Hey folks, here comes the next free update for the combined Vallejo Game & Model Color swatch! V1.1 adds a few accuracy updates to some of the brighter and darker colours of the Model Color range.
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please download from th...
2025-10-27 16:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images for the new Space Marines Assault Terminators, Terminator Anfient, and the multipart Terminator Captain (inc. backsides).
2025-10-25 09:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you're all good! This weekend I'll be at Spiel fair in Essen, attending on Friday and Satuday. I'll be mainly in hall 1 with all the tabletop & hobby companies, so go catch me there for a chat (and free stickers):)
Paint-swatches-wise, I'll post an update to the combined Vallejo Game & Model Color when I'm back from Spiel on Sunday. I also started work on the...
2025-10-22 15:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images (plus backsides of the sprues) for the Infernal Razers and Hobgrot Vandalz. I've covered the other kits as well, so check the Helsmiths tag :)
2025-10-21 19:40:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I realised I haven't posted a painting update in a while, so here it comes. I spent the last couple of weeks since I returned from my holidays with these Chainrasps. And they're pretty much done, just need to add a few more static grass and give them a coat of varnish. Guess I finish one of the Gundams I built during my vacation next, and then... not sure actually :D
2025-10-20 15:48:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the HQ sprue images (plus backsides of the sprues!) for Uruk Taar on Infernal Taurus, the Bull Centaurs / Anointed Sentinels, and the Daemonsmith / Ashen Elder kits. Click the Helsmiths tag for sprue images of the other kits. Enjoy!
2025-10-18 09:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes the next free update for the Vallejo Model Color swatch!
V1.3 adds the entire Vallejo Metal Color swatch, 19 colours in total!
I also rebalanced a few of the brighter colours, who got a bit too saturated with the last update, and a few darker colours which got a bit too light.
Hope you're doing good! I'm currently working on the next colour swatch expansions. The first one will drop this Friday, a free update for the Vallejo Model Color swatch that adds the entire Vallejo Metal Color range (plus a few adjustments). The Metal Color range will also be added to the 7-in-1 document the week after! I also started filming and editing my next video, which w...
2025-10-15 22:41:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Here come the high-res sprue images for the three new Space Marine characters: Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield, Caanok Var from the Iron Hands, and Suboden Khan from the White Scars Combat Patrol.
2025-10-11 18:17:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Back from vacation, and just catched a cold. What a great start :D
Patreon
So I started work on expanding the Model Color swatch with Vallejo Metal Color and Liquid Metal paints, free update will be coming soon. Also, Two Thin Coats Dark Arts paints have arrived, so I'm going to add these to the Two Thin Coats swatch and also do a review video for them.
Here are the high-res sprue images for both warbands, Kurnoth's Heralds and The Blood of the Bull.
2025-10-08 14:40:39 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that time of the year again! Amazon Prime Day deals start today and they only last until tomorrow!
I compiled a list of the best Warhammer & hobby deals: https://buff.ly/FVrE6gA
JoyToy figures, airbrush & camera gear, and more. No BS, only stuff I use myself or can wholeh...
2025-10-07 08:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes my new hand-painted swatch for Green Stuff World's core ranges. V1.0 covers Maxx Formula, Opaque Colors, Metallic Colors, and wash inks. If the swatch sells well, I'll consider adding more of Green Stuff World's sub-ranges for free future updates :)
Active Autarch &...
2025-10-05 07:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
So, my vacation is almost over, and the content starts ramping up again! This weekend there‘ll be a new video covering Green Stuff World paints, accompanied by a new hand-painted swatch that will be a freebie for all current Dire Avenger members and above!
Lots of new paint releases coming up, with Vallejo‘s new True Metallic paints, Reaper 2.0, Two Thin Coats Dark Arts, P3 wave 2, an...
2025-10-02 02:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
So my vacation is ending this week, my stomach feels better fortunately, so I can hopefully relax for a few more days before it‘s back to the work and content grind ;)
When I‘m on longer vacations I like to bring one or two smaller Gundam kits with me, as you just need a handful of tools to build them. Here I have an all-black special edition RX-78-2, plus a small SD Gundam Unicorn. I...
2025-09-29 06:54:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I have the HQ sprue images (front and back) for Lady Malys and the new multipart Archon from the Realspace Raiders Battleforce to share :)
2025-09-27 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Still on vacation, and battling with some food poisoning, so I‘ll keep it short ;)
On Tale of Painters, I posted a selection of Salamanders green swatches yesterday. For Thursday evening, we have Dunk‘s fantastic Nemesis Claw Night Lords Kill Team, and on Saturday I‘ll review Lady Malys and the new Drukhari Archon multipart model. Of course, here on Patreon you‘ll find the extra l...
2025-09-24 11:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post
HQ sprue images (front and back) for the new Horus Heresy MkII Assault Squad. Enjoy!
Download below:
2025-09-20 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes the next update for the 11-in-1 acrylic washes comparison chart. V2.4 takes the chart from 10-in-1 to 11-in-1 as I added the four new AMP washes from Monument Hobbies. I also refined the accuracy of the Green Stuff World washes.
Active Autarch & Aspect Warr...
2025-09-19 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you‘re all good! I‘ll keep this one short as I just left for vacation. But don‘t worry, I‘ve prepared enough content so that all goes on normally. Yesterday I had a round-up of our five best Imperial Knights posts, for Thursday, I‘ll post some more pictures of the Helsmith of Hashut Championess I submitted to Warhammer Community. And on Saturday, there‘ll be a huge review of th...
2025-09-17 09:27:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, I‘m currently on vacation, so this is why replies to messages take a bit longer atm. But just before I left I pretty much completed this first batch of five Chainrasps :)
2025-09-15 04:37:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Here come the HQ sprue images for the War Despot, Infernal Cohort, Dominator Engine, and Tormentor Bombard, all from the Helsmiths of Hashut army set.
2025-09-13 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes the next update for my popular 7-in-1 colour matching document. V2.2 is a minor update that fixes a few display errors such as missing opacity icons and misaligned squares.
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please download from this pos...
2025-09-11 07:59:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you're all good! Here comes the latest update:
The combined Vallejo Game Color / Model Color swatch is out, and a freebie for all Dire Avenger tier members and above, plus anyone who purchased both swatches before. Please check the corresponding post to claim your chart!
This week there'll be a ho...
2025-09-10 09:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the HQ sprue images for the revised Imperial Knight Questoris kit that comes with the new Defender upgrade sprue.
2025-09-09 16:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the high-res sprue images (inc. backsides) for the new Aethon Shaan model for the Raven Guard, and Imperial Fists' First Captain Darnath Lysander.
2025-09-06 09:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, by popular request, I made a combined chart that covers both Vallejo Game and Model Color. This huge chart has 356 colours and makes comparing both ranges even easier. It's also a freebie for Dire Avenger tier members!
Active Dire Avenger tier members: Please sen...
2025-09-05 14:40:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here comes the weekly update :)
Patreon & swatches
This Friday, there'll be a new combined Vallejo Model & Game Color swatch coming out (both ranges' colours sorted into a single chart). This will be a freebie for all current Dire Avenger tier members and above, and if you already have or bought the single swatches f...
2025-09-03 18:43:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, check out my new video. In-depth review of the new Speedpaint markers, plus best practices. I also updated my free Speedpaint swatch with new icons, marking all colours available as markers: https://taleofpainters.com/2025/08/review-speedpaint-markers-by-the-army-pain...
2025-08-30 15:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, here comes the next update for my popular 7-in-1 colour matching document. For the new V2.1 version, I carried over the accuracy improved AK 3rd Gen colour from the AK swatch V2.0 update.
How to get the new version (as a Patreon member):
Active Autarch & Aspect Warrior tier members: Please go to my Patreon Shop, you can downlo...
2025-08-29 18:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post