Can't figure out which legion to do for my army

[Grizwald23]

I'm going to England in a couple weeks with my mom. Anyway were going a couple days after my birthday and she just told me the other day I can go on a forgeworld shopping spree since for mt bday present since I it will be cheaper since their is no shipping if I get the models through the warhammer world I think it's called. Anyway I always have wanted to do a heresy style army and I just can't decide which legion to choose. Unfortunately around me no one plays 30k that I know about and it's even hard to find games of 40k. I live in dover de if anyone knows of a good gaming club I don't mind driving an hour or 2 if I have to to find a good gaming club.

 

So the plan is do do a 40k army that is heresy themed, but I still want to make them so they could be used as a 30k army if possible. Im not sure which codex I want to use but I want to be able to use the regular sm dex since the new version is due in September. I have also always wanted a blood angles army and a dark angels army. I already have a space wolf army so that is off the table. So if possible I want to make a 2 dex army either blood angels/ regular space marines or Dark angels/ regular space marines. I will prob make it either for the BA or DA to start and then make them in a sm dex army when the new dex comes

 

So here's a list of the legions I was thinking of

 

World Eaters-

PRO's: Could be really cool and use the BA codex to start, Psyco Space Marines, Get to paint lots of blood and gore, blue is my favorite color

CON's: painting white sucks at least the airbrush will make it easier

COOL ARMY IDEAS: I could convert the FW rampaged squad and use them as death company.

 

Blood Angels-

PRO's: Their Space Vampires, I think sang guard are cool as hell, have their own codex wouldn't have to do a count as army, death company box has lots of cool bits, red it one of my favorite colors to paint, A space marine army I have always wanted

CON's: My favorite MK armor is the Mk 3 but BA in my opinion mainly look better in mk4 and 5

 

Imperial Fists-

PRO's: when I see the FW Mk 3 armor it just screams paint me as an imperial fist, Not many people have Imperial Fist armies that I have seen

CON's: painting Yellow Sucks but my airbrush will help, Not sure If I could use any dex other then the regular sm one maby the DA dex since I imagine Imp fists having lots of Terminators

 

Dark Angels-

PRO's: This was the original army I was gonna do before I found out I could go forgeworld shopping, I like the knightly theme and in a heresy style army I can really bring this out.

Con's: I don't like green so I would use their pre heresy black color scheme and black is the absolute biggest pain in the ass to paint for me. I paln on doing mainly deathwing and a ravenwing force so with all terminators and bikers I want in the army this would probably be better to this army as a non heresy style

COOL ARMY IDEAS: I would Use mainly Mk 3 armor becuase it looks the most knightly and also use the robbed bodies from the DA veterans box

 

Emperors children:

PRO's: I absolutly love their fluff maby more then any other SM legion. I have always wanted a purple army idk why I just always have

CON's: I don't think any dex besides the reg sm one would work maby DA but I'm not sure about this. I would have a hard time do weathering or battle damage since their EC and everything is about perfection

 

Raven Guard:

PRO's: I love jump packs and so do the raven guard. FW makes that cool Raven Guard upgrade pack, I can do mutated marines. I can use the BA dex for the jump packs, I also can do a drop site themed army which is beat to hell.

CON': Their Black

COOL ARMY IDEAS: Mutated Space marines used as death company or drop site army that is all battle damaged don't known about both since the mutant marines happened after the drop site massacre. However I'm using them in 40k so I guess it really doesn't matter

 

Ultra Marines:

PRO's: I don't known why I have always wanted to do an ultra marine army ever since reading the HH book about them The Mark of Calth (I think it's called)

CON's: Thier Ultra Marines can't think of anything really cool to do with them

 

Sorry for the long post but I've been trying to figure this out for the last couple days and need to decide by Monday so I can place my order. I just can't figure out which legion to do I keep chaning my mind so I thought I would get some advice. I plan on using this army for tournaments and for just regular fun games.

 

Any advice is appreciated

[Conn Eremon]

Of that list, both the World Eaters and Emperor's Children have both Legion specific rules and their Primarchs modeled and for sale already.

[Artemis360]

I'm in the same position and I've been thinking imperial fists would be good cos when the final book comes out (siege of terra) your army will be one of the number 1 players on the Imperial side. Can't get cooler than that, right? Plus you'll be able to use them in 40k when the new space marine codex comes out soon.

[Spinsanity]

You could possibly go with a Siege of Terra loyalists army, using the DA codex... That way you get to field Scars (if you're so inclined) as Ravenwing, IF as Deathwing and then BA as allied BAs? (Or possibly have IF and BA be deathwing and greenwind, in whichever combination you want...)

[Durfast Spiritwolf]

I'd go with one of the four Legions that have been featured so far as they've got the most toys available to buy. After all, that's what you are planning to do right?

[Onisuzume]

If you can't decide, just go with Legio I.