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These look nice, but I'd prefer them in their 2 handed pose with finger on the trigger ready to fire.

I can sense a bit of disappointment in this thread lol

I don't like them personally because despite being a fan of terminators, they don't look like terminators to me...
...If that even makes any sense.

I would have preferred a new Xenos unit honestly, considering GW is pushing out tons of units for Smurfs and Nurgle marines. I don't know where we would start with what Xenos faction would need the love (heck all of them do) but props to GW I guess for making units for a "small" faction.

It's just that at the end of the day it's still an IMPERIUM faction

Lol what a dissapointment. This is getting beyond ridiculous. Space marines lookalike after space marines .

That little teaser really made me think it was a new cool xeno race

I doubt that's all the kit has to offer, so let's not judge the posing options right away.

Or... maybe we should.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I doubt that's all the kit has to offer, so let's not judge the posing options right away.

Or... maybe we should.

There are at least 4 pose options, and so far at least 2 halberds, an axe, and a vexilla. There is at least a 4th pose option/torso front, likely so you don't have to build a shield captain, and the vexilla is likely interchangable so you can run it as a halberd/axe instead, since the haft is the same. Honestly, even at Deathshroud price, I'll take them over the FW terminators. But FW better update their tanks to 8th ed to support these guys, the custodes tanks from FW are lovely. So are the jetbikes and flier. But I am intrigued by the mention in another thread of a flier, dread, and jetbikes for custodes as part of this release.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I doubt that's all the kit has to offer, so let's not judge the posing options right away.

Or... maybe we should.

You are right in the two first ones, but the third isn't really in the same page, H.M.B.C is not like a vehicle can have possability. Some personalization, like the drone? Yeah. But at the same time, I like for it to be a EZ and be as cheap as it is. It feels all like the 90's again!
I'll love a EZTB Rhino/Razorback kit with just one weapon option

Don’t you dare criticize the Myphitic Blighthauler, it is perfect and adorable as it is. You could hurt its cute little feelings :(

Re: the topic... is there going to be a single non-Space Marine release for the next year? This is getting ridiculous. Another week, another instance of GW releasing more “elite of the elite of the elite of the elite of the elite” models, instead of fixing the god-awful basic troops of nearly every other faction. The amount of time and CAD resources spent designing these unnecessary elite choices could have updated the basic troops for four major factions, but instead they were expended on yet another special snowflake type of “NOT TECHNICALLY A MARINE” space marine.

All in all, I like the models, GW should continue releasing things of this quality.

 Verviedi wrote:
instead of fixing the god-awful basic troops of every other faction.

Skitarii, Tau, Daemons, Nids, GSC, Dark Eldar have quite good troop kits. Kroot, IG, Orks, and Necrons troop kits are dated but still quite serviceable. It's only really CSM and Craftworld troops that need major revamps. Sisters need a whole range.

I'm glad to see an expansion of the Custodes range (from a current 1 kit and 2 repurposed ones) and I hope to see other micro-ranges get expanded as well- like Ynnari, Harlequins, Kroot, Vespid, Sisters of Silence.

Hope these are even bigger than the already released Custodes models. They are supposed to be in Terminator armor after all. Hell, slap 'em on 50mm bases while we're at it.

I've got a soft spot for guys in big armor with oversized pauldrons. Always have, always will.

-but with helmets. Bare heads are no-nos.

I guess these are the Cataphractii-style Custodes Terminators.

The real question is: how many of them will you be able to squeeze in to a Venerable Land Raider? If I'm remembering right, a Venerable Land Raider can carry only half of a combat squad of the regular Custodes. That said, I'm curious to see what their transport option will be.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Hope these are even bigger than the already released Custodes models. They are supposed to be in Terminator armor after all. Hell, slap 'em on 50mm bases while we're at it.

I've got a soft spot for guys in big armor with oversized pauldrons. Always have, always will.

-but with helmets. Bare heads are no-nos.

I see at least 2 helmets in there. AS for size, they look like they are the same height as the other custodes, and still on 40mm bases. They appear bulkier though from 4 changes-
Added cape and tassels in the front.
Neckline doesn't taper into rear neck guard, but instead widens and forms a full hood.
Shoulder pads are far flatter and wider rather than tall but narrow like the base custodes.
Shins and feet are bulked up, eliminating the tapered calves and adding a shoe/ankle guard that widens over the boots.

Oh look. More Marines. Happy year of Xenos!

Hopefully this means that FW gets off their duff and makes 40k rules for their Custodes.

Whelp, definitely looking at getting some of these. I love the Custodes aesthetic. I want their Grand Master and maybe some more regular Custodes as well.

Warhams-77 wrote:
Just saw this on B&C, I'm currently not 100% sure if he is serious but this will be ace if true

Sete - B&C

Dudes. Please. Do you think it's just these guys? Ah. My sweet summer children. Wait until we see the jetbike, the flyer and the transport with option for turrets. Along with the dread and HQ and codex. Praise the God Emperor.

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/343053-huge-40k-reveal-tomorrow/page-8#entry4975358

Wulfey wrote:
On top of not being very good, custodes also break all kinds of codex mono army bonuses. You can't get guard / mech / astartes cool detachment bonuses if you have custodes. So they are necessarily lame splash troops. If they had a "you can take these in a space marine detachment without breaking bonuses' special rule maybe they could see some use. Here's hoping for the codex.

Well since they are getting HQ as well(already shown on FB long time ago) you obviously take these guys as their own detachment so it works just like detachment of marines and IG working together. Bonuses work. These might get their own "chapter tactic" equilavent as well.


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 Kap'n Krump wrote:
Confused - I thought custodoes were already terminators.

Hell, terminators that are better in every conceivable way for a laughably tiny increase in points.

The only way custodoes could be more like terminators would be if they could deep strike.

No terminators aren't known for moving through terrain with no issues. There's already specific unit called terminator and while survicability boost isn't huge(4++ over 5++) it's still something plus they carry bigger guns, have hammer of wrath and could move and shoot with less of a problem so plenty of terminator specific traits they had in 7th ed. For 8th ed obviously better inv save is applicable and extra wound terminator armour seems to give also works.

Custodians are more like super artificer armoured(2+ and move through cover) along with conversion field(5++).

They look really cool, but if this is the big announcement I’m gonna be disappointed.

I like them a lot!
I do hope they have helmet options for all of them though.

that 3rd one on the right looks like he's make a good abaddon

 Iron Angel wrote:
I like them a lot!
I do hope they have helmet options for all of them though.

Agreed. GW has done a good job recently of making sure to put helmet options in for generic models that can have them, so I wouldn't be surprised if they put them in here.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:

 Iron Angel wrote:
I like them a lot!
I do hope they have helmet options for all of them though.

Agreed. GW has done a good job recently of making sure to put helmet options in for generic models that can have them, so I wouldn't be surprised if they put them in here.

There seems to be at least 4 different poses/configuration shown and 2 of those seems to have helmet. I would be very surprised if they left 3rd one bare head only.

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The bikes are fantastic

Sigh...of course they have jetbikes. How the hell am I supposed to resist them now?

Doesn't look like they are usable as 30k jetbike units(which are there for guns rather than h2h as such) so short of 30k rules as swell models as they are pass for me.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Sigh...of course they have jetbikes. How the hell am I supposed to resist them now?

you're not. OPEN YOUR WALLET

BrianDavion wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Sigh...of course they have jetbikes. How the hell am I supposed to resist them now?

you're not. OPEN YOUR WALLET

I know. There's my tax return.

Hmmm, I wonder if that flashy armour might make a good base for a chaos lord conversion...