Miniature Underground Bunker for Wargaming Terrain and Tabletop Games

This weeks video covers scratch building a semi underground army bunker for our wargaming terrain table. This build uses XPS foam, some homemade sculptamold and a few bits and pieces from @TheArmyPainter to bring it all together. The build works perfect and incorporates a few elements from previous builds including the shipping containers, Gun Emplacements, and Radio Towers to really flesh out the details of this build. The homemade sculptamold was created using the method from Lukes Aps video, and this worked out perfect to get the effect I needed, so credit goes to Luke for this method. The terrain will work perfect for most Modern or Sci-Fi or Post-apocalyptic Wargaming terrain needs, and is built to 28mm scale.
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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Shaping the foam hill
2:56 - Adding the Base
4:06 - Making the Radio Tower
8:07 - Building the Entrance
10:11 - Gun Emplacement
12:49 - Making the Craters
14:01 - Adding the main elements
15:50 - Building the hill
18:26 - Base Texture & Flock
20:34 - Razor Wire
23:38 - Trees
24:00 - Finished Terrain
#wargaming #wargamingTerrain #TabletopGames #Miniatures

[@shadowcat6lives639]

Question for everyone, being wargamer I love this bunker and would use it for for my Imperial Guard or 4 when I play bolt action. Being said what is everyone's opinion on writing down the specifications at the bunker and what it counts as on the other side to speed up the game and to dissuade rules arguments?

[@RFDHobby]

Sorry I can't help with an answer here mate, but I'll pin this and hope you get some feedback. Cheers.

[@shadowcat6lives639]

@@RFDHobby appreciated:)

[@impguardwarhamer]

does bolt action not have any rules for bunkers?

[@dougmartin2007]

For 40K I would be concerned about constant rules updates.

[@tabletopsidekick]

A better option would be to have a piece of paper in your box with the info instead, and reference the page numbers/books of where you got them from.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks everyone for watching. I hope you enjoy this build, there's a fair bit in here, and hopefully the chapters in the progress bar help you navigate to the bits you are interested in. If you'd like to help the me to continue providing consistent content please consider becoming a member or joining us on Patreon. If you enjoy this build and would like to see more, you can check out my playlist here kzbin.info/aero/PLe_8I2r9DImvVVHtI-RZDyh08h338OnZ2 Thanks Everyone!

[@SquirePsycho]

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[@SquirePsycho]

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[@Megarith1to3]

Quick feedback for the razor wire: You dont usually use a single coil to block out one place. Most army doctrines have three coils that are stacked with two at the bottom and a third on top, each interlocking into the other, fastened together, and secured by plocks into the ground. Big wooden stands like yours would be common for something like a roadside checkpoint, so the barrier can be removed faster to allow passing of vehicles. There are plenty of pictures online you can use as a reference!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate the comment. Always happy to hear about how to improve the realism of my builds. Cheers.

[@MrJoshuakirk85]

Very cool. If youput some vinegar on those bare wires it will give them a nice natural rust effect.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Joshua, appreciate that tip. I'll definitely try that next time I use this wire, it was really cool stuff so it won't be too long until I do.

[@NatesMiniatures]

What a freaking big build :O it the build I did not know I needed in my life.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Nate. Appreciate it mate.

[@bigchrisky7031]

Just randomly watching some of your older videos(btw loving your content only recently found you) with the hobby scale razor wire dont know if you've ever discovered but the hobby scale razor wire is simply check sealing wire used to secure tag stuff you can pick it up from Ebay for like 10-15 bucks for a 50m roll

[@RFDHobby]

I didn't at the time of the video, but it has been pointed out to me since, and it's a much cheaper way to go. Although I have hardly made a dent in this tiny roll from AP so far. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, happy to hear any suggestions or feedback. Cheers.

[@BrendanPace]

Stunning and daunting build. It would be great for placing objectives in a game of 40k

[@whyisthereaholeinmybutt4274]

Absolutely crushed this build! Keep up the good work!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks very much. I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the comment.

[@mr.m1703]

Another great build! Those muddy craters you made with the acrylic caulking look spot on! Thanks for another awesome tutorial!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks to you mate. Really glad you like it. I'm quite surprised how effective the caulking is too, so I'll be using in some future projects for sure. It's so much cheaper than texture paint! Cheers.

[@jirhonarmstrong4107]

So good my friend I love how this build can be placed in any game so awesome

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Jirhon. I agree, I like to do the same with the pieces of scatter terrain around it, I rarely glue the extra pieces in place as I like to be able to move these around a particular piece of terrain. Thanks so much for the comment mate.

[@philRminiatures]

Inspired and cracking job, looks superb and so real, lovely barricades and awesome terrain!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Phil! Great to hear you enjoyed it.

[@TheSuburbanScumbag]

Really cool terrain piece here bud. Great work. Looks sick

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. I appreciate the comment and I'm glad you like it.

[@johnkelley9877]

Simply outstanding work! It looks very realistic and I am amazed at how simple materials can make such a great terrain piece. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks John, you're right, no income and a strong desire to make stuff helps the motivation to find a way with what's on hand rather than throwing money at the problem! 😆 Appreciate the comments John and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Take care and all the best mate.

[@DevsDice]

This is one helluva build Shawn! I am happy it turned out so good! Great work man! 🤘

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Leif. Really appreciate the comment mate. Loving your terrain videos too, can't wait to see more!

[@dennfett]

Brilliant absolutely love this.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much mate. Appreciate the comment.

[@dennfett]

@@RFDHobby really enjoying your work, I'm getting some great tips. Greetings from England.

[@RFDHobby]

@@dennfett great to hear mate. Plenty more on the way.

[@benfox9382]

looks amazing!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Ben!

[@onkelgroen]

Just rewatched this, I really need to get to building a bunker!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks man. This was a fun build, I'd love a few more of these types of 'underground' type structures in my collection.

[@TheMichaellathrop]

I had a friend tell me about an alternate way to get good divots in the foam substructure for miniature terrain, what he did was just use some acetone to disolve them down rather than heat, for those sized divots you would probably only need a drop or two.

[@RFDHobby]

That would work really well I imagine, thanks for the suggestion, I'll give that a go. A good alternative for those that can't melt it neatly too. Thanks mate!

[@hetzerfeind1885]

Small caviat with the Bunker on top, It was a bit rare to see bunkers with completly flat areas in the opening, they often had some kind of Stair in it to to prevent bullets from entering the Bunker from some angles

[@RFDHobby]

oh excellent tip, thanks mate, I'll have to keep this in mind on future builds, I do lean more towards trying to make these builds close to realistic where I can, and this will help. I appreciate the comment.

[@hetzerfeind1885]

@@RFDHobby So I looked into it abit more that example isn't completly unheard of but often in the context of a bigger observation bunker. As reference I could point you towards the observation /command bunker from the Longue sur Mer Battery in the Normandy.

[@norcalonline1]

Top notch, mate. Your concrete looks really good. I found myself wondering about the dimensions of this project. I recently made a couple of bunkers myself, but they turned out to be way too large and not to 28mm scale. I'm going to toss those and start over, methinks. This whole piece comes together with the other elements like the tower, the ammo crate, the barrels, and so forth. Nice work and thanks for sharing. Cheers, --Bo

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks very much mate. Yeah, I find it really easy to oversize my builds as well, and it looks great until I put mini's near it. I find having a mini (or oddly enough, building a small door for the build first), and having it handy helps to remind me of scale as I go through the different parts of a build. Let me know if you want any specific measurements of this and I'd be happy to share what I can.

[@Appolyon]

Builds a strong bunker - has the door hinges on the outside... ;) Other than that a great build. I'll copy some of the techniques for my terrain.

[@RFDHobby]

bahaha, that's something I'd do in real life too, so I think we're still ok for a full realistic bunker here :) Glad you enjoyed the video mate and good luck with the builds, let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help if I can. Take care and all the best.

[@peterwilcockfilms9555]

Hey, not sure if you do this already, but if you're using organic products (like back yard dirt), you really should throw it in the oven for 200 deg C for ~30 min first to kill the organisms in it. Helps it last much longer.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Peter, that's a great tip. I'll do this in future. Really appreciate the comment mate.

[@peterwilcockfilms9555]

@@RFDHobby No probs. Have a google to see what the internet recommends for this also. Apparently you can do large batches at a time :) Keep up the good content :D

[@marcshaman7984]

Thank you for calling it tin foil, rather than “alluminum “ classy 😅

[@deathshead6123]

Can we talk about the bug crawling around on it at 20:50!

[@RFDHobby]

haha, and that's not the first time either. I'm generally outnumbered by insects here, so I guess I'm lucky they don't show up in the videos more often :) Given that less than half of the insects here in Australia have actually been named, there's a chance that he's one of those, so we can call him Kman if you like? :)

[@starholedesigns]

Did you make your 45 degree craft knife jig?

[@RFDHobby]

I did, yes. It's really simple, just an off cut piece at 45 angle, with a small screw to hold the blade in place. Works a treat.

[@starholedesigns]

@@RFDHobby do you have a close up shot of it anywhere? Instagram?

[@RFDHobby]

@@starholedesigns Hey mate. Try this, kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3Obkmhsid-bers , it's a better look at it. I can post another photo to instagram if you need it. Hope this helps.

[@starholedesigns]

@@RFDHobby that's awesome. Thanks so much. That tool is really going to help me out. Thanks for taking the time to show me. I appreciate it.

[@markroberts_in_the_cloud]

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[@RFDHobby]

I understand, but I'm just trying to make a little something back for the time and effort of putting out free content for people.