Lamenters Army on Parade Brainstorming

[Uprising]

Mission Objective:  Complete a fluffy half-company strike force of lamenters for 2024 army on parade

 

While remodeling the hobby room and in the process of downsizing my collection, I came across four old projects: Badab War Lamenters, HH Blood Angel, Space Hulk, and four FW zone Mortalis tiles.  The Badab war is my favorite 40k lore (I have an Astral Claw force, and Mantis warrior forces aswell), and I have decided to finish my half-company strike force of Lamenters of first-born Marines only for the 2024 project.  I do plan to sell off the HH Blood angel/reabsorb them into other HH armies after I take some bitz for the project.  I included some finished marines from 3 yrs ago (Follow The Brush and Boltgun tutorial), but have improved greatly.  This force will include old metal characters, forge world bits, and conversions.  I no longer play Warhammer, so suggest a squad loadout you think would fit the theme and look cool.  Here is an outline for the force that is based around boarding action (I will be 3d printing zone mortalis bases).  Here is the force outline

 

Hq

1 Termi Captain

1 Termi Librarian

1 Termi Chaplain

1 Master of the Forge

1 Librarian in Power armour

1 Death Company Chaplain

 

Elites

10 Space Hulk Termi

10 Death Company (open to load out suggestions, melee based)

2 dreadnoughts (1 venerable, 1 AOBR dread)  Please recommend a loadout

 

Troops

30 Tactical

 

Fast Attack

10 Assualt Marines

9 drop pods

 

Heavy support

10 Devastator (2 Missile Launcher, 2 lascannon)

 

I have a total of 9 drop pods, so I would like to have one more unit.  Thinking of a contempor dreadnought, another box dread (I have a lot), or a shotgun scout squad.  What would you recommend, as long as it is not a jump pack unit (does not fit the theme), tank, or a tactical/dev squad (half company)?    Any questions please ask, take care. 

 

Edit reason:  Sorry for the terrible pictures, my picture setup is currently under construction. 

Edited December 9, 2023 by Uprising