And then I bought Sanguinius

[Filkarion]

Hi guys!

As the title suggest I have (a bit too much) less in the money department but I had a sudden spike in primarchs! 

So I will finally do a legion!

As it is well know by people who read my posts the IX is the favorite legion of my wife (mainly thanks to the fabulous Hawkboy, but not only), and as i like almost all of them I gladly let her chose for me, and I'm very happy!

 

So, I have some resources in my possession or soon to be!

 

One box of Betrayal and one of Prospero

One old 2nd ed Rhino

3 boxes of sanguinary guards

A lot of jump packs

a box of Ryza pattern lascannons

And obviously big S himself

 

So my plan is:

A solid block of 20 assault guys

a pair of other squads with jetpacks (still undecided)

a melta Moritat (from Calth chaplain)

A laser Devastator (from Prospero and Ryza)

A Damocles Rhino

A flying Contemptor

 

I also plan to build some  appropriate scouts (I have a ton of marine bits) to help me  place a nuncio vox in some critical location before game starts and it starts to rain angels

 

Obviously Day or Revelation Rite of War

So, is it a sound plan, aiming for 2000?

I have still a lot of terminators and a good amount of Iron armors, perfect for veterans or the like

Any suggestions?

 

Please 30k Blood Angels, make me feel welcome 

 

P.S. I have also a lot of fluff in mind... is 99th company free?

 

 

 

 

 

[Spiritual Liege]

You should get more Assault Marines. Two squads of 20 or three squads of 15 would be a nice start.

 

Some flyers wouldn't be out of place, a pair of Lightnings or a Fire Raptor perhaps. Speeders are also a great choice.

[Filkarion]

Thanks! I wanted to start with playing with things I have but those seems good suggestions. 

I got that big squads are in some way needed in this game (they also are cheaper, a thing I have always found a good idea for the game itself)...

Well, I admit I have a second Betrayal at Calth still sealed (it was an occasion, I grabbed it with the Idea of selling it, but it's still there...)

 

Anyway I will get a look on flyers and speeders, not a big fan of them through, for money (flyers) and model (speeders) reasons...I will see

[Sparika]

The Angels Tears seems a nice unit that would go well with a Moritat. Building them with mk4 marines + jump pack + some weapons (assault canons, hand flamers, ...).  However, the Moritat would need a jumppack. It may be difficult to convert the Calth Chaplain to have one ...

 

I would (and I will :)) also do a sanguinary squad of 5 (command squad), to go with Sanguinius.

[Filkarion]

The Angels Tears seems a nice unit that would go well with a Moritat. Building them with mk4 marines + jump pack + some weapons (assault canons, hand flamers, ...).  

 

I will gladly do so...I'm still a bit uncertain on armor pattern on them...I will see what fits them better, also probably add to the mix sanguinary guard masks or maybe stormcast heads.. I will see.

Also, a moritat can never benefit from others special rules and rites of war, but what happens when it is in a unit like this? I could not find anything usefull on rules/FAQ

 

 

 

However, the Moritat would need a jumppack. It may be difficult to convert the Calth Chaplain to have one ...

 

 

no, it's a joke

 He has his nice backpack slot, and it fits nicely with mk4 jetpack

 

 

I will probably change his head, though

 

And I also have a plan for a "one wing" approach, with a winged third part jetpack I bought years ago for this exact purpose 

maybe using the wing and standard jetpack like this

 

 

 

 I would (and I will ) also do a sanguinary squad of 5 (command squad), to go with Sanguinius.

 

Tempting, but I was asking myself if the Primarch would be more tactically useful as a delivery method for the large 20 assault marines squad, as he and his unit do not scatter.