Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 3:39:25 GMT
Hey everyone! As a part of a budget tyranid infestation themed board im building im making a whole bunch of capillary towers, so i figured i would post a tutorial on how im making them. They're not anywhere close in quality to gw's version, but they're super easy to make and if you have all the materials, which most people do, then they don't cost anything!
I apologize in advance if my tutorial isn't very clear; im not always great at explaining things. but hopefully the pictures will give u a better idea than my confusing directions
First off, here's the finished product:
What you'll need:
Egg carton
Q-tips
Gluegun
a small rock
a base
1). Cut the egg carton into pieces like the ones below:
2). glue the pieces together in a stack, gluing them all on one corner so the tower has a slight curve (you can vary this pretty easily) Glue some spare round pieces of the carton to the bottom to build up the base, leaving a hollow space at the bottom
3). (this is optional) Take ur small rock ang glue it to the base to make the tower bottom heavy. Then place your tower onto the base, over the rock
5). For the top, roll some of the carton into a cone shape and glue it together, then glue this to the top.
4). Grab your glue gun! fill in all the gaps between the carton pieces
5). glue some lines down the inward side of the tower, to make it look all alive and alien
6). For the spikes: roll a q tip in some glue (pva glue is easier, but the gluegun is faster) the q tip will form a point after a couple of turns, but after that itll start to fall apart so dont roll it too much. Repeat
i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t557/clarson05tyranids/Capillary%20Tower%20Project/IMG_0989_zpse75111b2.jpg
Then cut the tip off of the q tip and glue it onto the tower, and repeat!
7). add any more hot glue to areas you think need it. Then, prime and paint!
I apologize in advance if my tutorial isn't very clear; im not always great at explaining things. but hopefully the pictures will give u a better idea than my confusing directions
First off, here's the finished product:
What you'll need:
Egg carton
Q-tips
Gluegun
a small rock
a base
1). Cut the egg carton into pieces like the ones below:
2). glue the pieces together in a stack, gluing them all on one corner so the tower has a slight curve (you can vary this pretty easily) Glue some spare round pieces of the carton to the bottom to build up the base, leaving a hollow space at the bottom
3). (this is optional) Take ur small rock ang glue it to the base to make the tower bottom heavy. Then place your tower onto the base, over the rock
5). For the top, roll some of the carton into a cone shape and glue it together, then glue this to the top.
4). Grab your glue gun! fill in all the gaps between the carton pieces
5). glue some lines down the inward side of the tower, to make it look all alive and alien
6). For the spikes: roll a q tip in some glue (pva glue is easier, but the gluegun is faster) the q tip will form a point after a couple of turns, but after that itll start to fall apart so dont roll it too much. Repeat
i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t557/clarson05tyranids/Capillary%20Tower%20Project/IMG_0989_zpse75111b2.jpgThen cut the tip off of the q tip and glue it onto the tower, and repeat!
7). add any more hot glue to areas you think need it. Then, prime and paint!
This is PERFECT for what I want to do. Thank you!
