Fantasy Broch

[Zaheer]

As part of my 'Land of Albion' project I'm making a fantasy tower; Broch Lesnar. It's made from snapped up casts of a beehive hut that some of you may have seen, it's been quite good fun so far but I am a little stuck with the roof. I'd like to stick with the style shown in the reconstruction below, but also would like to allow figures to fight from the top of My Client. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm going to try raising the roof on beams with wooden shutters between them, but if anyone has a simpler idea I'm all ears. I would like it to 'make sense'.

[Blackwolf]

Nice I like that!

[mikedemana]

Do it like you've shown with the image, but have it free standing on pole supports that fit just inside the broch outer wall. That is what I did with mine. That way, if you need to life off the roof, you can. Then you can put it back down after the figs have been moved around.

Let me know if you want a pic and what I'm saying isn't clear...

Mike Demana

[Zaheer]

I think I understand Mike, I'd like to see a photograph of yours anyway! I've sorted something out, I'll show picture when the PVA on the thatch dries.

[Emir of Askaristan]

I've been to the broch at Glenelg and you've captured the shap and texture well.

In case you don't know, the walls are quite thick and have a very narrow passage way between the inner and outer faces. It's also fairly tall too.

That being said you've really done a great job.

A conical heather roof would finish it off nicely.