Foehammer’s Konflikted Painting Table
Faux Bricks for Fuel Tanks
Also making some advances on the 3 fuel tanks. While the tanks are going to appear to be made of metal, the square bases are to be made ofconcrete blocks. To get this effects I used strips of plasticard. Right angle pieces cut from a square plasticard tube were used to create brick effects at the corners, alternating having the longer bits on one side then the other.
I also used a few rectangular pieces on each face to look like protruding bricks. Typically 2-5 per side.
Once painted grey and drybrushed, this will make the bases look like concrete bricks, without necessitating a brick texture on the entire surface. While this more detailed approach could look impressive, it would be much more time consuming to paint, and could distract from the gaming miniatures. I believe while terrain for games should be impressive, it should be a backdrop for the game, not the centerpiece.
fuel tanks showing the faux brick/block effect.
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