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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 375

Arachnarok Spider

March 2011·p. 103

THE SHORT VERSION

The centrepiece uses a black, grey-drybrushed carapace against very pale joints, undersides and mandibles, creating the unsettling appearance of a real house spider. Its red eyes gain a glassy depth through repeated thin Baal Red washes and a final white reflection. Brown timber, washed webbing and Goblins painted like the Spider Riders integrate the elaborate howdah, while spare spiderlings and slate enrich the large base.

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News

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Adam Troke explores the new Orcs & Goblins army book with Jeremy Vetock and the designers of its Savage Orc and Arachnarok kits. Vetock expands the distinct lives of greenskin tribes while revising Animosity and making Choppas express Orc strength across weapon choices. Mark Harrison describes fitting primitive materials, Big Stabbas and ranking-friendly poses onto the Savage Orc frames; Alex Hedström explains the Arachnarok’s menacing stance, modular howdah crew and proliferation of spare spiderlings.

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