Goatboy’s Marines!!!
Whenever a new codex comes out, I always buy it from my local store and give it a read through to see if anything catches my eye. I’m one of those new army junkies; if it’s new and interesting, there is a good chance I am planning an army around it. So obviously since the Space Marines are the newest codex out there, I just can’t say no to building a good guy army.
With the release of Assault on Black Reach and the plethora of marines in there, you can’t fight the urge to build a Space Marine list. I have been working on Space Marine lists for the last few weeks and looking for stuff that would be strong for tournament play, but would also be fun and creative in the conversion department.
The plan for the army is to test it out and once I find a nice list, start building and painting a squad a week.
Imperial Fists: Goatboy style
HQ: Lysander (Mr. Beat stick)
Pts: 200
HQ: Master of the Forge, Bike, Conversion Beamer
Pts: 155
Elites: Terminator Squad (6)
Pts: 240
Elites: Terminator Assault Squad (6 Thunderhammers), LR Crusader, Meltagun
Pts: 500
Troops: Space Marines (10), Multi-Melta, Flamer
Pts: 170
Troops: Space Marines (10), Multi-Melta, Flamer
Pts: 170
Elites: Dreadnought, Multimelta, Drop pod
Pts: 140
Heavy: Dreadnought, Multimelta, Drop pod
Pts: 140
Heavy: Dreadnought, Multimelta, Drop pod
Pts: 140
Heavy: Dreadnought, Multimelta, Drop pod
Pts: 140
Total points: 1995 KP: 15 Scoring: 4 Melta: 7
So there you go, it is a bit heavy on the KP side, but if you can watch what you do and try to protect your units a bit, it should be ok. Here is my explanations of the list and what each unit’s mission is going to be.
HQ: Lysander – Point for point, this is one of the stronger of the Character candidates in the Space marine codex. His purpose is to ride down with the six-man regular terminator squad and give them a good chance at killing lots with their storm bolters. He forces your opponent’s hand; they have to make the snap decision on who to attack: the terminators behind their lines, or the ones coming to the front to smash their faces in.
HQ: Master of the forge – I need a way to get my dreadnoughts as Heavies, and this is the way to do it. I gave him a conversion beamer, so he can hide towards the back with some marines who are hiding in extra good cover. His conversion beamer can also be a good bonus shooting and with my two terminator squads causing havoc in the enemy lines, he might get more then two shots at the highest strength.
Elites: Assault terminators – The hammer of my list and a great threat people are forced to deal with. The LR is also a threat, since it is hard to deal with and can shoot all its weapons and move 6.
Elites: Terminators – The annoyance of my list, and what I am hoping makes the opponent over think their options and make a mistake.
Troops: 2 basic space marine troop squads, maxed out size with probably the best gun in the game right now, multi-melta. These guys are here to fulfill my troop choices, as well as give me 4 scoring units if I combat squad them up. Sit them in the back and let them cheer as your hammers go a smacking.
Heavies/Elites: Drop pod dreadnoughts – A big middle finger, deal with me now for the enemy. The multi-meltas are there to deal with any LR’s I might see, or other hard to deal with Mech.
My army is designed to create stalemates and situations that will push my opponent to make mistakes. I want to stagger any all-out assault, and have the ability to create difficult situations for whoever I play against.
Again this is just a test list to see how I can push and pull the Space Marine codex. I will see how many units last through the testing and final finishing stages. The plan is to test the list in the next couple of weeks, then start painting and building out this army as I find a list I enjoy. Will see how many dreadnoughts end up staying and getting painted yellow hah.
Next up on the 40k article block is a discussion on troops and what they really bring to your game.
If you have any questions about the list or want to know more, shoot me an email. And again, the link below takes you to my art and miniature commission site.
