List 1

Thane
Rune of Stone
Shield
Great Weapon

[Now I know that this is not the popular choice of Hero for Horde lists but I never feel right putting an army on the table not lead by a thane or lord.]

25 Warriors
Shields
Command

25 Warriors
Shields
Command

19 Longbeards (Joined by the Thane)
Shields
Standard
Musician

10 Quarellers
Shields

Bolt Thrower
Engineer

Total Points: 999
Total Dwarfs (Wounds): 84 (85)

Is the enough dwarfs to qualify for "horde" status? Is a Horde effective at this point level? What would you change about this list to make it more effective? Does it have enough shooting? I could remove the Veterans from the Warrior units and the Great Weapon from the thane and get a Rune of Penetration on the Bolt Thrower, what do you think? Or I could get 2 more Bolt Throwers (w/Engineers on both) in exchange for the quarrelers? Thanks everyone for looking!

EDIT:

A slightly altered list

List 2

Thane
Runic Weapon: Rune of Cleaving
Shield

25 Warriors
Shields
Standard
Musician

25 Warriors
Shields
Standard
Musician

19 Longbeards (Joined by the Thane)
Shields
Standard
Musician
Ancestor Rune

Bolt Thrower
Engineer

Bolt Thrower
Engineer

Bolt Thrower
Engineer

Total Points: 1000
Total Dwarfs (Wounds): 78 (79)

Well its certainly a dwarven horde.

The problem i have with it is that a always see a horde as many small units, while this has 2 bigger ones. I might suggest dropping the extra 5 on the warrior units, combine them, drop an bolt thrower, and have another unit of 15 dwarves. Havent checked the points on that, but it would be better IMO.

Burro Boskov

But don't you just like to the look of big units?

plus theres the rank bonuses

and you have the same rank bonus with 20 guys as with 25. I know shooting and all, its just that three units can be out monourved.

Burro

Well I'll try it both with small units and these big ones; I'll report back.