Start of an Epic Journey!

Something big is cooking! I'm gonna be building an epic display table which will include all of the current TabletopWorld buildings as well as those released in the future! The idea is to build the board, tile by tile, making each tile a standalone diorama. The board will be designed in a way that it can extend indefinitely, and hopefully one day we at the Tabletop World will need a dedicated room just to display this project. The Town of Altburg will be set in Autumn and will lean toward the grim-dark aesthetics. It will feature both the rural outskirts and the town inside the city walls. The plan is to document this years long project with lots of photos, videos and tutorials on how I build and paint the board. To get a sense of atmosphere we are going for, here is the first building I painted for the board – Townhouse II from the Midgard range.

That said, the two Altburg townhouses I already painted in more of a fantasy style do not fit aesthetically into this project, so I'm gonna repaint some of their parts in the dark medieval style. :)

Project Log: Altburg - Townhouse II, Part 6 - Showcase

Time to showcase the painted version of the Timbered House II! I decided to go with the same color scheme as I did on the first one. I think this way they look really nice together. You can see them side by side on the above photo. I had a Kickstarter campaign with Tabletop World for this model and it was quite successful.

Here are the photos of the house from all sides:

The interior is also fully modeled and playable. Each floor can be removed to access the rooms:

I'll be posting a painting tutorial on how I paint dark timber and terracotta plaster very soon. 

Cheers!

King's Mausoleum

I've been very busy lately and didn't find time to post anything new. To fill the gap I am posting one of the older works - the Kings Mausoleum which was the final stretch goal in Tabletop World's Graveyard kickstarter. You might recognize the base of the model because I've used it for the tutorial on how I paint stone. :)

And here are some shots of the interior and the sarcophagus. I am very pleased how the sarcophagus turned out. I think it looks very realistic:

Soon I'll be posting photos of the painted Townhouse II!
Cheers guys! ;)

Project Log: Altburg - Townhouse II, Part 5

After filling the gaps and making final touches with green stuff, the only thing left to do prior making the molds is a new balcony. I kept the form but made a new design which fits better with the rest of the house, in my opinion.

And finally, here is the prototype cast in resin:

Next is the fun part! Painting the model. :)

Project Log: Altburg - Townhouse II, Part 4

I have finally finished adding the plaster and exposed stone to the plain surfaces inside the timber frame. Next step is to fill all the small gaps between plaster and timber with modeling putty. I will be changing the balcony. This one seams a bit to fancy. I think I'll make a more massive, wooden variant that will fit the house much better.

Project Log: Altburg - Townhouse II, Part 2

There's been significant work done on the house last couple of months. First I finished all the stonework and timber on the back of the model's ground floor and started to build a large chimney.

After that I finished all the textures on the right side, and with that the ground floor was finished from the outside. Still have to do the interior.

Then I started to build the upper floor.

After all the openings were done (doors and windows) I started to add timber. On this floor and the floors above I will be doing plastered walls. But that I'm leaving for later.

I also added a protruding window on one side and continued to build the chimney on the back.

After I finished all the walls on the first floor, apart from plaster, I started to move upwards. I decided to build a balcony above the main entrance supported by the series of wooden beams.

There is still a ton of work to do but the house is slowly getting the final shape.