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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.
Showcase: Space Marine Terminator Librarians
Hi all, Banzai1000 here. I must say that I really like Space Marines in Terminator Armour. Lately we’ve seen two Librarian models in Terminator Armour, and I knew I had to paint them. Check them out after the jump… Above is the “generic” Librarian in...
Showcase: Eldar Harlequin Troupe of the Frozen Stars by Aurélie
Hi folks, have a look at my recent army, Harlequins! I always wanted to paint them, because of their dynamic poses and checked patterns – in particular the small checked patterns on the Troupes, I love to paint such little details :)).The color scheme is...
Showcase: Praetorian Nork Deddog
Greetings everyone! Colonel Winterborne here again to share a few more photos from my Praetorian Imperial Guard army. This time we are going to take a look at my own take on the Ogryn special character Nork Deddog. I think that GW absolutely knocked it...
Showcase: Orruk Ironjawz Megaboss by FruitBear
Hello everyone, FruitBear here! Lately, it’s been quite an exciting time for Age of Sigmar releases with the most recent Orruk releases being mine. When I saw the Megaboss I knew I had to paint one. I took it as an opportunity to really focus...
Showcase: Tyranids by Aurélie
Hello, my name is Aurélie and I started painting miniatures nearly five years ago. This is one of my greatest projects. This colour scheme for tyranids needs some time and patience, but it it’s quite simple. All you need is an airbrush and Blu Tak...
Showcase: Kabal of the Pallid Sun by Uruk #2
Hey guys, today I’m going to show you some more progess on my Dark Eldar force. See you after the click. Here’s the first two models I finished (almost anyway, there’s still some details I want to tweak) – Archon and his Command Venom. I...
Showcase: Praetorians Command Squad by Col Winterborne
Greetings! I go by the alias Colonel Winterborne, but otherwise go by the name given to me by the Adeptus Administratum, Phil. I’ve been a follower of ToP for years and am honoured to contribute to this excellent blog. I’ve been painting since 2nd edition...
Showcase: Louise Sugden’s Daemons of Tzeentch Daemons
HELLO AGAIN! (insert nice sounding intro along the usual lines of 'Hello, I am that guy who painted the obnoxious space bird and Garfy has invited me to talk about the rest of my rainbow daemon friends so here we go').
Showcase: Warriors of Chaos Lord Executioner and Retinue by Banzai1000
Hi all, Banzai1000 here with some “cute” Warriors of Chaos conversions. Click to find out more… The idea was to create a small warband of the Warriors of Chaos. This Lord Executioner is based upon the Sorcerer Lord from GW. I converted him with parts...
Showcase: Imperial Space Marine by Lecoqadoodledo
Hey everyone, Lecoqadoodledo here. I recently painted up the Imperial Space Marine from the 30th Anniversary of Space Marines. I chose to paint it up as a Blood Angel because I have decided to do a Heresy Era army of the 9th Legion, and this...

















