| Fuel is very important for it is one thing | | | | a regular fuel tank) Lets use for our fuel |
| that gave energy on our equipments and in | | | | tank an empty can of beans. Since the can is |
| every engines that uses fuel to run. | | | | already opened, the other end is gone, we can |
| Everybody needs fuel in flamethrowers used by | | | | traced the can into a piece of foam board for |
| the Space Marine squads or by a Land Raider | | | | the replacement of the other end that was |
| that's just about empty. Or a Dreadnought | | | | gone. Cut out the traced circled then stuck |
| who's thirsty or a Leman Russ who's all | | | | it into the other end of the can. Once all |
| passed out. No matter who you are or what you | | | | the end of the can is closed, perforate the |
| are, if you've got fuel guzzling heavy | | | | can a little in your desired position in few |
| support and equipments that need to be | | | | different places. This will brought a beaten |
| refueled, you're gonna need to have a fuel | | | | and battered look in the can. |
| tank. Preferably a fuel tank that just near | | | | |
| and close at hand. Just make sure its not too | | | | Step 3 Base coat the fuel tank |
| close or it may be a threat of attack and | | | | |
| nobody wants to have a fuel tank shrapnels | | | | After putting some designs onto the can its |
| embedded in their jet packs. So after some | | | | time to put color to it. Simply base coat the |
| introductions lets get down on our main | | | | fuel tank with acrylic black paint. Be sure |
| agenda. | | | | to base it a thin layer only for a couple of |
| | | | times. Putting a thick layer of paint in the |
| Materials: | | | | fuel tank will result in major peeling of the |
| | | | paint. |
| Thin wood | | | | |
| | | | Step 4 Painting the fuel tank |
| Polystyrene (styrofoam) | | | | |
| | | | When the base coat is already dry its time to |
| Empty can of beans | | | | paint the fuel tank with red gore or simply |
| | | | red paint. Once again the painting should be |
| Acrylic Black paint | | | | lightly because more colors will be added |
| | | | later. I've chosen to paint streaks in |
| Red gore or red paint | | | | certain sections only. Next add some |
| | | | terracotta (brownish red). Lastly add bolt |
| Terracotta (brownish red)silver gray paint | | | | gun metal (silver gray) or mithril silver to |
| | | | give the steel look. To emphasize the fuel |
| Step 1 Creating the base | | | | tank and have a better place for it add a |
| | | | steel frame and base for the fuel tank. It |
| There are so many different ways and | | | | can be made with some Popsicle sticks and |
| materials that can be use in for the creation | | | | Styrofoam. The Popsicle stick will be the |
| of the base. Thin wood, Masonite, Polystyrene | | | | steel frame and the Styrofoam will act as the |
| (Styrofoam) is the most popular of all | | | | cement base for the fuel tank. Simply base |
| because it so easy to cut and it is handy. | | | | coat them with acrylic black. Paint the |
| Foam board is also one materials that can be | | | | cement base codex gray and the steel frame |
| use however due to its substances it has a | | | | with the same paints used for the rust |
| tendency to curl once primed and painted. But | | | | effects on the fuel tank. |
| for this project its better to use the thin | | | | |
| wood as our base because of its lightness and | | | | Step 5 Add some pipes |
| durability. | | | | |
| | | | Get some straws that can be bend on the other |
| We used polystyrene (styrofoam) and cut out | | | | end and glue them together. Cut them to equal |
| cinder blocks from it then stick them | | | | sizes then glue them to one of the ends of |
| together on the base. Then base coating all | | | | the tank. On the foam board we used to |
| the cinder blocks in acrylic black, heavily | | | | replace the missing end of the can. For the |
| dry brushing all of them in codex gray, and | | | | paint use the rust effects on the pipes too. |
| light dry brushing them in skull white we | | | | |
| stuck in some rebar (also known as metal wire | | | | Step 6 Flock it! |
| cut and stuck into the cinder blocks). Once | | | | |
| everything is in place and already prepared | | | | This step completely finishes it off. I used |
| its time to add the fuel tank. | | | | a mixture of home made modeling flock, static |
| | | | grass, sand, and some weeds I pulled from a |
| Step 2 Adding the fuel tank (can of beans) | | | | nearby trench. Simply brush PVA glue (white |
| | | | glue) onto the parts of the base you want |
| For an amazing and beautiful Warhammer 40k | | | | flocked. |
| fuel tank (I have to differentiate this from | | | | |