Im not talking about a digital Map, but a real one. I consider myself very artistically minded so I think I could do it without it looking too bad. What materials would I need, how much time would it take? I wanna do a global map from about 1920.
Budget Bunkers
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Hello All,
I thought that I would begin posting some of my customizations as I complete them. Here are some easy DIY bunkers for the financially restricted. I do not credit this idea as my own as I saw a webpage about this process somewhere before, just can’t find it now. Maybe one of these days I will upgrade to some cooler Shapeways or HBG bunkers, but for now these do the job just fine.
What you will need:
A slide puzzle (found here: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Unique-Industries-86931-10-Pieces-Slide-Puzzles-72-Packs/32294876)
Two hands
Sharp knife (a bench grinder works too)
Grey spray paint (recommend primer)The Process:
Take your slide puzzle and rip it apart. Collect the tiles and throw away the rest. (Some pics of the puzzle and tiles below)Carefully cut (or grind) off the the 2 tabs on each tile. These tabs are designed to fit into the slots of the other pieces; we don’t need them. You should have a tile with 2 slotted sides and 2 solid, flat sides when finished.
Spray paint the pieces. I used Rustoleum’s grey automotive primer because I accidentally grabbed the wrong can at Walmart. I think that the thicker primer gave the piece a cool “concrete” texture.
For about $6-7, you can get the supplies to make 150 of these! You can paint them different colors or even paint little gun silhouettes on the roofs. Whichever, these are a low cost option for custom bunkers that you can use in your A&A and/or Global War games. Enjoy! 8-)
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Here are the rest of the pictures. I have to post the 1 per post because the file size is too large for the forum when combined.
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Completed bunkers
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Last picture. Hopefully this gives ya’ll an idea as to the scale of these pieces.
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Cool idea!
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Yes, very nice… you have creative ideas for sure.
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I will have to try this. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
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I will have to try this. Thank you for sharing your creativity.Same here!