What are some good ways to create towers?

[ShastaSerpentine]

I want to find a good way to build a cylindrical tower any suggestions on how?

[BrickCurve]

There are loads of ways to build round towers, I would recommend one that uses parts you already have.

Some examples that spring to mind:

1.

1 x 2 bricks with 1 x 1 round bricks:

In the second example, the spiralling pattern of the bricks is covered by the vines making the tower look more natural.

by Jonathan Gilbert, on Flickr

by Henry Alekna, on Flickr

2.

Hinges creating the base of a tower.

the following images are from Derfel Cadarn's guide to building a medieval village, I recommend that you check that out as well- https://www.flickr.c...157627731013869

Round Tower Guide 6 by Luke Watkins Hutchinson, on Flickr

Round Tower Guide 12 by Luke Watkins Hutchinson, on Flickr

Country Outpost by Luke Watkins Hutchinson, on Flickr

More advanced versions of this are:

by Luke Watkins Hutchinson, on Flickr

BlueWater Castle by César Soares, on Flickr

3.

Tiles

Some very good looking, but parts intensive techniques.

Alternative round tower technique by Nannan Zhang, on Flickr

08 by Nannan Zhang, on Flickr

The Pillar of Flesh by Nannan Zhang, on Flickr

Rapunzel's Tower by Jordan Schwartz, on Flickr

See also: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/257825 (round tower guide) and http://classic-castl...o/articles.html (a guide for castle building in general).

Hope this helps,

BrickCurve

[Kai NRG]

Some builders also use slopes to good effect:

Ol' Poggards' Mill by David Hensel, on Flickr

or

Zelpunra's Tower by Halhi141, on Flickr

Of course, behind that, is this...

so you might want to stick with something a wee bit simpler!

But while were on the parts-intensive stuff, here's another technique for ya!

curvy pattern by Katie Walker, on Flickr

Or this, but of course, this one would make one big tower:

Curved wall, 1x3 plates by Katie Walker, on Flickr

Or, if you should happen to be interested in a really, really, really big tower, the brickbending technique I used for the border here would get you a tower with about 48 studs of diameter.

That's all I can think of to add to Brickcurve's very thorough help!