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I am interested in creating a new SM army, but with a Greek Spartan-esque theme. I was going to try and include as many halberds and shields into the list as possible, to represent Spartan equipment. But I am struggling in choosing a list to do it. Which Space Marine Codex or Chapter Tactic would be best used to represent them? So I was perhaps thinking Grey Knights for the halberds and elite warrior sort of thing, but regular SM from Codex: Space Marine could do something similar? Any help? I am mainly just looking to try and get a Spartan theme across, so I will take other units like tanks and flyers alongside them. Any help = much appreciated!

The best bet in terms of looks is the Minotaurs chapter from Forge World, who are basically Space-Spartans. They have a few upgrade kits avaialable, and also a couple of characters, such as:


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Convinced?

I did think about the Minotaurs, but it's not just the leader's aesthetic I want, I want it for the whole infantry part of my army and for the wargear and units I choose to take. I've seen the Minotaurs Chapter Traits, and I don't feel that they portray a Spartan-esque theme to me.

In that case, you'll need some extensive converting/GS work to really bring that out. As for rules, I have no idea how to go about it.

There are many bits companies who can help you out:
Puppet's War, More Puppet's War Shoulders, Anvil Cloaks, Anvil heads (spartan helms)


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Also Puppet's war heads (probably best choice IMO)

First time I've posted an attachment so sorry if it doesn't work. I hought these beauties from ebay. Bloody useless points wise in game though!


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Aww its the wrong way around... and the poor phone camera quality doesn't do the paintwork justice!


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You may not be able to see but they all have red cloaks.

Cool idea, I like it.