Hakanorsreaver Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 After trying alot of different color schemes i have finnaly decided on doing a red corsairs army. At the moment i have a terminator lord 20 chaos space marines, 12 berzerkers, 5 terminators, 2 rhinos, 1 land raider, 1 vindicator and 1 defiler. What I'm wondering is what else shoul i add to my army from here. I'm going to have about $200 to spend in the next week and was thinking id get some blood letters but id like to know what else would be good addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It looks like you got the Apoc Renegade strike force there.... I 'd suggest the pricey, but useful Obliterator squad to start.... maybe a Predator? But 3 Oblits for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incinerator950 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Get a second Land Raider or second Vindicator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fulgrim Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 if you choose to go with obliterators, just buy a squad of terminator and convert them, its cheaper and more of a modelling challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillin Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Oblits would be good. As Fulgrim sz you can convert them for cheaper, but it take well...conversion and bits. If you are new to the hobby it might be easier to just buy them. Could try some on line stores for cheaper $. I would also buy the reg csm helmit sprue and replace the brzrkrs heads with them, I think it looks better and the "khorne symbol" helmits just make me think wourld eaters. That is just my opinion. The sprue (or 2) should only cost a few $. You need to decide if you want to run a 2 LR list. You have brzrkrs and termi's to go in them. It can be powerful (but not against all other lists/armies) but it is alot of pts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenlad Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I always like a good dreadnought cheap but potentent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jeske Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 chaos dreadnought+potent :pinch: could you be more specific with that. as for my advice you need 2 more rhinos 10 more csm/zerkers, 1 more land raider, 6 oblits . 2 hqs that work and your done with chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillin Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I always like a good dreadnought cheap but potentent ???? :blink: How many games have you played in which a chaos dread was "potentent" ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakanorsreaver Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks for the help everyone. For now I think ill get another hq and 3 obliterators and see where it goes from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farseerixirvost Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 OK, so I'm going to both tote the party line as well as diverge from it... Obliterators. MSRP = $22 each = $66. $200 - $66 = $134. (obviously, here's where I concur w/ party line) DEFINATELY! Battle force. Why? Can't have too many troopers and the rhino is good too. I'm not a fan of possessed in game/rules terms, but I do love the models. I'd use some cloven hoof-footed legs and a CSM torso and some funky head w/ the wing backpack and make him a "standard flying lord" or sorcerer. The extra Zerkers can simply be mixed-matched w/ the CSM parts to make "more dynamic" CSM trooper poses (as can some of the possessed bits - aspiring champion w/ some possessed sword arm to counts as power weapon, or 'crab claw' arm to counts as power fist). Anyhoo... MSRP = $90. $134 - $90 = $44. Keep the $44 for a rainy day, or get a tank (2nd vindy or predator) or a Daemon Prince. The stock standard DP is OK, but there's way better out there. For starters, there's the fantasy line. Ba'Lekor, Dragon Ogre Shaggoth, or one of the greater daemons (if you'd rather do a GD instead of a DP). Or there's my solution to the DP - LotR Sauron w/ a possessed winged backpack attached. Simple, effective, and gets LOTS of compliments for 'uniqueness'. Warning - some of these 'more unique' solutions might cost more than the leftover $44 (particularly after taxes, but then again, who pays MSRP these days...?). ;) Hope I helped and welcome to the Red Corsairs!!!! ;) :lol: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakanorsreaver Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh and btw what should I remove in place of the obliterators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farseerixirvost Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh and btw what should I remove in place of the obliterators. I don't get the question. Are you saying something from your original post has to come out to put the oblits in? If so, how is your force kitted out? (sorry if I'm misunderstanding, I thought the OP was in regards to what you should ADD to the list) Just looking at the model list, I'd say the Defiler to get 2 oblits - should be an even swap (unless you've upgraded the defiler, which means leftover points to spend on a character or aspiring champion). Oh yeah, and in regards to your OP, skip the "lesser summoned daemons" (ie., bloodletters). They just don't do it in terms of effectiveness and cost. They are an OK stick-down unit, but I gave up on them long ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakanorsreaver Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 I may be misunderstanding the rules of 40k because im fairly new but you can only use 3 heavy support in a game correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakanorsreaver Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh and btw i did find some obliterators i should be able to get for around half price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The emperors chosen Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 what you could do is but a combat squad of loyalist marines, and a 5 man squad of chaos marines, to show other renegades serving Huron. This will give you some unique units, and a chance to do some renegades from other chapters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Of Chaos Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I always like a good dreadnought cheap but potentent ???? :) How many games have you played in which a chaos dread was "potentent" ?? almost all of my 4th ed games where I ran a dread with plasma cannon, only once did he ever fire on me and even then it wasn't too catastrophic (still won that game) and in one game he even brought the nightbringer down (after the oblits had shot the nightbringer up a lot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillin Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I always like a good dreadnought cheap but potentent ???? ;) How many games have you played in which a chaos dread was "potentent" ?? almost all of my 4th ed games where I ran a dread with plasma cannon, only once did he ever fire on me Do you mean with this dex or the 3.5 dex ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farseerixirvost Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I may be misunderstanding the rules of 40k because im fairly new but you can only use 3 heavy support in a game correct? My bust, you are absolutely correct. I wasn't doing the math of vindy + LR + Defiler fills up all the HS slots. I still say the Defiler. 2nd choice would be the vindy. I think in the new Planetstrike expansion rules, the defender gets more than 3 HS choices. So don't get rid of the defiler, just sideline him for the Oblits in normal games. BTW, why Defiler? I find mine always scatters that big blast template and is rather ineffective at shooting. Guess I need to try his hand at CC, but that's for a different topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askari Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Defilers do to MEQ's what dakka preds do to hordes, and they can tie up enemy infantry in close combat if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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