40K Army Popularity - with DATA!!

[DarkLink]

Metal is horrible. Even presuming that it was better than Finecast, it still doesn't live up to today's standards. If you buy a car that looks like this:



...and find out the AC still works, that still doesn't make it a good car.

[daboarder]

If sisters went to finecast I'd be on them like no ones business, I'd cut them to pieces and have a lovely converted army.

[Psychosplodge]

Back when they were released most armies were metal.

But you're ignoring they released the SOB in metal at the point they started the move to plastics. So everything since has had large parts of a new range done in plastic(eldar guardians? Catchans? cadians? Nids? Orks?). If we were comparing second edition armies it wouldn't matter. But we aren't.

[deinol]

But you're ignoring they released the SOB in metal at the point they started the move to plastics. So everything since has had large parts of a new range done in plastic(eldar guardians? Catchans? cadians? Nids? Orks?). If we were comparing second edition armies it wouldn't matter. But we aren't.

I've been out of the hobby a while, but I remember Sisters as a 2nd edition release. At that point eldar had a single mono pose plastic guardian kit, plus plastic vehicles. Was there some metal rerelease since then? All the sisters models I've seen look like the ones pictured in my 2nd edition codex.

From my perspective, Necron, Tau, and Dark Eldar are young whippersnappers who just joined the hobby, but Sisters are old school.

(I still have my box of 30 Space Dwarves too.)

[Kaiserdean]

But you're ignoring they released the SOB in metal at the point they started the move to plastics. So everything since has had large parts of a new range done in plastic(eldar guardians? Catchans? cadians? Nids? Orks?). If we were comparing second edition armies it wouldn't matter. But we aren't.

I agree they deserve to be counted, but I think we all realize that the niche armies are going to come in last. However, Necromunda and Mordheim got larger responses that Lord of the Rings so it's not impossible for an out-of-print army without proper model support to tally up a ranking.

Now, if they came in first on the list, we'd really have to dig into some marketing research to figure that one out but I don't think anyone is really surprised at where they fell on the list. Would they be higher if they had more models on the shelf and a proper codex? Probably.

[GrauGeist]

But you're ignoring they released the SOB in metal at the point they started the move to plastics. So everything since has had large parts of a new range done in plastic(eldar guardians? Catchans? cadians? Nids? Orks?). If we were comparing second edition armies it wouldn't matter. But we aren't.

The most interesting part of Eldar isn't the Guardians, it's every other flavor of infantry. Which up until a month ago was all metal.

[DarkLink]

I have a small Sisters army, from back when you could ally Daemonhunters and Witchhunters together. I'd love for a new, decent codex that actually has a little depth.

[GrauGeist]

I've been out of the hobby a while, but I remember Sisters as a 2nd edition release. At that point eldar had a single mono pose plastic guardian kit, plus plastic vehicles. Was there some metal rerelease since then? All the sisters models I've seen look like the ones pictured in my 2nd edition codex.

From my perspective, Necron, Tau, and Dark Eldar are young whippersnappers who just joined the hobby, but Sisters are old school.

(I still have my box of 30 Space Dwarves too.)

Codex: Sisters of Battle came out at the end of Second Ed. Along with Codex: Assassins.

Eldar had a monopose Guardian kit, eventually updated with metal shuricats. Eldar Vypers and amazingly Eldar Falcon (in plastic)!

Sisters got more models in 3rd Edition, key point being Phantom of the Opera metal Exorcist bit weighing more than the base Rhino. Also some redone slightly Sisters featuring new weapons (Storm Bolters!). And goofy helmets with ridiculously giant Fleur on the forehead. Oh, yeah, half-naked girls with giant, phallic chainswords. Gotta have those for T&A (tawdry & awfulness).

Necrons are the Space Androids from RT, so can be argued to be just as old as Sisters. Dark Eldar are Eldar Pirates, and also trace back to Rogue Trader. Tau are noobs, through and through.

[Psychosplodge]

I've been out of the hobby a while, but I remember Sisters as a 2nd edition release. At that point eldar had a single mono pose plastic guardian kit, plus plastic vehicles. Was there some metal rerelease since then? All the sisters models I've seen look like the ones pictured in my 2nd edition codex.

From my perspective, Necron, Tau, and Dark Eldar are young whippersnappers who just joined the hobby, but Sisters are old school.

(I still have my box of 30 Space Dwarves too.)

I bought SOB as a second release Never got any squats though they were still available in the shops just about when I started...
The monopose guardians disappeared years ago in third didn't they?

The most interesting part of Eldar isn't the Guardians, it's every other flavor of infantry. Which up until a month ago was all metal.

Don't eldar players fill their ranks with wraithlords, tanks and jetbikes?

[hawkdiver]

I just don't seewhy space marines are so popular...