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n recent years I have tried to get from the second Edition book, painted by
Choosing a •
new army is a
big decision.
I started on a number of new armies,
including Tyranids and Necrons,
thinking I could choose simple colour
John Blanche (you can find it in the
colour section of the new codex). Apart
ffom the awe.some central figure, what I
You invest a schemes and paint~up a force quickly. really love about the picture is the
However, each time I got bored after background depicting all the different
lot of time, painting a few models and abandoned members of the force - there are Priests,
effort and the idea - I soon got a reputation Veteran Guardsmen, fanatical
money in any amongst the White Dwarf team for ne er Redemptionists, Scribes, Servo-skulls,
finishing any of the armies I started. Then Inquisitors, other Sisters - every one
decent sized I found out that we were going to be individual. I decided that this variety
force, so it is producing a new Witch Hunters codex, to would be the theme for my force - I
Graham Davey important that follow on from the Daemo~unters. I had would include as many different squads,
you enjoy painting and playing been quite tempted by the Sisters of and different models within those squads
Battle codex for second Edition as possible.
with it. I have been 0 devoted Warhammer 40,000, but back then I had
Chaos worshipper since I first just started my Chaos army. This time the
CHOOSING AN ARMY
joined Games Workshop, and Sisters had been joined by the forces of
One of the best things about working at
the Inquisition, in their new guise as
over the years have amassed a Witch Hunters - a much more sinister
Games Workshop HQ is that you can get
formidable Black Legion army. I involved in projects as they are
proposition, which really appealed to me.
developed. As soon as I heard that Andy
reached the point where I could The thing Ihat I Uke most about the Witch Hoare and Graham McNeill had started
field just a60ut any unit I Hunters army is that it really is a cross· work on the new codex, I volunteered to
wanted, and eventually I realised section of all the dark, gothic insanity of help with playtesting. This meant I tried
the Imperium. It contains a huge variety out loads of different army lists, although
it was time for a fresh challenge of different troops and nowhere is this I often had to use stand·in models to
- Witch Hunters. better illustrated than on the cover art make up the numbers. I find it is actually

The Order 01 the Burning Chaitce purges the sinister Word Bearers warband, the DiscIples.

44 (OLLEGING A WIT(H HUNTERS ARMY

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