Review: Ultramarines Marneus Calgar, Cato Sicarius, Victrix Honour Guard & upgrades
In the past, the Ultramarines have often been given somewhat stepchild treatment when it comes to model support compared to the other big four chapters. Not anymore. Alongside newly redesigned characters such as Marneus Calgar in Terminator Armour and Cato Sicarius, we’re also taking a look at the brand-new Victrix Honour Guard and the Ultramarines Upgrade Set in this review. Courage, honour, and high-res sprue images!
Review: Space Marines Battleforce: Crux Terminatus
The 10th Edition of Warhammer 40,000 will go down in history as the “Terminator Edition”. Following the first wave released last year, the Crux Terminatus Battleforce has now arrived. Packed to the brim with plastic, this army box includes a total of 21 models, from the brand-new Ancient and dynamic Assault Terminators to the multipart Captain, Chaplain, and core Terminator squad. In this review, we’ll take a detailed look at all the kits, complete with high-quality sprue images.
ToP Tip: The best midnight cyan sea blue paints
This weekend sees a host of new Ultramarines models going up for preorder – the perfect opportunity to dig through my paint archive in search of outstanding blue tones. Although, the blue palettes in this post are actually inspired more by the treacherous Night Lords…
Review: Helsmiths of Hashut Infernal Razers & Hobgrot Vandalz
Fresh from the daemonic forges comes part 2 of our review of the second wave of the Hel smiths of Hashut releases. We have high quality sprue images for the Infernal Razers and Hobgrot Vandalz, and we look closely at all the build options.
Review: Helsmiths of Hashut Urak Taar, Bull Centaurs & Daemonsmith
With the booming thunder of their deep drums, the Helsmiths of Hashut stormed into the Mortal Realms a few weeks ago with their army set. Now the second wave with the remaining kits follows in their wake. In part one of our review, we’ll take a closer look at the Uruk Taar on Infernal Taurus, the Bull Centaurs / Anointed Sentinels, and the Daemonsmith / Ashen Elder kits. As always, complete with high-quality sprue images.
Top 5: Warhammer Underworlds warband showcases
This weekend sees not only the release of Spitewood, the new expansion for Warhammer Underworlds, but also the reissue of 16 classic warbands across four four-warband bundle boxes. So, the perfect occasion to dig through our archives and put together our five best paint jobs from the reissued warbands for you.
Showcase: Hive Fleet Kraken Kill Team
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.
Review: Space Marines Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield, Caanok Var, Suboden Khan
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.
Review: Warhammer Underworlds: Spitewood
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.
ToP Tip: Best hobby Prime Day deals Oct 2025
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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