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I am doing a paint and play and we are moving on to 1500 from 1k. Here is my current list:

993

weirdboy 62

boys x30 choppas big choppa 189

stormboys x30 big choppa 249
stormboys x15 big choppa 129

gorkanaut 364

My plan was boost the small stormboy squad to 30 add a big mek on bike with KFF, add another 30 man boys squad with big choppa and a smaller squad with big choppa to fill the rest.

So at 1500:

1499

weirdboy 62
big mek on bike kff big choppa 110

boys x30 choppas big choppa 189
boys x30 choppas big choppa 189
boys x13 choppas big choppa 87

stormboys x30 big choppa 249
stormboys x30 big choppa 249

gorkanaut 364

That look like a good add on to my 1k list? It also takes me from a patrol to a battalion for 3 command points. Thinking 1 boys squad should be shootas maybe. Lets them shoot 1 unit then charge another. Means they still do something even if charge fails.

You Could make that last Group of boyz 20 Grotz then a Runtherd Elite (Squig..Prod..)..They will shoot as good as Marines once

Or rather than the 13 boyz, for 81 points you could take three kannons. give you some backfield objective holders while yoru horde rushes forward, and a small amount of shooting to try and break open transports(probably not in one turn, but a couple kannon hits can take out an average transport in two turns or soften it up for whatever charges it, or put some wounds/saves on squishier infantry like the eldars, etc.

Alternativly a warboss with big choppa has a good number of attacks, and also lets your boyz advance and charge, and mitigates huge casualties from morale with d3 instead. or if your wierdboy needs to be kept alive longer a painboy or mad dok is decent on the attack and can stuff the wierdboys brains back in so he can keep jumping or smiting or warpathing, whichever lfavor it is you use him for. Either fit in thepoints for that last boyz unit.

 Mephistoles1 wrote:
Or rather than the 13 boyz, for 81 points you could take three kannons. give you some backfield objective holders while yoru horde rushes forward, and a small amount of shooting to try and break open transports(probably not in one turn, but a couple kannon hits can take out an average transport in two turns or soften it up for whatever charges it, or put some wounds/saves on squishier infantry like the eldars, etc.

Alternativly a warboss with big choppa has a good number of attacks, and also lets your boyz advance and charge, and mitigates huge casualties from morale with d3 instead. or if your wierdboy needs to be kept alive longer a painboy or mad dok is decent on the attack and can stuff the wierdboys brains back in so he can keep jumping or smiting or warpathing, whichever lfavor it is you use him for. Either fit in thepoints for that last boyz unit.

Seconded a warboss greatly increases your Boyz mobility and resistance to morale. Also I've been having great success with half shoota half slugga 30 mobs. Great overwatch defense and just forces saves on big things even hitting on sixes after advancing. They add overwatch defense and I usually put the wounds on shoota first in the back because your less likely to get them into combat in the back ranks anyway.

Thanks for the suggestions. Planning on adding a warboss at 2k. The boys are there to fill the battalion and I will be able to fill them out at 2k.

Here was what I had planned at 2k if that will help make some of my choices make more sense. Weirdboy and banner nob can start in gorkanaught to bring total drops to 9. Gives me a battalion and fast attack detachment for 7 command points.

2000/2000

weirdboy 62
big mek on bike kff big choppa 110
warboss on bike big choppa 95

boys x30 choppas big choppa 189
boys x30 choppas big choppa 189
boys x26 choppas big choppa 165

nob with waagh banner 79

stormboys x30 big choppa 249
stormboys x30 big choppa 249
stormboys x30 big choppa 249

gorkanaut 364