Best of: Tale of Painters November 2025

It’s now December and winter is coming! Time to get cosy with a hot drink and reflect on the last few weeks. There was a lot going on over on Tale of Painters in November. Alongside reviews of Kill Team: Dead Silence, Chaos Marauders, and naturally Darkwater, we also had some brilliant miniature showcases. You can find all of that here in the recap.

Tale of Painters is the unofficial miniature painting hobby magazine. For over 15 years, we’ve been your go-to source for honest reviews of the latest Warhammer models, miniature paints, and hobby tools. We also have 300+ detailed tutorials and painting guides, and of course, inspiring paint jobs and projects to share. Here’s a roundup of our best posts this month.

Reviews

A look at the new Chaos Marauders models, inc. HQ sprue images and scale comparisons:

Plus more reviews:

• Space Wolves vs. T’au Stealth Suits in our Kill Team: Dead Silence review
• The huge Warhammer Quest: Darkwater review with HQ sprue images, and a deep dive into the game mechanics

Also check out the 4K unboxing video of Warhammer Quest: Darkwater from our brand new YouTube channel (please give it a like and subscribe so you don’t miss future unboxings and reviews):

Miniature showcases:

• A collection of five Blitz Bowl teams, all painted by Stahly
• Our Top 5 Ultramarines posts with miniature showcases, tutorials, and more

• The first GUNPLA post on Tale of Painters: The Gundam Base Limited RX-78-2 Gundam SD Cross Silhouette
• Check out Dunk’s brilliant Goff Orks Stompa
• A spooky unit of Chainrasps by Stahly

Patreon update

We’d love it if you supported our work on Patreon. In addition to weekly behind-the-scenes posts, you’ll get bonus content like extra high-res sprue images for all our Warhammer reviews and more detailed masterclass PDF tutorials. You’ll also be supporting Stahly’s paint swatch project. He’s made it his mission to catalogue the colours of all miniature paint brands into professional, cross-compatible paint swatches and keep them up to date.

Here is this month’s key update:

• The next big update V2.3 for Stahly’s popular 7-in-1 colour matching document added the 25 acrylics & metallics from the Two Thin Coats Dark Arts expansion PLUS all 17 metallics from the Vallejo Metal Color range. This means the document has now reached the 1,200 colours mark! Get the free V.2.3 update here.

Thank you for engaging with our content this month. We hope it provided some useful tips and inspiration for your hobby. Feel free to leave us your feedback or suggestions here in the comments or on the feedback channel of our friendly hobby Discord server. Thanks a lot, and happy hobbying!