Review: Ionic Smart Colors
In recent years, we’ve seen a surge of new and impressive paint ranges, each claiming to outdo its competitors. This leaves me wondering: can acrylic paints for modelling improve further, or have we hit the ceiling? Big Child Creative also pondered this question, and their answer is their new Ionic Smart Paint, which you may have already seen in videos by Ninjon and Vince Venturella with their development name “Atom Smart Paints”. For this review, I tested the entire range with all 180 colours to explore whether Ionic represents the next evolutionary leap in miniature painting and the role that the Citadel Colour range of the 2000s plays in all of this.
Review: Gaahleri Mobius & GHAD-39 airbrushes / GT-918 air compressor
Gaahleri is a very prolific Chinese airbrush manufacturer that focuses on quality and proprietary designs, rather than cheap knock-offs. And all of this at very competitive prices. Find out what’s behind it in this review, for which I tested two of their most popular airbrushes as well as the GT-918 compressor.
Review: Redgrass Creative R9 Solo desk lamp
The Kickstarter campaign for the new R9 Solo desk lamp by Redgrass Creative is drawing to a close soon, but before it does, I would like to share my impressions of the lamp. I have been using the R9 Solo for several months now, and here is my review.
Review: John Blanche Masterclass paint sets Vol. 1 & 2
John Blanche is a visionary artist who has shaped the look and feel of the Warhammer IP like no other. But now that he’s retired, he’s joined team Army Painter to make his own paint sets?! In this review, I show you all 20 colours from both John Blanche Masterclass Sets. I’ll explore how the new colours fit into the existing Warpaints Fanatic range, and whether these sets are worth the hype or just a cash-in on a prestigious name.
ToP Tip: The best violet paints
In this post, I’ve put together a few new paint picks. Two palettes with what I think are the best paints for painting violet, one a bit warmer and the other a bit cooler.
Stahly’s best miniature paints for Warhammer 2024/2025
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.
Review: Citadel Servo-skull palette
Games Workshop’s product design team often comes up with hobby accessories that make you wonder what they’ve been smoking. The Servo Skull palette combines a reusable silicone palette with a quirky grimdark design. In this review, we’ll take a closer look at this odd creation. I really wanted to love it, but…
Review: Notts Hobbies drybrushes & weathering set
We’ll be putting Notts Hobbies’ brushes and accessories to the test in today’s review. This new budget-friendly UK brand offers a range of tools for drybrushing and sponge weathering. We’ll be comparing them directly with popular brands like Artis Opus and The Army Painter and see how they can compare.
ToP Tip: The best ultramarine & Prussian blue paints
It’s time for some new paint picks again! In this post, I’ve put together two quartets of blues. First up, the classic Ultramarines blue, and secondly, a slightly warmer Prussian blue.
ToP TiP: How to hobby when space is tight
Who doesn‘t know this: so much hobby, so little space. In this video, I’ll show you how I paint, airbrush, take photos of my minis, film, and store my paints and tools on just a 48″ x 24″ desk. Since I don’t have a ton of space I had to come up with a setup that is efficient, modular, and ergonomic.
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