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SHOWCASE·WHITE DWARF 459

The Malevolent Vesicle

December 2020·p. 80

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Elliot Hamer’s custom Hive Fleet Kaetus sends a gestation brood beneath a planet’s surface to drain its resources. Fast Contrast and drybrushing recipes create pale organisms with brown carapaces, a Zoanthrope-headed Hive Tyrant adds individuality, and drought-stricken bases reinforce the background of a world being consumed from below.

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CommunityWD 459 · pp. 4–9

Contact!

Readers share renewed family enthusiasm for Warhammer, colourful Underworlds warbands and ambitious modelling projects. Andy Hicks’s enormous Aeldari Pegasus and Mikal van Leeuwen’s recreation of the Eternity Gate receive extended explanations, while armour recipes and Rob Davis’s yellow reinterpretation of Ghazghkull provide painting ideas alongside the gallery.

Warhammer 40,000Age of Sigmar18 paint colours
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ShowcaseWD 459 · pp. 30–33

Da Bad Eggz Tribe

Nick Horth builds a fast, threatening Spiderfang force around several large Arachnaroks, including the shaman Ziggit Scablegs and his mount Queen Fangstabba. Painted for a team event, the force combines Spider Riders and suddenly appearing Skitterstrands, with named leaders and playful battle memories giving the scuttling collection a distinct identity.

Age of SigmarGloomspite Gitz
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ShowcaseWD 459 · pp. 38–45

The Colours of Magic

Steve Wren’s Tzeentch collection centres on four large daemons encouraged by the Omniscient Oracles formation, with differently coloured Horrors making their associations clear in games. Converted mortals, elaborate bases and freehand flames show the project’s continued development, while his reflections connect army painting, changing techniques and enjoyment of tournaments.

Age of SigmarDisciples of Tzeentch22 paint colours
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