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SHOWCASE·WHITE DWARF 458

The Sons of Istrouma

November 2020·pp. 64–67

THE SHORT VERSION

Lyle Lowery’s growing Tome Keepers include a Battalion’s worth of troops, armour and specialists, with books added to an Apothecary to reflect the Chapter’s funerary duties. He explains his armour shortcut and colour choices, while the final page examines four command conversions and James Perry’s contrasting paint method on supporting squads.

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