Justicar Shodan Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hello everybody, i have been working on my DIY chapter for over a year now with some gaps in my motivation but up to now i got a considerable force built and painted. So now its time to come to the fluff part. Or at least to to point of giving the chapter a name :confused: So to give you an impression of what i'm talking about here are two pics of my marines, a tactical squad and the company captain with his command squad. http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/459/dsc0066km.jpghttp://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5901/dsc0072g.jpg So as you can see they have neither a chapter icon nor some special ornaments on their armour. Yesterday i posted the pics in the diy gallery and someone recommended the name "Grey Eagles". Frankly i aimed for something more .... heroic :devil: and didnt had something like eagle in mind when i thought about the chapter name. But today i stumbled over a thread where someone posted some pics of his sanguine guard and until now i have never realized how great these models look, especially the jumppacks. :thanks: So here is the "masterplan": The chapter gets the name "Striking Eagles" using a stylised eagle striking from the sky( see:Eagle). Most of the time i play death from above so it would fit anyway ;) Then i buy 2 boxes of the sanguine guard and built my vanguard squad from it, removing all blood droplets ( it is still supposed to be a vanilla marines chapter). I own enough weapon bits to equip them with a somewhat effective weapon loadout. Some parts will be replaced by normal SM bits so i can use the ornamented parts on my normal marines and thereby give the whole army a coherent look. My captain needs a more impressive relic blade anyway ;) What do you think of it? And do you think there are enough bits in the 2 boxes or would you advise me to buy a death company box as well? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Sounds workable. Striking Eagles is a tad awkward, but not unworkable. I'd recommend drawing on the symbol for the Death Strike Chapter for your own. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/#findComment-2605785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Striking Eagles, eh? I wasn't sure about that as a name at first, but the more you say it, the better it sounds. :P That colour scheme is pretty darn good. I think that's the first time I've actually been genuinely impressed by grey marines! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/#findComment-2606258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 As a fan of the old Microprose computer game "F-15 Strike Eagle", I like it! ;) That colour scheme is pretty darn good! +1 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/#findComment-2606262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord draceus Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 like the scheme, but...striking eagles just doesn`t sound right to me Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/#findComment-2610166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacklight Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I'm definitely getting the bird of prey vibe from the color scheme. Reminds me a lot of a red tailed hawk or something like that. Possibly Shocking Eagles (shock and awe), Thunder Hawks, Storm Hawks, Storm Eagles... Strike Eagles even. Knock the -ing off and it has a lot more punch, IMO :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218519-decision-on-chapter-name-and-style/#findComment-2611387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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