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This is what I have so far:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/706033.page

The project uses only Chapters that have rules associated, whether that be a Chapter Tactic, their own Codex or featured in some special way (like Blood Ravens in video games)
As you can see from the link, I have all the Codex Marines represented.
I want to avoid successor chapters unless there is a really good reason to include them (Black Templars & Crimson Fists are good examples)
On my list now is:

-Crimson Fist w/ Heavy Bolter (finished, just need to get pics)
-White Scar biker with a sword (I will probably repaint to on-foot Marine as something else, probably Blood Raven)
-Ravenwing biker w/ Plasma gun
-Guardian of the Covenant biker (I needed a 3rd bike scheme for the Dark Vengeance set, and the robe & DA markings matched this)
-Deathwing Terminator w/ Assault cannon
-Grey Knight Terminator w/ storm bolter & Halberd

Are there any others that fit what I have outlined? Maybe a Legion of the Damned Marine?
Please include famous wargear that the chapter uses (like how my Salamander has a flamer)

If I am including Ravenwing & Deathwing, should I include a model for other "off-codex" units like Sanguinary Guard, Death Company or TWC?
I feel like a Death Company Assault marine would be good to represent an assault marine, but doing a Sanguinary Guard or Thunderwolf Cav model is taking the project a bit too far (and too expensive)
At least Deathwing/Ravenwing are still just Terminators & Bikes

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Have you looked into the Babdad war chapters, and other ones with FW rules?

I have not. And I may exclude those due to not knowing enough about them / wanting to keep some limit on this project. But I'll definitely look into those, thanks for the idea.

Are the Space Sharks, Red Scorpions, Mantis Warriors part of those?

I had thought this would have been a fun Dakka-wide project actually...gather a list of all of the Space Marine chapters which have ever appeared in official GW products (limit it to codices and white dwarf magazine) and have every volunteer paint a single space marine.

Would be intriguing to see a thread show-casing a couple hundred chapters of space marines.

I just had a better idea for my 3rd bike model: Blood Raven Librarian.
That way I won't have an obscure successor (Gaurdians of the Covenant) chapter mixed into all the main chapters I am trying to represent.
I can also live with having 2 White Scars (1 on foot, 1 on bike) and I'd rather not repaint the one on foot like I was going to do.

Blood Ravens have been popularized by the video games, and GW even has a Deathwatch Blood Raven Librarian.
I think if I do an Assault Marine, it will be for Blood Angels only, and just the red armour and yellow head.

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I just had an idea that I need another Space Wolf this time with lightning claws.
Since I will have a White Scar Tac marine and 1 on Bike,
A Blood Angel Tac marine and 1 Assault marine,
A Dark Angels Tac and both a Ravenwing biker & Deathwing Termie.

What should the "special" Space Wolf be? Just a power armour guy w' claws, or a Terminator? I am trying to avoid going as far as TWC (or Sanguinary guard for BAs)

I'd say Power Armour.

I got the pics of the Crimson Fist:


And the Work-in-Progress bikes:

Of the mentioned chapters of the past, there're the Space Sharks:

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/3/3b/Space_Sharks_Original_Colours.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120322071904

They used to have an icon on the old transfer sheets.

Flesh Tearers and Flesh Eaters are both Blood Angel successor chapters, and are pictured here with an old fave, the Rainbow Warriors:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qlqT8KeqqHg/UH68hnDUZQI/AAAAAAAAC5A/wZts_jYV9tY/s1600/rainbow+warriors.png

The Mentor Legion usd to get a lot of play in conspiracy theories, but seems to have vanished almost entirely in modern days. The Mortificators were eaten by Tyrannid, while the Fire Hawks, well.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TxNFg9hY-_Q/T0WQx9-ILQI/AAAAAAAACAg/OAVN4znA6eA/s1600/marines.jpg

Of course, if you *really* want to get fancy, there was a contest back in 2004-2005 to create a new Space Marine chapter and have it stamped all official and such. They wound up looking similar to my own Frenzied Hornets, having a black and yellow scheme, but for the life of me I can't recall the name. It's in a White Dwarf of the era, tho, and you'd earn mad props from legacy players for having them in the mix.

I think I am going to re-access the guidelines for this project.
I have 1 Tactical Marine for each chapter that has a Codex and/or Chapter Tactics. In addition I would like to represent 1 "special" model to accompany most of those Tacticals, specifically the ones that have their own Codex.

Here's a list:

Codex Space Marine:
Ultramarines - 1 Tac w/ Bolter
White Scars - 1 Tac w/ Bolter, 1 Biker w/ sword & plasma
Iron Hands - 1 Tac w/ Bolter & cybernetic arm & leg
Raven Guard - 1 Tac w/ Bolter, *maybe 1 Assault Marine?
Salamander - 1 Tac w/ Flamer
Imperial Fist - 1 Tac Sgt w/ Powerfist
-Crimson fist - 1 Tac w/ Heavy Bolter
Black Templar - 1 Tac w/ Bolter

Codex: Blood Angels, Space Wolves & Dark Angels:
Blood Angels - 1 Tac Sgt w/ Infernus pistol & Power sword, *1 Assault Marine
Space Wolf - 1 Grey Hunter w/ chainsword & pistol, *Wolf Guard w/ Lightning claws
Dark Angels - 1 Tac w/ Plasma, 1 Ravenwing Biker w/ Plasma, *1 Deathwing Terminator

Misc:
Blood Ravens - 1 Librarian on Bike
Grey Knights - *1 Terminator w/ Halberd

*models I don't have yet

So keeping it basic and avoiding any Forge World chapters, are there any Marines I am missing?
When I get the Assault Marines, I may have to get a full box as it may be just as cheap as getting 1-2 solo. Out of 5, I would do 1 BA, 1 Raven Guard, and probably the Space Wolf w/ LC. Of the Chapters above, which also uses Assault Marines often?

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I'd say Space Wolves should be a guy with axe/shield.

 Matthew wrote:
I'd say Space Wolves should be a guy with axe/shield.

You may be right, especially if I have to do an entire 5-man Assault squad.
That would mean the Raven Guard AM would get the lightning claw (to mimic a mini-Shrike)
The Ultramarine AM would have the powerfist (mini-Calgar)
The Blood Angel may get the power sword (again) or standard Chainsword

That would leave the shield and I can easily convert a power Axe for the Wolf AM.

What could the 5th AM be?
I already have a "special" for White Scars, Dark Angels and the 4 lists above. My Imperial Fist has 2 Successors so I don't feel the need to give them a "special"
That leaves Salamanders and Iron Hands.....Probably Salamanders with a Melta?
I may then have to get an Iron Hands Tech Marine to complete the "specials".

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Raven should obviously have claws, UM with PF sounds good, Blood Angel should have a sword and hand flamer and the fifth could be a Black Templar with sword?

I really like the hand-flamer idea. That's a good way of doing a 'generic" BA assault marine with a small touch that makes him special.

So I've ordered the 5-man Assault marine set. I'm not sure if it's the older set, or the most recent (with the base terrain to jump off of), but for planning purposes, I'll assume it's the older set. There is no lightning claw in that set, so I'll have to convert the Power fist into one for the Raven Guard

I think I may not use all the Assault Marines. I really just want 2, a BA w/ hand-flamer and a RG w/ LC. I'll probably use a 3rd one without the jump-pack and give him the axe and some SW details. I'm actually thinking about putting him on a larger base with a Fenrisian wolf beside him, if only to give SWs equal attention as I have BAs & DAs.
That would give me:
1 Tac Marine, 1 Ravenwing bike, 1 Deathwing Terminator (ordered and on the way) for Dark Angels
1 Tac Marine Sgt & 1 Assault marine for Blood Angels
1 Grey Hunter & 1 ...Wolf Guard? with a pet for Space Wolves

With the exception of the Raven Guard AM, I believe all the models can be Troops (or at least were once Troops) keeping the theme of "regular Joes"

Thanks for the continued feedback!