BY RICK SMITH

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Stage nine

Stage Ten

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Once the bottom half of the obelisk and the middle 'ring' were dry and stable, I retraced my steps with the upper half. The other two 4" squares of foamcore sealed off the box allowing it to sit nicely on the 'ring' and provide a flat area onto which to glue the 'rubble' of the obelisk's missing peak. Since the entire structure tapers up from the bottom the topmost square will be a little big. All you need to do is carefully trim the excess off with your X-acto knife.

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In order to create the feeling of a gargantuan edifice, without having to make the entire thing, I decided in the initial layout phase that the top would have succumbed to the passage of time. Erosion or battle having broken down the needle-like apex. To accomplish this, I used a chunk of pink insulation foam which I cut to fit the topmost square. All I had to do was use a sharp retractable knife and hack up the foam to resemble a splintered pile of rock. If you cut into the foamcore it breaks of the clean line where the foam meets foamcore!

Stage Eleven

Stage Twelve

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Before I glued the entire obelisk to a circular piece of hardboard, there were still a few things that needed to be done. First, I cut into the corners of the obelisk, creating 'v's' of varying sizes. I then lightly drew cracks from these cuts in pencil. After I had planned out the cracks, it was a simple matter of gently using my X-acto knife to trace the pencil lines. But that alone wouldn't be enough to pick up any drybrushing or highlighting. I took my pencil and pushed it through the cuts, trying not to make them overly exaggerated. Lastly, I needed to make a dune to create the illusion that the obelisk was partially buried beneath the sand. By tracing the bottom of the obelisk onto a 1" thick piece of pink foam I could easily cut out the centre of the 'dune'. All I did was use a hot knife to carve the foam into shape and everything was ready to be glued together, flocked and painted.

By using the sketch (above right), I was able to stay on track and, in effect, pre-plan my steps. By doing this, I cut down on some annoying little surprises that might pop up down the road. On the next page you'll see the finished Necron obelisk along with the colour scheme I decided upon, with the help of Codex: Necrons.

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9	Once the bottom half of the obelisk and the middle 'ring' were dry and stable, I retraced my steps with the upper half. The other two 4" squares of foamcore sealed off the box allowing it to sit nicely on the 'ring' and provide a flat area onto which to glue the 'rubble' of the obelisk's missing peak. Since the entire structure tapers up from the bottom the topmost square will be a little big. All you need to do is carefully trim the excess off with your X-acto knife.	10	In order to create the feeling of a gargantuan edifice, without having to make the entire thing, I decided in the initial layout phase that the top would have succumbed to the passage of time. Erosion or battle having broken down the needle-like apex. To accomplish this, I used a chunk of pink insulation foam which I cut to fit the topmost square. All I had to do was use a sharp retractable knife and hack up the foam to resemble a splintered pile of rock. If you cut into the foamcore it breaks of the clean line where the foam meets foamcore!

11	Before I glued the entire obelisk to a circular piece of hardboard, there were still a few things that needed to be done. First, I cut into the corners of the obelisk, creating 'v's' of varying sizes. I then lightly drew cracks from these cuts in pencil. After I had planned out the cracks, it was a simple matter of gently using my X-acto knife to trace the pencil lines. But that alone wouldn't be enough to pick up any drybrushing or highlighting. I took my pencil and pushed it through the cuts, trying not to make them overly exaggerated. Lastly, I needed to make a dune to create the illusion that the obelisk was partially buried beneath the sand. By tracing the bottom of the obelisk onto a 1" thick piece of pink foam I could easily cut out the centre of the 'dune'. All I did was use a hot knife to carve the foam into shape and everything was ready to be glued together, flocked and painted. By using the sketch (above right), I was able to stay on track and, in effect, pre-plan my steps. By doing this, I cut down on some annoying little surprises that might pop up down the road. On the next page you'll see the finished Necron obelisk along with the colour scheme I decided upon, with the help of Codex: Necrons.