Building Gallery

After the bridge I wanted to show you all of the buildings I have made previous. They vary in size and complexity drastically 'cause I learned a lot while I was making them. So without further gilding the lily and with no more ado:

Buildings 1 and 2:

These were the first buildings I made, and obviously they are very simple. Just three pieces each and without any complicated architecture, these models were basically just a test of the concept and materials. They turned out alright, I do still use them in games.

Building 3:


I really like this building. First off you can see that it shows some of my detail work on the edges. I like this, but I don't really know what it is called, so I call it crenelation. You can also see in the second photo that this one's low wall bent and became very weak, so I just braced it with some extra foam board.

Building 4:



This is my favorite building. After Building 3, I thought I could design something a little more complex and intricate. I like the large crack between the second floor section. Here you can also see some of the crenelation detail work along the edges. For this (and #3) I used thick, non-corrugated cardboard. I found the best stuff is liquor box inserts that are free from the back of any liquor store anywhere. To do the crenelation I just cut the cardboard into 1 inch wide strips, fold over 1/3 of it, mark every quarter-inch and then use scissors to cut each piece off. After they are all cut out, I just glue them to the edge with alternating direction. This building actually uses some thinner board as I wanted to have it look like it used to be more of a fancy house.

Building 5:


This was again an attempt just to make something really complicated. I wanted to have balconies and some complicated geometry. This also was the first building with all of its walls intact (or at least the base of them). Pretty much this one was a total pain in the ass. The boards are 3/16" thick, and I did not measure the pieces exactly, so I had some interior corners that didn't match and some exterior corners that were too short. It was really a pain. The second photo shows some detail that I am still experimenting with. I just took a plain piece of paper and cut it to fit the side and then cut extra out around the destroyed part. My hope is that when I paint it, I can leave the paper covered part the color of what the plaster of the building used to be, and then paint the foam part like bricks or wattle or some other interior building material. I think it could look really neat I just have to get there.

Building 6 and 7:



I designed these two buildings together with the idea that some survivor of Mordheim build a bridge between the two buildings to avoid the horrible zombies walking the streets below. And it looked cool.

Building 8:


I designed this building with the goal to try out two new architectural ideas: A piece of roof, and an overhang. I really should have taken my own advice from the bridge article and waited for some of this to dry and build it in steps, but I was impatient, so the overhang part was really hard.

Building 9:


This one was designed just to be really big. I wanted to make something that really raised the battle off the ground floor. I also experimented with the craft-stick ladder.

Building 10:

This was a simple little building that I made to be a little barrier or addition to another building.


Well, I hope you all liked the buildings. I do plan on finishing these, and definitely plan on showing you when I do, so keep checking back. If any of you think that someone else might like to check these out or be inspired by what I've done, please send them my link. As always, happy gaming!