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February 2022·pp. 4–9

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A scratch-built Necromunda spire demonstrates how industrial scenery can become a long-term personal project. Reader miniatures accompany questions about Snakebite traditions and Space Marine heraldry, plus detailed advice for weathered metal and a spectacular painted dragon.

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Painting Question: Kragnos

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Model of the Month: Smaug

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Realmscapes: The Bright City

Hammerhal Aqsha’s industrial strength and religious fervour send a constant stream of Dawnbringer Crusades into the Realm of Fire. Behind its heroic public identity lie crowded districts, social friction and carefully cultivated propaganda, making the city as volatile as the landscape from which it draws its power.

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