My Castle Sculpt

By Sean Farrell

This started as another one of those "too much putty for the model" problems. I use a lot of Apoxie Putty when working with my models, and sometimes, I'll mix a little too much than I'll actually need. Since the unused Apoxie will harden anyway, I try to find ways of using it, such as building the sea-swept castle that you see below.


The castle is made bit by bit from Apoxie. I started with a tower, then added the other two towers. I built the courtyard buildings, then finished it off with the dock. The "island" that it sits on is actually a blob of Sculp-A-Mold, which I have used to make ground work. The "water" is Flex Paste, which is from Woodland Scenics.

Fully Painted

These photos show the completed, painted castle. I used Tamyia's Buff on the castle itself, then dry-brushed it with some desert yellow. It came out a little too yellow-ish for my tastes, but I figure that the local rock that was used in the construction had an overall amber tone to it. I gave the castle a black wash to bring out some of the details. I painted the water Flat Blue, then dry-brushed the waves with a lighter shade of blue--then I highlighted the ocean surface with Flat White. The island itself is painted Flat Earth.



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