An army list to work with

So I've reached a conclusion, which is pretty straight forward and logical. That conclusion is that it would probably be best if I started working on my force with some sort of goal in mind. Cue, an army list. Since I haven't got an enormous amount of models I've thought I'd start out with a 500 point list. This does two things for me. (1) It will allow me to get a working force together that can be played with without too much work and (2) it will present a less daunting task from a perspective of morale than an army list of normal proportions. So without further ado I give you this;

Chaos Lord - 150pts

Terminator armour (30), Daemon weapon (25), Personal icon (5)

5 Chosen Chaos Space Marines - 150pts

Aspiring Champion (10), Power fist (25), Icon of Chaos Glory (10), Power weapon (15)

6 Chaos Space Marines - 135pts

Aspiring Champion (15), Power weapon (15), Plasma gun (15)

5 Summoned Lesser Daemons - 65pts

Points total: 500pts

Now it doesn't conform to what I presume is still the norm of needing 2 troop choices for a list to be valid but that's not of too much concern. I only expect to get a couple of try out games with a friend to get the feel for the game again. And it mightn't be very good either. But what it does is give me a fair base on which to build. A surprise inclusion for me are the Daemons. I never used to fancy daemons even though I am a Word Bearer fanatic through and through. But I've had a change of heart that in much is owed to me getting the idea to use Wood Elf dryad models instead of any of the normal daemon models that I've never really had much in the way of love for.

So now I have an army list and I already have colour schemes in mind and know pretty much how I want to put the models together. Now I just need to get cracking. I think I'll just assemble a normal Marine, with a pretty basic look with not too many extras just to get the hang of it again and then paint him up to see if what I get corresponds to some form of aesthetic appeal.