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Realms of Ruin Diorama Competition

September 2024·p. 5

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The magazine presents the winning scenes made with Realms of Ruin’s digital scene editor. Graeme W Harris’s symmetrical battle composition takes first place, with a low viewpoint among Stormcasts and an expansive fortified-city scene completing the top three. Judges explain how depth, readable opposing forces, camera position and small environmental details support narrative and composition.

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CommunityWD 504 · pp. 2–7

Planet Warhammer

The expanded reader section combines affection for older issues with reports of current hobby activity. A long-time collector describes rebuilding a magazine collection, readers welcome Spearhead and Legions Imperialis, and photographed models range from a vivid Lumineth character to a complete blue-and-yellow Mechanicus patrol. A digital diorama contest and a tightly fought studio Underworlds final show other forms of creative competition.

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ShowcaseWD 504 · p. 4

Model of the Month: Vanari Lord Regent

Martin Orlando combines new Lumineth imagery with a classic High Elf silhouette through Dragon Prince components. Older fantasy art informs the skin and eyes, while Elrond’s film armour inspires the red-and-silver palette. Saturated colours and carefully blended purple shading give the model its reflective finish, showing how references from several sources can become one coherent personal scheme.

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LoreWD 504 · pp. 8–13

Worlds of Warhammer: Delving for Theme

Jordan Green encourages collectors to treat the large Warhammer settings as room for their own stories rather than obligations to follow every major narrative event. Choosing a historical conflict or a particular realm can supply a unifying theme. He develops that idea through Shyish-inspired armies: haunted Kharadron salvage crews, cursed gargants, identity-preserving Stormcasts and morbid Lumineth are among the examples linking setting, conversions and heraldry.

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