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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 329

Painting Black Orcs

May 2007·pp. 58–61

THE SHORT VERSION

Chad Mierzwa begins with Foundation basecoats that already make the regiment usable on the table, then adds detail in manageable later stages. Chipped red armour and brighter metal create a campaigning appearance, while dark green flesh receives carefully limited highlights. Bone, cloth, drum skin and the standard supply lighter accents, and fine brown ink around armour joins gives definition without repainting the entire unit.

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Deep in Darkling Moria

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LoreWD 329 · pp. 50–61

Da Green Menace

The returning greenskins range centres on plastic Black Orcs, the first regiment designed entirely with the Studio’s digital sculpting technology. New bosses, trolls and Goblin characters expand the surrounding horde, while Gorbad embodies the historical scale of a great Waaagh! Background, kit diagrams, a starter army and a complete Black Orc painting project explain how the releases can become a characterful collection rather than just isolated display models.

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