I <3 Ultramarines

[eldargal]

You mean:

I used to be an Avatar like you, until I took a Calgar to the knee.

I used to punch avatars, till I took a witchblade to the chest...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Marneus just wants a hug.
Just like Tyberos.

[pauljc]

If I were to do Ultramarines, I would love to model and paint them in the style of the 3D counterparts in Space Marine. Like, master level painting, all the battle damage, plus all that high detail golden armour embelishments. Alas, there are too few models with that amount of extra detail.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

You can't mess with a guy with armour this fabulous.

[Learn2Eel]

They aren't that interesting to me.
The two main reasons that they are often disliked probably revolve around their poster-boy status and bland background. The Salamanders, for example, are quite different to the Ultramarines and are more tasteful. They believe in protecting humanity as opposed to what can probably be boiled down to just killing everything without mercy and viewing humans as both inferior and expendable. It's like how Tu'shan (?) executed another space marine because of the tactics they used which involved the loss of many civilians. The Salamanders are heroic and noble, moreso than most other chapters. Their affinity for fire-based weapons is a unique trait that really characterizes them, as opposed to the generic image of the Ultramarines.

I don't hate Ultramarines or anything, but I'd much rather have an army of Salamanders, Blood Angels, Grey Knights, Space Wolves, Dark Angels (and not because of different codices!), Blood Ravens and so on. Those armies, to me, have traits that set them apart from the others. It is in print that the Ultramarines are the chapter that most others mimic, i.e. they aren't really all that unique.

[Psychosplodge]

You mean:

I used to be an Avatar like you, until I took a Calgar to the knee.

Lol, no theres a single bloke somewhere that says something about a sword to the chest


TDA

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I don't hate Ultramarines or anything, but I'd much rather have an army of Salamanders, Blood Angels, Grey Knights, Space Wolves, Dark Angels (and not because of different codices!), Blood Ravens and so on. Those armies, to me, have traits that set them apart from the others. It is in print that the Ultramarines are the chapter that most others mimic, i.e. they aren't really all that unique.

Do not agree.
The Grey Knights are far more bland than the Ultramarines, their armour isn't even coloured.
The Ultramarines are the most Roman of any Chapter, and pretty much embody everything about the Romans. After all, the Romans were Tactical Genii, and know how to conquer every other country after seeing their tactics and strategies. (IT'S HOW THEY CONQUERED THE WORLD)

The Ultramarines are like Batman, there's nothing special about them, but they can beat all other opponents through their tactics.

The Raven Guard are best (in my opinion), but the Ultramarines are cool beans.

[Anggul]

You mean:

I used to be an Avatar like you, until I took a everything in 40k ever to the knee.

Fixed that for you.






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[UltramarineFan]

See username..

[Psychosplodge]

See username..

Big howling gryffins fan then?