SI's Bonnie Scotland, 17thC: 2/9 tower house with village

[anevilgiraffe]

lovely, but don't underestimate the crap soldiers will tread in when they come from outside... and those gun slit windows... the entrance hall should have a little grime...

[Silent Invader]

lovely, but don't underestimate the crap soldiers will tread in when they come from outside... and those gun slit windows... the entrance hall should have a little grime...

 

It has a little. There's been a bit more titivation since the last post. Not too much though as I want to keep it suitable maybe for 19thC gothic horror as well.

[anevilgiraffe]

splendid

[Silent Invader]

And it's finished. In the next few days I'll do a photoshoot with it in terrain, including with village, and maybe I might just get a game in too.

So, final photos to log stage completion will follow in this post but first I just want to list what's coming next:

Celtic cross (I have found a rather nice one)
More figures including mounted
Chapel
Stone circle (possibly including dancing maidens)
A terrain board that drops down to the beach of a loch with an expanse of water.
An English army to fight them?

Anyways, images with the laird for scaling :

[anevilgiraffe]

absolutely brilliant... how do the gates attach?

[modelwarrior]

Lovely bit of terrain. I have this sudden urge to watch the 1971 Kidnapped film. Wrong timeline but fits the scenery.

[Count Belisarius]

That's outstanding. Well done.

[Romark]

That's outstanding. Well done.

Yep! 👍

[has.been]

Beautifully done. 

[Codsticker]

You have finished that wonderfully!

[Roo]

Stunning

[Silent Invader]

Thanks all, I appreciate that you've taken time to look 

Timeline wise, though its primary use is this project, such a big piece has to have multiple uses so I'm even considering Gothic Horror. What it isn't really suitable for is 16thC border wars, as its 17thC upgrades have made it just too fancy and cosy!!!

how do the gates attach?

Over the  years I've tried all sorts of things: eg hinges fashioned from wire or cloth.  But nothing has ever looked quite right, either the scale looks off or when opened the doors don't sit properly.

My last recourse, which I've used here, is a simple slide in and slide out. Sure it means no gates present in open door scenarios, but opened gates often get in the way of figure bases.

You can see the U shaped sliding channels in this photo:



Obvs I could have bought injected styrene or whatever but these are simply cut from the box that my razor blades were sold in:

[mikedemana]

Lovely bit of terrain. I have this sudden urge to watch the 1971 Kidnapped film.

"Nae candles...!" 

What an incredible building!  It would indeed be the perfect centerpiece for a game of Devilry Afoot!

Mike Demana

[marianas_gamer]

Nicely dirtied up! I am sure that the Mad Lord is anxiously awaiting transmittal 

[Hu Rhu]

Outstanding work.