Showcase: Decimator Daemon Engine & Space Wolves Contemptor
Hi folks, I’m back again with some cool models for your viewing pleasure. I’ve always enjoyed the Warhammer 40k Forge World kits, and sadly, with the way things are today, these more specialist and complex kits are far less common and seldom seen on the tabletop. However, I do believe you can still use them as “Legends”, treat them as “counts as”, or, if you’re a filthy heretic like me, you can simply create your own rules (EVIL LAUGH!!!)-
Review: AK’s new Acrylic Washes
I’m testing the 18 new acrylic washes from AK with the blue cap. Easiest, fastest, and most effective shading – that’s what the marketing promises. Also, loads of realistic brown tones, and you can never have enough brown washes. But can AK’s new washes really do something the others can’t? We’ll find out in this review, with a big comparison of the most popular brands like Citadel and The Army Painter, and of course the old Deep Shade washes from AK that they’re meant to replace.
Best of: Tale of Painters January 2026
2026 started with a bang on Tale of Painters: In January we had loads of reviews for all game systems, unboxing videos, a comprehensive tutorial for the new Maggotkin of Nurgle, the Miniatures of the Year 2025, Sons of Horus, GUNPLA, 500 Worlds, and much more. Read here what you might have missed in January.
Showcase: Gundam RX-78-2 HGUC Ecopla black version
Today, for a change, we have not Warhammer but a new Gundam model from my collection: the iconic RX-78-2 in High Grade, in the black Ecopla version. I’ve enhanced this kit with weathering effects and hand-painted glow effects. How I did this, I’ll show you in this post.
Review: Kill Team: Shadowhunt
Here comes the Tale of Painters review of Kill Team: Shadowhunt, with an unboxing video in 4K, high-res sprue images, and a list of all build options. On the industrial world of Garranox, the feral Murderwing searches for dark malefic energies, and clash with the witch-hunting Celestian Insidiants of the Adepta Sororitas. Alongside two new kill teams, Shadowhunt also contains rules and missions for the Descent killzone, which links the Volkus and Tomb World settings on a two-part game board. All that and more in this post.
Tutorial: How to paint Nurgle Rotswords with metallic green armour
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to paint the new Rotswords of the Maggotkin of Nurgle. Quick and dirty, but the good kind of dirty. For this we’ll rely largely on a sort of Slapchop-plus-technique with zenithal basecoat and Speedpaint, plus Vallejo True Metallic Metal paints and enamel washes for a super simple green metallic effect on the armour. In this post you’ll learn step by step how it’s done.
Showcase: Sons of Horus MkIII Despoiler Squad
Today I’m presenting my Sons of Horus Despoiler Squad. MkIII “Iron Armour” Legionaries meet various upgrade sets and kitbashes for maximum Cthonian flavour. Freshly painted, but unfortunately not quite compatible with the current edition. How that happened, you’ll find out in this post, plus plenty of pictures.
Review: Mechanicum Skitarii Battle Group
The Steel Hand of the Mechanicum now strikes in the Age of Darkness too: we’re reviewing the Skitarii Battle Group, which contains the new Skitarii Battle-Pilgryms with Marshal for the first time. Additionally, you get an updated plastic version of the popular Vultarax Stratos-automata. High-res sprue images, scale comparisons, and everything you need to consider during assembly can be found in this post.
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