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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 316

Standard Bearer: New Model Armies

April 2006·pp. 44–45

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Jervis Johnson uses the Giant to introduce changes in how Citadel plastic models are designed and manufactured. Computer sculpting and scanning allow a physical model to become editable digital material, while production improvements promise faster and more ambitious kits. The scanned Carnifex and a partly digital Eldar platform demonstrate early examples. He anticipates more complete plastic armies and much larger models, while warning that the new methods will take time to become routine.

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