poor mans army

[Strassa]

i am going to build a space marine army and I was just wondering if any of you knew where i could get cheap marines!!! any help would be appreciated im a broke student so any help would be loved!!!

[edmundblack]

Assault on Black Reach, ebay, occasionally Charity Shops. Sometimes you'll get them at shops which sell a lot of used things like video games and whatnot.

[Saint]

craigslist is good place to look, there are always people trying to get rid of the armies that they don't play anymore. You can get 2000pt armies for 1/3 of the retail cost in most cases.

[kevin]

all good advice. craigslist has tons of people listing units (depending on popularity in your area) but ebay can be pricey in comparison. there are to many people who feel their paint jobs make their heavily used models worth more than retail. i personally bought a assault on black reach box and found each army alone is worth the $100 you spend on it. i would recommend that, prime all the figures on the sprues and sell/trade all the units from the army you dont want while it's primed and still on the sprue. its really the best way to get more value out of a box thats already a good buy for beginners. i traded my orcs for a rhino, bikes, 10 unit squad of marines, dreadnought options, lots of useful bits and then some. or you could just slowley build 2 armies for the fun of it that way.