How many points is your ideal army?

[Haighus]

Yeah, i definitely agree on the 'fluff unit' approach- a company/small regiment/warband etc.

[Arkhan Land]

I believe the correct answer is "Not enough."

Seriously though, if you're talking about a (real-money-)price-is-no-object, dream project of an army, you don't plan it to points, but to represent an appropriate unit from a fluff perspective?

So, a SM army might be a Battle Company plus supporting units, an Imperial Guard army probably amounts to several companies from a variety of regiments, etc.

this statement it implies ive somehow gone overboard by making a complete SM and IG company (IG Company being three three sqaud platoons and 3 3-strong tank sqaud) I dont feel that way at all

[Haighus]

this statement it implies ive somehow gone overboard by making a complete SM and IG company (IG Company being three three sqaud platoons and 3 3-strong tank sqaud) I dont feel that way at all

I think the difference is a full SM company being 100 Marines + command units OR 100 Marines + command units + enough Rhinos/Razorbacks/Drop pods for every unit and/or Thunderhawk support (possibly including air-lifter Hawks). Which is a bit more. Not unfeasible certainly, but will take a bit longer to reach (especially with the Thunderhawk route).

For me, perfect army doesn't mean overboard army either.

[Jeremy R. Haugen]

I come up with right around 5k for a 'Perfect' Necron Army
Decurion of course
Includes 2 full Immortal Squads in Nightscythes
3 warrior squads in Ghost Arks
2 Max Warrior squads afoot
A full squad of Lychguard with Swords and Boards
3x3 Tombblades squads
2 Monoliths
Royal Court with Obyeron, Zahndrek, Orikan, and 2 Crypteks
2 Full Canoptek Harvests (Wraiths, Scarabs and a Spyder)
1 Minimum Sized Destroyer Cult

Sprinkle in some relics and other wargear and you get 5k. It is the picture of what I see when the Necrons decide to invade. I just wish that the Monolith was a stronger option... auto correct on deep strike would do it.

[Deacon Ix]

With the current 40k lists I think that 3k is the minimum amount for a balanced army so this is what I aim for, though my Word Bearers are substantually more

[mysterex]

I prefer 1500 or 1250 points. It removes some of the craziness that the game has become plus it requires you to make some hard decisions about what's in and out rather than just taking all the toys.

And yes I probably have at least 2500 points for each of my main armies, I just prefer smaller games.