Octagonal Tower Keep Instructions.pdf

Octagonal Tower Keep

The Octagonal Tower Keep is

user-created model, designed to be

a modular, multistory structure

that can serve as a stand alone

tower or as the keep for the E-Z

Dungeons Borderland Keep by Fat

Dragon Games. 1 The images for

the tower are principally adapted

from the pdf images of the

Borderland Keep , with some minor

borrowings from other Fat Dragon

Games models.

Shown here with curtain walls and

corner towers from the Border-

land Keep . The stairs are from the E-Z Dungeons: Basic Set .

Instructions:

N.B. This model is somewhat advanced, and it is assumed that the you will have already

had some experience constructing paper model buildings, such as those in the

Dragonshire: Base Set or the Borderland Keep . If this is not the case, we recommend that

you purchase and build one or more of those models before beginning this one. That said,

helpful advise regarding materials and techniques is always available through the Fat

Dragon Games Forum .

1 Please forward any comments or corrections to <afetbinttuzani@hotmail.com>

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The following instructions are meant to supplement the instructions for the Borderland Keep .

For the wall and floor images we have used the layers function in Adobe Acrobat, so that doors,

windows and arrow slits may be omitted or added as needed. The images for the two-story lower

wall section and the three-story upper wall section, may be left as multistory sections, but they

are designed to be cut into individual levels, which can be stacked to any height desired. As the

images show, each octagonal wall section is designed to fit over the raised floor of the level

below it.

Begin with the two-level lower wall section. The first step is to score, cut and edge the four wall

pieces for each level, and glue them together end to end, so that they lay flat. It is important to

make sure that, while you are gluing the wall pieces together end to end, the divider image that

runs along the middle of all of the pieces, which will serve as your cut line for separating the

levels, forms a straight line. We have left the top and bottom tabs on the wall images to allow for

alternate constructions, but for the modular, stacked construction, you will have to cut of the top

and bottom tabs. You may wish to leave the top tabs on the topmost level, if you plan to attach

the battlements to the topmost level. We recommend, however, that you construct the battlements

separately, so that the topmost level can also be changed.

Once the walls are glued end to end, and have dried, cut along the line at the center of the "stone"

layer that divides the levels. After you have cut the two story wall section into two levels, glue

the lower half (the ground floor wall section) into the octagonal tube shape and let it dry.

Score, cut, and edge the raised floor piece, and test fit it by inserting it into the octagonal wall

tube. Bear in mind when test fitting, that all eight of the octagonal sides are not the same; four are

3" and four are 2 13/16". Given the span of the floor piece, we strongly suggest reinforcing it

before you glue it in place, with an extra layer of card stock, card board or foam core.

Once you are sure the floor piece will slide tightly inside, turn the wall tube upside down and

slide the floor piece face down inside, so that it rests on the table. Bend the side tabs for the floor

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inward and down, and glue the upper parts where they will make contact with the walls. Then,

holding the floor down against the table, gently pull the wall upward till the floor piece protrudes

down 1/4" out of the wall. There are lines on the sides of the floor at the correct depth. Once the

raised floor protrudes the correct amount, turn the wall tube on its side and smooth each of the

tabs down against the inside of the tube.

Now, cut and score the blank floor piece, remembering to cut out the smaller octagon at the

center. Glue the tabs and recess the blank floor a little more than 1/4" up into the bottom of the

level. Use the hole to reach inside and smooth down the glue tabs and adjust the depth. This

blank floor piece is essential for maintaining the correct octagonal shape, thereby ensuring that

the levels fit easily onto one another. If the blank floors are not recessed deeply enough, the

upper level will not fit all the way down onto the level below it.

Having finished the lower half of the wall section, glue the upper half into the octagonal shape

and, while the glue is still damp, test fit it over the raised floor of the level below. It should fit

snuggly but not too tightly. Too tight a fit will inhibit the interchangeability of the various levels.

Once you are sure that the two levels fit well together, make a small mark of some sort across the

joint, so that you can later line up the marks when you assemble the tower. Now, take the tube off

and let it dry completely. Once it's dry you can install the raised floor and the blank, recessed

floor, as before.

Repeat this process for each level.

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To assemble the battlements, see the Borderland Keep instructions for the corner towers. For the

battlements, we recommend that you use the floor image with the trap door.

Enjoy :-)

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