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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 487

A Tale of Four Warlords: Challenge Two

April 2023·pp. 10–21

THE SHORT VERSION

The studio selection process moves from a single test miniature to a complete chosen unit, asking prospective warlords to demonstrate how their ideas scale. Judges consider painting, conversions and background, with plans ranging from mechanised mixed-regiment infantry to a new Fyreslayer lodge. Contributor recipes expose the practical methods behind the photographed entries.

Weathered Custodes, a converted gliding Terrorgheist, varied squigs and bespoke Infiltrator equipment offer very different collection directions. Other entrants use cold colours, distinctive realm backgrounds or strong spot colours to distinguish established factions. The contrast between coherent repeated schemes and elaborate centrepieces becomes part of deciding which projects can sustain an army.

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Death Guard GreenAthonian CamoshadeMortarion GrimeKrieg KhakiIron WarriorsNuln OilIron Hands SteelChaos BlackCorax WhiteIncubi DarknessSotek GreenTemple Guard BlueBalthasar GoldNihilakh OxideStormhost SilverTesseract GlowKhorne RedAbaddon BlackWild Rider RedSquig OrangeUngor FleshKislev FleshFlayed One FleshWraithboneApothecary WhiteLeadbelcherRunefang SteelMechanicus Standard GreyCelestra GreyAgrax EarthshadeBerserker BloodshadeWord Bearers RedMephiston RedBlood for the Blood GodBlood Angels RedGryph-hound OrangeJokaero OrangeFlesh Tearers RedFire Dragon BrightPallid Wych FleshRhinox HideKantor BlueSnakebite LeatherEvil Sunz ScarletTau Light OchreCatachan FleshBloodreaver FleshCaledor SkyTyran BlueTeclis BlueLothern BlueContrast MediumWazdakka RedZandri DustNaggaroth NightShyish PurplePhoenician PurpleDaemonette HideDark ReaperThunderhawk BlueFenrisian GreyWhite ScarFuegan OrangeTroll Slayer OrangeSons of Horus GreenSybarite GreenLeviadon BlueStormfiendSigvald BurgundyScreamer PinkRatling GrimePink Horror

All explicitly named colours in the published contributor recipes are grouped in this parent feature; no recipe is inferred from photographs.

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Painting Question: Celennar, Spirit of Hysh

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Model of the Month: Lady of Vines

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