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Sculpting the Warriors of House Goliath

November 2017·p. 38

THE SHORT VERSION

Dave Thomas and Mark Bedford connect the new Goliaths’ shapes to their lives in the foundries. Heavy lifting braces, protective workwear, respirators and industrial weapons turn apparently extravagant decoration into functional equipment, while integrated stimms and imposing physical proportions preserve the older gang’s blunt, threatening character.

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