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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 458

Tome Keepers: Classic Style

November 2020·pp. 60–61

THE SHORT VERSION

James Perry builds parchment-coloured armour over a Wraithbone undercoat, using thin smooth layers and controlled shading before sharp pale highlights. Separate recipes cover black casings, metals, red heraldry, green lenses, leather and skin, while painting a sergeant’s helmet separately makes the contrasting head easier to finish cleanly.

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Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Abaddon BlackAdministratum GreyAgrax EarthshadeBalor BrownBalthasar GoldCaliban GreenCatachan FleshtoneChaos Black SprayEshin GreyFlayed One FleshGal Vorbak RedKislev FleshLahmian MediumLeadbelcherMoot GreenMournfang BrownNuln OilRhinox HideSquig OrangeStormhost SilverSycorax BronzeUshabti BoneWarpstone GlowWazdakka RedWhite ScarWraithbone

Only explicitly named paints used in the feature are indexed.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 458, pp. 60–61.

Located at contents pages 60–61; this four-page painting insert is misnumbered 1–4 in the source.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.

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CommunityWD 458 · pp. 4–9

Contact!

Readers describe an army painted while travelling at sea, memorable solo games and a first attempt at miniature painting. The team explains Dark Angels chequered heraldry and supplies Jason’s Truskan Snowhound recipe, while Damien Tomasina discusses the multiple reflected and firelit sources that make his Triumph of Saint Katherine glow.

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EditorialWD 458 · pp. 16–19

Echoes from the Warp: Abstraction and Realism

Stu Black separates the purpose of enjoying a game from the immediate objective of winning its mission. Deep strike distances, wound allocation, psychic mishaps and Overwatch illustrate how abstract mechanisms can preserve speed, balance and meaningful decisions even when a more literal simulation might appear plausible.

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LoreWD 458 · pp. 20–25

Argovon Campaign: Death on Hishrea

Hishrea’s cold oceans, nomadic hunting fleets and punishing climate shape an Imperial campaign led by General Tansk. The costly Nurtheos landings eventually destroy the Necron dolmen gates, but the arrival of overwhelming tomb fleets forces withdrawal, leaving the official judgement of the commander at odds with evidence of her skill and the troops she saved.

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