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Ruined Columns:
Warhammer
Difficulty level: Easy
Materials Used: Resin aquarium scenery
columns, Masonite, stones, Woodland Scenics Coarse
Turf, Woodland Scenics Clump Foliage, Woodland
Scenics Field Grass, Woodland Scenics Static Grass
Flock, and sand.
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This piece of scenery was probably
the least time consuming to construct and the least expensive
in terms of materials. The most involved part of the building
process was cutting out the Masonite and sanding the edge
to a bevel. Other than this step and the necessary painting
time, these columns were a cakewalk.
Take a trip to your closest tropical
fish store or local PetSmart. You’ll be surprised at
what you’ll discover. The columns we found were ready-made
scenery, and there really wasn’t any building involved.
After a quick trimming with a hobby knife to remove the mold
lines, we were on to the next step.
From the Masonite, we cut a circular
base, large enough to hold the base of the columns with enough
spare room left over for decoration. We sanded the square
edges down to a slope. A belt sander can quickly create a
45º edge, but a rasp file and a sheet of sandpaper will give
you the same result with a little more time and energy.
After applying superglue to the
bottom of the resin column, we attached the structure to the
Masonite base. By gluing the columns slightly off-center,
you can create a more dynamic piece of scenery that allows
skirmishers and characters to move through the scenery instead
of around it. At this stage, we also glued the rocks to the
base with superglue. This way, everything can dry at roughly
the same time, and we could move along more quickly to the
next step.
Once the glue on the columns and
stones dried, we painted a liberal about of wood glue on the
top and beveled sides of the Masonite. We then sprinkled the
sand, pebbles, and dirt from the parking lot on the base.
It’s important to work quickly so the glue doesn’t
dry before the sand goes on.
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