Actually this is only half of the army, but I think this look pretty good.
Hope you like it.

Wow... Count me in for being impressed.
That is one good looking army.

WOW. This is one of the best looking custodes armies Ive seen. As a fellow hobbyist that used the release of the GK codex to start a custodes army I gotta give mad props for splurging on the scibor minis. I just might have to steal ur gold color scheme for my custodes vehicles.

Wow those are incredible, great job on the conversions and painting.

wow i wish i had your army i love them.

Sir, that is absolutely stunning.

I'm not an impressive painter so I can't really offer much advice other than "keep up the good work!"

As I said though, that's a beautiful force; the models are excellent and the gold is painted excellently, even the vehicles come out really well which should really have been difficult considering the palette. I love that FW Land Raider too. Heck, the models are so beautiful you barely notice the great bases.
Absolutely beautiful army man; great job.

Grey Knights counts-as?

Amazing! You going to do a Constantin Valdor Model?

Very nice, though the asymettrical and wonky Autocannons need to be sorted as the distract a lot from the awesome paint jobs on the Dreads.

This is a fantastic looking army!

Now, where's the other half?

Wow, really nice lookin stuff there

I've been waiting for someone to make a Custodes army. The wait was well worth it. Bravo sir, bravo.

this is great stuff but I have to ask how you made the custodes

so how did you make the custodes? lol

Amazing…. Simply amazing …….

So....amazing....

If this is only half of it..

Then this must be one of the coolest armies out there.

DODcrazy wrote:So....amazing....

Hey !!!!!! that was the same face I was just making......

Wow, this is amazing! These look pretty awesome, now all you need to do is convert them a grav-rhino of sorts!

10/10 - One of the best armies I have ever seen.

What mini's are these? I looked on the Scibor site but couldnt find them....link please?

bok_choy17 wrote:What mini's are these? I looked on the Scibor site but couldnt find them....link please?

some of the minis look like the romans
http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=1029#i/conversion_parts/big/sf_roman_legionary_set_01.jpg

though would love to see a breakdown on the parts as I'm looking into using scribor stuff to add to my custodes army and this is pretty much what I want my stuff to look like

Absolutely stunning troops and walkers. The vehicles are on par, up until the weathering. The sandy, dried clay mud look just doesn't jive, visually, no matter how well executed the application. Chalk it up to personal taste, I guess. Barring that, there isn't a single thing I wouldn't sell a body part to own, let alone be able to reproduce.

Great looking Army, only issue I see is that some models have their helmets removed. Pretty sure thats a no no for the Custodes.

These models are incredible! Also additional +1 as I'd like to model a few Custodes myself. So you're looking at about 10.5-11/10. Great job, sir. Please keep up the good work.

Jon

Awesome work, the only thing I can think of to criticize is the land raider, the tracks somehow look weird and rubbery.

But other than that simply stunning work.

Really good work on the gold - it's a difficult colour to get right in large quantities.

A few things that irk me though:
- The dreadnought with the two different styles of autocannon arms looks silly IMO, and I think it would benefit the model if it was the same style on both arms.
- The tracks on all the tanks look really flat, they need some depth, especially the land raider.

Other than that the painting and converting is top notch, well done.

i think i may have just jizzed in my pants from looking at your marines

Great job :O those are really amazing, great use of the Scibor Miniatures

Beautiful paintjobs all around, there are very few things that do not simply astound me about your models, and it all revolves around that land raider.

Is the land raider brighter than the other vehicles? Because it seems like its a shade or two brigther, and because of that the mud on the treads seems to bleed into the color on the tank.

And this might just be a personal thing, but those treads on the land raider just don't do it for me. :-/

Wonderful army there, olekkkkk (did you really need that many k's?) Not many can pull off such a shiny army, without losing a lot of depth, but you definitly have

A few things.
-Something needs to be done about those Landraider threads, as said before, they look flat
-I feel that the dreadnought would pop more if the lenses on the chest were a green, tieing it in with the gemming on the shields of the custodes infantry (small change)
-and...for the love of OCD, arrange your rhinos in numerical order when you snap a pic !

stunning!!!

NoBaconz4You wrote:
A few things that irk me though:
- The dreadnought with the two different styles of autocannon arms looks silly IMO, and I think it would benefit the model if it was the same style on both arms.

I'm glad someone else spotted that. It's irking me as that is the second Dread i've seen on here in as many days with that mistake. The correct arm need is this one

I LOVE IT. That's pretty much exactly what I want to do....

Amazing work

The epic fator on this thread is strong, my one lil beef is the dreads auto cannons and how they really do not match, other than that 10/10

Wow, Amazing. This is why EXALTing exists.

My first reaction to the group shot was; "meh, gold, kinda ugly."
Then I scrolled down some more and individual they work great, but don't really like them as a big group. Kinda gets one blurry golden mess.
Maybe that is different out on the tabletop, but just judging from this pictures.

But you just got to love all the work that is put in them. It really pays off.

Lovely! And I see your the one that has bought off all the Scribor parts XD because they have been sold out for those things for a very long time.

And ye did the grey knights show up on the battlefield clad in gold, and did the enemy cower before their shining greatness.

Great work!

They're Custodes!

This is my army that I asked the Jolly Roger Studios to paint up. I've been really impressed by the level of work they have done. When I originally sent them out, I had done the conversion work on the Custodes 'marines' and Land Raider, but I had made such a hash of some bits that I was worried it would show. However it seems from the photos they've done a very good job covering them up.

If you guys are interested the parts I used for the 'marines' are Grey Knight terminator arms, Scibor centurion bodies (someone was saying they might be out of stock but my local store - Dark Sphere in London stocks them if you want them). The bases I got a while back from Microartstudios. The Land Raider is built from a forgeworld early land raider kit with the tops hacked off. The tracks are from Machinator's ebay store. These Custodes overall are quite a bit bigger than regular space marines, but I always wanted a Adeptus Custodes army so they'll do. The dreadnought arms are a mismatch but I got the pair a few years back from Forgeworld before the proper pairs of arms came out - so bear with me on that part.

The army uses the Grey Knights codex, with the weapons attached to some of the models counting as psycannons. Each Custodes 'marine' is meant to represent a Purifier.

Anyway the next part of the army I am really interested to see. There's more marines, a set of pre heresy terminators, a Rogal Dorn figure, and an Emperor figure.

I agree that the LR treads need some do-ups, but you should post he other half of the army. Also, abou how much did this army cost you?

Very very nice!

Also, how did you do the arms for the shields and make the bolter/halberds?

Great looking army, very well highlighted and painted.

I'll leave the question of price up to the Jolly Roger lot. The base cost of the models themselves is quite a lot, but it was the only way to get the conversions I wanted.

The arms of the shield are a mixture of the grey knight terminator arms for putting on the psycannons and spare terminator strom shield arms. The gun is the regular space marine boltgun chopped off at the gun magazine and the place where the right hand goes. The halberd is from the GK terminator set, and the top part where the gun lies is smoothed down with the spike removed and later stuck onto the gun.

Simple, elegant, and tasteful. Excellent use of Scibor's resin parts and units. This is what an excellent army looks like!

I have one criticism: The treads on the land raider look a little unfinished. Perhaps darkening the mud would help?

The freehand, soot, and basing on the dreadnoughts are my favorite parts. They're wonderfully painted, but it's those little details that make them especially memorable.

Thanks for sharing!

This is great work !

Really amazing work!

Nice stuff but I don't like the mud on the vehicles. It is so one demensional. i don't see any highlights or shades on the mud. Just seems flat.

Good stuff other wise though.

That gold is dead on! Any tips? Would love to try that out

The other half, NOW!

I really love the whole army. It would be great to see the other half. Any tips for a newbie to make a custodes army?

Amazing !

It is so amazing that I have no words left... 10/10

Amazing! I love the Land Raider!

Your army is stunning. My hat off to you kind Sir.

I've have been planning the same army using the same models now for a month. Just in the buying process. I am going with one of the new Comtemptor pattern FW Dreadnoughts as my two elites choices. Did you have any issue with the terminator arms and Scibors shoulder pads?

Again, awesome job. Bravo!!!

Mat

Magnificent work! I have never seen such ornate characters for sale by any manufacturer, so I am assuming you added the extra detail yourself....which makes your accomplishment even greater! The color are great, the gilded armor must look incredible on a grass battlefield! The detail on the tanks is perfect and I love the pre-heresy landraider pattern. Definitely an army to be proud of!

Regarding the shoulder pads and the GK arms I had a few issues to begin with. The inside of the scibor pads has quite a bit of resin on it. So much so if you try to even put a Space Marine power armoured arm in it, it will not fit. So the best method I think is to use a surgical blade and literally shave slices of resin off until the terminator arm fits in. In some cases I had to flatten the terminator shoulder to fit it in. There is a gap visibile if you view the models from a certain angle, but I did not want to green stuff it off as I think the shoulder pads on the armour 'hangs' off the marine's arm.

Overall to do one marine took me 20 minutes to do including the gun halberd. The most time consuming models were the ones where the weapon is using both hands to hold the weapon. The distance between the arms is fixed so requires a few revisions to get the gap to something which is visually manageable.

ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS!!!

Question: Where did you reap the conversion parts and what were the original models?

OMG ... can't breathe ... stunned ... by ... awesomeness

@mythological: it looks like the mud the threads went through was very light, hence the color (judging by the sides of the vehicles)

Why must peoples armies be soooo much better than mine!

Great looking army!

Tehy look sweet. Awsome theme.

LR with improved treads

Sweet army!

This is the kind of army every GW hobbyist should aspire to. Inspiring stuff, real dedication!

Outstanding! Keep up the great work!

AesSedai wrote:This is the kind of army every GW hobbyist should aspire to. Inspiring stuff, real dedication!

QFT! This is a magnificent army, clearly made by someone with passion and skill. Love it!

I love it XD

Simply... amazing. Great work! Keep it up!

Best army i've ever seen no JK. absolutly amasing

I have to say that is one of the best golds that I have seen on a model. Very impressive, well done mate.

Love it!

I like the RT style tracks on the land raider, it's a great detail for those of us who remember.

Stunning..

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Love it!

I like the RT style tracks on the land raider, it's a great detail for those of us who remember.

I thought the same thing when I saw them. Very cool army. What rules set do you use with them? GK?

AesSedai wrote:This is the kind of army every GW hobbyist should aspire to. Inspiring stuff, real dedication!

ironic that all of the infantry are non GW, surely?

But sterling work, I have a squad of these guys and wish I could stretch to a full army...

Really great work, just amazing

awesome. Maybe add some terminators to impress me even more?

AesSedai wrote:This is the kind of army every GW hobbyist should aspire to. Inspiring stuff, real dedication!

Exactly what I was thinking. Fantastic looking army.

BANG TIDY.I think its a brilliant looking force,the shields look really great.

Wowowowow. Can't wait to see the other half.

The Custodes are amazing and you certainly did them justice. I really like the gem work, which contrasts nicely with the color scheme. Very well done. Cheers.

Nice work.

Thats an expensive array of custom bits from FW and scibor there

Absolutely amazing, I'm impressed... very well done.

I've probably missed this question being answered, but what gold paint was used for this finish? It's a very even finish and have some highlighting and shading. It's a grand job, I'm not exactly clear on who painted it, just the one person?

Holy gak...

That is one hell of an awesome Army!

Such Detail...
Such Awesomeness...


WOW!

Oh dear lord! My hat of to you sir, it lookes VERY good! Now how to even get close to that epic standarnd you just set

coolest army ive ever seen hands down

Excellent technique on the glass and gems, very cool.

Amazing!

amazing work

Fantastic. I would feel intimidated playing this army as you've obviously put a lot of time into it.

im not sure which is better your models or your bases. its a fantastic army congratulations on your work!

Beautiful, i would kill to have that army!

great a gold that dosent look odd nice use of scibors products!

Wow, very cool. I'm a fan of Scibor's stuff

terminators

... I need to pick up my Jaw thanks too you... THAT IS AWESOME!!

Really phenomenal work olekkkk... keep 'em coming!

Im not normally a fan of shiny marines, but i think this may well have changed my mind !
Really excellent paintjobs, i cannot help but think that the mud would look better if it was a bit darker, due to how light everything else is, but im probably wrong.
anyway keep it up, i so enjoy looking at figures done this well.

Very clean and nice colours.
Is the gold just air-brushed and then washed?
Or is it some kind of magic?

amazing work what or where did you get the custodes from

Yikes, your Terminators almost made me soil myself, and they're not even painted yet.

wow. I only just read about the Custodes last week and thought they'd make a cool army. awesome!

speedfreek wrote:Very clean and nice colours.
Is the gold just air-brushed and then washed?
Or is it some kind of magic?

No magic. This paint was used http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/gb/liquid-gold-gb.html
First everything was airbrushed gold, then everything was washed gryphone sepia GW

new pics

Man those terminators are really really good, can we have a quick list of what bitz you used?

fantastic army!

For some reason the pics of the infantry won't load on my comp. The tank looks awesome though. Normally gold is hard to do across such a wide area, but you've done a great job!

Hello

All pics should works now

something new:

Dude what the feth. Sweeeeeet power weapons.

The metal work and shield gems are good too and I like the dread arms, but the power weapons...

Did you basically go like cattatafish cept with black-grey-white?

WOW. The only thing that would make this cooler is a Contemptor Dread or two, but seriously... They aren't needed. Fantastic job, truly impressive work.

Totally amazing.

So awesome, so fancy, and so gold

HOLY GOLD!

My Gawd... This is the most beautiful army i've ever seen..... that is made for only the custodes. *hugs* :B

Amazing....

Very clean and nice colours. Simply Amazing, I love my Vallejo Old Gold, it seperates ridiculously and takes alot of effort to get it to mix again. I am definitely using it through an Airbrush seeing your results.



I know this says Rogal Dorn, but could you not do the Greatest Custodes of them all.

Valdor Constantin, possibly the greatest warrior ever to walk on Terra (after the Emperor of course!)

I... um... But...

I hate you.

In all seriousness, that's absolutely beautiful. I love everything about it, even though I have an intense hatred of Grey Knights.

Well done, sir. That is a pure work of art.

Interesting to see that you guys are running Liquid Gold through airbrushes. Do you need to do anything special with the alcohol base? Do you thin it, and if so, with what?

Mine has settled out pretty badly too, what's the best method for mixing it again? Vigorous shaking and some sort of agitator?

I use a cocktail stick, mix it for ages and then scrape off the stick on the side of the pot. Is it wrong to say you like the smell of it? I read on the internet somewhere that someone (I think it was Ifalna on Dakka) that you can use Methylated Spirits.



I have not verified this yet.

Cool, cheers!

You never fail to impress.

mind + 9mm = blown

my next project just may have to steal those ideas

can we hope for a tutorial?

9mm? prepare for .50 cal

rogal dorn and 5 terminators finished
and some emperor WIP

I can't look directly at them. They're too beautiful.

So how many armies has this fancy-looking force swept before them?

Absolutely stunning. Agreed with some of the comments about the Land Raider tracks, but on the whole the army is gorgeous. Bravo!

Very nice work!
But really, Rogal Dorn could use a bigger base

Omg that's a great looking Custodes army. Bravo.

Those look like they're actually carved out of gold. Beautiful work.

I... I... words... Wow.

Hot fething damn. I can't even begin to describe the awesomeness here. Words fail me.

Amazing !

nice army

In the first pic I thought to myself, "dang that's an awful lot of shiny-ness". But it must have been the flash from taking the whole army in, because up close they look gorgeous. The metallic blands with the red very well. This is a beautiful army you've got here.

this is amazing. Bet it cost a pretty penny.

Impressive as always.

Really great looking stuff. Keep it up.

Thats fething amazing, what models did you use for those terminators, or are they a custom sculpt?

It might have been asked but is this true-scale?

I am guessing the the one with the chainsword in the ground and the imperial fists logo on his cape is Rogal Dorn. It is rumored he still leads the custodes from the shadows in defense of the emperor.

um....

Wow.

That's all I've got

No! No, no, no.. I call cheating! All you did was go take a picture of actual custodes troopers.. So cheap.

Seriously though. Those guys look AMAZING. Totally and completely awesome!

I would love to know how you painted the gold.

SgtSixkilla wrote:I would love to know how you painted the gold.

The OP answered this awhile back:

olekkkkk wrote:This paint was used http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/gb/liquid-gold-gb.html
First everything was airbrushed gold, then everything was washed gryphone sepia GW

Thanks for all comments

Finished termiantors and heroes:

Your Emperor and Dorn are really quite impressive!

They look great.

sick dude !

Speechlessly amazing

You sir are Awesome!

The "Knights" look great.

I loe your terminator !

My only complaint is that you could have painted the eyes. I know that custodes dont usually have gleaming eyes but yaknow. Otherwise awsome army great painting and glad you chose scibor models.

Amazing

Very Impressive!

these are the ronin miniatures right? or at least the sculpts of ronin minis that were sold before GW shut them down for all sorts of things. i seen alot of these for sale on ebay... not cheap either... you sir have a sizable investment in your lil toy men. last one i saw of custodes was 20 custodes that sold for over 500... to rich for my blood.

I saw Adeptus Custodes and Showcase. Then I saw this.

You have gone above and beyond my wildest expectations.

Are we going to see a small contingent of Imperial Fists to tie Lord Dron into the army?

Mat

m00ndragon wrote:these are the ronin miniatures right? or at least the sculpts of ronin minis that were sold before GW shut them down for all sorts of things. i seen alot of these for sale on ebay... not cheap either... you sir have a sizable investment in your lil toy men. last one i saw of custodes was 20 custodes that sold for over 500... to rich for my blood.

I think only the emperor is ronin. Rogal dorn is from vlad miniatures and the termies are from hitech or scibor with some conversions or so I think.

That is quite Impressive !

forgive me if this has already been answered, but what models/bits were used for those lovely terminators? the lightning claws, in particular, are amazing

Out of curiosity, where did you get the Rogal Dorn model? Or did you sculpt him yourself? Do you have a webstore where you sell your sculpts?

im loving this paint scheme, what did you use?

Splendid work!

Awesome Job! Do you use them as GK?

That's some sexy models! Nice work

Seriously, where are those custode terminators from?!?! Specifically the claws.

hlksdfhjfsal sorry my jaw just hit my key board, Great stuff

Hello

Thanks for all comments. Custodian army is finished. If you want to see all the pictures in one place, here they are:
http://www.jollyrogerstudio.org/2012/04/adeptus-custodes-army-finished.html

Here You can find next big project by Jolly Roger Studio:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/450508.page#4298650

I think Axlangel is right about figures manufacturers.

Cheers
olekkkkk
Jolly Roger Studio