BRIDGES
The
bridge is the one essential of Necromunda (apart from something
for them to connect!) So you will need a lot, and you will need
a quick method to make them. Apart from the basic bridges, which
are just long metal planks, you can also have armored bridges, and
bridges with rails. I have some of everything.
MATERIALS:
- Thin
corrugated card
- Thick
corrugated card
- Thin
card
- Fencing
wire (the sort with small square holes)
- Plastruct
I-Beam
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Your
basic bridge is a length of corrugated card about 4cm wide, and
anywhere from 10cm up. Narrower and shorter bridges can work,
but this size provides the most flexibility.
You can't just cut a length of cardboard, paint it and expect
to get away with it. (If you do, you won't get any respect, and
you can't call your self a 'Leet god' of terrain making) Adding
some plates from thin card is a good start, and you can leave
the bridge at that. Another good and easy idea is to cut lengths
of thick corrugated card about 1cm by slightly less than the length
of your bridge. Cut the ends on angles, and glue them to the underside
with the corrugations downwards.
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This
looks kind of like web-truss.
If your mates start complaining that they fall off bridges, or there
is no cover, cut strips of fencing wire the length of your bridge
or slightly shorter. Make sure each length has two 'squares' vertically
and some wire hanging off the bottom. You'll probably need tin-snips
for this.Now,
bend the extra lengths at right angles to the fence, and glue them
to the underside of the bridge, or try to show them through the
bridge (it only works if the corrugations run across) If you want
more cover, add some thin card plates to the fences.
If you want to be a bit fancier, you can add plastruct I-Beam, H-Beam,
C-Channel or web-truss. Be warned however, that the truss they make
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There
are, of course, many other ways of making bridges. You can have
wooden ones, rope bridges, or concrete bridges. You can even replace
them with pipelines! |
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