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MODELLING·WHITE DWARF 338

Modelling Workshop: Imperial Baneblades

February 2008·pp. 88–95

THE SHORT VERSION

Six Studio tanks demonstrate how one plastic chassis can express different regiments and battlefield jobs. Extra stores turn a Tallarn vehicle into a long-range expedition tank, jungle camouflage transforms a Catachan Hellhammer and command crews distinguish a Vostroyan machine. Urban Cadian and Mordant vehicles use their own practical details, while Yarrick’s ornate pulpit becomes a dramatic centrepiece. Each example includes an exact palette and explains conversions ranging from small additions to major structural work.

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Tausept OchreBubonic BrownBleached BoneSkull WhiteScorched BrownVermin BrownCharadon GraniteCodex GreyGraveyard EarthBoltgun MetalOgre Flesh SprayDesert YellowKommando KhakiMechrite RedBlood RedBlazing OrangeBrazen BrassBurnished GoldChainmailMithril SilverShadow GreyCatachan GreenCamo GreenBestial BrownAdeptus BattlegreyFortress GreyDark FleshRotting FleshChaos BlackIyanden DarksunMordian BlueOrkhide ShadeDheneb StoneArdcoatMatt VarnishAstronomican GreyHormagaunt PurpleBlack InkBrown InkShining GoldTin Bitz

The six printed palettes and named finishing products are included. Ogre Flesh Spray is explicitly identified as discontinued, with a Graveyard Earth and Shadow Grey replacement mix.

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