2015 has come and gone but don’t let that stop you from checking out the FIVE most red hot popular posts of 2015, here on Spikey Bits!
5.) The Tau Finally Get a Titan Battlesuit
Forge World dropped a preview of the new Tau Titan back in July, and as you can see the news was very well received!
We ever did a scale mock up of it based on the waist burst cannons compared to existing models in the range, to give everyone a look how they matched up.
4.) 40k Deep Thought – Why GW NEEDS to Kill Slaanesh?
Let’s face it Slaanesh seems to be the last bastion of 80’s sex drugs and rock and roll that’s left in the grim dark currently, but why is that? Has GW been slowly getting rid of their IP that doesn’t fit with known mass market appeal and we’re just starting to become wise to it?
3.) The Best Alternatives to GW Miniatures – REVEALED
They say competition breeds innovation and lower prices, and for this industry that seems to hold true. Come see the amazing sampling of independent company alternatives to Games Workshop’s Citadel miniatures.
It’s hard to deny that Games Workshop’s designs for miniatures have made a quantum leap in the last few years. Part of that is sure to stem from the new 3D computer design and printing technology our there, BUT how much of it was also inspired by necessity?
Do they need to stay ahead of the tidal wave of independent bits, and figure manufactures out there?
Checkout these best alternatives to GW Miniatures!
2.) Squats Are BACK! No Really…
Bob Oley, the original sculptor of Games Workshop’s Squat miniatures dropped a Kickstarter for something he called the scrunts, that look just like the Squats of old!
Hello and welcome to our 3rd kickstarter, where we hope with your support and backing to be able to fund the expenses involved in producing Armies of the Scrunt Empire. Since our last Kickstarter Bob has devoted a great many hours constructing and sculpting the miniatures to make these sets.We just love these gas masked scrunts and gas masked dachshunds, we would be thrilled to be able to get moulds made for them and to add them to the Olleys Armies Miniatures lines already on our website. That will only happen if we can get the funding we need from this Kickstarter project. So please take a look at the pictures below showing the sets Bob has made We hope that you like them and that you decide to back our project.
Thanks Bob & Jackie
1.) New Miniatures GW Doesn’t Want You To See
New resin makers Wargames Exclusive burst onto the scene in 2015, with our revealing look at this overseas model maker.
Well that’s our look back at the FIVE most popular posts overall of 2015 here on Spikey Bits! What does 2016 hold for us, well hopefully some more great hobby goodness and of course we’d love to see a new Chaos Space Marine codex.
What was YOUR favorite post of 2015?
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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.
