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.

Space Marines Terminator Squad & Terminator Chaplain 2023 review

9.0

40k, Reviews

Review: Space Marines Terminator Squad 2023 & Chaplain in Terminator Armour

Introducing the latest additions to the Space Marine range – the redesigned Terminator Squad and Chaplain in Terminator Armour. These formidable models are here to enhance the Easy to Build version from Leviathan, providing multi-pose and multi-part options for waging war in the grim darkness...

Horus Heresy Legiones Astartes Battle Group review & unboxing

9.0

Horus Heresy, Reviews

Review: Legiones Astartes Battle Group

Prepare to revisit the Age of Darkness with the brand new Legiones Astartes Battle Group box. This colossal set is bursting with the might of thirty redesigned MK III Tactical Space Marines, a formidable Deredeo Dreadnought, and the iconic Land Raider Proteus. In this review,...

Nighthaunt turquoise flame effect tutorial featured

Age of Sigmar, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint a turquoise hexfire flame effect

Where the bone-chilling tortured souls of the Nighthaunt are to be found, ghostly balefire is not far away. I have chosen a bright turquoise for these primal Shyish energies, and in this tutorial, I show you how to paint blue-green glowing candle flames and a...

Primaris Space Marines Captain with Jump Pack and Jump Pack Intercessors review and unboxing

8.0

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Review: Primaris Space Marines Jump Pack Intercessors & Captain with Jump Pack

Ignite the jump packs and bring the battle right to the heart of the enemy force with the brand-new Captain with Jump Pack and Jump Pack Intercessors. Primaris fans have been waiting for infantry with jump packs for years, and here they are at last....

Cinematic shot of an Alpha Legion Chaos Space Marine Legionary Heavy Gunner with Heavy Bolter painted by Stahly

40k, Kill Team, Showcase

Showcase: Alpha Legion Legionary Heavy Gunner with Heavy Bolter

Here comes the next model for my Alpha Legion Legionary Kill Team: a Heavy Gunner with a Heavy Bolter. I painted this model some time ago but was never quite satisfied with it. You'll find out why in this showcase post.

Primaris Space Marines Company Heroes and Sternguard Veteran Squad review and unboxing

8.5

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Review: Primaris Space Marines Company Heroes & Sternguard Veteran Squad

After the monopose Sternguard Veterans from the Leviathan launch box, we now get a multipart version of the Sternguard Veteran Squad. Additionally, there's another reissue of a popular Firstborn Space Marines unit, the Company Heroes box, which includes a Command Squad with a new Captain...

Tyranids Genestealer painted with Pro Acryl paints

40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Tyranids Genestealer from Hive Fleet Hydra (inc. painting guide)

For my review of Pro Acryl I painted one of the fantastic new Genestealer sculpts as a demo model. I chose the classicdeep blue and pale purple paint scheme known from Space Hulk, which is now attributed to the hive fleet Hydra. In this post...

Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: PK-PRO WhiteLine MC1 Drybrushes

Drybrushes with round, conical brush heads have become a hobby staple since Artis Opus popularised this type of brush a couple of years ago. Now the German online shop PK-Pro has launched their own version with their WhiteLine MC1 drybrushes. In this review, we take...

Cinematic shot of The Headman's Curse, a Nighthaunt Warhammer Underworlds warband

Age of Sigmar, Painting Guides, Showcase, Underworlds

Showcase: Nighthaunt The Headman’s Curse

Enter the grim and haunting Headman's Curse, the new Nighthaunt warband for the Wyrdhollow season of Warhammer Underworlds. Amongst the cursed executioners of Nagash stands the Bearer of the Block, a sinister henchman of the Bearer of the Blade. This is the first model I...

Ironjawz Tuskboss on Maw-grunta, Weirdbrute Wrekkaz, & Brute Ragerz, and Ardboys review

8.0

Age of Sigmar, Reviews

Review: Ironjawz Tuskboss on Maw-grunta, Ardboyz, Weirdbrute Wrekkaz & Brute Ragerz

WAAAGH! Review! New Ironjawz! Tuskboss on Maw-grunta, also builds Maw-grunta with Hakkin' Krew or Maw-grunta Gouger! Ardboyz! Weirdbrute Wrekkaz and Brute Ragerz dual kit! Free Battletome expansion download! Waaaagh!!!