Guides
Zenithal Highlighting for Beginners: Airbrush, Aerosol, or Dry Brush
Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Counter Notes
Zenithal Highlighting: The Cheapest Way to Add Depth Before You Add Colour
Weekly column · Lessons from the paint counter at WWH · August 2026
Zenithal highlighting is one of the easiest, cheapest steps up you can take toward better-looking figures, and it is one we point people to constantly at the counter. The name sounds technical, but the idea is plain: you apply your highlight from directly above the model, the way the sun fa
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Aug 07, 2026
Night Before Armageddon — Kyle's Horus Heresy Salamanders Paint Guide
Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide
Night Before Armageddon — Kyle's Horus Heresy Salamanders
Warhammer: The Horus Heresy · Salamanders · Paint Guide
Salamanders
To get everyone fired up for launch night, we're covering a Salamanders scheme from Kyle - one of the chapters deeply involved in the Armageddon conflict. There's no better way to count down to a launch than painting the warriors who'll be on the table.
This is a Mark VI Horus Heresy Space
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Jun 05, 2026
Kyle's Space Marine 2 Heavy Las Intercessor Conversion — Build Feature
Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide
Kyle Builds a Space Marine 2 Heavy Las Intercessor Conversion
Warhammer 40,000 · Custom Conversion · Full Build & Paint Guide
⚔ Custom Conversion
Space Marine 2 was the inspiration for this one-off custom Heavy Las Intercessor. The las-gun is sourced from the Eliminators kit and heavily modified away from its sniper configuration - Kyle wanted the shorter, heavier rifle look from the game rather than a sniper barre
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May 26, 2026