Peel Tower Reconstruction on Semple Loch, Scotland
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About the Project
I'm trying to do a historical reconstruction of an actual Peel Tower on Castle Semple Loch near Lochwinnoch, Scotland. I had to create a 3D model of the ruined tower for work and thought it would be a great idea to recreate it in miniature form to show people at archaeology open days. I've already done a wee diorama of the ruin but hoping to go a bit bigger with the reconstruction, 28mm scale. I'll be using a bit of everything to put it together, polystyrene, foamcore, cardboard, miliput, and lots of bits I'm creating in Blender and hope to print off in the 3D printer. I don't think I'll get this thing finished before October but I thought it might be nice to share what I'm up to. The official reason for doing it is to hopefully show it off at next year's Scottish Archaeology Fair but the real reason is it will be class to use in a few games of Silver Bayonet or Flags of War's Border Reivers game.
Related Genre: Historical
Related Contest: TerrainFest 2023
This Project is Completed
Base Coats & a Bit of Grouting
I managed to eventually make a start on painting the tower with the base coats and a bit of dry brushing. I put to use all the tips you can get from Real Terrain Hobbies, Mel the Terrain Tutor and Geek Gaming Scenics. Gave the whole tower a gloss varnish and then put tile grout in all the crevasses and went over with a damp sponge. It seemed to work quite well.
Bloody Finished at Last
Eventually managed to get the Peel Tower finished at last. I did a bit more weathering at the base of the tower and went on a bit of a Jolly with the grass tufts. Lots of things I wished I’d done differently but still kinda happy with how it turned out.
I’ll sneakily make it a guest star in my Spring Clean Challenge entry by using it in the background of any finished miniature photos. If I’ve time I’ll scratch build and 3D print some furniture for the tower as well which would be quite nice. It may also go on a trip to the original ruined tower it’s based on for a photo shot but that will depend on the Scottish weather playing nice and my archaeologically wrecked knee taking me there.
