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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 285

The Sands of Time…

September 2003·Inside cover

THE SHORT VERSION

Paul Sawyer discovers how the old Mail Order department has become a team of Hobby Specialists, with online shopping changing the balance between sales and advice. A tour of the department leads to an explanation of its work answering rules queries, suggesting conversion components and helping painters. The column presents the change as part of the hobby’s growth, while also reflecting on how unfamiliar a former employee can find the organisation he once knew.

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The Ring-bearer Speaks…

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Paragons of Honour

The editors introduce an issue devoted to Imperial and Chaos Knights and the new Iron Warriors releases, including the redesigned Defiler. They also explain the decision to publish Jamie Farquhar’s Iron Warriors collection as a tribute following his death in 2024: his conversions had already appeared throughout the magazine’s Arks of Omen storyline, but his whole army had never received its own feature.

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