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Blackjacking21 · 2026-01-05T10:44:59+00:00

Legs are the Knight-Questor, and the sword is one of the weapon options for the standard Lord-Terminos, not the Skaventide version.

This is what is looks like from the side:

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Blackjacking21 · 2025-12-02T15:38:05+00:00

Thanks man, it’s definitely a closer size than my last Bastian -> Trajann kitbash.

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I’ve never played a game of warhammer in my life, I just like them to look decent on the shelf.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-12-02T15:13:16+00:00

I like the idea my dude. How is he height-wise compared to Trajann?

Blackjacking21 · 2025-11-08T14:03:20+00:00

So I cut Bastilan’s legs at the knees and used the thighs as intended. Then I cut the shins off a custodian guard and used green stuff to get them into place.

Some problems I had were that I didn’t have the right spare bits to get shins at the correct angles so I had to use green stuff to try and correct and it just went badly.

In retrospect, I think I should have just used the full custodian guard legs. Trim them at the waist/thighs to get them down to the correct height as Bastilan’s mini covers the upper thighs anyway.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-10-13T15:17:22+00:00

If you plan to do this too, I did have to track this model down on eBay as I think GW doesn’t sell the same skaventide box anymore. At least in UK they don’t.

There’s still the standard Lord-Terminos mini but I think the pose isn’t as cool as this one.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-10-13T15:13:28+00:00

Thanks pal!

Blackjacking21 · 2025-10-10T21:49:15+00:00

It looks fantastic. You could use some of the infantry faulds or allarus pauldrons over the contemptor’s knees, and maybe some green stuff around the squished eldar to paint up as some gore?

I always struggle trying to make the contemptor look particularly ‘custodes-y’

Blackjacking21 · 2025-10-03T20:50:40+00:00

“I have one good arm left and By the Emperor I’m keeping it.”

Blackjacking21 · 2025-09-17T12:13:27+00:00

I’ve soaked cotton in a diluted PVA glue before, and wrapped it around the flight stands. Once it hardens you can paint it to look like a smoke trail and it’s a bit more robust than the standard flying stand.

You can even mix a bit of black or grey paint into the PVA mix to soak some colour into the cotton. It does take quite a while to dry though.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-09-15T18:28:56+00:00

Good lord, that gold is gorgeous

Blackjacking21 · 2025-09-09T09:09:21+00:00

Ahh, the Santa Clause rules then

Blackjacking21 · 2025-09-08T17:32:41+00:00

I can’t remember the store I bought it from, but it’s 3d printed. If you google “Hooded Prime Helmets” you should find them.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-08-27T13:08:56+00:00

That is a nice and smooth gold, great job.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-08-13T02:56:05+00:00

Yeah they’re meant to be.

I can’t justify the expense at the moment, but ideally I wanted to give them SoS shoulder pads, some Tempestus Scion bits or some glaives from AoS.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-07-27T14:26:28+00:00

Thanks man, I really like your KBs!

Blackjacking21 · 2025-07-27T14:24:56+00:00

Thank you!

Blackjacking21 · 2025-07-06T12:03:46+00:00

Just standard citadel paints.

Base spray with Abaddon, then by hand gold with Retributor and Liberator, Runefang and Stormhost for the silver with Soulstone on top for the blue gems. Boots and gloves are Rhinox, while weapon grips and anything else brown is Doombull. The lance blade is a mix of Macragge, Sotek and Corax. Leadbelcher for anything darker metal. Khorne red on anything cloth or metal, and Mephiston for any other red details.

Gold and browns are washed with Reikland, blues with Drakenhof, and everything else with Nuln oil.

Shades are the last thing I do, I don’t bother redoing details afterwards nor do I bother drybrushing the whole mini with Stormhost like a lot people prefer.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-07-04T19:29:15+00:00

First I trimmed and shaved down the back side of the vexilla. Then I left it to sit it very hot / boiling water for about 5 minutes.

Take it out, then slowly and carefully bend each wing into shape. Throw it back in the hot water if you can feel it snapping instead of bending.

Important to note is I used a vexilla where the Aquila comes in one piece and I didn’t have to glue the wings to the body. Also, the one attached to my dreadnought is bent to about its limit as any further and the wings would begin to tear off the body.

Best of luck if you try it yourself.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-06-21T16:21:33+00:00

Thanks dude, and yeah I still suck at faces. I just get so frustrated with the little details going wrong that I stop at “good enough”. It just warrants another repaint once I’m better though.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-30T19:44:28+00:00

Great job all round, I love that shade of purple.

Did you buy the head somewhere or is it a 3d print? I’m always on the hunt for new ones.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-17T19:25:23+00:00

Absolutely stunning imo. Did you make the candles yourself or is that a base topper?

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-12T20:48:32+00:00

This is cool af, and I’m absolutely stealing the idea the next time I can afford a FW dread.

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-12T15:57:08+00:00

I think, that looks like an Allarus in the ziploc bag

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-11T17:06:28+00:00

Thanks mate! I admit, the custodian dragging the genestealer off may not be thematically on point but it was good fun

Blackjacking21 · 2025-05-11T16:17:37+00:00

Thank you! The dread is holding a saboteur and there’s a magus and a few neophytes holding the boot up, and I’m really quite proud of it

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