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So Ive been slowly collecting models and just today I grabbed the C:SM Codex! Looking through it Im just a little lost on where to beign. There is a local guy playing Space Marines (No gaming experince either) but we agreed to start at the 500 point level and grow from there. Here are the models I have:

-Dark Vengeance Half of starter
-Another unit of Cultists
-Chaos Space Marine unite
-MaulerFiend
-10 Raptors
-SM Captain I plan on "Chaos-ifying"

Any points on where to start and where to grow to?

Buy imperial guard lascannons and glue them on each of your marines' top shoulders. Now you have mutated havocs with lascannons to kill anti tank.

Or paint thrm green or a nasty color to make the plague marines and carry 2 melta or plasma guns.

Buy a bag of army men. Buy spawn size bases and now cut mutiple arms and legs and heads up and create scratch build spawns.

Sorry but raptors are not that great. If you dont want spawns then.i suggest multiple small units of raptors with 2 meltaguns.

I dont ever waste points on hq or champs.

Refer here for more ideas at 500. Also accepting offers.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/651493.page