Sunday, August 4, 2013

A Watch Tower for The Empire

This was a pretty straight forward kit - not too many major components for the tower itself, but a fair amount of optional parts. It was first given a light coat of white spray paint, and then block painting select areas like the center blue band and yellow trim. It was then given a wash of Minwax Tudor Satin stain. The stain was a bit hard to control due to the size of the model. After it was dried and given a finish of Testors Dullcote, dry-brush highlights were added.
The smaller building can be used separately or placed on top of the tower.
The tower can also be the mooring for the airship.
 
Being my first GW terrain kit (besides the terrain board piece), I was suitably impressed with the ease of assembly and with the variety of optional/spare parts that I will likely get a few more select pieces in the future.
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14 comments:

  1. Michael AwdryAugust 5, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    That is a wonderful piece of terrain, wonderful work Dean.

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  2. ScottswargamingAugust 5, 2013 at 3:23 AM

    Most impressive, a sizeable piece of kit that will dominate your battelfield. Good luck to anyone trying to capture that!

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  3. Simon Quinton August 5, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Nice work great looking piece of terrain.

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  4. DeanMAugust 5, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks a lot for the kind words, Gentlemen. Best, Dean

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  5. MontyAugust 5, 2013 at 10:01 AM

    Great work, Dean! This army has no end of surprises.

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  6. DeanMAugust 5, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    Thanks again, Monty. Yes, what will the Empire dream up next? :) Best, Dean

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  7. Ray RousellAugust 5, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Stunning work Dean!!

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  8. DeanMAugust 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    Thanks, Ray. Appreciate the kind words. Dean

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  9. SeanAugust 5, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Pretty nifty terrain piece. And quite exceptional looking results for a description that sounds simple.

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  10. DeanMAugust 5, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    Thanks Sean. It actually just a series of washes over a basic block paint job - with some dry-brushing like on the roof tiles. Instead of Minwax you could also use the "magic wash" formula with Future Floor Wax and appropriate colored inks. Best, Dean

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  11. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)August 5, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    Nice work on the tower Dean! It will be an attention getter on the table.

    Christopher

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  12. Sam WiseAugust 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    What a beautiful building !!
    It deserved your perfect painting work !
    I like!

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  13. DeanMAugust 6, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Wow - thanks you guys for the all-too kind comments. Best, Dean

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  14. Ted HenkleAugust 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Great job on the terrain piece!

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