EditorialWD 495 · p. 1
The editorial introduces an issue centred on the Tyranids, joining the new invasion narrative to a detailed examination of the creatures’ miniature designs. It also points readers towards the continuing Bunker campaign and the varied collections, painting projects and smaller games elsewhere in the magazine.
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CommunityWD 495 · pp. 4–7
James Crawford explains how painting Beornings helped him through demanding work as an NHS surgeon, while the letters pages also answer a question about the webway. Sam Davies presents a festive Bugmansson scene, a reader requests a metallic-red Deimos scheme, and Lawrence’s Snagaphon combines an orruk rider with a substantially rebuilt Carnosaur.
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LoreWD 495 · pp. 8–11
Leila Appleton considers how names communicate a culture before its history is explained. Stormcast titles, hissing Seraphon syllables, blunt orruk sounds, glottal grot names and the clipped terminology of the Ossiarch Bonereapers each suggest different societies; the essay also explores the contrasts between Nurgle’s familial language, Slaaneshi elegance and the traditions preserved by Soulblight bloodlines.
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