Dagorlad has a great article on the architecture of Gondor, along with instructions for building models for your Games Workshop Lord of the Rings battlegames. It’s simply amazing how he breaks down still photos from teh movies and then translates them into miniature.
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Making a House From Dollar Store Foam
Black Magic Craft has some nice instructions on how to build a very nice medieval style house from dollar store foam.
Building A Burial Mound
Robet Spears has some instructions on builidng a burial mound in 25mm / 28mm scale. It’s the perfect thing for a horror game.
Scratch-Building An Imperial Knight Proxy
For those of us who are not made of money, here’s a video on making a relatively inexpensive Imperial Knight proxy for Warhammer 40k