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Offline Mad Lord Snapcase

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Bell Tower
« on: June 12, 2014, 02:52:22 PM »
I accidentally knocked this bell down from our garden shed (where it had been hanging for some time) and when I picked it up to replace it, I suddenly saw the Pulp potential. I am now constructing a tower for it. It’s turned out a big bigger than I originally intended! Here’s a couple of photos of the WIP, more updates to follow.














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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2014, 03:13:14 PM »
I meant to include this one for comparison of size.





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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2014, 03:14:46 PM »
Wow looks good so far!
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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2014, 03:36:15 PM »
'Accidently'  ;)

Looks good so far, as for the size, with a big bell comes a big tower. What kind of 'material' are you going for finish whys on the tower? will it be a stone grey or sandstone colour? (like at churches)
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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2014, 03:54:07 PM »
Not sure yet, it's going to be an open tower to give a good sight of the bell. I'll make my mind up as I build it. It might be more Asian in origin, I think.

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2014, 04:53:04 PM »
Not sure yet, it's going to be an open tower to give a good sight of the bell. I'll make my mind up as I build it. It might be more Asian in origin, I think.
  ;)

Asian styles are usually quite decorative too. I look forward to seeing your progression on this with interest.  :)

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2014, 05:02:31 PM »
accidentally


That  :D

Looking great though. Thinking on there are quite a few of those type of bells around..................hmmmmm.

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2014, 11:36:10 PM »
Great idea!  ;)

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2014, 12:43:23 AM »
I swear that bell is in a Hammer Horror film...  :o

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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2014, 12:47:25 AM »
For Whom The bell Tolls has to build the tower,...says so in the ancient Tibetan texts.



 

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2014, 01:29:51 AM »
That looks great! :D Can't wait to see how it turns out.


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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2014, 04:38:38 AM »
That looks great! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Wot she said!!

I'm reminded of a tale told me by an old Marine when I was kid in the 60's.
He'd retired after WWII, volunteered for Korea, retired again, then was quietly told he was too old for Viet Nam.

Well before Guadalcanal he'd gone straight from boot camp to Nicaragua, "green as grass'.
After endless slogging through jungles & mountains, the patrol he was on was ambushed by sandinistas.
Separated from their mule train, and it's ammunition, they fought their way to the outskirts of a village,
Outnumbered, surrounded & cut off the Marines hunkered down in a mud hut/house.  The rebels called on them to surrender, saying they couldn't resist much longer without cartridges, and those were all on the captured mules.  The sergeant in charge of the patrol, a Great War veteran, asked what made them think the Marines were short of ammo, raised his '03 Springfield, and pinged a round off the bell in the church tower across the village, about 700 yards or so away.  The envoy hastily departed, and the sandanistas settled in to see which gave out first, water or ammo.  To keep up the fiction the sergeant "rang" that bell every hour, on the hour, day & night, until a Marine  aviator happened on the scene.  That worthy had his gunner drop a coupla canteens & some machine gun belts to the beleaguered patrol,  than dashed away to get more aircraft.  The sandanistas declined to remain for the balance of the festivities, though they did keep the mules.  The Marines suffered only from thirst, cuts n'bruises, not even a real wound.  Sandino's men lost more than pride, but nobody counted the corpses. That bell however, took a helluva beatin'.  The priest was neither pleased nor amused, while my friend thought it was the most remarkable shooting he'd even seen, 2 BIG wars failed to change that opinion.

I've never found documentation for his anecdote, & suspect it's a "sea story", but I've been told stranger truths.

YMMV

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EDIT:my miserable spelling
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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2014, 07:04:09 AM »
Good story, it should be true!

I put the floor on early this morning.



« Last Edit: June 13, 2014, 07:09:24 AM by Mad Lord Snapcase »

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2014, 03:56:21 PM »
I like the table map/cloth on your painting table!!

The bell tower is good as well!!! lol

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Re: Bell Tower
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2014, 10:45:14 PM »
Great idea!

 

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