AJM Nerdcore

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Alex helps grown-up nerds get into Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, D&D, Star Wars and board games, without the overwhelm, the gatekeeping, or needing to spend 100 hours on a wiki first. If you've always loved these worlds but never quite felt like you belonged in them, you're in exactly the right place. New episodes every week.

  1. 1d ago

    I Painted An Ork Like He Lives In GTA 6

    This is where I buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore I painted an ork for Cryptic Cabin's Orctober challenge, and this year he's moved to Vice City in time for GTA 6. Last year Cryptic Cabin sent me their Orctober challenge and my first ever ork ended up painted like a can of Monster Energy. I called him Monster. This year GTA 6 is nearly here, my brain has basically moved to Vice City already, and the ork came with me. This isn't a tutorial. It's a short, chilled sit-down. If you're new to painting, take this as your sign that nobody is checking whether you did it "properly". Paint the thing that makes you grin. If you could drop an ork into any video game world, which one would you pick, and what would you call him? Tell me in the comments. THANK YOU @CrypticCabin MORE FROM ME: You Don't Need To Play Warhammer To Love It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMXHsrk4y68 Warhammer 40K Painting Slump? How I Got Back Into It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkNjqvDcm0 Reasons NOT to Paint With Me, Demonstrated Live on Samwise Gamgee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQZDPP2Ceo #orctober #GTA6 #miniaturepainting #vicecity #minipainting #orks #paintingminiatures AJM Nerdcore is part of the Digital Fox Talent creator network: digitalfoxtalent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 3d ago

    I’d Buy These 5 Solo Games at Essen

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore 5 new solo board games from SPIEL Essen 2026 that I'd buy straight away if I could afford to go. SPIEL Essen 2026 runs 22 to 25 October in Germany. It's the biggest board game fair in the world, and hundreds of new games launch there in one weekend. I went through the new releases looking for solo board games: three built only for one player, and two multiplayer games that play properly solo. The five games:1. Familiar Feat by Friedemann Friese, the designer of Friday2. 7th Seal from Devir3. Pasteles by Scott Almes, the designer of Tiny Epic4. Buried Memories from Aporta Games5. Fragments: Solara from IELLO and Pegasus For each one I cover how it plays, what people who've played it are saying, and roughly what it costs in pounds. Every game on the list is under £35. At the end I pick the one I'd bring home and the one I'm least sure about. These aren't reviews. I haven't played any of them yet. This is my Essen 2026 solo wishlist, plus why Thousand Year Old Vampire changed how I think about playing board games on my own. TIMESTAMPS0:00 SPIEL Essen 2026: 5 solo games I'd buy0:35 Eneba: where I buy my games1:43 Why I play solo board games3:40 Thousand Year Old Vampire and what makes a good solo game5:32 Familiar Feat: Friedemann Friese's new solo deck builder7:22 7th Seal: solo dice game where you steal dice from demons8:56 Pasteles: Scott Almes' solo bakery puzzle game10:21 Buried Memories: push your luck where the box is the dig site11:46 Fragments: Solara: a point and click adventure in cardboard13:13 Which solo game I'd buy first at Essen THE GAMES Familiar Feat (Deep Print Games): https://www.deep-print-games.com/spiele/familiar-feat/ Familiar Feat Essen preorder: https://www.deep-print-games.com/spiele/essen-spiel-pre-order-familiar-feat-english/7th Seal (Devir): https://devirgames.com/7th-seal Pasteles (Salt & Pepper Games): https://saltandpeppergames.es/en/blogs/blog/nuevo-lanzamiento-pasteles Buried Memories on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/473933/buried-memories Buried Memories Essen early access (IPA): https://ipa-gameshop.com/en/family-games/3003-buried-memories.html Fragments: Solara (IELLO): https://iellogames.com/games/fragments-solara/ Fragments: Solara (Pegasus): https://pegasus.de/en/Fragments-Solara/57265G MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO Thousand Year Old Vampire: https://timhutchings.itch.io/tyovSPIEL Essen 2026 tickets and opening hours: https://spiel-essen.de/en/visit/tickets-opening-hours Essen 2026 game list on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/364968/essen-2026 7th Seal first impressions on r/soloboardgaming: https://www.reddit.com/r/soloboardgaming/comments/1vfo82z/7th_seal_first_impressions/ Fragments: Solara review (Brettspielministerium, German): https://brettspielministerium.de/2026/09/30/fragments-solara/ Buried Memories designer diary: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/190521/designer-diary-buried-memories-creating-from-chaos Going to SPIEL Essen this year? Tell me what's on your list, because I've almost certainly missed something. And which of these five should I try to get hold of first? 🔔 Subscribe for more board game, Warhammer and D&D videos for people who want the hobby without the gatekeeping. #soloboardgames #spielessen #essen2026 #boardgames #TTRPG #boardgamenews #tabletopgames #soloboardgaming AJM Nerdcore is part of the Digital Fox Talent creator network: digitalfoxtalent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 4d ago

    Should We Ignore The WARHAMMER Internet?

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore Games Workshop just revealed the Warhammer 40k Christmas Battleforces for 2026, and the Blood Angels box is getting torn to pieces online. I actually collect Blood Angels. So I sat down for an honest chat about it. The Blood Angels Battleforce, the Angelus Assault Force, has 11 models in it:Commander DanteA Blood Angels Chaplain with Jump PackA Death Company Brutalis Dreadnought3 Sanguinary Guard5 Death Company Marines with Jump Packs It has the lowest points value of the seven Christmas boxes, and the Chaplain is the older kit. Some of the criticism is fair. I just don't think the box is as bad as everyone is making out. This isn't a breakdown of every box. It's a chat about why the Warhammer community feels so negative right now, and why that matters if you're new to Warhammer 40k and thinking about asking for one of these for Christmas. In this video I talk about:- My second-hand Blood Angels army from eBay (SHOCK!)- My badly painted Death Company, and why they're still my favourite squad- The Christmas Dreadnought I built with a leg on backwards- What I'd change about the Blood Angels box- Why 11 models might be a good thing if you've got a full-time job and a pile of unpainted models- What I'd tell a friend who wants to buy one The seven Warhammer 40k Christmas Battleforces are:Space Marines: Indomitus Task ForceBlood Angels: Angelus Assault ForceSpace Wolves: Champions of FenrisChaos Space Marines: Cult of DestructionChaos Knights: Helhunt LanceOrks: Armoured BlitzmobNecrons: Disciples of the Nekrosor Which box are you getting? And how big is your pile of unpainted models right now? Tell me in the comments. If you're new to Warhammer, please join in. You don't need to know everything to have an opinion. THE CHRISTMAS BATTLEFORCESWarhammer Community reveal of all seven boxes: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/17yaxs02/new-battleforce-boxes-revealed-for-warhammer-40000/Wargamer's value breakdown of every box: https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k/battleforces-christmas-2026Frontline Gaming's overview of each army: https://frontlinegaming.org/2026/10/19/warhammer-40k-battleforce-boxes-2026-revealed-alongside-new-river-of-bones-lore/ NEW TO WARHAMMER 40K?Combat Patrol: Blood Angels, a smaller box built to get you playing: https://www.warhammer.com/en-WW/shop/combat-patrol-blood-angels-2024The Cost to Start Warhammer 40K in 2026 (No Surprises): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sLlaFA-DWYIf I Started Warhammer TODAY, I'd Buy This Box First: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jI_6Gk2eVo MORE FROM MEWhen You Love 40K… But Can't Keep Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnmbY05qSmcYou Don't Need To Play Warhammer To Love It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMXHsrk4y68Warhammer 40K Painting Slump? How I Got Back Into It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkNjqvDcm0Reasons NOT to Paint With Me, Demonstrated Live on Samwise Gamgee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQZDPP2Ceo #warhammer40k #bloodangels #warhammer #christmasbattleforce #battleforce #gamesworkshop #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting #spacemarines #40k AJM Nerdcore is part of the Digital Fox Talent creator network: digitalfoxtalent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Oct 16

    You Don’t Need To Play Warhammer To Love It

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex’s Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore Warhammer 40K lore is the reason I fell for this hobby, years before I painted a single model. Someone on Reddit described 40K as a future where there’s only war, full of enormous, impractically armoured muscle-heads killing each other forever. Then they asked why anyone would find that interesting. This video is my answer. I got into Warhammer backwards. I was 19, at university, I liked vampires, and someone in Games Workshop handed me the Vampire Wars books. That led to the Blood Angels, then to Dante, and that was it. I talk through the four things that keep me hooked on the lore. The tragedy of Sanguinius and Dante, the Orks being the only faction having a nice time, ten thousand years of history, and why the war is really just the backdrop. I also share the one small moment in Dante that changed what I thought 40K was, and the book I’d tell you to read first if you’re curious. You don’t need an army, a rulebook or a spreadsheet. If something in this universe speaks to you, you’re already part of it. Which book or character got you into 40K? Or if you’re still on the outside looking in, what’s put you off? Let me know in the comments. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro1:03 - The Reddit post2:15 - How I got in (backwards)3:51 - The tragedy5:56 - It knows it’s ridiculous7:55 - The scale and history8:51 - The war is the backdrop10:05 - What I’d say back12:55 - Where to start13:47 - Outro WHERE TO START: Dante by Guy Haley (Black Library): https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/dante-ebook.html Dante audiobook: https://www.blacklibrary.com/authors/guy-haley/dante-mp3.html Vampire Wars, The von Carstein Trilogy by Steven Savile: https://blacklibrary.com/all-products/vampire-wars-von-carstein-trilogy-ebook.html Darkness in the Blood by Guy Haley: https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/darkness-in-the-blood-ebook-2020.html Horus Rising by Dan Abnett, for when you’re ready for the Heresy: https://www.blacklibrary.com/authors/dan-abnett/horus-rising.html MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: The Reddit post that started it: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskFeminists/comments/1w6i5nb/do_any_of_you_find_warhammer_even_remotely/ My Orctober video with Monster the Ork: https://youtu.be/2UBjcaHWyxg?si=HjarCUaWprcxhDAc Games Workshop on the Imperium being satire (Wargamer): https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k/imperium-satire-statement #warhammer #warhammer40k #40klore #bloodangels #blacklibrary #dante #orks #warhammercommunity #grimdark AJM Nerdcore is part of the Digital Fox Talent creator network: digitalfoxtalent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Oct 14

    Burnout Devs Just Made The Best STAR WARS Game In 23 Years

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex’s Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore Star Wars Galactic Racer is sitting at 88 on Metacritic on PS5 from 68 critic reviews, and players have given it 8.4. That makes it the best reviewed new Star Wars game since Knights of the Old Republic in 2003. It’s made by Fuse Games, a studio set up by ex-Criterion developers, the people behind Burnout and Need for Speed. Star Wars has apparently died about fourteen times now. So why is everyone suddenly excited about a racing game? In this Star Wars Galactic Racer review I talk about why being a Star Wars fan started to feel like hard work, why the podracing hype is really about being ten years old in 1999, and why this isn’t really a podracing game at all. I also get into old Sebulba’s playable memories, why KOTOR is still my favourite game ever, what happens when Burnout developers get handed the Star Wars toy box, and the one decision I can’t believe they made. There’s no split-screen. I’ve played it for a week now, so there’s a full review of how it actually plays, not just what the critics said. Did you play Episode I Racer back in the day? Who did you pick? Did you ever actually beat Sebulba? And if you’ve bought Galactic Racer, is it worth the fifty quid? Let me know in the comments. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The best Star Wars game since KOTOR0:42 - Sponsor (Eneba)1:50 - Why a KOTOR fan is paying attention2:57 - Star Wars is dead (again)4:01 - Why being a Star Wars fan got exhausting5:44 - 1999, the N64 and the podrace7:49 - It’s not really a podracing game8:26 - Old Sebulba9:16 - Small stakes, a bigger galaxy11:34 - My review after a week of playing15:37 - Everyone’s excited about the same thing16:02 - Not dead, just tired16:27 - Please don’t make nine podracing shows17:23 - Conclusions THE SCORES Metacritic (88 on PS5, 86 on Xbox, 84 on PC): https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-wars-galactic-racer/ OpenCritic (87, with 96% of critics recommending it): https://opencritic.com/game/20501/star-wars-galactic-racer GamesRadar on it beating every Battlefront game: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/racing/star-wars-galactic-racer-metacritic-score-makes-it-one-of-the-best-rated-star-wars-games-of-all-time-beating-every-battlefront-title/ THE GAME Official site: https://starwarsgalacticracer.com/ Official reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9J3Y1ypDMc Official story trailer with old Sebulba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je9SLyqRtc0 Gameplay trailer with podracing and Ben Quadinaros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBc-kbL-Ic UK prices (£49.99 Standard, £64.99 Deluxe): https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/star-wars-galactic-racer-deluxe-edition/9p5x1sgxhthw THE STUDIO Fuse Games, set up by ex-Criterion leaders: https://gamespress.com/Announcing-FUSE-GAMES-Former-Criterion-Games-leaders-unite-to-create-n Why there’s no split-screen: https://traxion.gg/why-star-wars-galactic-racer-wont-support-split-screen-multiplayer/ THE CLASSICS Star Wars Episode I Racer (1999) on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/808910/ Knights of the Old Republic (2003) on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/32370/ Sebulba on the Star Wars Databank: https://www.starwars.com/databank/sebulba Ben Quadinaros on the Star Wars Databank: https://www.starwars.com/databank/ben-quadinaros #starwars #galacticracer #starwarsgalacticracer #podracing #kotor #phantommenace #episode1racer #starwarsgames #sebulba AJM Nerdcore is part of the Digital Fox Talent creator network: digitalfoxtalent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Oct 12

    The £20,000 Star Wars Toy HIDDEN In Your Parents’ Loft

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore A 1978 Kenner Luke Skywalker figure is going under the hammer at Vectis in Thornaby on 15 October, and it's expected to fetch up to £20,000. The reason is a tiny bit of yellow plastic: the double-telescoping lightsaber. I own Luke's lightsaber (well, a £250 Padawan Outpost replica), so I went down the rabbit hole. I cover how the original prop started life as a camera flash handle from a London shop, why the blue lightsaber was really Anakin's, and why Luke's green one only exists because the blue blade kept vanishing against the Tatooine sky. Then it's the toys. Kenner sold kids an empty box for Christmas 1977, gave the first Luke, Vader and Obi-Wan figures a saber that snapped if you looked at it, and quickly swapped it for a simpler one. The ones that survived are now worth thousands, and the record for a double-telescoping Luke is $161,457.60. I also emailed Vectis with a few questions, and I've put together a simple three-step test so you can check your own old Star Wars figures before anything goes in the skip. I'll post the hammer price once the auction's done, so keep an eye on my feed. What's still sitting in your loft? Tell me in the comments. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - A £20,000 Luke Skywalker in Thornaby1:09 - My Luke lightsaber and the camera it came from2:06 - The blue lightsaber was never Luke's3:22 - Blue or green?4:05 - My childhood Star Wars "collection"4:39 - Christmas 1977: Kenner sold an empty box5:54 - The design mistake worth a fortune7:04 - I emailed Vectis7:43 - The £20,000 Luke up close8:26 - The $161,457 record9:22 - Would I sell it?10:30 - The Don't Chuck It Out test11:21 - Go and check your loft THE AUCTION Vectis Star Wars auctions (lot 623, 15 October): https://www.vectis.co.uk/departments/star-wars-auctions The news story: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rare-star-wars-luke-skywalker-161919433.html CHECK YOUR OWN FIGURES Standard vs double-telescoping saber, with an animated comparison: https://galacticcollector.com/fig/Luke-Skywalker Double-telescoping lightsaber guide (Star Wars Collectors Archive): https://theswca.com/lexicon/dt.html Antiques Roadshow values a double-telescoping Darth Vader: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisals/1978-kenner-darth-vader-with-double-telescoping-lightsaber/ THE RECORD SALES $161,457 Luke, the record for a production action figure: https://www.si.com/collectibles/new-record-for-most-expensive-production-toys-ever-sold More on the $161k Luke: https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/auctions/rare-luke-skywalker-toy-expected-to-sell-for-six-figures The 2022 Luke that sold for $100,252: https://journalofantiques.com/columns/gavels-n-paddles/luke-skywalker-figure-100252-lcg-auctions/ THE LORE How the lightsaber was made from camera parts: https://petapixel.com/2011/07/11/star-wars-lightsabers-were-originally-made-from-camera-parts/ Return of the Jedi deleted scene, Luke builds his lightsaber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Ms7echpVk Mark Hamill on the cut Force Awakens opening: https://screenrant.com/star-wars-7-force-awakens-opening-sequence-lightsaber/ Kenner's 1977 Early Bird Certificate advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYUjtowo5A MY LIGHTSABER Padawan Outpost Thin Neck Luke: https://padawanoutpost.com/en-us/products/thin-neck-saber-model-luke #starwars #lukeskywalker #vintagestarwars #kenner #lightsaber #starwarscollector #toycollecting AJM Nerdcore is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/ajm-nerdcore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Oct 9

    When You Love 40K… But Can't Keep Up

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore Do you still love Warhammer 40k but feel like you're always one release behind? You're not the only one. I came into 40k by buying somebody else's Blood Angels army off eBay, and I'm still stripping and repainting it one squad at a time. Lately I've noticed a lot of creators and long-time fans stepping back from Warhammer, so I went through Reddit threads, comment sections and Games Workshop's own numbers to work out why. In this video I look at the three things wearing people out: how fast 11th edition releases are coming, the September price rise and the $420 limited edition Space Marine codex, and the classic units like the Tactical Squad and Dreadnought heading to Legends. I also give Games Workshop some credit, because plenty of people are enjoying 11th edition. Then I share what I'm doing with my own army, and the one rule that got me painting again. What was your first 40k army, and are you still playing it? Tell me in the comments. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Do you feel one release behind?2:01 - Who's burnt out on Warhammer3:36 - 11th edition is moving too fast5:09 - Price rises and the $420 codex6:49 - Legends and the old-school look8:46 - To be fair to Games Workshop9:40 - What I'm doing with my army11:06 - What was your first army? CREATORS FEATURED @MidwinterMinis : I think I'm done with Warhammer 40khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtdui9Qdo0 REDDIT POSTS FEATURED Is it hobby burnout? Trying to find the love again: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1wew9wh/is_it_hobby_burnout_trying_to_find_the_love_again/ Current verdict on 11th edition?:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1w9zln3/current_verdict_on_11th_edition/ I hope 40k doesn't get any new factions this edition:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1wfo09n/i_hope_40k_doesnt_get_any_new_factions_this/ Raptors Hammerfall Bunker... just in time to get sent to Legends:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1wo2wpm/raptors_hammerfall_bunker_just_in_time_to_get/ USEFUL LINKS Games Workshop annual report 2025-26: https://assets.ctfassets.net/ost7hseic9hc/1C4g3JYVr04ZCkPb39ygIA/93055850ed01cc1fa1da261e29a57fa5/Accounts_2025-26_FINAL_v2.pdf 11th edition reveal: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ctdexme4/warhammer-40000-the-new-edition-is-revealed-at-adepticon-preview-2026/ What's in the Armageddon box: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/x2allqya/warhammer-40000-armageddon-whats-in-the-box/ Tone Pro, the 150 new paints: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/mewx9x8r/the-big-autumn-preview-paint-better/ September 2026 price rises: https://www.inhobby.gg/news/games-workshop-price-increase-2026/ The $420 Space Marine codex: https://spikeybits.com/40k-hobbyists-upset-over-new-400-codex-prices/ The six-month army cycle (Spikey Bits): https://spikeybits.com/why-warhammer-40k-is-so-expensive-the-six-month-army-cycle/ Space Marine units moving to Legends: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/bbnskauh/big-space-marines-news/ Your current codex still works in 11th: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/95fucn12/building-an-army-in-the-new-edition-of-warhammer-40000/ GamesRadar's 11th edition review: https://www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gaming/this-is-the-most-balanced-start-to-a-warhammer-40k-edition-that-i-can-remember-but-theres-still-room-for-improvement/ Combat Patrol: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/topics/combat-patrol/ WATCH NEXT My Blood Angels vs T'au battle report: https://youtu.be/CayeQ9OBTFY My Combat Patrol video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jI_6Gk2eVo #warhammer40k #warhammer #bloodangels #miniaturepainting #tabletopgaming AJM Nerdcore is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/ajm-nerdcore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Oct 7

    What Happens When Normal Painters Try Tone Pro?

    This is where i buy all my games 👇🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards & subsLUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards & subs 💸 SNAKZY 📱 Play games. Earn rewards. Cash out→ https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore Warhammer Tone Pro looks like magic when pro painters use it. So what happens when normal painters try Games Workshop's new paints, and do beginners actually need them? I'm not a pro painter. I'm repainting a second-hand Blood Angels army one squad at a time, and I own seventeen slightly different reds, so I know exactly how paint FOMO works. When Games Workshop let normal people try Tone Pro in stores, I went through what they found. The thick coats that really did level themselves out. The new white that still needed three coats over black. The self-confessed average painter who wasn't sold, and the people who loved it. Then I get to the question most new painters are asking: do you need to swap your Citadel paints for Tone Pro? I look at what the 1 to 5 numbered tones get right for beginners, what the paint won't fix, and the one question I'd ask before spending any money on new paint. A beginner walks into a Warhammer store tomorrow. Would you point them at Tone Pro? Tell me in the comments. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Do normal painters need Tone Pro?1:12 - What Warhammer Tone Pro is (150 paints, 5 tones)2:43 - The self-levelling thick coat test3:55 - Pro painters vs the rest of us (meet Dave)5:31 - What normal painters found at the store demos7:14 - Paint FOMO and the Tone Pro launch8:38 - Do beginners need Tone Pro?10:27 - What I'd actually buy11:17 - Would you recommend Tone Pro? CREATORS FEATUREDThank you to everyone whose work I talk about. TheChirurgeon (Robert Jones), Tabletop Battles: the "goopy" thick coat testhttps://www.tabletopbattles.com/thechirurgeons-road-through-2026-part-40-testing-new-tone-pro-paints TheChirurgeon and Rich "Cronch" Nutter, Tabletop Battles: full Tone Pro reviewhttps://www.tabletopbattles.com/tabletop-battles-reviews-warhammer-tone-pro-paints @Ninjon (Jon Ninas)Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG7ErJtvi7Z4OiXSuAeKdZgJon 'Ninjon' Ninas Tries Warhammer Tone Pro Paints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ2yWocOyfQ Aleksandra Cvetanovski, @CraftworldStudio Channel: https://www.youtube.com/craftworldstudioAleksandra Cvetanovski Tests Warhammer Tone Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_eRoeAU7Rg Marko Miladinović, @CraftworldStudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markomiladinovic127/Marko tries his artistic style with Tone Pro: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/eqc84lj0/marko-miladinovic-tries-his-artistic-style-with-warhammer-tone-pro/ @Warhipster (Josh Hill)Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WarhipsterJosh 'Warhipster' Hill Tests Warhammer Tone Pro Paints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d3ICh2Z1bI @DuncanRhodesDRPA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRNH2cb6VwsZbzILptDVIA REDDIT POSTS FEATUREDNew Tone Pro paints demo findings:https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/comments/1wqprfv/new_tone_pro_paints_demo_findings/ Test model from the Tone Pro demo:https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/comments/1wr1irc/my_test_model_from_the_tone_pro_demo/ Tone Pro initial thoughts:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1wr0isz/tone_pro_initial_thoughts/ Tone pro in store test:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1wqszb8/tone_pro_in_store_test/ The "used without skill" comment:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1woj02i/underpainting_technique_teacher_aleksandra/ USEFUL LINKS: Games Workshop's Tone Pro announcement: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/mewx9x8r/the-big-autumn-preview-paint-better/ Tone Pro pre-order preview (Warhammer Community): https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/13drg5hr/sunday-preview-warhammer-tone-pro/ Citadel Colour is now Warhammer Colour (your old paints still work): https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/okgv4njl/citadel-colour-is-becoming-warhammer-colour/ #warhammer #tonepro #minipainting #warhammer40k #miniaturepainting AJM Nerdcore is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/ajm-nerdcore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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