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Kitbash Corner: Horus Heresy Death Guard

May 2025·p. 39

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Brian favours the Death Guard’s brutal, almost-Chaos appearance as a starting point for converted Heresy characters. Consuls, Apothecaries and Techmarines combine resin and plastic Legion components with carefully chosen Chaos parts. A Plague Surgeon becomes an Apothecary and Alexis Polux’s body becomes a Techmarine, illustrating how a recognisable kit can acquire a very different battlefield identity.

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