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paulguise wrote:I would say collect how you feel you should.

But if you ever want to get rid of some stuff, I am in need of Jump jet assault marines, vindies, razorbacks, and perhaps a land raider or three.

I only have 2 land raidiers. One a kid broke the other was just built
I love jump pack marines! I only have 40!
Vindies only 1
Razorbacks I have 5
Thank you for cheap prices on ebay

I was considering getting a linebreaker squadron (3 Vindicators)
Just so i could paint funny mssages on the front...

purplefood wrote:I was considering getting a linebreaker squadron (3 Vindicators)
Just so i could paint funny mssages on the front...

Yep that sounds like me XD

I was thinking about Orange with gold trim or Purple with silver trim?

I always think of a gray + gold + sliver for one of my chapters but I discarded it and went with all gold and one sliver. Then I discovered the Custodes. And I thought GW Stole them.

Anyway That sounds kinda like the Emperors Childern

I think you should look up the difference between the words "need" and "want". After all, a scout is thrifty (an eagle scout never forgets those words)

PraetorDave wrote:I think you should look up the difference between the words "need" and "want". After all, a scout is thrifty (an eagle scout never forgets those words)

Brave Clean, Reverent, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, kind obedient, cheerful thrifty,
Yep. I can see that thanks. I remember my oath

Asherian Command wrote:

PraetorDave wrote:I think you should look up the difference between the words "need" and "want". After all, a scout is thrifty (an eagle scout never forgets those words)

Brave Clean, Reverent, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, kind obedient, cheerful thrifty,
Yep. I can see that thanks. I remember my oath

1. That would be the scout law
2. You forgot Trustworthy
3. They aren't in the right order.

PraetorDave wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

PraetorDave wrote:I think you should look up the difference between the words "need" and "want". After all, a scout is thrifty (an eagle scout never forgets those words)

Brave Clean, Reverent, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, kind obedient, cheerful thrifty,
Yep. I can see that thanks. I remember my oath

1. That would be the scout law
2. You forgot Trustworthy
3. They aren't in the right order.

Yeah I know. Its how I remember them. I put them out of order and throw them together at any time when I am working to remind myself constantly that I am a Boy Scout of America and I need to act like one.

Only 9650 more till you have a legion~

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Only 9650 more till you have a legion~

How did you know my plan D:

because Jeff here is PSYCHIC! *zappz*

Asherian Command wrote:I like spartans.I have at least 368 marines

Model 300 of them with storm shields and power swords, and give them spartan helmets.

(Gettit? 300 spartans?)

Wow I crack myself up

Oshova wrote:Or carry on collecting and field an entire chapter . . . It would be completely un-fluffy . . . But who wouldn't enjoy seeing an entire SM chapter beat the living daylights out of a massive horde of something =p

Oshova

Huh? How would a third of a chapter be "un-fluffy"?

My chapter has yet to get together in the past 5,000 years my chapter has only ever had 500 marines in one location at any time.

Chapters have a max of 1000 members, but most either never reach this number due to casualties or completely disregard it (as in the case of the Black Templars) and go beyond several thousand.

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Chapters have a max of 1000 members, but most either never reach this number due to casualties or completely disregard it (as in the case of the Black Templars) and go beyond several thousand.

We disregard everything dealing with that stupid book!

Asherian Command wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Chapters have a max of 1000 members, but most either never reach this number due to casualties or completely disregard it (as in the case of the Black Templars) and go beyond several thousand.

We disregard everything dealing with that stupid book!

He didn't say anything about the Codex.

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Chapters have a max of 1000 members, but most either never reach this number due to casualties or completely disregard it (as in the case of the Black Templars) and go beyond several thousand.

We disregard everything dealing with that stupid book!

He didn't say anything about the Codex.

he wasn't? Damn I need to read better nowadays.

Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

Well if you put my chapter and all its successors together you get 20,000. Yep. Thats alot. But 10,000 of them are fighting somewhere else.

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Chapters have a max of 1000 members, but most either never reach this number due to casualties or completely disregard it (as in the case of the Black Templars) and go beyond several thousand.

*ahem* I humbly suggest reading the following little treatise that concerns "the 1000 Marine Myth".

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?autocom=ineo&showarticle=291

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

The BT number around 5000-6000 SM.
The SW number under 2000 or there abouts.

purplefood wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

The BT number around 5000-6000 SM.
The SW number under 2000 or there abouts.

SW number way more than that dude. they have thousands more.

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

The BT number around 5000-6000 SM.
The SW number under 2000 or there abouts.

SW number way more than that dude. they have thousands more.

Thousands?
They wouldn't be allowed First Founding chapter or not.
The largest company is said to be 200 (Ragnar Blackmanes) if this is taken as the number for all of them then the SW have 2400 at most. (Not including support)

SW have 12 great companies, each of which supposidly numbers 1000 marines. However those figures fluctuate wildly so it's not certain how many of them there are. There's also the 13th Company and god knows how many of them there are.

Also, 1000 is the "official" max number of any chapter as per Codex Astartes. However with casualties going up and down most chapters are going to fluctuate between those numbers. In addition it's never specified if the Librarian, Chaplain, and Techmarines are part of this number, nor is it mentioned if Vehicle crews count towards this number. Same goes for the actual command structure.

Black Templars do number 5000-6000 though. I mistook their numbers. However that is veering close to the original Legion sizes and the actual fighting strength of the Black Templars is unknown, as they're completely spread throughout the galaxy and they always lie about their numbers to avoid Inquisitorial scrutiny.

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

The BT number around 5000-6000 SM.
The SW number under 2000 or there abouts.

SW number way more than that dude. they have thousands more.

Thousands?
They wouldn't be allowed First Founding chapter or not.
The largest company is said to be 200 (Ragnar Blackmanes) if this is taken as the number for all of them then the SW have 2400 at most. (Not including support)

Yeah but I am also talking about blood claws and Wolf Guard and lone wolves and the initiates and scouts.

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:SW have 12 great companies, each of which supposidly numbers 1000 marines. However those figures fluctuate wildly so it's not certain how many of them there are. There's also the 13th Company and god knows how many of them there are.

Also, 1000 is the "official" max number of any chapter as per Codex Astartes. However with casualties going up and down most chapters are going to fluctuate between those numbers. In addition it's never specified if the Librarian, Chaplain, and Techmarines are part of this number, nor is it mentioned if Vehicle crews count towards this number. Same goes for the actual command structure.

Black Templars do number 5000-6000 though. I mistook their numbers. However that is veering close to the original Legion sizes and the actual fighting strength of the Black Templars is unknown, as they're completely spread throughout the galaxy and they always lie about their numbers to avoid Inquisitorial scrutiny.

Sorry what?

I said "supposidly" because their numbers fluctuate wildly. A Great Company can number anywhere from 150 to 1000 and is in effect a Chapter in it's own right (although they still answer to Logan Grimnar, the great wolf). Space Wolves stauchly defy Codex Astartes and only ever made one Successor chapter (who apparently befell some terrible tragedy and was disbanded), after which they never made successors ever again.

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise, the Black Templars Chapter number around 10,000, about the size of a pre-heresy Space Marine Legion, and currently one of the largest single Space Marine force bar only the Space Wolves, who may or may not outnumber them by a thousand or so.

The BT number around 5000-6000 SM.
The SW number under 2000 or there abouts.

SW number way more than that dude. they have thousands more.

Thousands?
They wouldn't be allowed First Founding chapter or not.
The largest company is said to be 200 (Ragnar Blackmanes) if this is taken as the number for all of them then the SW have 2400 at most. (Not including support)

Yeah but I am also talking about blood claws and Wolf Guard and lone wolves and the initiates and scouts.

Initiates will never be in a battle until they become blood claws.
Blood claws are counted as part of a company.
Wolf guard are also counted as part of a company.
Lone wolves are counted as dead uness they redeem themselves.
Wolf scouts are counted as part of a company.