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Author:  Lochlan8me [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Building a castle
Hey Guys, I am working on building a version of Helm's deep, using two boxes of Castle Craft that I got on Ebay. But I am having two major questions that I hope someone can help me with. 1) Does anyone have the instructions in english, as the ones I have are in Russian. 2) what did you find works the best to hold the pieces together (the tabs. Plastic glue, or something else). As a Third question, what do you guys think of the new liquid Green stuff, does it work well

Brian :aragorn:
Author:  Oldman Willow [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:10 pm ]
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Castle Craft :?:
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I don't think this is the one you mean :shock:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASTLE-CRAFT- ... 9694540830

I have not built any of their products can you post a photo of the frames :?:
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:17 am ]
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See if that works :aragorn:
Author:  Oldman Willow [ Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:37 am ]
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See if that works
:lol: Much better :!:
I can not tell much about the kit parts, windows and arches. It looks like it will make a good size fortress with two kits. I can not tell how thin the plastic is :roll: Test a small section with plastic glue first :idea: Post lots of WIP photos it looks like a good find :)
Author:  Dagorlad [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:13 pm ]
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Liquid Green Stuff is useful for filling small holes and imperfections, but it isn't actually liquid green stuff - it's just really thick green paint.
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:16 pm ]
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have been trying out the kits, I find some small problems getting them to stay together with the tabs that are included. Plastic glue has been infective at the moment, but more testing is going on at the moment. Pictures when availible,

Brian :puppy:
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:33 pm ]
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One thing I will definitely note to people that look at this as an alternative to a GW castle, 1) the kit is coming from Russia, so unless you can translate. you have to look a lot at the pictures. 2) While the figures included in it are 28mm, they are serious Devlan Mud plastic, and somehow the actually castle itself seems a bit smaller in scale.

Brian
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:31 pm ]
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Been fooling around with these castle system and it has some problems with spacing in between pieces and the castle tower is definitely smaller scale. I will put up pictures later.
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Brian
Author:  Oldman Willow [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:20 am ]
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This looks like a useful kit. I like the gate and round tower. I would use wood filler for the gaps instead of liquid green stuff.
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Building a castle
The Kit I got has enough for two of the round towers, which would actually work really well for the Hornberg from helm's deep as you can make a very long tower. the side Square, I put together using Plastic glue and it is seriously solid enough to hold five or six miniatures now. I will look into the filler, as you can see it really needs it.
~Brian
Author:  SidTheSloth [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:10 pm ]
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wow
that kit looks really cool!
how much did you get it for? :)
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:30 pm ]
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I got the two kits for about 100 buck including shipping. The shipper is in Russia, but he has a bunch of kits like this listed. Some are actually even together.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASTLE-CRAFT-An ... 6896680807

Brian
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:42 pm ]
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This is how it looks with Both figures and the siege ladders on it. so keep up with any question. This actually seems to be a steal for what I got it for. It also works really, really well with GW ruins.

Brian :aragorn:
Author:  SidTheSloth [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:49 pm ]
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Hmmm... :(
they look great
if only I had some money... :(
:) :-D
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:20 pm ]
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That is the story of many a gamer....heh ~Brian
Author:  Lochlan8me [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:54 am ]
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So I was able to get three square towers built plus the retaining wall between them. I did include a door way to be a culvert for the wall, like Helms deep. it could also be a way for a character to sneak in and out like Gollum. Brian

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Author:  Lochlan8me [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:04 am ]
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Hope you guys can see that this castle thing was a great find and get one for yourself ~Brian
Author:  Oldman Willow [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:23 am ]
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The fort looks good :!: 8)
Soon you will be ready to paint :idea: This old Battle Master tower has large gaps much your wall sections. I filled the gaps with wood filler then painted the whole thing with thin drywall filler for texture. I primed it black with cheap spray paint. I let my 5 year old sponge paint it. I touched it up with a wash and a dry brush. She is very proud of it. You can add texture with just paint if you use a natural sponge.
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Use several earth colors on a piece of paper and just blot them on. With a little practice you can get a good fast result. A little touch up with a dry brush and you will be ready to go.Use craft paint for terrain and buildings. The GW brands are way too costly.
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