Adeptus Astartes.....

 

I have alway had a Space Marine army since I started playing 40k in 1997. 

Looking back over the years here is a list of all loyalist chapters I played over the last 24 years:

• Space Wolves (2e-3e)
• Dark Angels (3e)
• Black Templars (3e)
• Crimson Fists (3e-7e)
• Raptors Chapter (6e- current)

I have also built models for:

• Imperial Fists
• Exorcists
• Mortifactors
• Blood Angels
• Deathwatch
• Ultramarines
• Iron Hands
• Black Dragons

I love my Raptors Chapter models and my Back to Badab Raptors Kill Team, but lately I have been so disappointed with Space Marines, to the point I have no desire to build, paint, or play them. 

With GW's big push towards Primaris armies it felt like we would lose out not going to Primaris. Which we actually did. First born have not received any new kits. Not that is a major issue but it shows that "hey maybe eventually they will be discontinued.", similar to the Squats. Walk into a gaming store and try to buy Space Marine kits that are not Priamris related. It's getting harder to. Then the new Combat Patrol Deathwatch got released...all Priamris, No Veterans.... Now I have no issues with Primaris and I love the Phobos pattern armor. But I just dont feel like investing the money into units that dont fit my scouting force. I do love the new Land Speeder tho. 

Alot of my disappointment lies on the Scouts moving to Elites choices. I had built my army as a  the 10th Company, Scout force, with certain elements to support them. I even added the Phobos pattern armor from Shadowspear.  9th Edition Codex drops.....bam army not viable. 5 5 man scout squads and max of 3 squads...and GW telling me to buy more primaris to get my troops back up. This seriously bugs me. All my scouts were had little details added and I tried to make them as unique as possible. 

Another of the outlaying factors is the lack of possibility and options in the marines kits  It's the issue of its all or nothing in the squad, like in 30k which I get and it fits 30k, but not 40k  where I need the specialist options and not 5 dudes with bolters. But really good bolters. I built 15 PAGK this weekend- Crowe, 5 man Interceptor, 4 man interceptor, and 5 man Purgation  with the exception of Crowe, 2 sprues to build 5 dudes and have a multitude of options and to get certain builds like my Purgation Squad with 4 incinerators I had to save two Incinerators from other sprues. That Customization  I loved about 40k and Marines. These 14 dudes all look different and are the same models. Try that with a box of Primaris.

I had hoped Kill Team would kept the desire but when I saw that it was by squad type, it destroyed me. My Back to Badab Raptors Kill Team is illegal. Now I am not saying this an excuse to build a Chaos army (but if I did it would be Abaddon and a bunch of Black Legion terminators), I just think it's time to stop playing Adeptus Astartes in 40k for a while.. If the rumors are true I will build a 30K Imperial Fist army but I have my Grey Knights and Adepta Soriiritas for 40K and those have been my Favorite armies for a while.

Maybe one day I'll come around and finish my marines I have or build them for Kill Team when they get their rules......but for now

Farewell Adeptus Astartes, for now.