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Dark Angels army list – 1520 Points

HQ x 1
Company Master
With Power Armour, Bolt Pistol, Frag & Krak Grenades, Iron Halo and a Chainsword
Cost of HQ = 100

Troops x 3 – All squads split into 2x5 man squads with Special Weapon + Sergeant in a different squad from the Heavy weapon

Tactial Squad 1
7 Marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with Chainsword and Bolt pistol
1 Marine with Lascannon
1 Marine with Melta Gun
Cost of squad = 195

Tactial Squad 2
7 Marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with Powerfist and Plasma pistol
1 Marine with Plasma Cannon
1 Marine with Flamer
Cost of squad = 225

Tactical Squad 3
7 Marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with Power Sword and Plasma pistol
1 Marine with Heavy Bolter
1 Marine with Plasma Gun
Cost of squad = 220

Cost of Troops = 640

Heavy Support x 3 – All squads split into 2x5 man squads with 2 Heavy weapons per 5 men
Devastator Squad 1
5 Normal marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with bolter
2 Marines with Lascannons
2 Marines with Plasma Cannons
Cost of squad = 285


Devastator Squad 2
5 Normal marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with bolter
2 Marines with Heavy Bolters
2 Marines with Missile Launchers
Cost of squad = 235

Devastator Squad 3
5 Normal marines with Bolters
1 Sergeant with bolter
1 Marine with Missile Launcher
1 Marine with Plasma Cannon
1 Marine with Lascannon
1 Marine with Heavy Bolter
Cost of squad = 260

Cost of Heavy Support = 780

Chucked this up earlier while thinking how to get a really shooty Space marine army going. You might look at it and think there's not much depth there, but if deployed as above you have;
3 Devastator squads split into
2x Lascannon Squad
2x Plasma Cannon Squad
2x Heavy Bolter Squad
2x Missile Launcher Squad
2x Mixed Squad

While the troops broken down into 5 man squads also.

When this happens you have NINE different heavy weapon squads to pick your targets with. Pairing the weapons up this way into separate squads means you don't have to waste firepower when your Lascannon takes out the target and your other 3 Devastators are left with nothing to fire at. By breaking them into smaller squads you can maximise your shooting. Also you have the pairings for the same type of troop i.e. your 2x heavy bolter squad only having to shoot at troops.

This army wouldn't do too well in Cityfight as the majority of the army would be stationary. 1500 is a small battle in my eyes, that means there's only a certain amount a player can field against you, with the ability to pick more targets effectively and also present more targets, it could put you at an advantage in a small battle.
The army is also quite weak in close combat, but i've played 1500 pointers with similar builds as above and while 5 man squads may be quite weak, the fact that you have so many means they can't all be charged the same time. You almost always get to charge one or two units into a combat if one of your other squads is in danger.
You could say that you only have 3x5 man troop squads that are manouverable, this is fair enough, but you have to rely on your big guns to pulverise. What you could do is keep the heavy weapon devastators in a squad of 5, and 5 normal marines in a combat squad, giving you 6 manouverable combat squads which would leave you with 6 squads with heavy weapons in them which is still respectable.

I have yet to see how this particular list will work, but of the 1500 pointers i've played I reckon it won't do too bad.

For a 3000 point army i'd take out the Company master, Add Belial + Sammael, 3 Deathwing squads and 3 Ravenwing attack squads with 6 bikes + attack bike and speeder each.
With the Ravenwing having the Scouts special rule it means they can move a free 12" just before the first turn, then on the first turn you can turbo boost them ready for turn 2, and by the time turn 2 comes round you will have moved 36" in the first turn and set up a thin line across your opponent where you can choose where to drop 3 terminator squads which will land where you want them thanks to the homing devices on the Ravenwing. If you were close enough you might even get to assault on the first turn! Having 3x 6 man Ravenwing squads means you have a LOT of options of where to strike with the Deathwing. Speeders + Attack bikes are bought as part of the unit, but move independantly after that so that gives you 12 different squads to manouvere.

The beauty about 5 man squads is that you can just leave them in the original number if you think before the battle that your army will be spread thin. I personally love having loads of small units so that I can pick what units I want to tie up, while the rest of my army gets on with the objective.

Im also trying to make an Ork army for my friend, because Im giving him all my ork peices, and getting him some new ones too, tell me what you think, its my first time with orks really

HQ:160
Warboss w/ PowerKlaw and Eavy Armour
Warboss w/Big Choppa and Eavy Armour

Elites:300
10 Nobz w/ eavy armour and stikbombz
Trukk Transport w/ boarding plank

Troops:515
29 ard boyz and 1 ard boy nob, 3 w/ big shootas
15 boyz 1 w/ big shoota
15 boys 1 w/ big shoota

Fast Attack:200
5 DeffKoptas w/Kustom Mega Blastas

Heavy Support:325
Battlewagon: Killcannon, ard case, deff rolla, boarding plank, wrecking ball,kannon, 4 big shootas
Deff Dred W/Kustom Mega Blasta & Skorcha

Total Army points: 1500 exactly

You and I already talked quite a bit about this one. With four missile launchers bearing down (potentially five if you drop the hellhound/Sentinel and put one in with your Junior Officer in his command squad) and the two Lemans, you shouldn't have any trouble blasting away swarmy armies before they get close enough to maul your lines. Then, if you give one to your Junior Officer once he comes in, you'll have six Chimera to use and harry as you please. 3 shots on the move, 6 shots sitting still, still pretty deadly.

I figured out a decent kit for your JO that cleanly uses up the points that you had on the Fast Attacks so you don't have any straggly points left over.

Junior Officer
---Storm Bolter, Power Weapon, Carapace Armor, Refractor Field, Iron Discipline, Sharpshooter
Guardsman Escort
---Missile Launcher, Sharpshooter
Chimera Transport
---Multilaser, Heavy Bolter, Extra Armor
Total Cost
---190 pts

Decent squad that fully fits the theme of your army so far and allows another mobile firing point with the Chimera.

Well, got my models all sorted out, used a spreadsheet, and this is what I got.
Hoping for some tough words here...
Going for a Fists Chapter
HQ
-Chapter master (counts as Pedro Kantor)
Relic Storm-bolter glaive
Iron halo, Artificier armour, Meltabomb, Digital Weapons, auxiliary grenade launcher
-Honor Guard x 5
champion with digital Weapons
Chapter banner + bolt pistol
Combi-Melta
Combi-Plasma
Powersword-Bolt pistol
Troops
-Tactical x 10
sergeant- Plasma pistol-Chainsword
1 plasma cannon, 1 flamer
-Tactical x 10
sergeant- Plasma pistol-Chainsword
1 plasma cannon, 1 flamer
Fast Attack
-Assault x 5
Sergeant- Lightning claws + plasma pistol and melta bomb
1 plasma pistol upgrade
Heavy
-Devastator x 5
Sergeant- powerfist-plasma pistol
1 heavy bolter, 1 rocketier, 2 lascannons
-Vindicator
Dozer, Storm bolter
Transports
-Rhino - Assault Squad
Storm bolter
-Rhino - Devastator Squad
Storm bolter
1303 points
Alot of foot slogging, but hopefully the rhinos live long enough to get everyone where they need to be.
If anything, I can use the vindicator as a living tank-shield of sorts.
Suggestions? concerns?
and @ billsabob: how do your termies do? I mean as an assault force? and whats your opinion on lightning claws?

Alright...
I've had to re-write my list due to rules conflicts (bleh)
Should be more like...
HQ
-Company Captain (counts as Lysander, minus wargear)
Lightning Claw, Storm bolter
Iron halo, Artificier armour, Meltabomb, Digital Weapons, auxiliary grenade launcher
-Command Squad x 5
champion with digital Weapons, power sword/Shield
Chapter banner + bolt pistol
Combi-Melta
Combi-Plasma
Apothecary- plasma pistol
Troops
-Tactical x 10
sergeant- Plasma pistol-Chainsword
1 plasma cannon, 1 flamer
-Tactical x 10
sergeant- Plasma pistol-Chainsword
1 plasma cannon, 1 flamer
-Tactical x10
Assault on black reach tactical
Fast Attack
-Assault (jumpacks) x 5
Sergeant- Lightning claw + plasma pistol and melta bomb
1 plasma pistol upgrade
Elites
Assault on black reach termies (deep strike)
Heavy
-Devastator x 5
Sergeant- powerfist-plasma pistol
1 heavy bolter, 1 rocketier, 2 lascannons
-Dreadnaught
Assault on black reach Dreadnaught
-Vindicator
Dozer, Storm bolter
Transports
-Rhino - Command/Devastator
Storm bolter
-Rhino - Tacticals
Storm bolter
This is taking into account what I will have available to me within the next few weeks. What would you suggest? Me, I like the plasma cannon, as even if it does get hot, it should act as a better missile launcher, and the flamers are to prevent those swarmy armies from..well, swarming me. I have no clue who or what I will face, so the key in my list is to try and get into the good positions and handle every differing threat thrown at me.

I see what you mean about lysander. I think I may just drop using pre made characters altogether really..too many strings for my tastes.
My plan is for a fists chapter, but specifically a very much later founding. you know, DIY chapter lol
I now understand and can see your point in the flamers. I will probably go plasma cannon/ plasma rifle, seeing as my lascannons are reserved for my devastator squads...Everything right now, except the black reach bits are bitz-n-bags, so alot of options are yet open...
and what about meltas? any use for them...at all?
I understand the tank-hunting aspect of tem, however I am a little peckish about that range issue....
Sorry, but I have only you all as my expierence base....
hopefully the black reach set allows me to bring the game to my remote location....

hmm...
Probably put a melta possibly in a later 'tank hunta' sqaud..
I'll work on the vets. Probably need to wait until I can better afford them sweatdrop
But I have to agree on the universal plasma, ah plasma! But, overheating is an issue I'd like to avoid..decisions decisions. I like your list, though I find that I will need scouts explained to me. are they worth taking? or do they merely function as cheap point fodder...
Would have grabbed some for fluff purpose, but I saw them as a liability.