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Talons of the Emperor

March 2020·pp. 50–57

THE SHORT VERSION

Jason Lee’s Crusaders of the Last Watch combine black-armoured Custodians and Sisters of Silence within his growing Imperial collection. Artwork and the idea of a prolonged, unfulfilled crusade inspire the subdued armour, white details and snowy bases; recipes and modelling notes show how he keeps the elite force unified and deliberately unweathered.

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Contact!

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