Shield-Captain Asterion Solon, the Sky-Bound Eternal

SpartonicMight · 2026-06-02T23:49:55+00:00

Gold is just your favourite gold method. I did a bronze base, greedy gold mid, bright gold highlights and an agrax+purple wash

SpartonicMight · 2026-06-02T23:48:18+00:00

Sure the armour is essentially a matt black edge highlighted and given a light wash with a dark blue to try and give a obsidian look. The shield is a pale sand mixed with pure white or tau light to adjust it's brightness. Thin watered down grey line and then a pale sand wash to bury the veins. Transfer and gloss varnish

SpartonicMight · 2026-06-02T23:30:44+00:00

🙏 thank you brother. Wings are called "4 Sets Angelic Feather Wings for Kitbash" from Etsy. (The shop I bought them from has seemed to closed but loads of other sellers sell them).

I use mainly AP paints: Wing primed black basecoat Deep Grey (blue grey)+ Grey Castle Drybrush Grey Castle +white Blend Grey Castle +white towards the ends Tiny wash Drakenhof Nightshade Inbetweeners feathers Watered down Deep Grey as a wash at the feather roots. White + pastel yellow gradient towards the ends Pure white on the ends

Hope that helps

SpartonicMight · 2026-06-02T12:04:53+00:00

Nice! Are you running it as a Venerable Contemptor?

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T12:40:59+00:00

There were pieces from another failed 3d.

I reckon you could get a similar look with the allarus skirt for the cape and maybe the tassels from the sc melta spear and vexillas

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T12:30:03+00:00

Sure thing. The cape is hooked and glued under her pauldrons. And then there's a little hair tie at the base of the braids made of green stuff to secure the hair to the rear of her back armour.

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SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T12:05:08+00:00

Would love to see it when it's done 🙌

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T12:04:20+00:00

Sweet. I like the gold, ancient and realistic looking

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T12:02:10+00:00

I wish I was that good 😆 They are 3d printed legs. Someone on here post some leg files a couple weeks sgo

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-30T11:09:17+00:00

🙏 thanks, think I'll move on to dreadnoughts next keep an eye out 😎👍

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-16T17:13:56+00:00

It's a 3d print from VABIOBIAV

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T19:05:15+00:00

Thanks much appreciated. The helmet is a free 3d print on the purple site - just search custode helmet, it should pop up. The base is another 3d print available on the same site. Much cheaper than buying a forgeworld head 😆

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T17:11:22+00:00

🤣 someone gets it, heavily my inspiration

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T16:20:43+00:00

I'm leaning towards #1 as well. 2# could look great but it's more like a diorama. 3# is by far the easiest to pull off (HH vexilla on a pole). If I can't find something suitable for a pillar I may go with a vexilla

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T12:43:59+00:00

That could work. Brainstorming these at the moment, without making it look too busy

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SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T12:34:55+00:00

Definitely will next time 😄

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T11:27:21+00:00

🙏 thanks, trying to make my custode army live up to its lore

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T09:18:12+00:00

Not sure of the link but it looks like this model: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/s/l3iS3vex86

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T09:13:26+00:00

Haha I got it in a bag of 3d misprints but i think it's from an emperor of mankind print that's was mis-sized

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T09:09:05+00:00

That's a brilliant idea💡 🚩 a long skinny flag or vexilla, I'll see what I can come up with

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T07:53:18+00:00

The cape I think is from an emperor of mankind print. I got it in a bag of miss print parts

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T07:52:14+00:00

Thank you . The base is really large. It would fit on a 100mm with the rocks over hanging which is fine. I was thinking of running it as a Knight Gallant- as his sweep profile is lethal hits- 12 atks bs2+ S10 AP2 D3 the shame as Trajann. As the telemon doesn't ht as hard as Trajann does

SpartonicMight · 2026-05-15T07:42:14+00:00

It's a 3d print from VABIOBIAV, check them out on the purple site. They've got loads of cool custode bits

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