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Astra Militarum: Operation Argentus

June 2023·p. 77

THE SHORT VERSION

Andy Barlow plans a campaign force assembled from several regiments, inspired by Gaunt’s Ghosts and classic Imperial Guard artwork. A Cadian Combat Patrol test trooper establishes a fast Zandri Dust-based camouflage scheme, using Contrast colours and a restrained final drybrush to unify fatigues, armour and boots. Saving painting time leaves room for converted officers and support vehicles as the army grows.

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CommunityWD 489 · pp. 4–7

Contact

Readers describe how painting supports their wellbeing, returning after long breaks, and building collections with friends. Donal Bisanzio recounts secretly preparing two Heresy armies before surprising Alberto Demarchi with a Nottingham gaming trip; Yvan Tavares explains his softly blended Master Lazarus. The replies also cover the editorial team’s Sylvaneth collection and how the Blood Angels Legion was organised before the Heresy.

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PaintingWD 489 · p. 6

Gnarlroot Colours

Matt Hutson answers a reader’s question about his Gnarlroot Sylvaneth by explaining the warm bark and green growth recipes. Mournfang Brown and Agrax Earthshade establish the wood, followed by Bugman’s Glow drybrushing and opaque highlights; Straken Green, Athonian Camoshade and progressively paler highlights supply the contrasting foliage.

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LoreWD 489 · p. 7

Ask Grombrindal: Blood Angels Legion Organisation

The answer describes the Blood Angels before their division into Chapters, when a Legion of roughly 120,000–150,000 warriors arranged its companies within three Spheres. Rank-and-file formations occupied the Third Sphere, command roles the Second, and the First contained orders such as the Sanguinary Guard whose duties also expressed the Legion’s spiritual traditions.

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