Two major tournaments in the same month! Don’t look now but the undisputed king of the 40k jungle is undoubtedly the Super Friends piloted by Aaron Aleong!
These Space Marines are on a roll! Aaron Aleong has wont ANOTHER GT with his superfriends, this time sporting a Dark Angels Conclave.
He and his partners in crime, Team Happy took down the 2016 American Team Championships over the weekend.
Team Happy – Aaron Towler, Justin Curtis, Tim Gorham (Sub), Aaron Aleong, and Tony Grippando (unordered)
Here’s Aaron’s Superfriends for the event
Aaron Aleong ATC 2016 (1850pts)
CAD – Dark Angels
Chaplain on Bike
Elite
Ravenwing Command – 3x BK, Apothecary Champion
Troop
Scout Squad x5 Bolter
Scout Squad x5 Bolter
Fast Attack
Ravenwing Bike Squad x3
LoW
Azrael
Dark Angels Librarius
Libby on Bike ML2
Libby on Bike ML2
Libbt Jump Pack ML1
Ezekiel
Company of the Great Wolf
Iron Priest on Thunderwolf HQ 3x Cyberwolfs
Iron Priest on Thunderwolf HQ 3x Cyberwolfs
Iron Priest on Thunderwolf HQ 2x Cyberwolfs
Iron Priest on Thunder Wolf (Elite) Cyber Wolf
Iron Priest on Thunder Wolf (Elite) Cyber Wolf
Remember just two weeks ago, Aaron took down the 40k Buckeye Battles in a new 2500 point comped event. Congrats to all of Team happy and all the top finishers at the 2016 ATCs
Rise of the Super Friends
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.
