Cancelled my pre-order, realistically i'm not going to run that many Terminators in a list so would only really want it for the codex.
Bought a Repulsor Executioner and a Techmarine instead and will be starting a second army for a bit of variety.
I may be a bit of an exception in that regards, I'm planning to have the full 30 Deathwing Terminators, and 10 Deathwing Knights haha. If money was no object I could then throw in 30x normal terminators also (as it is already likely to have 5, assuming Hachette turns up as expected). Where possible I'm going to pickup as second Deathwing Assault box, and resell on the second Belial and Codex/Datacards, but for the price I'm expecting to pay, it'll be cheaper than buying the bits I do want seperately by a decent margin, especially once I then knock off the resale recoup from the Belial and redundant codex and datacards, which I'm hoping will net me back £30-40 after costs. Small chance I may expand to 15 DWK later also, as part of me enjoys having a themed force with an element of display (I'm no great painter so safety in numbers! lol), but realistically I'm trying to fill out to offer some flexibility.
My army list for Dark Angels is looking to be around 4500 points once complete, but it's heavily themed around the idea of King Arthur/Knights/Heavy, veteran strike force around the Lion, so there is an emphasis on men rather than vehicles (exception for Dreadnoughts), melee and shields if possible, and of course as much Plasma and shiny weapons as I can get my hands on as is the Dark Angels way.
The thoughts are to paint virtually all of it in Deathwing colours also, with the exception of the Lion/special characters, even the intercessor and 2x assault intercessor squads, to indicate they're all veterans, regardless of thier tactical layout. Just feels fun that way, plus theoretically Dark brown prime, with zenithal wraithbone, and then seraphim sepia over the top, should take a lot of work out of the base coat, so i can focus on the Aquila, weapons etc.
There is a small chance I'll keep the second Belial if he has some nice, unique alternate build options to build as a different terminator captain, but considering I'll be deciding what to do with the Hachette stuff also, I am thinking 3x terminators captains may be a little overkill, plus, considering new Belial seems to be going for a decent amount even after fees/costs right now (due to the limited release, and limited number of these sets available), I'm thinking this may be a smarter move, as I can always pick him up again later at more normal prices after he hits standard release.
As a slight aside, thinking to use Vallejo Euro Mud or Dark Earth basing for my armies, as should give a nice contrast to the lighter body colours, plus it's cheaper than GW Technicals like astrogranite by a mile. Anyone used it and have thoughts?
