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here are two pictures of what my basic colour scheme is (the only thing wrong with these is that only the top of the hand is supposed to be green)






==Army List==

i am creating an apocalypse army for space marines. they will be something like the Black templar, but better and less "kill everything in front of me" like. they will (fluff-wise) be more like the Pre-Heresy Emperor's Children where they calculate the best possible decisions to win. they are pretty decked out with extra (not really necessary but still useful) wargear which has the drawback of being costly in points. im thinking of going back and redoing some of the vehicles and the command squad. but watev.

i so far have:

1 tactical squad - sergeant (power mace, bolt pistol sheild, auspex, terminator honours, purity seals)
tactical 1 (flamer)
tactical 2 (multi-melta)
tactical 3 (bolter)
tactical 4 (bolter)
tactical 5 (bolter)
tactical 6 (bolter)
tactical 7 (bolter)
tactical 8 (bolter)
tactical 9 (bolter)
[203 points]

1 tactical squad - sergeant (bolt pistol, power sword, auspex, terminator honours, purity seals)
tactical 1 (multi-melta)
tactical 2 (plasmagun)
tactical 3 (bolter)
tactical 4 (bolter)
tactical 5 (bolter)
tactical 6 (bolter)
tactical 7 (bolter)
tactical 8 (bolter)
[187 points]

1 tactical squad - sergeant (bolt pistol, powerfist, auspex, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours,
purity seals)
tactical 1 (heavy bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades)
tactical 2 (meltagun, frag grenades, krak grenades)
tactical 3 (bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades)
tactical 4 (bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades)
tactical 5 (bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades)
[180 points]

1 devastator squad - sergeant (storm bolter, chainsword w/ bionic arm, terminator honours, purity seals)
devastator 1 (heavy bolter)
devastator 2 (las cannon)
devastator 3 (missile launcher)
devastator 4 (plasma cannon)
devastator 5 (bolter)
[225 points]

1 assault squad - sergeant (power fist, bolt pistol sheild, frag grenades, meltabomb, terminator honours,
purity seals)
assault 1 (plasma pistol, chain sword, frag grenades, meltabombs)
assault 2 (plasma pistol, chain sword, frag grenades, meltabombs)
assault 3 (bolt pistol, chainsword, frag grenades, meltabombs)
assault 4 (bolt pistol, chainsword, frag grenades, meltabombs)
assault 5 (bolt pistol, chainsword, frag grenades, meltabombs)
[194 points]

1 assault squad - sergeant (power ax, frag grenades, terminator honours, purity seals)
assault 1 (plasma pistol, chainsword, frag grenades)
assault 2 (flamer, frag grenades)
assault 3 (bolt pistol, chainsword)
assault 4 (bolt pistol, chainsword)
[151 points]

1 scout squad - sergeant (sniper rifle, frag grenades)
scout 1 (missile launcher, frag grenades)
scout 2 (sniper rifle, frag grenades)
scout 3 (sniper rifle, frag grenades)
scout 4 (sniper rifle, frag grenades)
scout 5 (sniper rifle, frag grenades)
[119 points]

1 terminator squad - sergeant (tank hunter)
terminator 1 (assault cannon, power fist, tank hunter)
terminator 2 (power fist, storm bolter, cyclone missile launcher, tank hunter)
terminator 3 (chain fist, storm bolter, tank hunter)
terminator 4 (chain fist, storm bolter, tank hunter)
[270 points]

1 veteran squad - sergeant (power fist, plasma pistol, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours,
purity seals)
veteran 1 (power ax, storm bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours)
veteran 2 (chainsword, bolt pistol, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours)
veteran 3 (lightning claw, plasma pistol, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator
honours)
veteran 4 (chainsword, bolter, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours)
veteran 5 (power sword, plasma pistol, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours)
vet 6 (power ax, bolt pistol, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours)
[323 points]

1 command squad - sergeant (combi-plasmagun, chainsword, frag grenades, terminator honours, purity seals)
champion (master crafted power sword, bolt pistol sheild, frag grenades, terminator honours)
standard (sacred standard, bolter, frag grenades, terminator honours)
apothecary (narthecium & reductor, bolter, frag grenades, terminator honours)
veteran 1 (master crafted missile launcher, frag grenades, terminator honours)
veteran 2 (power fist, meltagun, frag grenades, terminator honours)
[324 points]

1 epistolary librarian (plasma pistol, force staff, storm of the emperor's wrath, fury of the ancients, frag grenades, krak grenades, terminator honours) [192 points]

1 master commander (combi meltagun, artificer armour, master crafted lightning claw, frag grenades, terminator honours, purity seals) [171 points]

1 master of sanctity chaplain (terminator armour, master crafted storm bolter) [150 points]

1 land raider crusader (hunter killer missile, smoke launchers) [283 points]

1 predator annihilator (heavy bolters, extra armour, pintle mounted storm bolter, hunter killer missile, machine spirit) [190 points]

1 land speeder typhoon (multi melta, typhoon missile system) [85 points]

1 land speeder tornado (assault cannon, heavy bolter) [80 points]

1 attack bike (multi melta) [65 points]

1 dreadnought (heavy flamer, extra armour, venerable status, furious charge) [150 points]

1 dreadnought (missile launcher, extra armour) [120 points]

1 dreadnought (lascannon, extra armour, smoke launchers) [133 points]

1 rhino (dozer blades, extra armour, pintle mounted storm bolter, machine spirit) [100 points]

1 razorback (twin-linked las cannon, dozer blades, extra armour, pintle mounted storm bolter, hunter killer missile, machine spirit) [140 points]


-=}GRAND TOTAL{=-
4035



that's all of the models i have so far, i plan on getting another devastator squad, at least two more full tactical squads, another terminator squad, another chaplain, a techmarine squad, 5 more attack bikes, 1 more land speeder tornado, 2 more rhinos, 1 more razorback,
3 more predators, and maybe a titan or a thunderhawk. if you want to talk more in depth, just e-mail me at mr.a.j@hotmail.com

==Images==
[i hate photobucket..........]


==Why I Started This Army==

I, at first, was playing WH40k: dawn of war. i played with the space marines because they are easy to control, and they are all basically elite units. as soon as i beat WH40k: DOW and WH40k: DOWWA, i had to go on a trip to lake shasta. so i went to the bookstore to find a new book for the 5 hr trip down and back up. to my surprise, i found the ulramarines omnibus, and the first two commisar cain novels (all great books). at the end of every black library book, there is a page dedicated to the tabletop game. i then had my parents get me $700 worth of stuff. that was two years ago and now i've spent around $3000 from my parent's pocket and my own.

while all that sounds great, I am having trouble with an original name for my space marine chapter. they are currently called The Dark Templar.
i have recently found a web site that has Dark Templar pasted all over it, so that wont do. now i need a new name for my chapter. .
i would like to keep the templar part of my name, but if you can convince me, more power to you. any advice is helpful. to e-mail

Hunter

How about the Templars of the Emperor Or bringers of death

Green Knights, as mentioned before, is a solid good name. Or the Green Tide..cough..you just need to field more Infantry then and use Black Templar rules.

Smashotron wrote:Green Knights, as mentioned before, is a solid good name. Or the Green Tide..cough..you just need to field more Infantry then and use Black Templar rules.

i have really been thinking about that name.. and this next birthday will be mostly consisting of presents chock-full of infantry with at the most 1 or 2 rhinos.

the only thing that i dont really like that much is the knights part. i just feel that it is used too much. but if it comes down to it, i will probably use it. thx. now all i need is some specific changes (if any) to my army list

Great color scheme! And I like the fluff so far. Check out these links for more inspiration:
Void Reapers
Star Foxes
Fighting Tigers of Veda
Scythes of the Emperor

That last one is a GW chapter, but I think you'll see the guy did a great job of making them his own.

My suggestions for a name:

Viridian Conquerors.
Emerald Drakes.
Dragons of Sigismund.
Dark Aurora.
The Purge (before their turn to Chaos).
Heralds of Vengeance.
Sons of Dorn.
Dragons of the Night Sky.
Rift Wardens.

You could do well with a 'before they turned' idea like the Purge. It would give you use reason to model your force slightly more chaotic while still using the SM Codex.

Arkion wrote:Great color scheme! And I like the fluff so far. Check out these links for more inspiration:
Void Reapers
Star Foxes
Fighting Tigers of Veda
Scythes of the Emperor

That last one is a GW chapter, but I think you'll see the guy did a great job of making them his own.

My suggestions for a name:

Viridian Conquerors.
Emerald Drakes.
Dragons of Sigismund.
Dark Aurora.
The Purge (before their turn to Chaos).
Heralds of Vengeance.
Sons of Dorn.
Dragons of the Night Sky.
Rift Wardens.

Smashotron wrote:You could do well with a 'before they turned' idea like the Purge. It would give you use reason to model your force slightly more chaotic while still using the SM Codex.

ya. i like the whole renegade idea, but i was thinking about it being like the soul drinkers. they still are loyal to the emeror, but not a part of the imperium. it kindof gives you that special "do whatever you want" feel. as soon as photobucket stops hating me, i will have pictures of my army (conversions too) and the chapter symbol