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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Remgain on 12 March 2015, 03:00:19 PM
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Hi all!
After collecting some info on the net, I started to scratchbuild some of these anti-tank obstacles.
Dimensions are for 28mm/1:56 models.
In half an hour I assembled 5.
The materials needed are:
1) Thick card (cereal box)
2) PVA glue
3) Scissors
4) Modelling knife
1) Cut 3 strips 37 x 5 mm and 2 squares 10 x 10 mm (actually the squares should be 3).
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061517.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061517.jpg~original.html)
2) Score the strips in the middle, and cut the corners of the squares so to obtain the horizontal and vertical segments 3 mm long. Keep the small triangles, as they’ll be needed later. If you want, you can cut the small V notches nearly at the end of the strips.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061518.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061518.jpg~original.html)
3) Fold the strips along the score, so to obtain a 90° beam, and cut another piece off the squares .
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061520.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061520.jpg~original.html)
4) Glue a beam on a “square”
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061522.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061522.jpg~original.html)
5) Glue another beam, on the other side, perpendicular to the first.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061523.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061523.jpg~original.html)
6) Glue the second “square”
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061524.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061524.jpg~original.html)
7) Glue the last strip.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061525.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061525.jpg~original.html)
8) Glue the small triangles (remember step 2?) to “close” the edges of the beams.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3061526.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3061526.jpg~original.html)
9) If you like, you can place barbed wire around the obstacle, running it in the V notches.
10) A final coat of PVA to strengthen the card, and voilà! That’s all!!
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/remgain/P3081528.jpg~original) (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/remgain/media/P3081528.jpg~original.html)
These could be useful of course in WW2 games, as well as to defend the secret lair of your favourite evil boss in pulp scenarios!
Hope this helps!
Marco
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WOW!!
More than 200 readers and no comments!
This means that this tutorial is absolutely clear! lol ;)
Marco
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Excellent tutorial thanks for sharing it with us!
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WOW!!
More than 200 readers and no comments!
This means that this tutorial is absolutely clear! lol ;)
Marco
Just read it, but it is indeed absolutely clear. Thanks for this! More ideas to try out :)