Adeptus Custodes Archives

How to Paint Marble Bases

This is a full step‑by‑step painting tutorial showing how I paint marble chessboard bases for Warhammer Horus Heresy and 40K. In this guide, I cover the complete painting process used on my Golden Demon Vampire Blood Bowl entry, including smooth marble veining, color variation, and optional weathering for a more battle‑worn look.

The miniature featured here is from my Sons of Horus AOP 2023 entry, and this base style will return soon for a III Legion project. If you want a separate sculpting guide for the tiles themselves, let me know in the comments.

Brand	Name
Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% Discount on Artis Opus Brushes ! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
Citadel	Abaddon Black, Sons of Horus Green, Sybarite Green, Gauss Blaster Green, Stegadon Scale Green
P3	Morrow White
Vallejo	Premium Satin, Pale Grey Blue
Gaahleri	Premium Series GHPM-Mobius 0.2mm Airbrush GET 10% Discount on Gaahleri products! Discount Code: Plaguenarr

Adeptus Custodes Shoulders, Ropes and Gems

This video is a quick tutorial where I show you how i painted the details on my Legio Custodes Armor.
This is part 2 of 2 and covers the whole process of painting Shoulder pads, Ropes, Leather and Gemstones.

Colors and materials Used in this Guide

Brand	Name
Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% Discount on Artis Opus Brushes ! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
Citadel	Mephiston Red, Khorne Red, Evil Sunz Scarlet, Wild Rider Red, Squig Orange, Jokaero Orange, Abaddon Black, Kantor Blue, Thousand Sons Blue, Sybarite Green
P3	Morrow White

Adeptus Custodes TMM Gold Armor

This video is a quick tutorial where I show you how I painted my true metallic metal Warhammer 40k Adeptus Custodes armor.
This video is part 1 of 2 parts and covers the whole process of painting gold armor. The second part will cover the leather, gems and ropes.

Parrt02: Shoulders, Ropes, Leather and Gems

I use this true metallic metal dry brushing process to paint all my Legio Custodes minis for my Armies on Parade 2024 Horus Heresy entry.

Colors Used in this Guide

Brand	Name
Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% Discount on Artis Opus Brushes ! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
PK-PRO	LIQUID MASK, Masking Tape
Golden	Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine), Iridescent Gold (Fine)
Vellejo	Airbrush Thinner, Gunmetal Grey, Premium Satin Varnish
Citadel	Black Legion Contrast, Contrast Medium, Darkoath Flesh Contrast, Stormhost Silver, Nuln Oil, Ironbreaker, Gore-Grunta Fur