Our top 5 Blood Angels army showcases & tutorials

We’re kicking off our Road to Armageddon with a curated selection of the best Blood Angels posts from over 15 years of Tale of Painters. Let’s bridge the wait until the 11th Edition launch with our inspiring Blood Angels army and model showcases and painting guides. And if you love 2nd Edition style Blood Angels in bright orange-red armour, this is a must-read anyway.

Our thoughts on the 11th Edition launch set are in our hot-take-heavy ranking of every Warhammer 40,000 starter box. Expect high-quality Blood Angels and Orks content over the next two weeks, and don’t forget to use our partner link when you pick up your Armageddon box. At the time of writing, it’s still available at Wayland Games with a huge 20% discount. You’ll save money and support the work we do here on Tale of Painters.

Now, without further ado, here are the best Blood Angels posts from over 15 years of Tale of Painters:

1. A mighty Firstborn Blood Angels army (with knightly support)

Nothing inspires quite like the sight of a large army painted to a high standard with love and care. Feast your eyes on Aurélie from Heart Skull Miniatures’ Firstborn Blood Angels army. Terminators, Drop Pods, Sanguinary Guard with wings, tanks. It’s all there. Even two Imperial Knights from House Raven, painted in the same vivid red as the Blood Angels: read the full post.

2. How to paint Oldhammer-style Blood Angels

Armageddon is a setting that stirs warm nostalgia in long-time Warhammer 40K veterans. So why not lean into the Oldhammer spirit with your painting too? In this free step-by-step tutorial, Garfy shows you how he painted his Primaris Space Marines Assault Intercessors in the orange-red 2nd Edition colour scheme. New models, old-school colours – what could be better: read the full post.

3. Mephiston, Lord of Death: showcase in a gritty reduced palette

Mephiston is one of the most iconic Blood Angels characters, and the last Blood Angels release wave saw him cross the Rubicon Primaris. Guest painter Forest has painted Mephiston in his characteristically gritty style with a restrained colour palette: read the full post.

4. The Sanguinor and Sanguinary Guard unboxed: everything you need to know

Speaking of the last release wave, Tale of Painters covers every new Warhammer kit as it drops. That includes the recently released The Sanguinor and Sanguinary Guard. If you’re looking to expand your Armageddon collection with some Blood Angels-specific units, here’s everything you need to know about the kits: read the full post.

And if the Death Company is more your style, our review of the (now out-of-print) Death Company army set covers everything you need to know about the Death Company upgrade sprue, Chaplain Lemartes, and more:

5. Gold armour and desert bases perfect for Armageddon

Garfy painted a great many Blood Angels in his 2nd Edition inspired colour scheme back in the day, including this Captain. In the following showcase post you’ll find paint recipes for the golden armour and sandy desert bases. Perfect for Armageddon. You can also explore the rest of Garfy’s collection from there: read the full post.

Start your own collection

Warhammer 40.000: Armageddon will be available for pre-order starting Saturday, 6 June 2026. The pre-order period lasts two weeks, with the official release date set for 20 June 2026. The RRP is £185 / 240 € / $295.

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We hope you’ve enjoyed this round-up and that it might have inspired you to start painting your collection of Blood Angels for 11th Edition. If it has, let us know – either in the comments section or over on our friendly and relaxed hobby Discord server.

Now, grab your brushes, and happy hobbying!