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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 311

Sculpting the Black Templars

November 2005·p. 22

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Dave Thomas, Mark Harrison and Martin Footitt explain assembling the large Crusader frame and defining a range previously represented mainly in artwork. Chains were symbolically important but difficult in plastic, while shorter tabards kept the legs visible and avoided the Dark Angels’ appearance. Compatible parts, medieval helmets and restored Mark IV details support conversion work. Helbrecht, Grimaldus and the Cenobyte Servitors become the sculptors’ culminating examples.

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The News

A Shadow in the East previews Easterlings, Khand and Khamûl, while Forge World shows its modular Phaeton outpost and a developing Keeper of Secrets. Realms of Sorcery, Vlad the Impaler and Fell Cargo broaden the book coverage. Reports also cover Cambridge’s gaming-room refurbishment, a regional doubles event, Space Hulk on mobile phones and a Winter Assault computer competition, with a new club-account service supporting organized groups.

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A Shadow in the East

Adam Troke describes a region-focused supplement set around Rhûn rather than another retelling of a film. A Gondorian campaign against Easterlings and Khand will escalate through linked scenarios, with an appendix connecting the armies to wider history. Perry concepts and new plastic bowmen and cavalry expand the range, while Khamûl supplies a named Ringwraith and Good heroes ensure the book is not confined to Evil forces.

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InterviewWD 311 · pp. 18–23

Chosen of the Emperor

Nick Kyme interviews Graham McNeill and the design team about giving Black Templars a distinct identity. Historical crusaders, knight-and-squire relationships and a relentless fleet-based mission shape the codex, while chains, lanterns, tabards and older armour marks carry those themes into miniatures. The discussion connects revised Righteous Zeal and character choices to the intended battlefield behaviour, with concept art and sculptors’ accounts tracing the project from sketches to finished models.

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