Adeptus Custodes - Captain-General Trajann Valoris

The office of Captain-General is one of the most powerful military appointments in the Imperium. It confers full responsibility for the overall defence of the Sol System, Terra, the Imperial Palace and, ultimately, the Golden Throne and the Emperor himself. Many claim that Trajann Valoris is the greatest warrior to hold the title of Captain-General since the Emperor strode the stars, having proven himself to be dynamic and effective; qualities that make him ideally suite to lead in this age of unprecedented aggression. (Quoted from Warhammer.com)

Welcome readers, thanks for dropping by. My latest acquisition was a 2nd-hand Trajann Valoris, picked up from a trader at Beachhead expo in February. Well it caught my eye as the gold was a match for my own, and it was cheap and I haven't got this auto-include choice yet to lead my Custodes forces. It was missing the beard so I added that back in, repainting the details and trying to make the eyes not too goofy. I painted the base to match my existing forces.

He wears Castellan Plate, an ancient suit of powered armour that incorporates a heraldic tilting plate adorned with an eagle’s head emblem. An auramite halo frames his scowling face, and the whole suit is covered in the kind of ornate, sculpted details that set the Adeptus Custodes apart from other Imperial warriors – eagles, gemstones and filigree litter every surface. His main weapon held in his right hand is the Watcher’s Axe, an enormous polearm which incorporates a ferocious master-crafted bolt weapon known as the Eagle’s Scream. As this was second hand, its missing the ornamental lions pelt and the feathers - but I quite like the less ornate Trajann.

I repainted the cloak to match my existing forces, using the Warhammer "How to Paint Custodes Wardens" YT video colours. Its a lovely cloak colour, Khorne Red, Nuln Oil wash, Khorne Red, Wazdakka and Squig Orange

The Watchers Axe is brighter and larger than the Sentinel Axes, this is meant to set it apart from the line troop weapons, so I kept the lighter blue tones, and repainted it to reflect the immense power build up.

Here he is leading his Allarus Custodian Terminators into battle.

Cheers, Siph (5pts as gold was already done)

Custodes Captain-General Trajann Valoris

Hi All,

A busy week, however I've managed to make further work with my Trajann model.

I've used a similar scheme to my custodes force, using a gold base, then a dry brush/washes to add depth to the armour.

I need to pick up a few details and redo the axe blade, I was trying a few options for the scheme which at the moment I'm not happy with.

Hopefully the model will be complete for posting soon.

Cheers LH

WIP Great Unclean One, Custodes Captain-General Trajann Valoris

Hello one and All,

following on from 'those' pictures, I thought I'd get my head down into the hobby.. so, this week I've started work on 2 projects, another Great Unclean One, and Trajann Valoris.

Great Unclean One,

This model is based on the Glotkin model, however I've added nurglings to the shoulder/back rather than the 2 'brothers' . I could see this model as 'Gu'garth the Plaguefather' from previous Daemon codices. The story was Gu'garth was a nurgling who fell into a potion and was mutated into a Great Unclean One, thus I wanted the model to look completely different to the other Great Unclean Ones- and I feel this is the perfect model.

Trajann Valoris
Stead progress with Valoris, with him having  a similar scheme to the previous custodes in my force. 

 Hopefully these will be completed soon to add to the growing ranks of forces!

Cheers

LH

Adeptus Custodes - Shield Captain - Ixion Hale and next WIP

Hi everyone, next up is my completed Shield Captain, based on the forge world Ixion Hale model.

This model has been painted like the other 10 Adeptus Custodes, with a deep Red to contrast with the Retributor Gold armour. Details are the same with regards gems and weapon colour schemes using Soulstone Blue over Stormhost Silver.

The only difference is the cape colour, which I've opted to go for a deep purple - to add a little regal character to the model rather than the same colours throughout, marking him out as a higher ranking Custodian.

Next up off the vast to-do pile... I've build Captain-General Trajann Voloris, great looking model, just needs colour!

The Lion cloth I've not attached yet, as I feel it'll be easier to complete them separately.

Thanks for looking, Cheers Lord Halfpenny. (10pts for a Character, wicked stuff, Siph)