Sci-Fi cargo containers from Coke bottel caps.

[Ironworker]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers. 


The caps.


The caps glued together into containers.  Also made three with regular 2 liter bottle caps. 


Some Void minis among the caps to show scale. 

Next up will be painting them. 

[Operator5]

That's ingenuous!

What also works is taking an old computer keyboard and gluing two of the keys together. They make good sci fi crates.

[AKULA]

simple but, effective.

 

[Skrapwelder]

Great idea.

[duhamel]

It is a great idea these containers, but what it is necessary to drink as soft drink!!!

[Onebigriver]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers.  Next up will be painting them. 

Your wife actually volunteered to let you keep crap to make terrain with? You lucky sod. Nice idea with the caps tohugh.

[Ironworker]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers.  Next up will be painting them. 

Your wife actually volunteered to let you keep crap to make terrain with? You lucky sod. Nice idea with the caps tohugh.

Oh no it's much better than that.  My wife is a gamer, mini painter, terrain maker, herself. 

[Ironworker]

A couple more WIP pics


base cote.  I just went with a olive green because that's what I had.  Thought it gave them a kind of military supply look. 


a bit of drybrushing. 

[Bako]

Can't believe I never thought of that! Then again the only soda pop I drink in bottles are in glass ones. Good pull, those look excellent.

[Gluteus Maximus]

That's ingenuous!

What also works is taking an old computer keyboard and gluing two of the keys together. They make good sci fi crates.

Both excellent ideas!

With a 9 year old son, coke bottle tops are never in short supply and luckily I've got two knackered keyboards in the loft.
All I have to do now is find them 

[Mad Carew Snr]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers.  Next up will be painting them. 

Your wife actually volunteered to let you keep crap to make terrain with? You lucky sod. Nice idea with the caps tohugh.

Oh no it's much better than that.  My wife is a gamer, mini painter, terrain maker, herself. 

Good Lord! A rare combination -  congratulations

[Ironworker]

This site http://www.toposolitario.com/workshop/infinity_miniaturas/signals_n_panels.pdf has some great hazard signs set up just for detailing terrain.  Make sure you check out the guy's main site.  http://www.toposolitario.com/principal/index.html  He has some great terrain projects and amazing 28mm card models for free.  

Here are the containers with some hazard signs.  Looking more the part I think.  




I put a light wash on them.  It's drying at the moment.  

[Onebigriver]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers.  Next up will be painting them. 

Your wife actually volunteered to let you keep crap to make terrain with? You lucky sod. Nice idea with the caps tohugh.

Oh no it's much better than that.  My wife is a gamer, mini painter, terrain maker, herself. 

I hate you. 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Ironworker, thanks for the links. Sadly I can't get the pdf to open from your link, but I'll try direct from the site.

Those vehicles are superb- just what I've been after for my future wars Police force 

[dijit]

My wife came home from work with a whole bunch of coke bottle caps last night to enter some codes on them for some on-line contest.  Then she asked me if I thought I could make some terrain out of them.  These caps were a little different than I'd seen before.  I took two of them and put them together and they made an interesting barrel shape so I thought they might make good sci-fi cargo containers.  Next up will be painting them. 

Your wife actually volunteered to let you keep crap to make terrain with? You lucky sod. Nice idea with the caps tohugh.

Oh no it's much better than that.  My wife is a gamer, mini painter, terrain maker, herself. 

How on earth did you manage that? She must be like the holy grail of the wargaming world!