custom tower

johnwayne · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:33 am

Here's a tower I made. I used foam core covered with wood putty and painted for the top. The support is made of wood dowels and coffee sticks. I still need to find a lazy way to add a ladder to it.

JBYRDD · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:08 am

Looks similar to the PTE one, cool work on it.

ben1138 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

It looks good, with nice detail, but it doesn't make a lot of sense. Concrete walls on top of a metal lattice work? How would such a thing be constructed IRL?

Keenan · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:41 am

I like it! No critiques.

pluv · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:07 am

ben1138 wrote:

It looks good, with nice detail, but it doesn't make a lot of sense. Concrete walls on top of a metal lattice work? How would such a thing be constructed IRL?

Pretty much just like that with reenforced steal walls instead of concrete. The military loves its metal lattice structures because they can be built quickly.

Lots of variables like how permanent the structure is, weather conditions, purpose, etc.

The PTE tower had a rope ladder. You could go that route with your coffee stirrers. You could use a strip of some chicken wire fencing. Maybe a garage sale fire truck. Plastistruct makes RailRoad diorama stuff. I bet they have a ladder or steps that will work. And then there is the Flagg stair ladders. Should be able to get a lot of them on ebay and piece them together.

Outback 100% Argento · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

very nice work!

Shakka85 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:50 pm

Looks cool! I like the job you did on the concrete part the the structure particularly, which you have done a great job with. Kudos!

-Todd

master · **Joined:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:44 am

i made something very similar to that using all dowel and toothpicks. made the ladder out of dowel and toothpicks as well if i get a chance i will post it tomorrow

past nastification · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Damn! Wood putty with a wash on it is the best concrete I've seen.

Really, really impressive and inventive.

johnwayne · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:04 am

Thanks I appreciate all the good comments. I built this thing and it sat around bare for a few months. I was originally cover the top with sand bags, but I got tired of making the sandbags with sculpey. I eventually thought up this technique and finished it.

SOCOM 6 · **Joined:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:16 pm

Looks nice, but you might want to add a roof to it.

bcost74 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:25 pm

For a cheap and effective rope ladder, you could rip out the string ladder from a Venetian blind. I used to use them for rope ladders when I was younger and they fit well with the Joes. Just check with neighbors whom are remodeling their home and see if they are throwing out their old blinds. Also, the pull cords are great Joes scaled ropes.

johnwayne · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:46 am

I figured out the ladder by cutting a strip off a plastic dollar store basket.

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