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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 494

Defence of the Lion’s Gate

November 2023·p. 129

THE SHORT VERSION

Matt recreates the Imperial Fists defending the Lion’s Gate spaceport with a Garrison Force and supporting Contemptor and Deredeo Dreadnoughts. Dirty yellow armour links it to his larger Horus Heresy collection. Successive yellow drybrushes and stippled damage preserve detail at small scale while making the force look battered by siege warfare.

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