The castle gatehouse is coming along at a pleasing pace. As it progresses I am getting a clearer picture of how much effort is needed to build this table and, yes, once again I have bitten off much more than time will allow me to chew!
So I’ve begun to set myself daily tasks and monthly milestones in order to get it all done to the level of detail that I will be happy with. The London Bridge table was started too late and other (important) things distracted me from completing it to the standard I was originally aiming at, so this time around I have planned it better and shouldn’t have to rush things at the end again.
Friday: 10 July
Battlement master modelTile and paint the gallery roofPaint the gallery wallsFinish scribing gatehouse front wallFinish plastering gallery base- Scribe more roof tiles
Weekend: 11 – 12 July
Make mould for stoneworkMake battlementsScribe stonework into gallery base, window box
That’ll do for the moment. I’ll update this post with pictures of my progress over the weekend.
Update: OK, I managed to do a lot over the weekend despite having to visit my mother-in-law and put up with bored children.
Here’s a couple of shots of the tower as it stands now:
About 2' tall
The rear of the gatehouse
Alan, you are very organised! And I do like the photo of the gatehouse… cheers greg
Nice plan Mate but I am questioning the castle name why did you choose castle rind
Basically, it’s because I’m an idiot. I have corrected my spelling now. “Black Castle” i.e. Schloss Schwarz