Check out this beautifully painted showcase of a Solar Watch Adeptus Custodes 40k army brought to us by Castle Brush EU.
The artistic team at Castle Brush is pumping out some amazing-looking projects for the worldwide hobby community. This level of painting is extremely crisp, and it lets you get an entire army on the field quickly. Sometimes we just don’t have time to paint; let Castle Brush do it for you, as they are a painting commission studio!
Today, we’re taking another look at this painted army to help celebrate the 10th Edition Adeptus Custodes rules just previewed by GW. Here’s Castlebrush to walk you through it all so you can hear from them how much work went into it.
Beautifully Painted Adeptus Custodes Army by Castle Brush EU:
Hi all! In this commission, we were asked to paint an entire force of Adeptus Custodes, but in cream-white colors (with one exception) of Solar Watch. Force consisted of:
- 3 squads of Custodian Guards, painted at ‘Champion’ quality; equipped:
- 3x Storm Shield/Sentinel Blade;
- 1x Storm Shield/Sentinel Blade, 2x Guardian Spear/Misericordia;
- 1x Storm Shield/Sentinel Blade, 2x Guardian Spear/Misericordia;
- 4x Custodian Wardens, Shadowkeepers scheme, painted at ‘Champion’ quality – 4x Castellan Axe/Misericordia;
- Vexilus Praetor – ‘Champion’ quality;
- 4x Vertus Praetors & Shield Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike – ‘Champion’ quality;
- 8x Allarus Custodians – ‘Overlord’ quality;
- Trajann Valoris – ‘Overlord’ quality;
- Contemptor Achillus Dreadnought – ‘Champion’ quality;
- Caladius Grav-Tank – ‘Champion’ quality
The Dread & Custodian Guards
We had to aim at preparing as dynamic poses as the kits allowed. One awesome example is the Contemptor Achillus Dreadnought (and the opposite being Trajann), where we were asked to go crazy – hence the mid-jump pose! Custodian Guards were also a nice surprise. The whole kit provides enough variety to make the poses dynamic without adjusting the miniatures too much.
Vexilus Praetor & Allarus
Vexilus Praetor is a minor conversion – we were asked to use the Shield-Captain’s cloak and did a bit of sculpting to blend the cloak with his shoulder pad properly.
Shadow Keepers & Bikes
Shadowkeepers Custodians were a nice break from the Cream/Gold/Red overall, providing a nice contrast and a bit of variety to the whole force – and we can’t wait to paint the next Custodes in this scheme!
Caladius Grav-Tank & Trajann
The whole commission is based upon amazing Micro Art Studio ‘Ancient’ bases, with the scheme precisely provided by the client. In one case (Caladius Grav-Tank), we had to recreate a similar base since, back then, the biggest base available was 120x92mm.
Overall, working with the Emperor’s Legion was a great pleasure, and we’re looking forward to more painted Adeptus Custodes army projects!
That does it today for this awesome showcase. If you are looking for a studio that can handle anything from dioramas to full-scale armies, make sure you check out the creative team at Castle Brush today!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
