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Hey folks!

I'm trying to get back into 40k, and I have no models. While I figure out what my perfect army is (probably returning to some sort of Dark Eldar mischief), I have an opportunity to pick up some Space Marines that are mostly painted so I can at least put together an army to relearn the game with and play with while the "real" thing gets planned out and executed.

With that in mind, this is the list of models that I'm looking at buying. This won't be the army that I try taking around to GTs to curbstomp people with, this will be the army that I learn how to play 40k with while I save up the money to get the army I want in one go.

What can I do with those models that will at least put up some stiff competition? Having never played Space Marines, I don't even know if that color scheme is meant to be a particular legion or chapter.

Hey, based on the list, you have good tools for melee oriented army. Maybe something like this;

Battalion
- terminator hero x2
- terminator squad
- Vanguard squad
- tactical squad
- scouts (5) x2
- assault squad
- predator
- devastator squad

If you're just getting back into the game that selection of units looks awesome.

If you're just relearning the game dont worry about competition etc- just build a bunch of lists that utilise all of your models and play the game.

Try something like the above poster has recommended, then try something more shooty shooty, try an armour heavy list, try an infantry heavy list, try a balanced list.

Have fun with it and dont try chasing the "meta"- otherwise you'll end up with the latest netlist army thats no fun to play with and no fun to play against.

Process wrote:
If you're just getting back into the game that selection of units looks awesome.

If you're just relearning the game dont worry about competition etc- just build a bunch of lists that utilise all of your models and play the game.

Try something like the above poster has recommended, then try something more shooty shooty, try an armour heavy list, try an infantry heavy list, try a balanced list.

Have fun with it and dont try chasing the "meta"- otherwise you'll end up with the latest netlist army thats no fun to play with and no fun to play against.

I understand. I literally do mean *just* relooking into the hobby. I don't understand how to build an army list yet. To me, an army list is/was 1 HQ, 2 Troops, then you filled out your force org with up to 1 more HQ, 4 more troops, 3 elites, 3 fast attack, and 3 heavy support slots. Rather than me learning how to build an army, then trying to build an army with those models, I'm trying to walk backwards into understanding here - where I'm presented with an army made from those models, which I can then research to understand how it comprises how armies are built in 8th edition.

I don't need someone to make me a WAAC army out of those models, I need someone to build a legal army out of it for me to use as a focal point of education because I no longer understand force organization requirements.