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ok so i have many questions pertaining to my proposed crimson fists army, i just want to plan the most i can to get it looking the best it can.

keep in mind i am esentiall brand new when it comes to vanilla marines. my proposed army has kantor, 2 5 man squads of scouts, 3 10 man squads of sternguard in pods, 3 10 man squads of vanguard, and 3 whirlwinds (any hints here would be great as well).

in relation to sternguard;

1) i am looking to have just a combi melta and a combi plasma in a single ten man squad, is that possible within two boxes?

2)to optimize a drop podding sternguard squad what is a good loadout, and which bits will i need to use/buy to supplement the kit.

3) would i be better off with a box of sternguard and a box of tactical marines?

4)would i want to make the sternguard combat squads on dropping in, or should i keep them together, if i combat squad them would that change the unit load out, and if so what would that be?

vanguard questions;

5) i want a power-fist and a plasma pistol in a single 10 man squad, is that possible within two boxes?

6)to optimize a drop podding vanguard squad what is a good loadout, and which bits will i need to use/buy to supplement the kit.

7) would i be better off with a box of vanguard and a box of assault marines?

whirlwind questions;

8)are whirlwinds good on the field, if yes or no why or why not, try and keep my list idea in mind.

9) would i be better off with 2 whirlwinds and a vinicator, or a whirlwind a vindicator and a predetor, or should i have two devestator squads for the army?

10) keep in mind i am looking at having a fluffy crimson fists army, would devestators be better then whirlwinds, or a single whirlwind and then two devestator squads?

general questions;

11)are the shoulder pads removable or permenently attached to the arms of the sternguard and vanguard?

12) is there a website that has pictures of all the bits in the sets made by GW, i vaguely remember seeing one a while back but my search-fu is weak.

i think that is all my questions for now, thanks for all the help in advance.

i will post more questions if i get them, again thanks.

I think you're better off buying tactical marines and converting them to tell you the truth. The Sternguard box only has 5 poses, and one of them is a power fist. You can only have one in a squad anyway. Besides, doing it this way is cheaper (you could even splurge and get some Crimson Fists shoulderpads to spruce them up!)

Vanguard have pretty much the same idea. Only 5 models in the kit, and one has a relic blade. Now powerfist options. Get assault marines and convert them for a little over half the cost.

Shoulderpads on both sternguard and vanguard kits are attached to the arms, and would be difficult to get off.

Why 3 whirlwinds? You need some anti tank in this force. Take devs instead.

Hope that answered a few questions!