3d-printable terrain for all your samurai wargaming needs
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It's finally finished!!!! Our biggest project yet, this MASSIVE Japanese samurai castle soars 5 levels up into the sky, and sits atop a mighty stone platform!
£ Here's the completed castle in all its glory! What a building! What a print!
£ Without its stone base section, this castle is still guaranteed to dominate any table you place it on!
£ If you want to use the castle without its large 36cm base, then you can print this ground-level door section (with opening doors, of course) for access to the interior.....
£ ... and here's how that ground-level entrance looks.
£ Personally, I'm aiming for maximum "WOW" value, so I chose to use the big stone base to raise my castle even higher. To do that, you should print this underground entrance section, which comes with opening doors, a locking bar, and wide stairs up to the next level.
And yes, stairs in Japanese castles really are that steep!
£ .... and here's the version with the underground entrance. Nobody's going to mess with this castle!
£ Want to see what it looks like from an attacker's eye-level? Here you go....
Nope. Not going to attack that, I think!
£ Another view of the whole castle, with its intricate roof shapes. What you can't really see in this photo is the detail that has gone into every single part of this model.....
£ .... so here's a zoomed-in version of the entrance and first level. The exterior has wood grain modeled on almost every surface, and other walls have an authentic sandy texture sculpted on. Each roof tile has been carefully modeled to show up every detail of this magnificent building!
£ I'm rather looking forward to painting these roof sections.... at least from the top! I'd better stock up on spray paint!
£ If your tastes are more military, then you can leave off the ornamental roof section above the underground entrance...
£ .... but I couldn't resist adding a little more bling, so I chose to add the optional roof on there!
£ Now it's time for the full set of level photos. Here's the base level, with its main entrance leading up to the 1st level. Note the second smaller staircase on the right - this leads down to a basement level, so if you really want to go nuts you could add dungeons, kitchens and storerooms down there!
£ The 1st level has a slightly military feel to it, with 6 small rooms and a surrounding corridor. There are small holes for archers, and you could also add window shutters if you want make it a real fortress. All those doors actually slide, by the way!
£ The 2nd level contains the grand "throne room" - the largest room in the castle. A slightly narrower room and corridor make up the other half of this level, and there is a secret door connecting the two rooms. After all, every lord needs an escape route, right?
£ The 3rd level has 3 decent-sized rooms, and these could be used for important meetings or councils of war.
£ The 4th level only has two rooms, most likely sleeping quarters for the lord of the castle and immediate family.
£ Finally, we have this elegant 5th level room, with doors on all sides and a surrounding balcony from where you could sneer down on your enemies!
£ The top roof section has a stunning roof shape, only found on the most important buildings of the land. Those ornamental dragonfish statues complete the look - although they could actually be added on roof sections on every level if you really want to make a statement to your rivals!
£ So how big is it? Well, here's the castle corner tower (minus its base) as a size comparison.
£ HOW BIG?! Well, pretty darn HUUUUUGE! It will also give your arms a good workout just lifting the whole thing!
Apologies for the stupid grin on my face - perhaps I'm just happy not to be modeling roof tiles for a while?
This model will be hitting the paint desk tonight, and will be released next week! Watch this space...
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