Romano-British for Dux Britanniarum
How not to enhance a watchtower
I don’t recommend thisMy brother kindly gave me this Roman watchtower from Sarissa Precision for Christmas. It was easy to build, but I felt it was too Mediterranean in style with its clean lines. I felt that a watchtower in Britain would be more obviously made of stone, rather than have a plastered facade.
So I added some green stuff to the bottom layer, without stopping to wonder why I’d never seen this done before.
I soon had my answer. Once you start, there is no obvious place to stop. I realised I would have to green stuff the entire thing!
The whole process has taken ages but I am now three quarters of the way through. Think of this post as a warning rather than a recommendation!
If you choose to do this, I suggest keeping the brick layers level and flat to distinguish them from the stone layers. Also, you’ll need a lot of green stuff. This is a 90cm roll!
It is looking good though…
Thanks for the vote of confidence Scribbs!
I am very impressed with how its all coming along. I would like to think that you could be in for another “Golden Button” for this project
Thanks for the encouragement recon63. I suspect Gerry and Ben will want to see some painted Saxons before they go granting any more buttons, but I’m desperate to pick up a paintbrush again after spending so long sticking green stuff to MDF, so they are next in the queue!
Just as an update, since I posted this I’ve now completed the walls at the top of the entrance platform and have started on the top level. The end might be in sight!