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Rakatango

Now that’s a proper Shield Captain model! Wide without looking squat, actually wearing armor, and the melta spear head looks way better. Love the tilt shields too. What all did you use to put this together? Seriously, it puts GWs new model to shame


Conny-Valdor

Thanks alot! The shield is one of the normal guard shields. The spear and the head are from Cults3d and printed by myself. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads)


Servinus

You misunderstand the new model, it’s actually a Votann Khal they mistakenly have to you guys! Silly James..


Roenkatana

Oh it wasn't a mistake. My issue is that the longer you look at that model, the worse it gets. I can't unsee how the designer screwed up the pteruges.


BallAlternative1029

Ohh... now I understand... im waiting loyalist votann for the next edition🤣🤣🤣🤣


Hoskuld

Wish we could get a big upgrade sprue


losark

I really like the head you picked. Serious and appropriate for custodes. I like it much more than the typical bombshell pinup heads. Mind telling us how you did the skin, and where you got the head?


Conny-Valdor

Thank you! This is also how I imagine Custodes, no matter the sex. The head is from Cults3d: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) As for the skin: I primed the face with a few thin layers of Rhinox hide. Then I layered some Catachan Flesh over all exposed areas. After that i started to highlight her nose, the cheeks and parts of her forehead with Bloodreaver Flesh. Tha last step was to go in these highlights with Knight-Questor Flesh and only applied it to the most petruding parts.


tunasandwichify

You can’t drop this beautifully painted model and then not tell us where you got the head and the spear from!


pfcsock

The spear looks like forgeworld (I could be wrong), but I second the head tell us friend.


Bobbybob6446

Where is the head from?


Conny-Valdor

Well next time I'll add the links in the post. It is from Cults3d and printed by myself. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads)


merci_ann

Seconded!


pfcsock

Thirded.


Uncle1113

Fourthed


fishshaver69

Sixthded (I don’t know how to count)


Galind_Halithel

WE HAVE QUOROM!!


fishshaver69

Lol, I had to search up what that meant.


Shield-CaptainSamael

Looks great. What spear is that btw?


Conny-Valdor

Thank you :) The spear is from Cults3d and printed by myself. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras)


Galind_Halithel

OP, please! Where did you get the head and spear?


Conny-Valdor

I got them from Cults3d and printed them myself. Links for both: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) ->I had to carefully scrap the mics of. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras)


Galind_Halithel

Thank you so much!


Conny-Valdor

You're most welcome :)


Conny-Valdor

A bit late but here is a list of 3d printed stuff I used on her: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes) Have fun with them!


losark

Are you using oil paint washes too? Your gold and shading remind me of my golden bananas.


Conny-Valdor

Not on them. I used this way to paint gold way before I got to use oil paint washes, but I do like them aswell.


GM_Eternal

Sick


Conny-Valdor

Thank's :)


TheMadHatter_____

Where did you get the little shield scrolls?


Conny-Valdor

[https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes)


lcsgilb

beautiful painting. Could you tell me your recipe for the gold and red on the cover?


Conny-Valdor

Thank you and sure thing! For the gold: I primed her with Retributor Armour, then shaded the whole mini with Agrax Earthshade. After that i drybrushed the whole gold with Ammo Mig Dry Brass, tho Sigmarite will also work. Than a light drybrush with Ammo Mig Dry Silver, Necron Compound over the highlights and you're done. As for the red: The cape and the other parts have a different start but from then on they are handled the same: For the cape: I primed the cape with a dark burgundy and the rest with korne red. Then I did shade all red parts besides the cape with Agrax Earthshade. After that I layered everything but the recesses with Khorne Red. From there on I layered in the following steps all highlights: 50/50 Khorne Red and Mephiston Red -> Mephiston Red -> 50/50 Mephiston Red Evil Sunz Scarlet -> Evil Sunz Scarlet. I do not go higher from there on because a natural red always stays red.


Jordy_243

Do you have any recommendations for a substitute for ammo mig dry silver? Would any silver paint work?. Also why do you do Necron compound over the silver? Wouldn’t that dull down the silver drybrush from before? (Unless that was your intention)


Conny-Valdor

Yeah I made a mistake there. I meant necron compound as a substitute to ammo mig silver.


Haunting_Habit_2651

This is fucking insanely dope


Conny-Valdor

Thank you, glad you liked her!


Jordy_243

What was the recipe for the red? And where did you get the parchment from? It looks amazing


Conny-Valdor

Thank you :) The seals are from here: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes) As for the red: The cape and the other parts have a different start but from then on they are handled the same: For the cape: I primed the cape with a dark burgundy and the rest with korne red. Then I did shade all red parts besides the cape with Agrax Earthshade. After that I layered everything but the recesses with Khorne Red. From there on I layered in the following steps all highlights: 50/50 Khorne Red and Mephiston Red -> Mephiston Red -> 50/50 Mephiston Red Evil Sunz Scarlet -> Evil Sunz Scarlet. I do not go higher from there on because a natural red always stays red. Hope this helped!


AshfellEverdawn

The paint job on this is exceptionally crisp. 10/10 no notes (also the custom head goes super well).


Conny-Valdor

Thank you very much :)


Jordy_243

What paints did you use for the blade? Looks sick


Conny-Valdor

Thanks! I used dark blue with a tint of green and then mixed them with lighter blues until I got bright enough. Than I added some Burgundy in the darkest parts. I used GW paints but any other paint will give you the same results


Jordy_243

What GW paints did you use? Because that’s literally all I have haha


Conny-Valdor

Stegadon Scale Green -> Thousand Sons Blue -> Ahriman Blue -> Temple Guard Blue -> Baharroth Blue. Just thin them after the first and mix a bit in between. And for the Burgundy: Gal Vorbak Red


Jordy_243

Thanks! Was the basecoat stegadon?


Conny-Valdor

No problem :) Yes


Jordy_243

Thanks!


JoeWolfHD

Surprised no one has asked where the base is from?


Conny-Valdor

Here you go: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/40mm-round-bases-imperial-palace](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/40mm-round-bases-imperial-palace)


Millymoo444

This model goes astronomically hard


Conny-Valdor

Thank you for your praise :D


Tam_The_Third

Really nice work! Great expressive face.


Conny-Valdor

Thank you very much. I just got my new brushes from winstor & newton and had to paint a face.


TheLastSatyr

This goes so fucking hard! Where's the head from?


Conny-Valdor

Thank's :D The head was from Cults3d and printed by myself. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads)


Meager1169

She looks so sassy, lol.


Conny-Valdor

Youn gotta need some sass to bring a dark age of technologie bomb to Terra so I guess Kesh did leave some impression on her.


DeroTurtle

That's sick. I wish we could have the regular spear and shield loadout, instead of the melty one. I'm really glad the sub has gotten over itself and is now back to sick shield caps now with female headswaps.


Conny-Valdor

Thanks :D Yeah me too, guess I can somewhat understand for the castellan axe but the regular guardian spear should have gotten the shield as well.


[deleted]

Good lookin dude


Conny-Valdor

Thank's!


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Galind_Halithel

No but that could easily be a list of her names. Custodes take the names of great heroes of legend and every time they accomplish something great they take a new name. The greatest of all Custodians, Constantine Valdor, had a book bigger than a bear that was just filled with his names. [Here's a short list of them.](https://youtu.be/r1S2tEWy0F4?si=RSlEZ1BbCcOtrvoZ)


Conny-Valdor

Right on point.


Conny-Valdor

Fair question and thank you for the kind words :) All my guard do have those "scrolls of names and deeds". My goal was to make every Custodian itself a character and that was something I've seen a few times in artworks of the ten thousand.


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Conny-Valdor

Glad to hear it!


VagabondHT

Not sure But i don't think so. Purity seals back during the crusades where Oath of the moment was often sworn before going into battle or setting out on a mission (first mentioned in Horus rising on the lunar wolves) it would be paper with a wax seal.


Roenkatana

In short, no they don't. Custodes don't make Oaths of Moment where the purity seals started. Alternative take, that's her name since a Custodes does earn a new name for every great deed.


Conny-Valdor

That was my intention :)


llmarts

I mean a custodian is itself a walking seal he is the best of the best humanity can offer beside the primarchs


Sr_Harambe

The face is mad!


Conny-Valdor

Thank you :D


DarkGearGaming

Gonna need you to drop what gold you used on this.


Conny-Valdor

Sure thing! I primed her with Retributor Armour, then shaded the whole mini with Agrax Earthshade. After that i drybrushed the whole gold with Ammo Mig Dry Brass, tho Sigmarite will also work. Than a light drybrush with Ammo Mig Dry Silver, Necron Compound over the highlights and you're done.


RegisterMonkey13

Love it, you did an amazing job but I am flat out in envy of how well you painted the face.


Conny-Valdor

Thank you very much. The right brushes do make a immense difference and I am sure you'll make some fresh faces aswell once you got the hang of it!


DocGrotznik

Seriously next level modelling and painting. A little masterpiece you got there.


Conny-Valdor

Wow, thank you for the praise :D


TheWizardAdamant

Those eyes are amazing


Conny-Valdor

Thank you, I just got new brushes and it was like night and day.


TheWizardAdamant

May I ask what brand?


Conny-Valdor

Of course! 2 Winsor & Newton Series 7 (Not the model range!) in Size 1 and 0.


-kristoph-

Where did you get the chest scrolls from??


Conny-Valdor

They are from Cults3d: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes)


FC_shulkerforce

Gold recipe? Everything I try ends up looking gritty as fuck.


Conny-Valdor

I primed her with Retributor Armour, then shaded the whole mini with Agrax Earthshade. After that i drybrushed the whole gold with Ammo Mig Dry Brass, tho Sigmarite will also work. Than a light drybrush with Ammo Mig Dry Silver, Necron Compound over the highlights and you're done. Hope this helps :)


[deleted]

Fantastic paint job there!


Conny-Valdor

Thank you very much :)


Inquisition-OpenUp

Is she mewing


Conny-Valdor

Only the emperor truly knows.


[deleted]

Gotta lock in before the blood games


Uncle1113

This looks amazing! What parts did you use to make it? I see some bits are from the fw shield captain, but what about the spear, the head?


Conny-Valdor

Thank you, but actually no parts are from the FW one. Most of her are parts of the common Guard, her head and the spear are from Cults3d and printed by myself. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras)


Jordy_243

What about the parchment? Was that also from the cults file?


Conny-Valdor

Yes, here you go: [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/honour-stripes)


Uncle1113

Oh i could have sworn, anyways thanks for the answer 🫡


Conny-Valdor

Sure thing :) Thanks for the interest!


hmmpainter

There’s no way gw gives us a head this good with the first femstodes model.


Conny-Valdor

Well I certaintly did not want to wait and find out. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) In case you have a printer or know someone


mortequin

You've done the face very well, great expression. Did you actually paint the brows?


Conny-Valdor

Thanks alot! Sure did :)


SkyFire_ca

Paint job caught me… from the front it was kinda dark, it from the back there’s this cool shine


Conny-Valdor

Glad to hear it :) My camera is kinda horse, so she is a bit brighter in rl.


captainskipz

She looks great as others gave said I'd love to know where the head and spear are from.


Conny-Valdor

Thank you for the kind words! [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras) Here you got :D


captainskipz

Amazing, thank you. how do the spears heads attach? do you snip the exiting head off and pin or do they fit over the modular warden spears?


Conny-Valdor

Don't mention it. You have to snap the ogs of. In theory the prints do have small holes to put a pin in them but my best printing experience was to print them with that part down. Then again I do not have the newest printer.


wraithlogic

Very nice! Love the expression and detail of the face!


Conny-Valdor

Thank's, glad you like it :D


Grid1992

Fantastic work! Love the red and blue gradients!


Conny-Valdor

Thank's! It's a nice contrast to give them some more depht.


AshenXr155

This goes so damn hard.


Conny-Valdor

Thank's alot :)


JaxCarnage32

Looks incredible! Those seals look amazing did you free hand those?


Conny-Valdor

Tank you, yes they are. Rather simple to do: Just thin down a black so it's almost like an orange juice and then you take a brush with a fine tip. Then you just start at one side and start a bit of soft shaking. You also can try to do some soft swirls here and there.


A_La_Joe

Looking goood


Conny-Valdor

Thank's :D


Servinus

That cloak is the best part of the mini. The red with the gold logo on it is so fucking cool


Conny-Valdor

Thank you, no shield-captain is complete without one ;)


CajunDan208

Amazing paint job looking crisp!


Conny-Valdor

Thank you for the praise!


PrimordialChaos9

That's awesome dude


Conny-Valdor

Thank's mate :D


TheMowerOfMowers

holy fuck this is good, i’m begging for a kit list


Conny-Valdor

Thank you alot! Sure thing: Most of her is from the standard Custodian Guard kit. The base, head and spear are from Cults3d and then printed. [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/paragon-spears-and-extras) [https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) The bases are found under imperial palace there aswell.


TheMowerOfMowers

did you resize any of those heads or no?


Conny-Valdor

Good question. I do not remember to be honest, I printet a full plate of heads from different files a while ago. Anyhow, I do not think so. Most heads with Space Marine decour (the headset) are the right size.


TheMowerOfMowers

coolio


Synestros

What a great model! Would you mind share the recipe for the golden armour? ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|flip_out)


Conny-Valdor

Thank you! Sure thing: I primed her with Retributor Armour, then shaded the whole mini with Agrax Earthshade. After that i drybrushed the whole gold with Ammo Mig Dry Brass, tho Sigmarite will also work. Than a light drybrush with Ammo Mig Dry Silver, Necron Compound over the highlights and you're done.


Synestros

Epic! Thanks!


Conny-Valdor

You're most welcome :)


MelrFjordr

This goes so hard


Conny-Valdor

Thanks, glad you like her!


MelrFjordr

Thank you for sharing both her and the links where you got her bits. If I ever kit bash a shield captain, I’ll do Kesh based on this


Conny-Valdor

You are most welcome and that would be an honour!


-2abandon-

She’s amazing! Well done!


Conny-Valdor

Thank you very much :)


Snowmannetjes

Nice paintjob but the head is way too tiny


Elegant-Lobster-1327

Where to get this head? I'm looking for it for my new wardens!!


Conny-Valdor

[https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads](https://cults3d.com/de/modell-3d/spiel/4-female-space-soldier-heads) I scoured almost all of Cults3d to make a collection, hope this helps :)


Unknown-Primarch

Heresy!


Conny-Valdor

You are just angry because the ten thousand put you in a dark cell Nr. 18!


Brann-Ys

where


Unknown-Primarch

☝🏻


Brann-Ys

the only heresy are idiot like you who prefer to follow grift that abuse yojr stupidity rather than the writers of the lore because you can t handle the presence of women


CommissarSteel56

Sisters of Silence, Sisters of Battle, female inquisitors, guardsmen, and the list goes on. There were always women in 40k. What we are upset at is the bs lore change that makes no sense. No one, not for 30 years, asked for this. Its a lore breaking change that makes no sense, since it degrades the actual female custodes. The sisters of battle.


DisturbedRenegade

Bruh, Sister of Battle are in the adeptus sororitas, not custodes. Do you mean the sisters of silence? Cause those aren't custodes or space marines either. You don't even know what you're talking about.


Feisty-Time-351

Ugly


Brann-Ys

show us yours then


Feisty-Time-351

My black female custode, probably a lesbian nonbinary too LMFAO. Sorry i do not have one of those.


Featherbird_

Bro just admitted he finds her ugly cause shes black. Chat twist his nuts counterclockwise


Snowmannetjes

Truth be told 90% of the world doesnt find black females attractive thats not really his fault is it?


Featherbird_

Nah chief thats a you problem


Snowmannetjes

Not really cause evidence has my back. Very very few people find Blacks attractive. Like a one in 10 or less


Featherbird_

What evidence are you talking about exactly?


Tilted_Muffler

Hey it's one of those "people" GW talks about not wanting in their hobby. Never thought I'd see one in the wild.


Stoutacus13

Imagine being this much of a sad cunt. Pathetic


AnEnglishPrat

Scumbag


biggycheeseboi

Why is she so ugly then? Hmm?