Thoughts

Ok... so I have been lurking around the forums for a while, posting here and there, and I finally decided to start up my own blog to track the painting and gaming progress of my less than half finished Salamanders Space Marine army. Some of you might have seen some of my minis posted in the showcase a few months back, however I will repost them here so that I can keep everything organized.

The main reason that I am starting up this blog is to help motivate myself to get the army fully painted up to around 2500 points (no not for Ard Boys!) and then eventually expand for apoc. I think that if I keep a blog going and post my progress and use the calendar to set deadlines/goals for myself I will get the army completed a lot faster than I would just on my own. Additional, with this blog I have the added motivation from the board community here on B&C.

Here is my current progress:

FINISHED
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HQ
Librarian - Familiar, Combat Shield
Chaplain - Jump Pack
Company Champion

Troops
Tactical Squad 1 - 10 Marines, Missile Launcher, Plasma Gun, Vet. Sgt. w/ Power Fist
Tactical Squad 2 - 10 Marines, Missile Launcher, Plasma Gun, Vet. Sgt. w/ Power Fist
Scout Squad - 5 Marines, Heavy Bolter, 4 Snipers

Elites

Fast Attack
Assault Squad - 1 Marine, Vet Sgt. w/ Power Fist
Bike Squadron - 1 Attack Bike w/ MM

Heavy Support
Land Raider Crusader - MM, Smoke

Transports
Hammer of Nocturne Rhino - Smoke, Extra Armor, Storm Bolter

Misc
Marine w/ Lascannon
Marine w/ Heavy Bolter
Marine w/ Heavy Bolter
Marine w/ Missile Launcher
Marine w/ BP &CC
Marine w/ BP &CC

INCOMPLETE
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**In Progress** Tactical Squad 3 - 10 Marines - have not decided on heavy, special, or Sgt. yet
Tactical Squad 4 - 10 Marines - have not decided on heavy, special, or Sgt. yet
5 Marines - have not decided what to do with these guys yet, might make them in to various heavys, specials, and Sgts. to swap around
Terminator Librarian
Terminator - White Dwarf promo model
Bike Squadron - 3 Bikers, Melta gun, Plasma gun, regular biker
Assault Squad - 7 Marines, 2 Plasma Pistols
Apothecary - 3/4 finished
Standard Bearer - primed
Marine w/ Lascannon - 3/4 finished

WISH LIST - Here is a list of things that I currently do not have but want to add to the army
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3 Vindicators
2 Land Raider Redeemers
16 Thunder Hammer Terminators
8 Standard Terminators
Chapter Master/Captain
Model to represent Vulkan Estan
Techmarine w/ 4 Tech Servitors
3 Rhinos
2 Dreadnaughts
2 Predator Annihilators