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by Gary James
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This Epic-scale construction could be a
munitions factory or even a bunker complex. It is the pinnacle
of junk-based terrain building - I didn't pay for any of the
building materials used in this piece! |
Materials
- The body of this factory is the inverted packing tray from a
pack of Tesco's Cameos, which are mini ice lollies. I'm sorry if
you don't have Tesco where you live - but I'm sure you could find
something similar
- Matchsticks
- Mesh material from a dressmaker's oddments bin
- Drinking straws and tubes from pens
- Old capacitors from broken circuit boards
- Thin card or plastic for the doors (I use old margarine tubs)
- Plywood for the base plus sand, paint and a few left over Space
Marine transfers
Method
- Glue the packing tray to a base of plywood or cardboard.
Alternatively, cast several factories in paster of Paris using the
tray as a mould!
- Glue matchsticks around the perimeter as fence posts
- Cover the base with sand. Scrape the sand away to make tracks
and roads.
- Snip the mesh material into strips and super-glue to the fence
posts
- Glue drinking straw bits, pen tubes, and capacitors to the roof
to make smoke stacks
- Make a little pile of pipes from drinking straws
- Embellish as you wish - I used the Imperial eagle motif from a
Space Marine banner pole
- Spray the whole thing black
- Paint up the model. This one is concrete grey with silver domes.
I shall make some in camouflage colours too. To paint the mesh
fencing, place some newspaper behind to support it whilst
brushing.
- Add Space Marine transfers
- Why not buy some Epic gun turrets and make a fortified factory
complex?