Codex advice needed

[Nighthaunter]

Hi all with 2013 approaching I've decided on building a new army but need advice on which codex to use.

The army im planning to build is the Blood Ravens 1st company terminator elite now the question is which codex to use Dark Angels or Space Wolves?

Looking forward to any and all replies

[warboss Grotgrim Dakaskab]

Dark Angels. They are more space mariney than space wolves, as wolves are m,ore violent. But I cant really say much. Play DOW2 to find out what they are like

[Wildeybeast]

Given that the new DA codex is out in a couple of weeks, I'd wait and see what that is like before making any decisions.

[Xenith]

Deathwing is the only army list you can use to represent a codex marine first company.

Alternatively, 2 force org space marines. 2HQ, 4x 5basic scouts, 60 terminators.

[Nabterayl]

I agree about waiting to see what the new Dark Angels codec looks like. If you literally mean to restrict yourself to the first company only, you have two main restrictions:

No units except terminators/assault terminators, sternguard veterans, vanguard veterans, venerable dreadnoughts, and non-company personnel such as Rhino chassis tanks, chaplains, librarians, and captains.
Your company force cannot be entirely terminators.
Very few chapters have enough terminator armor to equip the entire first company; the Blood Ravens almost certainly don't. The norm is for everybody in the first company to be qualified in terminator armor, and the guys who don't get terminator armor (because there isn't enough to go around) to fight as sternguard or vanguard veterans. So ideally what you want is a codex with both types of vets and terminators, with at least one of the three allowed to be troops. Are there any special characters from IA10 or IA11 that might let a vanilla codex army fit the bill? That seems like it would be most accurate.