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I recently started a SM side project because I don't have the patience to paint 200 gaunts ATM. I base coated them all Mephiston Red coincidentally just because I liked the colour, so I have now decided to play them as Blood Angels!

So far I have 30 terminators (mixed weapons) 10 DV tac marines I'm converting and a venerable dreadnought with various weapon options. My main question is what to buy next? I like the idea of sternguard in a drop pod and also the idea of getting more dreadnoughts.

Any advice would be appreciated

Fast Vindicators seem like a solid purchase if you are using the BA Dex. I also would pick up some Assault Marines. Blood Angels get them as troops!

Note you may not win a lot of games with this Dex. It's not the most powerful one but it can hold it's own in a friendly game.

Just don't give the devs mls... they are pants.
What customline said^, plus baals are nice, sanguinary guard are massively overpriced points wise but look awsome, are fun to play and really give that unique BA feel. Why not get the model which the paint which started your side project is named after? He is a monster!
If taking dreads go for furiosos in pods, all other options are extremely difficult to get their points back from.
Termis are a difficult one. On one hand they are excellent at anything but horde slaying, on the other, they eat up points in an already overpriced dex. I rarely take them (apart from maybe a th/ss squad in raider or raven) despite owning around 40 of them.

I quite like BA Tactical Terminators.

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10x Tactical Terminators w/ 2xCML

Is great fun to use.