Bunkers Mk. 2 - pure cardboard solution for mass production
2017-01-06
Share the linkMy original imperial bunkers from early 2000s oozing dark technology with pipes and gubbinz are fun but sometimes you want a more streamlined design. I came up with a bunker modification that allows building a lot of them in a batch. Useful not only for wargaming but also crafting projects for kids.
Imperial Bunkers/Bastions Mk. 2
- Create a base. As there will be no bits sticking out you don’t need a large one. A 83x83mm square is enough.
- Cut corrugated cardboard parts according to the new and improved plans PDF. For external window slits card stock is enough.
- Glue the base, walls, roof and battlements together using white glue. Leave the doors and windows separate for a moment.
- Add thin stripes of paper or card stock to mask edges.
- Paint the bunker light grey. You may use straight acrylic house paint or any way of texturing the walls. The colour I am aiming at is something like Citadel’s Administratum Grey (although I just bought a bucket of cheap acrylics).
- After the paint has dried use masking tape to mark the edges of the darker stripes and than paint them using a medium grey paint (Citadel’s Dawnstone kind of medium grey).
- Paint the doors and windows separately. I use Citadel’s Ironbreaker paint but you may go for a shade of blue or red for more contrast.
- Glue the doors and windows to the bunker. To position them precisely I created a plasticard template but a template cut from the PDF will do. Note that the positions of windows are specifically engineered for a purpose: so that you may connect the bunkers to form a larger structure.
- To bring out the details it’s good to apply some black wash around the windows and a bit of highlight to the edges.
- Have fun!
