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nou wrote:
Then go build a true windrider host - true as "actually wind powered", with sail based vechicles...

That sounds like a great Exodite army.

Orks. Nearly everything can be kitbashed. Every spare bit repurposed, even from other factions. Alot of cross compatibility between kits (and even AoS). Lots of spare parts. Get a few extra bodies and you can make lootaz AND burnaz from their dual kit. Tank busts and kommandos can be made from the basic boyz box and spare parts. Nobz box has enough parts to make every single Nob in the army different. I used the kit to build HQs. I've made a Painboy, Wyrdboys, Big Meks all from the kit as well as individual Nobz for boyz units.

Anything Nurgle... allows for freedom of expression (check out my gallery)

 Trickstick wrote:

nou wrote:
Then go build a true windrider host - true as "actually wind powered", with sail based vechicles...

That sounds like a great Exodite army.

That is indeed the reason why I first thought of sail powered vechicles. In fact, the ideas for Exodites alone are so numerous, that after making some initial "easy" kitbashes I now cannot settle for any single one of competing "grand themes" for my Exodites... If you search the web for Exodites all sorts of fun things come up - some better, some worse, but ideas are plentifull.


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And as to Orks - after seeing an Ork army themed around looted Tyranid creatures I don't think there is any limit to what can be creatively done within 40K

You can put your own spin on basically anything. Especially anything Marines.

As others have said: Orks, Nids and Chaos are all great armies with loads of modeling/conversion potential.
For Nids and Chaos this is mainly because of adaptation/mutation respectively. You can pretty much justify any modeling choice if executed right.
For Orks, just throw some imperial/basic human tech bits in a box, add glue, now shake.
What you remove from the box will probably look Orky.

I'd add that Dark Eldar are also great for MODELING, but less so for CONVERSIONS. What I mean by this is that they have a great variety of bits and each kit is compatible, but their army aesthetic is pretty specific. So aside from taking Eldar models and adding spikes, there is less conversion options for DE (still loads, don't get me wrong, but not as much as other armies)

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 Galef wrote:


I'd add that Dark Eldar are also great for MODELING, but less so for CONVERSIONS. What I mean by this is that they have a great variety of bits and each kit is compatible, but their army aesthetic is pretty specific. So aside from taking Eldar models and adding spikes, there is less conversion options for DE (still loads, don't get me wrong, but not as much as other armies)

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Not if you count in various AoS ranges you can directly draw from, as they utilize the same concave/spiky design elements common to all GW's evil aelfs - Dark Elves and Daughter of Khaine expand your bit base quite significantly.

IMO you hit the nail on the head with IG. If I were you id make the PDF/ support for my SW army. You can do all types of conversions with wolf pelts and Nordic runes on the tanks and similar stuff with the infantry. You can even do the basic cadian bodies with 3rd party heads (I've never had an issue with head swaps at official GW stores and you can always say you cast it yourself and they will allow it). Even the hazardous environmental heads would work really well with that theme

There is no army that is more customizable than Orks. You can do what you want with them and they won't need to turn out like your buddies army. You can swap parts between AOS and 40k. You can build your own vehicles. Kitbashing them is what makes the army yours. No matter what army you choose just go nuts with converting them and have fun.

Drukhari have excellent modeling options and versatility in their kits, having been made right at the twilight of what I consider GW's golden age of kit design: Extremely modular, poseable, swappable, with tons of purely aesthetic options that can completely change the look of what you're building without changing the gameplay.

Theyre also quite compatible with the also excellent Harlequin range, so those two paired are what I could consider the best hobby experience in pure GW plastic out there.