BattleBrotherJohn

After being lost in the warp since my HH project ground to a halt I have come back to " modern " 40k and the Imperial Fists. Will probably be more of a painting then playing project ( although when the UK lockdown eases I might try and get some games in ) . Why Imperial Fists ? Its the chapter / legion that caught my imagination . Nothing more clever than that I'm afraid .

TITH I took possession of the Primaris half of the Dark Imperium box . Now to dig out my old yellow paint and get them painted up as Imperial Fists .

Slips comment above my post. Or is it still a worthwhile option ?

Hello. Its been a long time since I have been on the boards , but am getting back on the Heresy train. Just catching up with how the HH scene currently stands before I start planning my army list. How would people recommend I run Veteran squads ( the double heavy bolter load is now redundant ) and Cataphractii squads ( teleporting shield and fist or combi bolter ) for games against other marines ? Thanks

TITH I picked up the Baneblade kit I had ordered via my local GW store. Just need to decide which version to build for my HH IF army ( so much brain wracking to be done ). And build it ( so much glue ). And paint it ( so much yellow - so , so much yellow ).

After a long time of allowing myself to be distracted by half formed ideas and worrying about coming up with the perfect army list ( like such a thing exists ) I plan to complete at least 2000 points of HH 30k Imperial Fists . And just to confirm my inability to stick to one project I also hope to paint up some of the Rogue Trader era 40k figures I have been buying for the last few months.

Thanks for all your replies. Will go away and look over the FW site - see what kits look easy and start from there.

Would people say that FW resin tank kits are required for a " competitive " army list ? Just to clarify before I go any further my "competitive " is an army list that will be fun to play with / against at my local gaming group, that will last more than one turn on the table ( unless I am up against the most WAAC type who just loves rolling dice for 20 minutes and the next 2 hours proclaiming their own genius ). I am not a skilled model builder so the thought of building the likes of the Spartan or Proteus LR leaves me feeling intimidated ( plus the cost of such kits - and the fear of messing them up - leave me thinking " I cannot do that " ). Plastic kits - no problems - many years of building them means I know what I am doing and none of the worries of warped resin that needs heating , carving , sanding etc. SO... I am wondering how an army with just plastic tanks ( Predators , Land Raiders etc ) would do in the HH game ? Maybe running plastic Imperial Knight allies in place of the like of the big stuff like Glaives ? Or dropping tanks all together and go for something like a Terminator heavy list backed up by big lascannon squads ? Or running an Imperial Knights list made up entirely of the plastic kit version rather than FW models ( again lovely models , but resin...). Hope this is the right place to be posting this .

Thanks for the tips Caillum.

As a new Salamander player I am looking for some guidance/suggestions for using Cassian Dracos. What is/are the most useful RoW to use with this character ? Actually this leads to a second question - can I take RoW with Cassian Dracos as HQ ? I don't think he has Master of the Legion does he ( dont have my book to hand to check this ).

I recently bought an HH army from another gamer who was down sizing their collection. One of the squads in the army is a 10 strong tactical squad equipped with CCW and bolt pistols ( well almost - the original owner didnt get round to adding the pistols ), Before I clip the arms off and make them into regular bolter armed tacs or another type of squad I wanted to know if the bolt pistol and chainsword marine is a worthwhile unit on the table ? Oh if it helps the army is Salamanders.

TITH I put my Horus Heresy Imperial Fists project to one side ( they will return ... ) and did some prep work on a Salamander army that I have bought from another member of my local gaming group .

Great Fists.

Just spent the last couple of hours going through this thread. The Alpha Legion , Custodes , Sisters and Dark Angels are all terrific ( wish I had half your modelling / painting skills ). But the Space Wolves ? They are something truly Special . With Inferno almost with us I look forward to seeing what you do next betrayer41.

Tith I finished assembling and undercoated my entry for this years Loyalty and Treachery event .