Ok so before I put my feet in the water on this army I have a few things I would like to say.
1. This isn't your "average" Black Templars army. Every marine from landspeeders to to initiates are made from the Black Templars upgrade sprues. Heads, torsos, arms ect. if it was availible in the upgrade boxes its on the models. I say this because my frist templar army I got in a trade was a bunch of black reach marines painted templar colors. The only exception is the terminator squad which is black reach with a single shoulder pad replaced with a black templar one. The landraiders have templar doors as well.
2. Of the painted models, all of them are painted to the codex colors. No suprizes. Painted models are done very well. I am not am amature painted but I am also not a professional.
3. The entire army is magnatized for a display board. The drop pod doors are magnatized closed so they dont fall open on your display board.
4. I will include shots of the display board. It is availible in the transaction if you agree to pay its full shipping cost. (Its heavy!)
Here is the army breakdown
HQ:
-Emperors Champion - Painted
-Marshall with twin claws (The model is from the sword brethern box) - Painted
Elite:
-Painted Sword Brethern Terminator Squad with 2x assault cannons - Painted
Troops:
-10 Initiates with powerfist and melta gun - Half of the squad is painted
-10 Initiates with powerfist and melta gun - Primed
-10 Initiates with powerrfist and bolters - Primed
Deadicated transports:
Drop pod - Exterior painted
Drop pod - Exterior painted
Fast attack:
Multimelta Landspeeder - Painted
Multimelta Landspeeder - Painted
Multimelta Landspeeder - Painted
Heavy Support:
Landraider Crusader - Painted with extra iconography for the emperiors champion
Landraider Crusader - Painted
Heres is how I am breaking down the cost.
Emperors Champion
GW- $15
Marshall with twin claws
GW- $8
Black reach Terminator Squad Ebay- $20
30 Initates (3 tactical marine boxes, 3 upgrade boxes)
GW- 37x3 +30x3 =$201
2x Drop pod
GW- 2x33 =$66
3x Multimelta Landspeeder
GW- 3x30 =$90
2x Landraider Crusader
GW- 2x62 =$124
Magnets Ebay- $30
Retail total $554
Used discount 25%
Total $415 Free shipping without display board
(If you want the display board you will pay actually shipping charges.)
Then general tactics of this army consist of deepstriking the multi melta speeders on enemy rear armor. They are cheap enough to acomplish this.
The terminators drop pod in with their assault cannons with tank hunters meaning a single rending hit as already glanced av14, a further roll of 3 plus is a penetrate.
Starting on the board is the two close combat initate squads in the crusaders as deadicated transports each with an
HQ
The last drop pod and bolter maines drop in on your objective in your back field so that you dont have to leave a crusader idol to guard it.
With the ability to rip throw enemies with the intiate squads rerolling all failed hit rolls these guys can easily wipe the board of your opponets armies.
I can send you my 1850 point list that I built this army to if you wish, just send me a
PM. I built this army to this list so it effectivly uses all 1850 points.
I have done many other trades here on dakka and you will find my name many times in the traders list here in the swap shop.
To see some of my current work check out this link
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/289979.page