Defensive Positions for Stompy Robot Armies

After recently painting several English Civil War units, I felt the need for a change, something more imaginative and quick to do. We are preparing for our move to New Zealand later this year, which feels like an endless task, and as part of this mammoth tidy up I was dismantling an old outdoor table for disposal, when I chanced upon some plastic nut and bolt covers. 

The Blue Stompy Robot army a mix of Battletech and Warhammer Imperialis models. The recently created defensive positions are in the front. 

For whatever reason, the idea of defensive positions for the robot armies popped into my mind. I suspect wargamers are just naturally scanning for items they can repurpose for their games. After a quick wash and a rummage through my surplus Warhammer 40K bits box, I was able to create six defensive structures, three for each army. They are painted red and blue to tie in with the respective army colour scheme.

The nut and bolt cover and starting point for the defensive structures.

Defences for Red Army with a Battletech model for comparison.

Blue Army defences with two other models for comparison.

The next steps in my Stompy Robot project involve making a 2 by 2 foot gaming mat on which I will draw a hex grid, along with creating some futuristic and desolate terrain, buildings, and hills. You can find a brief overview of this project as I initially planned it here.