Thanks everybody for your encouraging words.
As for the turrets, I used royal icing on the bottoms on the turrets and stuck them to the cake board. I did have one turret fall over, but it was easily repaired when I got to the location.
Yes, the fondant was a little intimidating at first but once I got the hang of it, I loved it. Creativity is endless when you use fondant. I do not have an airbrush, but boy would I love to get one. One of these days.
