Which Marine chapter?

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**SamG123**

I recently made a 1500 pts list which consits of 5 ten man marine squads, 3 dreads and a master of the chapter...is their any chapter this army list fits exept for the ones that have their own codexs(blood angels, black templars, dark angels or space wolves)

Thanks

**fatal_GRACE**

That's a pretty standard setup. You could go Ultramarines, or any general 'vanilla marine' chapter. Personally, I prefer to create my own chapters, etc.

**SamG123**

Sorry not a big fan of ultra smurfs

but i would usally make my own i just would like a chapter that i could make my own if you no what i mean

thanks anyway

**Superscope**

Angry space marines!!

**Ghost in the Darkness**

Iron Hands they love dreads.

**Golga**

Why not imperial fists?

**Sgt.Roadkill**

iron hands and imperial could be right as well

i got one or to of my custom ones that could fit... but you sound like you want fluff confirmed ones

**Elnicko5**

I suggest not imperial fists. Do you have any idea what painting that much yellow does to one's brain?

**baoh**

howling griffons, novamarines, omega marines, raptors, revilers, celebrants, mortifactors, errrrrm........ crimson fists if you hate yellow, ahhhhhh...........

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters

THE holy grail for finding a chapter! enjoy

**Aurog**

The Celestial Lions look like a good chapter, I think I'll paint them up once I strip all of my marines.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Angry marines

Or Space Sharks, or Rainbow Warriors.

**jep'ray**

There always the Nova Marines

**jmurph**

That's some well painted Angry Marines. Which is kinda like saying they are Special Olympics winners. Except that SO actually makes people feel good about something.

Perhaps painting the SMs as aligned with the Adeptus Mechanicus might be interesting. Sort of like Iron Hands ++.

I would just find colors you like (or want to paint) and base your chapter on that. Look at the Sons of Orar- Red UMs!

**Avrik_Shasla**

Black Templars are always a fav. Instead of army consideration you should think about what you like better.

**SamG123**

I had a look through the website thing(thanks for that link baoh

) and the books about space marines i have like painting space marines, space marines 4ed +5ed and i have sort of limited down to a couple of chapters:

Raven Guard
Hawk Lords
Imperial fists
and Relictors

Thanks for all the comments

I now can't decide pls help or just say problems with me using them like painting and etc thanks

**Axyl**

Elnicko5 wrote:I suggest not imperial fists. Do you have any idea what painting that much yellow does to one's brain?

Yes....

I've started the imperial fists color scheme myself after picking up a couple black reach sets and a 3rd dread. Love the fluff and all, but yellow is a very difficult color to paint well.

Out of the 4 selections you have there I would pick Raven Guard.

**Sgt.Roadkill**

Relictors would be intereting but i suggest you rea dup on them abit, if you are serious about doing them.

if not go with hawk lords...

**fatal_GRACE**

The Relictors are an interesting chapter, and they have the benefit of not being used much, so you will have an army that stands out.

**SamG123**

I think hawk lords would also not be used much so i think its between raven guard, relictors and hawk lords because as axyl and elnicko5 said they would be a pain in the

to paint

will read up on relictors

**dietrich**

Raven Guard are more known for guerilla tactics and assault marines, not so much for dreads.

**MrTrain**

Elnicko5 wrote:I suggest not imperial fists. Do you have any idea what painting that much yellow does to one's brain?

A nicely done Imperial Fist army looks amazing though...

Though a DIY codex chapter is just as neat.

**jmurph**

Raven Guard- Very cool scheme, but both black and white take some skill to look good. Emphasis on fast attack and infiltration, so Shrike fits, but doesn't seem very fluffy dread heavy.

Hawk Lords- Basically loyalist Emperor's Children scheme. Purple and gold don't tend to be very hard and look great together. Not alot of fluff so plenty of room to make stuff up. Supposedly not fond of DPs (bad news for MM dreads). Name indicates that they probably like assault marines.

Imperial fists- Yellow gives some people fits. Not sure why. If you white undercoat, a thinned yellow wash works great. If you prime black, basecoat brown then basercoat yellow. Not too demanding in terms of comp- probably favor heavies like Vindis over lighter units, but they are also very flexible (though as strictly codex as UMs).

Relictors: A very interesting chapter. Renegades declared Excommunicate Traitoris for their use of Chaos artifacts. Unknown whether loyalist or not. Kind of a boring scheme, grey w/black shoulders. Useful as they can "switch hit" as loyalists or CSM, depending on your view.

**SamG123**

Thanks loads jmurph the guide was great i think i put raven guard out of the picture becaus ei can't paint them because they're very black and i can't paint that to save my life and also the fluff

Just wondering also what do you mean MMdreads?

and i had no idea that relictors were possibly heretics

**The Thousandth Son**

Dark Angels.

**baoh**

SamG123 wrote:I had a look through the website thing(thanks for that link baoh ) and the books about space marines i have like painting space marines, space marines 4ed +5ed and i have sort of limited down to a couple of chapters:

Raven Guard
Hawk Lords
Imperial fists
and Relictors

Thanks for all the comments

I now can't decide pls help or just say problems with me using them like painting and etc thanks

no problem!

**SamG123**

Anyway i decided(ish) on hawk lords and i painted up a marine, i belive that the pics don't do it justice

Because the camera blurred it

**baoh**

nicely done! is that purple drybrushed on?

**SamG123**

Yes, its liche purple under coat on most on it then drybrushing liche purple with increasing amounts of white then purple wash

**baoh**

thought so, i love a good drybrush. gives a really nice texture to the mini

**frgsinwntr**

gonna go ahead and vote for the emperors pointy sticks