Space Hulk 'A Slow Burn'

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**Galorn**

the rust kinda looks like layers of baking soda.

**Sveamore**

It is, It's an old armour modellers trick, the Bi Carb helps fill/hide gaps & once painted really has the perfect texture for rust that has corroded and 'bubbled' the metal. You either need spray glue or spray matt varnish & cover the intended area, then drop the bi carb on randomly (its amazing how real it looks as you do this) then another coat of spray to seal it and then just let it set. Once it dry's it becomes rock hard. You can use tube glue too for more of a bubble effect but try not to play with it too much with your finger as you usually end up making the bi carb flat & that's not what you want. You also usually have to add more bi carb a lot of the time as the glue soaks a lot of it up Hope that helps.

**deadmeat85**

Helps alot. Will keep this in mind.

**Galorn**

Sveamore wrote:
That's because it is, It's an old armour modellers trick . I'm guessing you have made the odd armoured model or two:-) It's pretty basic stuff really, you just need to keep in mind a couple of things & your good to go. Actually maybe a tutorial isn't really needed. Here is my earlier answer to the same question on another forum:

The Bi Carb though helps fill/hide gaps & once painted really has the perfect texture for rust that has corroded and 'bubbled' the metal. You either need spray glue or spray matt varnish & cover the intended area, then drop the bi carb on randomly (its amazing how real it looks as you do this) then another coat of spray to seal it and then just let it set. Once it dry's it becomes rock hard. It's an old armour model makers trick from back in the day.

Footnote: You can use tube glue too for more of a bubble effect but try not to play with it too much with your finger as you usually end up making the bi carb flat & that's not what you want. You also usually have to add more bi carb a lot of the time as the glue soaks a lot of it up Hope that helps.

Sorta I got a similar effect by accident with sand and super glue. (I rubbed the big grains off after the glue set) Amazing the corrosion things you find by playing nurgle...

**Sveamore**

New
Received my first Terminators (Deathwing x 5). They are a low priority for now, still, it's great having them.

**ayoku**

awesome work
Like the dark/rusty atmosphere
Keep those updates comming

Grtz
Mark

**Boba Fett**

The rust looks perfect! Very cool amd effective.
Thanks for the little "how-to" on the rust. I will give that a try.

Keep up the excellent work!

**Sveamore**

A WIP shot

**Sveamore**

Am taking a break (family commitments). As mentioned I have included the 1st photo of my Terminators as they begin their own journey.

**Sveamore**

Terminators based on larger corks now with both legs attached, gun barrels drilled out & shadow coat added.

**nerdfest09**

These guys look as enticing as the board dude! interested to see them progress with this method, should be fun to watch! :-)

**Sveamore**

Hopefully I should be able to start back on the Hulk in the next few days.

**ahzek**

Any chance of a few longshots of the entire project so far?

**Sveamore**

"Any chance of a few longshots of the entire project so far?"

Page 4 3rd photo down, I am currently only using a camera phone so trying to get an over-all shot is difficult.

**spiralingcadaver**

Wow, really great atmospheric stuff. I love the weight of the terrain.

**Sveamore**

Working on a few emblems & supports, still needs work

**Malika2**

I'm gonna keep on drooling for a bit now...

**Sveamore**

Working on the bottom edge, the icon is also hydrostone.

**Commander Cain**

Awesome stuff as always! The bubbles on the eagle seem to work in your favour, makes it look doubly cool.

**Sveamore**

Here are the Terminators having their shadow coat added, still early days but no rush.

**kb_lock**

How have you been going with this Sveamore?

I have been casting and planning my set for a while now and am about to start getting MDF together to base it properly - keen to see how you are progressing

**Big Borg**

How is the project coming along?

**combat engineer**

The terrain is amazing. Love the detail in the painted portions. Any thought in adding in Battlefield debris, accumulated trash, xeno/ human remains?

Mat

**Big Borg**

Has this project been completed?

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Love the detail on the hulk corridor.

**Fifty**

Each time I look at this, I wonder how many hours and hours you have spent on it. Serious dedication!

**evildrcheese**

Such an amazing project.

EDC

**bobbuilder**

i love projects with a lot of detail and this certainly fits the bill, awsome work, another level of detail that you could add would be leaking pipes using greens stuff, paint and lots of gloss varnish, look forward to more updates

**Sveamore**

To answer questions:
Yes I have happily picked this thread up again.
Yes, battlefield debris will be added at some point.
No the project has not been completed.

The four Corridor sections of five tiles now built, painting is not yet complete. Floor tiles only base coated at this stage.

**Sherrypie**

Emperor's sweet mercy is that pretty or what

Though my personal preferences might lie on the scratchbuilt side of things, seeing such a pile of neatly cast walls and floortiles together and painted to this standard is really exciting. Lucky are the bastards who get to play on such a beauty.