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Hi all.

So, I have a good amount of space marines and their vehicles, but I've always really just been a painter of models rather than a player of the game. However, I recently joined a club that plays 1500 point games, and as such I would love it if someone would help me make a basic list out of what I have available.

SO, what I have is.

2 HQ's space marine captains. (Black reach)
1 HQ Marneus Calgar
45 tactical squad members (and a good few squad leader guys) around 2-3 flamers and 2/3 Rocket launchers (mostly black reach)
2 plain land speeders
2 plain bikers
1 dreadnaught (black reach)
1 Land raider (not vindicator)
10 terminator's with terminator squad leader. ( Black reach)

I know its not much to go on, as I say im quite new. If I had a preference, I preferr the idea of them being ranged more than melee, but generally, a average all-rounder 1500 point list is what im aiming for. Or even just an ok-ish army. The best that I can do with those units and points

Please help me out, as I say, Im new to playing the actual game, and my friends have a huge variety of armies, and are generally good sports to newcomers, but I won't be seeing them for a while so I wanted to be a little prepared before I go to see them.

Thanks all

To start with you have the makings of a good army at the 1500 points mark, however you will need a codex in order to make, understand and play a list. I'm not sure if you do have one or not however this sites rules prevent people making a list for you that circumvents your need for a codex (or risking the wrath of GW). If you do have a codex then ignore this.

I do have a codex handy yep. And I know we are not allowed to post point amounts, so thats why I posted it in this format, where people could simply suggest a list of units, and then I can go figure out what it is in points myself

What I would suggest with the models you have is something along the lines of

HQ
Marneus Calgar 250 points (assuming without terminator armor)

Troops
2 tac squad's with ML, flamers and teleport homers 370 points

Elites
5 terminators 200 points
5 terminators 200 points
(or one squad of ten depending no preferences)
1 dreadnought 105 points

Fast attack
land speeder 50 points
land speeder 50 points

Heavy support
Land raider (assuming its a normal land raider) 250 points

Total 1475 points


wasn't sure where to put the last 25 points but I'd suggest adding minor upgrades to the vehicles.

I would suggest putting a tactical squad in a land raider and having the terminators come in from deep strike. Teleport homers are so terminators have a better chance of deep striking.
I would suggest at some point getting some rhino's for your tactical squads later on.


Also, IIRC dakka's policy is your allowed to put the points up in total of a unit but your not allowed to put the points of individual upgrades and the like up.

That's actually some core models for a first list, I would suggest getting some scouts , definetly with snipers. You said you would prefer them too shoot. Well they can cover you squads against most non horde armies.