Tell us which Warhammer armies you collect in which games and why for $3!

I'd like to start collecting the Astra Militarum in Warhammer 40K and the Sylvaneth in Warhammer Age of Sigmar. I'm attracted to the Astra Militarum because they're just regular humans fighting in a galaxy full of dangers, and their tanks and guns look really cool. For the Sylvaneth, I love how they mix nature with magic, and their stories about forest spirits and magic warriors are really fun. Both armies have great stories and look awesome during games, which is exactly what I want in a tabletop game.

I ran Chaos Space Marines. I never liked going for the default characters like Ryu, Mario, or Sol Badguy and I really like the variety of the figures with Chaos. You had to bonus of having the toughness, strength, and technology of a Space Marines (Terminators, Tanks, Dreadnought) and the interesting designs and monsters of the Chaos powers as well.

I also couldn't pick many other races because it was a friend group where we couldn't have duplicates so we already had someone running Tau, Necrons, Imperial Guard, and Eldar so there wasn't too many other factions I could have chosen.

After middle school, I swapped my miniatures for a guitar in a desperate pursuit to win attention of the opposite sex so it's been a while since I had tangled with Orkz or Psykers. However I love the Boomer shooter Boltgun. Takes me back to the spending too much time on the family computer playing downloaded community Doom WADs and Quake Multiplayer.

KillTeam & Warcry are the way to go (as long a games workshop keeps supporting them – but maybe even after!) the models are so full of character and means you can focus on adding that extra detail when painting! Shoutout to Thunderstrike warband & kill team Nightmares box set

My first Warhammer army was pretty generic - The High Elves.

As a teenager with limited funds, I chose them because they were on sale at a local shop, not necessarily because I was particularly fond of them. Over time, I discovered that I enjoyed painting miniatures more than playing with them. I started by painting my army and then began painting figures for my friends and club members. I find the painting process therapeutic and soothing; it requires such precision that you need to clear your mind and calm down, almost like meditation.

I kept only one of my miniatures, my first clumsy attempt, as a reminder of how everyone starts somewhere, rest I gifted to my friends back then. Now that I'm grown and can choose models I genuinely like, I'm excited to introduce this wonderful hobby to my son once he's a bit older.

So I've long been a fan of the game and the tabletop game and played in stores in Salisbury & Southampton. I did have a large Tyranid army which I sold a few years ago.

Two weeks ago I decided I wanted to get back into it and I went and purchased this.

Warhammer Starter Set

So far I've sprayed them black on the actual sticks and have as of yet to put them together, once I've finished painting them I will share some pictures.

I want to be a painter first and then get back into gaming in public stores when the kids are a bit older.