Miguel
France
Caen
(from Valencia, Spain)
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I explained in ANOTHER THREAD how to fit the base game and the 1st expansion into the 1st expansion box, by cutting the score board in half:
I thought tiles would fit even better if I made a tile dispenser, like the one in Carcassonne: The Tower, but at the right size... And I did!
I didn't make plans, but here are the guidelines I followed. First I took a look at the pictures of the tower (there are many) in order to see the structure, and I measured how big mine could be in order to fit in the 1st expansion box (half base game box). It was 13cm height, about 10cm wide (two tile columns), and silghtly less than 6cm depth at the base (so that the box could close).
The depth at the top is slightly more than the size of a tile, about 5cm, so you have a slope of 1cm over 13cm from bottom to top. I wanted to use the inserts, but they are too thin, so I spray-glued them to thick cardboard, and I cut the easy pieces first: both sides and back. I glue them on the edges with superglue.
Then I made the base, with the two holes that allow an easier draw of the bottom tiles, the piece that splits the tower in two, and the two small top pieces, glued at 1cm from the top so that you can store there, for example, the 50/100 score tiles of the expansion.
There is only room for a few more tiles, but I'm happy with this compact box with base game plus 1st expansion already, so that's not a problem for me. I will at most add a small expansion that fits! I'm very happy with the result, I don't like drawing from a bag, and this way the tower helps to store them in the box AND use them during play.
You can extend the design to three tile columns, for example, if you want room for more tiles but don't want to make a too high tower (I almost did), or choose a different height, if you are using a customized box... I think that it would be easier, and the result better looking, to use the cardboard from the base game box, but I don't like destroying boxes!
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Braaaiiiinnnnssss
United States
Wisconsin
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Excellent! As soon as my copy gets here I'm off to get I&C and make this.
Thanks for sharing.
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Jeff Shoot
United States
Southfield
Michigan
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OK, if you can do this without a "plan",
 then there's only one explanation: you have a gift/talent for this naturally.
It looks great, and I say "Bravo!" 
But it doesn't help the "challenged" individuals like myself! 
We might need a little more "step-by-step"  but I don't want to complain. Let me just reiterate that I'm amazed at people's creativity...
... and if I had attempted that, it would not be worth one photo!!
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Miguel
France
Caen
(from Valencia, Spain)
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Thanks Jeff! One "difficult" part was to spray-glue pieces of insert to thick cardboard on both sides, but if you forget about that it is not very hard to guess the shapes of the pieces.
The two sides are 13cm high and 5/6cm wide at top/bottom. The back was 12cm high (because I thought it had to stop before the bottom, but it doesn't in the original tower so it could have been 13cm too) and 10cm wide. The base was 10cm wide and 45mm deep, the size of a tile, and you make the holes if you want to draw tiles from the bottom too (you could only take them from the top, but it is not that hard to make them).
The divider and two small top pieces are the size you need when you have mounted the rest. I cut cardboard with a metal ruler and an Xacto knife, and if it is thick enough I glue the sides with superglue. You only need to press firmly (keeping right angles) for a few seconds.
It would definitely be easier and better looking to use the cardboard of the base game box, but I didn't want to "experiment" with the box! Now that I know that this model works, I may make it one day (I miss that SdJ2001 symbol!)...
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Andy Andersen
United States
Newark
Delaware
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+1 Bravo.
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Agreed, I would love to see some step-by-step instructions for this one.
Amazing work.
Any suggestions of where to get the thick cardboard from?
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Miguel
France
Caen
(from Valencia, Spain)
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Thanks!
If I make another one, I'll take pictures step-by-step. But if you read my posts above you have all the dimensions and steps you need.
The cardboard can be obtained from many places, at work I keep the boxes of transparency paper for a thinner one, and the old calendars that are laid on the desk to use as support for writing for a thicker one. I also use cereal boxes for a very thin one, but that's too thin for this tower.
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