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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 342

Standard Bearer: Bringing the Hobby to Life

June 2008·pp. 77–79

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Jervis previews the aims behind the new Warhammer 40,000 rulebook: inspiring background, attractive models and rules that make their story feel immediate. He explains why the developers prefer a model’s actual view across the scenery to the previous abstract height and area-terrain system. A missile shot seen through opposing windows illustrates the imaginative effect he wants. The column treats cinematic involvement as a design priority and places rules alongside the other parts of the hobby.

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Editorial: Mordor and the Month of Hobby

Grombrindal introduces Mordor as Adam Troke’s final sourcebook before leaving the Studio, celebrating the developer’s contribution to the Middle-earth game. Painting occupies another large part of the issue through the revised Citadel range, new washes, a spray gun and the return of Painting Workshop. The editorial frames these articles as practical companions to the new painting book and invites readers to judge the promised improvements for themselves.

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Warhammer World Summer Hobby Camp

Warhammer World announces five-day camps built around assembling, painting and playing with a new or expanded army. A selected battalion or battleforce, materials, tuition and a carrying case support the week’s project, with games testing the growing force. The page also lists forthcoming exhibitions and previews Aly Morrison’s new Bugman miniature. The programme turns the earlier hobby-camp proposal into bookable activities with a clear collecting goal.

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InterviewWD 342 · pp. 28–33

Painting Revolution

Andy Hall visits Dave Cross to examine the new washes, spray gun and painting book. Cross explains the difference between opaque Foundation paints and translucent paint-based shading, while ’Eavy Metal painters describe experiments with metal and colour. Demonstrations compare washing before or after highlights, and Chad Mierzwa develops a complete Tyranid scheme from a shaded white undercoat. The feature presents the releases through their practical effect on consistent army painting.

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