Captain Blood's Renedra Tower project (8 July - Finished. Many pics P10.)

[tomrommel1]

very nice indeed

[Admiral Benbow]

Nice work, Richard. So only three more towers, some walls and a gatehouse and you'll have a proper castle ... 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks  

Here is the tower, now suitably weathered and with the details painted in... Next steps will be to mount on its base, then add the buttresses and build up the underlying groundwork contours using filler.
After that, working out how to build the steps. Then the surface groundwork and arty stuff  

[waynetheduke]

Richard.

Newbie to your blog BUT I have to say its exactly how one should be done in my opinion.
Quality work. Informative and with the right level of detail.
Well done.

Looking forward to the details (my fave bit too!)
Wayne

[Captain Blood]

Thanks Wayne, and welcome 

[Phil Robinson]

Fantastic work Richard.

[OSHIROmodels]

Love the colours you've used but those crenellations leave me cold 

After that, working out how to build the steps.

I'm not back until the beginning of July 

cheers

James

[Jacksarge]

That is really looking splendid, you've done a great job with it!

[Dr. The Viking]

Good work!

I don't know much about crenellations. I guess they do appear a little strange. But castles takes all sorts, right? 

[Mason]

Lovely work, Captain.
Great colouration and the weathering is spot on.
I particularly like what you have done with the rooftop groundwork.
 

I reckon that you are looking forward to titivating this muchly.
 

[NurgleHH]

So Richard,
it is Time to ask Mrs. Blood for more money to build the rest of Bloodwood-Castle. Or send a letter to the both sherrifs of nottingham to support a yound and ambitioned painter (A Yapa  ).
Very good work, I hope to see the whole castle Bloodwood at the Blam...

[tomrommel1]

just stunning paintwork indeed

[Captain Blood]

Thanks chaps 

Love the colours you've used but those crenellations leave me cold 

Yeah, I know what you mean. They do look reasonably three-dimensional - unlike certain other popular castles out there. But I am thinking about doing a complete set of timber hoardings to top the thing off... Probably, I can't be bothered though 

I think I may just be able to manage the steps without you, James... But if I get stuck, I'll send a raven... 

So Richard,
it is Time to ask Mrs. Blood for more money to build the rest of Bloodwood-Castle.

Dirk, given how much work is required to clean up, assemble, modify, paint and base just one tower, I assure you I will not be building a complete castle using these kits.
As you can see, they turn out rather well with some love and attention. But to do a multi-towered full scale castle would be a very major undertaking. It would also be huge, because these towers are not small. The footprint of a full castle would take up a LOT of table (and storage) space.

[NurgleHH]

Dirk, given how much work is required to clean up, assemble, modify, paint and base just one tower, I assure you I will not be building a complete castle using these kits.
As you can see, they turn out rather well with some love and attention. But to do a multi-towered full scale castle would be a very major undertaking. It would also be huge, because these towers are not small. The footprint of a full castle would take up a LOT of table (and storage) space.

Ok Richard, then you should ask Giles for some of his small painting-slaves.
 

[Hupp n at em]

Great result!  The weathering stains in particular are very nicely done.    It does make me a bit sad to hear that there was so much "extra" work involved getting it together.  If a more experienced modeler like yourself is saying that, probably not worth the time it would take my clumsier hands.