Stahly’s best miniature paints for Warhammer 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: Warpaints Fanatic Historical paint sets
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?
Review: The perfect match(es) for 90s Goblin Green
There is something special about the 90s version of Goblin Green. It’s the colour of our childhoods, when garishly painted armies clashed on green flocked tabletops. But replicating the exact shade of classic Goblin Green seems surprisingly difficult. In this video, I test and rank similar green paints from over 14 old and new paint brands. Let’s determine once and for all which modern paint is the perfect match for the classic Goblin Green of the 90s.
Review: AK Playmarkers
Painting miniatures as easily as holding a pen? Well, AK Interactive has developed a range of markers specifically designed for painting miniatures. Might their new Playmarkers be the ultimate beginners product? I’ve tested the entire range of 34 colours and have some thoughts. I’ll tell you what I think of AK’s Playmarkers and whether they might even be worth a look for experienced painters.
Guide: All miniature painting marker brands compared
Do you have any boring grey miniatures sitting around that you’d love to paint, but painting with a brush is not your thing? Well, there’s now a new and easier way to paint models without the need for brush skills: Markers specifically designed for miniatures. I’ll compare the differences between AK’s brand new Playmarkers and Real Color markers, classic Gundam markers, markers filled with Speedpaint from The Army Painter, and markers you can fill yourself. Painting miniatures as easily as holding a pen? I’ll show you how.
Review: The Army Painter Infinity JSA & Panoceania paint sets
The Army Painter are on a roll with their popular Warpaints Fanatic range, and alongside Mantic and Halo Flashpoint, they’ve snapped up another licensing partner: Corvus Belli. Their flagship game Infinity is now being treated to two paint sets, each containing 10 colours as well as an exclusive miniature for the JSA and Panoceania factions. In this review, we’ll unbox both sets and take a very close look at all the components.
Review: Scale 75 Scalecolor, Fantasy & Games, Metal’n’Alchemy
Why does no one talk about Scale 75 anymore? In the 2010s, Scalecolor enjoyed great popularity, especially among pro-level painters. However, all I hear from Scale lately is one Kickstarter after another to stay afloat. I wonder if Scale 75 can keep up with all the newer paint ranges and the advancements they brought in covering power and formulation? To answer this question, I’m testing the entire Scalecolor, Fantasy & Games, and Metal’n’Alchemy ranges from the perspective of today in this video.
ToP Tip: The best orange and peach paints
Inspired by the new Aeldari models I searched through my paint archive for bright orange and peach tones. Perfect for Fire Dragons, the Trans-hyperion Alliance of the Votann, and many more.
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.
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