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The Emperor, and His Custodes- Showcase

Welcome to Armies on Parade, where I display (in hopefully good detail) some great looking armies from major tournaments all across the United States.

If you click on the Armies on Parade label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking armies, all at once.
It’s like you were at a major event yourself, all from the comfort of your home or smart phone!
Today we have for you an amazingly converted and painted Adeptus Custodes army by Charles Young. This army has been on my radar since last Wargames Con where I think they made their debut.  More recently however they were on display at Feast of Blades, and I finally had the chance to showcase them.

The Rhinos are the Mk1 kits from Chapterhouse Studios. Personally I prefer the new MK1 kit from Forge World myself, but I don’t think they were even out back then for Charles to use. 

But the Contemptor Pattern Dreadnoughts were, and they look great!

The rest of the models are mixes of Games Workshop kits, Scibor, and Maxi-mini figures respectively.   Regardless of the mix of brands the army looks great, and has a solid cohesive theme throughout!

I also have a ton of pictures of Charles’s new version of the army from Adepticon 2012. Look for those soon!

Enjoy the picture spread below, he even labeled each model for us!  FOR THE EMPEROR!!! – Enjoy MBG


Like these Custodes? 

Checkout my article on how to convert them from exclusively Games Workshop kits. http://blog.spikeybits.com/2011/10/how-to-adeptus-custodes-conversion.html

About the Author: Rob Baer

Rob Baer

 rob avatar faceJob Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes  and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent five years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.