Building scenery for Warhammer 40K – Craters

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Plague Marines chilling in a crater

My first attempt at making some scenery, so I thought I’d document the process. Nobody wants to read a wall of text Dorn would be proud of, so this is purely a visual treat

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Cut up some old ply and sand the edges down

Using some PVA glue, stick down some angled polystyrene

Using some PVA glue, stick down some angled polystyrene. Superglue melts this stuff, so do not use.

Use sanding block to remove the edges

Use sanding block to remove some of the edges

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Polyfilla all over it

Watered down PVA once the Polyfilla has dried

Watered down PVA once the Polyfilla has dried

Then grab my box of trusty sand and various grades of gravel

Then grab my box of trusty sand and various grades of gravel

Sprinkle over. Adding the larger bits of gravel inside the edges of the crater

Sprinkle over. Adding the larger bits of gravel inside the edges of the crater

Seal with watered down PVA

Seal with watered down PVA, this protects the polystyrene from the aerosol spray paint

Trusty can of Army Painter black spray paint for undercoating

Trusty can of Army Painter black spray paint for undercoating

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Heavy stippling with watered down brown, followed by endless stages of drybrushing from dark grey all the way up to the lightest grey

A closer view

A closer view

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About Chris

Husband, father, procrastinator and record label mug. Living in Nottingham, but originally from Milford Haven. Back in the hobby after a decade of self-enforced exile, thanks to my fellow Corehammer punks. Sharp-minded, cynical, bitter and taken for granted. A true Iron Warrior