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Just a little update today. Two hills. That biggun on the right with the ramp leading up to it is the base for the expanded La Maisontaal which occupies a full eighth of the far side of the board.

This close up of the assault on the gates shows the ramp up, almost 40mm of space in front of the main gate (ogres almost fit!), a slight lip at the top (enough to perch a 20mm base on, just), the striations in the hill below the ruined tower and a whole lotta lichen blending it into the base board!

Those base sizes are a really handy gauge for measurement! Wouldn't get that help with an integral base... The building itself looks to be base on the ruined building from the Citadel Journal with an added hall on the left hand side and possibly a bit of oversizing. I have the templates so I can build a mock-up and see how the sizing looks on the hill.

The second hill is a little riser for the watchtower. In my previous test-fit photo it almost vanished behind the farmhouse when viewed from table level so to have the photo right it must be on a hill. Entirely appropriate given it's a watchtower...

That's better. Placed a bit further away from the house and viewed at a slightly higher angle it should look fine. You can't see anything at all of the hill in the photo and there are no other angles of this building so I had free rein. I decided on a low mound with a slope leading to the door and very little behind the tower itself so it can fit nice and tightly in the space. 

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