Ice Base Zero: Burrowing Beast

War Gamma has a great resin kit called the "Burrowing Beast with Tentacles". The kit comes with the Burrowing Beast and four sets of tentacles all positioned as if they're "burrowing" out of the ground. One Burrowing Beast and one Games Workshop crater is all you need for this project.

I wanted to add a little more height and focus to the beast so I decided to glue it on a GW crater. I test fit the beast in the crater and clipped some of the crater edges to make sure it fit in the center of the crater. Once I decided on its position, I used cyanoacrylate to glue the beast in place.

As the position of the beast left some voids in and around the crater, I used muliput to fill and sculpt more crater effect around the beast. Once this dried, I used my mix of cat litter and play sand to add further debris to the crater. Finally, I primed and painted the model.

Originally, I made the beast to go with our group's Warhammer Fantasy terrain since there was a lot of Ogres and Chaos armies in the group. But now that this is going to be used with the Alpine F.A.T. Mat, I will need to figure out a coordinating paint scheme for the terrain and apply it to the beast. Check the terrain tally below for my progress.

Themed Terrain Project: Ice Base Zero

Great terrain is essential for all games. When you combine a great looking table with painted armies, it makes the game much more enjoyable. I'm going to use some terrain kits from Mechanical Warhorse along with kits from War Gamma and Games Workshop to complete this terrain project. Inspiration comes from the F.A.T. Mat line from Frontline Gaming and Table War.

Starting with the 6'x4' Alpine Mat and half of the Burrowing Beast with Tentacles kit from War Gamma, I'll bring in Pipe Works kits, shipping containers, and start assembling the rest of the table pieces and a narrative.

I'm off to pull kits and find anything else I've started and can finish for this project. Here's a preview of our next project report "Burrowing Beast"!