I did my usual rounds of the local charity shops yesterday and once again the children's toy bins come up aces. For a mere 70p I scored the rather imposing watch-tower you can see below. It is all plastic but has a 'corrugated iron' roof; simulated planking sides and sits atop a 'steel' girder frame. I will also need to add a ladder, the mountings are there but the ladder ain't. Probably eaten by a toddler. There is also a rather modern looking search-light but I think the addition of a crank-handle and some wiring will take care of that. I need to research colour schemes. The tower needs to be obvious so that whoever is manning it can get shot easily as per every film involving a watch-tower being attacked ever.
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| Cheap 'n' cheerful |
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| Tower: no ladder |
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| See what I mean? |
UATH!
What a cracking find.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to re-imagining it!
DeleteThat does look useful!
ReplyDeleteI can see for miles and miles and miles etc etc
DeleteI found the same tower at a Goodwill store but it was missing the top. I broke mine apart. I made the top into a mine shack and will use the legs as the base for a water tower.
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