Modular Board: Avoiding Gridded Buildlings[?!]

Hi there,

I've recently finished university and have planned to click into over-drive and create a Mordheim table this summer, assuming nothing horrific like a job offer comes up [ok, I actually finish university next week - but in my mind I've long gone]. Thankfully there's a recession on so this has a good chance of remaining a feasible target. This will be a long post but I'll try to keep waffling down to a minimum.

The Plans

I'm going to make a modular table of 30cm x 30cm sections, to make an approximately 4' x 4' playing area. Then I've also got two 60cm x 60 cm sections to push it into a 4' x 6' [ish] table when needed. All these parts have been ordered so I'm sticking to this format..

However, as beautifully organised as America and Milton Keynes are with their grids of joy I want to find a way of making my modular system as traditionally mangly as an old English town would be. I've browsed the forum [and elsewhere] a little but thought I'd ask here for ideas.

The Awkwardness

A simple slathering of buildings would solve all my problems, yet I have a burning desire to add little 'pits' I can drop the building's bases (MDF) into to stop them being knocked or angered by consistent prodding.

This currently means [in my head] I have squares [pit] within squares [the section]. Which would inevitably lead to a grid system and wonderful lines of sight, barring smaller bits of terrain placed around the map. If anyone can think of an alternative to squares-within-squares I'd be happy to hear it!

The Thinking

So far I've considered:

1}- Having some buildings spilling out over the MDF base at ground level to alter the shapes of alleyways. However, I'm not sure how structurally strong they'd then be storage-wise.

2}- Creating wall segments that could be slipped into those gaps to join up buildings where desired.

3}- Creating impassable rumble piles to narrow-off or block-off alley ways.

4}- Just letting them be broken up by smaller bits of scenery (similar to above).

Lastly

I did think that having more openings at ground level may not be an entirely bad thing, as it may reduce the number of clumped battles/scenarios - encouraging warbands into the upper echelons of the buildings.

I've not played a lot of Mordheim, but enough to know I want to play more and that I want it to be pretty. Therefore I wanted to open these thoughts up to debate before I go cutting up my MDF boards ready to house my buildings.

This will be my first board I've created and first chunk of 'proper' scenery [non-rushed; adequate materials] that I've made. For your help or blatant avoidance you'll be rewarded or punished with images of progress. The buildings will follow the foamboard and balsa wood style that brings a Tudorific styling to Mordheim. Although there may be adaptions.. time will tell.