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Hello spacedakka! I am getting back into 40k and building up an old white scars army, as such there are certain models I must use (because they are finished, and then some room for additions... Also theme wise I really like the mechanized aspect of the scars, and wanted to have a few squads of speeders, maybe a squad of attack bikes, and really like the cheap dakka pred... But here is what I have

Captain w/Bike, Relic Blade
Chaplain w/Bike (Not Required)
Command Squad (5) w/Champion, Apothecary, Standard Bearer (Not Required)
Tactical Squad (9) w/Flamer, LasCannon
Vet Sarge w/Powerfist
Rhino
Scout Squad (10) w/ 8 Combat Blades, 2 Sniper Rifles
Bike Squad (8) w/ 2 Meltaguns
Vet Sarge w/ Powerfist
Attack Bike w/ Multi Melta
Speeder Squad (3) weapons not glued (yet!)
Predator w/TLLC, Heavy Bolter sponsons

So dakka, what say you to my foundation? I am sure some things are not optimal, but that is what I have painted. I also have another 16-18 bikes that I have scooped off of eBay and hoarded in anticipation of this glorious rise to former glory...I was considering getting 4 more speeders of the MM/HF variety, and then equipping the three I have with 2 HB's. Mostly because I love the idea of dogfights in flying armored jet powered gokarts. Past that I was thinking of heavy support, either two dakka preds or a dakka pred and a vindicator! So let me know if I'm on the right path or on the road to ruin?

Some people would scream at you for it, but I feel white scars are better represented by codex: Blood Angels. If you don't take Priests, Death Company, etc ... then the fast tanks are more appropriate, and the assault marines as troops are how I imagine the 'Mongolian space warriors' to be.

As for your army there is a few things:

Speeders should always be MM/HF for maximum damage and flexibility.

Cheap predators with HB's and AC is pretty rubbish, even if it is cheap. The tripple lascannon one is just too cheap. The one considered viable is the Lascannon sponsons and AC turret (its more value for money than the TLLC turret and is better at what it does).

Get some power weapons and PF's in your command squad so they can actually hurt people in combat.

Hope some of this helps.

Ga.

Hmm, interesting... So as additional heavy support you would suggest the AC/LCs pred? Two? Or one and a vindicator?

I do have the other two models armed with weapons that could be Power Weapons/Lightning Claws/Relic Blades?

What about another bike squad?