Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Skin Tones Paint Set by The Army Painter

Review: The Army Painter Skin Tones paint set
8.5

Do you want to paint more diverse skin tones, but don’t know where to start? Then the new Skin Tones Paint Set from The Army Painter might be just what you need. 9 new shades, 3 new washes, and 3 new pigment toners cover all skin tones from light to dark. The selection of colours was developed together with actual people of colour. In this review, we take a look at whether the set delivers what it promises.

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40k, Books and magazines, Reviews

Review: Warhammer 40.000: Imperium Partwork Collection

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9.5

After the successful runs of Warhammer 40.000: Conquest and Mortal Realms comes the next Warhammer-themed partwork smash-hit from Hachette Partworks: Warhammer 40.000: Imperium. This time, the combined forces of Primaris Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus, and Sisters of Battle are pitted against the sinister Necrons. In this review, we’ll take a look at the contents of the 80-magazine partwork collection and find out if it’s worth your subscription money (spoiler: yes, it is).

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Citadel Colours Orruk Flesh, Thondia Brown & Hobgrot Hide

Orruk Flesh, Thondia Brown, Hobgrot Hide
8.0

It has become a habit to support major miniature releases with a few complimentary Citadel Colours. For the new Kruleboyz faction introduced with the Age of Sigmar Dominion box set, Games Workshop came up with three new base paints: Orruk Flesh for painting light green skin, Thondia Brown for ragged leather hides, and Hobgrot Hide for sulphoric yellow skin. In this post, we take a look at each of the new paints and compare them to similar Citadel paints in a handy hand painted chart.

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