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Need some help rebuilding my 'Core' [Space Wolves]

Ok...recently I had a fire and I lost a lot of my 40k Models, though mostly Vehicles. The group I am with is not a very competitive group, we mostly like to play with the units we like good or bad.

That being said...With all of my armies I usually have a 'Core' I work with. To say these are the units I always take and then build the rest off of it.
This was my old Core.

HQ: Rune Priest [Divination, with the Long Fangs]
Heavy: 6 Long Fangs [1xHB, 2x LC, 2x ML]
Troop: 10 Model Grey Hunters with 2 Plasma Guns
Troop: 10 Model Grey Hunters with 2 Plasma Guns
HQ: Ulric
Troop: 15 Blood Claws with Power Weapon and 2 Flamers
>Dedicated Transport: Storm Wolf {Lost in the Fire}
Fast Attack: 3x Heavy Bolter Typhoons {Lost in the Fire}
Elite: 5 Wolf Scouts Bolter/Plasma-Gun/Combi-Plasma
Fortification: Landing Pd with Ready for Take Off.

What do you think I should replace what I lost in the fire with?

Get a new Storm Wolf as it is a good anti vehicle/MC/flyer unit fills a lot of needs in the army (particularly with dealing with flyers). Personally I wouldn't bother with the landing pad if your taking the Space Wolves Detachment that allows you to auto bring in a unit in reserves each turn. From there you could probably make Thunder Wolves a part of your core as they go well with nearly all army lists and provide some much needed heavy hitting in close combat. Not sure how your bringing your Grey Hunters in but I hope they aren't going on foot (they really should be in Rhinos or Pods).

I don't have much experience with the Typhoons so I can't argue for or against them.

 Vankraken wrote:
Get a new Storm Wolf as it is a good anti vehicle/MC/flyer unit fills a lot of needs in the army (particularly with dealing with flyers). Personally I wouldn't bother with the landing pad if your taking the Space Wolves Detachment that allows you to auto bring in a unit in reserves each turn. From there you could probably make Thunder Wolves a part of your core as they go well with nearly all army lists and provide some much needed heavy hitting in close combat. Not sure how your bringing your Grey Hunters in but I hope they aren't going on foot (they really should be in Rhinos or Pods).

I don't have much experience with the Typhoons so I can't argue for or against them.

Well right now my Grey Hunters are on foot, I lost all my Pods and Rhinos/Razorback. I did tend to gunline them and use other stuff to go deep, so to speak.

I mostly used the Typhoons in my backfield as a 'Fire Brigade/Sniper' type unit or as flankers. They do ok if you use them against the right targets.

So nobody else?

I'd go pod heavy and add in some TWC. It's what SW do best.