Like a model for an army you dont play

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**painface98**

Is there a model you have considered buying for an army you do not play?
The Tyranid Toxicrene looks so awesome. I don't play a Tyranid army but I sure do like that model

**G00fySmiley**

I have several like this, I liked the talos pain engine but not a huge fan of the other DE models compared to craftworld so I picked him up. I have a few admech units but not a full army just because I wanted to paint them. I have zero interest in space wolves I hate the color scheme and think they are brong to play, but bought a pack of wolf riders to paint up (marine riders painted basic black with rosegold trim and gunmetal accents and using normal marine bits, eBay's the space wolf bits)

**Yarium**

I bought Magnus, and was lucky because I do have Chaos Space Marines too. However, I plan on buying all the Primarchs, even though I don't have any Space Marines or indeed any Army of the Imperium.

**Nevelon**

I think there are probably a few models in every range I covet as a modeler. The fact that there are so many is probably a good thing. If it was only one or two, I’d be hard pressed not to grab them. But when there are dozens, it’s easy to recognize the slippery slope and stay off it. Only so much hobby budget to go around, and I’ve got two main armies to work on as it is.

**kronk**

The red armored Eldar dude in the new Eldar Triumvirate is brilliant! But I don't have any desire to start that army.

**Asmodai**

I have a few of these - a Fire Warrior, a couple Sisters of Battle, etc.

They still see occasional use in Dark Heresy.

**Da Kommizzar**

The Sisters of Battle line, fire warriors, steel legion, hormagaunts, sentinels, basilisks, stormtroopers, etc

**Kroem**

The Krootox from the Kroot Mercenaries stands out to me from 40K, or indeed any Kroot they are great looking minis.

I've been think of buying a squad just to be the foils to my Ork kill team.

**thegreatchimp**

All the time. Aesthetics always come first for models for me. I couldn't give a **** if they're good on the tabletop or not. Started off collecting wolves. I bought Ksarkin, Elysian Drop Troops, a Leman Russ tank,Legion of the Damned, some Deathwatch and certain "vanilla" marines for no other reason than the models were great sculpts or had excellent poses. Before I gave up on the 40k rules, I had planned on incorporating them into my Wolves. Since then I've acquired Sylvaneth Dryads and Treemen, Chaos Bloodletters and Bloodcrushers, Mantic Zombies and Ghouls, Raging Heroes bikers, and more 3rd party bits than I can recall!

**Lance845**

Imperial Knight. Any of them.

**ZergSmasher**

Technically, the Deathwatch from Deathwatch: Overkill fit in this category for me, although I am still considering starting a Deathwatch army at some point. I saw the figures and just had to have them, though.

**Insectum7**

I love the Tyranid line, but I'm not about to build an army. So many of their models are just awesome though.

**Gamerely**

The Adeptus Mechanicus Tech-Priest Dominus and Cawl. Those are awesome models. I've been considering getting one to use as a haemonculus.

**Marmatag**

Chaos Sorcerer... Looks really neat.

**nudibranch**

Ghostkeel. Love the model, not starting a Tau army.

**MechaEmperor7000**

I started a small force for every single army specifically to avoid this question.

I never said this was a good decision. But I did say I regret nothing.

**Bobthehero**

The Valkyrie and some Stormtroopers, then I realised I had enough models to start an actual army when the Scion book dropped. So I did.

Otherwise I quite like the looks of both the Elysians and the Tau Firewarriors.

**TheCustomLime**

I've considered getting some Deathwatch just to model and paint. They seem like such slick kits.

**Blackhair Duckshape**

I like the look of most Tau units. Looking at those riptides almost makes me want to start an army.

Damn, now I need to go grab my pain glove.

**Skullhammer**

Asteroth the grim from the Blood angles love that model
a squad of grey knight purifiers (when they were metal)
mugna-ra the phonix lord again a lovley model (again metal)
And finaly a couple of slaanesh chariots (i do have a deamon army but these are just to squishy to use ymmv). Just really like the way they look.

**Elbows**

As a rule I don't think I've ever painted anything for fun or "just because". I dislike painting enough...and I'm not skilled enough to do anything for the artistic appeal.

That being said I'd like to find a version of this fantastic Commissar to rescue if I can find an excuse to field him in a game somehow.

Best commissar model they ever produced.

**Arson Fire**

I've always thought the forgeworld great unclean one was amazing. I've no intention to start a chaos army, but I've been tempted to get that model regardless.

**Shadowbrand**

Eldar walkers/ Titans.

So awesome. Almost make me wana do up Craftworlders in the distant future.

**Dakka Wolf**

Almost all the imperial flyers I don't have access to.

**mfranks985**

I'd like to paint one of these for fun.
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Eldar-Farseer

**gummyofallbears**

Edlrad Ulthran, The new Lord of Change, and I really really really love the new changeling model

**Gamgee**

Baneblade and Valkyrie/Vendetta.

**Dakka Wolf**

Gamgee wrote:
Baneblade and Valkyrie/Vendetta.

I wanna paint a Valkyrie up as a Seaduck from Talespin!

**Davor**

I don't play Tau, but bought a Riptide because I loved it when they painted it white. Got one of the old Inquisitors, Gideon Lorr? Not sure the name, the Van Helsing looking minis. Never played Inquisition. Bought Deathmasque but don't play Eldar or Deathwatch. Just the minis look so great, didn't want to give up on building them up one day.

Rule of Cool all day, every day.

**chromedog**

I quite liked the monolith for necrons and the Tau hammerhead tank (two armies I never had the slightest interest in every actually collecting) - so I bought them just to light them up (electronics).