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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 479

The Toxic Tones of Barbarus

August 2022·p. 130

THE SHORT VERSION

Separate recipes cover shattered earth, burned trees, hab buildings, rocks, metals and Death Guard wrecks. The chemical silos use a rust-coloured underlayer beneath hairspray and pale paint, then warm water and a toothbrush expose chips, creating worn industrial surfaces that match the battlefield’s polluted ground.

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Dryad BarkRakarth FleshGrey SeerPallid Wych FleshRhinox HideWyldwoodBlack TemplarDeath Guard GreenAgrax EarthshadeAthonian CamoshadeLeadbelcherIronbreakerMechanicus Standard GreyNuln OilAdministratum GreyMournfang Brown

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