Chaos Bastion from Mighty Fortress Tower

[Denzark]

Evening All

Some kit bashing here. A CHaos Bastion, from Mighty Fortress Tower. For the zealots amongst you, I checked the size against the Bastion so there is no advantage. Whilst the stupid new rulebook does not specify an amount of firepoints, I went with the amount on the Bastion model (FYI 3 slots at ground level and 4 at upper not including the emplacements.

I will add further explanation with the phots.

[Denzark]

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0247.jpg


This shows the rough effect wanted. The idea is that Field engineers have converted a tower and beefed up the defences, milliput is supposed to show where cement was used.


http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0248.jpg


The door is a LR inner, recessed. The imperial eagle will have something scurrilous graffitied on it.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0246.jpg


The floor of the battlements has been covered with model railway checkplate for texture, and a turret hatch added.

[Denzark]

The weps are HBs from the IG heavy weapon squads. 2 sides use knocked up backwards LR dozer buckets, this one pictured has some sandbags (hacked from an old VOID resion terrain piece) and the last an industrial jobby. The HBs are supposed to look hastily installed not fixed.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0249.jpg


All the slots and windows were cut out by pin vice around the outline, ten cut with knife in a 'join the dots' fashion. Only slashed myself once, bonus. Then milliput to cement the outline.


http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0250.jpg



To cover many evils (ie whats in the box...) I have used this mesh wirey fabric I found in an art shop. It is my current favoured cam net. When painted and flocked you won't see inside, back shot of how fixed, masking and liberal superglue.


http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0253.jpg

[Denzark]

Further details: 1. Spikey bits from old imperial Anti-tank defence sprues. 2. CItadel Barbed wire. 3. Some PoP escape hatch for show. Wanted this to look like it has recently been 'bolstered' immediately after capture.


http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0252.jpg



http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0254.jpg



http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/denzark/Chaos%20Bastion/IMG_0251.jpg

[faolan]

It's a good start Denzark, but if you're up for some advice keep reading, if not, stop before the first comma :D

I'd cut back most of the milliput and redo it, and this time I'd add some texture to it. I'd either work it a bit with a flat face sculpting tool for a trowel effect, or use the back of a knife to make some straight lines that come away from it. It makes it more interesting to look at and slightly more "realistic".

While the milliput is still in the early stages, I'd also (especially up high) add some plastic rods that stick out slightly from it as rebar.

[Subexarch]

Wow. Overall very, very nice! Can't wait to see it all painted up!! :D

[SotonShades]

Grand job mate. I'm looking forawrd to seeing a lot more of this type of stuff (including doing my own Orky Versions ;) )