Ishtar Gate

 Hi!

In my last post I mentioned that Umbum had an Ishtar Gate which was no longer in production. I started searching for one and, instead, came across this model from Paperlandmarks ( paperlandmarks). It looks a great model. But beware! You have to glue the parts together and the tabs are rather narrow in places. The crenels are VERY difficult to do if following the sparse instructions. After the first section I just folded the parts and cut out the crenels. Another alteration was lowering the roof so figures can be placed  in a good defensive position rather than towering over the structure which wouldn't look right. You can see where the white card starts, that is the height where the roof should be. I did the same for the towers.

The card is rather thin, unlike the Umbum model which is much thicker.

But don't try to build it if you haven't got the patience of a saint!

The figures are minifigs 25mm Persians, 

Surprise your opponents when you need a city model by putting this down!