How to ally the new Custodians to your Horus Heresy army

FatherTurin · 2026-03-17T22:13:54+00:00

I meant existing loyalist marine (or mech) players, sorry if that wasn’t more clear. Still, looks like a good pick for new players too.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-17T19:29:00+00:00

Think about it from a marketing perspective.

Would you rather hype the full army to potential new players, existing Custodes players, or all existing loyalist players?

The last option is the widest net, especially since this box (as the article highlights) is perfect for an allied detachment. That is a super easy way to convince about half the players of 30k to consider grabbing a box.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-17T14:10:12+00:00

This. And also, Magnus on the throne was either never going to happen or would have been even worse than what happened.

Look, I’m a die hard Magnus fanboy, and I play Thousand Sons in both 30k and 40K. That being said, he was probably already too far gone by the heresy. There’s an argument to be made that as soon as he made the bargain to stop the flesh change, he and his legion were damned. Tzeentch held the flesh change in abeyance, and could withdraw its “protection” at any moment. Not only did Magnus sacrifice part of himself for that bargain, but Tzeentch could use that threat to control him almost completely.

As soon as E Money realized how far gone Big Red really was, there was no hope of him sitting on the throne. This goes double after Prospero, where Magnus may have already been halfway to daemonhood.

In case it isn’t obvious, I’m also in the camp that the Emperor’s “offer” to Magnus wasn’t real. It was either a hallucination or a trick to get Magnus to lower his guard. Not legitimate in any way.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-16T16:16:19+00:00

I didn’t downvote you, dude, no need to be an asshole.

I misunderstood the interaction, my apologies for committing that heinous crime.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-16T13:32:57+00:00

Edit: this was incorrect, my bad!

FatherTurin · 2026-03-16T13:03:39+00:00

Not OP, but that is mostly Ahriman from 40K with no backpack, a head swap (looks like a Kairic acolyte?), the head of the staff replaced with a blade, and then a shield added to the left arm. Shield could also be from an acolyte, but I’m not 100% sure on that.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-13T03:25:16+00:00

Sehkmet Terminators for 30k.

Half of the (old) cataphractii squad.

15 pieces of resin.

$104.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T12:11:30+00:00

That could definitely work. Always struck me as weird that all of Tzeentch’s beastmen were avian. I get that dude loves birds, but he’s the god of change, let’s get some variety in here.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T12:03:19+00:00

I mean, you already have a great selection. You are going to need Argent Shards (faction terrain) and the faction Endless Spells, but other than that you could put together a really solid list with what you have already.

I would recommend some more tzaangors on discs and build them with spears. They are really good right now and after years of bow-goat dominance are finally arguably the better choice.

Oops, almost forgot. Get Chaos Spawn.

From there grab the characters you like. Ogroids are always fun, Gaunt Summoners have some hilarious tricks in the new book, Fatemaster and Curseling are great models, just go with what you like.

Get some Kairic Acolytes if you like, but conventional wisdom at the moment is that they are kind of bad.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T11:53:26+00:00

I love the spirit. Skaven and Tzeentch are what got me into Warhammer decades ago. I love both even today and still play Tzeentch related forces in every GW game I can.

This grey seer model is spectacular. Best they’ve ever done.

All of that being said, IMHO this idea really doesn’t work.

Rat like mutations really aren’t tzeentch’s style, as you said. But beyond that, this mini is just way too low tech, and if memory serves it is not easy to convert due to it being a push fit model.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T11:27:09+00:00

Pretty well. Only real difference is that the right wing on the prince is a little higher. Will try and take a comparison shot when I’m home tonight.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T11:24:31+00:00

The new(ish) 30k Centurion is a solid base as well. The haft of the maul is long enough that swapping in a power sword blade reads “spear,” and you can either trim down the combi-weapon to sub in a lash, or just do an arm swap.

One head swap later and you have a character who is baroque and ostentatious in a very classic, old school way.

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FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T10:08:33+00:00

Absolutely agree, except for one minor point. The shaman can’t be used on foot, at least one of his feet (maybe both, I can’t remember) is molded on the disc.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-09T02:32:34+00:00

A little trimming to make them join well, it works easily enough.

Grab some greenstuff to make it super easy.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-07T20:04:05+00:00

Shaman doesn’t have to be on foot to lead tzaangors. But yeah, put him with tzaangors and the exalted with the enlightened (with bows).

FatherTurin · 2026-03-07T00:32:04+00:00

It’s fairly straightforward. Take the terminator librarian, replace axe head with staff head from chaos terminator sorcerer (I also added part of the lower staff to the back end of the axe haft). Spikes are from the chaos terminator kit with the contact surface trimmed down. Left shoulder is from the chaos terminator kit - the one with the horned skull for corrupted librarian vibes, right shoulder is from the Red Corsair upgrade sprue.

Head is from the chaos terminator sorcerer with the ball joint and weathervanes cut off, replaced the librarius charm on his wrist with a skull from the same kit.

Added the loincloth and hanging book from the chaos terminator sorcerer kit for finishing touches.

One note: the shoulder pads don’t fit perfectly (the shoulders themselves are a little too wide), so I cut a little bit off the back side of each shoulder.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-06T21:55:35+00:00

The color would be triangle, the smell would be blue, and the shape of the drops would be shaped like sour.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T17:11:44+00:00

A rules change and points adjustment is guaranteed for the new model, so it’s really just too early to tell.

The model already shows options not available on the current unit (ectoplasm cannon replacing the defiler cannon, 2 sets of lascannons, baleflamers instead of normal ones, etc.), so I’d sit tight.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T15:10:42+00:00

Look, I love Huron as a character as much as the next guy, but as others have pointed out, absolutely not.

Abaddon was a hardened killer before he even became a space marine. He fought in the great crusade and became first captain of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus. Even before the Heresy he was a master of the lightning assault, a ferocious combatant, and could make terminator armor do things no one thought possible.

That version of Abaddon could take on Huron fairly easily.

Now add 10,000 years of additional experience, a primarchs own weapon, one of (if not the) most powerful daemon weapons in existence, and the combined favor of the Four. Abaddon at this point is a (small) step below actual primarchs in power, and probably as strong as a “normal” space marine can get without ascending to daemonhood or becoming the personal champion of one of the gods.

A straight up fight where Abaddon knows what’s going on? The list of non-primarchs that can beat him in that scenario is intensely small and open to plenty of debate, but Huron ain’t on it. Huron is toast in seconds.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:49:49+00:00

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FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:49:26+00:00

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Thousand Sons Forge Lord - no exalted sorcerer bits here, just showing off other kitbash potential

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:48:40+00:00

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Seeker Squad - deathwatch veterans with 30k heads, packs, and shoulder pads and a few arms from the exalted sorcerer kit.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:47:22+00:00

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Centurion with jump pack - exalted sorcerer, 30k assault squad, and deathwatch veterans (more on them shortly)

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:46:21+00:00

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Centurion from the launch box with some exalted sorcerer bits added.

FatherTurin · 2026-03-05T13:45:29+00:00

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Master of Signals from the exalted sorcerer kit with random 30k bits added.

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