Hey Dakka, hows it going?

So recently, I've had a large rise of layabout sprues that just took up space under my bed (I couldn't bear to throw them away in case I could use them).. Thats about 3k worth of SM sprues and 1.5k of Tau that I bought recently (its a large box to hold it all, believe me). A good friend of mine then sent me this link, and after going through it I was dead excited to put scenery together. I felt I had to link it, the tutorial creator deserves a lot of respect, kudos.

http://secondsphere.org/index.php?id=49

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed doing all of these bits, but after my 3rd bunker I got a bit itchy to do something a wee bit more complex. So, after a hefty game of Age of Empires II (Classic!), I got an idea for.. a Watch tower!.. Or Sniper tower, since thats where my scout snipers will be hiding for the rest of their lives xD.

I'd like to be clear on a few things before I get hit with slander and whatnot. Firstly, that was the first thing other than the creations detailed on the link tutorial that I have attempted. Secondly, I'm not a modder/converter (yet), its unpainted and unfinished, and I have yet to touch GS.. I know, hang me now.

Ok, NOW the images:

Thats the basic shape for now. Its modelled to be a rudimentry watch tower, heavily influenced from something similar I saw while playing paintball. In fact, in my SM chapters' history, the 6th company has a paintball match in a wooden villiage against SoB.. thats a long story for another time.

Thats the roof detached from the hut. Its meant to be like that so you can whackyour long-range models in there and be all shooty n' stuff.

Finally, a close up of the hut. With its size, it can hold about 18ish fire warriors, and a similiar amount of marines.

So, there you go, something I had a ton of fun making and will continue to enjoy as I paint and customise it.

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