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Honestly? If a Marine will always be a Marine, then a Guardsman will always be a Guardsman. If it doesn't matter if the Marine is a Crusader, a Guardian of a star system, a watcher observing a violent alien species, a robed mystic on the hunt of traitors or a mutated, potentially insane servant of brutal, careless gods, then it doesn't matter either what the Guardsman is. In the end he is just there to stand, potentially kill something and then die an unimaginably cruel way.

That said, while I play Orks, I can understand why humans love humans in most settings. With the most diverse morality of any race in any given setting, human characters can range from saints to devious scumbags and anything in between.

Also? The Imperial Guard is varied. Potentially more varied than any other faction. Pick a style you like and go building. I could come up with 5 different visual styles in less than 10 seconds and have a good fitting play style with it. While the same can be said for Orks, I am not quite sure if any other race in 40k can say that.

I know lots of folks said tanks already, so I'll just pile in and say tanks again just to be sure. Never can have too many wonderful wonderful tanks.