Stahly (Tale of Painters)

Weekly update

Hey there, just a brief update as I‘m on vacation this week. Don‘t worry, I‘ve prepared a lot of content so you don‘t even notice :) This week we had a written version of my huge miniature ...

New video: ultimate miniature paint markers comparison

Check out my new video, there is a fun new way to paint miniatures: Markers specifically designed for miniatures. I’ll compare the differences between AK’s brand-new Playmarkers and Real Color ...

Bonus content: Emperor's Children Fulgrim, Flawless Blades, Lucius & Lord Kakophonist sprue images

Here come the high-res sprue images for Fulgrim, the Flawless Blades, Lucius the Eternal, and the Lord Kakophonist. Also check out the post for the army set, which covers Infractors/Tormentors, Noi...

How to get the free V1.5 update for my 7-in-1 colour matching document

Hey folks, here comes the next update for my 7-in-1 colour matching document. Based on your feedback I fixed a few wrong colour designations. I also carried over the changes from the latest Warpain...

Weekly update

Hope you're good! End of this week there'll be the next update for the 7-in-1 document, with a few display errors and wrong colour designations fixed, plus the improved colour accuracy of the recen...

How to get the free V2.1 update for my Warpaints Fanatic swatch

Hey folks, V2.1 brings a big update to my Warpaints Fanatic swatch! I added the colours from the new Infinity paint sets, and also rebalanced most colours to improve the accuracy even further. This...

This week on Tale of Painters

Hope you enjoyed out April's Fool joke on the blog yesterday :) Later this week we'll also have a 40k battle report from Garfy and Dunk on the blog, and a review of Army Painter's new Infinityp pai...

Sons of Horus Despoilers first batch update

So the first batch of Despoilers is about 90% done, hope to finish them this week. What's left is fixing mistakes, adding transfers and weathering powders, and painting the bare head. Quite happy s...

Bonus content: Ursurax Cohort sprue images

Here are the high-res sprue images for the Mechanicum Ursarax Cohort!

The weekly update

Update time! I had to rearrange my production schedule quite a bit, as it seems that AK's new Playmarkers are coming out soon after I got some protoypes at Spiel in Essen in October 2024. For that,...

Bonus content: Kill Team: Blood and Zeal sprue images

Here are the high-res sprue images (and backsides of the sprues) for The Sanctifiers, The Goremongers, and the shrine statue from Kill Team: Blood and Zeal.

How to get the free V1.3 update for my Vallejo Game Color swatch

Hey folks, I updated my hand-painted Game Color chart to V1.3. The updated version has the vibrancy icons from the 7-in-1 document, marking colours that are more vibrant in real life than a digital...

The weekly update

Hope you're doing all good! This weekend the much-requested Scale 75 review (https://youtu.be/3OwML_fcOE4) plus the hand-p...

Despoilers batch 1

Last week I did all the airbrushing and panel lining, now I'm working throught my squad of Sons of Horus Despoilers in two batches of five. Here is the progress on the first batch. Painting these i...

Join Dire Avenger tier now to receive my Scale 75 swatch for free!

Hey there, I just wanted to let you know that this Friday evening (GMT) my long-awaited Scale 75 swatch will be released. This includes Scalecolor, Fantasy & Games, and Me...

The weekly update

Hi folks, here comes another update. As I'm writing this, I'm about to complete the work on the upcoming Scale 75 swatch, which will cover Scalecolor, Fantasy & Games, and Metal'n'Alchemy. The ...

Sons of Horus Despoilers

Last week I worked on assembling a unit of Despoilers for my Sons of Horus. I combined the new MkIII kit with the melee upgrade set and added Sons of Horus Heads and weapons from the Sons of Horus ...

Bonus content: Doom Diver Catapult & Snarlboss on War-wheela sprue images

High-res sprue images & backsides for the Gloomspite Git Doom Diver Catapult & Snarlboss on War-wheela models for the Gitmob :)

How to get the free V1.4 update for my 7-in-1 Colour Matching document

Hey folks, I updated my 7-in-1 Colour Matching Tool to V1.4. The updated version has the new Nova Orange from the Pro Acryl range, some missing colours, and I also added some quality of life improv...

The weekly update

Hope you're all good! I'm currently working on updating the 7-in-1 document for version 1.4, which will see a few requested quality of life updates. This will go live on Friday. Meanwhile I'm also ...

Tunnelpack almost finished

The final three models of Zikkit‘s Tunnelpack are almost complete. Just need to do some tidying up. Next up there‘ll be some Despoilers for my Sons of Horus :)

Bonus content: Emperor's Children army set sprue images

Here are the high-res sprue images for the Lord Exultant, Noise Marines, and Tormentors/Infractors :)

How to get the free Pro Acryl swatch V1.3 update

Hey folks, I updated my hand-painted Pro Acryl chart to V1.3. The updated version has the Nova Orange paint that Monument Hobbies released for the Nova convention. Also, I carried over the vibrancy...

The weekly update

Hope you're doing good! Later this week there'll be an update for the Pro Acryl swatch as I was finally able to get my hands on the Nova Orange paint Monument Hobbies added to celebrate the Nova co...

Ask and ya shall receive

The most requested paint range I haven't mapped in a swatch is definitely Scalecolor. Unfortunately, I don't have a contact at Scale 75 yet, so I can't get review samples. But since the 7-in-1 docu...

Bonus content: Mechanicum Heavy Support Force sprue images

Here are high-res sprue images for the models in the Mechanicum Heavy Support Force: the Thanatar Calix Siege-automata, Krios Strike Tank/Venator, and Karacnos Assault Tank.

How to get the free 5-in-1 one coat paint comparison V2.2 update

Hey folks, I updated my 5-in-1 one coat comparison chart to V2.2. The updated version has the two new Speedpaints from the John Blanche Masterclass sets.

How to get the new version (a...