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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 352

Painting Workshop: Armies

April 2009·pp. 84–91

THE SHORT VERSION

Chris plans an army around a tested dominant colour and a limited palette. Large batches, prepared bases and organised assembly keep the work moving. More detailed monsters and heroes become rewards after completing ordinary troops. His Mordor army shows how consistent colours can still create a varied rabble rather than a uniform regiment.

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Chaos Black SprayScorched BrownChainmailDevlan MudBadab BlackBleached BoneSnakebite LeatherBestial Brown

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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Army of the Dead

Twenty plastic warriors depict the cursed Men of Dunharrow. Their oath binds them to the rightful king rather than Sauron. A separate metal banner supports formations in the new mass-battle system. The notice explicitly identifies uses for the warriors in both Middle-earth games.

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