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January 2023·pp. 4–9

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Readers discuss the survival of the studio’s old World Eater champion, battle-report maps and the enormous scale of an Imperial display. Painting advice explains Karkadrak skin and glowing runes, while Roberto Sirchia describes using warm and cool reflections to give Sigvald’s shield a convincing mirrored surface; a lore answer considers the competing ambitions behind Genestealer Cult alliances.

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