Kits you love, from armies you dont

[jaxom]

Incubi.

[Valkia the Bloody]

I actually like some of the new Fantasy models and even incorporated some into my 40k armies- like the giant turtle Harpy proxy I added to my tyranids. 

There are quite a few kits of the Nurgle, Vampire and Cities of Sigmar range that I really like (I even played with the idea of creating a guard army using the new cities kits or having the Steampunk dwarves as Inquisitor retinue- before the Votann came back). 

In a wave of nostalgia for my long gone Fantasy days, I have bought the hero on Manticore kit (Cities of Sigmar) a couple of years ago- but I have not even opened the box yet. 

However, I never really got over the whole re-launch of Fantasy as "Age of Sigmar", so I do not think I will ever create an army. 

Of 40k, I am NOT into Eldar, Votann, Tau or Sisters at all. 

However, I got the John Blanche collector's model for the sister superior as well as Amalia Novena because they are based on some artwork I have always admired. 

I like the new Farsight model with the cherry tree on the base. 

I like the Incubi, Lelith Hesperax and Drazhar models- I have even painted all 3 of the Lelith Hesperax models in the past and the latest one is sitting on the shelf here (I have no clue what has happened to the old ones, might be in a box in my parent's attic). I have the Mandrakes Kill Team since it was in the same box as the Night Lords (Nemesis Claw), the models don't look too bad or too Eldar, and I think they might be quite fun to paint (when I one day open up that box, that is). 

I got the Votann collector's model a couple of years back, but I just do not like the design of the Votann range. 

 

Edited Wednesday at 12:41 PM by Valkia the Bloody

[Tawnis]

On 12/9/2025 at 5:41 AM, phandaal said:

Kroot Carnivores, Krootox, really any of the Kroot. Been a fan since they were first introduced all those years ago.

 

The minis are cool, the concept is cool, but I never can manage to paint more than a single unit before moving on to something else. Maybe in a couple more decades I will have enough in the same scheme to make an army. More likely than not, they will continue to be single mercenary squads forever.

I feel you. The army is so cool and so much fun to play, but it did take me literal years to paint them all. 

[Tawnis]

To answer the OP's question... hmm. 

I'd have to say the Sisters of Silence. I've never been much a fan of Custodes as an army, but I like the idea of an spec-ops anti-psyker force. Just wish there were a couple other units to go with them rather than having to tag in the golden boys. 

 

Otherwise, Warp Spiders, and their Phoenix Lord who I'm too lazy to look up how to spell. I've never really been drawn to the glass cannon style of the Aeldari army, but boy are Warp Spiders super cool. One of these days, I'll probably get the kit and their leader just to have and paint them. 

[sitnam]

11 minutes ago, Tawnis said:

I feel you. The army is so cool and so much fun to play, but it did take me literal years to paint them all. 

 

Man that's surprising to me, I found Kroot one of my quickest and funnest armies to paint. Take contrast and dry brushing super well, imo

[Kenzaburo]

Never been into Eldar, but during 2nd edition I was so in love with the Maugan Ra model that I bought it and painted it to my top standard back then. 

 

I also always loved the Abaddon models - be it the old one or the current one, so I bought that. I really don't care about a chaos army, though.

 

I have the original scions models for IG, but don't care about an IG army.

 

I love almost all of the Black Templars range but really, really can't collect another marine army.

 

I could go on like this forever. Fact is, I nowadays own models from almost every GW range, even though I don't care for entire armies of that stuff. With the quality of sculpts I feel it is harder and harder for me to entirely bounce off a faction - I can always find something to like.