Step One:
Make the base for the shrine rooftop from eight plastic fortress wall section parapets cut 2" wide. Glue these pieces to an octagon-shaped piece of 1/8" plasticard with 2" wide sides. From 1/16" plasticard, cut the roof sides into triangular shapes with 2" wide bases. Using a template for these pieces will make construction much easier.

Step Two:
Cut the plastic fortress walls into sections wide enough to accommodate the rooftop. Cut sections of 1/8" hardboard to fill the recesses of the alcoves and the doorway. Glue textured plastic sheeting (available at most model train supply stores) to sheets of foamcore and glue the pieces inside the doorway and alcoves to make the backing. Glue the doors from the plastic fortress inside the doorway.

Step Three:
Assemble the rooftop and chapel base and then glue the complete chapel to a hardboard/foam hill base with Liquid Nails. Make sure that the sides of your hill go high enough to reach the bottoms of the alcoves. Test fit everything before you glue anything down. Use Liquid Nails to fill any gaps between the hill and chapel. Smooth out the joins with a popsicle stick or something similar (it's really hard to get Liquid Nails off of your fingers).

Step Four:
Add details like a cone marker from the Talisman game and a Grail from a Grail Knight helmet for the roof cap. Use basswood strips as trim around the front door, parapet, and rooftop. The statues in the alcoves are archive Monk models, and the gargoyles are bits from the smoke stack of the Empire Steam Tank and the Sisters of Battle shrine. Additional bits include plastic Bretonnian shields and Mordheim building accessories. For a more realistic look, you can also add stained glass to the alcoves (make windows behind the statues) or add small windows to the doors. When the detail work is complete, glue down large boulders on the hillside with Liquid Nails and texture the base with sand. Prime the entire structure with Chaos Black Spray Primer, and the shrine is ready to be painted.

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