Tabletop Workshop - 28mm Medieval Chapel

Some months ago I purchased a 28mm building from eBay that was made by Tabletop Workshop. I have since discovered that the company are no longer trading, but their moulds (certainly those for their 28mm Modular Castle) have been taken over by Warlord Games.

This is a shame as I think the products are first class and deserve to be successful.

Having bought and built the "Merchant's House" kit I then purchased the "Medieval Chapel" which sat on the shelf of shame for a while, but has now become my first post-lockdown project.

Firstly a quick description of the models seems in order. The buildings (Castle aside) are all simple designs.

They are intended to be clipped together, and then (if required) disassembled and stored flat in the provided boxes.

They are all moulded in a neutral grey plastic and have been removed from any moulding sprues before packaging.

The parts are all quite chunky but don't suffer much from any warping and they have both internal and external detail moulded on so you can remove the roof and place figures inside easily.

Incidentally, the floor moulding is shared between several of the models.

They are by their design a little "boxy" in looks, which some people may not like. I personally like this and think they will prove to be tough terrain items, well able to put up with rough handling and transportation.

There is obviously a stock of surplus models still available for sale on-line and currently they go for around £15 which makes them very competitively priced when compared to mdf items.

The fact that the detail is all 3D moulded on makes them easy to paint up too.

I finished the chapel by firstly spraying all parts with Poundshop Grey Matt Primer. This was then painted over with Vallejo Black Wash. Finally when this was dry, the whole surface was dry-brushed white.

A little warping was evident on the roof parts which was easily overcome

That was the stonework completed. The internal benches/Alter and doors were painted brown with a brown wash and Iraqi sand highlight. Candles were painted Iraqi Sand and the roof tiles a brick red. The windows were firstly painted matt white followed by a dark blue Contrast Paint. And that was it....

Assembly is simple following the instructions on the box and I opted to use polystyrene cement to fix the parts together. The roof parts were glued, but left separate from the walls to allow it to be lifted off when required.

Finished this is a lovely little model. It will be a fine addition to my terrain collection. Usable from medieval times to the present day.

Perry Miniature for scale

Check them out if you can, they won't disappoint.