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