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Parade Ground: Flyers

December 2012·pp. 84–91

THE SHORT VERSION

The aircraft gallery ranges from Phil Cowey’s bright Sons of Medusa Stormtalon to elaborate Ork and Necron conversions. Aly Morrison combines several Necron kits into a towering double-ray machine; Colin Grayson borrows an asymmetric historical aircraft concept; Dave Thomas adds excessive engines; and Gavin Newton exposes a maze of machinery beneath a Grot pilot. Oliver Norman’s rescue Valkyrie and Matt Murphy-Kane’s camouflaged Avenger show how role and weathering can define a vehicle as strongly as weapons.

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New Releases: The Hobbit — An Unexpected Journey

The team explores the new Hobbit range, led by Escape from Goblin Town and its Dwarves, Wizards, Hobbit and misshapen enemies. Close photographs examine character likenesses, alternative weapons and the sculpted details that distinguish each member of Thorin’s Company. Trolls, Hunter Orcs, Wargs and the White Council broaden the range, while modular walkways establish the underground setting. The feature also explains how existing Lord of the Rings collections and sourcebooks remain part of the expanded collecting hobby.

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ShowcaseWD 396 · pp. 14–17

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Rules Manual

Andrew Kenrick reviews the new hardback manual as both a visually detailed book and an extension of the familiar Strategy Battle Game. Its parchment-style presentation and borders echo Dwarven clothing, while examples, an index and appendices support practical use. He highlights new options for Monsters and Heroic Actions, profiles for the movie’s characters, narrative scenarios and a gallery encompassing both Hobbit and Lord of the Rings models.

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CampaignWD 396 · pp. 36–39

Crusade of Fire

Crusade of Fire presents a team campaign over the Corvus sub-sector after a long-isolating warpstorm subsides. Players can combine its system with Planetary Empires, sharing victories or pursuing personal glory as more worlds enter the struggle. The review outlines the studio campaign’s narrative and three additional modes: Burning Skies expands air combat, Arena of Death moves into Commorragh’s fighting pits, and Daemon Worlds subjects armies to unstable realities and possession.

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