tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post6004104626114119792..comments2023-12-29T15:26:50.024+00:00Comments on Manchester Area Wargames Society 40k: Your armies and the reasons behind themSuicideBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10583654547999674975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post-36484049861182596492010-05-06T09:49:59.946+01:002010-05-06T09:49:59.946+01:00Well, my first ever army was the Grey Knights, I m...Well, my first ever army was the Grey Knights, I mean, space marines are all good and well, but these guys are super-super enhanced men. The rules were what brought me to these guys really. As I was only a little 16yr old I didnt understand the finer concepts of the game, and always got beaten (and still do) and I got Badger to paint them for me, very well I might add.<br /><br />Second came the Col.Strakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873058921054998269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post-76293325445405796362010-05-06T08:37:44.809+01:002010-05-06T08:37:44.809+01:00First army was Imperial Guard, because I found the...First army was Imperial Guard, because I found them the easy way to get into 40k that I can relate to. Lowly Humans relying on keeping the alien terrors at bay through weight of fire. I also got drawn to them through the Camouflage paint schemes in White Dwarf and the fact they had just released plastic Cadians, which at the time were the most awesome minis I'd seen. It wasn't so much theSuicideBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583654547999674975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post-7034779166332417242010-05-05T23:41:21.275+01:002010-05-05T23:41:21.275+01:00I've always fancied the Chaos Space Marines as...I've always fancied the Chaos Space Marines as they're the exact opposite of what I am in real life and happen to appease my rebel with out a cause mentality. I'm a Marine in life, a down to earth honest and good guy, but I really like the concept of living free of law and order, doing what I want because I want. Thats the appeal of the Chaos Space Marines.<br />Although until Schnitzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155166599103912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post-14327903835464299112010-05-05T23:35:56.104+01:002010-05-05T23:35:56.104+01:00I chose the Imperial Guard as my first army as I h...I chose the Imperial Guard as my first army as I have a need to Defend Humanity in any game that I play... at least at first. I also like the idea of a bunch of simple, mostly unaugmented humans armed with basically nought but their wits and courage standing up to the terrors of a galaxy gone mad. We don't need no stinkin' ceramite armor or genetic alteration- we have bravery, faith, and Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123071460913314072.post-20562272397982642022010-05-05T22:26:42.931+01:002010-05-05T22:26:42.931+01:00I collect nearly everything lol. But I choose my ...I collect nearly everything lol. But I choose my first army, Blood Angels, because I love their fluff & they walk the fine line verging on chaos in the eyes of the imperium. Plus I loved it they were one of the forgotten chapters and not many people collected them --- of course thats all changed now :-(<br /><br />I also have a large Ork horde mainly because I like the fluff on all the Sanguiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426284700391608112noreply@blogger.com