ModellingWD 311 · pp. 50–51
Wood maps the component choices for five ranged and melee Initiates, including a meltagunner, power fist and older-style helmets. Open poses reveal the ornate Crusader torsos, while tabarded bodies need Tactical legs and a firing bolter may fit better with one less-decorated component. Extra seals, lanterns and vehicle or Terminator parts show the frame’s uses beyond these five infantry models.
Warhammer 40,000Black Templars
ModellingWD 311 · pp. 58–61
Steve Cumiskey and Chad Mierzwa show how different weapon types leave distinguishable marks on vehicles, infantry and scenery. Drilled impacts and painted glass cracks contrast with scorched paint, gouged beam strikes, explosive pitting and molten or acid-damaged armour. Examples also add flowing oil and Tyranid erosion. The introduction asks modellers to match the damage level to whether the piece represents a functioning vehicle or an outright wreck.
Warhammer 40,00012 paint colours
ModellingWD 311 · p. 58
Drilled holes and radiating white-painted cracks turn blister plastic into shot glass. A knife enlarges stone impacts irregularly, while metal craters remain shallower and rounder. Wire coated in a brown-black gloss mixture creates oil escaping from damaged drums. These compact details allow a model to suggest a specific recent attack without covering the entire surface in destruction.
Warhammer 40,0004 paint colours