Website design By BotEap.comFuel is very important because it is one thing that powered our equipment and all engines that use fuel to run. Everyone needs fuel in the flamethrowers used by Space Marine squads or a Land Raider that is nearly empty. Or a thirsty Dreadnought or a Leman Russ that has passed out. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you are, if you have a heavy fuel-consuming rack and equipment that needs refueling, you will need a fuel tank. Preferably a fuel tank that is close and within easy reach. Just make sure it’s not too close or it could be a threat of attack and no one wants to have a fuel tank with shrapnel embedded in their jetpacks. So, after a few introductions, let’s go to our main agenda.

Website design By BotEap.comMaterials:

Website design By BotEap.comFine wood

Website design By BotEap.comPolystyrene (Styrofoam)

Website design By BotEap.comEmpty can of beans

Website design By BotEap.comBlack acrylic paint

Website design By BotEap.comRed blood or red paint

Website design By BotEap.comTerracotta (brownish red)

Website design By BotEap.comsilver gray paint

Website design By BotEap.comStep 1 Creating the base

Website design By BotEap.comThere are so many different shapes and materials that can be used to create the base. Fine wood, Masonite, Polystyrene (Styrofoam) is the most popular of all because it is so easy to cut and practical. Foam board is also one of the materials that can be used, however, due to its substances, it has a tendency to curl once primed and painted. But for this project it is better to use fine wood as a base due to its lightness and durability.

Website design By BotEap.comWe use polystyrene (Styrofoam) and cut cement blocks and then glue them to the base. We then basecoated all the cinder blocks in acrylic black, brushing them dry with a codex gray brush and brushing them dry with a white skull brush that we glued onto some rebar (also known as wire cut from metal and glued on the cinder blocks). Once everything is in place and ready it is time to add the fuel tank.

Website design By BotEap.comStep 2 Add the fuel tank (can of beans)

Website design By BotEap.comFor an amazing and beautiful Warhammer 40k fuel tank (I have to differentiate this from a regular fuel tank) Let’s use an empty can of beans for our fuel tank. Since the can is already open, the other end is gone, we can trace the can on a piece of foam board to replace the other end that was gone. Cut out the traced circle and then glue it to the other end of the can. Once the entire end of the can is closed, pierce the can a little at the desired position in a few different places. This will bring a beaten and battered look to the can.

Website design By BotEap.comStep 3 Apply a base coat to the fuel tank

Website design By BotEap.comAfter putting some designs in the can, it’s time to put some color into it. Simply apply a base coat to the fuel tank with black acrylic paint. Make sure to base it on a thin layer just a couple of times. If you put a thick coat of paint on the fuel tank, the paint will peel off considerably.

Website design By BotEap.comStep 4 Paint the fuel tank

Website design By BotEap.comWhen the base coat is dry, it’s time to paint the fuel tank with blood red or just red paint. Again, the paint should be light because more colors will be added later. I chose to paint stripes only in certain sections. Next, add some terra cotta (brownish red). Lastly, add bolt gun metal (silver gray) or mithril silver to give it a steel look. To emphasize the fuel tank and have a better place for it, add a steel frame and a base for the fuel tank. It can be made with popsicle sticks and Styrofoam. The popsicle stick will be the steel frame and the Styrofoam will act as the cement base for the fuel tank. Just cover them with acrylic black. Paint the codex gray cement base and steel frame with the same paints used for rust effects on the fuel tank.

Website design By BotEap.comStep 5 Add some pipes

Website design By BotEap.comGet some straws that can be bent at the other end and glue them together. Cut them into equal sizes and then glue them to one end of the tank. On the foam board we use to replace the missing end of the can. For painting, also use rust effects on pipes.

Website design By BotEap.comStep 6 Gather it!

Website design By BotEap.comThis step finishes it off completely. I used a mixture of homemade modeling herd, static grass, sand, and some weeds that I pulled from a nearby ditch. Just apply PVA glue (white glue) on the parts of the base that you want to flock. I also added flock to the cinder blocks and a little bit on top of the fuel tank.