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As the title states, which Raven Guard (or successor) do you want to see get an official model? Obviously Issodon is in the running. He's had rules for years but never had an official model. Shrike needs a new model, badly. Marines. Do. Not. Frolic. Me? I want to see Chaplain Cordae get a model. He's been in at least a couple books now and has been around since Shrike was an Initiate. Plus his armor just sounds awesome. Who do YOU want to see?

Hello everyone, I want to start the new year with a fresh project that's still fairly rough around the edges, so I was hoping for your opinion. The general idea is a Raven Guard successor that inherits most of their general combat doctrines, but with an additional focus on combat medics, so essentially an increased number of apothecaries and helix adepts on the table, maybe a couple of conversions for dedicated apothecary captains. In terms of fluff, my initial idea was that this particular successor is, in a way, overcompensating for the trauma of the Istvaan massacre, and has since dedicated itself to preserving and salvaging geneseed and related medical technology – not necessarily for humanitarian reasons, but rather to ensure their own continued existence. As a result, their general doctrine prefers covert ops via small strike squads, supported by, ideally durable, rapid insertion elements that hit fast and hard, minimizing risk of taking casualties. They are unlikely to stage all-out assaults or invasions, and rather engage in smaller scale missions to secure intel, recover fallen marines and lost tech. Now, with this general outline established, I'd be happy to hear your opinion on this, especially in relation to the more recent fluff developments around Primaris marines. I'm not up to date when it comes to their fluff, so there might be some conflicts I'm not aware of. Would the existence of Primaris invalidate my idea in the sense that there is no reason to put this much emphasis on preserving geneseed in the first place? Looking forward to reading your input

Whilst not a particularly vigorous poster, I have lurked here a while now and with the New Year upon us, I thought I would try to start up a bit of a dialogue. I've been on lots of forums for many a year, but the vibe here is particularly supportive so I thought this might gain some traction. I've done this elsewhere as a bit of a challenge so let's see how it goes... I am not a very good hobbyist. My time is limited and I find painting can be laborious. Hence, it takes me a millenia to complete any army. As a result, I find that competitions or friendly blogs etc help keep me motivated, which is sort of the purpose of this. That said, I have been building up for years and most of my Raven Guard are sorted - just some odds and ends here to finish it off. With 8th being fairly fresh, and this being a New Year, my Resolution this year is to finalise the painting on this list: ++ Brigade Detachment +9CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [120 PL, 1999pts] ++ **Chapter Selection**: Raven Guard + Heavy Support + Devastator Squad [8 PL, 165pts] Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Devastator Squad [8 PL, 165pts] Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon Hellblaster Squad [8 PL, 165pts]: Plasma incinerator 4x Hellblaster Hellblaster Sergeant: Bolt pistol + HQ + Captain [6 PL, 121pts]: Jump Pack, Plasma pistol, Raven's Fury, Thunder hammer Captain [5 PL, 94pts]: Combi-plasma, Power axe Captain [5 PL, 76pts]: Chainsword, Storm bolter + Elites + Vanguard Veteran Squad [8 PL, 160pts]: Jump Pack Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Veteran Sergeant: 2x Plasma pistol Vanguard Veteran Squad [8 PL, 160pts]: Jump Pack Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Space Marine Veteran: 2x Plasma pistol Veteran Sergeant: 2x Plasma pistol Vanguard Veteran Squad [8 PL, 90pts]: Jump Pack Space Marine Veteran: 2x Chainsword Space Marine Veteran: 2x Chainsword Space Marine Veteran: 2x Chainsword Space Marine Veteran: 2x Chainsword Veteran Sergeant: 2x Chainsword + Fast Attack + Assault Squad [6 PL, 101pts]: Jump Pack 2x Space Marine Space Marine Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma pistol Space Marine w/Special Weapon Plasma Pistol & Chainsword: Plasma pistol Space Marine w/Special Weapon Plasma Pistol & Chainsword: Plasma pistol Assault Squad [6 PL, 101pts]: Jump Pack 2x Space Marine Space Marine Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma pistol Space Marine w/Special Weapon Plasma Pistol & Chainsword: Plasma pistol Space Marine w/Special Weapon Plasma Pistol & Chainsword: Plasma pistol Inceptor Squad [10 PL, 135pts]: Assault bolter, 2x Inceptor, Inceptor Sergeant + Troops + Scout Squad [6 PL, 65pts] Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun 3x Scout w/Boltgun Scout w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter Scout Squad [6 PL, 65pts] Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun 3x Scout w/Boltgun Scout w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter Scout Squad [6 PL, 75pts] Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Sniper rifle 4x Scout w/Sniper Rifle: 4x Sniper rifle Scout Squad [6 PL, 75pts] Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Sniper rifle 4x Scout w/Sniper Rifle: 4x Sniper rifle Tactical Squad [5 PL, 93pts] 3x Space Marine Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Combi-plasma Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun Tactical Squad [5 PL, 93pts] 3x Space Marine Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Combi-plasma Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun ---- Now, with a year to do this, I'm hoping I achieve it... I intend to update this as things go on. Do any of you have any burning hobby resolutions you wish to complete?

I thought this would be a fun running topic of games played, hobby expansions for those of us that dont have a dedicated thread, etc My raven guard scouts have been exploring the promethium fields of armageddon. Been playing a bunch of shadow war lately and its a nice break from tournament practice.