Iron Dragons

That's my new Space Marine chapter that I will be assembling for BoLSCon in August. I'd call it a hybrid Salamanders/Iron Hands list. Here's its last incarnation (some additional notes below).

HQ: Forgefather Vulkan He'stan (1, 190 pts.)

HQ: Master of the Forge (1, 125 pts.)

Power Sword, Digital Weapons

Troops: Tactical Squad (11, 220 pts.)

Meltagun, Multi-Melta, Combi-Meltagun (replaces bolter), Rhino

Troops: Tactical Squad (11, 220 pts.)

Meltagun, Multi-Melta, Combi-Meltagun (replaces bolter), Rhino

Elite: Terminator Assault Squad (11, 660 pts.)

8x Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield, 2x Lightning Claw Pairs, Land Raider Crusader (Multi-Melta)

Elite: Ironclad Dreadnought (2, 195 pts.)

Heavy Flamer, Drop Pod

Fast: Land Speeder Squadron (1, 70 pts.)

Heavy Flamer, Multi-Melta

Fast: Land Speeder Squadron (1, 70 pts.)

Heavy Flamer, Multi-Melta

Heavy: Devastator Squad (5, 150 pts.)

4x Multi-Melta

Heavy: Thunderfire Cannon (2, 100 pts.)

I'm considering dropping the Drop Pod and instead taking 2 hunter-killers and adding a power sword in one of the units, or taking one hunter-killer and adding a power fist.

I have another version that takes a second Ironclad, and a third that takes a regular dreadnought (with multi-melta of course). In those versions the big change is dropping the Thunderfire Cannon. I like the idea of either being dread heavy or techmarine heavy.

This is basically me going back to my first army in first edition, but not doing it so hand-to-hand heavy. My first army was a major diversion chapter (back when we could make our own chapters) and consisted of primarily hand-to-hand guys. That's part of why I went to 'Nid in 5th edition. I wanted to have a hand-to-hand army. Even my 'Nids though have become shooty because I've grown to like that.

Now this army is part hand-to-hand and part shooty. I get the dreads and techmarines that I really like and all my meltas are twin-linked. And since meltas are up close weapons It's that much better in my opinion.