Take a look back at a year in review as we go over the Top 10 hobby rants and helpful pointers to keep your gaming strong.
From alternate minis to GW factions, these articles made it to the Top 10 in 2018 based on reader views throughout the year.
1. The 80 Best Miniature Lines That Are Not GW
Don’t miss our updated list of the top alternative miniature lines to GW, in our vast sampling of independent company offerings. Do you recognize any?
2. Build Your Own Space Marine Chapter Generator
Sometimes you need a little help creating the perfect name for your chapter. Well, lucky for you, JStove shows us how you can build your very own Space Marine Chapter generator.
3. The Most Alarming Trend in GW Tournament Play
Jstove here, and today I want to talk about the worst thing that’s happening in top-level 40k right now. What is it? Take a look at this handy infographic.
4. Today’s 5 Best Airbrushes For Painting Miniatures
It can get a little difficult trying to pick the right airbrush for painting miniatures today. From cheap to expensive, here is my list of the Top 5 best airbrushes over the past 10 years.
5. Is the Standard too High: GW Models Required at Events
GW sanctioned events require players to have only 100% GW models right down to the bases it seems. Is that even possible with their stock levels though?
6. 40k Units You’ve Never Played: Rhino Primaris
What is the Rhino Primaris? Today we’re talking about one of the units you have probably never played in 40k, but perhaps should?
7. Top 4 Paint Color Conversion Charts for Miniatures
Check out the top 4 acrylic paint color conversion charts out there for miniatures that help you convert and choose paint from Privateer’s P3, Citadel, Army Painter, and Vallejo brands!
8. Top 10 Necron Codex Tips To Make the Army Work
Get the scoop on how the Necrons can work with our Top 10 review of the new upgrades, traits, stats, and rules you need to know!
9. Has GW Turned The Corner On Female Models?
Jstove is back at it again with another editorial that ponders the Female model Dilemma and how Games Workshop may have just turned a corner.
10. After Hobby Bans: GW Forgets Their Modeling Roots
Has GW forgotten their hobby roots with these recent bannings? Take a walk down memory lane with some of the models that helped build GW as a company.
Those were the top 10 articles you’ve all read over this past year. What are your thoughts on Necrons in 8th edition? Should GW loosen the grip on the “All-GW products” at tournaments?
Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Wesley Floyd
Wesley Floyd
Job Title: Staff Writer
Joined: 2018
Socials: @RealmbrushPainting
About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4. If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.
