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MODELLING·WHITE DWARF 286

Building a Chaos Tree

October 2003·pp. 16–19

THE SHORT VERSION

Steve Cumiskey and Mark Jones turn Nuala Kennedy’s sketch into an animated tree held down by chains and heavy rocks. Combining several wire armatures creates a large trunk and root-like legs, while filler, embedded skeletons and a restrained facial expression suggest something alive inside the wood. The guide follows the construction through bark texture, anchors and painting, with successive brown and bone drybrushes distinguishing the creature from its grey stone restraints.

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Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Chaos BlackScorched BrownDark FleshBestial BrownBleached BoneVomit BrownSkull WhiteCodex GreyFortress GreyVermin Brown

All explicitly named paints and finishes are indexed under their historical source names. See the original for mixtures and application order.

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Terrain Wire armature Animated scenery Trees Drybrushing

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EditorialWD 286 · Inside cover

Eye of Terror

Paul Sawyer reports on the enormous response to the Eye of Terror campaign at its halfway stage. Participation at events and online makes the fictional war feel like a shared undertaking. He also corrects an illegal combination in an earlier Chaos battle report and explains the issue’s free Warhammer reference sheet, looking ahead to a Kislev supplement rather than treating every announcement as a new standalone game.

Warhammer 40,000Warhammer Fantasy Battles
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CommunityWD 286 · pp. 2–3

Games Workshop News

Campaign notices and upcoming events place the issue in the closing weeks of the Eye of Terror summer. Black Library’s Ambassador release offers another route into the Warhammer setting, while competition and retail news describe opportunities to meet other players. A notice of the forthcoming White Dwarf price change accompanies the previews, recording the practical publishing context alongside the hobby announcements.

Warhammer 40,000Warhammer Fantasy Battles
October 2003Read summary
RulesWD 286 · pp. 12–15

The Battle for Sternburg

A Beastmen raid becomes a small Warhammer scenario through the story of a cobbler seeking help for his village. By the time the Empire’s relief force arrives, Sternburg has already suffered, and its defenders must withstand repeated attacks until mounted reinforcements reach them. The scenario uses a modest Empire battalion against returning Beast herds, making survival and the timing of the Knights of the White Wolf more important than an equal-points pitched battle.

Warhammer Fantasy BattlesBeastmen
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