In the early 90s Games Workshop released some card terrain pieces for WH40k. The first was the Imperial Firebase:
A sort of portacabin command centre I suppose. At the time I was an avid Epic scale gamer and tried to create an Epic version of the Firebase, using plasticard and a 40mm base. While rummaging around the folks' loft the other week I found it again:
17-year old me had clearly not discovered textured paint yet, as I used flock for the walls (it was actually green but has discoloured over time). I also hadn't found spray paints yet. After trying to undercoat it with black ink wash I seem to have got demoralised and given up.
I decided to see if I could bring this thing back to life:
The card base had warped over time so I have replaced it with plasticard. I have used the same coral sand to texture the base (yes, I still have the same bag) and some flock (again, the same bag) to repair some of the missing wall texture. I've added some more razor wire to the base too.
All ready for a grey undercoat spray this weekend. I'm quite intrigued as to how it will turn out.
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