Build instructions · Series 2

Guard Tower Add-on

Two guard towers, each a stanchion and platform with a removable cover, ladder and ladder stand.

Steps
7
Use for
Guard Tower - Abandoned, Guard Tower - Neutral

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Guard Tower Add-on

Before you start

  • White PVA craft glue. We use Aleene's Turbo Tacky: the bottle for big jobs, a glue pen for fine beads.
  • Small clamps to hold pieces while they dry.
  • Precision tweezers or a pointed tool for punching out small pieces and slots.

Tips & tricks

  • The front of a sheet is the side the die cut went into; it has the rolled edges. The back is flat.
  • Pieces punch out most easily when pushed from the back.
  • Fold every score fully so its edge is crisp and straight. It's cardboard, so it sometimes needs a little help.
  • Be a little generous with glue. It wipes up with a dry or slightly damp paper towel and dries clear.
  • Glue marks and their targets always match in shape and size.

  1. Step 1 of 7 Stanchion

    Step 1 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces as shown.
    2. Glue both d4 pieces to each side of piece d1 as shown, making sure that the d4 pieces are aligned to the top edge of piece d1.
    3. Attach pieces d2 and d3 to the d1 assembly to create a stanchion.

  2. Step 2 of 7 Platform sub-assembly

    Step 2 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp all pieces as shown.
    2. Glue pieces d6 and d7 together and then glue to d5 to create the platform sub-assembly.

  3. Step 3 of 7

    Step 3 diagram
    1. Fold and glue c1 to c3 as shown.

  4. Step 4 of 7 Cover

    Step 4 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces c5 and c6 as shown.
    2. Glue pieces c5 and c6 to top of structure as shown.
    3. Fold and glue pieces c2 and c4 to sides of structure as shown to create cover.

  5. Step 5 of 7 Ladder

    Step 5 diagram
    1. Fold pieces c8 and c9 as shown.
    2. Glue pieces together as shown to create a ladder.

  6. Step 6 of 7 Ladder stand

    Step 6 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp piece c14 as shown.
    2. Glue and attach pieces c12 and c13 to create a ladder stand.

    Note These are for miniatures to stand on. They have notches to adjust for ladder pitch and can be moved throughout play to give your game a more accurate line of sight when using ladders.

  7. Step 7 of 7 Final assembly

    Step 7 diagram
    1. Glue the platform sub-assembly to the stanchion.
    2. The cover and ladder slot into place without glue.
    3. Repeat steps 1–6 once more to create the second guard tower.

    Note Do not glue the cover and ladder pieces to the platform. They are meant to break down for easy storage.