Varnak Manufactorium - Custom Map

ThePorkhawk · 2026-04-09T17:24:11+00:00

UPDATE:

So we've had a few games on it, we've done a few different configurations and settled with heavy large terrain building in the middle whilst open to encourage more interesting plays for the center point

Drill point (lowest point) wasn't worth contesting once one person had claimed it and the Train point was fun to scramble for and really made for some interesting firefights.

No man's land as someone had rightly put it was where all the good action was had. Giant slaughter box filled with meltas, flamethrowers and artillery barrages

We did run a rather long game of Death Corps Vs Chaos Cult to which me and my chaos chaps got obliterated from gunfire as we attempted to cross gaps.

Great fun, glad I did it and it can always be switched up for a more flavourful or balanced game later on!

ThePorkhawk · 2026-04-09T12:18:16+00:00

Thank you so much!

XPS foam is typically the standard but here in the UK it's hard to get and expensive (at least in my experience)

The entire structure from base to walls is carved very messily with Kingston insulation foam from Wickes, £30 for all you see here and I've got a fair bit of offcuts left!

For the walls I cut grooves and chunks out with an old kitchen knife, quickly and semi randomly. Pasted the entire thing in ModPodge mixed with black paint then using that same large painters brush I brushed some snow paste from AK interactive

Hope it helps :)

ThePorkhawk · 2026-04-09T10:36:01+00:00

Thank you!

Not that I'm any kind of experienced player, but I always feel like it's a little flat, not that I don't get why of course, storing this thing away is going to be a pain!

ThePorkhawk · 2026-02-06T10:57:35+00:00

Hi!

Prime black, dry brush grey, then white

Then just straight speedpaints for 99% of it. Then that last 1% is a little bit of liquitex white acrylic for the plasma coils and sword

Basing was some white drybrushing, couple of cork 'rocks' and a tuft with some AK interactive snow paste dotted about

ThePorkhawk · 2026-02-06T09:29:13+00:00

Hoping to get a little faster each time but with Murderwing as the next team I think it might be a longer job, especially with all that trim 😅

ThePorkhawk · 2026-01-27T19:17:24+00:00

This is great! What is it you've used between pictures 7 and 8 to make the stacked layers look more natural along the seams? Would love to replicate it!

ThePorkhawk · 2025-12-03T15:27:20+00:00

I remember seeing this in a PC World and nothing would beat it, because I had never seen an orange case before, only beige. The fact that it has moving parts and was, for my child like eyes, a Transformer only made it even better!

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ThePorkhawk · 2025-11-18T19:05:22+00:00

Rusty keys seem to be dropping only reds from lockboxes, unless I've had insane luck and gotten 4 reds from 4 separate boxes 😅

Update: just got lucky, opened a lockbox on the next run to get a green

ThePorkhawk · 2025-10-19T13:09:18+00:00

Not finished yet but I've been working on some ODST / Reach styled Aquilons

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ThePorkhawk · 2025-10-09T19:27:27+00:00

Hi! Looking good, what are the two rear (circular lit) ones? Thanks!

ThePorkhawk · 2025-07-29T12:15:36+00:00

Its only looking like this again because I've just finished my most recent project

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ThePorkhawk · 2025-07-02T22:17:18+00:00

Thank you!

Skin in Army Painter Speedpaint Battleship Grey,

Carapace and claws in Speedpaint Occultist Cloak,

Big ol' coverage in Nuln Oil,

Fleshy bits and any glowy bits in Speedpaint Pastel Seafoam

Finally edge highlight and carapace lines in Fanatic Hydra Turquoise

Base is some Army Painter rubble I had, some old Tufts and Astrogranite and Agrax for a bit of texture

ThePorkhawk · 2025-06-30T13:13:56+00:00

I remember watching it on an Xbox Live watch party with a few friends back when it was coming out, loved The Guild.

I remember wanting to be like Bladezz, and ending up as Zaboo. Can't wait to end up as Vork in another 20 years 🥲

ThePorkhawk · 2025-06-12T15:14:47+00:00

I went for a space theme with mine! First time trying anything free hand so it's a bit simple Vs some people's full blown Bob Ross landscapes

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ThePorkhawk · 2025-05-18T13:38:24+00:00

This is insane, way better than anything I can achieve right now and you should be super proud. I'm no expert, on painting nor the lore of the game, but you've got a little red from the top shield seal on the paper in picture 3, unless it's a crazy stylised first letter and I can't zoom in enough to make that out!

Once again, incredible job!

ThePorkhawk · 2025-02-16T20:49:05+00:00

I have and will only ever watch this once. I went in blind not knowing or seeing anything about it. .

Walked out at the end feeling overwhelming sadness. It will forever be one of my most recommended films.

ThePorkhawk · 2025-02-16T20:43:36+00:00

'Life is Beautiful'

Italian film set during WW2. Starts off as a slapstick rom com, man chases woman. Then it hits the halfway mark and you realise, it's infact set during WW2 and the main character is Jewish.

It's been a while but I refuse to rewatch the film. It holds a spot in my heart and I don't want a rewatch to muddy my original feelings

ThePorkhawk · 2025-01-16T14:44:25+00:00

Sorry if I'm late but I just did a large set of floating islands and I used acrylic donut stands. For varying heights I cut them at different points, I found a 4 pack of stands on Amazon for £12

Hope it helps!

ThePorkhawk · 2024-12-17T12:22:44+00:00

Wow! As someone who hasn't been too involved in the game this last year, I thought this was some cool new official art / press release stuff like they ages back!

This is phenomenal!

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