slowbro Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hey guys, I saw a couple of people online converting bird houses from Michael's into dice towers and after having great luck converting one of their cheap model ships into a spelljammer ship, I decided to give it a go. I took the bird house apart and stuck in all of the tower guts. Then I gave it a base paint job. I am thinking of painting some moss or vines onto the tower and also adding a crest of some sort on the front. I thought about adding a flag to the top, but I want to build this to withstand frequent transport as I play at a friend's house. I'd love to have some suggestions to spice it up. I want to use it as a display piece at home but then be able to take it to the table for play. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruunwald Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 CANNONS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarthex Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 That looks Great! Take a look here at the thread I did on my DDS2 tower. It might give you some ideas.... ***Welcome to our Asylum away from Home!**** A little late, but... George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ced1106 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Sweet! Michael's Woodland Scenics kits have all sorts of flocking and whatnot that you can use as moss. Main problem is that it'll make the dice tower more "fragile" if it wears off. Or how about banners? You could even make them removable, so that they can reflect what's happening in the game (eg. a scoreboard!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowbro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Wow! I don't think my tower is going to end up as nice as yours, George! My main inspiration is Daern's Instant Fortress. I wanted to make a multi use dice tower/play environment/display piece to show off some of my miniatures instead of just having them closed up in my case all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowbro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Sweet! Michael's Woodland Scenics kits have all sorts of flocking and whatnot that you can use as moss. Main problem is that it'll make the dice tower more "fragile" if it wears off. Or how about banners? You could even make them removable, so that they can reflect what's happening in the game (eg. a scoreboard!). Yeah I'm afraid to flock it due to wear. I was going to paint whatever details I was going to add. The past few game props I've made have been kind of a hassle to move due to fragility. I wanted to make something that I can just toss into the car and not worry about putting a seat belt on it. I was thinking about adding a suit of arms made from card stock over the door, but I really like your banner idea! Lot's of possibilities there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 & it doubles as tabletop scenery!! Nice work. I think the Banner would look nice.Something you could just take & stick in a hole on the top. Gives you the options of storage & possibly changing it up whenever the mood strikes you. Looking forward to the Q Workshop Kickstarter tower I'll be getting hopefully soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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