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It seems to me, both in GW and Forgeworld, the iconic Mk VI "Corvus" plate gets the short end of the stick. Corvus Plate, in case anyone isn't aware, was the original Power Armour designed for 40K. Waaaaay back in 1st Edition all power armour was Mk VI (albeit a much smaller and more basic design to what we have now). Then late 1st / early 2nd Mk VII became the norm and Mk VI faded away, with only the helmet surviving. Over the years, Corvus has made a bit of a comeback; each Edition has added more Corvus themed parts to the standard range, with the modern tactical squads now having enough parts to make at least one full Corvus Marine, even adding the proper Mk VI chest plate and fully smooth right shoulder. Forgeworld released "Legion Mk VI armour" shortly after starting to produce Horus Heresy models, but these are very expensive and their range compared to other armour types is very limited. Only the Raven Guard really expanded on the range, and even then the expansion is very Legion-specific. By contrast, Mk III and Mk IV are now sold in full-squad plastic kits on GW's shelves, and upgrade kits for these ranges are widely available on Forgeworld; most of the specialist Legion kits and units are built around Mk II, III or IV armour as a baseline. So I have to ask, why doesn't GW give Corvus the love it deserves? Why haven't we seen Corvus box sets? Why doesn't Forgeworld produce more variations on Corvus plate? Is it really because there's just no demand for it compared to Mk III and IV? Or is there something else behind it?