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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 308

Batch Broods: The Cheat’s Guide to Painting

August 2005·pp. 72–74

THE SHORT VERSION

A reusable stick and large brushes let Guy Haley apply Graveyard Earth and Brown Ink quickly across a whole brood. Pale drybrushing establishes the chitin, then progressively lighter fine stripes concentrate detail on the eye-catching carapace. Rotting Flesh and coloured inks distinguish tubes and soft tissues, while dark claws and purple tongues keep the palette compact. Haley recommends batches of at least eight and deliberately limits perfectionism so the force reaches the table.

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Chaos BlackGraveyard EarthBrown InkBleached BoneSkull WhiteVermin BrownKommando KhakiRotting FleshGreen InkRed InkWarlock PurpleBlack InkCamo GreenScorched BrownPurity SealArdcoat

The guide prints “Commando Khaki,” normalized to Kommando Khaki. Includes the named Purity Seal finish and optional Ardcoat alternative; unnamed yellow is left unspecified.

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The News

Graham McNeill previews the Black Templars’ first complete standalone codex, emphasizing knightly identity, Crusader squads and vows chosen through the Emperor’s Champion. Helbrecht and Grimaldus lead the accompanying character range, with the latter’s rescued relics borne by servitors. Other reports introduce Shas’O R’myr, new publications, the Games Day Aurelius model and the forthcoming Lord of the Rings rulebook offer, while campaign news urges players into the War of the Ring’s final phase.

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The White Dwarf Team

Guy Haley recounts a catastrophic mechanised Guard defeat in which Jes Bickham’s winged Hive Tyrant survived concentrated fire and opened his transports for the swarm. Christian Byrne completes Chaos models and rethinks his Imperators around larger infantry squads. Greg MacGregor describes a failed three-way Battle Companies recovery game, Nick Kyme’s Dwarfs finally lose to Colin Goodwin’s Skaven, and Paul Rudge returns to Harad gaming despite one exceptionally unproductive opening battle.

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Painting the Waystone and Base

The stone receives a black undercoat followed by Codex Grey, Fortress Grey and Skull White drybrushes, then small Camo Green additions for moss and weathering. The ground is painted Bestial Brown, Graveyard Earth and Bleached Bone before flock, ensuring that worn patches reveal natural earth colours. Clump foliage and hedge pieces supply ivy and bushes, with a Bubonic Brown drybrush aging their appearance. The nine-paint index includes colours omitted from the introductory materials list.

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