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Urban Desolation

June 2025·p. 13

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A daemon-ravaged Imperial street is built from clipped Sector Imperialis fragments, with texture heaped around the rubble so the masonry appears partly buried. A dying Space Marine from Be’lakor’s base remains an optional narrative focal point. The paint sequence works from a dark undercoat through grey and white drybrushing, using brown and black washes to break up the ruins and reinforce accumulated grime.

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Planet Warhammer

A reader recreates the long-lost 1985 Grombrindal knitting pattern, while other letters explore hobby motivation, fiery Sylvaneth conversions and rediscovered games and magazines. The team clarifies that Bunker activities may repeat within the monthly limit, but a single game counts only once. Reader models include White Lions, Gandalf, Abaddon and Kham, connecting nostalgic stories with present-day painting projects.

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PaintingWD 513 · p. 4

Model of the Month: Be’lakor, the Dark Master

Piotr Podolski describes a two-month Be’lakor project combining airbrushed transitions and non-metallic metal. Brown-to-bone wings are unified with crimson and violet glazes, the sword moves through successive blues towards near-white magical light, and cool grey-violet rocks frame the lava beneath him. The named colours explain how he built contrast between the vast wings, supernatural blade and iridescent base.

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ModellingWD 513 · pp. 12–15

Hobby Hangout: Basing Inspiration

Dan argues that a base should establish where a miniature belongs and suggest an event beyond its pose. Six worked environments use spare terrain, cork, sprue, coffee stirrers, slate and modelling putty to turn ordinary bases into small scenes. An accompanying reader question explains Kieran’s softly glazed and weathered Knight-Errant armour, showing how subdued colours and streaks can support a convincing setting.

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