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On a lazy Saturday afternoon, I finally came up with a purpose for all my Space Marines. Check it out:

Combat Patrol

STORM LORDS (396)
1 Codicer w/Jump Pack, Bolt Pistol, Familiar, Might of Heroes (146)
5 Space Marines w/Bolt Pistol and Close Combat Weapon, Melta (85)
5 Space Marines w/Bolter, Plasma, Sergeant w/BP + CCW (85)
1 Landspeeder Tornado (80)

Only a couple more to paint, and this will be a bona-fide, complete mini-army. W00t!

Next up, the Ultramarines. So far I have 1000 points fully painted. 1500 should be finished up in time for a game my Ork-playing buddy and I have scheduled for next weekend!


ULTRAMARINES (1500)
HQ
Master of Recruits Narcissus - 139
Master with Power Weapon, Bolt Pistol, Iron Halo, Terminator Honors, Auspex, Teleport Homer, Frag Grenades

Epistolary Maximus - 271
Epistolary with Bike, Thunder Hammer, Admantine Mantle, Familiar, Terminator Honors, Frag Grenades, Veil of Time, Might of Heroes

ELITES
Terminator Squad Duro - 250
1 Terminator Sergeant with Power Weapon and Storm Bolter
2 Terminators with Power Fist and Storm Bolter
2 Terminators with Assault Cannons and Chain Fists

Dreadnaught Brutus – 140
Extra Armor, arrives in Drop Pod

TROOPS
Tactical Squad Thera - 115
1 Sergeant with Bolt Pistol and Chainsword
3 Tactical Marines with Bolters
1 Tactical Marine with Plasma Gun
1 Tactical Marine with Lascannon

Scout Squad Stygius - 95
1 Scout Sergeant with Sniper Rifle
3 Scouts with Sniper Rifles
1 Scout with Missile Launcher

Scout Squad Telos - 95
1 Scout Sergeant with Sniper Rifle
3 Scouts with Sniper Rifles
1 Scout with Missile Launcher

HEAVY SUPPORT
Devastator Squad Samos - 200
1 Sergeant with Bolt Pistol and Chainsword
4 Devastators with Missile Launchers
3 Devastator Marines with Bolter

Devastator Squad Amorgos - 195
1 Devastator Sergeant with Bolter
3 Devastator Marines with Plasma Cannons
2 Devastator Marines with Bolter

I want to thank everyone who helped me come up with this list. I don't necessarily know if playing a Librarian who costs more than a Land Raider Crusader is smart, but I think it will be fun. Either way, I'm guaranteed a story (Hopefully, it will go "And then he tore off Ghazkull's head and threw it at a Killa Kan and it exploded!" rather than "He totally biffed all his Veil rerolls and died to a grot.")

There are a couple models sitting on my shelf still.

Maybe all of you out there in Internet land have some suggestions for me?

Inquisitor Lord (or Inquisitor, if you prefer) w/Plasma Pistol
2 Chuirgeons
3 Heavy Bolter Gun Servitors
2-3 Acolytes

This is a cool unit. As a Lord with a power weapon and some smatterings of Carapace Armor, it becomes an unwoundable bolt spewing mob of death. It also allows me to field assassins. So far, I've only experimented with Death Cult Assassins, and they've done... well, horribly.

Now, I own the rest of this mess, in various stages of assembly:
Land Raider Crusader
6 Death Watch Shoulderpads (and enough bits to make a Deathwatch Kill Team)
Predator Annihilator w/Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Landspeeder (could go Asscan or Multimelta)
10 Assault Marines
6 Bikes
1 Attack Bike
3 Rhinos
1 Dreadnaught w/ML and LC

*Whew!*

Try as I might, I'm having trouble coming up with a good use for all of it!

I'm hoping to sell off the stuff I can't use, as I got a great deal on the majority and I hate to see stuff get shelved. (I'm one of those people who hates clutter - if it's not getting used, I'd rather have it out of my house).

I'd like to paint some of this Ultramarines Blue and expand my options out to the 2000 point range. But what to keep and what to sell?

The Rhinos and the LRC I'd like to keep, only I don't have a good Mech List. I'd be cool with buying the 'missing pieces' to make a solid alternate list, though.

The OTHER option I'm pondering is: Buying some Inquisitorial Storm Troopers to assist my Inquisitor Lord (probably just a box of Cadians, and then I'd convert 'em). They could easily ride in the Rhinos and add a ton of flavor to BOTH armies. (Maybe even getting the Storm Lords to 1000 points!)

I guess I've rambled on for a bit here. I'm open to all comments and ideas. Thanks!

Yeah, ignore this post. I was about to pick fault with something, then realised I'd misread. Apologies!