Kill Team, Showcase

Showcase: Hive Fleet Kraken Kill Team

Cinematic shot of a Hive Fleet Kraken Kill Team, painted in the bone and red of Hive Fleet Kraken, in a Gallowdark Space Hulk environment lit with red and green light

Having only recently (and quite belatedly) finished painting the last Hormagaunt, my Hive Fleet Kraken Kill Team is now finally complete. This is several years after the current edition of Kill Team came out, which doesn’t even include Compendium Kill Teams anymore. I know. Still, I wanted to take the opportunity to shoot some atmospheric group photos for you in front of my Gallowdark terrain, so please enjoy.

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40k, Reviews

Review: Space Marines Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield, Caanok Var, Suboden Khan

Space Marines Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield, Iron Hands Caanok Var, and White Scars Combat Patrol boxes arranged on a concrete background, photographed for review purposes
8.0

In today’s three-part XXL review, we’re taking a look at all three new Space Marine character models: the Primaris Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield, Iron Captain Caanok Var of the Iron Hands, and Suboden Khan, who is first available in the White Scars Combat Patrol. As always, we’ll examine all the build options in detail and share HQ sprue images with you.

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Reviews, Underworlds

Review: Warhammer Underworlds: Spitewood

Warhammer Underworlds: Spitewood box arranged on a wooden background, photographed for review purposes
9.0

Following the reboot of Warhammer Underworlds with the current second edition, the first expansion now arrives after the Embergard starter set and the individual warband boxes. Warhammer Underworlds: Spitewood shifts the setting to the Realm of Life, Ghyran, into the eponymous Spitewood forests. It includes two new warbands and Rivals decks, as well as a new Ghyran-themed board featuring a fresh hex mechanic. Let’s take a closer look at the contents – and, most importantly, the models.

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ToP Tips

ToP Tip: Best hobby Prime Day deals Oct 2025

Amazon Prime Day 2025 Warhammer themed banner

Before the whole Black Friday and Cyber Monday craziness begins, Amazon is once again offering a two-day exclusive shopping event in October for Prime subscribers. Alongside all sorts of consumer electronics, the Amazon Prime Days always offer fantastic deals on Joy Toy Warhammer figures as well as airbrushing and photography hobby supplies. To save you the trouble of a long search, I’ve compiled the best deals in this post—naturally, only on items I use myself and have vouched for.

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Green Stuff World Maxx Formula

A selection of six green paint bottles from Green Stuff World, with Maxx Formula, Opaque, Metal Colors, and a Wash, concrete background, lit with pink light, photographed for a review
7.0

A while ago, fellow paint nerd P. Knightwind hosted a big paint ranking on Instagram, and I could hardly believe the results. Apparently, one of the best red paints came from the Green Stuff World’s Maxx Formula line. Makes Green Stuff World the sleeper hit paint range that nobody talks about? For this video review, I got my hands on the entire Green Stuff World paint catalogue – and I must say, the answer isn’t that simple.

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Best of

Best of: Tale of Painters September 2025

Multipicture collage of the four best posts from Tale of Painters in September 2025

Welcome to this month’s recap! September on Tale of Painters was wild. We reviewed loads of new kits and products, inc. the Helsmiths of Hashut army set, had fantastic showcase posts like Stahly’s Saturnine Dreadnought and a stunning Necron army, and more. So catch up now on what you’ve missed!

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