What is ideal kit to produce Chaos marine bits

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**Rismonite**

Girlfriend has an army of Chaos Marines produced from the DV box of old with 13 extra marines and a helldrake. With her marines came no bits for special weapons. What kit could get her a couple of extra shooty/power weapon bits?

**MechaEmperor7000**

You might need to go looking at loyalist marine kits for extra Special Weapons (like Plasma Guns and such). As for Power Weapons, look to some Warhammer Fantasy kits for exotic weapons or character kits, like the Chaos Terminator Lord.

**Scourged**

Eh, like Mecha said, loyalist is your best bet. The basic CSM kit has just one of each special weapon, and a sword. The Raptor/Talon kit is the same. And... that's it (excluding anything for a Terminator frame).

If you're looking for heavy weapons to make up some Havocs... hah, um, yeah, go loyalist. Unless you like plain heavy bolters.

A good source for the weapons (beyond 3rd party sculpts) is Forge World. Most any weapon you're looking for will be sold in a nice x5 or x6 pack, and generally have a great style to them.

**Rismonite**

The chaos marine kit had no special weapons

**Desubot**

You probably should just go 3rd party

unless you want a lot of generic marines.

**MechaEmperor7000**

You technically can buy conversion kits from GW's bitz section.

However they're all Finecast and expensive. It's easier to just go and bum some extra weapons off from a buddy who has a SM devastator box (you can make autocannons out of bolters if you take a thin tube and just glue it to the barrel).

**Rismonite**

Was at a game store tonight. Didn't realize the kit she was gifted was not equal to the kit on shelves right now.

Got her a new chaos marine kit, includes the basics, melta, flamer, plasma stuff. Magnets, there will be magnets, she needs Rhinos now.

**the_scotsman**

Betrayal at Calth.

They're supposed to have equipment from the heresy right? Well, use all the extra bits from Calth to modify your spikey schmoes, and call those guys the mutated chosen and the basic Calth duders your CSM.

**Experiment 626**

Scourged wrote:
Eh, like Mecha said, loyalist is your best bet. The basic CSM kit has just one of each special weapon, and a sword. The Raptor/Talon kit is the same. And... that's it (excluding anything for a Terminator frame).

If you're looking for heavy weapons to make up some Havocs... hah, um, yeah, go loyalist. Unless you like plain heavy bolters.

A good source for the weapons (beyond 3rd party sculpts) is Forge World. Most any weapon you're looking for will be sold in a nice x5 or x6 pack, and generally have a great style to them.

The Raptor/Warptalon kit isn't to bad actually for adding a more close combat nature to a CSM army... You get 5x Bolt pistol + awesome looking chainswords, a Flamer/Melta/Plasma gun, Power sword + fist and additionally, 5 sets of Lightning claws + 3 Plasma pistols.

The basic CSM kit, like most of the line, is trash nowadays. The molds are so ancient that miscasts are commonplace - especially around the banding on the legs/arms.
The only "good" part of the kit are a couple of the newer helmets, (the 'daemonskull' face is ace!), and the upgrade sprue that contains the specials + Heavy bolter and additional extras such as the backpack spikes, champion bits, etc...

The Berserker kit just looks goofy as all hell.
The Terminator kit would be a helluva lot more useful if it actually didn't even exist at all!

Laughably, the Sternguard, Vanguard & Devastator kits make the best 'basics' for converting into proper Chaos Marines. Just add in the relevant Forgeworld upgrade packs to flavour.

**nareik**

The space wolf kits have a wide range of pieces, many of which are barbaric in appearance.

Forgeworld sells sets of 5 autocannons, good for making havocs, games workshop sells sets of melta guns and plasma guns which are good for regular CSMs, chosen, bikers and plague marines.

**Gordon Shumway**

Wouldn't the correct answer here be bits sellers on eBay?

**Intercessor**

Look for bitz on eBay and betrayal of calth as your baseline

**MechaEmperor7000**

If you want berserkers, get these wingdings:

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Khorne-Bloodbound-Blood-Warriors

They are Khorne berserkers in all but name. Just give them some spare pistols and backpacks.

**Iur_tae_mont**

I always suggest FW for adding to Chaos Marines. the 30k/ Legion Weapons just look good in the hands of CSM, and if you're playing a legion, you could always order the shoulder pads/ Rhino Doors while you're there.

It's expensive as Feth all doing that, but the little touches are worth it( to me Imo)

And for Melee weapons, the Chaos Knights box has a lot of good Swords, maces and axes to work with.