Does anyone here own a Full Chapter?

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**MechaEmperor7000**

Like the title says. Do any of you oldbloods actually own an entire chapter of space marines?

I'm not talking about sheer volume, as I think we've all gotten a lot of space marines of all walks of life. I mean like one uniformed chapter, all in the same colors and, most importantly, all painted?

After about 10 years of collecting I have about 1 and a half Companies, but this is spread across three chapters so technically I don't have a full company of anything.

EDIT: obviously we will need pictures, when possible (I know it's not easy to snap a photo of an entire chapter on a whim like this).

**Slayer-Fan123**

Probably not.

**Nevelon**

I’m probably pushing 200 Ultras, but that’s still a far cry from a full chapter.

There is no practical use for one, besides the glory of ownership. Even in large apoc games. They are more about the giant things, not the PA marines.

**MechaEmperor7000**

True but you always find that one nut who does it for the sake of doing it.

I would be that nut if I had the moneys. Still though, local dollar marines help towards that.

**Saber**

There's a guy at my local store who has something close to the entire Dark Angels chapter. It's not entirely organized into proper companies (he has 250+ Deathwing but only 500-ish power armored Marines) but he's trying to get everything organized and painted so he can play something like a chapter made up of detachments of the Unforgiven chapters.

I have a whole battle company of Crimson Fists plus attachments that I'm working on painting; I can't even conceive of the work it would take to put together a chapter. It would be cool, though.

**DiRTWaL**

Adan from the Independent Characters podcast recently collected all the models for it.

**Jimsolo**

Nope. Close to a full Company, but thats it.

**FireSkullz2**

I have a awoken Necron dynasty that conquering large swathes of the galaxy as I type this.... does that count?

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I have a awoken Necron dynasty that conquering large swathes of the galaxy as I type this.... does that count?

**MechaEmperor7000**

FireSkullz2 wrote:
I have a awoken Necron dynasty that conquering large swathes of the galaxy as I type this.... does that count?

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I have a awoken Necron dynasty that conquering large swathes of the galaxy as I type this.... does that count?

Unfortunately nope, as we only really know about the size of Space Marine Chapters (all others, like Craftworlds, Ordos and such are given ballpark figures at best, if figures are given at all).

Space Marines, though, we can pinpoint almost every personnel within a chapter (save for extranuminary ones like Chaplains and Techmarines, but even those we can make a good guess at).

**TheCustomLime**

I used to have a full battle company but that got lost to the ages. And the fact that most of them are crappy second hand marines in a paint scheme I didn't like.

Planning on doing a full chapter. Probably Ultramarines so I could reuse some of it for my 30k stuff too.

**TheManWithNoPlan**

I know a good few guys both IRL and online that have full companies, or even two. But I doubt anyone has an entire chapter.

**Tactical_Spam**

If we go off of the fact my personal chapter is numbered at <170 marines, I think I have one...

**MechaEmperor7000**

Ha No

But I guess someone can canonically make a Lamenter's Chapter relatively easily since they only have around 300 marines left after the Badab War.

**wuestenfux**

Well I have a company of BA Assault Marines with all the character models. I know nobody personally owing a whole chapter.

**TheManWithNoPlan**

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
Ha No

But I guess someone can canonically make a Lamenter's Chapter relatively easily since they only have around 300 marines left after the Badab War.

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**yellowfever**

I have the dark angels complete first and second company. All painted. Going by the old fluff. The second company is being sold though. I believe my brother has close to a complete black templars company. Not positive though.

**MechaEmperor7000**

I am currently assembling the 3rd and 4th companies of the Dark Angels (1st and 2nd requires special expensive models) but that's about as far as I will get. Probably.

**yellowfever**

Ya it was pretty costly to build them.

**Ironwolf123**

GW did try to sell the entire Ultramarine chapter a while ago for around £8096. Never was clear if anybody bought it.

**Wulfmar**

Sadly not a full chapter.

I have a full Deathwatch company (110 marines) - assuming the Deathwatch have such a formal structure (I'm pretending they do). They're in various states of painted (3 colour min).

**Field_Mouse**

Some did buy one. I heard that several locations of a gaming club throughout the UK (?) bought a chapter with each location taking a company to paint. But that's a while back and not sure if my memory is doing well with this.

**Toofast**

Ironwolf123 wrote:
GW did try to sell the entire Ultramarine chapter a while ago for around £8096. Never was clear if anybody bought it.

Robin Williams bought one. I'm sure plenty of others did too.

**bound for glory**

I was lead to believe robin williams played warhammer, not 40k...

**niv-mizzet**

I have something like 300 Blood Angels rank-and-file, with lots of ASM and scouts. Also got the whole 30 sanguinary guard, and roughly half the priests, libbies, and chaps, and all but a couple captains.

The big thing stopping me from advancing towards a full chapter is tactical marines. I barely find a use for the 50 I have already, I can't see myself getting another 390ish. :/

Also the motor pool. My god. Who on earth would own 40+ land raiders and stormravens. :/

**Desubot**

Im at about 250 ish imperial fists.

full 1st and 5th company. and plenty of vehicles.

**MechaEmperor7000**

If I remember 2 full reserve companies are made up of nothing but tactical marines, and each battle company has 60. That's roughly 380 Tactical marines (100 + 100 + 60 + 60 + 60), more than any sane person would probably own.

Then again we're paying GW prices. Sanity was kicked to the curb a looong time ago.

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bound for glory wrote:
I was lead to believe robin williams played warhammer, not 40k...

He did play 40k, but if I remember his main army was Eldar, not Marines.

**Desubot**

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
If I remember 2 full reserve companies are made up of nothing but tactical marines, and each battle company has 60. That's roughly 380 Tactical marines (100 + 100 + 60 + 60 + 60), more than any sane person would probably own.

Then again we're paying GW prices. Sanity was kicked to the curb a looong time ago.

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bound for glory wrote:
I was lead to believe robin williams played warhammer, not 40k...

He did play 40k, but if I remember his main army was Eldar, not Marines.

I hear he was orks.

IIRC Angelina Jolie was eldar.

**MechaEmperor7000**

Uncle must do RESEARCH!

...did I just derail my own thread?

**Tactical_Spam**

niv-mizzet wrote:
lso the motor pool. My god. Who on earth would own 40+ land raiders and stormravens. :/

If I had the money, I would buy that many. Can't tell you how much I love Land Raiders.

**MrFlutterPie**

I've toyed around building the full Flesh Tearers chapter but wisely I always stop before starting.