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MODELLING·WHITE DWARF 496

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January 2024·pp. 126–131

THE SHORT VERSION

Mark Bedford builds a playable cross-section of the Underhive inspired by the studio’s older vertical dioramas. A shallow wooden frame supports factories, a reactor, a sump and an access shaft, with levels planned around real ladders, stairs and miniature clearance. Spray-painted foundations and grime unify the many kits, while atmospheric lighting reveals the separate stories the densely stacked industrial spaces can suggest.

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Four Warlords: The Sanguinites

Laura Matarasso combines Necron bodies with Mortek arms and heads to make Ossiarch infantry taller than their skeletal allies. Reposed Kainan leads the force, while a centaur-like Harvester merges Ossiarch kits and decorative Custodes parts. A red-to-bone stippled finish and strings of painted glue create the wet, gore-covered appearance that connects the Sanguinites with Necro-Dame.

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RulesWD 496 · pp. 132–133

Into the Underhive

Two nine-fighter crews enter a vertical battlefield through randomly assigned tunnels and race to recover loot from its levels. A loaded fighter handles weapons awkwardly, but entering a tunnel banks the prize before the model emerges at another uncertain entrance. Credits, experience and reputation reward successful scavengers, making route planning and extraction as significant as taking opponents out of action.

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ShowcaseWD 496 · p. 142

Inside the Studio: It’s Getting Hot in Here!

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