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December 2021·pp. 4–9

THE SHORT VERSION

Readers explain how the hobby supported home learning and regular social gaming, alongside a gallery of painted armies and characters. Questions about vampires and miniature photography sit beside a handmade Helm’s Deep fortress, demonstrating the range from small personal projects to years of scenery construction.

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PaintingWD 471 · p. 6

Model of the Month: Akhelian Ishlaen Guard

Alessio Pizzo uses the transparency of Contrast paints and directional airbrushing to create striking eel riders. Manual highlights establish a fast non-metallic gold effect, while drilled metal pins attach the eels to underwater pillars and make the bases an integral part of the composition.

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ModellingWD 471 · p. 8

Conversion Corner: Trio of Mutants

Thomas Naili imagines Stormcast warriors transformed after investigating a shrine in Ulgu. Stormcast and Chaos parts, Dryad branches and unusual skulls create three distinct bodies, while modelling putty hides the joins and shared bloody details tie their mutations to the same sinister event.

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CommunityWD 471 · pp. 10–15

Worlds of Warhammer: Creating Your Army’s Story

Andy Clark offers tables for origins, missions, bases and defining quirks, then works through examples for several armies. The results are prompts to adapt rather than rigid prescriptions, encouraging players to let their models, opponents and games gradually build a force’s identity.

Warhammer 40,000Age of Sigmar
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