Just under the wire UPDATED with windows (24)

 

"excuse me Sir, but your roof is too dull to look at;

please make improvements as soon as possible"

(don't you just hate the busybodies in the Neighborhood Association!)

          

            Angry Piper's Terrain Challenge encouraged everybody to build/paint/refurbish/create some terrain. Never one to shy away from a challenge, especially one that plays into a favorite past-time, I promptly jumped on board. After an early start I got  distracted by a little side project and discovered an enthralling set of rules in my one of my favorite periods but I gathered my energies and focused on completing the Tower. I am happy to say that I got it done this morning, just in time for the end of the month deadline.

 

for fancy detail work like this I break out the real paintbrushes and my favorite brand of paint, Americana, they have more colors than I ever knew existed!

 

a heavy-handed drybrushing gave the roof some extra color and depth

 

next came an almost as heavy dusting of Cadmium Red, it has a soft orange tone 

that brightened up the very deep crimson that I had used in the first coat

 

the difference is immediately apparent

 

next up a highlight coat of orange 

(they seemed to have hired that same person to name the paints as the  other manufacturer)

 

that really made things pop

 

satisfied with the color of the roof tiles I proceeded to the detail stuff; 

the lead peaks that covered the joints between the roofing panels and the doorway

 

it seems to really hit the nail on the head

 

if I can get a few minutes this afternoon I will finish the base 

come to think of it I should add some windows too!

 

and here it is with windows

I made them just like I did on my last tower

 

and I added a door

Ivor Ironchin  tries out the spiral stairway....

 

I put windows in both floors

 

Ivor is enamored of the spacious interior, much larger than his longhouse

where do these stairs go?????

 

the view from the parapet is breath-taking!

 

the landscaping leaves a lot to be desired but I'm sure the missus will love it!

 

I'll take it!

 No, seriously, I'm a Viking, I will TAKE it