5 : Garrison Lean-to

The set builders constructed a lean-to for the Musketeers’ Garrison.

It wasn’t technically a lean-to as the structure was built as a free-standing unit. To be honest, who would be taking lumps out of a convent wall just to fix a stage set to it?

The set’s lean-to had an access door to a loft space, presumably for unloading forage from a cart. I decided this was more for the look as it didn’t make a whole lot of sense – as access was clearly not a problem!

The roof brackets that the set builders built, though, were a very nice feature that helped dictate the shape of the roof.

My lean-to is fixed to a new style of wall. The sides stay the same and the model remains modular but this wall has arched windows with square surrounds – in place of square windows with arched surrounds. The lean-to sticks out too far from the wall to go on a 100mm-square terrain tile so the model goes on a larger 200mm-square tile.

The lean-to has a lot of potential for gameplay. Never mind the goings-on under the roof, the roof itself might provide a convenient route to an open upstairs window!

Taking an elegant side step away from the courtyard build for a moment, we’ve already acquired enough real estate to provide our miniature Musketeers with enough of a stage set for a street scene encounter. But where are the Red Guard?