What was the first model that made you want to play this game.

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**Orock**

For me when 3rd ed came out, and the new land speeder was launched. I just loved the look of the model. Ironically I played dark eldar and orks, and never owned more than the starter one.

**CrownAxe**

The old pewter necron wraith

**jreilly89**

Typhus. He's such a kickass model. I started part of a CSM force and eventually sold them, but kept my Typhus model that I'd spent 6+ hours on. He's still my favorite and currently rocking as my Herald of Nurgle in my Daemons army.

**Giantwalkingchair**

For me, my interest was piqued with the dawn of war RTS games- soulstorm in particular for the sisters as I loved the idea of their army.
What tipped me over the edge was a modeling night with some friends (I'd been making fun of their nab dolls for a long time) I put together a space marine and had a blast doing it ( apparently the loin cloth I'd put over his groin was actually a purity seal which lead to a good amount of laughs).
About a week later I went with one of my friends into the local gw store and found a box of 10 sisters and that was the start.

**Eldarain**

2nd edition catalog. Metal Bjorn, Chaos dread and Terminators done in Night Lords colors. Oddly never done the Night Lords.

**NH Gunsmith**

When I first started, it was the metal scouts, Inquisitors, and the metal Grey Knights. My first real army was Daemomhunters, I thought that they looked the best, being able to pull bits from other armies and make it all mesh together. It was nice to have an army that wasn't just repeats of the same looking guy wearing the same looking armour as everybody else with just a weapon swap. Tons of character in that army.

**Gamgee**

Riptide.

In DoW DC it was the Tau Hammerhead and its rialgun of death I loved and the broadsides. Also Skyrays. So that got me interested in Tau and then the first model I seen to make me want to actually model Tau was the Riptide. As cool as battlesuits are I hope we see some cool new Tau vehicles and auxiliaries. I like all aspects of my chosen main army. Not just one thing.

**AncientSkarbrand**

Typhus. First game I ever played he was my warlord, and walked through so many units with man reaper and plague zombies. My opponent probably let me, but oh well.

Such a characterful, cool model.

**Ratius**

Him

and him

**Dregstar**

The very old Ork Cyboar...

(I should also add it's not my paint job)

**the_scotsman**

Metal Bjorn and wolf scouts.

**Carlson793**

6th ed Legion of the Damned (yeah, I fairly new to 40K)

**ServiceGames**

Favorite model that I just got an army for... Tau Hammerhead

**Yarium**

Old school Hive Tyrant.

**Dramagod2**

For me it was the falcon grav tank back in 98'. I loved that thing.

**Green Army**

Came across a copy of White Dwarf in my local newsagent. I'd never heard of it or Games Workshop, but had played a fair bit of Dungeons and Dragons. The WD was introducing a new type of space marine wearing "Terminator" or "Tactical Dreadnaught" armour. That's what hooked me.

**Nevelon**

Dramagod2 wrote:
For me it was the falcon grav tank back in 98'. I loved that thing.

That’s what got me into Eldar. I’ve got a soft spot for grav-armor, and it hit all the right buttons.

I honestly don’t remember my first 40k model. It was probably splitting a RTB01 box with a friend, but I don’t recall.

**Sidstyler**

Tau hammerhead. There were a lot of cool models that got me excited about the game back then but the hammerhead is probably number one.

**War Kitten**

Tactical Marines. Ever since I read my first 40k novel I loved Tactical Marines, and the model sold me on my first Space Marine army

**MechaEmperor7000**

The Necron Destroyer.

I saw one and fell in love with it. Currently trying to assemble an old-timey metal Destroyer Cult.

**Shadox**

The old metal Ven Dread. Right after I assembled my Black Reach box we got the plastic box we still have now. Wonderful model I own 2 of but still not the same

**sing your life**

The Dark Vengeance Ravenwing bikers.

**SharkoutofWata**

3rd Edition Tyrant. It looked so close to the Queen from Alien, I was instantly smitten. And, she was my first model and is still used from time to time. I WILL find a way to give her wings...

**chromedog**

The RTB001 plastic modular marines.

They were the first 40k models I ever saw (in a model/hobby store - since I wasn't aware of "games stores" at that point.)

**Jimsolo**

The Nightbringer, despite never starting an actual Necron army.

**kburn**

Perfection.

**master of ordinance**

The Vindicator when I was 4 - 5ish and was in the store with my mum whom was picking up my Brother.

Later on it was the Leman Russ which is kind of ironic as I now struggle to look at that model without twitching at the wrongness of it.

**Kr00gZ**

When I walked past a hobby shop when I was 14 and saw a poster in the window. I didn't know what it was or what it was about. I have had to have it.

**Vitali Advenil**

It wasn't a particular model for me, but the Dawn of War games. They were definitely my gateway into 40k. Did I know what the hell was going on? No- but the lore was cool and the characters were cooler. Hell, the first models I actually got were one of those dinky 3 tac-marine sets. I eventually went with orks though because in general I love orks and dwarves, and since the squats were om-nom-nomed by the lore, orks it was.

**UrsoerTheSquid**

I would have been around 11 or 12 years old, my older brother had just gotten into the game back around the turn of the century. He started playing Orks, and me being the younger brother that I was decided to immediately copy him and join the hobby with everyone's favorite Ultramarines! I loved the look of the dreadnoughts. I collected for about a year getting 2 tacs, a 5 man termi squad, some devistators and an HQ. Then they sat terribly painted and unused until I was in university where I donated them to my cousin and started my guard army back in 5th and haven't looked back since.