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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 322

Standard Bearer: Writing a Codex

October 2006·pp. 46–48

THE SHORT VERSION

Jervis Johnson uses Phil Kelly’s work on Codex: Eldar to explain the long process behind an army book. Feedback and the design of new miniatures begin well before release; an initial list then undergoes repeated tests for battlefield character, balance and clarity while the background, hobby material and production work develop around it. The account emphasises the collaboration and revision hidden behind a finished book, including the effort to keep existing collections usable.

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