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Offline Doomsdave

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My Asian Tower
« on: June 17, 2010, 12:47:15 AM »
Having shamelessly stolen this idea from others on this very forum: I present my version of the Michael's birdhouse conversion.  I had to extend the existing balconnies with plastic card, and then I covered the card with hundreds of matchsticks  ;D    to create the wood floors then added some dowels for the railing.  I hope you all like it.








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Offline Operator5

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 01:41:06 AM »
Excellent! I love the floors on yours! If I had not already put the railings on mine, I would shamelessly steal that idea. :D

I like the dirty look of yours. Mine is still far to clean and needs some aging.
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Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2010, 03:23:41 AM »
Looks just great!  :-* :-*  I have been trying to get family on the mainland to send me one but all of the Michaels near them don't carry it. :'(  Your extended balconies and railings really make that a useful tower.  I must get one of these for the dread Chinese mastermind in my Sarawak/Sulawesi game!
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Offline redzed

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 04:21:51 AM »
hell yes :-* :-* :-*
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Offline Mancha

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2010, 05:31:09 AM »
Love the tiled roofs.

Offline cianty

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2010, 08:09:33 AM »
Very cool! Great job!

Offline SBRPearce

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2010, 01:35:47 PM »
Lovely terrain re-purposing job. (Birds don't like those things anyway.)

BTW, which company produces the "Samurai Pinup" miniature?
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Offline Doomsdave

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2010, 08:37:08 PM »
Lovely terrain re-purposing job. (Birds don't like those things anyway.)

BTW, which company produces the "Samurai Pinup" miniature?


It's an OOP (I think) Harbinger of the East figure that came with Harbinger magazine.  They used to do on for each issue I think.  I got most of them before they went defunct.  IIRC it was Griffin miniatures who did them.

The roof tiles are from Plastruct O-scale sheets, they cut real easily with scissors and are cheap. 


Thanks for all the kind words. 

Offline General Roos

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2010, 08:53:26 PM »
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Offline Admiral Benbow

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2010, 09:39:44 PM »
Very nice floors from that matchsticks! Good idea, I think I'll give it a try ...

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Offline HerbyF

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 07:57:25 AM »
That is great. Just what I have been planning to do with mine. Bought a couple of them, now I guess I had better do something with them. Should have done af least one before Enfilade.
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Offline Doomsdave

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2010, 01:04:05 PM »
Looks just great!  :-* :-*  I have been trying to get family on the mainland to send me one but all of the Michaels near them don't carry it. :'(  Your extended balconies and railings really make that a useful tower.  I must get one of these for the dread Chinese mastermind in my Sarawak/Sulawesi game!
LB

I stopped by Michaels on the way home from work yesterday, and they are indeed out of these.  I was going to get one for you as I think they were only $7 when I bought mine.  Sorry.

Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: My Asian Tower
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2010, 02:16:56 PM »
DD,
Thanks for thinking of me.  If you do run across one I would be VERY happy to reimburse you.  Oh well :?
LB

 

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