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Hey everyone, My AoBR set will be arriving any day, but I need a name for my army. It is a SM chapter based heavily around fast assault units like assault squads, bikers (I plan on doing some hoverbike conversions!) and mobile predator armor lines. Not quite sure about the fluff, but I like the idea that the chapter is full of the Emperor's assault reserves, waiting to be called in to decimate heavy defence lines and crack planetary fortifications. They make the first insertion to open the flood gates for the rest of the Emperor's glorious purifications. They are addicted to the adrenaline rush and glory of first deployment.

As for unit makeup, I am a complete newby to 40k, but I like the idea of mixing hordes of jetpacked assault marines and bikers with lascannon predators and techmarines to maintain the armor lines. Any suggestions are welcome here.

The main problem is getting a name. I originally liked the Iron Falcons, but then I discovered another forum member is using that name. Any other suggestions would be great. I was thinking maybe something like the Imperial Eagles, or something involving raptors, but that didn't really stick with me. Feel free to throw in any ideas.

Here is the color scheme I am working with. Note that the shoulders and belt are orange, not gold, and the skull and eyes are silver, not grey:



The emblem can be seen on some terrain I made here:

That looks pretty cool there mate! it's a bit obvious, but how about Iron Raptors!

Iron Eagles...go Lou Gossic Junior!

Raptor Scythes?

I think Iron Raptors would be the most fitting, but it instantly brings to mind the raptorjesus meme every time I think of it. Maybe electroshock would fix that...

well if you're new hello and if i could recommend using the dark angel codex because of its entire bike company and the hard hitting deathwing terminators. also there iconography is the same as the dark angels, oh and i came up with a few names:
the emporers raptors
swift falcons
raptor lords
ill be keeping an eye on this forum as i always enjoy new armies

I like your chapter symbol, you could probably use a lot of the DA bitz with a bit of cuttin, gluing and GSing.

As for names...I had to devote several pages of my blog to asking all my readers to suggest then vote for their favourite chapter name!

Oh and thanks for introducing me to Raptorjesus! I almost can't wait for the velocirapture

The use of raptor reminds me of chaos to much what about the silver falcons...or the the aluminum tweety birds lol

Hi Eoinmorgan,
Since you strike fast and hard, it makes me think of 'storm' or 'blitz'. It brings to mind a typhoon slamming against the walls and towers.

Storm Hawks?
Storm Swords?
Hawk Blitz? (No, sounds like someone coughing something up)
Storm Angels?

Just some thoughts anyway. I love the AoBR space marines, I painted two sets, they are great fun! May this hobby be as enjoyable and fulfilling to you as it has been for us all!

--- Frankie

how about using the blood angels codex, if you're using an assault force? assault marines as a troop choice? and who can argue with deep striking land raiders?

I will look into the BA codex, a friend had suggest that, but I haven't got around to it.

And Blackhand, I might change the emblem depending on what my final name choice was. I just did that because I cannot freehand a falcon...

I was toying around with the idea of naming them something with "guard" or something else defensive. After all, the entire galaxy belongs to the Emperor, some parts he just hasn't gotton around to conquering yet. Perhaps something like the "Storm Guard", or maybe refer to the group as the Imperial Wind, and each unit is a Stormrider. or maybe the Stormriders could work as a chapter name.

How about the Steel Talons.

Check out these too, they may contain some ideas that you like.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Pictorial_List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters_A-L#Pictorial_List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters_A-L

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Pictorial_List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters_M-Z

I think I might go with the Storm Lords. Does that sound too chaotic? I wanted a name that suggested bloodthirst and battle honor. now to whip up an emblem in GIMP.

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

Already established.

laaameeee. Back to the drawing board.

check out the two links I gave you, they will let you know if the there is already a colour scheme for a name you like. Also look to yourself, what things do you like?

Myself I am a fan of HBO's Rome, so as a tribute I was going to use the title of one of the episodes 'Son of Hades' just slightly changed to Sons of Hades.

I like sons of hades and I'm not sure if people would mind you taking there name. I'm starting celstial lions someone already has the name but I like it enough I want to keep it.

Stormriders is cool, especially if you are doing hover bike conversions

How bout the Flying Blades?

Storm riders, isn't that a Japanese graphic novel?


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No sorry Chinese.

Thunder Wings
Blazing Eagles
Shooting Stars

Chapter names?

Going on the symbol, you're looking at a noble/glorious name so here are my suggestions

Angels of Deliverance
Marines Exultant
Glorious Sons
Sky Lords
Swords of the Imperium



also, have a play about with this

I decided I care feth all about if a chapter called the Storm Lords already exists, and that I'm going to make it my own anyway.

Here we go:

The Storm Lords are the Emperor's finest assault troops, deriving from the unstable star-world of Malachor V (bonus points for reference ). There the chapter utilizes the solar storm's energy as fuel for imperial forges, as well as more secretive purposes. With the indoctrination of each new space marine, techpriests imbue the soldier with solar energy from the star. While this heightens the marine's physical, and occasionally psychic, abilities, it comes at a terrible price. If any Marine goes too long without expending the stormforce in battle against the xeno enemies of the Imperium, the power drives them into a crazed psychic frenzy usually ending with the consumption of their body and mind. (This is how I can tie in with the blood angels if I wanted to)

The Storm Lords are the first unit deployed in planetary assault, and are responsible for breaching enemy defenses in order to provide an entry point for the rest of the Imperial purge. They achieve this by utilizing fast attack forces including jump packs, hoverbikes, and deep strike reserves followed by a mobile armor line supplemented by Solar Techpriests. Without room for half measures, the Storm Lords will pick a point of entry and throw everything they have at it, prefering to expend entire platoons cracking defensive lines than retreating to regroup (this is were They Shall Know no Fear kicks in). In the event that the enemy is too well entrenched for normal means to succeed, the Storm Lords will bring in Psykers with nightmarish powers to rain warpish hell down upon the traitors.

I don't know too much about 40k fluff yet, so if something doesn't work, let me know.


btw that generator suggested the raging hippos. I was tempted.

Malachor V Star wars! KOTOR is my favorite game in existence!

I like the iron raptors

Raging Hippos are far too extreme a chapter, not even the BA codex can cover their apocalyptic rage.

well your storm lords could of been founded on the - THIRTEENTH- DARK FOUNDING. Unknown number or fate of chapters. founding took place between the M33rd and M36th Maybe if you like the name you could go with storm riders or raiders

After a grueling 8 days of backpacking in philmont scout ranch, New Mexico, my marines finally arrived. I assembled/glued them without incident (other than losing the flamer for 3 days), and had a good couple rounds with my friend. However, being the eternal numbskull that I am, when priming them, I managed to hold the can WAY to close to them, and now have 3 marines and a terminator sergeant that look like they had their face melted off by ork flame boyz.

Tomorrow I being painting, which I am sure will begin an entire new saga of mishaps!

If you went for Riders on the Storm your chapter would already have a sweet theme song, if you like The Doors that is.

Search a bit on dakka bud, I'm sure you will find a product available in the states that will strip the primer off the messed up models without damaging the plastic.

Hang on I think I hear a choir of Simple-green lovers coming towards the thread, lol. Its what a lot of our guys use in the US to strip their models of paint. Works in about 24hrs and voila good as new minis.

I now have pictures of my entire army primed black (although some look grey, they are black when you see them, the flash is just weird. Unfortunately, I glued on all the guns, which makes painting the marine stupidly difficult. So, I will be knifing off all the guns, priming the spots underneath them, stripping a few of the marines that you will see from the pics are WAY overprimed (I am not a good judge of how far 12 inches is from my mini to the can), repriming those minis, painting, and glueing on the guns. Fortunately, my important minis (Lord Captain Tiresias Morgan, SM Sargeant, Dred) turned out well, with the exception of my termie sargeant. He got a glob of primer coagulated inside the can from leaving it in the sun for too long The stripping will be done with the bottle pictured.










I presume that the bases are fine to throw into the Nail Polish Remover? How about the rubber cement used for gluing them?