CommunityWD 387 · p. 21
The news page announces the forthcoming Games Day season and its Blood Angels Captain miniature based on the second-edition cover, then outlines store activities for expanding collections over Easter. Licensed roleplaying news introduces Hand of Corruption for Black Crusade and The Chaos Commandment for Dark Heresy, contrasting a penal-world campaign for Heretics with an investigation that concludes the Apostasy Gambit.
Warhammer 40,000Black Crusade
ShowcaseWD 387 · pp. 22–33
The feature contrasts the major Tyranid invasions and the different ways painters interpret the organisms of their Hive Fleets. Studio models show changes in flesh, carapace and focal colours, while Phil Kelly, Keith Robertson and Tom Hutchings explain collections built around swarms, towering monsters or an adaptable mix of both. The accounts connect a fleet’s visual identity with the kinds of models its owner most enjoys collecting.
Warhammer 40,000Tyranids
LoreWD 387 · p. 24
Behemoth’s direct, headlong invasion destroys hundreds of systems but consumes its own resources as it advances, unlike later fleets that preserve biomass and divide their attacks. Painting comments on the accompanying models show how the familiar red-and-black scheme can still vary: a pale blue Zoanthrope brain draws the eye, while a more subdued Pyrovore suggests a different character within the same fleet.
Warhammer 40,000Tyranids