake, chip, fade, or pool.
You'll spend more time trying to paint up layers gradually vs. just using glazing medium to slap chop.
RTFM failures occur often when building models or using tech. It's forgivable. Awesome work by the way. Might steal some of the ideas.
Cheers buddy, steal away 🙂
Well done! nice magnets
Cheers, Im gonna try magnets in all the kill teams I make now 🙂
The power arms look like resin, do you have a link to the files? Thanks :)
Hi, I dont have a link but get them from cults and looked up power gauntlets 🙂
Not a fan of the clear bases