40k, Showcase

Showcase: Stahly’s own Aeldari miniature (inc. painting guides)

The front of Stahly's own custom Eldar / Aeldari miniature on a pink background

Together with sculptor Elfhead, I’ve turned a dream into reality: my very own miniature. The small bust depicts my avatar, myself wearing my YouTube-famous mask and the armour of an Eldar Craftworlds’ Guardian. To celebrate, I’ve painted one of the miniatures, but actually, these little Stahlys were intended for something quite different…

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40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Blood Angels Astorath the Grim, Redeemer of the Lost

Astorath has a grim task, it falls to him to take his brothers’ lives when they have been lost to the Black Rage and have no semblance of control. It is not uncommon for Astorath to best his fallen battle brother in combat before he can bring his executioner’s axe down on them. On today’s blog post, I’ll share pictures of my finished Astorath and I’ll give you a top tip for painting him too.

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40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Blood Angels Chaplain Lemartes (inc. painting guide)

As the blood wills it, Lemartes chants his Litanies of Hate through his vox grille, directing his blood crazed brothers towards the enemy, suffering the effects of the Black Rage himself, Lemartes strikes his opponents down with the cursed Blood Crozius. In today’s post, I share more pictures of Lemartes, how he performed in a recent game and how I adapted my Death Company colour scheme to paint this chaplain of the lost.

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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Ork Beast Snaggas army (inc. painting guides)

Warhammer 40k Ork Beast Snagga army shot, painted by Dunk

A very exciting day for me! It’s my first guest post on Tale of Painters💪. I have been a big fan of the site and artists for such a long time, it’s a real privilege to be able to contribute, albeit in my own small way. To kick off and to celebrate every Orks favourite month, “Orktober”, I would like to share my Beast Snaggas army and showcase photo. “ITS CRUMPIN’ TIME!”

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40k, Reviews

Review: Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard, Captain, Sanguinary Priest, Sanguinor

Blood Angels 2024 wave review with Sanguinary Guard and Blood Angels Captain
8.0

In this review, we examine the second wave of Primaris Blood Angels releases: the new Sanguinary Guard, The Sanguinor, the new Captain, and the Sanguinary Priest. As always, we’ll provide high-res images of the sprues along with a comprehensive overview of all included bits and build options. So, get ready, quench your blood thirst, and let’s dive in!

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40k, Tutorials

Tutorial collection: Blood Angels & Death Company

Tutorial collection how to paint Blood Angels and Death Company

Would you like to start a Blood Angels collection and are now (red) thirsty for tips on how to paint them? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ve put together our best tutorials for painting the red of the Blood Angels, the black of the Death Company and the gold of the Sanguinary Guard.

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40k, Reviews

Review: Blood Angels Death Company army set

The 2024 Blood Angels Death Company themed army set on a red background
7.5

Following the Black Templars and Dark Angels, the Sons of Sanguinius are now receiving their own wave of new Primaris models and a codex for the 10th Edition. In this review, we take a look at the new Death Company-themed Blood Angels army set, including high-res sprue images and a preview of the new rulebook.

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40k, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint Skaven Clanrats from Skaventide

How to paint Skaventide Clanrats tutorial by Stahly

The Vermindoom is imminent, so it’s best to quickly learn how to paint Skaven before the grey, unpainted tide overwhelms us! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly and effectively get your Clanrats from Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Skaventide to a battle-ready standard using a Slapchop-inspired technique, and then take them to the next level with additional highlights and details.

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