Army Building

[simonjedi]

I was painting some 40k Orks last night, and the thought of Lego army building popped into my head, and i don't understand why people do it.

Sure, loads of clones/droids/orcs/whatever look cool in a huge group, but apart from display what do you do with them? i know there's a wargame but that's about 10-20 per side and its not like you've spent the time converting and painting them like warhammer figures.

Note: I'm not insulting any army builders with this thread, i'm just curious

[mania3]

What's the point in having 200 different minifigures, or 200 of the same? There really isn't any, it's just what you wish to spend your money on when you're collecting.

[Skipper 24]

Well it depends. I think some people do have massive castle type armies and Storm/clonetrooper armies. Then again you can tend to buy Warhammer figures in a larger quantity for less price so building armies is easier possibly. I don't really have anything against LEGO army builders, I would probably build a LEGO army if I had the money which I don't. Anyway, you can modify you minifigures just like warhmmer except you might not chop parts off but just swap accessories.

Edited March 6, 2009 by Skipper 24

[Lordofdragonss]

Why we makes armies you ask? That's why: http://www.brikwars.com/

Brikwars, or other games using Lego is really creative way for RPG lovers.

[Eilif]

I have alot of minifigs, but I'm not an army builder. I think alot of it is just folks enjoying collecting and watching their collection grow. However, alot of folks build large displays for thier home, club, or a convention, and it takes ALOT of figs to populate one of those.

As an example:

My town themed module (120"x40") probably has well over 150 mini figures, and it's not "densely" populated. A LEGO castle battle diorama of the same size would probably requre considerably more than 300, and even if you incorporated many factions you would have to have alot of the same types of figures (army building) to achieve the look of warring armies.

Interestingly, it was LEGO that brought me away from 40k. I loved assembling, customizing and converting figures, and terrain, but painting the figures felt like a chore. Now I can build and modify to my heart's content, but I don't have to worry about painting anything. I confess that it's also nice to have a hobby now that my wife will sometimes participate in, is more socially acceptable, less expensive (YMMV) and allows for greater interaction with the public at large.

Edited March 6, 2009 by Eilif

[The Rancor]

I was painting some 40k Orks last night, and the thought of Lego army building popped into my head, and i don't understand why people do it.

I think it's fair to collect an army, if you have the money for loads of battle packs.

I personally collect enough CLone Troopers, Orks etc. just for a diorama - not a fully blown battalion.

(Also, WH40K Orks. Nice I collect a mix of them and Ultramarines. Don't go too off topic though )

[Skull-Mark_Ladybug]

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Edited May 17 by Skull-Mark_Ladybug

[TLV]

Well i guess in order to make a battle scene more realistic you'll need to build up an army.

[gravysam]

I build star wars armys for anamations on my youtube

[Admiral Blockbeard]

When we work hard to achieve some thing we feel good over our success. Army building is just another facet of this. Just like building a great moc, or winning a game in war hammer.

A feeling of power can also be generated.

I am a collector of Warhammer 40k, and never fought a battle, I have over 40 Imperial solders in Lego.

This is like asking, why do people play video games if it never has any real world benefit, like when we die will it be read out that we owned in Halo, took over the world seven times in total war etc...

I am collecor of lots of things, if you feel i have not answered your question then please pm me and i will try to give a more in depth emotional reasoning for you.

[Millacol88]

Army building is popular because people simply like collecting a huge, military-looking group of minifigures. If your not an army-builder already you probably wouldn't get the appeal of it.

[Bobskink]

I army build with Lego and my GIJoe's. But when I did Warhammer I never liked to army build, it was expensive and I prefered the story behind a single minature. That's why I was very happy that Mordheim came out. I think army building will always go togeather with the contrast against a single figure, character, for example. Obi Wan and Qui Gon against 20 battle droids. It's cool and makes the jedi's seem strong.

[blueandwhite]

Army building is popular because people simply like collecting a huge, military-looking group of minifigures. If your not an army-builder already you probably wouldn't get the appeal of it.

I see army-building as beeing akin to bragging rights. Some fans really like to show off how big their collection of figs are. For many other fans such as myself, this sort of thing just isn't that appealing. I'll always prefer a great MOC to a display of generic figs lined up on baseplates. For me real bragging rights come from the production of a mind-boggling MOC so the appeal of army building is quite limited. I've personally never built something as impressive as that, but for me it's those true master-builders that stand out as being truly impressive. A great MOC speaks to an impressive talent; a large army speaks to a deep wallet.

[prateek]

It's a hobby within a hobby.Why do people collect anything? Same question here.