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Post by ohgodsnakes on Jan 16, 2018 13:53:43 GMT -5
This edition as a whole seems particularly punishing to elite armies, especially with the proliferation of multi-damage weapons. On the flip side of that, those same elite models usually carry the multi-damage weapons, and the points you pay for the extra punch is wasted on the chaff units of hordes.
I think the most common way you'll see Custodes is in a separate detachment in another Imperial army.
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Jan 16, 2018 14:07:52 GMT -5
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Post by redshirt2375 on Jan 16, 2018 14:07:52 GMT -5
Even though I have Grey Knights, I still think I would like to do a Custodian army as well.
I already have 15 of the Propero ones so I already have half an army 😋 add some jetbikes and a contemptor or tank and I'm set
Also the low model count will mean less painting to get a full army done which is appealing to a slow painter like me
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 16, 2018 14:19:19 GMT -5
I can't start Custodes. I can't get over the helmets. There. I said it.
I hate their stupid heads. If I wanted to play coneheads I'd play Eldar.
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Jan 16, 2018 14:45:50 GMT -5
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Post by voodoo on Jan 16, 2018 15:13:13 GMT -5
I've painted a lot of gold for the Sons.... enjoy that. Think yellow only with worse coverage.
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Post by thesanityassassin on Jan 16, 2018 15:25:17 GMT -5
Having painted 40 gold armoured High Elves in my day, I echo this. I trust you with painting stuff, but if you want some tips on what paints give good coverage, lemme know.
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Jan 16, 2018 15:29:13 GMT -5
If I do decide to go with gold, I would probably do Retributor Armour from the can. I've seen first hand how awesome that stuff goes on.
That being said, I'm not a huge fan of conventional colour schemes, so I may be looking at something different.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 16, 2018 15:32:50 GMT -5
Retributor gold (the paint in the pot - not the spray) is the only gold I use now for anything with more than spot colour. It covers fantastic. especially compared to the old versions!
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Jan 16, 2018 15:43:23 GMT -5
Yah, the GW "Base" paints cover quite well. I've also had a lot of luck with the Vallejo metallics.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 16, 2018 17:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by redshirt2375 on Jan 16, 2018 21:30:45 GMT -5
I had already planned on not going full gold.
The HH book Inferno shows a Custodian in Black armour with Gold/Silver trim which is what I was going for.
Of course the codex could feature other colour options too so have to see when it comes out
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Post by voodoo on Jan 16, 2018 21:50:05 GMT -5
I had already planned on not going full gold. The HH book Inferno shows a Custodian in Black armour with Gold/Silver trim which is what I was going for. Of course the codex could feature other colour options too so have to see when it comes out That'd be one hell of a cool story for the army. A small sept of Custodes that wear black with a single gold pauldron and red slash marks across the abdomen of their armor to mark the wound they couldn't stop the Emperor from receiving. |
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 16, 2018 22:22:01 GMT -5
I had already planned on not going full gold. The HH book Inferno shows a Custodian in Black armour with Gold/Silver trim which is what I was going for. Of course the codex could feature other colour options too so have to see when it comes out That'd be one hell of a cool story for the army. A small sept of Custodes that wear black with a single gold pauldron and red slash marks across the abdomen of their armor to mark the wound they couldn't stop the Emperor from receiving. ...and that's when they fell to chaos.... (just trying to improve the story!) |
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Post by voodoo on Jan 17, 2018 7:22:49 GMT -5
Totally possible; they flip to Chaos because they want to "end the suffering" of the Emperor, to finally kill him and crush the Golden Throne. They become traitors not because they they believe in Chaos, but because their own guilt twist their perception of right/wrong into an extreme opposition of the Custodes base values.
Edit: Aaron Dembski-Bowden; if you're reading this, all we ask for are some creative credits and a lifetime supply of free GW models. (value $2000 CAD/annum)
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Jan 17, 2018 8:12:48 GMT -5
I had already planned on not going full gold. The HH book Inferno shows a Custodian in Black armour with Gold/Silver trim which is what I was going for. Of course the codex could feature other colour options too so have to see when it comes out That'd be one hell of a cool story for the army. A small sept of Custodes that wear black with a single gold pauldron and red slash marks across the abdomen of their armor to mark the wound they couldn't stop the Emperor from receiving. The Warders of the Vaults of Rython are the mostly black ones. I really like the Sentinals of the Lunar Gene Vault.  |
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