| Every multilevel buildings must have a fire escape, so | | | | more cheaper and can be brought in any store. This |
| that it can save life in case of emergency. Not just | | | | will be our item to be used for this step simply remove |
| saving lives but also adding some beauty into the | | | | the screen from its handle. After detaching the screen |
| building. Not just in real life buildings that we have to | | | | try to flat the screen for this will work later. |
| place a fire escape but also in Wargaming. Every | | | | Then cut off some of the strips of your mesh. Just |
| Warhammer 40k multilevel buildings must have a fire | | | | use scissors for this cutting. For the measurement of |
| escape attach into it so that it will look more realistic. | | | | the mesh, for the width just measure a space marine |
| By creating a fire escape or balcony and stairs and | | | | and a half |
| attaching it into a building that would perfectly fit the | | | | Step 3 Glue mesh to framing |
| fire escape | | | | After cutting off some strips, glue down the Popsicle |
| Nothing makes your Warhammer 40k multilevel | | | | sticks framing to the strips of mesh. Better sure that |
| buildings more realistic looking than a fire escape. You | | | | the mesh is completely flat if you did well in flattening it |
| can pretty much add it to any building you make and | | | | in second step and not bent or curled. I like to use |
| just think of how cool it would look. This is an article for | | | | gravity while waiting for the glue to dry. To bring order |
| more advanced Warhammer terrain builders. So...if | | | | just simply place the Popsicle sticks in between to |
| you're up to the challenge, let's get to it shall we. | | | | paint tubes on top of the mesh. For one good reason, |
| Materials list | | | | it is much simpler this way. It is a very nice idea to |
| -Popsicle sticks | | | | outline your platform onto a piece of cardboard or |
| -scissors | | | | anything that is hard but light to handle that is why we |
| -utility knife | | | | choose the cardboard. Then use the cardboard as a |
| -metal mesh (refer to the step 2 for more details) | | | | template. Simply put the cardboard on top of your |
| -PVA glue (white glue) | | | | mesh and cut out your platform. |
| PAINTS | | | | Step 4 Glue platforms to building |
| -blood red | | | | Glue all the cut out platforms to the already finished |
| -graveyard earth | | | | buildings using PVA glue (white glue). Just turn the |
| -bolt gun metal | | | | building horizontal for this project, then place again 2 |
| Step 1 Prepare the steel frames | | | | tubes of paints on either side of the platform to hold it |
| Okay, to build a house or any structure it is already | | | | in place while drying. |
| understood that you must have a frame or a steel | | | | Step 5 Make your steps |
| frame. So regarding this matter we have to gather all | | | | In creating the steps or the stairs, start by cutting strips |
| the Popsicle stick that will be needed in creating the | | | | of mesh the width you want your stairs to be. Same |
| steel frame. This will all be used for creating the | | | | as the platforms, we used a space marine as a |
| frames of the platforms, balconies , wall support and | | | | reference to know how wide we wanted our stair be. |
| stairs. After gathering the needed Popsicle stick cut | | | | After determining the width of the steps, cut the strips |
| off all the ends. | | | | into step sized pieces. And then cut up some Popsicle |
| To save some time try to cut the Popsicle stick by | | | | sticks for the framing. Finally glue the pieces to your |
| group or bundle so that they will be equally cut. After | | | | mesh like so. |
| cutting the ends paint all the Popsicle stick with blood | | | | Step 6 Make your Railings |
| red paint. | | | | Get some straws and then paint the straws the same |
| And then dry brush with graveyard earth color. But do | | | | rust color as the steel frames so that it will co inside |
| not over paint the blood red paint, just let a portion of | | | | with the color of the frames. |
| the blood red bleed be seen through after doing all this | | | | Next, cut and glue them to the platform. Just like what |
| to all the stick its time to dry brush some bolt metal | | | | we did in the early part in measuring, use a Space |
| gun for the finishing color on the Popsicle sticks. This is | | | | Marine in determining how high or low you want your |
| where you will be at your free will for how much or | | | | railing. |
| how heavy or light metal/rust you what showing. It is | | | | Step 7 Glue staircase to platform |
| better to have a 50/50 blend. | | | | After all the procedures it comes down to the final |
| Step 2 Prepare metal mesh | | | | step, glue the staircase to the platform and wait till it |
| There are many materials which can actually be used | | | | dries up. |
| as a steel metal platform but since a screener which is | | | | And there you have it! |