Amazing hobby displays were everywhere this weekend as the 2019 Las Vegas Open brought out the best paint jobs and players from around the globe.
If you couldn’t make it to the event in Las Vegas this week, we have got you covered. Over the next few weeks we will have a ton more to show you, but today we have the latest from the event itself as well.
LVO had players from all over the country stop in and show off their most beautifully painted armies. With over 700 players in the 40k Championships alone, overall this event may be one of the biggest ever!
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Over the Top Warhammer 40k Armies At LVO 2019
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These LVO AoS Armies Are Some of the Best We’ve Ever Seen!
Let’s start by talking about the range of armies we saw!
LVO 2019 Age of Sigmar Champs
Custom awards await their winners from all the events at LVO 2019.
Look close. Do you see the pattern for Gold, Silver, and bronze awards in each category?
Fluffy Lists and Beautiful Paint Schemes
A majority of the players in attendance went into maximum hobby overdrive and brought some lists that haven’t popped up in the meta for quite a while. It was really cool to see all the amazing looking hobby displays and models that accompanied them.
This Slaaneshi Knight keeps on rocking!
What Knight of Boom would be complete without a sound system wired in as well!
Titans seemed to be the hot models at this event with everything from a Warhound to even the might Porphyrion as well making appearances en masse.
Over the Top Display Boards
Professionally painted minis weren’t the only beautiful things at the LVO. One of a kind display boards were buck wild. Armies showed off their paint jobs to the max against other factions.
Want to talk about flexing your hobby muscles? This Titan hanger was off the chain. From snow, to gantries to even LED tech, this display has everything to make those eyes pop.
Talk about stunning this board turns heads and pulls those eyeballs in with the rich paint jobs on the Deathwatch models as well!
Terrain & Organization
The organization of the event was seamless. Everything went smooth. Games started and ended according to the schedule and there were no major uproars in the player base.
The terrain was above and beyond what we’ve seen at most events with tables ranging from hilly forests to gothic ruins, and the bottom Streaming table for Warhammer Community!
Unlike some of the larger tournaments throughout the year, Las Vegas Open seemed to be a more relaxed competitive event. People were friendly and more than happy to talk about the hobby as a whole. If you weren’t able to make it this year, don’t worry. There’s always 2020!
2019 Las Vegas Open
Have you made it to a Las Vegas Open event before? Are you inspired to go above and beyond on your army after seeing these minis? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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.
