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Top 8 Painted Armies of the Decade

By Rob Baer | January 10th, 2020 | Categories: Armies on Parade, Army Showcase, Warhammer, Warhammer 40k

Top-Painted-Armies-of-the-Decade 1.These were the best of the best! Check out the top painted armies from the past decade, as voted by you! Did your favorites make it?

This past decade has been an incredible hobby journey. Now that 2019 is coming to a close we can look back at the top armies of the decade.

8. 2000+ Points of Custodes: Army Showcase

custodes dark bunny creativesThe Adeptus Custodes look fantastic and hit hard with a limited variety of model choices. Take a look at over 2000 points of the best the Custodes units they have to offer!

7. Showcase: Stormcast Eternals Army

 GMM Studios might do a lot for 40k. However, they’ve also made some incredible works of art for Age of Sigmar. Check out these Warriors of Sigmar.

6. Nurgle Daemons Are The Best: 40k Showcase

Nurgle Daemons Are The Best: 40k ShowcaseWhich Chaos Daemons are the best in Warhammer 40k? The ones that look the most grotesque! Take a look at these denizens of the Warp.

5. On a Steel Horse They Ride: Primaris Army Showcase

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GMM Studios made a customized original Primaris army! These models and display board look absolutely amazing and show off some great techniques. Get a closer look now!

4. Painted Army Showcase: GMM A Year in Review

deadpool space marine closeThis is a little round-up of some past GMM studio armies over the year. While it’s some roundup-ception, you don’t want to miss this. Read more.

3. Last Stand of The Crimson Fists – Showcase

pedro kantor walpaperRynn’s World; the death of a chapter? Take a look at the struggle of the Crimson Fists as their home-world falls into calamity.

2. USA Themed Prime Battle Walkers Make Perfect Knights!

Puppetswar Prime Battlewalkers make for great Knight models with a slight Pacific Rim feel. Check out this army showcase stomping onto the table.

1. Golden Demon Showcase: Blood Angels vs Tyranids

Blood angels wal horBlood Angels have had some practice fighting off swarms of bugs. But you’ve probably never seen a display quite like this. It’s just one click away.

With some incredible collections on display and still making rounds on tabletops today, which one was your favorite?

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About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

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.