Yakult Terrainorama!

Instead of throwing these tiny bottles in the recycling, most of which ends up being burned in Indonesia, I decided to make some terrain out of them. I grabbed my bits box and played around with some ideas.

I had a load of MDF bases which I’ll never use, so I used the long bases to double up some bottles, and the round bases to cover the text on the bottom of the bottles.

After a bit of testing I found that superglue sticks these plastic bottles just fine.

The MDF also adds a bit of weight and stability.

I had a load of bases from Shadows of Brimstone which have a cool bevelled edge. I stuck those on top and bottom.

I also had a bunch of bits from a Gundam display kit called Octagon. I used those to hide the oval bases and add a bit of industrialism to them. I also added a ladder from a bit of sprue and some random other bits.

I had a sprue of rungs from a Rogue Trader Rhino kit. The Rhino is long gone, but the rungs are ideal for climbing up the side of a yoghurt drink.

I even recycled the straws that they inexplicably come with. I used strips of plasticard to wrap around the pipes to keep them straight and add detail.

All primed black. It stopped raining for an hour especially so I could do this (rainy season in Japan now).

I picked this green because I had a lot of it, and it’s a nice colour. It also goes on very well over the black primer.

I grabbed a lighter green and did a very rough edge weathering with a big old brush and a few beers. The key is – not to be careful at all!

I sloshed this varnish over everything. Super cheap, very protective and even water soluble. Big brush and several beers used.

I used a bunch of letter/number transfers. They’re Gundam product but very useful for non Gundam stuff. The hazard sign is printed, cut out and stuck on with PVA. I google image searched a load of different signs and printed an a4 sheet of them in various sizes. I use them for loads of things.

Chocolate coloured paint, big tin of, super cheap from the DIY shop. Bit of old sponge from a battlefoam case. Randomly sponged all over, covering the bits where the varnish dripped excessively.

I thought the signage was still a bit too bright so I used a Tamiya wreathing kit, oil stain colour, to quickly dull them down a bit. I always do this for posters and signage that I print&stick as it’s usually to shiny or bright or clean.

Et Voila!

Done! Bit of terrain that provides cover, some sneaky line of sight between the bottles, fits together in multiple ways (even stacks), is climbable.