April was another review-heavy month, with no fewer than 8 unboxings covering over 16 kits and products! We also made the trip to Salute in London and have our full impressions to share, and Stahly has rediscovered his love for painting Aeldari. All that and more in this roundup of our best posts from April 2026.

New Custodes and 40k characters, new paint sets from an old hand, Grimghast Reapers and Ultramarines – that was March on Tale of Painters. In case you missed any of it, we have rounded up our best content from the last month in this post. So, read on!

Hobby February was packed with new Warhammer releases, which we naturally all reviewed here on Tale of Painters. Additionally, we had showcases of lovingly painted miniatures, tips on how to rediscover painting motivation, updates for Stahly’s hand-painted colour swatches, and much more. In this post you’ll find a summary of what you might have missed from us last month.

2026 started with a bang on Tale of Painters: In January we had loads of reviews for all game systems, unboxing videos, a comprehensive tutorial for the new Maggotkin of Nurgle, the Miniatures of the Year 2025, Sons of Horus, GUNPLA, 500 Worlds, and much more. Read here what you might have missed in January.

Happy New Year! We’re starting 2026 with a look back at the best posts from December 2025. We had XXL reviews of hyped products like Vallejo True Metallic Metal paints, the new Cataphractii in the Siege Assault Battle Group, plus tips and many miniature showcases. December was also marked by the turn of the year, with Stahly and Dunk reflecting on their hobby year and sharing their resolutions for 2026.

It’s now December and winter is coming! Time to get cosy with a hot drink and reflect on the last few weeks. There was a lot going on over on Tale of Painters in November. Alongside reviews of Kill Team: Dead Silence, Chaos Marauders, and naturally Darkwater, we also had some brilliant miniature showcases. You can find all of that here in the recap.

Welcome to October’s recap! This was a very review-heavy month, with unboxings of lots of new Space Marines, Ultramarines and Helsmiths of Hashut models, and the newest paint reviews. We also had a free step-by-step tutorials for the Zharrdron of Muspelzhaar, and much more.

Welcome to this month’s recap! September on Tale of Painters was wild. We reviewed loads of new kits and products, inc. the Helsmiths of Hashut army set, had fantastic showcase posts like Stahly’s Saturnine Dreadnought and a stunning Necron army, and more. So catch up now on what you’ve missed!

Welcome to this month’s recap! Here on Tale of Painters, August saw some exciting reviews of the new League of Votann releases and the AMP Colors from Monument Hobbies. There’s also a tutorial for Stahly’s Nighthaunt, some lovingly painted Hearthkyn Warriors by Dunk, and much more besides. You won’t want to miss it!