Tutorial - Angel's Tower

Welcome to our second tutorial by subscribers request, here is a tutorial on some easy to make Dark Angels terrain.

There will be 4 parts to this tutorial, this is the second part.

Dark Angels Terrain Part 2: The Angels Tower

If you do not have the materials that I used for this project, I have supplied alternatives for you.

For this tutorial I have used / alternatives:

Foamboard / Corrugated Cardboard

Plasticard / Cereal Box Cardboard

High density Polystyrene / Corrugated Cardboard [I will explain later]

Glue gun / PVA Glue

Ruler

Paints

Step 1 – The lower walls

• To make the lower walls of your Angels Tower, grab your foamboard [if you do not have this, you can use thick card or corrugated cardboard].

• Measure out 4 rectangles: 5” x 4”

• Using a pen, indent a wall design. If you used corrugated card you can cut out a design using a thinner card like a cereal box.

• Mark a line on each wall section 1 and ¼ inches from the top – a platform will go on this to support the upper walls.

Step 2 – The upper walls

• To make the upper walls of your Angels Tower, grab your wall materials

• Measure out 4 rectangles: 4” x 3”

• Using a pen, indent a wall design. If you used corrugated card you can cut out a design using a thinner card like a cereal box.

Step 3 – The floor and platform

• To make the floor and platform sections measure and cut out 2 squares measuring 4” each side.

• Glue the bottom of your lower walls to the sides of the first square

• Glue your platform onto the line that you have drawn 1 and 1/4 inches from the top of each wall section.

• Glue the upper walls to the centre of the platform

Step 4 – Bridging the gap

• There will be a gap between the lower walls and the upper walls

• Measure out 4 trapezium shapes

• Use the trapezium shapes to bridge the gaps between the levels

Step 5 – Detailing

• Cut out a door and door frame from plasticard [or cardboard]

• Score the door with a knife to create a wood panel effect

• Add any other details such as windows/gargoyles etc.

Step 6 – Corner Beams

• Cut 4 lightening bolt shapes out of foamboard

• These will travel up the corners of your tower.

Step 7 – The Angel

• The angel was carved into high density polystyrene

• If you cannot do free hand, print off a design from the internet and trace it.

Step 8 – Finishing

• Apply filler to any gaps and to texture

• Paint – This tutorial used:
• Walls – Black, Adeptus Battle Grey & Astronomican Grey Drybrushed
• Doors – Calthan Brown, Devlan mud wash

Thanks for reading
I hope this tutorial has been useful