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After a brief sojourn into the other side of the forces of the Emperor (my fledgling Imperial Guard – update will be coming soon) I returned to my yellow space marines.
My last entry left off with me getting all excited over everything, and to that end I have actually done something!
My next purchase was a Suppression Force set (2 Whirlwinds and a Land Speeder) which I promptly put together in one afternoon, well the Whirlwinds at least. So within two days I had a nice artillery battery ...

Moving on to the mainstay of any army, troops! My next purchase, and one that I am still putting together, was the Battleforce boxed set. I was somewhat surprised at the reasonably good value that I got out of this box – I am actually going to use everything in it (unlike some other Battle force boxes I have previously bought).

Now, being the generally lazy person I am, I first assembled the 5-man combat squad. On a side note, I am one of those players who thinks everything counts in ...

Imperial Fists Space Marines – for me these guys, along with Eldar, are what got me into 40k in the first place. I still fondly remember the first White Dwarf I bought that featured a battle report between Imperial Fists and Orks.
Then there was the novel Space Marine by Ian Watson and I fell even further into the grip of these proud warriors.
Then I started playing the game and promptly collected Dark Angels because dark green was easier to paint than yellow. So, while I am a fluff-addict ...