I have half of my Raptors assembled, and hope to have the other half assembled this weekend. However, I do have one question – why is the Raptor boxed set packed with the assortment of parts that it is? Having an Aspiring Champion is nice, as is having a special weapons Raptor with several options. The pistol arms, though, are a bit disappointing. 2 bolt pistols and 1 plasma pistol in each box… which means that out of two boxes, I can only get 4 “standard” Raptors without resorting to finding other sources for pistols. I’ve got spare bolt pistols, so that’s not really an issue (beyond cutting off the plasma pistol), but it’s the principle of the thing.

Also, I still have to figure out how to mount an Icon of Khorne on one of the normal Raptors. I’d like to do something more visible than just a symbol on a shoulder pad, but I’m not sure what yet. I suppose I could cut off one of the chainswords and mount something that way. Ponder ponder ponder…