Might look at doing a Union group and another tower one day but this would be after our large Gettysburg game.
Monday 12 November 2012
ACW signal tower
Inspired by a blog post from Christopher at Bunker Hill back in January I decided to have crack at making my own signal tower. The tower itself is made from twigs from the garden glued together and then bound with cotton soaked in PVA and then painted. The figures are all spare artillery figures from Foundry.
Might look at doing a Union group and another tower one day but this would be after our large Gettysburg game.
Might look at doing a Union group and another tower one day but this would be after our large Gettysburg game.
Very nice and unusual, I really like it!
ReplyDeletePhil.
That is a very impressive looking bit of kit. Will be shamelessly copying it soon!
ReplyDeleteReally terrific, Rodger. Its amazing what you can do with some twigs from the garden. The soaking-with-PVA trick is a must - and it really works brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteVery nice models , good look and good paint .
ReplyDeleteOut of sight Rodger! Great work and something interesting. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLooking splendid Rodger !
ReplyDeleteBest regards Michael
What a great job Rodger, superb Sir!
ReplyDeleteNeat work.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and very good job!
ReplyDeleteGreat work! IMO scratchbuilt projects, in most cases, always seem to take the model's scenario-scene-ambiance to uplifted heights. This project is a high-up-one, Sir.
ReplyDeletePainting the troop bases the same color as the tower's platform is a winner.
Fantastic piece of work, you have inspired me to do some gardening.
ReplyDeleteScratchbuilding and cheap too, damn good work Rodger!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Rodger!
ReplyDeleteI've not seen one of these done before. Bloody brilliant work here sir!
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent job, well done that man!!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you found something inspirational from my blog post and turned it into something of your own. Very well done Rodger and it is a great example of creativity. Super work!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Very clever - a nice diorama for your games
ReplyDeleteVery simple and very effective, Rodger. Looks good too. It would make an unusual HQ/command element for pick-up games, or a feature of campaign and scenario battles. Very handy.
ReplyDeleteThat is very effective and clever, great table piece
ReplyDeleteExcellent work Rodger....nice job
ReplyDeleteNice indeed....it's got some multi-period potential, too. If only I had twigs in my garden...
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea and brilliantly executed.
ReplyDeleteWhat else do you have planned?
Russell
I have some buildings planned but other than that just a heap of Rebs to get painted at this stage.
DeleteThanks for all the comments guys I really appreciate them.
DeleteAs usual, bloody brilliant.
ReplyDeleteNow you can get a good look at your damned rebs as they skeddadle off the table.
Hancock
Thanks mate!!! Your turn will come!
DeleteVery good idea !!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool the figures and the tower look amazing great work
ReplyDeleteNice scratchbuilt tower and painted figures!
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter
http://peterscave.blogspot.be/