CommunityWD 490 · pp. 4–7
Readers share therapeutic painting, custom Imperial forces and enthusiasm for several generations of Warhammer games. Ian Balzer links Space Wolves and his Sisterhood of the Wolf through their colours; Fiona Gosschalk’s rainbow Skink Oracle combines bright blends, non-metallic gold and tiny galactic patterns. The replies explain a pale Death Guard recipe and briefly place the major alien species in the era of the Horus Heresy.
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PaintingWD 490 · p. 4
Tom Moore’s Death Guard armour starts from white and gains a warm aged finish through Skeleton Horde, Ushabti Bone and pale drybrushed and edge highlights. The answer distinguishes this newer recommendation from Tom’s earlier Seraphim Sepia shading. Brown recess stains, sponge-stippled grime and selective blood finish the worn appearance without hiding the light armour.
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LoreWD 490 · p. 7
A reader asks what alien civilisations were doing while the Imperium fought itself. The answer briefly distinguishes the recovering Aeldari, sleeping Necrons, primitive T’au, distant Tyranids and the Kin’s involvement on both sides. Orks remained an active military threat despite their defeat at Ullanor, giving the civil war a wider galactic context.
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