Paints & tools, Reviews

Video review: The 5 best matt varnishes for Warhammer miniatures (spray / airbrush / ultra matt)

The five best matt varnishes for Warhammer miniatures

Are you tired of glossy or foggy finishes ruining your miniature masterpieces? Don’t worry, I’m here to help. Finding a good matt varnish requires trial and error, so thankfully, I did all the hard work for you. In this video I share my best matt varnishes for Warhammer (spray and airbrush products), all tested and approved by myself.

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Reviews, Warcry

Review: Warcry Bloodhunt

Warcry Bloodhunt review and unboxing
8.0

We’re knee-deep in the 2nd season of Warcry and today we review Warcry: Bloodhunt, the third of four Warcry campaign boxes set in the Realm of Beasts. This box introduces two new warbands, namely the vampiric Askurgan Trueblades and Khorne-worshipping Claws of Karanak, who duke it out over Gnarlwood fortifications. Let’s unbox and see what’s inside.

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: Everlasting Wet Palette 2 Painter

Everlasting Wet Palette Painter V2 from Redgrass Games, packaging
8.5

Redgrass Games have revamped their popular Everlasting Wet Palette thanks to Kickstarter and now offer the Painter V2 and Studio XL V2, with an improved seal, more painting surface, and innovative reusable painting membranes. Do you need this if you already have the old palettes? We find out in this review.

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Horus Heresy, Reviews

Review: Horus Ascended

Horus Ascended Review & unboxing
9.0

Here on Tale of Painters, we celebrate the ascension of Horus with a review of the new Primarch model from Forge World. Horus Ascended marks the beginning of a new generation of sculpts that will capture the Primarchs in the later eras of heresy. In this unboxing, we find out whether Horus has been given a successful new update.

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Paints & tools, Reviews

First look: Two Thin Coats wave 2 Kickstarter

Painted examples of Duncan Rhode's Two Thin Coats wave 2.

The new Kickstarter for Duncan Rhode’s & Trans Atlantis Games’ Two Thin Coats paint range has launched and been funded already. Wave 2 contains another 60 colours, bringing the range to a total of 120 paints! Here on Tale of Painters we give you an exclusive rundowm of the complete second wave.

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Paints & tools, Reviews

Review: New Vallejo Game Color range – now for pro painters only?

New Vallejo Game Color review featured image
7.0

With the help of painting legend Angel Giraldez, Vallejo not only changed but reinvented their venerable Game Color paint range. A more matt finish, better pigmentation, lots of new colours, but also a lot of old colours gone or changed. I’m afraid whether the new Game Color formula is really an improvement, or only catering to pro painters like Angel while neglecting the needs of us more average painters. Was the old Game Color range really so bad it needed to be redone from scratch? I answer this question and more in my review of the complete new Vallejo Game Color range.

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