Homebrew Space Marine Chapter Kitbash: The Death Knell

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In this tutorial I show you how to build the Chapter Master of the homebrew chapter, The Death Knell.
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[@01oo011]

The blank face plate is how I imagine null Space Marines would look. Kinda like the Psi-Titans.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I love the look of those Psi-Titans

[@aeonblade64]

The Psi-titans are some of my favorite models from 40K ( well adeptus titanicus technically) I recently was gifted one but I can't figure out what I could use it for in 40K proper.

[@01oo011]

@@aeonblade64 IIRC they're slightly shorter than a full sized knight so you could use it as a proxy.

[@silverbloodborne9495]

​@@PeteTheWargamerim doing this for my helbrecht and my lt Black templar unit that the inquisition is question there means woth how brutally they are they won't hesitate to slaughter guards when demons are in the area . Only there captian will kill guards if they are infected or corrupted

[@oogaboogabe3464]

This is actually a really cool custom chapter idea. I love the idea of their little bells ringing when they charge into battle. To whoever came up with this idea, hats off to you!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I agree, I loved the references to the Bell of Lost Souls

[@oogaboogabe3464]

@@PeteTheWargamer I'm really new to warhammer, like I got into it like a week before 9E came out, so I dont know a lot about the lore so I thought that the bell of lost souls was just the name of a warhammer blog lol. I've been watching kitbashing videos because I plan to make a blood angels jump captain.

[@jamespeake2606]

@@oogaboogabe3464 Hey I got in 8E and have been playing Warhammer games for years. I also thought it was just a blog name

[@veteranofbaal8232]

@@oogaboogabe3464 I joined just before 9E, I like the look of the thousand sons the most. Are the blood angels your favourite marines?

[@oogaboogabe3464]

@@veteranofbaal8232 I mean, I'm still really new to the hobby so I haven't been able to play many games with them but yeah their lore and everything is sick

[@lajpie]

I'd LOVE a primaris Vulkan He'stan video! It' be nice to see some Sallys since they have so little heros.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

He would be extremely fun to tackle!

[@Joe-mz6ez]

Isn't there a He'stan primaris already?

[@thecat3393]

@@Joe-mz6ez there isn’t, the Primaris named character for the Salamanders Codex is Adrax Agatone.

[@Joe-mz6ez]

@@thecat3393 ooooooohhhh! My bad, thanks for the tip

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

“Yes! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!”

[@angusmcflan]

That bit about them seeing their own face as they died made me think about the judiciar in the indomitus box with that big ass executioners blade.

[@haydenandersen9937]

Maybe consider working on some conversions for less well known characters/characters who dont have models? Perhaps Stibor Lazarek, or Verant Ortyz?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Great idea! Thanks for the suggestion 😀

[@KAKADOUJACK]

Alessio Cortez is a great choice too!

[@77professional]

@@KAKADOUJACK Lias Issodon!

[@xGamermonkeyx]

Really genuinely, this might be the absolute best conversion you've ever done. Absolutely stunning.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much! I'm really glad to hear that you think so ☺️

[@sXeAndriex]

I love this style of video. It's a refreshing take from the normal hobby video, turning it into an audiobook/tutorial.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikemartin3671]

Literally had the same idea! Aesthetically anyway, mirror faceless masks and bells for the Chaplins or Librarians. Same reason for mirrored helm, so the enemy can watch themselves die. My bells would have hung from a frame where you put the candles. You've done a fantastic job, and I suppose I should be happy to have you trailblaze and I can use your work as a template. Wow!

[@kersosvoll7792]

yay for Cobra Commander marines , great work as always

[@PeteTheWargamer]

😂

[@arfur5696]

Simply amazing! I adore your creativity! I recently read about a group of orks lead by a warboss called Daemon-Killa who are trapped in the warp fighting an endless battle against demons. Khorne loved their thirst for bloodshed so much that he took them to his own private realm and made it so every time they are killed they rise up the next morning to fight again. This isn't confirmed but I imagine all that exposure to such conditions would lead to an ork becoming tainted slightly by chaos. There just seems to be a lot of creative freedom for such a conversation and I think it'd be very fun and interesting to see how you'd handle it if you wanted to do it of course

[@ironxYT]

By GOD that helmet is the COOLEST thing I’ve ever seen 😮

[@rubricusgaming2944]

Can we maybe get another competition for homebrew chapters

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I'm planning to do something for when I hit 100k subs 😀

[@silence2472]

@@PeteTheWargamer definitely gonna be entering my nazgul marines

[@imapleb4956]

@@silence2472 Gazgul Marines?

[@silence2472]

@@imapleb4956 yeah the ring wraiths from lord of the rings

[@euansmith3699]

The paint work on the candles is great; it really looks like the light of flames is penetrating the red wax and making it glow.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you, although I probably spent too long painting such a small detail 😂

[@Sabamonster]

Both the idea and your execution of the chapter master/chaplain is top-notch. Well done and the commentary is equally well executed. Articulate as well.

[@user-eh7og6cz3j]

WOW! This is amazing! Love the story and model. Wonderful stuff mate

[@kadiabarenbaum7252]

Great work ..especially liking the gradient details on the deep red fabric and the candle additional glow..

[@BishopGantry]

Ohh that gold and black goes really well togheter, and the faceless mask really changes thing up from the more iconic helmet

[@13Robzilla]

Bang up job Pete, spot on sir! Thanks for sharing and please stay safe.

[@Piperlup]

This is my favourite of your conversions so far!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I'm glad to hear it!

[@isisnmagic1812]

This was an awesome video, loved the final paint scheme.

[@DragonaxFilms]

This might be one of my favorite conversions you've done! The finished model looks amazing with all those details :D

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad you like it!

[@codyray909]

More people need to commission you for Chapter Masters, I love these kinds of videos.

[@mitchl5220]

Those look great! The candles are a fantastic touch too!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

Looks so awesome

[@Matt-md5yt]

I am glad to see this tutorial, the guy is awesomely made and I love the blank helmet he has

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much Matt!

[@opesam]

This is one of my favourite conversions!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you 🙂

[@MGC-XIII]

Your superglue is triggering my ocd xD Clean that bad boy up xD Also, this chapter sound so baller. I love the villain Conduit from DC and his helmet is featureless and it was what made him so cool.

[@vercetti7586]

Beautiful kitbashing and painting, it looks really believable. I love the helmet

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much!

[@bathorybill9423]

I love that you do this.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks!

[@whatever3917]

what a badass scene to imagine! one of these bad bois starts to recite the names of the fallen as he walks and then builds up into a sprint to commence melee combat with a Heretic. still reciting the names while he kills the imperiums enemies.

[@AshenXr155]

This guy looks amazing! Its inspired me to make an awesome conversion of my salamander chaplain! Thanks so much!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Great to hear! You should have a lot of fun with that 🔥🔥🔥

[@temporaryalien5573]

I would love to read up more around this chapter I find it abit interesting concept for a chapter to dedicate itself into recording the unending chimes of the bell of lost souls and the image alone of seeing the enemies of man see there own fave as they die to these guys

[@creaturefeaturegonnageetch5111]

That scheme looks awesome. The gold looks really deep and gritty.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@xxTONIGHTYOUxx]

I love all your work but this one is just epic! great stuff my dude!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear that you enjoy my work!

[@StarKiller12100]

Dope conversion! Finally inspired to make my own chapter with some spare models, definitely doing faceless helmets

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Go for it!

[@mato_2000]

I get a strong "Visor" vibe from Quake Champions / Quake 3 :D Great work!

[@NinetaleHobbies]

Seeing the blank face, I really would like to see you do a Idoneth Deepkin mod of some kind.

[@onezerotwo]

This is great! I wish the paints were listed I love that scheme: simple, dark, classy.

[@jamescameron-clarke2560]

Definitely pinching most of these ideas for my Black Templar Chaplain. Nice work Pete!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Awesome! Glad to hear that you'll be making use of the video

[@JayRhondda]

Would lv to see a Pete version of a Word Bearers Lord/Apostle after seeing this. Look amazing boss

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

I love that helmet so much

[@DarrinSK]

id liek to try that valejo liquid metal chrome on this. this build gave me an idea for a chapter of my own.

[@agentorangecb1]

Great work. A brief tutorial/sped up vid of the paint job would be good too

[@seattlepunkgaming3825]

Outstanding.

[@theomen49]

that is awesome, I am thinking of doing this with some CSM

[@solid_jr]

Amazing conversion. Normally I dont like a lot off accessories on a model. But for a chaplain / chapter Master (chaplinter master?) it works beautifully. Fantastic colouring too. The browns and tans in the black definitely gives it a practical and worn look. This armour wasn't just for ceremony. Really nice. They can create a teleportarium but I bet they can't keep those damn candles lit : )

[@smudgecinema289]

This is so cool!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks!

[@kaptaingarden944]

i know this is a kit bash but your painting skills are unreal. nice job

[@BrendanCS]

That looks so damn good

[@jomonkey2758]

damn if i wasnt doing it myself i would LOVE to have had you do my kitbash, excellent work!!

[@F4xP4s]

I know this was a while ago, but, I think you should revisit this. Such a good idea for a chapter!

[@longhunter5935]

Great job.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks!

[@Djamal023]

f***ng perfect!!! thanks for the helmet idea

[@Evanfify]

the color so damn good

[@chocolatejuice8860]

Tyranid conversions anytime soon? I would love to see some.

[@creaturefeaturegonnageetch5111]

Absolutely this. Bugs need some love, seeing how GW aren't giving any.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Yep, Azraels next, then the nids are getting a turn on the channel.

[@creaturefeaturegonnageetch5111]

@@PeteTheWargamer Sounds great!

[@chocolatejuice8860]

@@PeteTheWargamer Awesome!

[@ErokLobotomist]

That is damned COOL. Really damned cool. Great job!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@Commanderwilson89]

I would love to see a how to paint for this guy, those are some nice reds

[@teddibearslam]

i love how the helmet looks. it kinda reminds me of titan helmets from destiny.

[@anexistanthuman2435]

I would like a Fire Hawks conversion video, despite them not existing anymore.

[@WorldsofTeranel]

Dont you mean a legion of the damned conversion

[@anexistanthuman2435]

@@WorldsofTeranel I just kinda want to see them from before they became all spooky

[@WorldsofTeranel]

@@anexistanthuman2435 yeah, they would be cool to see

[@VenGardGator]

The issue with the Fire hawks is that they didn't have armor adornments like the salamanders, space wolves or blood angels. They just had a cool paint job

[@anexistanthuman2435]

@@VenGardGator Didn't they have like, flaming skin or something? I think that would be cool.

[@bearnolen3584]

Excellent work! FYI- there is a new CHROME paint! I think his face plate would be perfect for it.

[@Fatjohny100]

Awesome 👍😎

[@Unecro5]

I love this idea, but I'd try to ad some movement to seals on the backpack. The ones on the arm that you added are waving on strong wind when these on backpack lay flat like three is no wind at all. Going for more details, a bit of melted wax effect on the backpack would be great to merge the candles into it. The helmet is just great! :) Looking forward for next conversions (psykers!) :D

[@basileerla]

Lovely mini

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@sotpseamus]

To celebrate the release of the Death Guard codex, I'd like to see a kitbash of the Biologus Putrifier. Would love to see how you make that work.

[@illinoisfarmer5186]

I'd love to see a conversion of Serapodon the Chapter Master of the Soul Drinkers

[@Kieran_P100]

Yeah same here I’m currently creating a soul drinkers chapter and would love to see this! I mentioned it a few weeks back so hopefully it’s in the works 😜😂

[@Skully112]

The helmet looks really similar to the Destiny 2 titan helmet (the one that’s on the promotional material) I’d love to see space marine kit bash of a Destiny Titan, mostly because bungie took a lot of inspiration from space marine when making the Titan class

[@40kfrog40]

With dark angel coming out, I'd be curious to see your take on a fallen Angel using new Primaris marines. Conversions would include changing the Mark of the power armor to make it a heresy era (MK1, 2, 3, 4) with maybe scavenged newer era pieces since they have no Forge world to supply them. Thanks :D!

[@stebbigunn7690]

I always wanted to make a homebrew chapter. Its just so expensive, I made a slanesh themed sisters of battle and 500 pts cost around 1000 pounds just to make it so that I could use them in GW tornements. Would have only cost 600 dollars if i could have bought 3d printed models to make it. Also took about a year to finish, cutting, sawing, greenstuffing, closing all unnessisary gaps, customizing hair and other features and finally painting.

[@cforcigarette915]

What paint did you use for the gold? Also, i really like the conversion!

[@Eleven217]

Me: *listening from another other room* 6:05 "You need WHAT?!"

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

Oof that crozius looks deadly!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

It's not even a power weapon, just extremely spikey 😂

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

@@PeteTheWargamer yeah, that thing would go straight through your armor if they hit you right. I don't think anyone would live after that.

[@papaskreeb1335]

Something I’d love to see is a conversion video on primaris devastators

[@jamiewoods5501]

This is crazy cool! Can you please do a Tuska Daemon Killa kitbash?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Nice idea!

[@MrBalla666]

I really like the Base! It looks simple, yet effective. What is the recipe? what paints/texture paints or pigments?

[@fadianwickstrom5970]

You should do an imperial knight conversion, there are very few good ones out there. And I'm not talking an imperial knight that got turned to chaos. Just straight up a cool imperial knight

[@joking._.empire6953]

How many Indomitus Boxes do you need? Pete: yes.

[@Tommiart]

I would really like to see a Dark Angels Gravis Librarian if the mood takes you 😊

[@Tommiart]

Or perhaps your take on Ezekiel Chief Librarian of the Dark Angels

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Great work as we expected from a true master modeller! Could you take imperial guard but later them to look like the old Marines in the movie "ALIENS" With their Vietnam styled slogans and weapons with shorter barrels except for the long m42 styled squad machine gun type of thing .

[@garfusa2]

I didnt think that a Chaplain could run a chapter. Ie be the chapter Master. But I do love the idea. Gret video boss!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Given the organisation of some chapters it wouldn't surprise me, if I recall correctly there was even one chapter who's master was a Venerable Dreadnought.

[@steveparent1313]

Id love to see someone make this into a full army

[@vthunder4238]

I think I’m going to start switch the corzus and iron halo every time it’s looks a lot better

[@demonultron7907]

ok already from the featureless masks of this home brew chapter I'm getting cobra commander vibes from it as well as the color scheme.

[@miroslavradev9006]

Every time he says putty I misheard something else, and at one point I swear it was on purpose! Great build.

[@TalexTheLich]

I'd love to see you make random chaos warbands, like just chaos lords and other marines that are mutated and changed to resemble the God they follow, like a chaos lord with a huge crab claw and one giant horn for slaanesh or a marine with bare arms and axes with chains for khorne. Chaos has so many possibilities that I think you'd crush.

[@azmiraclegirl441]

I smell Loyalist Word Bearers

[@generalwilhelm6508]

Hey pete I was wondering if you could do an asterion maloc Gravis armour conversion and perhaps the librarian with him into a primaris one, im currently trying to figure out how I would go about doing ut myself

[@Kepora1]

Great work! How's about some more generic Possessed/Greater Possessed/Gal Vorbak-style conversions?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Great suggestion! I would love to do more possessed

[@demanzanop]

So many times ive read homebrew as hebrew and now i wish someone made a hebrew chapter.

[@Marvinthethird]

I may or may not be about to steal that helmet idea for a chaos marine exalted champion for a Tzeentch warband.

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

He did just that lol

[@augustholst5594]

Finaly a homebrew

[@MAGNETAR-bj1up]

Space marine from the «dark souls»? Hah! It's perfect! And I'm saying the truth, it's really perfect.

[@s.r8665]

How about an admech imperial guard conversion? That would be really cool 😎.

[@corpusbro9246]

I know this is an old video, but I love the idea and was wondering if theyre are any colors for non-chaplain members of the chapter

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

probably pale blue and and light grey? with orange for the candles?

[@BrushQuill]

"I go, and it is done; the bell invites me. That summons thee to heaven or to hell." An interesting chapter and kitbash

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you

[@ChaoClow]

If I had money, I would have this man make my custom chaos chapter warlord, because god knows, I cannot paint a daemon prince

[@veteranofbaal8232]

These guys sound really cool, I wonder who their gene farther is. Maybe konrad? Or a traitor primarch? They look fucking gorgeous btw

[@burdette1993]

how does one get in touch with you about doing a commission?

[@raver377]

kinda hoped we would get a fight club twist where the members of the death knell are striped of their name etc upon becoming space marines but when they die they get a name on the list of heroes

[@jameskilts555]

Could we get a video showing us how to paint a chaplin like that?

[@rathenn6959]

Very cool idea and well done. Will say, though, would never want to do this for any non-special character. Would be way too much work for an entire army.