Empire Mega Manor

Last monday I posted about a WiP Wizard tower by the chaps over at Warhammer World. This monday I've got the second half of the post with the Empire Mega Manor. As customary original comments below with any of my own thoughts in purple italics...

It has been a while since I caught up with Ray and his team, so this morning I popped by their workshop to see what they've been up to. I found two Warhammer buildings that Gareth Williams has been working on. Here's a look at his work-in-progress wizard's tower and his completed mega-manor.

The central part of the mega-manor was made from four Watchtowers, and believe it or not, the brickwork around the tower has all been taken from the little out-house you get in the Fortified Manor set.

This is a view of the building from the other side. Click on the image link to see the whole building from the other side.

To give the building a realistic look, Gareth painted the stones (I thought they were bricks but Ray was quick to point out that 'bricks are cast' and so these were 'clearly stones' - silly me.) in a variety of different colours.

All of the wooden decking was made from thin strips of balsa wood, though the wooden stirrers you'll find in most coffee shops will do instead. Click on the image link for a closer look at an area of decking.

Gareth made the tiling on the roof from thin cardboard. The clock is from the Chapel set. If you click on the image look below you'll see the paving that Gareth made by smoothing on some filler and then scoring it with a knife.

Disclaimer - Images taken from the Games Workshop website without permission and will be removed if requested.