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Painting Question: Some Classic Iyanden Colours

May 2023·p. 5

THE SHORT VERSION

The studio translates the palette of an older Iyanden Farseer into the contemporary Citadel range. Separate recipes distinguish neutral black cloth from colder blue-highlighted black armour, while brown shading keeps yellow areas warm. Pale crystalline blades progress through blue-green shading to sharp white highlights, preserving the model’s striking contrast without claiming these were the original historical paints.

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Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Abaddon BlackEshin GreyDawnstoneAdministratum GreyAverland SunsetYriel YellowSkrag BrownDoombull BrownWhite ScarAhriman BlueBlue HorrorSotek GreenKantor BlueDark ReaperThunderhawk Blue

These are the modern equivalents explicitly supplied by the article, rather than a claimed identification of the original 15-year-old recipe.

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Contact!

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Echoes From the Warp: Map Design — Part I

Duncan Waugh explains how early first-person-shooter levels informed Boarding Actions map design. Layouts should capture a setting’s feel while posing varied tactical problems, with movement flow revealing how doors and corners change the effective distance between positions. Meaningful alternative routes, purposeful focal points and testing the first three turns from every entry zone help prevent dead areas or funnels that remove player agency.

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