40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Aeldari Wraithlord (inc. painting guides)

Imagine the scene, you’re 13 and you’ve just got your first White Dwarf magazine and you flick through the pages and you’re greeted with bright green battlefields and painted models in all the colours. It captures your imagination and you immediately want to be a part of it, you want to learn more… then you see it… the Eldar Ulthwe Dreadnought. Tall and slender armed with huge crushing fists and shoulder mounted plasma cannon. You’re blown away by how freaking cool it is. Well, that was me 31 years ago and it had such an impact on me that I decided to channel it’s awesomeness into my Aeldari Wraithlord. I’ll share more pictures and my painting guide in this article.

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Fantasy - The Old World, Showcase

Showcase: Wood Elves Glade Guard

Painted Wood Elves Glade Guard model from Warhammer The Old World, standing on green flock in front of trees and a bright blue background, painted by Stahly

Here we have a Glade Guard of the Wood Elves – my first test model for Warhammer: The Old World. With the rerelease of the classic Wood Elves range, I wanted to revisit one of my all-time favourite fantasy factions and experiment with a fast but effective painting method that balances speed with visual appeal.

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Paints & tools, Product Guides

Stahly’s best miniature paints for Warhammer 2025

The best acrylic paints for painting Warhammer miniatures selected by Stahly

This is my up-to-date list of the best miniature paints I tested. Over the years, I tested 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 2025? To answer this question, I compiled a list sorted by categories. Best acrylics, best metallic paints, best washes, and best airbrush paints.

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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Space Wolves Lieutenant, Bladeguard & Helblasters

Close-up of a painted Space Wolves Lieutenant model in front of an icy blue sky

Hi everyone, Dunk here with a savage but focused article on one of my favorite Space Marine Chapters – the mighty Space Wolves, aka the Vlka Fenryka. It’s a great time to be a Space Wolves fan, with plenty of exciting new releases on the horizon! Personally, though, it’s a bit bittersweet for me – let me explain.

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Warpaints Fanatic Historical paint sets

The Warpaints Fanatic Historicals American World War II paint set, British paint set, and German paint set, arranged for a review on a concrete background lit with yellow light
8.0

The Army Painter just released three new paint sets specifically for historical miniature painters – and they claim to offer historically accurate colours developed in collaboration with a respected military historian. But are these just repackaged Fanatic paints or do they offer something new, something useful for painting WWII armies with authenticity?

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40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Thousand Sons Sekhetar Robots (inc. painting guides)

Bit of a strange one on the blog today, I thought I’d talk about designing an atmospheric photo. if you’ve seen any of my posts on this website, you’d have noticed photographs that wouldn’t look out of place in an official publication. Occasionally, Games Workshop actually asks me to submit these photos for inclusion in White Dwarf or Warhammer Community. Let’s have a look at how I make this happen. There’s also a bonus tutorial on painting Sekhetar Robots at the end.

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