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There's a lot of haters out there but at the end of the day more people love the Space Marines than despise them. And there's a reason for it. All other things being equal, I'd collect at least six Marine armies: Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Raven Guard, White Scars, Salamanders, and Ultramarines. The fact that all six armies could be built out of current dexes with totally different (and very fluffy) flavors is an indication of why Marines do so well. I should also say that at one point or another, I've seriously considered getting into Imperial Fists, Crimson Fists, Black Templars, and Dark Angels.

As things stand, I only have the beginnings of a SW army (and some unopened boxes that will one day be Word Bearers, if you really want to know) and that is ONLY because I love my Sisters of Battle so damn much. But how about you guys? How many have you had through the years or currently play? Be sure and list them and maybe even talk about what drew you to them.

Well here's the thing: you wouldn't have six armies - you'd have one army with six colour schemes.

I grant that Marines have a number of styles which are both fluffy and viable on the tabletop, but that don't make them different armies any more than my all-Jetbike Eldar are a different army to my mate's Footdar, or that my Sisters are a different army to yours because mine are gold and yours are another colour.

Anyway - I voted none and never, but I don't hate Marines - they just don't appeal to me. Not my style.

Do what you love, mate.

I guess having a White Scars . . . *ahem* force all on bikes and a Raven Guard force built around infiltrate, &tc, would be different enough to consider different armies as far as I'm concerned. I think you're hooking the word "army" up with Codex, a la WHFB. I meant to convey the sense of a hobby project of collecting, assembling, painting, and playing. In this sense, I could have more than one Sisters army and your army is certainly different from mine.


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I see someone has voted "more than five" without posting. Come on, man! I want the details!

I have a Silver Skulls army, and previously had a DIY marine army as well, but have since sold them.

Currently building a Space Wolves army, but I wouldn't want more than one Marine army. I'd rather collect something else.

I put 3
1] Space Wolves
2] GK/DH/IG
3] Imperial Tigers [DIY]
Though in my Imperial Tigers are primaraly a Dark Angels, but I am also making the diferent Companies each have there own way of doing things, so Each Company is going to use a difrent SM Army List

A big fat 0. They never really interested me.

Do Chaos Space Marine count?

I have/have had

Crimson Fists (Current)
Dark Angels, 3rd Company, Ravenwing and Deathwing (aka 3 different forces and styles of play)
Blood Angels - all of 5 minutes

DIY chapter called the Solar Knights.
My 2nd army.

i have 2


Grey Templars(vanilla )

and Grey Knights.

Proud member of the "more than 5 club"


1. army : DIY codex SM (3) complete force, may field any option
2. army : BT codex armageddon crusaders. lots of bodies
3. army : Sa codex armageddon termies and meltas
4. army : RG index astartes deepstriking, hit and run
5. army : IH index astartes dreads en masse
6. army : BT codex BT changes made,but not everything could be transferred
7. army : DIY codex SM (4) traits, new chapter = less veterans
8. army : DA codex DA mech with DW and RW support
9. army : WS codex SM (5) bikes only
10. army : BA codex BA assault
11. army: some SW to fill the whole SM force up to 30k. As subcodex list put out of service.
moved RG/SA/IH to SM (5).

=> 10 armys. LoD and deathwatch aren't "armies" and the GK are to few to be one.
Still have them all.

I have 3...Dark Angels (which tend to get used as Vanilla these days) Grey Knights and, somehow, I've ended up with a Blood Angels army pretty much by accident. I also have Chaos Marines.

DIY Chapter full Company 3000+ pts (separate model for each special weapon/Heavy weapon option)
Blood angels Full Company 3000+ pts
Black Templars 2000 pts
Death Guard 1500 pts
Night Lord 3000+ pts
Dark Angels 1000 pts
Emps Children 1800 pts
Grey Knights (pure) 2000+ pts
Deathwatch 500 pts

Ended up selling them all.
While I don't "hate" spazz marines I do think they are WAY over used by GW. To the point where You need to build a army list for MEQs.

Currntly have 0 marine armys, but I miss using my Night lords, unfortunately since the Chaos marine codex sucks, I will not be building a force any time soon.

When I get around to it will be modelling my own SW based army.

Probably they will be my only SM's. partly due to the time that the conversions will take, other projects and lack of funds for yet another army.

If ever am in a position to get a 3rd 40K army it will be something other than marines in all likelihood
Possibly Tau.

Also I find the Imperium creepy

Never had a Marine army and the only one that has even a sliver of a sliver of a sliver of a chance is Grey Knights because of the small army versus the world aspect they MAY have, which would be a fun challenge. I have Chaos, but there is literally a bare number of Marines in it, just some Plague Marines for scoring. The rest is Chaoszilla (dreads, defilers, princes, greater daemon).

On the flip side, currently have/have had Orks (twice), Chaos, Sisters of Battle, and Tyranids. Will be getting Dark Eldar with the rerelease and will consider Necrons or Grey Knights depending on rules and models. A pure Harlequin army would be interesting, but I don't see that happening unless the DE or future Eldar codex allows it. Other than that? Meh. No interest in any Marine chapter nor IG, Eldar, or Tau.

started with Space Wolves in '98 back before they turned into twilight 40k, I now play Imperial Fists.

1) 1st minis ever were the RTB01 Beakies and9 a couple of blisters. These ended up getting painted as Blood Angels.

2) WD rear cover had a diorama of Ultras assaaulting Orks with cinematic gun effects and all. I had to repaint my men to emulate Mr McVey's work.

3) Realm of Chaos books launched and the Grey Knights became my army of choice. Back then, they had the same kit as Vanilla SM, including Chaplains, Tac, Devand Assault squads. This was my favorite iteration of the GK.

4) I was on hiatus for a long time. Got back in with Eldar, but eventually made my way back to power armor. World Eaters caught my eye in the 4th(?) edition codex. The codex prior to Lash etc.

5) Currently collecting PH World Eaters. Love the color scheme and I love Codex BA. My intention is to get these guys up to a point where they can fill in the slots for most of the current SM/CSM books and be WYSIWYG.
That'll be about 4 armies in and of itself.

One - Crimson Fists.

If I were to look into another, the only one that really interests me is Space Wolves.

3 mostly cause I keep losing selling minis..

Right now I have one.

I have had templar and blood angels.

I voted more than five... but its actually five, you don't have an option for just five LOL.

I started with a DIY.(3rd)
then, Space Wolves (3rd edition)
White Scars (4th/Chapter Approved)
Ultramarines (5th and current)
I have a *small* force of Grey Knights.

I will call them separate armies, even though they all were space marine, simply because of rule(s) changes, over the course of editions and codex's etc.

Well, I have about 5000 points of the same chapter... though its from 3 different companies. I said 1 army, but I think its more like 3.

First Sm chapter was Space Wolves, sold them and moved onto Chaos and IG and thanks to a buddy I am back with a new SW army.

My Ultrasmurf kill team doesn't really count does it?

Honersstodnt wrote:Well, I have about 5000 points of the same chapter... though its from 3 different companies. I said 1 army, but I think its more like 3.

yeah i took this to be "chapters" as armies... since I have a full company of ultramarines i could break it up into two or three armies, and have legal playable armies.... but i would never all it three armies. Granted the fully company is a couple k points smaller than your army.

3-Chaos spehss mehreen horde, Dark Angels, and Wardens Mortalis.

Storm Crusaders- DYI Chapter.


And my
Custodians from prehersey fluff

I've sold 4 or 5....., currently have UM, and 13th Co.

Gonna be working on a 'universal' chapter though, consolidate my SM and CSM figs and then can just use whichever codex Im in the mood for.

Hmmm, I've started and then sold a few armies, thinking about it.

In 1990ish I had my Traitor Thousand Sons force using marine rules.

Then in about 92 I had my made up Fire Wolves, they looked poor.

94/95 I went to Dark Angels and Space Wolves, like the idea of the rivalry.

99-02 I had a huge Scythes of the Emperor force, with three Land Raiders.

03 I went back to Dark Angels

05 I started on Space Wolves a second time.

09 I began a small Ravenwing force, which may yet spiral into a larger Marine army.

10 Been considering Scythes again, but so far held my nerve.

So eight Marine forces in my time.

I used to play Ultramarines, then Dark Angels. I moved on from there to Space Wolves, and found a horde of old models that became Crimson Fists. I read Storm of Iron and was inspired to start a Chaos army, so I have some Iron Warriors half completed. I almost started Flesh Tearers, then used my better judgment to not make the army.