Topsy
Topsy (short for Tale of Painters System) is our little skull-shaped servitor mascot. Here at Tale of Painters, he (she? it? they?) looks after all the posts that don't have a specific author from our editorial team. These include, for example, guest posts, announcements, status updates, or summaries.
Event report: Salute 53 at London Excel, 2026
Tale of Painters attended Salute 53, held on 17 April 2026 at the ExCel venue in west London. Organised by the South London Warlords, the convention has grown into Europe's largest tabletop and wargaming show. Here's what we got up to during the day, and...
Top 5: Our best Aeldari posts
After long years of hardship, fans of the pointy-eared Eldar have recently been blessed with many new plastic kits. Including the new Aeldari Corsairs and the Vyper / Starfang. Reason enough to trawl through our archive for the 5 best Aeldari posts to inspire you...
Best hobby Amazon UK & EU Spring Deal Days offers 2026
Amazon's Spring Deal Days are here, and we've trawled through the offers to find the best hobby deals for miniature painters and Warhammer collectors. Airbrushes, tools, camera gear, gaming accessories, action figures and other geeky must-haves – we've picked out the most worthwhile discounts to...
Best of: Tale of Painters February 2026
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...
Top 5: Our best Disciples of Tzeentch posts
This weekend sees the release of a new battletome for the Disciples of Tzeentch, along with new models and a heap of bundles. Reason enough to raid the libraries of the Tale of Painters’ Silver Towers and bring the 5 best Tzeentch posts to light.
Best of: Tale of Painters January 2026
2026 started with a bang on Tale of Painters: In January we had loads of reviews for all game systems, unboxing videos, a comprehensive tutorial for the new Maggotkin of Nurgle, the Miniatures of the Year 2025, Sons of Horus, GUNPLA, 500 Worlds, and much...
Showcase: Miniatures of the year 2025 (painted by the Tale of Painters crew)
The best Warhammer miniatures of 2025 were chosen by you on Warhammer Community. Here on Tale of Painters we were also busy last year and painted quite a few of the chosen miniatures, putting our own unique stamp on them. We're presenting you which ones...
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...
Best Black Week hobby deals 2025
It's kicking off! This week is Black Friday, and (almost) all tabletop and hobby shops have already started their Black Week deals. In this post, we'll give you an overview of the best offers on Warhammer, Warhammer merch, paints, modelling accessories, photography equipment, and miniature...
Best hobby Amazon Black Week deals 2025
Are you looking for the best Warhammer, tabletop hobby deals? The biggest sales event before Christmas is kicking off with the Amazon Black Friday Week. To make sure you aren't overwhelmed by the flood of offers and tempted into unnecessary impulse purchases, we have sorted...















