BSC2025 Mick in Switzerland's LOTR Siege Tower 30/3/2025 The Two Towers built...

[snitcythedog]

Looking great so far. 

Again?  You have already build six mockups including the 1/1 scale in your back garden!! 

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

This week I tried several things to get the front shape right.

I have tapered it so it is 80mm wide at the base and 60mm wide at the top.
This meant that I had to remake the floors and front panels.



However the shape of the front is now much better. I am happy to be on the right track.



I might get a bit more done tomorrow but then there will be a two week pause while I go to visit factories in the Far East,

[Spinal Tap]

That's looking awesome.

When are you taking orders?

[Ragnar]

The front looks fantastic.

[snitcythedog]

HOt dam that is looking good. 

[Burgundavia]

Very nice. Really happy to see such a variety of things being done.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I arrived back from the Far East on Wednesday morning.

This weekend I worked on the wheels and chassis.
My son printed some wheels for me.

I have also started to add the armour plating with Milliput.

[Lost Egg]

That's looking grand Mick.

I hope at some point we'll be seeing some pics of the finished model in action with your orcs fighting their way over the walls of Minas Tirith.

[Ragnar]

Looking great Mick.

[snitcythedog]

Very nice work so far.  The hides are spot on. 

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I added more hides to the front and sides. It is starting to look like a thing of purpose.

The hides are simply balls of Milliput squashed and overlaid like scales.

I am not sure whether they are animal hides or iron plates. In the film they appear to be metal.

[snitcythedog]

Verrrry Coool!!!

[Lost Egg]

That does look like one tough war machine.

[SgtSlag]

When using real wood for terrain/model projects, urethane stain works really well:  it colors the wood, ages it, and the urethane coating makes it really durable and resistant to chemicals.  A matte clear coat is necessary, but the end results look superb.

When making scratch-built terrain, it is a real challenge to get the sizes to be workable.  Mock-up's are a really great idea.  Using Lego's for said mock-ups is a brilliant idea.  Cheers!

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

The "development" siege tower is now more or less complete.

This one has been built as subassemblies so that I could easily assemble, disassemble and change bits.

I plan to build a second "finished" tower taking into account the lessons learned with this build.

The "development" tower looks good but as it was modified several times, there are some bits which don't fit very well.

In particular the front armour is quite heavy so I will need some ballast at the back to stop it falling over.

I will build a lighter version on the final model.

Front View


Back View


Subassemblies