New White Dwarf & more Archive articles; Dark Angels
March's issue of White Dwarf is out tomorrow. If you're a subscriber then you'll probably have your copy by now, and had a good chance to read about Battle Missions and all the new vehicle kits. For those of you that aren't, here's a quick look at a few of my favourite articles from this month's White Dwarf:
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Battle Missions is a new supplement for Warhammer 40,000 including loads of new missions. This article gives a brief over view of and includes an exclusive short story by Black Library author Graham McNeill.
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Robin Cruddace teams up with two of the Codex: Tyranids playtesters to bring you an in-depth Tyranid tactica. The article provides some general advice you can apply to any Tyranid force and some 'top tips' for specific units.
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I'm sure you read the first part of my Warhammer tactics series in last month's White Dwarf, Striking a Balance. Well in this second part, Rush & Rend, I look at fast armies that excel in close combat.
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This month's `Eavy Metal Masterclass deals with freehand painting and offers some useful advice regardless of your current painting ability. The three stage-by-stage examples cover shields, cloaks and banners.
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To coincide with the release of March's White Dwarf, we've added three new articles to the White Dwarf Archive; Warhammer: Battlefield Challenges - Forced March, a scenario with an added twist for deployment; Space Hulk: White Dwarf Mission Report, which details the first ever Space Hulk battle report, and Space Hulk: 'Eavy Metal Masterclass - Sergeant Lorenzo, which contains a detailed guide to painting the Blood Angels Terminators found in Space Hulk. It's also a great guide to painting red.
As I walked through the Warhammer World gaming hall this morning, I spotted Mike Blackshaw's Dark Angels army. Mike had just finished a nightshift and decided a game of 40K with friend Scott sounded like more fun than catching up on some sleep. It was the mural on Mike's Rhino that caught my eye; having just finished reading the `Eavy Metal Masterclass on free-hand painting, I was keen to have a closer look at his design.
Here's a look at Mike's Rhino and another of his Dark Angels.
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Mike traced this design from page 20 of Codex: Dark Angels. He then flipped the paper over and re-traced it onto the other side using a pencil. Next he laid the paper onto the hatch and went back over the lines. This left a faint line of carbon on the hatch that he used as a guide when painting. When I asked him if he had any advice for anyone thinking of doing a bit of freehand painting he said 'Just have a go. You'll only get better with practice'.
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When I saw this miniature I immediately wondered whose blood was on the end of the chainsword. It's interesting how this extra little touch adds a wealth of backstory to the miniature. Mike modelled the blood-spatter using thin pieces of copper wire, which he wrapped around the chainsword and glued in place. He made the thick blobs out of putty and then glued them on. After basecoating the blood in a Blood Red/Chaos Black mix, he highlighted it with Blood Red and then applied a coat of 'Ard Coat.
