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Picture of a view of a Tau Communications Nodule terrain piece. Click to see a larger version.
Picture of a view of a Tau Communications Nodule terrain piece. Click to see a larger version.
Picture of a view of a Tau Communications Nodule terrain piece. Click to see a larger version.
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Neil Hodgson built the Communications Nodule a bit differently, but it still retains the overall theme. Here's his take on the project.

Was your terrain piece made from foam like Mark's were?
Neil Hodgson: Sorry, no foam here. The communications Nodule itself is actually a modified bit from an old vacuum. (In fact, if you look hard at the Ork terrain featured in Cities of Death, you might find a few more pieces from the same vacuum cleaner.) With the vacuum cleaner bit serving as the main armature, I used the top of a strange drink lid, some old pen caps, along with a few Tau plastic bits to finish off the piece. Just goes to show what you can make with objects found around the house. I painted the Nodule using the same paints and weathering materials Mark used. But, since nothing was made of foam, I didn't have to sand anything between coats of emulsion paint.

Image map with links to the introdcution page and image pages. Image link to the comm node picture page. Image link to the exhausts picture page. Image link to the antenna picture page. Image link to the landing pad picture page. Image link to the introduction page.

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