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Author Topic: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.  (Read 1968 times)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« on: August 04, 2020, 07:49:03 AM »
I was reading a scenario book on Hamburger hill over the weekend. Much better than the film  lol

It was time I thought to make some bunkers. In true megalomania style I thought the best way was cheap, quick and lots of.

So cutting up some suitable bases from some spare MDF from an old tangerine box (I knew there was a reason to eat them at Christmas.) 

Then into the garden for some suitable twigs.

Once glued in place taking into account the item that I wanted to fit in. Therefore make sure the base fits and if you are putting in a roof there is head clearance.

If you are going for a roof cut the roof out.

Then using tile grout, which I use for all my bases, I put on the 'mud'. Once dry paint earth colour and then highlight.
Then add suitable amounts of vegetation.

Job done. Easy and very cheap to produce.  As usual I went mad and made a lot. 😁


Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2020, 07:52:36 AM »
More piccies;


Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2020, 07:57:43 AM »
Even more  o_o


Offline commissarmoody

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2020, 08:26:25 AM »
You are a machine!
"Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2020, 09:44:58 AM »
Those are really excellent! Very useful photos too as I steal emulate your ideas.   :)


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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2020, 10:06:47 AM »
These look brilliant.

Offline tomrommel1

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2020, 02:20:34 PM »
very nice indeed
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Offline mikedemana

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2020, 02:23:39 PM »
Proving once again that scratch-building makes some of the coolest and most evocative game pieces!! Great job!  :o

Mike Demana

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2020, 04:24:18 PM »
Really nicely done.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2020, 05:40:36 PM »
Very nice.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2020, 05:43:48 PM »
Well done.
I didn't realise Christine let you have sharp knives....


We ate the same tangerines at Christmas and stockpiled the bits of MDF after we disassembled the boxes.
Somehow we managed to get boxes that had duplicate lids....
(actually quite easy if you ask one of the shelf stackers while they are tidying up)
Gary, Glynis, and Alasdair (there are three of us, but we are too mean to have more than one login)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2020, 12:50:55 PM »
Well done.
I didn't realise Christine let you have sharp knives....


Shhhh she doesn't know.  :o

Thanks guys, Glad you found the tutorial interesting  ;)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2020, 11:37:17 AM »
Some easy to create spider NVA holes.


Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2020, 01:44:47 PM »
Nice.

Offline Sparrow

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Re: How to make cheap and quick jungle bunkers.
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2020, 05:26:30 PM »
Sweet!
Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry!

 

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