Foamboard was cut into three rectangles with small rectangular ledges on top of them. Also a triangular bit was cut out and placed on top of the centre rectangle. When cutting foamboard, it is best to use a fresh, sharp blade so as to get the best cut and avoid tearing the foamboard and getting ragged edges. A chunk of insulation foam was also roughly cut into a rectangle that'll serve as a hill. For the entrance to the tomb, a groove was cut into the foamboard suitable for a Mordheim building doorway. Nothing is glued together at this point.

The empty doorway was given a door by gluing strips of balsa wood to the rear of the doorway, and a doorknob and plaque were made from plastic bits. The area where the door will rest was carefully carved out from the surface of the foamboard. Glue the door in place with some wood glue as superglue will eat the foam away!

The insulation foam was cut into the rough shape of a hill and then sanded down to a smooth round shape that forms a hill. All the pieces were then glued together and set aside to dry.

Detailing the plain foamboard is a bit tedious as you have to measure and cut many, many pieces of card to exact measurements, but is well worth the effort. Simple shapes work best to represent marble styling, plaques, and corner pieces. A small roof was even tiled up using thin card.

Here is a close up of the card trimmings. You can see how it adds form and dimension to the previously flat foamboard. Once everything was dry, a thorough basecoat of Chaos Black was applied, and painting could now begin.

To paint this mausoleum a sneaky method of using spraycans was used. First, the entire thing was sprayed Chaos Black. Once this had dried, a can of grey car undercoat (which you can easily find in any DIY store) was used to add a coat of colour, but not in the normal method. Holding the mausoleum about 2 and a half feet away, the grey undercoat was lightly sprayed in small bursts onto the piece. If you do this right the mausoleum will pick up the grey colour in a sort of dusting fashion giving you an even coat of colour. It will help to practice this technique using some old cardboard boxes before moving on to the real thing.

Next we drybrushed the whole piece using Codex Grey and Fortress Grey to pick out the edges and raised card areas. Now comes the fun part. Using very watered-down Green and Chestnut inks, thoroughly wash the entire piece. Just slather it on there! You may have to repeat this a few times to get the desired result. Once it all dries, you will have a disgusting, weathered, greenish brown mausoleum. Now, just paint any details and the earthen area behind the piece as you see fit and you are done! Or are you...