Friday, 13 November 2026

40K Spiky cacti

I made some of the iconic sci-fi cacti. I had overthought this project for too long, but they were quick to make and paint and I'd love more.


Construction:

  • MDF coasters, 60 & 90mm, with bevelled edges
  • polystyrene balls of varying sizes held together with glue and cocktail sticks
  • cocktail stick spikes
  • Vallejo rough grey pumice paste
Painting:
  • Spray Vallejo Desert yellow
  • SpeedPaint Shamrock Green, drybrush Daemonic Yellow
  • Spikes SpeedPaint Blood Red, Vallejo Vermilion.
The extra highlights really brought these up a notch and I'm glad I did them.