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Ok got 45 snapfit marines. Is it better to have 9 5 squads or 4 10 squads and one extra of 5? Besides the jumpsuits what is the real didference between a tactical assualt and scout unit? Want to get the units wysiwyg but want them cool and effective?

Scout marines are in different armor, so probably not applicable here.

Assault marines have BP/chainsword, not bolters. So also, probably not relevant. Same armor, and you can run them without jump packs, so a guy with a flamer or a sergeant could be used in either squad.

As for which is better, it depends a lot on your list. I tend to favor full squads, but small squads in transports is a very popular build.

What is your overall goal for the army?

It will be a deathwatche kinda chapter, i have not evenstarted assembling. Used to orky stuff so was running on the cool factor alot. Want to get the marines much more technically correct. 9 units of 5 gives me a chance to get alit more customizing done. What i like, but would also like them to be a playeble chapter to be reckoned with ( i dont mind losing with orks)

What chapter tactics so you plan of using? Vanilla codex or BA/DA/SW/Other?

Do you want to go with drop pods, rhinos, razors, or something else?

You say you have snapfits. They have come out with a number of those over the years, and the options tend to be set. What options do you have available? And how much converting are you willing/able to do?

I don’t want to drown you in questions, but there are as many ways to put together a space marine army as their are players. Finding what works for you is important. Also knowing what you have to work with helps. If you have a bunch of Dark Vengeance boxes worth of marines, pretty much all you have to work with is plasma. Makes for different options then is you just have a bunch of bolter guys, or older AoBR or BoM marines.

Its the snapfit marines that. Come in the box of three per sprue. The basic basic ones that come with the bolter. Have some guns and stuff but will have to check what they are from a mate, will be posting some picks later on, thanks for the interest thus far dude.

those marine models will pretty much only make basic tac guys if I recall (they may be missing the chainswords and pistols you need for assault marines).

Maybe just get some guys on some bases with no arms, play some games, see what units you like, then go from there.

Ok, well this is the thing,, ive gitfor snapfit marines i wanna paint, but model too? I have 51 snapfit marines. Gonna be making 9 units consisting of 5 marines, then gave 6 to spare, of that 9 units 4 will become assault marines. I need to know what weapons can be used:

In a unit of tac: sargeant and one other. I know they can take deom either or the heavy and ir ranged?

Wont be playing fir a long time
What i need to know is the weapon options for the sargeant and the other marine.

Tack : sergeant?
One other: ?
Tge other 3 will have to be bolters.

Assualt? Sargean
One other?
The other 3
Not gonna buy codex yet,( yes i know you can diwnload it on web or from a dropbox)
Byt then i would bit be on dakka asking this



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Trust me i can. Convert what i whant, just wanna do wysiwyg for a change