Quick update from the painting station... Last week I was working on this Skaven Master Moulder. About 80% done, but I'm not sure if I can finish him before Saturnine drops ;)
2025-07-01 13:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images for the new 2025 versions of the Space Marine Drop Pods. This model comes in two per box, and sprue 1 is included twice. Also check out my review: https://taleofpainters.com/2025/06/review-space-marines-drop-pods-2025-version/
2025-06-28 09:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, quick update V1.4 for my Game Color swatch. The updated version has improved accuracy for the Xpress Color range, plus the new vibrancy and opaqueness icons, both carried over from V3.0 of my 6-in-1 One Coat paints comparison chart.
How to get the new version (as a Patreon member):
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please go to my Patreon Shop, you can download V1.4 for free, or download from this post: 2025-06-26 09:27:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Last weekend I published my AK Quick Gen review on YouTube and I'm happy to say the video did really well, very strong start and lots of new subscribers. Since my last couple of videos were performing more slowly, I really needed that for my motivation. Also I'm pleased to say that I finally got a shipment notice for the much requested P3 range, so they should arrive this week. As soon as they are here, I throw myself fully into filming a review and making a swatch (freebie for Dire Avenger t...
2025-06-25 09:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I have high-res sprue images (inc. backsides) of the Jade Warriors, Jade Lancers, and Great Cannon / Fire Rain Rocket Battery kits from the Grand Cathay Battalion. Note that each set of 10 Jade Warriors comprises two copies of sprue 1 and one copy of sprue 2.
2025-06-21 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
How are you doing hobby peeps? Tomorrow my review of the AK Quick Gen range will come online on YouTube. I have the paints for quite a while now, and was given a few prototypes along the development process, so you can expect an in-depth review. I already added all 79 colours to my 6-in-1 One Coat comparison chart. But there are plenty more reviews coming up, inc. the Heresy Rapier and Tarantulas later today on Tale of Painters, as well as the Cathay Battalion box on Saturday.
Next swat...
2025-06-19 14:10:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images for the Tarantula Sentry Guns, Missile Battery, Rapier Quad Heavy Bolters and Graviton Cannon Battery, and Rapier Laser Destroyer and Quad Launcher Battery.
2025-06-16 19:28:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes the next HUGE update for my popular Contrast / Speedpaint / One coat paints comparison chart:
I added all 79 new Quick Gen colours from AK, revisited and rebalanced ALL colours to improve the colour accuracy across the board, and implemented a few "quality of life" features (such as icons for colours that are more vibrant in real life than digital screens can reproduce, a PDF version in which you can text search for specific colour...
2025-06-16 16:51:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I painted a fnal Hormagaunt and Devourer arm to complete my Tyranids Hive Fleet Compendium Kill Team. It's no longer supported in the new edition, but I wanted to tie up some loose ends, plus I can use the models as NPOs in Kill Team: Typhon. I also painted another little Stahly demo model for a video demonstration, and started work on a Skaven Master Moulder. Pretty cool model :)
2025-06-16 08:41:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we have the high-res sprue images (plus sprue backsides) for the Mechanicus Battleclade Kill Team, Raveners Kill Team, and the Tyranid Infestations terrain :)
2025-06-14 09:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Important announcement: Next Monday, the BIG UPDATE for my popular One Coat Paint comparison chart will go live:
– All 79 new colours from AK’s Quick Gen paints added
– ALL colours rebalanced for improved accuracy
– Extra quality of life features, such as icons for colours that are more vibrant than a screen can display, plus a streamlined 3-in-1 version including only Contrast, Speedpaint, and Xpress Color
Everyone who’s a Dire Avenger tie...
2025-06-13 15:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Important announcement: Next Monday, the BIG UPDATE for my popular One Coat Paint comparison chart will go live:
– All 79 new colours from AK’s Quick Gen paints added
– ALL colours rebalanced for improved accuracy
– Extra quality of life features, such as icons for colours that are more vibrant than a screen can display, plus a streamlined 3-in-1 version including only Contrast, Speedpaint, and Xpress Color
If you've already purchased the old 5-in-1 ...
2025-06-13 15:38:23 +0000 UTC View Post
After some delays (and a visit to the Iron Skull event in London), I'm back at working on new swatches at full throttle! I'm currently finalising the AK Quick Gen swatch, which will be both a separate swatch as well as an expansion to my 5-in-1 comparison chart (which will become a 6-in-1 swatch, available for FREE for all who bought the 5-in-1 version and/or are currently on Dire Avenger tier or above). This will be up on Patreon early next week, with my review following soon after
Aft...
2025-06-11 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So the cat is out of the bag! The secret new paint range I teased is AK's new Contrast-style paint, Quick Gen. I have them here for a while (and also got some of the prototypes), and I'll do a huge video review as well as swatches.
My 5-in-1 "one coat" chart will become a 6-in-1 chart by adding all 79 Quick Gen colours. For this occasion I'm also remastering and revisiting all the other colours for maximum accuracy! Those who bought the 5-in-1 chart will get the update...
2025-06-04 08:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
So with the rerelease of the Warcry Crypt of Blood terrain for Spearhead, I thought it would be the perfect occasion to revisit my set. I want to update a few details so it better matches the palette of my Warcry / Age of Sigmar Azyrite Ruins set I painted recently. I want to tie up a few more loose ends before the new edition of Horus Heresy drops, and I had this lone Hormagaunt sitting on my shelf. He was meant to complete my Tyranids Hive Fleet Kill Team, which as an original Compendium Ki...
2025-06-02 09:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you're all good! Make sure to check out my new hand-painted swatch for the Historical Warpaints Fanatic I uploaded on Patreon last week if you haven't yet. Regarding new reviews and swatches, I'm still waiting for the remaining P3 paints to arrive. It seems the new AMP paints from Monument Hobbies are finally available in Germany, so I should get my hands on them soon. I also have Bear Cavalry paints here, which were very popular at Adepticon, plus a secret new paint range from a very po...
2025-05-28 21:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I realised I haven't done a painting update in a while. So I finished my Sons of Horus Despoiler squad last week, and as a palette cleanser, I'm painting this Wood Elf I had laying around for years. Just in time for the Old World Wood Elf releases. I'm also going to write a tutorial for him, so stay tuned!
2025-05-27 07:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a professional reproduction of the Warpaints Fanatic Historical range. The colours in the paint sets are a mix of existing Warpaints Fanatic colours (some with new names) and exclusive colours.
I've heard that more colours and paint sets are planned. As soon as I know more, I'll decide whether to add the Historical colours to my Warpaints Fanatic swatch (and 7-in-1 document), or if the Historical paints will remain a separate swatch. Until then,...
2025-05-23 11:45:26 +0000 UTC View Post
So my Goblin Green tier list video is out, was a very fun video to do. But I promise the next video will be a paint range review! I haven't have my hands on the full P3 range yet, so this will have to wait for a little while longer, BUT early next month I'll review a brand new top secret paint range, which also includes a swatch of course! Can't talk about it yet, unfortunately ;) P3 and Bear Cavalry will hopefully come after that.
For the weekend, there'll also be a review of the Warpa...
2025-05-21 12:42:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my Goblin Green equivalents tier list in extra high resolution :)
2025-05-17 17:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post
My new video is out, and it's so much fun! I'm on the hunt for the perfect match for 90's Goblin Green, so I sampled every miniature paint range and ranked them in a tier list. A must-watch for all Oldhammer fans :)
2025-05-17 12:23:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you're having a great week! Next up on Saturday is my new video, which will be a fun one: a comparison of over 19 paints from 14 brands to find the perfect match for 90s Goblin Green. There'll also be a swatch of all the Goblin Green like colours as bonus content for Dire Avenge and Autarch tier members. Next week there'll be another Patreon freebie, a swatch for The Army Painter's Warpaints Historical range!
Tale of Painters
So on the blog we had a review of...
2025-05-14 11:39:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images for Prince Vhordrai, the new Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed, the Manifestations, Cursed Sepulchre, and Blades of the Hollow King :)
2025-05-13 14:29:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, quick update V1.2 for Model Color swatch. The updated version has the vibrancy icons from the 7-in-1 document, marking colours that are more vibrant in real life than a digital screen can reproduce.
How to get the new version (as a Patreon member):
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please go to my Patreon Shop, you can download V1.2 for free, or download from this post: 2025-05-09 16:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a busy week, so I'm gonna make this quick. On the blog, we had some Warp Spiders painting guides on Tuesday, on Thursday we have a showcase post from Dunk about his Chaos Cultists, and on Saturday, I'll take a look at all the new Soulbligh Gravelords kits.
My next YouTube video will be my quest for the perfect Goblin Green replacement, after that will be a video about a secret new paint range, and then hopefully the new P3 paints. I'm also waiting for the new Army Painter Historica...
2025-05-08 10:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are high-res sprue images (front and back) of the new World Eaters and Death Guard character models. Apologies, I'm a bit late with these as I was on vacation. Seems like the boxes are already sold out online...
2025-05-03 08:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back from my Japan trip and back to work, so here is what is planned for this week. I'm resumed work on my next video, which will be a fun one. I tested almost 20 paint ranges to find the perfect modern match for good old 90s Goblin Green. After that there'll be a video on a secret new paint range, and then (hopefully) P3.
Tale of Painters
I posted Rittak Verm from Zikkit's Tunnelpack yesterday, for Thursday there'll be a Wave Serpent from Garfy, and on Saturday,...
Hey folks, here comes a small update to the Ionic colour swatch. The version sorted by product order showed the wrong colour for Rainfall Blue, which I now have fixed in V1.1.
How to get the new version (as a Patreon member):
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please go to my Patreon Shop, you can download V1.1 for free, or download from this post: https://www.patreo...
2025-04-25 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Long time no painting update! Been quite busy, but I managed to finish the first batch of five (the models on the left), and made some progress on the second batch. Since I'm now on vacation, it will be a while until I can lay my hands at them again. But don't worry, I prepared lots of content, you don't even notice I'm gone ;)
2025-04-21 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright folks, just wanted to give you an update on the new paint swatches you can look forward to in the near future :) There were loads of new paints and products announced at Adepticon, so things won't be dull!
Planned new swatches:
Secret product: A new paint range from a well-known manufacturer will be revealed in early to mid-May, for which I'll be creating a swatch. Can't say any more than that for now!
P3 hobby paints: I'll definitel...
2025-04-18 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post