Content We Liked: September 19, 2021

Although it’s a big internet out there, the Warhammer digital universe is pretty small and spread out. In Content We Liked, we take a look at the articles, videos, podcasts, and products that caught our eyes or were noteworthy during the prior week you might have missed. 

On the Internet at large

• An Aliens-inspired hive fleet u/Skeledance via Reddit Now we've come full circle, with a slick black hive fleet of Alien-inspired monstrosities.
• A sick Festus conversion @studio_Erstwood via Twitter The original model was pretty neat but this new one made using the new Kruelboyz shaman absolutely rips. Wonderful use of greenstuff and the old resin model for consistency.
• To Hell With Mondays @bakerbakerbaker via Twitter Why paint your van with a wizard when you can go Garfield instead?
• Louise Sugden paints a big marine @Sughammer via Instagram If you haven't been following along, Louise has been painting an absolutely amazing Rainbow Warrior and putting in lots of cool details like this arm monitor.
• An amazing samurai(?) Nagash @Pro_Painted via Twitter I can absolutely see why this army won "coolest army." What an amazing visual.
• Midwinter Minis paints the first ever Terminator model for charity Midwinter Minis via YouTube This is a cool video painting one of the original three space marine terminator concept models.
• A wonderful pair of massive squigs @MuseChick via Twitter These squigs look amazing and I'm excited to see the final mini. Great stuff.
• Jared's Nagash @JB_Minipainting via Twitter Another Nagash! This one is more traditional, but looks great, with some very clean blends and a dark aesthetic.
• A Double-Sword Bladeguard @schach_paints via Instagram Double-sword Bladeguard are too cool not to be more common. Make this happen, hobbyists!

This Week on Goonhammer

• Various Roads to the Goonhammer Open Conclude by Various Authors Many of our authors had embarked on challenges this year to complete armies for the Goonhammer Open. Come read the exciting conclusions of those, with battle reports from the GT and Narrative events.
  • Fight to Escape! MasterSlowPoke at the Goonhammer Open Narrative
  • PierreTheMime’s Tournament Report: Goonhammer Open GT 2021
  • Craters, Ringers, Judging, and Dehydration: Primaris Kevin’s Goonhammer Open Experience
  • Felime’s Road to Goonhammer Open Episode 5 & 6: The Hobby Streak Strikes Back and The Return of the Event
  • 40K BADCAST – BONUS EPISODE: GHO 2021
• 40k FAQ Hot Takes We had a trio of FAQs this week, and talked about every one and how they affect your games.
  • The Goonhammer FAQ Hot Take – Codex: Thousand Sons
  • The Goonhammer FAQ Hot Take – Codex: Grey Knights
  • 40k FAQ Hot Take: Codex Orks

• The Goonhammer Interview: Lewis Clarke from TTCombat by Edwin Moriarty and James Hewitt Lupe spoke to Lewis Clark about Carnevale, RUMBLESLAM, Dropfleet Commander, Dropzone, and more.
• Fantasy Realms: A Touch of Magic (the Gathering) – Turn Order by Mx-Tiffany Tiffany reviews Wizkids' Fantasy Realms, a game that might be a perfect fit for people who like the idea of Magic but aren't feeling that game's intimidating rules and complexity.
• Kill Team Content by James "One_Wing" Grover, Thundercloud and Robert “TheChirurgeon” Jones We talk Talons of the Emperor and a battle report with Necrons.
  • Swarming Skeletons: A Kill Team Battle Report
  • Big Golden Heroes: Talons of the Emperor (Adeptus Custodes) Kill Team Tactics
• Competitive Innovations by James "One_Wing" Grover We cover the competitive lists that are shaping the 40k meta, with a bonus episode this week for the LGT Invitational
  • Competitive Innovations in 9th: Supermajor Surprise
  • Competitive Innovations Special: London GT & Invitational Predictions
• A Song of Ice and Fire: House Targaryen by Musterkrux We talk about the dragon- and Dothraki-assisted warriors of House Targaryen this week.

• Age of Sigmar Content by Various Authors The first battletomes of 3rd edition are on their way, and we had reviews for both, plus a faction focus on Soulblight Gravelords,
  • Battletome: Stormcast Eternals 3.0 – The Goonhammer Review
  • Battletome: Orruk Warclans 3.0 – The Goonhammer Review
  • Underworlds Warbands in Age of Sigmar: Stormcast Eternals and Orruk Warclans
  • Faction Focus: Soulblight Gravelords

 

That’s all for this week, stay tuned to Goonhammer for more great articles in the next seven days, and give us a shout in the comments below or at contact@goonhammer.com if you have any feedback or questions.