Points-wise that drops us in at 1885 which is still shy of 2000. However, we haven’t spent any points on wargear! That’s where we’re going to leave it though as the Wargear is really up to you. Send In The Vanguard Space Marines From here you’ve got a little over 800 points left to work with and we still need to budget for Wargear. You’ve got a couple of Troops to grab objectives, you’ve got some Elites to offer up some support, and a few heavy lifters. It’s a solid core to build from. This is really where you’re own personal preferences would take over. It looks like there may be some value in the new Chaos Space Marines Combat Patrol; here is our price breakdown and review of the box. Once revered as the guardians of humanity, these Heretic Astartes have forsaken their noble cause and now pledge their allegiance to the sinister Dark Gods.

We’ve added some Kataphron Destroyers to the Start Collecting! Adeptus Mechanicus box, adding a choice of serious firepower to supplement the Skitarii Rangers’ galvanic rifles. Able to shoot their heavy weapons on the move without penalty, the Kataphrons can bombard the enemy with fire while the Skitarii advance in their Skorpius Dunerider to capture objectives. This MkVI Tactical Squad comes with everything you need to build 20 Space Marines equipped with bolters – enough for two squads of 10, or a full squad of 20 Legionaries. There are also options to build a Sergeant for each of your squads, as well as Legion vexilla, augury scanners, and nuncio-voxes, plus the option for bayonets or chain bayonets on each Space Marine. These models are also compatible with the Special Weapon and Heavy Weapon upgrade sets. Legion Astartes Praetor and Chaplain Consul The third book in John French’s investigation of one of the most compelling followers of Chaos arrives as an MP3 audiobook. Chaos Space Marines eShortsBut really, you’re looking at adding another Troop, Elite, Heavy Support, and an HQ option. Another Squad of Chaos Marines starts at 180 points for 10. And having more of them is always useful. The next three armies are all built around Start Collecting! boxes, which are all a great way to start any new force. Many of them contain enough models for you to build a Combat Patrol force right away. Genestealer Cults Expand the command options available to your Loyalist or Traitor Legions with a plastic Legion Cataphractii Praetor and Chaplain Consul. Give your Legion a nigh-indestructible leader with a Praetor clad in Cataphractii Terminator armour, and support your battle brothers with fervent chants courtesy of the Chaplain – a specialist Legion Consul concerned with morale, conviction, and bashing in heads. Geigor Fell-Hand

A Dark Apostle leads the combat patrol while reciting passages from a book… that’s on fire. He’s flanked by two dark disciples who are excellent in close quarters combat. Five Havocs are ready to bring the pain with heavy weapons, including an intimidating chaingun. Ten Chaos Space Marines bring a good mix of mid to close range weapons and the patrol is finished with heavy support in the form of a Helbrute that can dish out and take punishment as needed. Guided by maniacal leaders, including the zealous Dark Apostle, bitter warbands of Chaos Space Marines traverse the battlefield, armed to the teeth with an arsenal of ruthless weapons. Witness as their devastating heavy armaments, wielded by Havocs, tear through barricades and defenders, while the frenzied swipes of a colossal Helbrute leave nothing but chaos and destruction in their wake. Doom has come upon the Thousand Sons. Born from the Rubric, a curse of fire and dust stalks them across time and space. The spirits of the Rubricae are vanishing from the prisons of their armour in the fourth novel in John French’s Ahriman series.

Why is Combat Patrol Awesome?

GW has used two methods to attempt to balance the boxes against one another. First,although the models in the box set may have many weapon options, there’s a particular loadout you’re supposed to equip your models with. On paper I think this army could surprise people just because it’s not a build you’d expect to see. Vanguard Space Marine forces aren’t exactly tearing-up the meta though…so this is more of a fun challenge project than the next big GT winner. You have been warned. We’ll have more Chaos Space Marine news as soon as we reattune our communication array to the Eye of Terror without shorting the circuits.** Each Combat Patrol is supposed to be balanced against all the others. That might be hard to believe when looking at the contents of the Adeptus Custodes box set, as the boys in gold are notoriously hard!