Tell a Merchant’s Tale in Tabletop Workshop’s New House
January 24, 2014 by dracs
A marchant was ther with forked berd, Upon his heed a Flaundryssh bever hat and he probably lived in a house like the one that Tabletop Workshop currently have up for pre-order.
First up, apologies for starting with a Chaucer quote. Second, this new building from Tabletop Workshop is very good medieval era merchant's house at 28mm scale, suitable for both fantasy and historical gaming.
The building itself shows a nice level of detail. It is comprised of eight different panels, which can be clipped together and disassembled easily to make the building easy to transport.
Being the home of a merchant, the house is understandably rather grander than those you might expect to see belonging to the medieval peasantry. It should stand out well in your tabletop village and add a bit of variety to the buildings.
I was very pleased with the quality of the chapel I bought from Tabletop workshop. They are very sturdy and would hold up well in a gaming club environment. This model looks to be equally robust. I like the internal detail.
They look rather good and seem reasonably priced- however looking at these pictures they do seem a little on the small side compared to the minis. I’m thinking specifically about the door appearing to be pretty much exactly the same height as a figure, and the tops of the windows windows being in line with their heads. To me it looks like they would have benefited from being maybe only 5% bigger, but it would make all the difference. This is probably partly personal preference as much as anything else, some people I’m sure prefer them as they are, and… Read more »
I am so glad there are companies out there that are thinking about the interior of buildings now. I have wanted such things for years. I always look at great buildings like the Japanese ones by Oshiro but hold back on getting them because they do not have interiors that can be played in. just feels like a waste to have all those good looking terrain on the outside like a lot of tasty looking walnuts nuts that you have no way to open. if any company started making Japanese/Korean/Chinese buildings like these i would be all over them. might… Read more »