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I've been trying to get two of my buddies back into some small scale 40k games by playing some deathwatch games with them latley.
We're playing 250 point games and ignoring the limits on 2+ saves, three wound models also allowing a special character if we want to use one; generally having some fun.
The only problem is I keep getting crushed by Terminators with storm shields/thunder hammers and thus I had an idea to create a new killteam using 30k Mechanicum units which might fare better than my current guard list:

Castellax Class Battle-Automata 85
w/t frag grenades 5?
(Paragon of Metal?) ?

Mechanicum Thallax Cohort (3 models) 135
one w/t multimelta 15
1 Special Rule per Thallax
-Preferred Enemy
-Feel no pain
-Rending

Total (240)

Not sure which augments I should take or special weapons on the thallax also not sure if I can afford Paragon of Metal for the Castellax in this list, I can't check as my mate has the HH BETRAYAL book with him currently

Any input fellas?