Salamanders aren't the only legion that I have always wanted an army for. My second favorite chapter is the Raven Guard. I have always liked assault troops and the whole jetpack idea. And who else embodies that more than the Raven Guard?! Well, maybe the Blood Angels, but the whole vampire thing is waaaaay overdone. That, and I don't want sparkly models! ;-)
Now, I have to say first off, I did not paint these. I was able to get some commission work done from a local professional painter in a trade. He does a damn fine job, and these are some examples of his "Speed painting" work.
Now, these were models that I had done for a good long while. Hence why all the lightning claws are essentially all the same. I wish the new vanguard box set had come out much sooner. I still have the rest of the squad that I need to get built and to him for painting. Thankfully they will have more variations on weaponry and the legs now that there are the new plastics to choose from. Unfortunatly though, I only have 2 more of the skull style beakie helm from Forge World. So, they won't all be a match in that regards. But they will all have the same jump packs!
I have three more squads of assault troops planned for this army. The jump packs are what will tie each unit together. One squad will have the same jump packs that come with Shrike (I bought them before GW stopped selling bitz.) The next squad will have the same jump packs that come with Korvydae, from Forge World (that's going to be an expensive unit.....) The last squad, I haven't decided how to model them differently yet. Maybe I can get 10 identical sets from the new vanguard set?
With any luck, I should be able to get the next five painted and posted up by the end of February!
