Terrain - 40k - Diorama - Finished

All that was left to do was apply  the final touches namely some grass and some small touches with wash etc here and there.

Overall it was an enjoyable project and I think the final result worked out pretty well.

Hope this inspires you to try out something like this for yourselves.

Vitor

Terrain - 40k - Diorama - Painting WIP

Finalizing the base involved cutting the Deffkopta in half and removing the Ork pilot then using greenstuff I modeled the seat and closed up the gaps to make it look like damaged engine and frame parts.

Next I glued my tank traps and  crater lip pieces in place and used my trusty quick drying filler to create the ground on the terrain base. Once that was dry I glued my tree branch, bits of bark and the Deffkopta in place.

I was ready to prime my project and went to the DIY store and purchased a grey primer and used that on the terrain piece. Bad mistake! it turned out to have a gloss like finish which repelled paint rather than having improved paint adhesion qualities!

I had to paint the entire piece black again and that took several coats. Once done I used a scorched brown as the ground base colour followed by a selection of lighter browns to achieve my desired final colour which was bleached bone.

 

 

 

Next I cleaned up the non ground pieces with black again.

I started to paint the tank traps, tree and bark bits with a codex grey as the base colour.

Now it was time to add the washes to create shade and interest in the pieces. I used black and brown washes and mixes of each on the different elements. Once dry I drybrushed the pieces with a lighter shade of the original base colour.

Finally I painted up the Deffkopta  with lots of rust to make it look like it had been crashed for some time.

Now just the final elements to go!

Vitor

Terrain - 40k - Diorama - The Design

This series of posts is from my previously lost archives and will now see the light of the web! My previous posts on terrain ( craters, tank traps, fence, ruined aquila and the ventilator) have been building up to this apex, namely putting together basic pieces of terrain to form a nice larger show-piece or focal point for your gaming board.

The piece below from GW inspired me to start on this entire process.

I originally wanted to make something very similar to the GW piece but I don't have the budget to wreck a Rhino for terrain purposes and even used ones on Ebay are pretty expensive. So I used the cheapest model I could find on Ebay at that time and that was an Ork Deffkopta form the Assault on Black Reach starter set. I then added craters to the design but went for tank traps rather than trees.

So the terrain piece is of an Ork Deffkopta crashed into tank traps after being shot down and or engine trouble with some craters from ordinance and some tree stumps for added effect as a homage to the original GW piece. I sketched these out on my hardboard base to see the layout and once happy I started to collect the pieces together.

I cut the rotors of the Deffkopta so they would look 'shot down', then cut out my tank traps from foam-board and for the lip of the crater I used some off-cuts from the foam-board tank trap pieces. I then lay the pieces out, including a twig from my garden, on the base to get an idea of what the finished result would look like.

Once I was happy with the layout I proceeded to finalize the base.

See stage 2 next.

Vitor

Terrain Focus - 40k Tank Traps - Showcase

For those who were wondering what the tank traps look like on the battlefield, here is a picture of my Aurelius Legion Tactical Squad using the traps as cover while advancing on the foe!

That's it, short and sweet.

Vitor

Terrain Focus - 40k Tank Traps - Finished

Here is the finished piece! For those that followed the series from the beginning you will have noticed that these tank traps are different, that's because they were made earlier using the same process. The Tank Traps in the first two posts are part of a larger piece that will get its own series so keep an eye out for that, it will be worth it.

So how did I finish off the piece? The traps themselves were washed with a Badab Black wash then drybrushed lightly again with Codex Grey followed by another wash of Devland Mud, a fine detail wash of Thraka Green was also applied in places near the base.

The ground was washed with Devland Mud and highlighted with a dry brush of Bleached Bone. Static grass was then glued on to finish the piece. You will notice that I have used some sprue to represent steel beams and debris, an easy touch to add to your terrain pieces.
 

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

Vitor

Terrain Focus - 40k Tank Traps - On the Workbench Part 2

Before I paint my terrain I use PVA glue to seal in the HD Foam from any primer paint eating it away and also it gives the Foam a bit of strength. I am painting up my terrain pieces to match the way my army is already based. Note - if you can use cheaper paints here, do it as terrain eats paint like crazy.

I start with a base coat of Chaos Black followed by a layer of Scorched Brown. (see picture at top)


Next I overbrush a layer of Bestial Brown.

Overbrush a layer of Vermin Brown.
 

Now a drybrush of  Bubonic Brown.

  Drybrush of Bleached Bone, I repeated this step to get  a nice coverage.
 

 
Last I painted my debris with Chaos Black followed by a drybrush of Codex Grey.

Not completed yet but it will be in the next post where I finalise all the details to make it look good.

Vitor

Terrain Focus - 40k Tank Traps - On the Workbench

This post is the second in the series 'Terrain Focus' which concentrates on how to make inexpensive, good looking terrain and having some fun while doing so. In the pictures above you can see some real life examples of WW2 Tank Traps and you will notice that they are different shapes and sizes. This is perfect for us as we cant really go wrong with what we do.

First up lets start with our base, as in the previous post I use what we call here hard board, its about 5mm thick. Cut out the shape you want and sketch out the design.

In this piece I am only showing you half as its part of a bigger project. The next step is to cut out your chosen Tank Trap design from foam board. The sizes and shapes can vary as in the real life stuff but I used my Land Raider as a reference for the height I wanted. I also roughed them up a bit to simulate battle damage, just cut out some holes and scratches etc.

The next step is to glue the Traps in place, I used a hot glue gun but you can use PVA glue but not superglue as it will eat away the foam. Once glued in place build up the ground with quick drying polyfiller (the stuff I use starts hardening within 15 min).

Once you have the texture you want you can add some details like cork or bark, as I have here, maybe some off cuts of the foam board for rubble. Basically anything you want to flesh out the ground depending on your game board theme.

Leave overnight to dry and in the next post I will get ready to paint this up.

Vitor