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So, recently I've been on a quite a kick about Warmachine, trying to figure out what faction to start as it seems about ready to get off the ground in my area. It's been quite a challenge, as the elemental affinity of the 4 factions in the prime book (don't know a great deal about Retribution) seems to successfully imbue each of the factions with an interesting and distinct playstyle. So, I've been checking out the units of the various factions, and I came across a unit that seemed to reach out of the screen and slap me in the face, saying "play this!"

That unit? The Withershadow Combine;




For the life of me, I can't explain what I find so appealing about this unit: true, the models are great, and the rules seem to be the combination of tricky and powerful that I find appealing, but that seems to be something that Warmchine has in spades. But this is the unit that sealed the deal for me, and convinced me that the forces of the Dragonfather are the way for me.

So, anyone else have a unit/model/background story that sold you on a faction, or else just made you say "Gotta get it!"?

Broadsides Bart and the Mariner.

He has a gun called Ace, and it's up his sleeve. And he's a pirate.

Mariners have anchors, a diving helmet, and a ship's cannon that carry in their arm.

Yowza.

When time was still young and I was starting to look into Warmachine around the time of Escalation it was this one that made the impact. Widowmaker kapitan, here painted by cyril, which is still among my favorites of the WM figs.


Later the when the Hordes was published the Titan Gladiator pushed me over the edge to get collecting Skorne.

That's something.

Metsuri wrote:When time was still young and I was starting to look into Warmachine around the time of Escalation it was this one that made the impact. Widowmaker kapitan, here painted by cyril, which is still among my favorites of the WM figs: Widowmaker kapitan here painted by cyril.

That's truly stupendous! Totally different from the typical color scheme and yet completely fitting... the kind of painting that makes me want to be a better painter.

It was the Carnivean that got it for me. The thing has no eyes, but it has two massive oven mi... er, claws, that it uses to rip things into pieces. Or throw them around like rag dolls. Or a number of other cruel things. Dragonspawn = win.

Plus, the entire command staff of the Legion is female, minus Thaggy himself.

I had always pretty meh on the whole steampunk thing. Considering that the various WM factions are Russian Steampunk, Electric Steampunk, Jihad Steampunk and undead Steampunk, the aesthetic of the game in general simply didn't appeal and the various Hordes factions never appealed either, then I saw these guys:



And her:

Butcher and doom reavers. I was just going to build a huge Cryx army but nooo..... couldn't resist crazy guys with enchanted swords!

So it's not actually a fig itself, but I got into Cryx because of this;

It was the withershadow combine for me, too. The moment i saw them, I knew I had to have them in an army.

Stormblades and Thunderhead. High tech lightning weapons in a steam punk world.

I then stayed for Ol Rowdy and eStryker.



I must say though, Pig guy with 'jack arms is also a bit appealing.

I started Blindwater just to play these



I am going to paint my whole force like them ...

I have quite a few Legion figures, even though I play Trolls. Everblight makes far too interesting of creatures.

Without question: Epic Skarre

Kirbinator wrote:Without question: Epic Skarre

Ahhh... gotta love a woman with a great rack.




What? It has automatic knockdown!

eCaine and the Black 13th for me.

It was the Necrotech and Scrap Thrall that drew me in. Zombies with powerfists FTW!


Not sure who painted this one.

Bastions nuff said

Wow, those guys are snazzy! I think even a Space Marine would be jealous of those pauldrons!

pGaspy and Withershadow were why I started playing Warmachine.

I had several units that I was like OMG those guys are figging awsome, Venethrax, Death Jack and Nightmare. Those three alone were enough to get me to build a Cryx army, after those guys I found so many other cool models in the army that just made it even better.

eHaley

ethag

No, never play an entire faction/army just because of one figure or unit.

However, I have several minis that are pretty much just for display because I had to have them, even though I would never use them in a game.

I play Trollbloods because the first Hordes pic I ever saw was the art of the Dire Troll Blitzer. Saw that, laughed my ass off for a few minutes, and said "SOLD!"

The War Pig is one of the driving force behind the Farrow being my Afghanistan Army.

This guy just screams badass.

For Hordes, the models that came with the original Circle starter influenced my choice of faction.
For Warmachine, the models that came with the original Khador starter influenced my choice of faction.

Actually for Warmachine I played a couple other factions too because of models:

Cryx - ESkarre
Menoth - The Harbinger
Cygnar - Finn

Yeah, Kromac is what made me not give up on my Circle.

+1 for Kromac. Both the human and beast form rock.