Warhammer 40,000 - Dark Angels

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SACRED GROUND - MAKING FORTRESS MONASTERY RUINS title image. Click to return to the article introduction.

Picture of Dark Angels miniatures working with Imperial Guard miniatures to defend the ruins of a Fortress Monastery.

Imperial Guard troops aid the few remaining Dark Angels in the reclamation of a once-proud monastery.

Nothing spices up a game of Warhammer 40,000 like a sweet piece of terrain for your models to vie for supremacy. In this case, we'll show you how to construct a long-forgotten section of a ruined fortress monastery, like the one in the photo above. Once complete, the ruined structure will easily serve as the focal point of a battle, or series of battles. Who knows — perhaps inspiration will hit you and you'll build similar terrain pieces that use the techniques explained here. These pages take you through each of the necessary steps with plenty of photographs for reference. You'll see how we use the entire contents of a single Basilica Administratum boxed set and common hobby items to create a slick-looking piece of terrain of which you'll be proud. Heck, we even designed a pile of PDF templates to make this project easier. Simply gather the supplies from the list below, print out the PDF templates, look over the instructions, head to your hobby work area, and build yourself some Dark Angels terrain.

MATERIALS LIST
1/2" and 1/4"-thick Foamcore	PVA Glue or Carpenter's Glue
Basilica Administratum Boxed Set	Thin Plasticard or Cardstock
Metal Ruler	Pencil
Hobby Knife	Holepunch
Clear Tape	Roughcoat Spray
Clippers	MDF Hardboard
Super Glue	Various Grades of Modeling Sand
Self-Hardening Modeling Clay or Putty	Textured Wallpaper or Plasticard

MONASTERY TEMPLATE PDF DOWNLOAD (1 MB)

1: Using the Templates - 2: The Foundation - 3: Erecting the Walls - 4: Decorative Stone

5: Door and Floor Details - 6: Modeling Rubble - 7: Painting Preparations - 8: Finished Gallery

- Article by Ty Finocchiaro

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