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The Protector – Adeptus Custodes COSPLAY

By Rob Baer | April 6th, 2015 | Categories: Adeptus Custodes, Cosplay, Picture of the Day

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You don’t see a Cosplay like this every day, come see one of the first Custodes costumes out there!

Spikey Bits reader Clark Gardiner rocked this suit of Custodes Armor around the UK cosplay scene last year. He modelled the armor after none other than the protector of the Emperor himself Constantin Valdor.

I guess his work or significant other didn’t fancy him donning a Mohawk to complete the character! No worries though, this is one of the best suits I’ve seen in a long time, and surely the only Custodes one thus far!

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Great work Clark! Maybe we’ll see a suit of Grey Knights armor from him next!

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

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 six 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 Long War 40k Doubles at 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.