All Along the Watchtower

Published 7 May 2021

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I made this watchtower, with playable interior, mostly from foam.

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I do not have pictures before that stage, but this is a pretty good view of the underlying structure. Everything is made with foam, except the vertical planks around the windows.

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During the painting process.

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Interior view.

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(kinda) artistic shot.

The base

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I made the base of the tower from a cardboard box, covered on all sides with a thin sheet of foam (where I carved a stone pattern), and I glued some more foam on the side (where I carved a wood texture this time).

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Gray overbrush on the stone, and brown on the wood.

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Painting some colors on individual stone to make it look like an abstract painting.

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Another drybrush on top to tone down the colors.

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And... I don't even remember what I did on that step, sorry. A wash maybe?

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And both pieces on top of each other.

This is one of the crafts I'm the most proud of. The top level wood really looks like wood, and because I coated it in modpodge and varnished it, it is also very durable.

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