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COMMUNITY·WHITE DWARF 434

An Unexpected Journey

September 2018·pp. 142–143

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Staff members recall their first Middle-earth miniatures, favourite characters and memorable shared projects. Early Rangers, long-awaited Glorfindel collections and a doubles force based on Dale and Erebor show how affection for the books and films can sustain an army through years of hobby activity.

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Planet Warhammer

A new Middle-earth edition arrives with Pelennor Fields, while Rogue Trader takes Kill Team into ships and enclosed chambers. Space Wolves, Canis Rex, Nurgle footballers and smaller-scale Reavers broaden the month’s releases, with supporting scenery, licensed games and fiction offering several possible new projects.

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CommunityWD 434 · p. 27

The Reader’s Guide to Ciaphas Cain

The guide introduces the long-running adventures of Commissar Ciaphas Cain through novels and related fiction. His mixture of self-preservation, reputation and dangerous service offers a distinctive way into the Imperial Guard’s world, with suggested reading helping newcomers approach an established series.

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CommunityWD 434 · pp. 28–29

Contact

Reader letters discuss painted models, old grudges and plans for future collecting. The replies connect practical colour choices with broader questions about Warhammer’s settings and the new Middle-earth journey, preserving the personal side of a month dominated by large new releases.

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