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Im new to 40k, so i dont have a huge list of units. Currently i am working on converting an A-10 model into a dakkajet but till then i'll go with the 1000pt army.

Heres what i got:

--Elites--

7 Nobz 140
--Big Choppas +35
--Shoota/Scorcha Kombi +35 (Debating on this, see bottom of post)
--'Eavy Armor +35
--Waaaagh! Banner +15
----Total: 260

Nobz are mounted in:
Trukk 35
--Red Paint +5
--Reinforced Ram +5
----Total: 45

--Troops--

20 Shoota Boyzx2 120
--Rokkit Launchax2 +20
--Nob +10
---Klaw +25
---'Eavy Armor +5
---Bosspole +5
----Total: 370 (two identical groups)

--HQ--

Warboss 60
--Mega Armor +40
--Cybork Body +10
--Boss pole +5
----Total: 115
(This is technically Ghazgul, but my army is too small to use him as such)

--Heavy Support--

Battlewagon 90
--Kill kannon +60
--'Ard Case +15
--Red Paint +5
--Kannon +10
--4x Big Shootas +20
----Total: 200

Army Total: 990

As for the Kombi, i was intending to throw the Nobz into the enemy troops or another elite group, which the 1shot Flame attack might devastate them right off. To me this sounds better than a twin-linked shoota, but i am inexperienced so i dunno. Havnt built them yet either. Also, i couldnt find anything about Mega Armor in trukks, is it same as battlewagon where its 2 units or they cant even get in it?
My plan was to use the Battlewagon as a mobile wall with tons of weapons so i could get the Trukk with the nobz and warboss in position. Shooty boyz do their shootyness and the rokkits for good anti-vehicle or mek units.

Sound good or am i an idiot? lol

Okay...

Let's address the nobz first. I see that you have 10 extra points when the smoke clears and all is bought. I would drop 2x big choppa's and 1x kombi-skorcha to make the 15 points needed to get a power klaw, and put it in your nobz mob. You need to field at least one in there, especially when you are working a Waaagh! Banner in there too, against most troops you're hitting and wounding on 3+/2+, invul saves only... So that's a must... Unless I missed something with modelling nobz boxes, it takes both hands to work the kombi-weapons, so you'll have to do some custom-crafting of your own, but it isn't out of line with the rules that they can work both.

For the trukk, I'd drop the reinforced ram and take the boarding plank, if you follow my advice about the power klaw. It's a free set of attacks against whatever vehicle/walker you can drive up to.=mobile can-opener.
Additionally, the meganobz entry in the back of the codex states that for mobs of six or fewer, they may take a trukk as a dedicated transport (they count as two models per for mega-armor.)

For the battlewagon, I think it's a good idea, just understand that you can't fire all of those weapons on a single turn, as the kilkannon is an ordinance weapon. But, with 4 hull points, and the possibility of weapons getting destroyed, the lesser weapons serve as an insurance policy of sorts for the durability of your main weapon.

Just a couple of things I'd tweak, but it's a good build overall. I'd be curious to know how this army fares after a few fights... Happy Waaagh!ing.

Slowly building my army up, im trying to keep them painted so i just want an army i can use with what i got (or almost got, battlewagon in the mail still) so i can slowly paint while i build the rest of it. Especially bigger models like dakkajets (which i am converting as i mentioned earlier), elites, HQs, or more battlewagons i'd rather paint them as i piece'm together since its way easier that way to paint them well. Boyz i dont care about an awesome paintjob, nobs im iffy on, rest i want a good one.

Probably a good idea to do the klaw thing for the reason you stated plus i have a random nob klaw sitting around anyway. Thanks!

Here as a note. Do not post the individual point costs of all your stuff and upgrades ok? The people on this forum that will help you will have codexes of their own so no need to show them what they allready got. And besides this sprawled out mess hurts some people's eyeballs.
Please change it to something more like:
Warboss w/ powerklaw, bosspole, blah blah (point value of the model after all the upgrades are inlcuded is ok I think, but not how are you doing it.)

No hard feelings, but I faced similar when I started posting too.


Remember: you nob squad is now a troop choice because of the warboss.