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Tau when i was young and didn't know anything. I went to a hobby show and it was the year they were released so it was being promoted pretty strongly. Years later i bought them.

Started CSM in 3rd edition cause of awesome fluff, plus they pwn... but since 4th us imma goin to start DE cause once again they're awesome, and the models are pretty sweet

Orks because they take a pile of scrap, and turn it into something useful. Can't help looking at that old mech (with kff) leaning on his wrench thinking " another pile of sh*t they expect me to fix) .

Been doing that for twenty odd years.

IG, because im into military history and the military and all. I love modeling and painting and theres so much choices with the Guard, i like the whole, hordes of fanatical guardsmen charging to die for the Emperor!, thing to. Im an Imperium fanatic as well

Thinking of doing Grey Knights, because the models look so cool. I am not a power gamer, so I will probably do something not as good but still aesthetically cool like Draigo and a bunch of Paladins

ORKS! they are a blast to paint, the codex has great fluff and when you play you never know how it will all turn out. They are the comic relief od warhammer 40k

I originally started out with Black Templars, since I picked up the 3rd Ed Starter set and was like "Oh, these guys are pretty cool." Then when I later purchased the Armageddon Codex for the BT rules, I discovered the Salamanders.

Soon after that my Templars turned very green I love the Salamanders dogma, tactics, fluff and all that good stuff.

Ultrasmurfs. My friend got me into the game through a mix of making Space Marines seem like awesome immortal badasses and DOW cinematic. I took the plunge and bought the 40k paint set with something like 5 paints and 5 battle for Macragge Space Marines. The painting guide that came with it told me how to attempt to paint the Ultramarines. So that's what they are. I like them too much to change them now.

I started with Tau back when they were just released because they had Mech suits and a very clean asthetic, and I wanted to be different (non-SM).

I come back to the hobby this summer and have since shelved my Tau after going 0-8. And you can't buy broadsides anymore.

So now I have a SM army after finally finding a chapter I like. But I have only won one game so far even with them lol.

MrMerlin wrote:Orks, because theyre ORKS!! No really, I collect them for their background.

Same here! I liked orks because of they got the coolest looking vehicles. And when a guy who works at my FLGS told me that there weapons only work because the think they do,
I was sold. I got the ork codex that same day

I chose the Ninth Legion, BA, mainly because my group of friends all got into the hobby at the same time and while I was being indecisive between IG and Tau, both were claimed. I then started reading up on the background of all the races and chapters and really liked the idea of a noble but flawed chapter. If I had to do it over again they would be Lamenters but even now that paint scheme is out of my league.

Edit: stupid phone auto correct.

I started with Eldar because Dire Avengers looked awesome.

I sold my Eldar and got some Imperial Guard because I wasn't doing too well with Eldar, and thought a different army would help.

I sold my Imperial Guard and got Space Marines because one guy at my FLGS gave me a spare Space Marine for some reason, and I thought they looked nifty and also thought they'd help me win a little more.

At that point, one of my friends I played with asked why I switched armies just as I was getting good with my current one. So I stopped selling my armies at this point.

I started Tau because they were good guys and had cool tech and were good at shooting.

I started Orks because they're a funny army, and I love humor.

I restarted my Imperial Guard because I was apparently getting good with them - I think that was the reason, it's quite difficult to remember.

I started Sisters of Battle because they're all female, had cool minis, and the price gap between them and other armies had closed at the time, with the 50 CDN box of 10 Sisters compared to the 40 CDN box of 10 Marines or 20 Guardsmen or what have you.

I re-started my Eldar because the models are nice and aesthetically pleasing, and I was drawn back to my roots in WH40k.

I started Tyranids because of Starcraft 2's release and the hawtness of Infested Kerrigan - I even made a Kerrigan mini to use as a Hive Tyrant - and also because my brother gave me his Tyranids, and a friend also gave me his Tyranids.

I started Chaos Space Marines because my brother gave me his Chaos Space Marines.

I started Chaos Daemons on a whim.

These are all in rough chronological order, though I'm not sure whether Tau or the re-boot of IG should come first. And the Chaos Marines and Tyranids were simultaneous.

I chose Marines because they seemed pretty balanced and good for beginners. I really like Chaos Marines, Dark Eldar, Necrons and Tau though.

I chose Tau because they don't drive their tanks in close so they can hit things with their swords.

Orks because they came with AoBR and then Tyranids for their huge range of paint schemes and generally awesome (if slightly lacking) models.

Eldar upon the WD 127 release of the army list and models.
Had a fair few other armies, but always wandered back to eldar cos of the models.
Want a green tide/kan wall combo type army next as I miss the humour of playing orks :(

Black Templars since i really liked their background story, that and my friend already bought AoBR and the Black Templars upgrade kit for me as an advance birthday gift a few months back

Guard, cause I like tanks

Odd One Out wrote:Necrons, because there's something awesome about them...and they'll be updated before Tau.

Amazing, as soon as I saw this post I was going to say "Necrons, because they are awesome." So that's pretty rad.

Necrons because they are awesome!

Seriously, though. I love special rules and having something semi-unique. Few players had Necrons around here. I also was in love with the idea of getting new codex soon.

But, after I won a bit Necrons got a lot more popular and I don't like the rumors for them so far so....

I just bought $900 in Grey Knights because they're more competitive, have special rules on every page in the book almost, and are super elite (and really easy to paint).

Guard guard guard guard guard! and for a reason, it starts with death and is the most epic weapon in 40k

CSM becuase they're evil, mean, dirty and just downright rude. I also like feeling that vengeful spirit eminating from the rest of the SM chapters.

Blood Raven Space Marines, Dawn of War got me into the lore and fluff. They also don't need as many units so that means less time painting and a cheaper army (not points but actual money).

Although my favourite race is definately the Orks.

Space Marines because of the land speeder in the box set and Dark Angels specifically because terminator troops were awesome.
After that, Imperial Guard because of the tanks, tanks and did mention the tanks?

I am tyranids and my friends it described me the best. Now look up what a tyranids.

Space Marines... because of DoW2 and the AoBR box. If i did not go space marine, either Nid or Tua

Because the Orkses is made for winnin'.

Night Lords, cause when i started they had stealth. There is nothing more disturbing then chaos marines with a 3+ cover save.

pinoypower wrote:I am tyranids and my friends it described me the best. Now look up what a tyranids.

Do you eat a lot?

I split the Aobr box with my friend
I took the SM (yay power armor!)
He got the orks

nowadays i am starting guard
mass troops and huge guns?
sign me up!