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Hi everyone!

With the 6th edition fortifications are taking more importance in the game, but GW buildings are both expensive and...imperial...

15 years ago however, GW released plans in WD to build an simple but efficient set of fortifications, with nothing but a cornflakes box, a pair of scissors and some glue.

Here are the major elements to build these fortifications The measures on the ruler are in centimeters.
For my own buildings I'll use plasticard, but if you are using cardboard remember to leave some cardboard bits to glue each part with another.


(There is an error on the square: it should be 8cm on each side.)

A simple shooting position is made of four trapeze parts and a square floor.
You can make junctions between each shooting positions with two extra trapeze set upside down and a 3cm large floor, which is a good way to build a line of fortifications on the battlefield. you can even double the lentgh of the trapeze in order to get a longer junction.

You can also cut a trapeze in two equal parts to leave an open angle (to include a shooting position into a larger structure (as I did here).:

On this example You can add a central building of your choice.

On the following pics you will see the number of models you can set on each side of a shooting position.
3 standard models

2 large infantry bases

1 montruous creature/deadnought


I'll post later my progress on this example, turning it into a CSM firebase.

With the basic elements I've described you can build a large variety of fortications, and work on their aspect to make them fit your army's aesthetic, just use your imagination!

I like it, thank you. I'm just starting to get a group going and we have no buildings

How did you elevate the floor?

I am quite impressed with the results!

Could you clarify on the junctions?

Look forward to seeing some progress on this!

P.S. Your figures, especially the monstrous creature, are beautiful. What is the monstrous creature? Never seen one like it before!

Could you post some basic "Blue Prints"

DarknessEternal wrote:How did you elevate the floor?

It depends on the material used to build the fortiication.

For plasticard, here is a method:
Take the trapeze parts (to answer Anpu42, it's 7cm on the top side and 9cm at the base)
draw an 8cm line (the size of side of your square floor) 2.25 cm under your top (basically in the middle of the trapeze)


Once your shooting position is assembled, the square sides should normally set along these lines
Then to reinforce the floor use some bits of sprue that you'll glue under like this:

Anpu42 wrote:Could you post some basic "Blue Prints"

Well I son't have some yet, but with the measurements on the first pic and those added in this post you should be able to work on your own buildings. However you're right, I should think about making some blueprints.

Here are some more elements: a shooting position made of cardboard (far quicker and cheap than to work with plasticard)

Once all the elements are cut, fold the pieces like this:
floor:

trapeze:


You'll need two trapeze with the little "wings", and two without for a single shooting position.

Glue the four trapeze together before setting the floor in place like this:


Don't forget than an access point is always a good idea

caminacambob wrote: I am quite impressed with the results!

Thanks man!

caminacambob wrote:Could you clarify on the junctions?

Sorry if I was not clear. To build a juction you'll ned two trapeze set with the larger side on top


And a floor:


Glue the two trapeze on each side of your access point, like this:


and set the floor as for the square floor of the shooting position:


If you ever need clarifications, please ask!
Also don't forget that you can change the scale to fit your own needs, it will work as long as you keep the same angles (77.47° at the base of the trapeze and 102.53° at the top)

caminacambob wrote:P.S. Your figures, especially the monstrous creature, are beautiful. What is the monstrous creature? Never seen one like it before!

It's a converted Daemon Prince for my Thousand Sons army

That's one hell of a daemon prince. Are those tomb king sphinx wings?

After searching for the original WD in which the plans were released, I found this had recently discussed here:
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=270786

The original plans are different from what I recalled, so you'll notice differences. Anyway, both are working and give similar results (even if mine looks better )

I'll still post "variants" of these plans and examples of how you can use them in different ways.

@A Kvlt Ghost: yep, Sphynx wings, defiler mask and a lot of plasticard and GS

very nice

Phenomenal.

Any recommendations for texture for the exterior walls?

I recommend gluing sand to the wall for a gritty feeling.

TigerLightning wrote:Any recommendations for texture for the exterior walls?

Well, there are so many possibilities that I can't recommend one in particular. These fortifications are generic enough to be adapted to most of the 40k armies (even tyranids if you cover the wall with infestation markers).

The best way to work on it would be to add some specific layers of plasticard (or whatever material you're using) shaped to fit your army's theme.

For example: make an extra trapeze and cut 2 arcs into it, add 3 stripes onto it (one at each side and one between the arcs), put some rivets all along the stripes.
You can also reinforce the arcs to give it more relief and you should end with something quite imperial, in the same theme as this pegasus hobby building:


I can't work on my own buildings to give you other examples for now, but with a little imagination you can make wonders out of these fortifications.

Wow. I remember these. Wish I hadn't thrown mine out. This was back from when no one used plasticard and everyone used cereal board for modeling projects.

Thanks 4 the help.

Inspired

Wow! Thanks for posting these Hyena. Great looking CSM models as well btw.

cool stuff! nice use of everyday items, and nice csm!

Might try this out, good work anyways!

Hyenajoe wrote:After searching for the original WD in which the plans were released, I found this had recently discussed here:
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=270786

The original plans are different from what I recalled, so you'll notice differences. Anyway, both are working and give similar results (even if mine looks better )

I'll still post "variants" of these plans and examples of how you can use them in different ways.

@A Kvlt Ghost: yep, Sphynx wings, defiler mask and a lot of plasticard and GS

i started once with the strong point template you linked there too... a nice template...with the benefit to be an endless construction... you can add as much elements there as you need...

and the supportive beams of sprue...i like that

Very cool, I will be trying this out.

This guy is just awesome! Sorry to stray OT but I take it he was a conversion? Really nice work. /nod

 Hyenajoe wrote:

1 montruous creature/deadnought

I'm so excited to see the final result.

Not sure what I like more, the fort or dem minis.

Now if only I could find *somewhere* that sells goddamn plasticard

Dakkamite, I get mine at an RC car/plane and model train shop.

Was looking for this, here's a pdf I found of the actual template from wd;

http://kristof.thimhallan.org/warhammer/boeken/White%20Dwarf%20184%20bunker%20template.pdf

 Flood wrote:
Was looking for this, here's a pdf I found of the actual template from wd;

http://kristof.thimhallan.org/warhammer/boeken/White%20Dwarf%20184%20bunker%20template.pdf

I love you for that. Thank you very much!

Nice i have some smaller ones i had made, but i like the idea you have of making them bigger and different material than boxes . I love scratch built stuff nice post!

I've plenty of free templates for use with foamboard and cereal box card linked at the bottom of this page on my blog

Here's some examples:








Enjoy

 Dakkamite wrote:
Not sure what I like more, the fort or dem minis.

Now if only I could find *somewhere* that sells goddamn plasticard

There was a guy from brisbane that used to sell some on ebay and was a good seller, i haven't got some for 1 year or more so i don't know if he still does.

Hooray for Terrain Building! I'll be doing some o' this.