| Rogue Zoat | 10 Jun 2012 8:01 a.m. PST |
Hey all. I recall an article in WD, must have been between 170 and 210 (I'm sure!) that showed you how to make 40K barricades/defences. As I remember, the article had the templates marked with little red circles in the corners, you laid the page onto a cereal packet (opened up of course :P ) and poked the circled areas with a compass/needle to mark on the card the corners, which you then joined up and cut out…
Hopefully the links will work
Does this ring any bells? Looked through Gamehobby.net but to no avail :(
I'm looking to build more, but I need to go and rake for the issue which I don't have to hand just now, so if anyone can help, then it'll save LOADS of time when I get access to all my old issues :) |
| Insomniac | 10 Jun 2012 8:39 a.m. PST |
I am not being rude here but why do you need a template for that? It is made of really simple shapes that you could draw on 'Paint' on your PC and print off, directly onto cardboard so you'd have no need for templates. If you wanted to go the plasticard route, you could print it off on paper and use pins at the corners to transfer it… I'm sorry I can't help with which issue it is but I'm sure you could produce something much better than that with some simple geometric shapes and a bit of will-power. |
| SABOURO | 10 Jun 2012 8:48 a.m. PST |
I agree you can find far more better paperwork free in the net if you try or make something you one. |
| Rogue Zoat | 10 Jun 2012 10:28 a.m. PST |
Well you are a bit, but no harm done. The reason is because the template offers scope for throwing together a load of terrain with minimal effort, minimal time and best of all, minimum funds. If I could afford Plasticard or the ink I probably would just print off stuff. Sad fact is I can't at the moment, so while I have access to cheap material, and since I like the design I figured I would just roll with it. |
| Space Monkey | 10 Jun 2012 11:59 a.m. PST |
Wouldn't be hard to draw it out with a ruler and a bit of calculation on some cardboard either. It's pretty basic.
Use the first one you cut out as a template for those that follow. |
| GypsyComet | 10 Jun 2012 1:00 p.m. PST |
That's the old "Strongpoint".
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| Privateer4hire | 10 Jun 2012 1:05 p.m. PST |
Good to see someone had what you need.
Combat Zone Chronicles has some articles for low cost, easy-to-make terrain that I've used. Here's a link:
link Hope it helps. Give those enemy miniaures heck! |
Dr Mathias  | 10 Jun 2012 3:58 p.m. PST |
The strongpoint template was in WD 184, April 1995. I don't have that one in front of me though, just going off what is here, "Modeling Workshop" pages 15-20: link
White Dwarf 169 had a bunker insert and rules as well, I think it was the prototype for that strongpoint.
link |
| Rogue Zoat | 11 Jun 2012 7:59 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys :) I know I could make better, etc etc, but this was really simple, quick and effective piece to churn out at light-speed and to me anyway, it always looked quite nifty :) |
| richarDISNEY | 11 Jun 2012 8:50 a.m. PST |
Good find GypsyComet!
*beer |
| GypsyComet | 10 Jul 2012 9:51 p.m. PST |
It was a matter of remembering the name of the piece. |
| darthfozzywig | 10 Jul 2012 10:28 p.m. PST |
I think I still have my strongpoint I made way back when. |
| Fishbuckle | 12 Jul 2012 6:39 a.m. PST |
This brings back some memories. Unfortunately the memories are of my second hand copy of that issue of WD having the template pages torn out. :( |
