Hobby February was packed with new Warhammer releases, which we naturally all reviewed here on Tale of Painters. Additionally, we had showcases of lovingly painted miniatures, tips on how to rediscover painting motivation, updates for Stahly’s hand-painted colour swatches, and much more. In this post you’ll find a summary of what you might have missed from us last month.
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Reviews
Huron Blackheart is the main antagonist in The Maelstrom campaign supplement, and he brings a new range of Red Corsairs models:
Plus more reviews:
- AK released a new range of acrylic washes to replace their Deep Shades
- The Disciples of Tzeentch got a new character model and faction terrain
- An unboxing of the Vanari Lord Regent model for the Lumineth Realm-lords
- We review the new Aeldari Corsairs model plus the new Vyper/Starfang kit
- We take a look at the four new kits for the Ossiarch Bonereaper Battletome launch
- Plus a review of the Warhammer Underworlds warband Thanatek’s Tithe
- New reinforcements for Grand Cathay as we unbox & review the Defenders of the Great Bastion Army Reinforcement set
Also check out the video review of the new acrylic washes from AK:
Tutorials, tips & editorials:
A question as old as the hobby itself: how do you manage to maintain your painting motivation when the pile of opportunity keeps growing? Dunk has the answers:
Plus more:
- A collection of our Top 5 Disciples of Tzeentch posts with loads of inspirational showcases and models
Miniature showcases:
- Check out Dunk’s Decimator Daemon Engine duking it out with a Space Wolves Contemptor Dreadnought
- Plus a wicked Skaven Master Moulder 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 are this month’s key updates:
- A huge update for the Warpaints Fanatic swatch: V3.0 adds the 20 new colours from the John Blanche Masterclass Sets Vol. 3 and 4, plus the Warpaints Historical colours. Get the free update here.
This hand-painted swatch is available in my Patreon shop for a small donation (or by becoming an Autarch tier member). I also have swatches for Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, AK 3rd Gen, and Two Thin Coats – all cross-compatible with each other so you can compare colours across different brands. Check out my shop for details.
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!
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