Hi!
Thanks for all the compliments....
and sorry for the late reply. Just being too busy!
Now for the questions ... How did you make the "watchtower" and where did all the buildings come from?
And, one request ... Would you please share a larger photo with us of your army?
The 'watchtower' sides are basically made of cardboard. The top and bottom, are top parts from two mineral water 2ltr bottles. The round thing on the top is simply a marble. It was pretty impossible to use playmobil parts here. The only pieces are the sentry helmet (at the bottom of the tower), and Playmobil crosses from the sceptre used to give some design (but not sure these are visible in the pics).
We call this kind of watchtower a 'Gardjola', coming from 'Guardare' - to look.
The buildings are also made from cardboard. The brick size in the medieval wall parts is too small compared to those used it Malta, so couldn't use those. The Victorian house facade would've looked okay, but would have been expensive, and limit the variation. The buildings are typical of the time, and baroque was really in fashion.
The doors/windows are from the victorian house. They are identical to exisitng ones. The balconies and designs are also playmo parts, except the closed Maltese balcony.
The colour is like that of Maltese limestone.
Most of the buildings can still be found at the Vittoriosa waterfront. The arched builing was actually the Treasury of the Knight. It is now a restaurant...
http://www.twoandahalflemon.com/index2.htmlYou can see the clock tower there too
This part of the harbour is now a yacht marina.
