Age of Sigmar – Stormcast Eternals Vigilors
The Stormcast Eternals Vigilors are also part of the Stormbringer series, and are one of the last kits that we want to review individually on here.
The Stormcast Eternal Vigilors are ranged infantry who wield lightning-charged Boltstorm Longbows. They specialise in scouting and marking enemies, enabling the rest of the Stormcast army to hit them more accurately. On the battlefield, they act as mobile support archers — tougher than mortal bowmen, but not intended for frontline combat.
A full box containing 10 miniatures has an RRP of 55 EUR, meaning the contents of Stormbringer Issue 31 are worth 22.50 EUR. The box contains the same two sprues as the ones here, but twice as many, and each comes with options for a Vigilator Alpha, as well as five 40 mm round bases. If you purchase them through Stormbringer, be sure to check the full instructions, as you will find more information on the variants/options than in the magazine.
Age of Sigmar Warcry – Kruleboyz Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof
As part of the Stormbringer subscription I added some miniatures here and there. Among them some characters, as I thought I was missing counterparts to the Stormcast Eternals range. For example like the Lord Aquilor on Gryph-Charger.
To balance that out, I got myself the Kruleboyz Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof. This model was originally included in the Dominion starter sets for Age of Sigmar, and is currently available as part of the Orruk Warclans Spearhead, just like the Murknob with Beltcha Banna.
The Killaboss is a fixed-pose sculpt using the push-fit method, meaning you can assemble it without glue, and it comes with a 105 x 70 mm oval base. There is no official RRP for the miniature as it is currently only available as part of the Spearhead set and is often sold separately from split Dominion boxes on marketplaces.
Da Red Gobbo’s Tinboy Showcase
In our review, we covered Da Red Gobbo's Tinboy, and now it's time to paint him! I worked on this miniature in the same batch as the Manticore Knight, and I had a special idea for it.
Just like I did with the miniature from Warhammer Quest, I wanted to change the colour scheme. As the Tinboy looked like a nutcracker, I searched online for paint schemes for them. A famous one from the Erzgebirge in Germany takes its colours from hussars, which I thought would be fitting and would certainly move away from the large amount of red.
November 2025 review
It is christmas time and we're doing a recap of a event filled November.
The made-to-order Citadel Forest arrived, around four month, which came by surprise as the other made-to-order items I bought in the past were delivered much quicker. And they are celebrating 50 Years of Games Workshop in this month White Dwarf #518. Lots of Nostalgia, lots of throwbacks.
We'll be covering Star Wars in December, as we received two of the Star Wars Legion Starter Set, Galactic Empire and Rebell Alliance, and I ordered two of the Pillage Market Stall sets from Victrix.
Warhammer Quest – Darkwater Unboxing
Today, we will be covering the latest release of Warhammer Quest - Darkwater. The pictures in this article show the German version, Dunkelwasser, but it is identical to the English release, except for the translated printed parts.
We previously covered Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress in 2018, as well as parts of Cursed City, and we are happy for the game to return to the fantasy setting.
The Warhammer Quest series began around 30 years ago in 1995 with the original Warhammer Quest. At that time, Games Workshop collaborated with companies such as Hasbro to expand the reach of their Citadel miniatures range. Similar to HeroQuest, it was sold on a wider scale - in department stores, for example, alongside board games - and thus reached more people than their usual products, which were limited to comic book stores, fantasy stores, their own Games Workshop stores, and mail order.
Warhammer Quest – Darkwater The Manticore Knight
This time, alongside unboxing Warhammer Quest Darkwater, we’re trying something new - we’re painting a selection of miniatures from the set.
After going through the Heroes sprue, I considered which figure would be the most interesting for me to paint. While avoiding the main character was tempting, I ultimately decided on Edmark Valoran, the Manticore Knight. Something about this model really stood out, and I wanted to experiment with a new paint scheme for him.
Let’s start by assembling the miniature. The entire set is designed as push-fit (as we know it from various starter sets and the Underworld range), so glue isn’t strictly necessary, but I highly recommend using it for a clean fit. Just pushing the parts together might leave gaps and the plastic glue not only bonds the parts together but actually melts them, filling in smaller gaps. All heroes come in light beige plastic, divided into several finely detailed components on the sprue. The Manticore Knight, for example, consists of five pieces plus a round base with a peg hole instead of a slot.
Theban Hoplite Tutorial
It's been a while since I did a tutorial for my Corinthians. I admit, being the old geezer that I am, the tutorials mainly serve as a reminder to myself of how I painted a particular model. Since the Thebans received good feedback, I might paint more models for them in the future. Reason enough to create a little reminder...
Skin
Since these are figurespurely for playing, I put less effort into the layers this time than I did with the Corinthians. The base coat consisted of Kobold Skin (Army Painter), which was highlighted in a 1:3 ratio with Bonewhite (Vallejo Game Color). Then the entire surface was washed with Flesh Wash (Two Thin Coats). However, I added some red and additional Lahmian Medium to this, because Flesh Wash is more of a brown tone than a suitable wash for skin.
The previous color was used to accentuate some of the muscles and the hands. I added pure white to this mixture, which provided the final accent. You don't need to accentuate the feet, as they are usually not visible anyway.
TabletopWelt Paint Meeting 2025
It was that time again: the Tabletopwelt painting meet-up took place and drew us to Lützensommern at the Rittergut. You can find my report on the 2024 painting meet-up here, so we'll skip some basic information about the location this time.
The weather was better as well. Although it drizzled a little in between, the fact that it was a good 8 °C warmer than last year was a welcome change.
As I was very busy last week, I started packing early. In addition to my painting supplies, I also brought something for the open bar. In addition to the full board provided by the youth hostel (including a fridge stocked with delicious Vita-Cola), many participants bring snacks or drinks from home, some of which are home-brewed. On the way there, I stopped at Haribo and picked up one of the large mixed kilo boxes. Later, numerous other sweets and snacks were added.
Art de la Guerre Team Tournament 2025
The Art de la Guerre Team Tournament was held on the Marksburg in Braubach last weekend. Having been there before, for example to watch the Field of Glory events, I took the opportunity to visit again.
Organised by Johannes Müther, the event covered teams of three split into the Ancients era (armies up to 551 BC), the Classical Antiquity era (armies from 550 BC to 476 AD) and the Middle Ages era (armies from 1050 AD). This tournament used the 4th Edition of L'Art de la Guerre rules, with 15–18 mm scale miniatures and forces of 200 points.
Warhammer World Championship Preview 2025 – Part 1
After the Big Summer Preview Games Workshop included a Preview Live show into the World Championship, held in Atlanta, to give us a teaser on what's to come.
And this preview got a hilarious teaser, with lots of easter eggs and humour that kept us excited for this nights show.
The previews covered the main systems of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Horus Heresy and The Old World, along with the side ranges of Legions Imperialis and Necromunda, and the latest stand-alone release for Warhammer Quest.
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