CommunityWD 356 · p. 109
Rik explains the designation used for independent retailers offering a fuller hobby service. Gaming tables, painting areas and knowledgeable staff complement the product range. Such stores may also support clubs and local events. The feature describes their role in the contemporary community network, illustrated by Fanatic in Denmark.
CommunityWD 524 · pp. 112–113
The Bunker introduction previews reader miniatures, a vast French battle and a new collection of light-hearted monthly awards on the back page. A recurring painting-challenge calendar gives themes and submission windows, while the achievement tracker explains how painting, scenarios and club events contribute towards hobby ranks. The printed sample log is labelled June 2026 within this May issue and functions as a club record rather than changing the magazine’s publication date.
CommunityWD 524 · pp. 114–115
Readers describe returning to the hobby, finding support through a welcoming local shop and using painting as a satisfying creative routine. Other letters celebrate memorable battle reports and personalised armies, ask for their more frequent return, and welcome scratch-built terrain tutorials. The editorial replies discuss the pleasure of painting outside a main collection and suggest that further terrain-building features are already being considered.