July is going to be the month I spend working on the castle gatehouse. I will alternate between the castle and other smaller terrain features for this game table, in order to keep the interest levels up (it’s so easy to get bored witha big project). The plan is to get the Gatehouse completed this month, work on a farmhouse next month, do the castle’s great hall over September and October, finish the dinolager during November, back to the castle during December and January, and then start working on the landscaping over February, March and April.

At least that’s the plan – let’s see how long it takes to unravel!

I have found a few inspiring photos for the castle courtyard, so I’m going to deviate from the original design a little in order to incorporate some of these features. I really love the following image, having walked through many lanes like this during my time in Germany. It’s not hard to imagine a pair of motorcycles, a kubelwagon and a couple of Opel Blitz trucks clattering up this lane, with their precious cargo of secret rocket fuel or whatever.