Here comes January's Aspect Warrior tier freebie, a 17-page PDF for painting my Legion of Blood Deathrattle Skeleton paints scheme. It's a super high-res PDF you can zoom in, with added commentary and advice, plus additional paint recipes for painting Watch Captain Halgrim and Astana Malkorion. F...
2022-02-02 20:37:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I have a showcase post for the Primaris Ancient Games Workshop kindly sent me to paint, quite a fun model with two poses and a few alternate heads and weapons. Later this week we'll have another showcase post, and the runes have been cast for a top secret review on Saturday ;)
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2022-02-01 18:32:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I can finally show you what I painted this week! Games Workshop kindly sent me the new Primaris Space Marine characters to review, and I decided to add the Ancient to my Silver Skulls collection. I broke the top of the banner tip and struggle with the lettering, but I hope to finish this model th...
2022-01-29 10:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a little teaser for this month's Aspect Warrior tier freebie: a 16-page tutorial for my Skeleton Warriors. Coming in a few days!
As announced last year, I'm working on making my Patreon even better. I have come up with a new format for the Patreon exclusive tutorials that is even mor...
2022-01-27 20:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This weekend we had an unboxing and review of the new Kill Team Starter Set, check it our if you haven't already. For the weekend, we'll have another secret review coming up, so stay tuned.
Garfy is taking a well deserved break this week, and _fizz_gig_ is filling in with a cool Age of Sigm...
2022-01-25 21:48:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I‘m working on a model, what could it possibly be? Reveal will be next week!
2022-01-25 00:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post
So, what have I've been up to the last couple of days? Well, I finished the final three Skeleton Warriors to complete my unit of 10, then primed a couple of Dominion of Sigmar pillars to combine them with the base plate from the old Arcane Ruins set. I got the baseplate a while ago on ebay, it ha...
2022-01-19 09:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I posted my initial review of The Army Painter's new Contrast challenger, which created quite a buzz on twitter. Make sure to read it til the end if you're interested in these paints.
Later this week we'll have a few showcases from Garfy, who painted the latest models from Imperiu...
2022-01-18 17:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Almost done with my final batch of Skeleton Warriors, just need to finish the shield and bases... these were taking longer than expected (everything I do takes longer than expected lol), as I'm super busy preparing a lot of (video) reviews and content. Games Workshop sent us a lot of stuff I can'...
2022-01-14 00:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a little Patreon exclusive, a sneak peek for The Army Painter's Speedpaint review next week. A comparison chart of all 23 Speedpaints and 34 Citadel Contrast colours, hand painted over Corax White primer. Make sure to download the high-res version from the attachments!
2022-01-12 20:17:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we have a showcase for Garfy's Darkoath Savagers, which complete his Red Harvest box set. I'm so envious. Later this week we'll have another showcase from our Imperium partwork subscription, and for Saturday there'll be a secret review (spoiler: it might have something to do with a parrot ;...
2022-01-11 20:35:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Behind the scenes I'm busy working on my Army Painter Speedpaint review, which will be my most elaborate review ever. Next week you will find my initial thoughts on Tale of Painters, with a full-blown video review on my YouTube channel a few weeks later.
So far I feel Speedpaints are on eye...
2022-01-07 10:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is all about our new year hobby resolutions and a retrospective of all the models we painted in 2021. Garfy post his yesterday, and it's a must-see, as he painted a mental amount of models, over 200 in total. My post (with a few models less ;) will follow later this week, as well as a s...
2022-01-05 08:53:31 +0000 UTC View Post
As I mentioned a couple of times, there will be some improvements in 2022 to make the Tale of Painters Patreon even more attractive. I already started implementing some of the changes in December, and also updated the tier descriptions by now, but here comes a summary of all the changes:
Still working on the second batch of my classic Skeleton Warriors. One the left we have the first batch completed, the second batch on the right is almost done, just need to finish the shields. I hope you all have a happy 2022 :)
2022-01-01 16:46:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday we had a beautiful showcase of _fizz_gig_'s Sevireth. Later this week we'll have a showcase of Garfy's Grave Guard and I'll post my Dark Angels armour tutorial (the one which was on early access for Aspect Warrior tier patrons for a while).
Behind the scenes both Garfy and I are w...
2021-12-29 11:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you had some lovely holidays (if you celebrate Christmas) and got some lovely new models. I visited my parents (under all kinds of security precautions) and spent most of the time eating and playing endless board games with my brother (sadly nothing Warhammer-related). I also brought three...
2021-12-27 22:35:33 +0000 UTC View Post
They‘re here! These are currently hyped by a lot of YouTubers, but yeah… I got a few prototypes early and I‘m not yet convinced they‘re better than Contrast. I have to experiment with them more. An in-depth review will be my next video project.
I think Speedpaints will be ...
2021-12-23 11:04:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we have another fantastic addition to _fizz_gig_'s Lumineth army, a Hurakan Windmage. The model always gives me Goku vibes :D
Later this week we'll also have something from Garfy, as well as a extra christmassy Dark Angels showcase post from me :)
You might have also...
2021-12-21 23:50:09 +0000 UTC View Post
All about pin washing with enamel and oil washes, and how they can improve your hobby, in just four minutes! I'm still working on improving my microphone quality, but I hope you like the video nevertheless!
2021-12-17 18:59:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Making good progress on the first batch of Warriors :)
2021-12-16 00:09:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday we had a spectacular showcase of Garfy's Tarantulos Brood, make sure to check it out, as well as the corresponding tutorial.
Later this week I'll post a showcase for Anasta Malkorion, the limited edition Vampire Lord from Warhammer Day, and for the weekend, I'll hope to launch my ...
2021-12-15 09:24:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I am currently working on a new video. It'll be my first tutorial video, I'll explain everything there is to know about enamel and oil washes. Learn how to speed up and improve your pin washing and recess shading. It'll be super beginner friendly, just 4 minutes straight to the point. And I'm wea...
2021-12-13 10:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post
My next project will be a unit of classic Skeleton Warriors. I already painted a test model a couple of months ago, and now I want to bring the unit to a legal size. I'm going to add some Finecast "Von Carstein" shields, an upgrade pack that was available for some time during the final Vampire Lo...
2021-12-09 23:32:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we have a cool showcase post from _fizz_gig_, I really dig the pale purple hues he used on his Ellania and Ellathor, so go check it out.
Later this week we have a lot of cool posts planned, Garfy will contribute a tutorial for painting the Tarantulos Brood from Warcry Red Harvest, whi...
2021-12-07 19:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Here comes the wallpaper for November, a 4K shot of my Silver Skulls Impulsor and Reivers. Make sure to download the high-res version and check out the "Monthly Wallpaper" tag for even more desktop wallpapers :)
2021-12-02 13:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post
On the blog we have my Silver Skulls Impulsor, go check it out. Later this week we'll have another two fantastic showcase posts by Garfy, one for the new Stormcast Eternals Stormdrake Guard and another for the Necron Overlord from the Imperium collection.
This week we'll also have another P...
2021-11-30 23:42:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here comes my Matt Varnish Spray guide in my new downloadable "whitepaper" PDF format. In this Patreon exclusive guide, I review over 8 matt varnishes and recommend my favourite products for every budget.
For this newly updated version 1.1 I did some additional editing and ...
2021-11-29 11:39:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I mentioned in an earlier post that I'm in the planning stage to make a few upgrades to this Patreon in 2022. My aim is to make each tier more attractive and to add even more value.
More details will be available next month, but here are a few things to look forward to:
Th...
2021-11-25 10:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we have Myari's Purifiers painted by _fizz_gig_, later this week we'll have a lot of cool showcases from Garfy, who needs to catch up with the latest releases. There'll be the new Black Templar Castellan, the terrain from Red Harvest, and a secret model we'll unveil Friday evening.
On...
2021-11-23 23:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post