Citadel Journal Issue 46 - Editorial Painting Night Goblins

Oct 7, 2026

Citadel Journal Issue 46 delivers hobby guidance and game content for Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, and Blood Bowl. It focuses on painting Night Goblins with a fast black-undercoat highlighting method, then detailed finishing tips for faces, hands, weapons, and squigs. The issue also includes an editorial overview, a campaign feature called The Wolf Time for Warhammer 40,000, rules for the Phoenix Bomber, a battle report segment, and army list coverage for Night Goblin Hordes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Editorial

Painting Night Goblins

The Wolf Time

Phoenix Bomber

Night Goblin Hordes

Dark Crusade, part I

Blood Bowl Magazine

the citadel issue 46 Ourna The Games Workshop magarme for dedicated Wahammer,40K and Blood Bowl payers 3,50/US56.95Night Goblin Army Lists Rules for Skarsnik and GobblaTHE WOLF TIMEWarhammer 40,000 mini-campaignEldar Phoenix Bomber rulesDark Crusade Battle Report Fanatic # squg fopneANY COLOUR YOU LIKE,AS LONGASIT'S BLACK... PAINTING NIGHT GOBLINSNight Goblins are,arguably,one of the easlest andfastest Warhammer armics to piant,becuse they wearblack,all black,nothing but black! You need to find a quick method of highlighting ablack undercoated minlaturelike dry brushing darkblue or very dark redbrown.Once this is done,halfyour job is complete. All that is left to do is pick out the face and hands wichGoblin Gren and the woodlen weapons in browa(metal weapons in Bolt Gun Metal or,better stll,TnBitx),and you have a basie Night Goblin. of course more advanced palinters will want to high-light the face by adding yelow and picking out detailslike pouchesshoesor adding cheque markings tohoods and hems.Beady red eyes are also afeature ofNight Goblins if you have a steady hand. Squigs,of course,are where you get to go to town.any colours wl lok wery mcsy,best sick to tmor three. EDITORIAL This month we have anabsolutely rip-roaringissue for_all youdedicated Warhammer,40K and Blood Bowlplayers.We are literallyoverlowing with goodhobby stuE,so much sothat that we had to cutone of the articles intotwo parts! For Warhammer players we have a new army list,plus background and special characters for the NightGoblins.There is an extensive archive of NightGoblin miniatures from Mall Order,some areforerunners to the current range of miniaturesbutmany aren't For me Night Goblins are real goblins;they have thebest background,the hest character and their ownunique style.A Night Goblin armny would be verycharacterful,especially if your regulur opponentsplay Dwaris or Skaven.The prospect of battles takingplace in underground caverns,with rubble,ruinedpillans,broken staircases and archways and fungusforests(made out of real mushroomsl)for terrain isa tantalising one.Years ago I was involved in a threeway narrative campaign pitting Skaven,NightGoblins and Dwaris against each other for control ofKarak Eight Peaks.Most of the batles took placeabove ground,but the few subterranean games weplayed (using sheets of grey sugar paper upon whichwere drawn tunnels and caverns)I remember fondlly(and the mushrooms forests were very tasty for teaafterwards)! For Warhammer 40,000 we take a look at the SpaceWolfarchiveThere were too many Space Marineslast issue to show all of them,so we decided to look HEAD FANATICEDITORWarwick KinradeAndy HallWarwick KinradePRODF READINGRlchard WilliamTalima FoxcOVERNight Goblinsby Dave Gallagher at the Chapters separately Dark Angcls and BloodAngels are sill to come,but this issue we have theWolf Time,a campaign for Warhammer 40,000players.Oldler players might remember the WolfTime from the first time around,way back in 1989but here it has been updated for the new rules andarmy lists.If you don't play Space Wolves or Orksthen read it anyway With a litle work it could easilybe changed so the Tyranids are attacking ImperialGuard,or Chaos are attacking Eldar.You'd need tochange the force lists and alter the background tosuit the races,butthe format can remain unchanged,with three battles leading to one final engagement. This month's Forge World release is the PhoenixBomber;again the Journal is the place to find therules for this great new model. We also have a first for the Journal,a bartle repotWe don't really want to show straight bartles of 40Kor Warhammer as described in the rule books andseen each month inWhite Dwarf.However,we wantto show different ways to play the gameand chishuge battle is very differentespecially because itincludes Jervis'house rules Last,but not least,an apologyDue to anadministrative error nobody has had access to theJournal@games workshop.couk e-mail This meanstha

FAQs

How does the issue recommend quickly painting Night Goblins?

Use a quick method of highlighting a black undercoated miniature via darkblue or very dark redbrown dry brushing, then pick out faces, hands, and weapons in the appropriate browns/metal colors.

What finishing details are suggested after the base Night Goblin is formed?

Add more advanced highlighting on faces with yellow, pick out pouch details and footwear, and include cheek markings; beady red eyes are also recommended for a steady hand.

What gameplay features does this issue include beyond painting?

It presents Warhammer 40,000 content such as The Wolf Time mini-campaign, Phoenix Bomber rules, and a battle report section, plus Night Goblin Hordes army list material and Blood Bowl-related content.

Oct 7, 2026

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