Suspicious Pancake wrote:
.I have always thought Chaos would be a fun army to use but I also really like Space Marines, even though they are the most popular. My friend (who played tau) said that chaos might be difficult for a newbie and he suggested I play as SM and I think I will.

1) Although the Black Templars are my favorite Chapter, I think I am going to paint a custom army. Now some armies like the dark angels don't strictly follow just two colors and that's it. Some units have certain paintings while others have different colors. If I paint my army with different colors is that okay to do? I know there aren't "rules" on it but is it frowned upon?

2) Even though I am making my own chapter, what if I wanted to use (for example) Marneus as my HQ choice but don't have his model. Can I use a different model and just give him Marneus' stats and gear (I would obviously tell my opponent beforehand)

3) If I do buy some figurines online and they are already painted say blue, will I be able to paint over them in red? I want to get models cheap but don't know if I can paint over pre-painted models.

4) I really like how some black templar and dark angels models have robes. If I want to have some of my army use these robes do I have to buy black templar/dark angel models or do they sell them as individual pieces?

5) I don't have a gamesworkshop anywhere near me. What are good ways of finding people to play with at gamestores?