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Warhammer 40k: Haemotrope Reactor

An eye-catching centerpiece perfect for any science fiction table.

The next scenario for my Five Parsecs from Home campaign needs an industrial terrain piece as an objective. Technically, it called for a hyper-rail station, but I don't have anything like that in my collection and I didn't want to spend the time to custom-build one.

The Haemotrope Reactor came from the Warhammer Imperium magazine, and I really like the look of it. It will fit pretty much any sci-fi table, and I'm sure that it will make plenty of appearances on this blog.

Please excuse the mediocre pictures. The entire thing didn't fit into my small lightbox and my phone doesn't have a great camera.


I could have spent a ton more time on this piece, especially on the black/white parts. I messed up with a wash over the white parts and had to repaint pretty much all of them. They're not even close to smooth and the black could really use a highlight. Most of the cables could use some more love as well and and and…

Pictures really show every mistake, which is why it's important to limit yourself to a certain standard. My main goal for this terrain piece was to get a playable objective for my next scenario. It had to look good on the table and be done in a reasonable time span. I think I achieved both goals.

How it looks on the table


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