What does your army look like?

[captain sox]

Hi folks!

 

 It seems that there are some newer generals in the AM (including me) and I would like to post a question about your army size:

 

What do you have in your arsenal? How many of each tank? How many Flyers? break down your platoons and tell us what you have for troops.

 

The reason I ask is to get a handle on where I want to go next. Do I need 8 Leman Russ or is 5-6 enough? What about Hellhounds, Basilisks and Hydra? What is a safe amount? Same goes for all vehicles.

 

let us new recruits know!

 

Pics not necessary but welcome!

[WarriorFish]

I have:

• lots of lasgun infantry - please don't make me count them
• 8 or so Voxes
• 4 of each special weapon
• 8 or so Sergeants
• 1 Regimental standard
• 1 Platoon standard
• 10 or so HWTs
• assorted Commander/Lieutenant/Commissar/medic/etc models
• 2 Veteran squads (plus odd troopers)
• 1 Psyker Battle Squad (curse you GW!)
• 5 Ratlings (somewhere...)
• 4 Chimeras
• 4 Hellhounds/variants
• 4 Leman Russes/variants
• 2 Demolishers/variants
• 2 Basilisks
• 1 Manticore
• 1 Valkyrie
• 1 Vendetta
• 1 Baneblade
• 1 Shadowsword/variants
• 2 mystery things, what could they be?

There's probably some things I'm forgetting, but you get the idea This is a collection that has been built up over many years and I love tanks so make of it what you will

edit: here are (some of?) the things I forgot:

• 2 heavy flamers
• 20 or so old school metal Stormies

[scatmandoo]

Many guardsmen and as said I don't want to count.

6 gl

5 flamer

3 hf

4 plasma

5 melta

2 demo

2 sniper

2 flags

3 vox

Company speialists.

1 priest

3 psykers

Many varieties and load outs of commanders and sgts.

2 commissars

3 hwt that have interchangeable hb ac or lc

Lc ac and hb team

3 x ogryn

 

3 sentinels, 2 magnetized

1 russ Exterminator

1 standard russ, though soon to be converted into a vanquisher

1 magnetised heavy russ (plasma, punisher cannon or demolisher)

1 x wyvern

2x chimera

1× hellhound

1 x magnetised valk/vendetta

 

Lots of options for many playstyles.

[march10k]

Er...

 

~250 metal cadians, assorted.  Never really did a precise inventory.

2 LRBTs

1 Pasquisher

2 Demolishers

2 Hellhounds

1 Avenger Strike Fighter

1 Shadowsword

1 valkyrie (second one WIP, third vowed for ETL)

~12 old "astronaut" stormtroopers

20 painted and 15 unpainted kasrkin

2 griffons

7 assorted sentinels

9 chimeras

a dozen or so assorted characters (commies, priests, psychers, techpriests, officers, etc)

6 old metal ogryn (the "what racism?" gangstas-n-da-hood variety)

6 rough riders on ogre kingdoms special character hunting cats

[Thunderhawk3015]

1 Command Squad w/Straken

1 Lord Commisar

 

10x Stormtroopers

 

40x Veterans

 

5x Chimera

2x Basilisk

2x Vanquisher

1x Leman Russ

1x Demolisher

1x Executioner

1x Baneblade

3x Sentinals

1x Valk

1x Vendetta

1x Thunderbolt. 

 

In progress, full Infantry platoon, 100 something models. 

[Argel-tal]

2 x commissar
2 x primaris psycher

2 x priest

 

1 x pasquisher

1 x LM Vanquisher

60 x infantry

20 x veteran

1 x vendetta

1 x wyvern

 

1 x scion ccs

20 x Scions

3 x taurox

 

Pretty much everything painted minus some ongoing scions! 

[Andhil]

I have an estimated 4000pts of Guard.

HQ:

2x Company Command Squad. All the fancy upgrades on each, only one Special weapon per.

1x Chimera assigned to the Warlord's squad.

2x Techpriest

Elites:

10x Scions (metal Kasrkin.)

7x Ratlings (Cadian Snipers, 3 plastic, 4 metal.)

6x Bullgryns

8x Ogryns

Troops:

1st Comp. 1st Platoon: (Started as a below averagely equipped Platoon, I, quite recently, changed my focus to a stronger Infantry presence, simply attained by giving the squads some fun toys. Preferably the kind that sets stuff on fire.)

PCS: Heavy Flamer, fancy upgrades, like above.

3x Infantry Squad, vox, Flamer

2xHeavy Weapons squads (3x Lascannons, 3x Missile Launchers)

2nd Comp. 1st Platoon: ( 2nd Comp was designed with an Urban Warfare/ WWI theme, that's why I added certain weapons, ie: Heavy Bolters, Mortars and stuff, in game, these guys usually hold my home objective, usually pretty effectively so.)

PCS: Meltagun, fancy upgrades, as per usual

3x Infantry Squad, vox, Heavy Bolter, Grenade Launcher

2x Heavy Weapon Squad (3x Mortars, 3x Autocannons)

Veteran Demo Squad: 3x Melta, Demolitions, vox

Veteran squad: 3x Flamer, Grenadiers, vox

Fast Attack:

Vendetta

Valkyrie, multiple rocket pods. (Transport for the Demo vets.)

Verrückt Pattern Valkyrie (Counts as Valkyrie for the moment, for those interested more info here:http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288831-the-golgothan-7th-legion-verrückt-pattern-valkyrie-update-i/?p=3716876)

Bane Wolf

3x Armoured Sentinels (2x Plasma Cannon, 1x Lascannon)

Heavy Support:

Battle Tank

Demolisher

Punisher

Eradicator

2x Basilisk

Deathstrike Missile.

Pictures of most of the stuff mentioned above can be seen here:

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288831-the-golgothan-7th-legion-verrückt-pattern-valkyrie-update-i/?p=3637967

(Only the Bullgryns, Verrückt and some Heavy weapon teams are missing as these are old pictures. )

As for advice for new(er) Guard Players:

The most awesome thing about the Guard is the sheer variety of play styles. We can build an Infantry Regiment, or an Armoured one. We can field Airborne detachments, Artillery armies and everything in between. It's, simply put, really cool.

So, the first thing you need to do, as a starting Guard player, is determine what you want to play, and build your army from there on. I personally prefer a mixed force, as I love everything the Guard has to offer (with a slight preference to Abhumans and Valkyries), you might prefer the Leman Russ and Hellhounds. In which case an Armoured battalion would be more your thing.

tl;dr

"I want to Play Guard! in five (and a half) short steps!"

1) How do I want to play? Armoured, Infantry, Airborne, Artillery, Hybrid, (other)?

1.5) When in doubt, ask for advice on the Astra Militarum subforum (here!), where experienced commanders will gladly help and guide you to finding the play style that fits, and works for you.

2) Decide on a Colour scheme. Anything goes, but feel free to ask for opinions.

2.5) Optionally, you may want to write some background about your newly founded regiment. Some people like doing this to make their army feel more alive on the tabletop, and makes for some fun games when your army achieves another glorious victory.

3) Buy an IG model(s) of your choice, ideally one which you find cool/pretty/etc.. and which you want to use on the tabletop.

4) Expand your army whichever way you like, be it a cool model you desperately want to build and paint, or something to support your army on the table. Any reason is a good one.

5) Field your army on the table and achieve countless victories in the name of the Emperor (or more....wicked Gods?)!

5.5) When struggling on step 5, asking advice from the seasoned Astra Militarum commanders on this forum is a good move, these great men can aid you with advice on strategy and tactics. And who knows, one day, you may be the one advising the new Recruits!

++Imperator Vult!++

[Nicodemus Doloroso]

I've got:

 

Headquarters types

 

1 Quartermaster (w/ 2 servitors)

1 Company Commander

1 Platoon Commander

1 commissar with power fist

1 commissar on a horse

1 commissar with BP/Power Sword

3 commissars with sheathed swords and/or pistols (could be a variety of armament)

2 Officers of the Fleet

1 Master of Ordinance

1 Astropath

3 carapace veteran troopers

1 company standard

1 platoon standard

 

Regular Troopers (not veterans)

 

16 Basic Lasgun Infantry

2 Sergeants with power swords

2 Sergeants with laspisol/CCW

2 meltaguns

4 flamers

1 heavy flamer

3 Lascannons

3 Autocannons

20 Penal Legionnaires (who I guess will be more basic lasgun infantry but could possibly be vets or even conscripts)

 

Veterans (I don't believe in using regular grunts and saying they're veterans; my vets are obviously vets with tons of conversions/kitbashing):

 

6 Shotgun/flak armour vets

3 grenade launcher (flak)

2 flamer (flak)

1 Sergeant with power fist

 

Storm Troopers or Equivalent (mixture of Kasrkin and DKoK Grenadiers)

 

~25 Storm Troopers or Grenadiers

4 meltaguns

2 plasmaguns

2 flamers

2 grenade launchers

1 heavy flamer

1 sergeant with pistol/CCW

2 sergeants with pistol/power sword

 

Vehicles

 

1 Hellhound

1 Hydra

2 Leman Russ Battle Tanks

1 Demolisher

1 Vanquisher (command -- has a commissar standing in the turret)

1 Storm Chimera (autocannon turret, track guards)

2 Chimeras with turret heavy flamer

4 Chimeras with multilaser turret

1 Basilisk

 

Other

 

2 Rough Rider Sergeants

4 Rough Riders with meltaguns

14 Rough Riders

5 Ratlings

 

Unassembled

 

30 Cadians who could be veterans, regular troops, or Inquisitorial acolytes depending on how I ultimately assemble them

 

Soon to be Purchased

 

25 more Scions

2 Taurox

1 Valkyrie

(i.e. the MT Storm Scions box set)

[David Ravel]

HQ :

Gaunt (x2 (why? well why not?))

CCS for my wasteland Cadian force and one my Tanith force (with the old metal tanith models) with a couple of option like astropath, medic, standard, etc.

Couple of Priest with big chainsword (I either use them as such or as eviscerator)

Primaris Psyker

Pask on a Punisher (magnetized for other option)

 

Elite :

15 Scions (5 CS) full magnet all option (+ 2 Commissar/Lord Commissar with bolt pistol/power sword and bolt pistol/chainsword)

Couple of ''ratling'' (sniper count-as, I don't like the subhuman fluff or look)

9 Wyrdvane

 

Troops :

20 Veterans (Cadian with modification) with plasma and melta

30+ Guardsmen of my Cadian wasteland force with sergeants and vox

4 Chimera

10 Tanith with some snipers (40+ in the making). I'm magnetizing weapon choice on those since I'm gonna use them as a full Veteran force

Couple of heavy weapons

 

Fast :

2 Tauros

2 Tauros Venator

1 Hellhound

3 Valkyrie/Vendetta

 

Heavy :

5 Leman Russ (some magnet, different option of sponson too (mostly heavy bolter and plasma cannon))

1 Avenger Strike Figther

3 Wyvern count-as in the making

3 Basilisk platform

1 Medusa platform (kindof)

1 Manticore kit bash

 

Superheavy :

1 Baneblade

1 Knight in the making

1 Warhound Titan

 

I'm trying to get rid of most of those things to make way for my Tanith force. Mostly I want to make them some allies that are fluff-wise present in the book with them. So I'm gonna aim at a armoured detachment from the Hagia episode instead of random Cadian guy with chemo mask (my first army). So everything in there is (at least as a longterm project) going to change except for the tanith stuff (light vehicule and tanith troops) or scions stuff (like the valkyrie). Gonna keep my superheavy for Apoc also. 

 

If you want to know ''what to buy'', it depends on the kind of player you are. I like to buy stuff I think looks cool BUT can do some stuff in a game. That's why I don't like my hellhound. Very awesome look, totally worthless in every game I played. I would suggest you take a theme and a regiment and work on it. If you want to expend, you can do like me and take a detachment of another regiment that is fitting fluff-wise with it. And you can't go wrong with Scions. Not only are they good, not only are they good looking, not only do they have their own codex for smaller game, but they fit fluff-wise with any form of Imperial Guard army, which is perfect. I also use mine as Inquisitorial Stormtroopers with my Inquisition force (+-1000pts which makes it goes up to 1850 if I want to). 

[captain sox]

I guess I'll add what I've got so far... Impressive lists above!

 

HQ:

1 Commissar

Custom Creed and Kell

1 Company Command Squad (Vox, Autocannon)

1 Master of Ordnance 

 

Troops:

1 Platoon Command Squad (Vox, Autocannon)

3 x 10 Infantry Squad all with Vox and either Flamer or GL

1  Heavy Weapon Squad with 3 x Mortar

2 Special Weapon Squad 1 with 2 Melta and Demo Charge the other with 2 Flamer and Demo Charge

 

Vehicles:

2 Chimera

1 LRBT

1 Deathstrike

 

1 Imperial Knight

 

incoming: 3 Hellhounds, 3 more Leman Russ and a Baneblade :)

[Frater Cornelius]

Well, for me it's

 

CCS, vox

Yarrick

3 Priests

2 Engineseer

2 Primaris

PCS, vox

around 3-6 of most special weapons

30 noble footmen

30 captures heretics and mutants

6 HWT

1 Pask with magnetized turret

3 LR with magnetized turrets

4 Chimeras (1 of them being modelled as the Command Chimera)

3 Tauroxes

2 Hydras

2 Wyvern

1 Errant Knight

 

While they are no IG, they are still wearing my House's colour and are being treated as an intergral part of the force (and I do not plan to run them separately):

 

Coteaz

2 OX inq

1 OM inq in TDA

20 PAGK

2 Psyflemen Dreadnoughts

2 Stormravens

3 Razorbacks/Rhinos

 

I am looking to add 2 hellhounds, some sentinels and some GK HQs.

 

The thing with my army is that it is constantly changing. If I find I do not use an element at all or I have an alternative that is 99% of the time better for me, I sell them to either get cash back or aquire new assets until I have a stable force of 2 basic lists (in this case mech and foot) and 1-2 spin-offs of both variants. Saves me space and helps me focus more on each individual model instead of not being able to tell which one is which (and it's easier to transport).

[scatmandoo]

Here are some pics of my stuff,

 

Specialists,

 

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e301/chrisburnett2010/geekery/20140621_072414.jpg

 

Officers, sgts, commissars and other non weapon specialists,

 

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e301/chrisburnett2010/geekery/20140621_072445.jpg

 

The ranks of unpainted infantry,

 

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e301/chrisburnett2010/geekery/20140621_072500.jpg

 

 

And lastly the parking lot, plus ogryns,

 

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e301/chrisburnett2010/geekery/20140621_072624.jpg

[Captain Juan Juarez]

My army looks mostly grey... I'm kidding, it's all grey! ;)

 

CCS

PCS

40 Guardsmen

 

30 of the Guardsmen and the PCS are still in their shrink-wrapped boxes.

 

Also, I just smacked my elbow on the filing cabinet - *OUCH*

[WarriorFish]

Some very nice collections here, I'm surprised that so many can list the exact models! I've never counted the points in my army or taken a full army shot which is probably the difference. Maybe one day I'll get all the models out for a proper count... if I've a spare morning or so :P

[Captain Juan Juarez]

Some very nice collections here, I'm surprised that so many can list the exact models! 

 

It's a lot easier for some of us :P

[Brother Lorien]

I have no clue how many guardmen i have, painted is around 150

10 or so LRS

6 or so Chimera

1 tauros

2 basilisks

lots of hwt's

1 valkyrie / vendetta

and a boat load of other scratch build stuff

[Kilofix]

1 Company Command + Advisors

1 Platoon Command

6 Infantry Platoon Squads

8 Heavy Weapons

12 Special Weapons

 

2 Vet Squads

2 Scion Squads

1 Bulgryn Squad

 

1 Lord Commisar

1 Enginseer + 9 Servitors (Servo, Plasma, Melta)

2 Priests

1 Primaris Psyker

7 Psykers

 

5 Chimeras

5 Leman Russes (magnetized weaps)

2 Hellhound / Devildog / Banewolf variants (magnetized weaps)

 

1 Colossus Bombard

1 Griffon

2 Basilisks / Medusas (magnetized weaps)

1 Manticore / Deathstrike (magnetized weaps)

1 Wyvern / Hydra (magnetized weaps)

 

1 Quad Gun

1 Emplaced Gun (magnetized weaps)

 

1 Atlas Recovery Vehicle

 

2 Sentinels (magnetized weaps)

 

1 Valkyrie (magnetized weaps)

1 Vulture (magnetized weaps)

 

1 Super Heavy Tank (magnetized weaps)

[Frater Cornelius]

Some very nice collections here, I'm surprised that so many can list the exact models! I've never counted the points in my army or taken a full army shot which is probably the difference. Maybe one day I'll get all the models out for a proper count... if I've a spare morning or so

I see every little foot soldier as something special in my list (except those filthy heretics, but I know I made 30, so I do not need to count :D). This is why they perform so well. I can give you even more detailed info about most of them and the guy who took a power axe to the face and lived last Friday :D

[PureFodder]

I have a spreadsheet with a full list of my models - it helps when writing army lists as I will often think I have more of something (usually special weapons) that I actually have.

 

For Troops I have:

133 guardsmen including special weapons, HQ characters etc.

9 HWS + 3 not yet put together

111 Kasarkin Stormtroopers (people were selling them at crazy low prices when the new scion kit came out)

 

Vehicles:

8 Leman Russ

2 Thunderers

5 Chimeras

3 Taurox

3 Salamander Scouts

1 Salamander HQ

3 Sentinels

3 Hellhounds

3 Basilisks

1 Colossus

1 Manticore

2 Deathstrikes

2 Hydras

2 Medusas

2 Tauros Venators

3 Earthshaker Artillery Carriages

2 Medusa Artillery Carriages

1 Atlas Recovery Tank (work in progress)

2 Vendettas

1 Valkyrie

1 Vulture

1 Baneblade

1 Shadowsword/Stormsword

1 Malcador Infernus

1 Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher

 

It's around 95% painted, with a only a couple of bits that still need putting together.

[Brother Hadafix]

Off the top of my head (and running the same list since 5th)

 

45 infantry of the Trellian Logistics Corps  (Pioneers) The Harlequins

 

Comand Squad with 4 melas and Vox

 

1 x HWT w Lascannon

 

1st Assault Pioneer Platoon HQ

 

Vox Lascanon, sniper, Warrent Offcier with PW and Bolter

 

Assault Pioneers

 

2 x Vox, Autocannon, Sniper & Sgt with Bolter (when I get around to the conversion)

 

2nd Assault Pioneer Platoon HQ

 

Vox, 3 x grenade launchers, Leutenant with PW BP

 

Assault Pioneers

 

2 x Vox, Grendade launcher, Sgt with BP

 

7 Chimera with Heavy Stubber and Auto Cannon

 

2 sentials (armoured with Lascannon)

 

1 Devildog

 

1 Malcador (no Leman Russ avialible as per background, only Malcador MBT and varients)

 

 

 

 

 

[march10k]

111 Kasarkin Stormtroopers (people were selling them at crazy low prices when the new scion kit came out

 

 

Interested in reselling some?

[scatmandoo]

 

111 Kasarkin Stormtroopers (people were selling them at crazy low prices when the new scion kit came out

 

 

Interested in reselling some?

I second this....

[Kilofix]

I have a spreadsheet with a full list of my models - it helps when writing army lists as I will often think I have more of something (usually special weapons) that I actually have.

 

For Troops I have:

133 guardsmen including special weapons, HQ characters etc.

9 HWS + 3 not yet put together

111 Kasarkin Stormtroopers (people were selling them at crazy low prices when the new scion kit came out)

 

Vehicles:

8 Leman Russ

2 Thunderers

5 Chimeras

3 Taurox

3 Salamander Scouts

1 Salamander HQ

3 Sentinels

3 Hellhounds

3 Basilisks

1 Colossus

1 Manticore

2 Deathstrikes

2 Hydras

2 Medusas

2 Tauros Venators

3 Earthshaker Artillery Carriages

2 Medusa Artillery Carriages

1 Atlas Recovery Tank (work in progress)

2 Vendettas

1 Valkyrie

1 Vulture

1 Baneblade

1 Shadowsword/Stormsword

1 Malcador Infernus

1 Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher

 

It's around 95% painted, with a only a couple of bits that still need putting together.

 

O.o a Praetor? Any chance we can get pics?

[chaplainmikey]

I have *Drum roll* -

 

1 Commissar

1 Scion Command Squad

10 Scions

1 Taurox Prime

1 Valkyrie

 

:P

[cypherthefallenangel]

3 commanders.

2 commisars.

Tech priest.

Advisers.

30ish cadian infantry.

35 Steel legion infantry.

9 heavy weapons teams.

45ish stormtroopers.

3 leman russes with 2 turrets apiece and magnetized .

3 basilisks

3 valk/vendettas. ( 1 on the sprew)

vulture.

2 armored sentinels. (1 on the sprew)

1 chimera.

1 Shadowsword/ hexblade.

1 Knight titan magnetized.