Mordheim Terrain - Warehouses

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A key terrain element I wanted for the docks board was some warehouses.  I wanted these to be really large multi-story buildings.  I've used the standard "Eric's Hobby Workshop" approach using foamcore, balsa, coffee stir sticks and card to create each building, but added a few twists of my own as well.

Warehouse #1:




The first warehouse has been built around a humble pringles can, to which I've added sporadic thin cork bricks to the outside and then liberally rendered with a mix of grout and sand.  Internally, the structure acts as a 'ladder' between the ground floor and first floor.  I've cut doorways and added a handful of stairs to suggest a full staircase. Looking at the image, I've just realised the second flight of stairs leads no where!!  

The remainder of this building is foamcore and coffee stir sticks, however I did play around with a more interesting roofline to cover the small office above the pringles can.  This is definitely my favourite of the two, and I love that it has 5 separate playable levels with built-in ladders and stairs, and plenty of space for walkways across to other structures.

Warehouse #2:



The second warehouse has been built around a big piece of polystyrene packing foam, which I have clad in foam bricks.  I added a big timber double door at the front and a smaller roofed entry at one side.  This does mean that the bottom level is not playable, but I figure this is no different to a building on top of a riser.  In my mind this warehouse is primarily for storing barrels, and accordingly there is a ramp leading up to the second level, where I also intend to glue a rack of barrels against the wall.  On the top floor I have some sandbags from an old set of army men and a few 3D-printed chests.

I've done a simple fence around the yard with some circular paving stones from card.  I'm not that happy with that element, but hoping I can hide it with tufts and snow post painting.  I also tried to do a lifting platform to get stock to the top levels.  This is just butcher's string, jeweler's chain and stir sticks for the platform itself.  

I've got another 6-7 buildings done and will post them up shortly.



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