Review: Apocalypse Rulebook
It’s been nearly six years since Apocalypse was first released and now 2013 sees an updated release by Phil Kelly and Jervis Johnson. Full review after the jump. The Apocalypse Rulebook is 296 pages and costs £45. The standard Warhammer 40,000 rulebook is a…
Review: White Dwarf – July 2013
This month marks the release of the new edition of the Apocalypse expansion for Warhammer 40k. Prepare to read the words “apocalyptic”, “cataclysmic” and “titanic” more than once in this month’s issue of White Dwarf. Hit “More after the jump” to find the monthly Tale…
Review: Warhammer 40,000 Second Edition
This has got to be the eBay win of the century. Shrink wrapped, never been opened 40K 2nd edition boxed game for £50. That’s only £10 more then it’s original price 20 years ago! Join me in this Tale of Painters exclusive where I share…
Review: White Dwarf June 2013 vs November 2006
I’m going to review both magazines side by side, section by section. At the end of each section I’ll write a brief paragraph about the section and then give it two scores out of 10. One score will be for usefulness, the second will be…
Review: iBooks Codex vs Hard Copy Codex
I collect all the Warhammer 40,000 Codices. I buy them as soon as they are released. I’ve been really really impressed by the sixth edition hardback books. The productions values are really high with embossing and spot uv (glossy areas). It just feels nice and…
Review: White Dwarf – May 2013
This month’s White Dwarf magazine is a 152 pages and features the High Elves. Read on for the Tale of Painter’s in depth review of the publication. Let’s break the magazine down into sections. I’ll write a brief paragraph about the section and then give…
Review: White Dwarf – April 2013
April’s edition of White Dwarf marks the 400th (British) issue of Games Workshop’s monthly hobby magazine. Former anniversary issues had posters, free miniatures and other goodies, let’s see what the WD staff has to offer this time – apart from lots of pictures of Tau…
Review: White Dwarf – March 2012
Last month, our review of White Dwarf, in which we compared February’s issue of White Dwarf with an issue from 1998, sparked a huge controversy. It was debated heatedly not only in our comment section, but on Warseer, Tabletop Gaming News and others. This month…
Review: Liquid Rust by Modelmates
I love learning new things, so when Ghoulio suggested a liquid rust paint in the comments of my Necron Paint Scheme blog entry, I was quite excited to give it a try. One virtual trip to eBay and a few days later I have the…
Review: White Dwarf February 2013 VS January 1998
In this review, instead of comparing the new White Dwarf to the issue from last month, I thought I’d raid my White Dwarf archive and see how the new White Dwarf copes when compared to an issue from January 1998. Read on to find out…