Battleforce Percentages [40k]

Space Marine Battleforce

The other day I was ordering some new additions to my Space Marine army and was trying to figure out if I wanted to order another BattleForce or not. They’re definitely a great deal, but how much of a deal? I decided to crunch some numbers. Most importantly, what are the savings per unit via buying in a Battleforce versus separately? Turns out they’re actually fairly substantial. Purchased separately, the total force would come out to about $131 dollars. Going the wholesale route cuts the cost of a Rhino down to about $20, as shown here:

Unit List $ % Battleforce Battleforce $
Assault Squad 26.5 20.15 18.14
Tactical Squad 35 26.62 23.95
Combat Squad 20 15.21 13.69
Scout Squad 20 15.21 13.69
Rhino 30 22.81 20.53
Total 131.5 100 90

So, if that’s a good deal, how good of a deal is it per unit if you have a discount on the Battleforce? The following table relates prices under 30% and 20% discounts to the original price. Notably, at a relatively rare 30% discount, the Battleforce cuts the price of each unit to just over better than half.

Unit List $ % Battleforce Battleforce $ 30% Discount 30% Discount Battleforce $ 20% Discount 20% Discount Battleforce $
Assault Squad 26.5 20.15 18.14 18.55 12.7 21.2 14.51
Tactical Squad 35 26.62 23.95 24.5 16.77 28 19.16
Combat Squad 20 15.21 13.69 14 9.58 16 10.95
Scout Squad 20 15.21 13.69 14 9.58 16 10.95
Rhino 30 22.81 20.53 21 14.37 24 16.43
Total 131.5 100 90 92.05 63 105.2 72

Definitely tempting, but for the record in the end I did not order another box. I wanted another Rhino but can make do without, and couldn’t justify the shelve space of another Battleforce box given how many incomplete minis I already have laying around…

Alien Altars

I’ve just wrapped up and posted a new, recent RocketShip Games project: Alien Altars. It’s a set of templates and a tutorial walkthrough for constructing a simple but fun terrain piece. Beginning terrain modelers should be able to knock it off in short order, and if done up with a little flair can serve as a great centerpiece for a game table. This is part of a few terrain projects I whipped together one weekend to support a larger than usual crowd at PAGE Sunday Night Fights a few weeks ago. Hopefully the templates and walkthrough are of use to others as well looking to get into building their own terrain. Check it out!

RocketShip Games: Alien Altars

RocketShip Games: Alien Altars