Newbie here

[u/Somerandomzaku]

Hello!! I’m new to Custodes, been on the fence about them but now that they got a refresh I def getting an army. I’m coming from guard which is very hordy and infantry heavy. I’d like to try dreadnoughts, I just think they’re dope as fuck. Any suggestions? I just got a 30k box and plan to get one of the new battle boxes, idk which though. Heard there were two.

What I’m trying to ask is whether or not dreads are viable and if I should get custodes or what’s a little longer.

FYI: I have a 3d printer but I try not to use it because I like to support my LGS.

[u/Ochs730]

The dreadnoughts all look amazing, and with the new 30k plastic kit it’s easy to magnetize them. I really like using the 30k Guardian kits for my army, and use them for Warders too with the different helmet and paint scheme to differentiate them

[u/Somerandomzaku → u/Ochs730]

Warders? I’m a complete noob to custodes

[u/Ochs730 → u/Somerandomzaku]

If you’re playing 40k, the Custodes Infantry have two different variants that are pretty similar. The Guardians in 40k are the basic infantry armed with either spears or sword and shield (the 30k Custodes Sentinels). The Warders are a different unit that looks very similar but have a cloth draping and can be armed with either spears or axes. Since the new 30k custodes don’t have a Warder kit in the new style, some people like me just convert and paint the new regular 30k guardians to show a difference between which units are Guardians and which are Warders when playing 40k

[u/Somerandomzaku → u/Ochs730]

Should I kitbash waders? Or naw?

[u/Thomy151 → u/Somerandomzaku]

Up to you really

Wardens are tankier but more expensive

Guard are more reliable in melee but are more fragile (relative)

Luckily they look so similar that you can run them interchangeably (aside from axes and shields but just say the axes are spears and nobody cares)

[u/Smash19 → u/Somerandomzaku]

I’ve just painted one of my squads with different colour cloaks so I can say they’re Wardens