About 2008 I put together a “City Fight” table for 40k games. The 6’X4″ table consisted of 24 one foot terrain squares that were totally interchangeable.

The buildings were made with foam board, cardboard and balsa wood, plus lots of small stones!

Even the arched windows and the buttresses in the cathedral were made with foam board.

I have long since sold it so over the last few weeks I have been gradually putting together a ruined city for Post Apocalyptic games. Everything old is new again! The first thing I decided was no more endless hours with foam board!

I like the range of mdf ruined buildings that Knights of Dice have because they have a great assortment of periods, but also in range of detail. You can purchase very detailed kits or these very basic ruined buildings from their budget “Tabla Rasa” range. I have chosen these because they are cheap, and easy to put together. While they have a very simple design there is just enough detail with window and wall ledges to give a good feel. I find that with almost any of the ranges of mdf. buildings that I have used so far, that no matter how detailed, I still need to do a fair bit of modelling and conversion so that they look the way I want.

This range provides a lot of scope but at the same time a clear blank canvas that I like. I chose the following eight building which provide a couple more than I need to be able to swap and change for variety.

On my city road board I have four small cornered sections so I purchased four of these and I was glad that they fit perfectly without any modification. I have purchased only one of each of the others.

Here are the assembled models laid out on the table:

At the moment they are just the basic shells of the building. I will be adding floor and wall details, posters, rubble and scatter terrain including furniture to bring the shells a “alive”.

I have used a mat on the kitchen table for the photographs as the games table is setup for the second episode of “These documents are a killer”!

I plan to do another two posts on this project. First I will go through with you how I have added the detail to one of the ruined buildings from start to finish. The third post will showcase the completed ruined city on my normal city board.

I hope you enjoy the journey!