Starting Wolves

[UltraMar]

Pretty Much im starting wolves, so i got the battleforce and his is what i got (10) Grey Hunters, ten (10) Blood Claws, three (3) Space Marine Bikes and one (1) Space Marine Rhino. Im thinking of adding one dreadnought, a Space wolves captain, i defiantly want more blood claws, and some long Fangs, other than that i dont no where to go can anyone help plz

[Wakim]

It seems you`re on the right track.

I`d stay away from a dread at first but that`s just me.

Long Fangs are a must though!

Get one squad up as soon as posible

[UltraMar]

well the dread is great cuz i can re-roll on turns, so if i failed then i can re-roll, plus their great, what else do you think i should get?

[Four20edLogan]

My opinion on SM army's; always use a dreadnought.

[Warmaster Romulas]

when my son was born i panicked and had a army fire sale sold all 3 of my huge armies for dirt cheap i kept a few items "for future use"
3 SW dreads, pred, 2 rhinos, and a Leman Russ Exterminator
now im working on #2 a SW themed army
The ven dread is a must in a SW army it can be an hq or Elite plus way better weapon options than a reg dread
i got the battle force also and 2 more boxes of each greys and BCs
i recently bought a "new" Termi squad for conversion purposes
and i got a LRcrusader that need to be refurbished from a buddy for $10 but
so what im saying is get more men and a few rhinos
maybe some bikes or speeders for the flanks
and Armour
really what i do is write a list in incriments and work towards those steps
know what i mean?
500 pts buy those
1000 pts buy those
so on and so on

[Brother Warchild]

Thats a good way to do it Rom,i agree a dread is a must.

[Warmaster Romulas]

the only thing im not sure of is a paint scheme for my army
im not a fan of the SWgrey color been there done that in 2nd ed
thinking of something new
do you think a new wolflord could change his company's colors?

[Brother Warchild]

I am going with a darker grey like this



I dont think the SW would vary to far of from grey for there color and dont thinkit would look right.But thats me.

[Warmaster Romulas]

i likes very much
i was thinking a little darker like a charcoal grey

[Brother Warchild]

That was one i was thinking before i settled on that one,but it would look good also.It has taken me a while to decide on what shade of grey to use.I will be giving it a try in the painting comp.

[Warmaster Romulas]

my dread 1 plastic 2 metal


this is my ven dread with the multi melta

[Brother Warchild]

Nice,Ihave always liked the metal SW dread.Check out my Warchilds Pics thread and take a look on the last page at the dread and check out what i did with the legs.Its not a SW dread but i do this with half my dreads.

[Warmaster Romulas]

is that the one with the sentinal legs?
if so
i think that was a great Conv
i like it so much i ripped it and emailed it to a friend

[Brother Warchild]

Yep same one.Always liked how back in RT days the dreads had two hieghts.Plus its a real easy conv and makes it possible to give dreads more movement.

[Krom_stormbrow]

Burn wakim burn...

Ultramar... stay away from the long fangs until you have a good solid base.

As the guys above have said a dread is a must... But one of the next steps has gotta be wolf scouts. These guys are fantastic. Even if the do nothing else, they spread fear into your opponent.

Probably another pack of grey hunters would help and a rhino for them.

A pred... of course.

Don't forget some HQs as well as when you build the force you'll need these due to the compulsory need to have one for every 750pts.

[Wakim]

I thought he was going for the whole deal :P

Sheesh, don`t be so iffy :P

[Mart007]

Even if the do nothing else, they spread fear into your opponent.

I'm not to bothered by them, I dont think they are as effective against Eldar. The most success you have with them is against Tau and I think Drax's lady boys (SoB).

But yes they are a pain to deal with because you have to commit a squad or two to get rid of them as they appear at the most annoying times. I would think they are a must though.

[wolfpack]

OK...Hunters are still mandatory as well...you have to have at least one squad in your army...I'ld stick to two for the start and one squad of Claws...Venerable Dread is a must...and so is a Pred or Russ...I'ld leave off the Long Fangs till you have a bit more support...and when you do get them include a Razorback for them...I think two more bikes for that squad and then get Wolf Gaurd leaders in all your squads...it all depends on what type of play you wanna follow or if you just wanna build a well rounded force for all occaisions

[hairyyahoo]

ales all round!

while i haven't actually played a game witht he sons of russ since 2nd ed i do know a thing or two about modelling and painting them if you're feeling brave and have about an hour to kill then theck out "howling at the moon" for some genuine SW craziness! feel free to drop me a PM if you want some tips for wolfing your lads out to the max.

[UltraMar]

Originally Posted by Brother Warchild

I am going with a darker grey like this



I dont think the SW would vary to far of from grey for there color and dont thinkit would look right.But thats me.

Yo were you at a tournement about a month ago at Jesters Playhouse, because its like your paint job is like a SW player that i met their, so were you their?

[UltraMar]

im actually into Blood claws, they are amazing

[Brother Warchild]

No those are not my paintjob wish they were.I have been collecting SW since first ed and have only painted a couple dozen.Was waiting till i was happy with my skill level 2 paint them and when that came i was busy with other things.So i am just starting to paint mine.But i love the look of those.

[hairyyahoo]

blood claws are cool indeed, the extra attack makes them brutal on the charge and having access to a couple of power weapons or fists is useful too. definatly get a few more bikes!