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The model shown in the photo is a six story dice tower standing nearly 24 inches (60 cm) high with a building footprint of 4 inches by 4 inches (10 cm). The dice tray extends the base by another 4 inches. The tower is painted with latex and acrylic paints and protected with a clear matte finish.
This dice tower is made to look like an Italian bell tower from the 14th century - a campanile. These tall towers were often made of brick, with square bodies, multiple windows, terraced or open floors plans to allow the sounds of the bells to escape, and topped with red terra cotta tile roofs. Famous campaniles include the Leaning Tower of Pisa Torre Pendete, the Campanile of San Marco in Venice, and the Campanile by Giotto in Florence. Today, many American universities have campanile style bell towers as focal points of the campus such as Sather Tower at the University of California at Berkeley and the Memorial Carillion at Iowa State University.
This tower is made with cast plaster bricks made from Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture molds. This tower is made primarily from the small brick mold (#250) along with the clay tile roof mold (#230) and the flagstone floor mold (#260). A custom mold was made, primarily to speed up the construction of the tower.
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excellent design and craftsmanship ! Cheers !
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Aug. 19, 2003, 10:47AM
By: GEBOOM |
It is still a nice entry!
The first ha project with sound samples!
Very original and good colors
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a very neat and tidy piece, i think you were right to enter in this category, as there are some very nice elements to this piece. i'm impressed by the mould you made, i like the interchangeable idea, but the bells what a concept, i like the fact you can change the tune however i think after a nights gaming the novelty might have worn off - the BELLS.
kskyhappy - The impossible just takes a little longer
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