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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 495

Four Warlords: Operation Argentus

December 2023·pp. 76–77

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Andy Barlow’s Mechanicus salvage expedition searches the wrecks around a dangerous warp anomaly on Dykurnos VI. Servitor Ogryns become Kataphron substitutes, Ash Waste Nomad components reshape his priesthood, and a converted Manticore represents a reconnaissance Hippogriff. Bone-coloured armour, darkened mechanisms and rich red cloth give these unusual constructions a coherent expeditionary palette.

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