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Everything destroyed? Jesus, I would never start to collect a new 40K army again. The models are too expensive nowadays and I don´t have time to paint a whole army. I would rather focus on games with a much lower model count like Blood Bowl, Necromunda and Freebooter´s Fate.

Saim-Hann.

Saim-Hann.

I would still go 1ksons. Or the new hotness which shall be known as the Thousand Gors. But it would be hard because im gelling very much with the Death Guard now. So much so I am putting my fledgling WE's warband on hold while I start with Death Guard.

But still. 1k Sons will always be my primary.

Man, if my wargaming collection that I've spent over a decade painting, playing and modeling went up in smoke, I think I'd just walk away from the hobby.

Probably Harlequins.

Assuming that I would be compensated fairly to even get a new army going, perhaps a mix of Chaos Space Marines, Renegades and Daemons; I've noticed that my collections have a distinct lack of "evil" evil

 Karl the Jarl wrote:
I'd start a plastic sister's of battle army.

Trolololollll....

Harlequins, just so fun to play.

If I lost everything, I'd probably rebuild the Iyanden portion of my eldar army.

My current most played army (and very much a favorite) I'd leave off. I wouldn't rebuild my sisters army until/unless they came out in plastic.

I think I'd concentrate on terrain. So many good plastic and laser cut kits out there right now.

Though I would get some miniatures. If I got a good insurance* pay out and didn't have to pay new money for the miniatures, I'd probably go for Tempestus Scions. Taurox would get the "APC Wheels & Suspension" conversion kit from Victoria Miniatures:



If I had to shell out new money it would be Necromunda. I really like the new plastics. If I got all those painted before there was another gang to buy and started some 40k, I think I'd go for Death Guard through ebay auctions. Dark Imperium/Know No Fear set contents go for quite reasonable prices.

* I do have an insurance info archive with pictures of all my purchases, scans of the receipts and so on. A digital copy stored online and a hard copy off site with other important documents. Spending $25-75 a month on the hobby adds up over a decade plus. I'm glad I documented it all along the way in case there's some major thing like a fire.

Table wrote:

 NoiseMarine with Tinnitus wrote:

Table wrote:

Champion of Slaanesh wrote:
Of probably stay eoyh chaos but do a all biker Nutgle army
Or a all infantry nutglr renegades army

What exactly is a nutgle?

Nutella which has been left out to fester for far too long.

Id still eat it.

This is how plague worlds get started.

I'd wait for Sisters Of Battle to get some love...yup, still waiting.

After 10 years i'd probably go Chaos.

 mrhappyface wrote:

 Warpspy wrote:

 vaklor4 wrote:
Lets say somehow your ENTIRE collection gets destoryed and you decide to say screw it and start a new army entirely. What army would you go for?

In that case, I would stick to nice miniatures, good sculpted, so that would mean i would not bought anything else from GW, nor play their games.

What?

What that is supposed to mean? Something along the lines of that "my post was "wrong" and i should feel ashamed by it"?? So, more "Happiness is mandatory" and "GW is not able of any wrong-doings"? How is that some opinions are "right" and others are "wrong"?

Ok, let me try to explain a little bit more and in a nice-nice-happy way...

Honestly, i was answering to the OP question. In the case that i would lose all my miniatures, books and etc. (in a fire or something), i would not bother to start again with GW. Too much money, too much time and too little interest for them right now. If i'm still mildly interested in GW is because nostalgia and all the massive investment i did in the past 20 or so years. I only played and bought models from GW because i have many things from them and i like very much the background. This could change as it seems that GW is steadly commited to destroy all the good stories and background from their universes. They have destroyed now Wh Fantasy to make that... crap Shigmar, and they are changing 40k background towards something i'm starting to dislike.

GW's rules for 40k are right now a bland dulliness that i really cannot like anymore. I have stopped playing.

GW's models are not so good, despite their pompous statements of "better miniatures in the world", fact is that they are not. There are many many many other miniatures way waaaay better than GW's ones. So if i buy models from GW is for all that "baggage" that i have with them and for the feelings i get from the background and stories... If i would choose only from a aesthetic point of view and a quality pov, i would buy other miniatures, not GWs ones.

So if all my books, models, etc would get destroyed... No, i would not take anything else from GW, thank you...

Man if my collection was 100% destroyed id probably lose all motivation to start... unless i got some sick insurance money covering 200% of that.

but say instead some billionare just had to pick up my garbage and would pay me to restart......

dunno i think id still want to stick with my imperial fist.

Something about the yellow release pleases me.

 Warpspy wrote:

What?

What that is supposed to mean? Something along the lines of that "my post was "wrong" and i should feel ashamed by it"?? So, more "Happiness is mandatory" and "GW is not able of any wrong-doings"? How is that some opinions are "right" and others are "wrong"?

Ok, let me try to explain a little bit more and in a nice-nice-happy way...

Honestly, i was answering to the OP question. In the case that i would lose all my miniatures, books and etc. (in a fire or something), i would not bother to start again with GW. Too much money, too much time and too little interest for them right now. If i'm still mildly interested in GW is because nostalgia and all the massive investment i did in the past 20 or so years. I only played and bought models from GW because i have many things from them and i like very much the background. This could change as it seems that GW is steadly commited to destroy all the good stories and background from their universes. They have destroyed now Wh Fantasy to make that... crap Shigmar, and they are changing 40k background towards something i'm starting to dislike.

GW's rules for 40k are right now a bland dulliness that i really cannot like anymore. I have stopped playing.

GW's models are not so good, despite their pompous statements of "better miniatures in the world", fact is that they are not. There are many many many other miniatures way waaaay better than GW's ones. So if i buy models from GW is for all that "baggage" that i have with them and for the feelings i get from the background and stories... If i would choose only from a aesthetic point of view and a quality pov, i would buy other miniatures, not GWs ones.

So if all my books, models, etc would get destroyed... No, i would not take anything else from GW, thank you...

I was insinuating you were somewhat bitter against GW, whether or not you have a right to be bitter against GW due to the fact that they may or may not take advantage of their fanbase is another matter; one which I think the mods would be happy if we didn't derail the thread with.

Emperor's Children. First of all, I love Slaanesh, I love Fulgrim, and I love their color scheme. I'm honestly thinking of picking them up eventually. Plus, as an ork player, I want to know what it feels like for a 3+ to be my worst save.

If I started a new army it would be pure Thousand Sons... they have a lot going for them and it seems like more new tends to be more win this edition with a few notable exceptions.

If my entire collection vanished overnight, I would pick chaos daemons back up immediately. I have CSM, DG and SW. Mostly Nurgle CD, but I would diversify more as I build up. I really love daemons.

I might then go Nids as my second army. Always loved their look.

3rd army? Probably SW or DG, I love tanky marines and I love norse marines.

I would buy a 3D Printer and make sisters of battle army.

Destroyed? Gone? Simple, i wouldnt start another, I'd throw in the towel and start making money again. I might even get rich seeing as im not throwing money at metal SoB :p

Well if i were to start over...id still collect sisters. But for the sake of a different answer, id say id collect slaanesh daemons- but id be buying 3rd party angel models to make an angelic order daemon force.

I'd rebuild my Thousand Sons asap.

Over time I'd probably rebuild my Imperial Guard and Salamanders as well (although I probably wouldn't get 10.000 pts worth of sallies this time)

My World Eaters would've been placed "on hold" until they get their own codex.

My Eldar would fade into memory. They've been super-boring (read: so-good-I-don't-enjoy-playing-with-them) now for 3 editions, so I wouldn't be arsed to rebuild them.

Edit: This assuming that I'd actually bother to restart.
I'd say it's a fairly big chance that I'd simply walk away from 40k altogether if all my armies went up in smoke.
Money isn't the big issue, time "wasted" spent modelling and painting would be.

 mrhappyface wrote:

I was insinuating you were somewhat bitter against GW

I am.

 Warpspy wrote:

 mrhappyface wrote:

I was insinuating you were somewhat bitter against GW

I am.

Good. But that means my original statement still stands:

 vaklor4 wrote:
Lets say somehow your ENTIRE collection gets destoryed and you decide to say screw it and start a new army entirely. What army would you go for?

Good question. Easy answer. always Emperor's Children.

My entire collection has been destroyed before (August 2005, Hurricane Katrina).

I've played Chaos Marines (Emp Chld) since about 1998. Sometimes they were just "pink marines" with no special rules. It didn't matter. The lore I found in the old Realms of Chaos books made me want to play them. So I built them. Then I lost them all. Yeah, It took a while to restart (I had more important things to spend money on, like towels and clothes). But I rebuilt the Emp Chld back up.

If I lost them again (heaven forbid) I'd take time off, but ultimately I'd rebuild them.

All Hail the Creepy Boob God!

O+C

Restart my bugs. I have played CSM and LSM. Both are fun but so many people play them.

I had a ton of fun playing my bugs initially. Only army I actually started painting. Loved converting those guys.

So yeah nids all the way again.

Tau would be a close second.

I would go with either Dark Eldar or Harlequins. Or worship some death god. Like the idea and the beauty of these models. I think they look great and would be a ton of fun on the table top.

Interestingly enough, I played Guard since 2nd edition (as well as Eldar, and Dark Angels since 3rd, some DE in 6th). Started Tallaran, went Steel Legion 3rd through 6th edition. Sold EVERYTHING but a Rus, 2 Armageddon Basilisk, and a Manticor, back around 2013.

Just recently getting back some months ago. I started with my first love, the Guard. I'm using the GW tanks, but all the infantry I've been getting from Victoria Miniatures. I've been getting the Victorians (you know the Praetorian looking ones). Been loving it until... I read the new Codex. Lack of Regimental specific doctrines, and more importantly warlord traits and strategems for Praetorians irks me greatly. Now I wish I would have started a Guard Army that has access to one of new warlord traits. And I I just bloody started this Army.

 Wight Lord wrote:
Interestingly enough, I played Guard since 2nd edition (as well as Eldar, and Dark Angels since 3rd, some DE in 6th). Started Tallaran, went Steel Legion 3rd through 6th edition. Sold EVERYTHING but a Rus, 2 Armageddon Basilisk, and a Manticor, back around 2013.

Just recently getting back some months ago. I started with my first love, the Guard. I'm using the GW tanks, but all the infantry I've been getting from Victoria Miniatures. I've been getting the Victorians (you know the Praetorian looking ones). Been loving it until... I read the new Codex. Lack of Regimental specific doctrines, and more importantly warlord traits and strategems for Praetorians irks me greatly. Now I wish I would have started a Guard Army that has access to one of new warlord traits. And I I just bloody started this Army.

See, my view is since my models don't tie directly to any regiment, I can use whatever one I want. I like the freedom of picking what I like.

Probably Eldar. They are the only faction i've never done anything with and too many of my recent painting projects have been metallics + layers of ink.

 Wight Lord wrote:
Interestingly enough, I played Guard since 2nd edition (as well as Eldar, and Dark Angels since 3rd, some DE in 6th). Started Tallaran, went Steel Legion 3rd through 6th edition. Sold EVERYTHING but a Rus, 2 Armageddon Basilisk, and a Manticor, back around 2013.

Just recently getting back some months ago. I started with my first love, the Guard. I'm using the GW tanks, but all the infantry I've been getting from Victoria Miniatures. I've been getting the Victorians (you know the Praetorian looking ones). Been loving it until... I read the new Codex. Lack of Regimental specific doctrines, and more importantly warlord traits and strategems for Praetorians irks me greatly. Now I wish I would have started a Guard Army that has access to one of new warlord traits. And I I just bloody started this Army.

Dude, there hasn't been Praetorian support since the first sad and confused rumour of plastic Sisters first began the Pandorian task of instilling both hope and despair in players.

So in all honesty, just pick whichever regiment fits your concept of their style the best. Or pick a new Regiment each time you play somebody, or build a list. Roll a die at the start of each game, whatever floats your boat.

I'd still play 1K sons but I'd only buy the units I can use in this codex.

Currently going through selling a lot the codex can't use anymore.