Command Bunker – Dwarven or 40K Printer Friendly Version   By DENALIGREYWOLF - Dec. 31, 1969 I got the idea of building a large command bunker from seeing WWII clips and hearing about the (at that time) HBO special “Band of Brothers”. I had not at that time made anything that could truly be used in Warhammer 40K. I had just recently made an entirely circular bunker and decided that I build a larger one by just “figuratively” split the bunker in ½ and build around it. I wanted a piece large enough to support two large barrel weapons, such as 88 mm for 40K or Dwarven/Empire artillery pieces in Warhammer Fantasy. In order to get the correct size, I first laid out the base and then slowly built up each level without gluing anything together. On the sides and back of the bunker I placed inverted arrow slits from the Wizard Tower and placed them sideways giving them a concave appearance. This allow for 360 degree firing arcs. I did this to simulate how firing at such a small and sloped opening would be very difficult for attackers, while allowing defenders the ability to fire freely without fear of being hit in return. The first difficulty I found while laying out the building plan, was that getting the circular pieces to align correctly with the straight walls, after I placed in the open gun ports. That is where the Turret Mold helped a lot by using the smaller circular pieces to finish matching up to the main walls without having to sanded several blocks. Also the other two new connector pieces from the turret mold helped. The next area I ran into trouble with was with the arrow slits and the backdoor. Laying the arrow slits sideways shorten the length of the wall, which was over confiscated for with the placement of the door frame. Bruce’s mold with the ¾ inch brick was necessary here to keep the mold aligned with the roof, which was a separate piece. After I got above the arrow slits, there was no problem with sizes anymore. Prior to building this piece, I usually began my projects with just an idea and picture in my head as to what the final project should look like. That has led to several major construction flaws in other pieces, or throwing them out. Even when using Visio Pro to build an outline for the piece, it cannot always show where you will have structural problems or gaps because of the pieces not lining up. By laying out each building level and not gluing them, I found it easier to experiment with the pieces and get all sides to match up. DENALIGREYWOLF - Sharing ideas with terrain building   0 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    You must be a registered member to post comments. You may sign-in Here.

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