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Worlds of Warhammer: Forty Strange Truths

October 2019·pp. 8–11

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Phil Kelly tours the Mortal Realms through strange details that range from domestic trade and seasonal calendars to divine schemes and unsettling transformations. Stormcast memory loss, magical geography, wandering monsters and hidden agents demonstrate how everyday life and spectacular fantasy can coexist, offering starting points for armies and stories beyond the main wars.

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PaintingWD 447 · p. 4

Into the Aether: Dan’s Kharadron Colours

Dan Harden answers a reader’s question about his dark Kharadron scheme by separating brasswork, cloth and armour into distinct recipes. Drybrushed metal is completed before the dark areas are restored, while pale blue aether globes and a glossy finish provide small luminous accents against the subdued body colours.

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LoreWD 447 · p. 6

Ask Grombrindal: Imperial Currency

Grombrindal explains that the Imperium uses many currencies rather than one reliably interchangeable system. Thrones, crowns, credits and local scripts coexist with trade in supplies, resources and people, reflecting the distances and inconsistencies that make a single everyday monetary standard impractical across so many worlds.

Warhammer 40,000Imperium
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PaintingWD 447 · p. 7

Model of the Month: Lord Skreech Verminking

Sam Davies describes a warm bone-coloured skin recipe built from shading, overbrushing and drybrushing, then deepens selected facial and stomach details with a fine brush. Brown fur receives progressively brighter warm drybrushes, giving the enormous daemon-rat contrasting surfaces through straightforward repeatable methods.

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