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Here's my list, though I only play games of either 2nd edition, or 4th edition.

-Ultramarines, first army, since 2nd edition
-Chaos, in 2nd edition
-Sisters of Battle, since they came out in 2nd edition
-Necrons, since they came out in 2nd edition when they only had a couple of units
-Kroot Mercs, 3rd/4th edition- Chapter Approved list
-Space Wolves 13th Company , since they came out during the Eye of Terror campaign
-Eldar, since 4th edition
-Legion of the Damned, when they came out in Chapter Approved
-Orks, the newest, using modern models for 2nd edition games

-Also have a Blood Angels Terminator army (Deathwing counts-as) in progress.

- Space Marines, where I switched the chapter twice, (First Ultramarines, then Space Clow- I mean, a horribly painted attempt at a custom chapter, then Salamanders). 5th edition
-Tyranids after that from Hive Fleet Leviathan. 5th edition
- Got Orks off a friend of mine. Might make them metal themed (metal as in, the music). 5th edition
- Bought several codexes before my old local GW closed down for a "40k hibernation" which were Daemons, Tau, Eldar and Necrons.
6th edition except for Necrons and Eldar

40k: Orks (Bad Moons), SM (Crimson fists 2nd company), IG (18th Valhallan regiment + 28th Valhallan armoured regiment)

Fantasy: VC (Lahmians)

Isengard, Mordor, Space Marines, Space Orks, Night Goblins, Imperial Guard, BT (changed my SM to BT and began using them thus) and finally Inquisition.

Orks. Lots of Orks
Tyranids
Necrons
Space Wolves / Space Marine - not a playable army of either at the moment.

Let's see, I *think* I can list the 40k armies I built in the order in which I got them. But I might be wrong...

Imperial Guard (5th)
Chaos Space Marines (5th)
Orks (5th) (These guys were traded away at some point)
Grey Knights (5th)
Space Wolves (5th)
Eldar (5th; Very small force)
Dark Angels: Deathwing (5th)
Dark Angels: Greenwing (5th)
Tau Empire (5th) (My 2.5k army of these guys really should go in my sig, shouldn't it?)
(5th) (Started with the old book and hated the 5th book so I sold them)

Dark Eldar (5th-6th) (New edition dropped right in the middle of building the army)
Space Marines (6th)
Imperial Guard (6th) (Wanted to revisit my first faction with a completely new reboot now that I'm not as inept with a brush)
Eldar: Wraith Army (6th) (Just started!)

Fantasy is something like:

Bretonnians (8th)
Vampire Counts: Lahmians (8th) (Started with the 7e book, though)
Empire (8th) (Started with 7e book)
High Elves (8th) (7e book, don't have the 8th one yet)
(Insert symbol here) Lizardmen (8th) (Still only have the 7e book)

For 40k:
Dark Eldar (before 5th ed.update) *Full army
4th edition Black Templar (didn't like them) *Full army
*Dark Angels (like them so much I have a battle company) *yeah
*Farsight Enclaves (wanted all mecha tau since I started playing years ago)
*Chaos Daemons (filled with proxy models for a good laugh with friends on occasion) *Full army
*Adepta Sororitas and Space Marines could be future ally armies

For Fantasy:
*Daemons of Chaos (only Tzeentch and Khorne) *WIP

* armies I currently have or are planning on having (still have some D. Eldar, though)

Tau
Dark Angels
Orks

Vampire Counts
Wood Elves

Mordor
Corsairs of Umbar

Currently:
Lizardmen
IG Steel Legion
Space Marines Ultras
Tau
Necrons
Tyranids
Adeptus Mechanicus

Used to:
Vampire Counts (traded for Tyranids).

Back in RT days me and my brother had Space marines and Eldar.
In 2nd ed I got Chaos and Sisters of Battle. My chaos army was a Khorne and Slaanesh army with a ton of berserkers because they were actually good back then. I had a hard time beating the Eldar in 2nd. My space marine chapter was an Ultramarine successor that were red with yellow trim and green helmets. It looked alright. My Chaos guys were all black and brass. Super easy to paint.
When the HH novels came out I got an Imperial Fist army because of the fluff and am expanding on my Sisters. The past two chaos codex's have been boring and not at all what I believe chaos to be. They ignore the legions in favor of scattered warbands with no flavor or individuality. So I don't play chaos anymore, just Sisters and IF.
I was looking to get Tau but waited to see how the Codex was. When I heard it was OP I knew that everyone and their BF would be switching over to Tau, so I didn't. :(
Been looking at Space Wolves though...

Oh man...

Space Marines
Eldar
Chaos Space Marines
Imperial Guard
Space Wolves
Dark Angels


Of those, the only two I've sold off are the Eldar and Space Wolves.

I started playing by borrowing my friend's Necrons/Marines. Eventually I bought into the game myself, picking up Space Marines (both Salamanders and Iron Hands) as well as Grey Knights, Tau, and Dark Eldar. I've also got a very small (one HQ and a single troops unit) Blood Angel allied detachment. I've purchased a small selection of models from Raging Heroes to use as a Guard army, but it has yet to arrive.

First game ever played: Blood Angels.

Armies I've borrowed: Eldar, Dark Eldar, Grey Knights, Imperial Guard, Chaos Space Marines.

Armies I own: Orks, Dark Angels.

Armies I'm starting to collect: Inquisition, (Chaos) Imperial Guard.

Armies I no longer own: Tau.

I have played;

Space Marines
Dark Angels (both Green-, Death- and Ravenwing)
Blood Angels
Black Templars
Orks
Kult of Speed
Imperial Guard
Catachans
Eldar
Dark Eldar
Ulthwe
Ulthwe Strike Force
Witchhunters
Sisters of Battle
Adepta Sororitas
Daemonhunters
Grey Knights
Tau
Tau Empire
Tyranids
Necrons

I've had 1300 points of Orks but donated them to an Ork buddy who needed them more.

I also have 900 points of Eldar, and over 4000 points of Chaos Marines.

Necrons
Crimson Fists
Dwarves

and ive had at one stage or another Orcs and Goblins , Tau, Witch Hunters and several Mordheim gangs.

Over a decade ago I played Lizardmen and Dwarfs for Fantasy in my teens.

I took a long hiatus to finish high school and college and now i'm collecting Orks for 40K.

40k:
12000pts of dark eldar
6000points of marines- templars, doom eagles, crimson fists variant
2000pts of sisters
1500pts of eldar
2500pts of chaos- khorne and thousand sons
2000pts of necrons
1000pts of tau
4500pts of lost and the damned

Fantasy:
18000points of orcs and goblins
2000pts ofchaos daemons
1000pts of empire
1000pts of ogres
2000pts of skaven
4500pts of dwarves
1000pts of undead

Epic:
Space marines- 6000
Eldar- 6000
A few titans

Mordhiem:
Possessed warband
Marineburg warband
Skaven warband
Dwarven warband
Undead warband

Blood bowl:
Humans, orcs and goblins and dwarves

Inquisitor:
Witchhunter warband

Warmaster:
Undead (small army)

LOTR:
1200pts rohan
500pts rangers
2500pts forces of evil
300pts hobbits

Oops forgot my current project, a pdf force of cadians and 'swamp rat's catachan jungle fighters 2000pts so far

40k:
Lucky Leprechauns (Space Marine own chapter, Bike army)
Imperial Fists (Main army)
Black Templar
Pre Heresy Dark Angels
Grey Knights
Space Wolves (Loganwing)
Dark Eldar/Eldar ally list
Tau
Necrons (small army soon to be sold)
IG Steel Legion (Second main army, mech)
Orks (another small army mixed with my brothers army, his main army)

Fantasy:
Lizardmen (Main and first army, back when the codex was the White Dwarf)
Skaven (Second main army, massive piles of rats that have been collected for over 10 years of playing)
High Elves
Vampire Count
Tomb Kings

Other Games:

Flames of War:
German Panzer Lehr (Main)
British Glider Drops (Second)
German King Tigers (yes, a list with only 6 tanks, it can be done)
Mid War British Infantry
Early War French Armoured
Mid/Late Russian Lend Lease Shermans

Bolt Action:
German Panzer Grenadiers

Warhammer Ancient Battles/ other historical games:
Romans
Gauls

Warmachine:
Cygnar (just mainly paintin at the moment, never played)

3rdGen wrote:
Inquisitor:
Witchhunter warband

For this statement right here, you have my respect. I have the printed Inquisitor rulebook sitting on my shelf at home. I'm almost certain I'll never get to play it because the prospect of explaining to my gaming buddies "ok, now look up the range code of your weapon, then look up the accuracy modifier chart and cross reference the accuracy code to the range" makes my brain recoil in horror (I get why they did it, but it's such an awkward horrible system and it adds more modifiers to a system that isn't exactly modifier light as it is).

40K: My primary is Imperial Guard, Catachans (old metal models only). Mainly mech vets, but, the list changes from time to time, just so I can use some models that I haven't for a while.

Other 40K: Orks, Blood angels twice (build, get tired, sell), and Salamander SM.

Fantasy: I have tried twice to get into this game. Once with High Elves and the other time with Lizardmen. Just can't get into it.

Hobit/LoTR: Never. Doubt I will.

I’ve never sold armies, but a lot of my early collection was for RT played as an RPG, so while technically an “army” most don’t have the points to see battle on the tabletop, or even in a legal configuration with a modern codex.

Old mothballed stuff:
Blood Angels (around 60 minis, could be a legal, but not effective 750-1k army)
RT-era Imperial Guard (might be a platoon’s worth today, ~50 guys)
Orks (dozen or so guys, could be an ally contingent)

Armies in the sense that I can field them with rules:
Eldar. My official “second army” should be a viable 2k army once I get to painting it.
Ultramarines. My main, ~6,500 points

If we are going to add non 40k stuff

Probably 3-4k each of WHFB Undead and Chaos. Both armies were mostly collected before their books were split up, but are primarily Vampire Counts and Warriors of Chaos. Smattering of Tomb Kings and Demons.

A small force of wood elves that never got very large.
A few wedges of bretonions (knights and archers) given to me be a friend before he moved away.

A small BFG plaugefleet and Imperial cruisers with some escorts.

For non-GW

A ton of OGRE minis
Silent Death, again, tons of.
Battletech minis (old) around 3 dozen mechs, assorted clans and inner sphere.
Clan Wars, crab army, lots of bare lead, about a score painted.
An army of assorted D&D minis, mostly unpainted.

The Empire
Skaven
Beastmen with Lore of Death

2nd
BA and Orks

3rd/4th (for a short while)
BA, Orks, Nids (swapped for) Eldar (swapped for) Chaos

6th
BA, C:SM, Necrons, (and still own the 3rd ed orks and chaos but not played them in almost a decade)

Fantasy
Bretonians
Chaos (Beastmen and chaos warriors - boy was I p*ssed when they became two seperate armies)
Lizardmen

Mordheim
Mirriemburgers (or however the rich folk were spelt)
Skaven

Favourites: BA, Chaos warriors, skaven.

Started out with dark angels in late 4th ed, picked up grey knights after getting my ass handed to me time and time again in mid to late fifth, late fifth my buddy who had eldar quit and have them to me, and recently a buddy made a bet with me lost and gave me enough tau to ally them with my armies.

Well, my first army was Dark Eldar. In the 3rd edition, my hardest match-up was Nids which were rather successful at that time until I got familiar how to beat them.
Dark Eldar always has been one of my favorite army. In the 3rd ed, I also started Eldar and this is my beloved army. I've lost just a few games with them despite the fact that I played lots of RTTs. When the new 'dex came out, I've shelved them since they are a bit overpowered.
My other beloved army is Blood Angels, also shelved at the moment but for contrary reasons.
I play Necrons since the new codex came out. Its a fun army to play which is able to deal with everything. This is the army I play in RTTs. Similar to Eldar, I lost not even a handful of battles.

I started in 3rd edition 40k and 5th Fantasy...

40k:
Tyranids
Necrons
Chaos (Thousand Sons)
Chaos (all the other chapters)
Lost and the Damned (remember that codex?)
Tau (sold off shortly after starting them)
Renegade Guard (re doing my Lost and the Damned)
Deamons (because they killed of my Word Bearers)
Dark Eldar
and just starting Raven Guard.

All these armies can be fielded at 3k or higher. With Chaos being my largest collection, I can do 20k if you combine Chaos, Guard, and Deamons.

Fantasy:
Undead (roughly 8k worth)
Ogre Kingdoms
Khemri (small, not sure what I have)

THEN:
Mordhiem (several warbands)
Necromunda
Bloodbowl (several teams)

Counting only GW systems, I started off with Bretonnia in 2011, and then I moved on to 40K and Chaos Space Marines that same year. I've sold off both those armies though. I kind of regret selling the Brets, but the Chaos Marines? Good riddance.

 dementedwombat wrote:

3rdGen wrote:
Inquisitor:
Witchhunter warband

For this statement right here, you have my respect. I have the printed Inquisitor rulebook sitting on my shelf at home. I'm almost certain I'll never get to play it because the prospect of explaining to my gaming buddies "ok, now look up the range code of your weapon, then look up the accuracy modifier chart and cross reference the accuracy code to the range" makes my brain recoil in horror (I get why they did it, but it's such an awkward horrible system and it adds more modifiers to a system that isn't exactly modifier light as it is).

And that right there is why my preacher was half dead on the ground and the heretic standing over him still failed to blast his brains out lol.

Get some converted minis (4-6 is a nice warband) and play it with them. Its awesome fun once you play a couple times you get the hang of it all

Owned:
Blood Angels
Space Wolves
Chaos
Eldar

All were bought during the 2nd edition

Currently own:
Tau

From 4th edition so I'm not a bandwagon jumper :-P