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I mean the Megaforce, and if you haven't seen them, here

Orkses:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1020046&prodId=prod320001a

Marines:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1020048&prodId=prod320002a

I am getting the Marine Megaforce, and will either make A a new chapter or B making a chapter that does not get much love.

Which is the least played chapter?

Raven Guard.
Blood Drinkers.
Imperial Fists.

Here you go:

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters

Imperial fists are totally still around. I've played against 2 fist armies and seen another. Pick something nobody has ever ever heard of. Preferably one that's hard to pronounce, like Apostles of MinthRos or the Excoriators or maybe even the dreaded Patriarchs of Ulixis!

Does anyone know if this direct only
or can be bought online discount sites?

LunaHound wrote:
Does anyone know if this direct only
or can be bought online discount sites?

I've seen them up for pre-order on discount sites.. makes justifying not buying them all the more harder.

Im very tempted to get the Orks one, off a discounted webstore just to bump up my Ork horde fast.

I won't be, but that's because after 20 years in the game there's not a lot more I need.

I already have a full battle company of SM - in addition to all of the tanks/transports/pods and dreads, bikes and speeders.

Orks, OTOH have never interested me.

LunaHound wrote:
Does anyone know if this direct only
or can be bought online discount sites?

I don't know about other online stores but maelstrom has them for about 10 pounds less then on the GW site.

Marines:

http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=gwk_40k_spm_ess_211_000

Orks:

http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=gwk_40k_ork_ess_211_000

I myself won't be buying them, as I want to focus more on the nids and with their new codex destined for the first part of the year I'll be happy to wait.

Thank you, Shas'o nom nom.

I hope they come out with a mega force for guard. if so i would pick it up for sure.

@Einherjar: me too, though there would be alot more tanks.

I think I am going to create the Red Legion space marines

hopefully a few would be demolisher tanks too Brotheralexos, but back on topic my buddy got the ork set, it is impressive. if i collected either of those armies i would buy them, they are a great start if you have the money.

WAT!! your friend already got one!?! I thought they came out next MONTH!

I figured he had it cause he had so many bikes in his army. he has 12 I think. If he doesnt have the set then sorry, i just assumed.

Einherjar wrote:I hope they come out with a mega force for guard. if so i would pick it up for sure.

If GW does decide to follow a progresion with "mega force" boxes,I'd consider picking up a Guard set as well,as for the two they have currently slated,I have no interest what so ever in an SM army and I'm all ready up to my knee pits in Orkz,so,no sale.

Coupled with an online discount, the Ork box is mighty tempting.
That said, I already have four of the old-style Warbikez to paint up and a basically brand new battalion. If only I had known about this, I could have bought it instead.

Anyway, I don't collect Space Marines but I do have an Assault on Black Reach set.
Roughly what point size would the Space Marine Megaforce take you up to?

I can imagine with the holiday season coming around they are really gonna be pushing AOBR on new players and these megaforces on top of it.

I'm thinking they are just going to stick to orks and space marines megaforces because the 5th edition box set is orks and space marines.

I'm not grabbing either of these, but I am seriously considering bumping my order up to two Fortresses of Redemption...

Jack

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Rainbow Warriors.

Fixed that for you.

Very nice. Now THAT'S the way to bulk up your army - but fast! I am impressed by all the dakka - especially in the form of Bikes. Boyz out the ears are nice for the new player - you could make 2 20x units of Boyz there and 1 5x unit of Lootas or Burnas. The trukk gives them a RIDE.

The only downside - no Warboss and no Nobz. Having these would make it an AWESOME starter set for a new player. But then, all that is needed really is the addition of an Ork Warboss to fix that, considering all the dakka you get here, that's a minor point. I suppose 5x Lootas or Burnas is likewise never really enough, another minor point, but at least makes a playable unit and the Trukk might help to get them to battle before they are shot (especially burnas).

Considering how dirt-cheap Orks are (points) any self-respecting Ork Player can easily find a use for 40 more Boyz. The max for a standard FOC would be, what? 180? And that just covers grunt troops.

I do go on, but seeing all that Dakka has made my day.

WAAGGHH!
Solorg

Ork box contains approx £150 of stuff and the marine box has approx £135 so a decent discount compared to most of GW's bundles.

I'd love the SM force, though I've already dropped almost 1000 dollars on my army, it;s still not done and I started playing in June lol. But the extra dread and pred intrest me....
Also anyone plannning on the fortress of Redemption?