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Being new here I wanted to say Hello first off!

I was talking to some members at my local store and we though it would be cool to see a full chapter of Dark Angels sitting in display cases and to use for massive Apoc games. With this i said "Challenge accepted" And went and bought 1000 marines with over 30 tanks to go with it out side of the 10 rhinos per company. On top of this i bought a 8,000 point imperial guard army to support them when need be (or maybe i'm just a sucker for the guard models )


This is what im running so far in the chapter:

Supreme grand master:
Azreal and helm bearer

Grand masters:
10 grand masters with varying weaponry

Chaplaincy:
2 interrogator chaplains
8 regular chaplains

Labrarius:
10 varying librarians

Inner circle administrative staff:
30 veterans all in robes
10 vanguard vets
10 sternguard in vets

Everyone without jump packs has a drop pod


Armourium:
Grand master of the forge
4 more tech-marines
All have 4 servitors and serve harness
All have drop pods for rapid deployment

Additional support vehicles:
8 vindicators
8 predators (varying loads)
5 whirlwinds
4 mortis pattern dreadnoughts
1 land raider hyperios
6 land raiders
6 land raider crusaders

Air superiority:
4 storm eagle gun ships
1 thunder hawk gunship


First company: (DEATH WING)
100 terminators
Belial
Chaplin in termy armor
2 venerable dreadnoughts
6 land raider crusader
1 landraider redeemer
1 land raider prometheus


Second company: (RAVEN WING)
54 bikes
Chaplin on bike
12 land speeders (varying loads)
9 attack bikes
Samuel (speeder)

Third company:
Company master
Chaplin
Command squad
6 tactical squads:
-3 with LC and MG
-3 with PC and PG
2 assault aquads
2 Dev squads
-1 with 2 PC and 2 HvyB
-1 with 2 HvyB, 1 MM, 1 ML
3 dreadnoughts

All units in the third company have razorbacks (9 total with command squad)


Fourth company:
Company master
Chaplin
Command squad
6 tactical squads
-3 with lC and MG
-3 with PC and PG
2 Assault squads
2 Dev squads
-1 with 2 hvyB and 2 MM
-1 with 4 HvyB
2 Dreadnoughts

All units have Rhinos for transport (8 total) Command squad has razor back.


Fifth Company:
Company master
Chaplin
Command squad
6 tactical squads
-3 with lC and MG
-3 with PC and PG
2 Assault squads
2 Dev squads
-1 with 2 PC and 2 HvyB
-1 with 2 HvyB, 1 MM, 1 ML
2 Dreadnoughts

All units have Rhinos for transport (8 total) Command squad has razor back.


Sixth Company
10 Tactical squads
2- PG and PC
2- PG and PC
2- PG and MM
2- MG and PC
2- MG and LC

10 Rhinos
1 Razor Back
1 Dreadnought


Seventh Company:
Company master
Command squad
10 Tactical squads
2- PG and PC
2- PG and PC
2- PG and MM
2- MG and PC
2- MG and LC

10 Rhinos
1 Razor Back
1 Dreadnought

Eighth Company:
Company master
10 Assault Squads
Melta bombs
3 Plasma Pistols per unit
Power fist in each unit
Chaplin with jump pack


Ninth company:
Company master
Command squad
Chaplin
10 Dev squads
2- 4 HvyB
2- 4 Missile Launchers
2- 4 PC
2- 4 LC
2- 4 MM

10 Rhinos
1 Razor Back
1 Dreadnought

Tenth Company:
Scout Company master
8 scout squads
4- Snipers, ML
2- Bolters, HvyB
2-Shot guns, HvyB
5 Scout bikers
3 Land Speeder Storms (All with Assault cannons)

I have all the tanks and support vehicles painted, Along with the entire first company at this time. I am finishing building the 7th, 8th and 9th company this month and will be done building by the end of november, which is my goal. The full army should be completely painted by next february, seeing how its only me painting and building, and working 50hours a week at a job. It will take some time but be awesome when done ill talk more about the guard after i get lunch!

Dude ....... Dakka frakking Dakka ........ I don't think I have enough strength 8 AP3 large blast templates

That is a lot of marines. I wish you luck

Pics or it didn't happen

Well this is not post for 40k Background but for 40k General Discussion but hey...

And that's one big chapter list you got there, like Grey Tempalr said if you could post a pictures of it we would be grateful.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Pics or it didn't happen

This. You want to show off your chapter? I want to see some pictures or I might start getting suspicious.

Piles and piles of miniature boxes will suffice, for now.

pics or it didn't happen.

but if you are serious, this is awesome!
I am doing this, but on a smaller scale. I'm just getting the first three companies together. I'd love to see how you handle putting together and painting that many space marines.

GW did Space Marines awhile back can't wait to see a total chapter of Dark Angels.

This saturday i will be laying everything out on the table to take pictures of what i have built so far. The only picture i have currently is one i took last month when i decided to start this adventure. Ill work on getting that one up now.

For IG I'm running the following:
Yarrick
creed
kell
Company company squad
Regimantal advisors
2 lord commissars

10 psykers
Primars psyker

12 vendettas

2 bane blades
1 Storm lord
1 storm sword

3 baskilsks

3 manticore rocket launchers

9 leman russes

1 war hound titan

5 veteran squads

1 platoon with 80 gaurdsmen spread out over heavy weapon platforms, special weapons, and others.

3 scout sentinels

This is around 8k in points for supporting the DA chapter.



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Sorry the pic is blurry (phone camera)




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 Grey Templar wrote:
Piles and piles of miniature boxes will suffice, for now.

This one i can do hahaha Though i only have 3 companies left to make its about 50 GW boxes of stuff.

Thats a lot of 40k!

Hello and welcome to Dakka Dakka!

Thats plenty of Angels, good luck on painting all of them.

Holy gak!!! Go Dark angels.

I have 1 little, tinny, itsy bitsy thing I think I should mention...

Apothecary

I look forward to seeing more of this amazing group

Pure awesome sauce. This is an epic project, I'm looking forward to watching it unfold

Good freaking gods of chaos. I am in love. I have barely two companies. 'All berzerkers' but Good freaking gods of chaos. You sir are a visionary.

 FirePainter wrote:
Holy gak!!! Go Dark angels.

I have 1 little, tinny, itsy bitsy thing I think I should mention...

Apothecary

I look forward to seeing more of this amazing group

Each command squad contains the following:
1 Company captain
1 Standard
1 Apothecary
2 PG Marines

Good point and thank you for bring it up Any and all feedback or cool ideas would be much appreciated!

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome as well! I will try hard to keep this updated as things progress. I am in the middle of moving to my new house in the next 2 weeks when they finish building it, so things will be hectic for a bit

When you play Apocalypse is it you vs all your friends? Someone likes the Imperium.

Welcome to Dakka!

oh, I 've got an idea! add in a linebreaker squadron, but instead of using vindicators, make three Land Raider Ares.
The LR Ares was made by the DA chapter after all.


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and your Ravenwing company is missing a few.
A RW squad is 6 bikes, 1 attack bike, and 1 Landspeeder. (the attack bike and landspeeder each have two marines in there, so total adds to 10 marines in the squad)
A full company is 100 marines + support, so the full Ravenwing should be 60 bikes, 10 attack bikes, 10 Land speeders + Land speeder support squadrons and command.

Great googley moogley

Welcome to Dakka!

Have fun!

Iranna.

Moronic Nonsense wrote:
oh, I 've got an idea! add in a linebreaker squadron, but instead of using vindicators, make three Land Raider Ares.
The LR Ares was made by the DA chapter after all.


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and your Ravenwing company is missing a few.
A RW squad is 6 bikes, 1 attack bike, and 1 Landspeeder. (the attack bike and landspeeder each have two marines in there, so total adds to 10 marines in the squad)
A full company is 100 marines + support, so the full Ravenwing should be 60 bikes, 10 attack bikes, 10 Land speeders + Land speeder support squadrons and command.

I like that idea! Do you know where i could get the rules for that tank? If so ill make 3of them! (Wish Forge World sold them :( )

tyson256031 wrote:

Moronic Nonsense wrote:
oh, I 've got an idea! add in a linebreaker squadron, but instead of using vindicators, make three Land Raider Ares.
The LR Ares was made by the DA chapter after all.


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and your Ravenwing company is missing a few.
A RW squad is 6 bikes, 1 attack bike, and 1 Landspeeder. (the attack bike and landspeeder each have two marines in there, so total adds to 10 marines in the squad)
A full company is 100 marines + support, so the full Ravenwing should be 60 bikes, 10 attack bikes, 10 Land speeders + Land speeder support squadrons and command.

I like that idea! Do you know where i could get the rules for that tank? If so ill make 3of them! (Wish Forge World sold them :( )

quick google search will tell you everything. GW has the rules in a pdf here: http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1180096_Space_Marines_Datasheet_-_Land_Raider_Ares.pdf


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Land raider ares is to far of a stretch to try converting. I know at one point GW had an article about building it, I'll look for that.

^^ Thanks for the link, I think i can convert it just by combining a LRC and Vindicator. Some minor cutting and additional green stuff/Plasticard.

yup. You'll need to use the plasticard to extend the size of the Dozer blade, otherwise it will just look ridiculously tiny on a LR.

And after you take the cannon from the vindicator, you are left with a normal Rhino!

Thats exactly how you make it.

GW used to have instructions on its construction on their website a long time ago.


Of course having a LRC and Vindicator will leave you short on the HF sponsons.

How to build a land raider area, youtube style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcjuKy3y0iQ

Thats part 1/4

I can use the HF sponsons from one of the Baneblade tank parts I have left over. Ill have to watch that video when i get home. Thanks again for the advice and pointers!

Any more are welcome!

Jeeezzzus Christ! I'm in awe good sir. Good luck!

Hi,

Welcome to Dakka very impressive sized army indeed!

Thank you for the warm welcome all!