A church completed...

  With the rain staying away this summer it's been prime time for outdoor spray painting, especially priming.  My hobby room has a spray station but the volume of paint from a can is a bit too much to handle, so summer is the time of year to get big projects done.  The church from Gamecraft is complete now, based, and landscaped.  There was a minor setback, as you'll see, but it was overcome without tears and swearing.

A minor setback.

  Allen from Gamecraft shows how to trim the roof so it will sit evenly at both ends even with the tower attached.  It looks simple enough but like all my projects one thing gets messed up, and this time it was the roof.  I cut one side the proper distance down and 1/16" in and did the same for the other side, except this second side was cut on the wrong end!  Since it couldn't be put back together and I wasn't going to make a whole new roof I did the only thing I could, cover it up.  Plastruct to the rescue!  I happen to have one of their 1:48 shingle sets and they are big enough to cover each side of the roof and you get 2 sheets per pack. Saved!!  A bit of measuring and cutting (easy with scissors or x-acto) left me with a roof that was better than I was planning on.

overhead

Here is the roof from above.  It was primed black then a heavy drybrushing of dark, medium, and light gray.  It has a 90 degree strip from Plastruct as a roof cap to hide the seam and any gaps.  I notched this roof correctly so it has an overhang on each end.  

The final product.

Back 

The back of the church with the back door visible.  Not much happening here but it makes for a nice escape route.

Front

The front of the church in all its glory.  The hedge is a Noch hedge piece I had laying around.  Static grass, flock, tufts, and some other bits of foliage went on to give it a "not so neatly mowed" look.  The hedge extends to the end of the church.

right side

The right side (as you look at the front).  The hedge isn't too high, about 1/2" so it should make a nice linear obstruction but not a true defensive structure.

left side

The left side.  There wasn't as much base on the left side so I didn't do much with it.  The hedge does extend from the front door straight to the edge of the base.  The ivy on the tower sides is from a Hudson & Allen product I've been hanging onto for years.

play area

Finally a shot with the roof off.  I didn't do much to the floor beside paint it.  To me most buildings don't get much interest besides how many figures can fit inside.  I wanted to get the whole thing done but there''s a little voice saying "you should detail it".  I can ignore the voice and it's ready for the table.  

Just how big is it?

  I didn't think of taking pictures with a ruler alongside until now but I have some with minis and buildings next to it.  I base my minis on 1" fender washers.  The Teutonics are from Old Glory along with the crossbowmen, the archers are Foundry, and the other fighting knights are Black Tree Design.

The fight at the  front

Archers in the hedges! 

A nice little melee

Building comparison

This picture shows the church alongside two buildings from Amorcast.  As you can see the church is pretty mighty and makes a nice centerpiece for a good old fashioned baron brawl.

Fire from the tower

Overall impression

   Now that it's completed and ready for the table I have to say this is a nice piece of terrain.  It goes together easily and the fit is precise.  Even if you decide not to mount it on a base it's still sturdy.  Outside detail is a little sparse, like most mdf structures, but the engraved areas are neatly done (the crosses on each side of the tower are nice).  This does leave room for personal embellishments and  even minor additions will make it unique.  My wife has informed me that I now have a complete village so it's time to get playing!  I just need to get working on the pile of knights I have.  Next up, the joy of plastic.