Will you start a new legion when Horus Heresy 2.0 Drops?

[Marshal Mittens]

Depending on how my 40k Dark Angels in 30k colors go, my 30k guys will be more of the chapter for 40k as well. In my mind I dream of having like 5 company's to put out on the table. But probably won't get that many done. But two boxes would be 80 tactical, which is nice.

[Nova_chron]

I am struggling to pick a new legion to do. I have a sizeable 6th legion force and am looking at traitors to do for the next one.

[Prim]

For me, a lot depends on what options come in the box and what follows it. I'd like to do Raven Guard, but I'd prefer to use assault squads if possible. I want to try a White Scars army too, but for that I'd need bikes available in plastic. Honestly, all of the legions are cool, I just dont have the time, space or money to do them all.

[Doctor Perils]

I was planning on staying away from the mk6 armour, but seeing this thread, and not necessarily wanting to pick up two of the legion books, I may be thinking about an Emperor's Children force to contrast with my Iron Warriors. With my Eldar bitz too, perhaps I could go for the battle of Angel Exterminatus and possible grudge matches? Thinking of a late-Heresy pink colour scheme perhaps...

[Petitioner's City]

I was planning on staying away from the mk6 armour, but seeing this thread, and not necessarily wanting to pick up two of the legion books, I may be thinking about an Emperor's Children force to contrast with my Iron Warriors. With my Eldar bitz too, perhaps I could go for the battle of Angel Exterminatus and possible grudge matches? Thinking of a late-Heresy pink colour scheme perhaps...

 

This would also be very Slaves to Darkness - you could explore some Ruinstorm allies too!

[Beerhammer]

I am thinking of building the AL army that I have always wanted that or NLs!

[infyrana]

I'm really out of touch with all the rumours ... but will I plan to do that second legion for 2.0 that I sidelined ?  Depends, was the rumour of boxnaught removal true and will it stick?  If so, then no :)

[LameBeard]

Boxnaut removal? Oh woe is me! I was just thinking today how mine could be converted for Heresy. I guess I’m even more out of touch with the rumours. I’m saving my pennies for the launch set - the idea being my son and I will share the models between our existing legions that so far are each too small for a proper game. Alpha Legion/Word Bearer/World Eater/Blood Angels the main candidates. I hope scale is not too much of a jump because I have saved some bits to mix in, hoping to convert some to tactical support squads.

[Spagunk]

Let's not be hasty on boxnaut removal. It just wasn't in the phase 3 play testing that is circulating which may or may not mean they're gone.

[Marshal Mittens]

I bought some of the other plastic melta guns and plasma guns for hopefully converting some of the beakies into support squads as well. Like $2 a gun is a bit expensive but eh, don't want to buy the resin ones when they come out.

 

I also hope boxnaughts are still in. It was seeing a blood angels box naught on display at the GW in Katey Mills Mall that got me into the hobby!

Edited April 12, 2022 by Marshall Mittens

[Cris R]

Getting late to this party, but I'll be using the new box set for this Blackshields idea I posted last year in the forums where my force would be proto-Grey Knights who function as Malcador's secret paramilitary force that accompanies the Knights Errant. Hopefully we'll see a book or White Dwarf article that contains rules for them in the future.

[Trixie]

I'd love to start a new army but I'm going to be a responsible adult this time though and not go wading into a new project until my Iron Warriors backlog is finished.

 

I already have a stalled Mechanicum and Alpha Legion project that need attention as well .

 

*daydreams about an isolated renegade Blood Angels contingent, a pre prospero 1k Son army, a pure Firewing all beakie army, and a fully traitorous late Heresy Sons of Horus army with Deamon support*

[Marshal Mittens]

I'd love to start a new army but I'm going to be a responsible adult this time though and not go wading into a new project until my Iron Warriors backlog is finished.

 

I already have a stalled Mechanicum and Alpha Legion project that need attention as well .

 

*daydreams about an isolated renegade Blood Angels contingent, a pre prospero 1k Son army, a pure Firewing all beakie army, and a fully traitorous late Heresy Sons of Horus army with Deamon support*

Not buying the new box set which is perfect for that firewing DA army is basically like losing money!

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

I am, theoretically, dead set on an Iron Hands army, because I want a nice, monochrome color scheme to paint.

 

However.

 

My brain keeps insisting that a Shattered Legion force would be amazing. Iron Hands, Alpha Legion, and maybe some 1K Sons and Emperor’s Children. (I also might throw in an Ultramarines Techmarine in the mix, because I have an old RT-era Techmarine that I never had the heart to strip and repaint.)

 

There is no rhyme or reason to this force, other than ‘these are my favorite legions’ and I have serious choice paralysis.

 

At least all the legions I named are primarily one color?

[Mmmmm Napalm]

Now that HH will be more accessible I will be starting an IF force. I have decided upon them for several reasons:

• their aesthetic is broad and isn't very exclusionary. Pteruges and helmet crests, crusader helms and tabards; all of them look appropriate for Imperial Fists. This means that most models won't require much converting to look IF-appropriate. Consider the praetor that was shown off (and pretend that the stupid unhelmeted head doesn't exist); you would have a hard time selling that guy as an Iron Warrior, Iron Hand, et cetera, but he still works as an Imperial Fist.
• I don't want to be reliant on Forge World units for army flavor. I'd prefer to work with resin as little as possible, and this means that I probably won't be picking up legion specific units. Thus, I want to go for a legion that I could build a flluffy, appropriate list for without using those units.
• I like sieges, and while I find siege breaking more interesting the IF are still really good at that too.
• The heavy presence of beakie armor makes sense given connection to supply lines in the Sol System.
• I have an airbrush now so that makes yellow easier.
• Their color scheme and heraldry (and established variations of it) are conducive to variety and mixing things up a little throughout the army. 

Edited April 25, 2022 by Mmmmm Napalm