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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 351

Painting the Warboss’s Flesh

March 2009·p. 90

THE SHORT VERSION

Yellow and bone mixed into green make the Warboss’s skin brighter than his followers. Successive thin layers preserve smooth muscular transitions. Blue veins, tinted eyelids and muted lips add variety without losing the shared pale highlight. Dark talons provide a cooler contrast to the surrounding flesh.

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Orkhide ShadeChaos BlackBadab BlackKnarloc GreenGoblin GreenGolden YellowBleached BoneHawk TurquoiseRotting FleshRegal BlueScab Red

All explicitly named paints and finishes are indexed under their historical source names. See the original for mixtures and application order.

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Editorial: Collecting for Big Games

Mark treats Apocalypse as a way to field the models he enjoys rather than build towards a restrictive list. He reminds readers that three thousand points is only a starting scale for the expansion. Large games can also use ordinary rules when that better suits the group. The same collecting freedom extends to Legendary Battles and the forthcoming War of the Ring.

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Ork Stompa

A huge plastic idol combines a chainfist, heavy guns and a ramshackle armoured body. Alternative faceplates, a removable boss plate and freely positioned riggers allow considerable variation. One illustrated version leaves room for a painted clan symbol. The release notice emphasises both the machine’s destructive role and the kit’s wealth of small Ork details.

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ReviewWD 351 · pp. 4–5

Shadowsword and Stormlord

One plastic chassis supports six different super-heavy tank builds. The Shadowsword hunts Titans with its volcano cannon, while the Stormlord transports troops beneath heavy anti-infantry fire. Other barrels create specialist siege and support vehicles. The notice introduces the modelling choices before later pages provide the two principal datasheets.

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