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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 451

We’ve Created a Monster

February 2020·p. 1

THE SHORT VERSION

The editor introduces a larger issue, explaining that serialising Faith & Fire has prompted an extra sixteen pages. The expansion sits alongside the ongoing mixture of gaming, painting and background, including a major finale for the Warlords of Vigilus challenge.

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EditorialWD 451 · pp. 10–13

Worlds of Warhammer: Architects, Gardeners and Hunter-Gatherers

Phil Kelly applies different creative habits to collecting armies: meticulous planners, hobbyists who grow a force organically and scavengers who adopt neglected models. His Skrapyard Dogz illustrate how disparate gifts, repairs and acquisitions can become a coherent Ork army through shared colours and background.

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EditorialWD 451 · pp. 94–97

Echoes from the Warp: Codex Space Marines

Robin Cruddace explains the design priorities behind the 2019 Space Marine codex. Combat doctrines encourage armies to operate without allies, expanded Chapter Tactics express distinctive styles and separate supplements create room for Chapter-specific material; the discussion also covers revised stratagems, successors and special-issue wargear.

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EditorialWD 524 · Inside cover

The Hobby Pillars

The editorial uses modelling, painting, gaming and reading as the four pillars that support the hobby. It introduces the issue through concrete examples of each, from converted Knights and Battlemages to Speed Freek painting, a vehicle-heavy battle and the concluding instalment of the Chronicles of Bain.

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