Have the reveals changed which legion you plan to start?

[Marshal Mittens]

Have you changed your mind on which legion to start with?

 

If you already have a legion or two, have the reveals made you want to start another?

 

Did you make any purchases you regret before the reveal streams?

 

I bought heavy and special weapons for converting the beakies, before the boxes were announced but after they said there would be none in the starter, and I regret it because the new ones look so good, though I might do MK III special weapons squads since I bought MK III plasma guns.

 

Also while I still want to do Sons of Horus and Dark Angels, World Eaters and space wolves both call to me.

Edited May 14, 2022 by Marshall Mittens

[WrathOfTheLion]

I bought a Sicaran beforehand, but I don't mind doing one in resin, so it's whatever. I bought it a few months back.

 

No, I don't plan on changing legions. Still doing Dark Angels/Word Bearers as the main, but adding some Sons of Horus and Raven Guard, which is what I've been planning to do for about a year now.

Edited May 14, 2022 by WrathOfTheLion

[LameBeard]

When I saw the heavy flamers I knew I had to have them! I’m not sure which I will give them to yet - but probably going to try to convert the handful of Mkiii I have.

 

My original plan for the box set was World Eaters - because I think chainblade bayonets will suit so well - and a flamer squad for Alpha legion. I had saved parts to do a hybrid mk iv / vi and the flamers.

 

However, the reveals show that the shoulder pad is split and so I’m thinking half might not be separate from the arm? And apparently hands and heads are actually smaller on the beakies even though they are taller? So my conversion plans might be trickier than I hoped.

 

I did some modelling today and got embarrassed by the pile of shame. Maybe I won’t get the box now. Will definitely get those heavy flamers though…

[Noserenda]

They put me off doing Imperial fists, there is an outside chance of a Sons of Horus group project though

[sarabando]

i have nearly half the legions represented in my collection so far the only thing that has influenced me is the idea that boxnoughts and indomni armour might be going which has killed my desire to expand my indomni fists army. 

I wont reboot my scars until mk2 is out, i want to use mk5 for my planned EC army, 

[No Foes Remain]

Yes and no. I wanted to keep my Sons of Horus as the main focus for the moment until older gear (Mk2 and some Deimos predators) come out which can go to my Terran Ultramarines, keeping both my main armies different to each other (SoH: newer stuff and better tech, Ultras: Older gear and more tried and true tech [VOLKITES!]).

 

  It has accelerated my plans for my Alpha Legion allied force for my SoH as I wanted some Mk6 in my SoH but wanted to keep them mainly Mk4 with a smattering of Mk3. So one Mk6 squad will be converted into a Seeker squad for my SoH, the rest will become a AL allied force, the spartan will be going to my SoH as will the contemptor (will probably buy a second so I can have one with two gun arms and one melee one) and the terminators will go to my Terran Ultras. Both the Sicaran and the Rhino will be going to my SoH as well but the Kratos would just fit so well in my Terran Ultras so it's going there.

 

  The praetors I wasn't too sure on but having seen the converted (and trimmed down) ones in the White Scars article I think I'm going to try to do the same with them. Maybe turn the sword armed one into a Raven Guard and the axe one into a Death Guard (be a scythe would look pretty good on him).

[Guest]

Yeah I was going to do traitor ultras.

 

But after reading various stuff about the Nemesis Chapter I think I will switch to them.

 

So I will do a nice mix of destroyers, autocannon/missile launchers and a Tank company with a few Kratos.

 

I hope with the release of the Kratos and the Spartan we might see the Fellblade or even a Glaive... GLAIVE!!!!!

[BitsHammer]

Personally I went into this split between Imperial Fists and Word Bearers as both have some great models and contrast has made painting yellow really easy.

 

But then I read the Night Lords omnibus and ended up in bat country. Betwen then and now I've been all over the place between considering MkIV or MkVI, to considering MkVI with the terror squad helmets to genuinely liking the MkVI so much I sincerely hope for some batwinged beaky helmets in plastic just so I can mark unit leaders without using those Roman plumes.

 

I haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet though and mostly want a better idea of where GW is taking the faction early on so I can make plans properly.

[Marshal Mittens]

Personally I went into this split between Imperial Fists and Word Bearers as both have some great models and contrast has made painting yellow really easy.

 

But then I read the Night Lords omnibus and ended up in bat country. Betwen then and now I've been all over the place between considering MkIV or MkVI, to considering MkVI with the terror squad helmets to genuinely liking the MkVI so much I sincerely hope for some batwinged beaky helmets in plastic just so I can mark unit leaders without using those Roman plumes.

 

I haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet though and mostly want a better idea of where GW is taking the faction early on so I can make plans properly.

Red Warden Miniatures has some very cool mkvi nightlord helms.

[Fire Golem]

The legion I want to do changes literally by the hour. It’s damn annoying that they’re all so cool.

[derLumpi]

Got a lot of stuff for my UM siege company. A Spartan would be super useful.

 

However I'm thinking of a small Luna Wolves force.

[Cyrox]

The legion I want to do changes literally by the hour. It’s damn annoying that they’re all so cool.

 

Ahh, I see i'm not alone!

[Guest]

The legion I want to do changes literally by the hour. It’s damn annoying that they’re all so cool.

LOL so true.

[BitsHammer]

 

Personally I went into this split between Imperial Fists and Word Bearers as both have some great models and contrast has made painting yellow really easy.

 

But then I read the Night Lords omnibus and ended up in bat country. Betwen then and now I've been all over the place between considering MkIV or MkVI, to considering MkVI with the terror squad helmets to genuinely liking the MkVI so much I sincerely hope for some batwinged beaky helmets in plastic just so I can mark unit leaders without using those Roman plumes.

 

I haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet though and mostly want a better idea of where GW is taking the faction early on so I can make plans properly.

Red Warden Miniatures has some very cool mkvi nightlord helms.

 

I've seen them, but really I just want some helmets with Sevatar's style wings.

[infyrana]

What I find is that I've no issue choosing legions I'd like to paint or head-fluff with, but when I decide I want to focus on specific units - it's always the legions I'd least want to use that has the cool models or rules better suited to running them.   Sadly it's not in the spirit of 30k to run my loyalist painted DG models with rules such as the IF RoW - Stone Gauntlet in a 'counts-as' approach, that seems to have been a thing of 40k's past not 30k.

 

So as I already own a lot of stuff for my DG and given the slight upscale for the new plastics, I'm thinking a new legion would be best and have it fully in the newer plastics (which rules out my toying with RG over the years to re-purpose my old stuff).  I know that it will be a very long time before models come out in plastic specific to the legion (if at all), so I'm waiting on more rules info to see what my better options could be.

 

My goal is to rule out any legions that I dislike or where the units that I would want in the army require the specialist models that aren't yet in plastic and would cost a fortune from FW.

 

So just for the moment, that's left me toying with IF still (but painted in veteran colours with the yellow pad highlights) and Ultramarines (painted in Nemesis destroyer colours, so dull black/silver with blue highlights).  Now both have specialist units - not least all those cool units sporting shields which are an absolute pain to source, but I hope they would have decent tactics that fit standard equipment / models.  If / when breachers are released, I hope that would then make some of their specialist units accessible with a bit of conversion etc.

 

I really should go over the legions again to see what I'm missing

[Vardus]

Yes, no, maybe. Had narrowed it down to one of eighteen, now I'm not sure!?

[Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra]

Had thought I'd end up with AL (and even bought some paint). Now I'm seriously considering WS.

[LameBeard]

Had thought I'd end up with AL (and even bought some paint). Now I'm seriously considering WS.

Have you seen @Kizzdoug’s Alpha Legionary disguised as White Scar? The best of both worlds!

[Balthamal]

I've gone from Dark Angels to Dark Angels and Night Lords. Stupud box and stupid good ideas...

[LameBeard]

I love the idea people will use the box to create 2 opposing armies: Dark Angels vs Night Lords. White Scars vs. Alpha.

 

Classic match-up: do it!

[Balthamal]

In my case it's more to do with the box contents and how it jams with my ideas. For Dark Angels, I'm 100% in on the Dreadwing but I really want some Inner Circle Cenobium too which doesn't leave much room for another 10 Cataphractii Terminators. Night Lords on the other hand have 2 separate terminator units (Contekar and Atramentar) access to deep strike and a character who significantly buffs said method of deployment. Right time, right place and such....

[Tyrannicide]

Have you changed your mind on which legion to start with?

Yes.

 

If you already have a legion or two, have the reveals made you want to start another?

Yes.

 

Did you make any purchases you regret before the reveal streams?

Yes. 

 

 

But seriously, all the Legions are so cool. It's been difficult to stick to a plan, and I'll more than likely not decide until after I have my launch box in hand. I've bounced between adding to my existing Fists or Blood Angels, and starting a new force. I've considered Alphas, Emperor's Children, Thousand Sons, Night Lords, and on and on lol.

[Cris R]

Not really. The Contemptor, MKVIs, and Terminators will be put in reserves for a proto-Grey Knights idea I have if Blackshields-style rules come out. The Spartan will go to my existing Blood Angels force.

[Corswain]

No. Yes. Sort of.

 

After the initial photo leaks I was thinking (but not totally decided on) Alpha Legion, since the full reveals I have decided to go with Blood Angels. But I don't think my change of mind was because of the reveals.

I actually got quite analytical (for me) and wrote up pros and cons for all legions and started eliminating what I didn't want to do.

 

I landed on Blood Angels because I have two Traitor Legions already, both with metallic schemes and I wanted a Loyalist Legion with a flat, easy scheme. Dark Angels are my first love but I will wait for hypothetical plastic MKII before doing them. And then I can have an Angels of Death army. :)

Edited May 21, 2022 by Corswain

[Gorgoff]

I put my half painted Space Wolves army away because the way I wanted to play them seems to be neefed to the ground or simply not possible since units disapeared.

I wanted them to have Javelins, who got nerfed, a scorpion, who got nerfed, two legion dreadnoughts, who got scraped etc pp. Horrible.