Good IG starter force?

[paddlebot40]

I might be getting some IG this christmas, so I really need to know what makes a good starter force. It'll probably be allied to SMs, hopefully with a baneblade . Can anyone help me decide? Sorry if this sounds a bit noobish.

[Rolling Thunder]

Don't get the baneblade until you hit 2500 points. Its an apocalypse tank, and apocalypse battles are only over 3000 points.

Get at least 50 infantry, two-three tanks (russ/Chimera varients included) and lots of heavy weapons. (at least two of the bigger boxes)

[Woz]

Get the Battle force box set. It's got just about everything you'll need for a good starter force and it'll save you money.

[majorjav]

For a good start, take the battle force, you have nearly everything you need to begin. You could build a good all rounder force with infantry, heavy weapons, 1 tank. You'll just have to add a HQ and maybe a chimera or/and other tanks depending on what kind of force you want...

[paddlebot40]

Thanks for the advice guys. I know the Baneblades only for Apocalypse, but I already have a 2000+ points SM army (I think I can stretch to 2500), so I'm looking at bulking it out a bit, but making it an individual fighting force too. Sorry if I didnt specify enough

[Deleted]

I started with the minimum force chart:

HQ squad
2 platoons two squads each

I am glad I did, as I could play most any game "legally".

From there I added my fluff, but it was a GREAT start inspired by the direction of these great guys on here.

[paddlebot40]

Dont you need to get another HQ cammand for a seperate platoon or am i just confused? Besides i was thinking about a platoon, 2 or 4 squads and a HQ, and an armoured fist squad. Plus the heavy weps teams and the leman russ that comes in the battle force

[twerd]

paddlebot you need a new comand squad for each infantry platoon inadition to the comand platoon and go for a leman russ there the best mainstay tank in the game

[paddlebot40]

w00t!!! Got the battleforce and baneblade, time to order the boxes of plastic glue...
Thanks for all the help guys, I really appreciate it.
Now, wheres the glue? ... Hope I dont have any plans this week
Edit: Bought some more guardsmen and cadian officers now.

[lordcastellenjon]

sounds good man just rember if you want to knock a hole in a enermys line just get a demolisher and rush it into there face its one hel of a kick that demol cannon

[Deleted]

nice choice! Personally, to expand from here, I would go with another batteforce, because there's almost another platoon, another russ, and a few heavy weps, which you can't ever have enough of!!

[lordcastellenjon]

LOL take my advice start it your self (I built my gaurds stright for a turnament ) got 40 infantry 2 HQ and a demol as well as 2 HW squads one with anti tank weaps and 1 with anti infantry weaps I came 4th out of 8 ^^

[Deleted]

i would def say get a second battle force and did you say you already got a box of 20 men and a HQ command squad

in that case you will just need to get a chimera and you can have a platoon and armored fist as your two troops, you got your HQ and two battle tanks, possibly convert one to a demolisher or something.

[Cadian 117]

Do what i do, buy the troops HQ then the Hvy's then whatever else you want but always have troops. Around ehre you can play aslong as you have a decent amount of troops and then proxy everyhting else you need.

[Deleted]

I started with the battleforce, command squad, a chimera, a sentinel, and a box o' troops. It's working out pretty well for me.