3 in 1 Fortress. Printer Friendly Version   By ONYX - Dec. 31, 1969 This Fortress was originally designed to represent a border fort of Gondor or Dol Amroth. I later added another set of customisable parts to also use it as a guard tower of Mordor. The whole thing is mounted on 24' x 24' MDF. Moulds used: -Basic Block Mold #40 -Gothic Additional Accessories Mold #44 -Wizard's Tower Mold #50 -Bridge Mold #53 -Bell Tower Mold #55 -Prison Tower Mold #60 -Turret Mold #61 -Octagon Tower Mold #63 -8" Round Tower Mold #64 -Ruined Tower Mold #65 -Egyptian Basic Block Mold #95 -Wall Builder Mold #200 -Small Brick Mold #250 The rocks on the cliff walls were made using Woodland Scenics rock moulds. The base (and cliffs) of the fotress is 50mm thick polystyrene. The easiest way to make the make the fotress customisable was to make the tops of the towers interchangable. The whole thing was painted using acrylic paint and aged/weathered using Woodland Scenics Rock colour pigments (Stone Gray, Raw Umber, Black and Green Undercoat). Once finished the castle was sealed with Matt Estapol funiture varnish for protection (this is a game board not just a display piece). Onyx.   7 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    Created  Comment  Aug. 21, 2008, 04:35PM  By: PETERCRO The more I look at this piece, the more I really like it. And the waterfall is a wonderful creation!!!!!!  Aug. 20, 2008, 06:23PM  By: BOSSMAN Re-iterating the other comments this modular changing of "defining features" is an excellent idea to make such a big project even more versitile. The entire project has been well designed and executed.  Aug. 17, 2008, 10:47PM  By: YRM Great concept, execution, presentation and the design just works very well. I think there's something to be said for being able to set a mood with your project, and this does it. Very impressive!  Aug. 17, 2008, 03:48PM  By: DUKEDREAL Three in one model! What a great idea. That way you can use this for subtle different scenarios by just changing out parts of the build. Overall a nicely built and painted fortress.  Aug. 17, 2008, 08:59AM  By: THINNSHADE very nicely made, the water effects are superb

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