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Matt’s Darkshards

October 2013·p. 115

THE SHORT VERSION

Matt adapts his established black-and-red Dark Elves to the current paint range. Flesh colour also highlights armour tips, saving a separate stage. A red glaze tints the black and settles the brighter edges. Eight stages allow a unit to be completed within two evenings while retaining a coherent army appearance.

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Chaos BlackCadian FleshtoneKhorne RedReikland FleshshadeBloodletterRunefang SteelMechanicus Standard GreyAbaddon Black

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Darkshards Black and red Eight stages Batch painting Red glaze

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Opening Salvo

Jes Bickham introduces the Dark Elves as a counterpart to the High Elf release earlier in the year. New infantry, shrines and monsters give the army a broad visual renewal. Their first battle in the issue tests that force against greenskins. Completed display projects and a return to the Horus Heresy add other major collecting themes.

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Cauldron of Blood

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Bloodwrack Shrine

A Medusa rises from a bowl beneath a mirror intended to protect the Dark Elves from her own gaze. Mirrored masks serve the same purpose for her attendants. Serpents, an ancient spear and a painfully distorted body express Atharti’s curse. Shared components also allow a Medusa or shrine characters to stand separately when the other main assembly is chosen.

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