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basically the title^ Or is there a better option?

I used to just buy tactical sqauds with the BT sprue as it came with enough close combat weps and power weapons etc to kit them out as cc marines but obviously the bolters are still there for shooty marines.

The only problem now is that its quite pricey now, near enough £40 for one crusader squad without neophytes?

How do you plan on gearing them? What size army are you looking to go to?

The basic 10 man tac box is a good deal. You get a lot of marines, and tons of bits and options. If you want to run them with BP/CCW, you might need to mix up a box of assault marines. The BT upgrade sprue has some, and you get one in the tac box, but that might not be enough for large armies.

Technically the 3-pack push-fit marines are cheaper on a per body basis. But you get no options.

If you want the other bits, the strikeforce is one of the few discounts GW offers. But its value decreases the more stuff in the box you don’t like.

Buy space wolves would be my advice for BT just because of the naturally more aggressive look as well as weapons options.

Assault marines plus the BT add-ons would make some dynamic running Crusaders.

Thanks guys, I was thinking of doing 30-40 Tacs/crusaders. Some assault units ect.

As mentioned, the SM battleforce is great value if you want everything. Works out to about $24 for 10 tactical marines if you buy it from a discounter (30% bundle discount + ~25% discounter discount) and you can generally sell off the kits from it you don't need ie. doubles of SM commanders or command squads. If you find you need more melee weapons, you can pick up multiple 5 bolt pistol + chainsword arms for $1-$2 easily.

If "best" option includes best looking, you can mix bits of other kits in there such as DA vets whose robed bodies look great for a lot of things and are quite fitting for "crusaders" if you cut off the small amount of DA symbols imo. You can also mix in vanguard or sternguard squads to bling them all up a bit. I'd disagree that SWs are a good idea in bulk for BTs as the SW kits have lots of SW detailing that isn't very BTish imo. Some bits here and there would be fine, so maybe 5-10 marines worth spread among 40 minis if you clip/cut off some of the wolves heads and runes and what not.