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Knights Excelsior

August 2022·p. 22

THE SHORT VERSION

Chris takes the normally pristine Knights Excelsior into the mud and grime of Thondia. Diluted Contrast paints establish ivory and blue before oil weathering and textured corrosion age the Annihilators, making the familiar Stormhost feel engaged in a particular campaign rather than newly issued from the armoury.

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WraithboneSkeleton HordeContrast MediumTalassar BlueUltramarines BlueTyphus Corrosion

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CommunityWD 479 · pp. 4–9

Contact!

Readers share a wearable crown built from thousands of Warhammer components, a signed Gimli diorama and memories of a much-loved fellow hobbyist. Painting answers explain Magore’s red armour and brass trim, while the model-of-the-month Gordrakk uses deliberately desaturated desert colours and an unconventional emerald skin tone.

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LoreWD 479 · pp. 10–13

Worlds of Warhammer: The Mortal Realms and the Aetheric Void

The article explains realmspheres, the increasingly dangerous magic towards their edges and the realmgates that connect their habitable interiors. Moons, satellites, Seraphon temple-ships and the Realm of Chaos broaden the picture beyond eight isolated landscapes, leaving space for strange dimensions and the threatening creatures that cross the surrounding void.

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ModellingWD 479 · pp. 16–17

Fantastic War Hosts: Stormhosts

Creating a Stormhost can begin with a name and colours but gains depth through its realm, heroic origins, purpose and commanding characters. Examples explain primary, secondary and accent colours, while the Anvils of the Heldenhammer show how background and appearance can reinforce each other across an entire Stormcast collection.

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