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Made in us
Fresh-Faced New User




Hi to all

Total 40k noooob here. Used to play warhammer fantasy wargaming waaaaay back in the day.

So, I just got the Dark Vengeance and my bud now wants to play as Tau... not Chaos Space Marines as planned.

I'm not 100% sure I want to play as Dark Angels. Pretty much like the Dark Angels as they're fairly cool ( love the black and green color scheme), may have a dark side to them, and relatively cheap. But, the Dark Angels from what I've been reading on DD they seem underpowered. Not sure if I love the motorbikes and all... having said that I'm not desperate to win battles. Going out stylishly in a blaze of blood is more my thing. Maybe. I'm thinking the movie Zulu now.

Anyone have any suggestions for what army might meet the following criteria?

Likes:
Like the idea of jump troops, dreadnoughts, elite squads with heavy firepower,. some kind of psychic powers, an army with a dark side... I like the Blood Angels two types of insanity, but not their apparent dependence on mech, and the red color scheme is a tad too "not black and grimy" for my likings.
Like mano-a-mano war... blood guts; troops with really heavy weapons ready for the occasional civilian massacre as needed.
Cheap and inexpensive is very good.

Dislikes:
Do not want to play as chaos
Not a fan of mech (tanks etc).... just aesthetically, they seem kind of clumsy and lame. Similar feelings for flyers. Maybe those feelings will go away as I start to wipe enemies out with said mech.

Thanks for reading this far. Phew. Carpel tunnel calling.
   
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Strategizing Grey Knight Chapter Master





Auckland New Zealand

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Slippery Scout Biker






Hey welcome to Dakka, and yes Dark angels army is a nice choice, with some really cool figurines =D

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Sheffield / Oxford

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Cackling Daemonic Dreadnought of Tzeentch




Ellenton, Florida

Welcome to Dakka, Cugel.
It sounds like the army you are looking for is Orks.
Unfortunately, you probably haven't got any of those, but they definitely meet all of your criteria.

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Made in us
Fresh-Faced New User




Thanks everyone for the suggestions!!!!

I think I'll try the Dark Angels then, the orks sound too chaotic for me. I'm not sure I'd take them too seriously.

Quick question : can I take a vanilla space marine Devastator squad and paint them appropriately for Dark Angels? Will that suffice? I don't see too many Dark Angels units on the GW website.

Thanks again!
   
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Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer





British Columbia

Welcome. Since your friend decided to go with Tau you could trade the Chaos half of the box set for someone's Dark Angels.

With it just coming out such a trade would be easy to set up and would be an excellent way to flesh out what you have already.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut





The Golden Throne

Hello and welcome to Dakka Dakka!
   
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Fresh-Faced New User




 Eldarain wrote:
Welcome. Since your friend decided to go with Tau you could trade the Chaos half of the box set for someone's Dark Angels.

With it just coming out such a trade would be easy to set up and would be an excellent way to flesh out what you have already.


That's a good idea. I went mad on ebay last night and managed to grab someone else's Dark Angels El Cheapo.

Thanks for the help!!!!
   
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Toowoomba, Australia

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West Haven, UT

Welcome to Dakka! You picked a great time to get into DA. They are getting new models and a new Codex in a few weeks.

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Swansea, Wales

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