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**Grey Templar**

Even Ultra players don't always want Calgar.

and if someone did want to run 3 squads of honor guard that would involve getting 3 Calgar models.

**kronk**

As has been mention here and seen elsewhere, the Vanguard Vets can substitue for Honor Guard.

The Black Templar upgrade box can be useful, but it has a ton of crosses to file down.

Forgeworld Mark 3 or 4 armor would be nice.

Chapterhouse Studios makes some pretty sweet shoulder pads.

Plenty of options. Get out there and convert!

**MechaEmperor7000**

Honour Guard Squads can number 10, that's way more than just 3 calgar boxes o.o

**Jabbdo**

Unless you WANT to lose, dont play honour guard with vanilla. Really. They are balls.

**kronk**

Well yeah, I guess that's a good question, too. 'Why do you want honor guard, other than from a fluff/modeling standpoint.' They're very over-priced.

**MechaEmperor7000**

They do have Artificer Armor, which somewhat puts them on par with Terminators armed with Relic Blades instead of Power Fists. However they lack the Storm Bolter and 5+ invul save in exchange for being a smidge cheaper.

**kronk**

I've looked at running them. However, when I put them next to Assault Terminators or Regular Terminators, I just can't pull the trigger.

**agnosto**

I've tried 'em a few times and have had mixed results. I've stopped taking a Chapter Master anyway and tend to just take a Librarian and/or Chaplain instead. That's a lot of points to plunk down on one unit.

**shrike**

for me, about termies- I find SB/PF termies useless. LC termies are meh, and TH/SS termies are evil. I had 5 of them:
survive shooting from, in the space of a game:
20 'cron destroyers
monolith
5 scarabs
nightbringer
20 warriors

and later on:
3 LRBT
3 LR plasma
3 LR demolishers
20 guardsmen
CCS
3 Ogryns
5 kasrkin.

60 gaunts
5 rippers
tyrant
2 carnifexes
2 hive guard
warrior prime
5 warriors

they killed:
3 ogryns
10 guardsmen
CCS
60 gaunts
5 rippers
tyrant
2 carnifexes
5 warriors
warrior prime
2 LRBT's
LR demolisher
20 destroyers
20 warriors
nightbringer
5 scarabs. Over 3 games. ouch.