Stahly

Stahly lives in Craftworld Hamburg, located in the north of Germany. He has been involved with Warhammer since childhood and has painted several armies and countless warbands and kill teams over the decades. When he's not painting miniatures incredibly slowly, he's writing tutorials and testing the latest miniature paints, hobby tools and kits. He founded Tale of Painters to pass on his knowledge and bring inspiration to your hobby.

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Editorial, Showcase

Stahly’s Recap of 2022 and Hobby Resolution for 2023

Another year gone by, and oh boy, this year was a very special one for me! In this post I show you all my painted models from 2022 and tell you why this year was a milestone for my hobby career.

Kill Team / Killzone Moroch Landing Pad and STC Hab-Bunker painted by Stahly

40k, Kill Team

Showcase: Killzone Moroch Landing Pad, STC Hab-Bunker, and Stockades

Since I painted the Phobos Strike Team from Kill Team: Moroch recently, I thought of making a dent into the terrain next. Here is the first half of the Killzone painted: a Landing Pad, STC Hab-Bunker, plus the stockades. Check out this post to find...

Flesh-eater Courts Abhorrent Ghoul King with Crown of Delusion unboxing & review

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Age of Sigmar, Reviews

Review: Abhorrant Ghoul King with Crown of Delusion

Join us here on Tale of Painters as we unbox this year's Boxing Day miniature: a review of the Flesh-eater Courts Abhorrent Ghoul King with Crown of Delusion. This Warhammer Commemorative Series miniature will only be available for a limited time only, so find out...

New Citadel 2022 tools Review & Unboxing

Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: New 2022 Citadel tools and their cheaper (and better?) alternatives

I tried Games Workshop’s new drill, knife, mouldline remover and super fine detail cutters. Are the new Citadel tools worth their money or are there better and cheaper alternatives? Let’s find out in this review.

Cinematic shot of a Blood Bowl Skeleton with some dice on the Blitz Bowl gaming board

Blood Bowl, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Blood Bowl Shambling Undead Team Skeleton (incl. painting guide)

When Vallejo sent me their new Xpress Colors, I was looking for a model I could try the new paints on. My choice was this Skeleton player from the Shambling Undead Blood Bowl team, as it has a nice amount of (in)organic detail and texture...

All 24 Vallejo Contrast paints lined up for reviewing

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Vallejo Xpress Color – copycat or Contrast slayer?

Contrast, Instant Colors, Speedpaint, Dipping Inks, and more Contrast – I reviewed them all. And now we have Vallejo entering the game with their brand-new Xpress Colors. Do these bring something new to the table or are they yet another half-baked Contrast rehash? I'll find...

Cinematic shot of a Sons of Horus Contemptor Dreadnought with close combat weapons painted by Stahly

Horus Heresy, Showcase

Showcase: Sons of Horus Contemptor Dreadnought with CCWs

Hooray, I painted something! The Contemptor Dreadnought is one of my favourite kits from the Horus Heresy plastic range, so I couldn't help to paint one for my small Sons of Horus collection. Find out more after the jump.

40k, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint the new Cadian Shock Troops effectively

Stand still, Guardsman, and listen up: in this tutorial I will show you how to paint the new Cadian Shock Troops with effective and straight-forward techniques to a beautiful tabletop standard. This painting guide is also a display case for the new Two Thin Coats...

Reviews, Warcry

First look: Warcry Sundered Fate unboxing

Today we review the second box from the current Warcry season, Sundered Fate. Garfy has already assembled the new models, and with the two new warbands, the Hunters of Huanchi and the Jade Obelisk, as well as new Gnarlwoods terrain, there is a lot to...

Cinematic shot of a new plastic Cadian Shock Trooper painted by Stahly

40k, Showcase

Showcase: New Cadian Shock Trooper

Since Games Workshop kindly sent me the Astra Militarum army set, and at the same time my set of Two Thin Coats paints arrived, I thought to kill two birds with one stone and painted one of the new plastic Cadians to get a better...