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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 316

Making the Biggest Giant: Brian Nelson

April 2006·p. 30

THE SHORT VERSION

Brian Nelson explains the practical difficulty of fitting four Giant identities and numerous realistic accessories onto two plastic frames. Research into animals grounds small comic details such as the vulture and dead cow, while deliberately inconsistent anatomy keeps the creature fantastical. Seb Perbett assists with components during a project lasting more than eighteen months. The feature also places the traditionally sculpted Giant at a turning point before computer-based production becomes more widespread.

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EditorialWD 316 · Inside cover

Editorial: The Giants Are Coming

Owen Rees introduces the plastic Giant as a monster whose interchangeable parts suit four different armies and whose mercenary rules bring it to still more forces. He also highlights the expanding Tau range, the Tallarn desert feature and the approaching Medusa V campaign. His own Empire and Drop Troop projects connect these announcements to the month’s collecting opportunities. The editorial presents new miniatures alongside the games and settings in which readers can use them.

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LoreWD 316 · pp. 20–30

Attack of the Giants

The feature traces Giants back to the Sky-titans, whose mountain civilization was destroyed when the Ogres were driven into their realm. Their scattered descendants survive as slaves, Greenskin companions, Chaos-warped creatures or mercenaries. The new plastic kit translates those identities into interchangeable heads, weapons and accessories. Assembly instructions, Dogs of War rules and Brian Nelson’s account of sculpting the model connect that background to a versatile new battlefield centrepiece.

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LoreWD 316 · pp. 20–21

The Fall of the Sky-titans

The ancestors of Giants once inhabited cloud-wrapped mountain castles, largely removed from smaller civilizations below. The arrival of Ogres after the catastrophe of the Great Maw overwhelms their isolated realm. Survivors disperse into small groups and decline in both numbers and intellect. This history turns the familiar drunken monster into the remnant of a destroyed civilization rather than an inexplicable oversized human.

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