Custodes WIP Part 1

(or Who had the bright idea to start a new army?)

Custodian Guard about 90% complete

Okay, this should be no surprise to you - I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.  My two Space Marine armies are in disarray, my Imperial Knights are only halfway painted, and even some of my Rogue Trader era models still need a lot of work.  So why would someone in my position even start a new army?

Custom Custodes Contemptor

(or This won't hurt a bit...)

Just a simple head swap, right?

This was one of those projects that started on the spur of the moment to JUST LOOK at how a conversion might be done, and ended up taking more time out of my night than I had planned!

Custodes - Time to choose!

(or what is wrong with a "rainbow" army?)

Now it comes down to a moment of decision.
Which of the schemes do I commit to, and more importantly, which will look good on each style of Custodes figure?

All the pretty Custodes Colors

With the release of the Adeptus Custodes codex, there is now sanction to the variety of color schemes out there on the Interwebs...

Now I'm not saying they should look like the "Bag of Skittles" that is the usual Multi-Chapter Space Marine battlefield...
So let's talk about a few concepts ideas I've seen between Adepticon and a Google image search!

Custodes in the field - Round 1

First game with the new Adeptus Custodes Codex is done (and I proved I can lose with ANY army!)

Okay, so in defense of the game designers who wrote the Adeptus Custodes rules, I WAS winning until turn 6 - when my opponent ran away with the Victory Points!