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I changed from Gunnar Red Moon's company to Logan Grimnar's company just for Arjac Rockfist. One of the best miniatures that GW has released.

I got into WFB Chaos because of the Lord on Juggernaut model. That thing oozes sheer badassery and I'm sure it's sold more than it's share of armies.

I got into Orks because of the Brian Nelson mock up in an old issue of White Dwarf finally matching my vision of what orks should look like after the silly looking 2nd edition sculpts. Same for Orcs.

And I got into Trollbloods because of the Earthborn Dire Troll.

I couldn't find a better picture of him online, but this is the model that got me into Space Marines, and by extension 40k:


I got him as a gift from my godfather since he knew I was into sci-fi and miniatures. Mine has a combi-melta instead of a bolt pistol, but that started me with Space Marines.

Since then, the Catachan Command Squad got me started with IG, the Black Reach boss got me started with Orks, the Vindicator and Chaos Terminators got me started with Iron Warriors, and the great Valhallan metals got me started with them.

Fire Warriors painted up nice are the best looking infantry out there, Railguns are dead sexy.

I always loved the fluff and the models for the GK, but now that everyone plays GK so I dont want anything to do with them.

The Khorne Berserkers got me into Chaos Marines

Forge world Great unclean one is what drew me into playing Nurgle daemons, where I run him as Ku'gath....really afraid that I'm goin to buy the forge world blood thirster now and start a khornate daemon army.....

Pink power armour got me into Slaanesh marines. The crazy beautiful Cadian Shock Troops has given me an appetite for Imperial Guard as well.

I loved Castellan Creed he just looks like a boss

I really like the look of the new wraiths, they convinced me to start necrons.

greg0985 wrote:Forge world Great unclean one is what drew me into playing Nurgle daemons, where I run him as Ku'gath....really afraid that I'm goin to buy the forge world blood thirster now and start a khornate daemon army.....

I got a bloodthirster a long time ago from GW, but the model fit together so poorly that I couldn't get it to stay together. I ended up stripping the model for parts. It may have just been a poor experience, but still kinda ticked me off. Hopefully the FW model will work out better.

Commander Jimbob wrote:

VarguardObrien wrote:

Omegus wrote:That's not a Dark Eldar, but whatever.

It could be. Harlequins are recruited from both Dark and Craftworld Eldar.

I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) the fluff says Harlequins are mercenaries in the codex, so that was my link. They're in the codex, so they're Dark Eldar to me.

Harlequins are a subsect of Eldar that are tasked with looking over the Black Library and making sure that Eldar...dom...remembers the Legends of Old, including the fall. Harlequins are recruited from both Craftworld Eldar and their Dark brethren.

Also, they worship the Laughing God, so whenever they die and Slaneesh tries to eat their souls, the Laughing God appears and nutpunches Slaneesh, then takes the Harlequin soul to go bro it up with all the other dead Harlies in the webway.

Except the Solitaire, who is seriously bad news as the representative of Slaanesh Just talking to one can damn you forever...

I love Harlequins I used to have a whole army of them, when that was a legal army...

For me it's the new Cronos/Talos Parasite engine.

I used to play DE back a long ways, but gave them up because association with the thongs+assless chaps brigade didn't sit too well with me/my wife

I managed to talk myself out of the new DE, gorgeous though they were, as i didn't need ANOTHER army...

Then the Talos and the Razorwing got released...

Game over, man, Game over!!





(NSFW- harsh language


"what are we supposed to use? Harsh language..?? "

Commander Jimbob wrote:

VarguardObrien wrote:

Omegus wrote:That's not a Dark Eldar, but whatever.

It could be. Harlequins are recruited from both Dark and Craftworld Eldar.

I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) the fluff says Harlequins are mercenaries in the codex, so that was my link. They're in the codex, so they're Dark Eldar to me.

They aren't mercenaries, they have their own agenda. And they are in the Craftworld codex as well, so no, Harlequins are not Dark Eldar.

Damn, people, read your fluff.

Omegus wrote:

Commander Jimbob wrote:

VarguardObrien wrote:

Omegus wrote:That's not a Dark Eldar, but whatever.

It could be. Harlequins are recruited from both Dark and Craftworld Eldar.

I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) the fluff says Harlequins are mercenaries in the codex, so that was my link. They're in the codex, so they're Dark Eldar to me.

They aren't mercenaries, they have their own agenda. And they are in the Craftworld codex as well, so no, Harlequins are not Dark Eldar.

Damn, people, read your fluff.

Well by that standard, they aren't "normal" Eldar either. They're not part of either society, other than their traveling road shows, but the model is part of both codices, so for all intents and purposes, they can be considered Dark Eldar.

That doesn't make any sense. They are not part of either society, yet they are Dark Eldar?

Dark Eldar are space vampires. Harlequins are not.

They aren't Craftworld Eldar either, I thought that went without saying.

That's not actually what I said. If you read it more carefully I said that the Death Jester model appears in both the dark elder and elder codices, and so by that estimation it is dark elder. Fluff wise they are neither, but in game terms they can be considered both.

The dark eldar reavers brought me back in to warhammer after a 10 year hiatus. Ironically they're oneof the few de models that I haven't bought yet.

GimbleMuggernaught wrote: I said that the Death Jester model appears in both the dark elder and elder codices, and so by that estimation it is dark elder.

Yeah, I know that's what you said. It still doesn't make any sense.

In any case, the Death Jester is part of the Dark Eldar model line, and it was that model that caused him to get into the army. The fact that in its fluff a Death Jester isn't Dark Eldar is moot to the topic. Its like how the Kroot model could get someone into Tau without actually being of the tau race.

Ascalam wrote:I used to play DE back a long ways, but gave them up because association with the thongs+assless chaps brigade didn't sit too well with me/my wife

When I was collecting DE I had the same issue (not because I was married though), so I converted them from Kabalite Warriors

GimbleMuggernaught wrote:In any case, the Death Jester is part of the Dark Eldar model line.

Death Jester model came out as part of the Eldar model line for the codex release back years before the DE codex, but that is beside the point of the thread.

For me it was the good old Necron Destroyer.

And also the Eldar farseer at the back of the old rulebook, I can't find a pic of him, but it was a converted farseer which had won a golden demon.

Kaptain Badrukk brought me back to Orks. I blame his model for my decision to paint a yellow tunic / grey skinned horde. I wanted to enter a painting competition, but decided I wanted a Orky model. Other folks had already enter Thrakka. So I went with Badrukk.

A none GW model that resulted in an army is Karchev the Terrible. Since started WMHD I thought his model was amazing, but I'd never seen anyone even attempt to play him in competitive play. Everyone always said "he's just a warjack." So I saw him 50% off so I picked him up, build, paintined him in a weekend. They won an ebay auction for the Khador starter. Built painted them. Off I was. He is my favorite Warcaster. I throw him into some horrific situations and have learned if you play him in theme, he works. If you try to slink back, he doesnt. He is by far, my favorite model in any gaming range.

I'm just about to start a Tyranids army just because the new tyrant and tervigon/tyrannofex models are (in my mind) amazing,don't forget the trygon either, even if they have a bad codex

I would also like to make an aircav guard list one day, just as I have a huge love for the valkyrie model

I had a Space Marine army box IN HAND and I was taking one last look around to see if there was anything else I wanted, and there it was: buried on the bottom shelf. A Tau Hammerhead. I never regretted the steep learning curve required to have a tank that beautiful and succeed.

I must say the original Calgar model, the 10 years old PA one. 2 PF + bolters.... What else ?

Need I say more

Just a bump with pictures. Since I am a -very- visual person.

Renegades because of all the FW stuff. I never got any.
:(

Oh, and Death guard:


and this for World Eaters: Wade Price's Khorne World Eaters










Alright, that may be over 50 models shown, but it is more the whole style of the army

As simple as the two look, Long Fangs and Lone Wolves were enough to make me interested enough in Space Wolves to buy 1500 points worth when I only intended on buying a codex for another army that day.