With some 40k fan films getting the backing of Games Workshop, there is another great animator out there to check out too!
YouTube channel SODAZ, has been publishing tons of great 40k video shorts lately, that any 40k player can be a fan of. Here are some of our favorites:
Awesome Like Astartes! Black Templars 40k Video Short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUifqOiERsY&t=10s
The video opens up with an Ork Waagh before a charge into an Astra Militarum front. Then as the battle starts they charge the fortifications and positions.
The Death Korps of Krieg 40k Video Short We Needed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mNX1pPXrTg
This is a relatively long video at 6 minutes, so we are just going to pick out a few of our favorite scenes. Be sure to watch the whole thing yourself!
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The Siege: Another Must-See 40k Short Film Like Astartes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCKXd_zlQU4&feature=youtu.be
As the name would suggest, the short is about a siege. The beginning shows us that the Iron Warriors are in the middle of assaulting an Imperial position of some kind, with them getting inside and pushing their way further in.
Backing up the guard is a squad of Imperial Fists. One of which is wielding a Thunder Hammer! It’s a good thing they did, turns out genetically enhance marines can kind of ROFL-stomp guard when it’s 1-1.
Be sure to check out the full video to see how it all plays out. It’s well worth the 5 mins to watch.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
