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: Warcry: Crypt of Blood starter set
Similar to Kill Team before it, Warcry, the skirmish offshoot of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, now also receives a compact starter box. However, it's surprising that the set doesn't include models or terrain pieces from the original Warcry launch box. Instead, it features two recycled...
Review: TTCombat Paints & Washes
It doesn't get boring on the miniature paint market! Among the recent arrivals of new paint ranges, TTCombat (renowned for their MDF terrain and games like Dropzone Commander and Carnevale) has joined the fray by introducing a brand-new line of paints through a Kickstarter campaign....
Showcase: Sons of Horus Land Raider Proteus
It's stubby, it's old-school, and I love it: The plastic Land Raider Proteus model released last year for The Horus Heresy. It took me a while, but I finally added one to my Sons of Horus collection. Checkout all pictures in this showcase post.
Short review: Green Stuff World Wet Palette
It's summer, temperatures are rising year after year, and paint dries away from you faster than you can get it on the model. Time for a wet palette. Green Stuff World has a particularly inexpensive model on offer, but do you have to sacrifice quality...
Short review: Liquid Pigments from Green Stuff World
Creating weathering effects with the help of pigments but without all the mess and dust that they usually leave on the desk? Green Stuff World promises this and more with their Liquid Pigments range, which I review in today's review. Spoiler: If you like Nihilakh...
Showcase: Kill Team Combat Gauges (inc. painting guide)
As a visual person, game accessories like dice, tokens and templates are important to me. Since I started to play Kill Team more often, this was a good opportunity to revise my set of combat gauges. Check out the result in this showcase post, and...
ToP Tip: Tokyo’s 7 best spots for Warhammer, GUNPLA & scale modelling
When you think of Tokyo and its renowned geek districts like Akihabara and Ikebukuro, anime and video games may be the first things that come to mind. But that’s only half of the truth. I found that Tokyo is also one of the best places...
Short review: Dawnbringers box sets
A new Season of Warhammer Age of Sigmar begins with a new narrative series, Dawnbringers, which tells of the beginnings of Sigmar's Twin-tailed Crusade. To coincide with Book 1, four new boxes are released, each forming a Regiment of Renown and a new miniature for...
Tutorial: How to paint Hivefleet Kraken Tyranids from Leviathan
Have you picked up the new Leviathan box and are still looking for a paint scheme for your Tyranids? How about my unique take on Hivefleet Kraken. In this step-by-step tutorial I'll show you how to combine easy techniques like zenithal basecoating /slapchop, Contrast &...
First look: Royal Mail Warhammer Special Stamps
Games Workshop and Royal Mail have collaborated to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Warhammer with a set of collectible stamps. These stamps feature well-known characters and factions from the Warhammer universe, appealing to fans worldwide. I got a few of them in my hands, so...