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.
Review: Tyranids Norn Emissary, Biovore, Hormagaunts & Genestealers
After the Great Devourer narrowly won the Battle for Oghram, Tyranid collectors can now look forward to a new Codex and a new wave of miniatures. In part 1 of our reviews, we take a closer look at the Norn Emissary / Assimilator, the Biovore...
Showcase: Nighthaunt Headman’s Curse Bearer of the Block (inc. painting guide)
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...
Review: Cities of Sigmar Army Set
Take up the Coin Malleus, Dawnbringer, and join us in today's review of the brand new Cities of Sigmar army set, featuring 28 new models and an updated battletome with a special edition cover. In this post, we check out all the assembly options, see...
Review: Chronicle Cards Techlon Tiger Drybrushes Kickstarter
Chronicle Cards have caught my eye with their high quality and stylish brush sets. After the successful launch of their wolf bristle brushes and Kolinsky sable brushes, Chronicle has now launched a new Kickstarter campaign. This time, they aim to fund an assortment of drybrushes...
Stahly’s best miniature paints for Warhammer 2024
Over the years, I bought (and got sent) over a thousand paints from (almost) all miniature paint manufacturers out there. So the ultimate question is: Which acrylic paint range is the best for painting Warhammer miniatures in 2023? To answer this question, I compiled a...
Review: Two Thin Coats Wave 2 by Duncan Rhodes
After successfully launching his Two Thin Coats paint range with Trans-atlantis Games in 2022, thanks to Kickstarter now comes wave 2, which includes six brand new Glaze paints to help you boost the vibrancy of your paint jobs. In this video I'll be reviewing all...
Tutorial: How to paint Hivefleet Lotan Tyranids
Lotan is one of the new Hive Fleet introduced in the 10th edition of Warhammer 40k. In this tutorial I demonstrate how to paint Lotan's characterful colour scheme with its crimson skin and reddish shimmering black carapace. For this I use the new paints and...
Review: Plastic Cerastus Knight Lancer
People may be waiting for more infantry, but first, the Horus Heresy setting is gifted with another colossal plastic kit: the Cerastus Knight Lancer (also playable in Warhammer 40,000). In our review, we take a closer look at the largest Imperial Knight to date.
Showcase: Ultramarines Captain Mikael Fabian (inc. painting guide)
In today's showcase post I'm featuring the limited edition webstore Space Marine Captain, which I've added to my Ultramarines collection as Captain Mikael Fabian of the 3rd company. The twist: as a little challenge, I used only old Citadel Colours from the previous paint range.
Retro review: The 1998 – 2012 Citadel Colour range
Do you remember the previous Citadel paint range? While many fondly recall the iconic white flip-top Citadel Colour paints of the late 80s and early 90s, it seems that people are less enthusiastic about the paint range of the 2000s. However, this range introduced revolutionary...