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THE SHORT VERSION

Readers recall the magazine issues and friendships that began or sustained their hobby, from Glazer’s Creek to international editions. James Atkinson’s Einhyr Champion and the studio’s Ymyr Conglomerate receive detailed colour recipes, while Philipp Höppner recreates Ghoulslayer with a converted Maleneth. A question about Shu’gohl considers how population, influence and Sigmarite institutions distinguish a City of Sigmar.

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Grey SeerWhite ScarDawnstoneBlack TemplarDark ReaperThunderhawk BlueScreaming SkullNuln OilUlthuan GreyTroll Slayer OrangeFire Dragon BrightLugganath OrangeMournfang BrownFrostheartTalassar BluePallid Wych FleshMephiston RedAbaddon BlackEvil Sunz ScarletFenrisian GreyKhorne RedWazdakka RedSquig OrangeLahmian MediumAdministratum GreyUshabti Bone

Only explicitly named Citadel paints and mediums are indexed; unnamed colours and third-party products are not guessed.

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CommunityWD 500 · pp. 10–11

Access Granted! Armies on Parade

After a year of leagues and campaigns, the studio Bunker shifts attention toward painting, modelling and Armies on Parade. A planner begins with choosing a faction and story, then develops a palette, estimates construction and painting time and rehearses the finished arrangement. Participants can incorporate those same completed units into their Bunker achievements, connecting a display project to their continuing club activity.

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CommunityWD 500 · pp. 12–13

Challenges: Monsters and Machines

The monthly challenge asks participants to finish monsters and machines, while its journal records other club games and painting achievements. The rank system measures continued involvement rather than battlefield results alone. A forward schedule gives painters time to prepare later themes and lets the magazine itself become a record of their hobby year.

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CampaignWD 500 · pp. 14–17

The Crusade Campaign: Bastior Stands!

The invaders win the last campaign phase and force an overall draw with the defenders, aided by Steve’s ten newly painted units. Matt, Nyle and Andy take the final individual awards. Coordinator Andy credits a simple core-book structure with sustaining participation, while his Orks’ emerging rivalries and a named monster-slaying weapon illustrate the stories that have grown through the games.

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