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Testing, Testing: Blackstone Fortress Hostiles

June 2019·p. 142

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Lyle tests Contrast paints on an Ur-Ghul while his own collection is still in transit. Zenithal preparation and softened transitions create blue-green flesh with purple hands quickly, while a separate Guardsman palette shows how the same approach can speed up a whole set of hostiles.

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Chaos BlackCorax WhiteAkhelian GreenContrast MediumMagos PurpleMilitarum GreenGuilliman FleshBasilicum GreyBlood Angels RedAggaros DunesBlack Templar

The rendered Guardsman swatch is misprinted “Basilicum Grey”; that literal label is retained.

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