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After several Xeno armies I'm finally looking at starting an Imperial army. I have a few models for Blood Angels and Space Wolves but none of note. I'm wondering what you guys and gals think I should work on next.

I played BA way back in second and liked them and their codex seems promising but I haven't looked at it to much.

I've always liked wolves as well (played BA before cause my friend played wolves) I also really like the TWC.

The 3rd option is AM. I really love the idea of a bunch of regular guys standing up to the horrors of the 41st millennium armed with nothing but courage and a flashlight.

I'll leave the decision in your hands. With your vote if you could give me 1000 points worth of models as a starting point to purchase I'd appreciate it.

Perhaps you're in the wrong forum mate.

Sorry I'm typing on my phone my fat thumbs might have hit the wrong one. If it is then could an administrator move it.

My apologies

Astra Militarum, just cause just cause I have bad experiances of playing against thunderwolf cavalry spam armies and also there's loads of space marine armies around so be different

tbh though its up to you. pick up a codex and have a read, mock up some lists before you splash out on an army.

I've got all their Codexes and supplements except the stormtroopers one. They all seem fun.

BA

Per request: a sample 1k list

Sanguinary priest w/ jump pack
Librarian Lv 2 w/ jump pack

6 sanguinary guard, all angelus bolters, 4 swords 2 axes
7 jump pack death company, 5 plain, 1 sword, 1 fist

5 tacticals w/ heavy flamer in rhino
5 scouts with sniper rifles and a heavy bolter

5 assault marines. 2 meltaguns.

1 fast predator with autocannon and sponson lascannons.

1001 points from that, and a decent starting point of models to go any direction.

Thank you niv I'm gonna run the poll till I get back to town and go from there

No problem.

Also if you want to see some lists that you might want to use as inspiration, I have a small set of them here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/630185.page

Seems Astra Militarum is pulling ahead

Astra Militarum get awesomeness points, as they stand up to an entire galaxy that wants to destroy them.

Plus, they have the most diverse army builds IMO (foor guard/tanks/recon/elysians...), and are better in Apocalypse and stuff. Plus, Kriegers!



Read up on their fluff, look at their FW models, fall in love
The only reason I don't play them is bacause they're not Chaos or terminators enough.

Astra Militarum! There is enough power armour in the galaxy, but there can never be enough flashlights.

It is a very dark galaxy any advice on initial 1000pts to purchase?

BA. SW are silly and AM are kind of boring fluffwise. I think BA are the best both design wise and gameplay wise.

 jreilly89 wrote:
BA. SW are silly and AM are kind of boring fluffwise. I think BA are the best both design wise and gameplay wise.

while I love my BA I admit to the guard being much more than boring. Besides, there is something striking about them on a base level. These are the men and women we would likely be, standing up against the things marines do with considerable less.

IMO, the books about the Machrius crusade give a really good explanation of life in the guard. There are heros, but a lot of them die. They aren't super warriors, they are men, fighting things they have no right fighting, and winning.

 raiden wrote:

 jreilly89 wrote:
BA. SW are silly and AM are kind of boring fluffwise. I think BA are the best both design wise and gameplay wise.

while I love my BA I admit to the guard being much more than boring. Besides, there is something striking about them on a base level. These are the men and women we would likely be, standing up against the things marines do with considerable less.

IMO, the books about the Machrius crusade give a really good explanation of life in the guard. There are heros, but a lot of them die. They aren't super warriors, they are men, fighting things they have no right fighting, and winning.

I get that, but my problem is that in a game where you can be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, why would you be Danny Glover (Predator 2)? I don't want to command normal humans, I want to command the genetic superheroes of tomorrow.

I picked space wolves. But thats because they were my first army about 15 years ago. Honestly do what I did and just read up on them and then pick the one you like most.

Lol that's the issue I like all of them :p. Even looking at what to buy I like the online group deals for BA and SW. .. the AM seems to be a bit lacking in mid range package deals... can buy the big set for $2000 or a command squad and 2 infantry squads... not much in the way of middle ground

AM is proably gonna be the most expensive of the three armies, not sure if that'll impact your decision

Easy, pick BA with SW allies, a BA librarian casting quickening over a wolf lord riding a thunderwolf is just pure crazyness, or maybe a unit of death company with a rune priest casting adivination over them, there are really good builds with the wolves and the angels.
I fing AM a boring army, not becuase fluff or the models, but because of the style, they are a gun line army, in the most of times; i like a more mobile army, and the wolves and angels have a lot of mobile units

That is a good point... I already do have Tau for gun line play. ..


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Is there a half way competitive way to make a more in your face AM army?

 Brutal Viking wrote:
That is a good point... I already do have Tau for gun line play. ..


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Is there a half way competitive way to make a more in your face AM army?

Yeah, loads!

You could try making one of those cheesy blob + Straken + ally combos. I've never played any myself (too lazy to paint IG), but some of them sound terryfying.

Otherwise, play full tanks (Tank Commanders + Chimeravets + Leman Russes + Hellhounds)
It's pretty competitive, fun, and can be VERY in-your-face if you want!
I'd never do it because I don't own an airbrush and hate painting tanks by hand (my Helldrake + Vindicator took 1,5 months to finish!) but it looks good.

50 guard blob with priests and power axe sgts. straken for counter attack and FC, Azreal for 4++

Straken cant be in the 50 man guard blob, He can only be in a Company Command Squad, Thats him plus 4 guardsmen.

 Brutal Viking wrote:
I'll leave the decision in your hands.

You are letting strangers decide how you should spend your money. Not just a little, but hundreds of dollars. Maybe even $1000, or more! Your moma would be ashamed

YOU DECIDE! YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU LET US CHOOSE!

I'm merely deferring to people who have more experience with these armies for information. I obviously have the final say but if one of them can make a point that helps my indecision then I'm happy. I'm going to spend the money anyway so that's not really an issue

 jreilly89 wrote:

I get that, but my problem is that in a game where you can be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, why would you be Danny Glover (Predator 2)? I don't want to command normal humans, I want to command the genetic superheroes of tomorrow.

Eh, they're 2.5 meter tall superhuman fighters with thousands of battles behind their backs? They're wielding superior weaponry and wearing master-crafted armor that's tougher than our tanks? They're technically immune to morale warfare? They've got everything going for them? Send in the next wave, i say!

 koooaei wrote:

 jreilly89 wrote:

I get that, but my problem is that in a game where you can be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, why would you be Danny Glover (Predator 2)? I don't want to command normal humans, I want to command the genetic superheroes of tomorrow.

Eh, they're 2.5 meter tall superhuman fighters with thousands of battles behind their backs? They're wielding superior weaponry and wearing master-crafted armor that's tougher than our tanks? They're technically immune to morale warfare? They've got everything going for them? Send in the next wave, i say!

Spoiler:

- Sir, intelligence reports the enemy can't swim.
- Good, drown them in bodies!

They're also the quintessential saviors of the human race, the elite strike teams of the Imperium.

 jreilly89 wrote:

They're also the quintessential saviors of the human race, the elite strike teams of the Imperium.

Send in the next wave, i say!