Abecedar:
Here is the gate. Still very rough though
Admiral:
Good detail nevertheless!
Abecedar:
Crawling pace on the Ziggurat. But some minor progress.
A test sample of the rocks I intend to leave scattered around most of the ziguurats base as a layer of added defences.
And something I’d done to the statue but no one had commented that his eyes looked odd.
I’ve drilled them out and up through his base for a LED light and here’s a glimpse of the effect,
Kamphre:
Wouah, nice effectivement with the led !
How did you manage to drill this holes ? I assume they’re not straight inside the statue ?
Admiral:
Ahahaha! I had assumed that the drilled-out eyes were to be painted glowing like a lighthouse. This is brilliant, Abecedar. 
Abecedar:
Thanks Admiral. I should have known ‘you’ would have noticed and wondered. Never assume I do the smart thing.
Wouah, nice effectivement with the led !Yep, straight in towards the centre ( well roughly, they is a bit wonky so far). Then I drilled up the centre from the bottom in gradual sizes.
How did you manage to drill this holes ? I assume they’re not straight inside the statue ?
Kamphre
Final size is about 1/4 inch, just enough for the LED to sit inside. There is a bit of leakage but I should be able to fix it
I used a ‘Tea Light’ LED candle and trimmed the size down so it would fit into the hole I had. They are cheap and easy to get. You can see the rim of the battery, so this size tea light is down as small as it will get unless I dismantle it etc. There is also a pin hole up through the centre of his hat just in case I can do something up there as well. Not sure if a cheap tea light will be strong enough for all of it.
Fuggit Khan:
:o
Abecedar
Well this is without a doubt (to me at least) the BEST blog update here on CDO all year. That is amazingly cool and wonderfully creative! Your imagination really knows no bounds!
:hat off
Pappa Midnight:
Very nicely done on lighting the statue!
I have those very same tea lights which I have used as artillery markers for Bolt Action. Never thought of using them on a mini… excellent idea!
Regards
PM
Bloodbeard:
I love the LED stuff! I’ve been wanting to know about this LED stuff for years, never gotten around to it. Lighting in terrain is cool.
This is a brilliant conversion. Will become a nice center model in your fleet.
Enjoysrandom:
I am a massive fan of lighting on the tabletop, Looks great Abe!
you should use some more the the LED candles on the corners of the Ziggurat it might take away from the statue a bit though…
(open the candle case and take out the light, connect the ends with wire only poke the LED up and chain them to all use a single AA battery and win)
Abecedar:
Probably won’t do lighting on the ziggurat for this one as disassembly would put it in the trash can, now my tabletop one is another kettle of fish all together. When I get back to it that is. You can see the start of it back on page 3 of this blog. Thoughts of LED’s have occured with it.
Enjoysrandom:
The fortress looks great, lit up braziers would really suit it, I have used LED earrings before but they aren’t a permanent solution, batteries run dead too fast.
Abecedar:
Another question for you all. I’ve intended to fit this turret to the front for a while now.
1. Does it look too big?
2. Would it be better if I removed the side barrels and recessed it a bit?
3. Would it look more in place if I shortened the brace / arms?
And I have no idea why every so often one of the photos appears here big. It has been edited to the same size (300x300) in Photobucket
Edited 2 hours later and it (the picture) is not big anymore
Bloodbeard:
I would extende the gate a bit, so it’s almost a tunnel. That would ensure that nothing of the gun is hanging in the air. 1 or 2 extra layers of matches will do that.
Size is fine. Man-o-War is a bit over the top on sizes.
Enjoysrandom:
Looks great, although I agree with Bloodbeard, another layer or tow of matches would make it look m ore complete.
Abecedar:
So a little bit more done. Keep the comments coming…
Some teeth and filling on the gate.
The initial re-construction work on the turret position.
Turret and gate painted up. I keep forgetting to show you that the gate actually slides up into the tunnel roof
The crane is in its first stages at painting, You can also just see some of the “sewerage” pipes a bit better above the rocks
Admiral:
Now this it getting brilliant. I adore the attention to smallscale details you lavish on this ziggurat. They all add a lot, small as they are. Keep it up! Any plans for fresques, chaos arrows or other wall ornaments?
Abecedar:
I have thought of adding some bulls head sillouettes maybe. Its the cutting of multiples of anything out in some semblance of uniformity that I have trouble with.
At present I’m just winging it as I go along.
Fuggit Khan:
At present I'm just winging it as I go along.That is the best way to do models! :cheers
Abecedar
I like that you often add working details to your models...the fact that the gate slides up is pretty cool, and a testament to your creativity. Hashut approves :hashut
Darkmeer:
You may be winging it, but it looks great! I’m getting excited now, because painting is happening now!