CommunityWD 426 · pp. 46–51
The retrospective follows a year of major changes, from Cadia’s fall and Guilliman’s return to the new edition, Primaris reinforcements and Mortarion. It also covers new Mortal Realms armies, Shadespire, Necromunda, Forge World projects and Black Library books, with a parallel month-by-month account of how White Dwarf reported those developments.
Warhammer 40,000Age of Sigmar
ShowcaseWD 426 · p. 90
Gareth Nicholas’s gold-winning Arwen combines stippled cloth, restrained freehand and carefully built translucent skin. His comments describe restoring colour with glazes after texturing the coat, using a bright foundation for luminous flesh, and drawing on film references while simplifying embroidery to suit the miniature’s tiny surface.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle GameRivendell
ShowcaseWD 426 · p. 91
Patric Sand’s silver-winning Gandalf separates several apparently similar grey fabrics through subtle shifts of warmth, coolness and texture. Glazing produces broad transitions from deep shadows to bright highlights, while the judges praise the ability to keep the whole miniature coherent without allowing its layers of clothing to merge visually.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle GameThe Fellowship