Stop abusing your lungs: this is the affordable respirator mask every hobbyist needs
Rattle cans, airbrushing, spray varnish, enamel thinners, solvents: The Warhammer hobby exposes your lungs to a surprising range of hazardous particles and chemical fumes, and an open window and even an airbrush extractor unit aren’t enough. A proper respirator mask is one of the most important and most overlooked pieces of kit any miniature painter can own. Here’s what to look for, plus our budget recommendation that covers everything you need for under £30 / 30 € / $30.
ToP Tip: The best bone & beige paints
Using the Stahly Swatches System, I’ve put together two more colour palettes for you, each with four paints from light to dark. One palete with classic warm bone tones as you know and love them from Citadel / Warhammer Colour, but with better consistency and coverage. And then a somewhat more realistic bone palette that leans more towards beige or warm grey. Check out these essential paint picks.
ToP Tip: How to keep painting when motivation disappears into the Warp
I’ve been painting my Ultramarines for over six months. Blue armour, gold trim, blends, highlights, battle damage… repeat. It’s been rewarding, but somewhere around the twentieth model I hit that familiar wall. The “I know I should paint, but I absolutely cannot face it” wall. We all know it. It’s tougher to crack than Helm’s Deep.
Tutorial: How to paint Nurgle Rotswords with metallic green armour
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to paint the new Rotswords of the Maggotkin of Nurgle. Quick and dirty, but the good kind of dirty. For this we’ll rely largely on a sort of Slapchop-plus-technique with zenithal basecoat and Speedpaint, plus Vallejo True Metallic Metal paints and enamel washes for a super simple green metallic effect on the armour. In this post you’ll learn step by step how it’s done.
ToP Tip: The best cold & warm silver paints
Today we’re dusting off the silverware: I’ve brought you two colour quartets featuring my favourite silver paints. One with a neutral-cold undertone, and one with a warmer, more oily steel finish. All share perfect flow and high coverage, making them absolutely essential for any paint collection.
ToP Tip: The best putty for filling gaps, holes, and seams on models
I’ve been in the hobby for over 20 years, but one thing has always annoyed me: filling holes and seam lines on miniatures. I’ve tried various putties like Liquid Green Stuff or Vallejo Plastic Putty, classic Green Stuff, but nothing has completely convinced me. If you feel the same way, read this post. I’ve now finally found the perfect product for gap filling.
ToP Tip: The best midnight cyan sea blue paints
This weekend sees a host of new Ultramarines models going up for preorder – the perfect opportunity to dig through my paint archive in search of outstanding blue tones. Although, the blue palettes in this post are actually inspired more by the treacherous Night Lords…
Tutorial: How to paint Helsmiths of Hashut Muspelzharr
Recently, I painted a Championess of the Infernal Cohort of the Helsmiths of Hashut. For this, I chose the black, gold, and yellow of Muspelzharr. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how you can easily replicate this.
ToP Tip: The best Salamanders 30k & 40k green paints
The Salamanders are not only the “poster boy” faction of the current edition of The Horus Heresy, they’ve also recently received a new Combat Patrol and a model for Vulkan He’stan. But like many Legions and Chapters, their heraldic colours have changed over the centuries. In this post, I’m once again rummaging through my paint archive to put together two green palettes for the Salamanders in the 31st and 41st Millennium.
Tutorial: How to paint Stahly’s purple Nighthaunt
In this tutorial I’ll show you how I paint the iconic purple-grey white of my Nighthaunt models. Using an airbrush and zenithal layers, the whole process is super quick and gives a wonderfully three-dimensional finish. After all, being Nagash’s thrall for all eternity is one thing – painting an army for all eternity is quite another.