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Hi all, I need a help, I'm going to make myself another blood angels army, since my first one isn't in good shape and I can't decide, should I paint them as normal blood angels, lamenters, which are yellow, or red with black fists, like a blood angels version of crimson fists, so one fist would be black, and vets would have 2 black fists, I've made a list of the pros and cons of each

Generic blood angels

Pros: everyone knows who they are
They have an amazing background
Vampires

Cons: lots of people play them
Red is quite hard to paint

Lamenters

Pros: even better background than generic blood angels
Cool colour scheme
No one ever has them
Only like 200 survive so real opportunity for kitbashes and conversions

Cons: impossibly hard colour scheme
Impossibly hard shoulder pad

Blood angels with black fists

Pros: cool colour scheme
Unique
Great opportunity for kit bashing and converting
I can make my own background

Cons: not a proper chapter
Might have issues in competitions
Fluff issues for history


So can people help me decide?? Cos I really can't decide!!

I would go with what you want. Solar_Lion's Lamenters are an inspiration. There's also flesh tearers? But homebrew, especially one that's fairly obviously BA, shouldn't be a problem in competition. I use my own Weeping Angels (White, blue drops), no comments other than "Cool!" etc.


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Oh - one other thought - it's always good to push yourself.

If there's one you're more passionate about, go for it.

Both are cool.
(Is there one color scheme you think you can paint better?)