Friday, 28 July 2023

Small scale ruination.

 So GW recently announced all the terrain they're relaunching for Legions Imperialis, and I must admit it is very pretty, but very likely to cost a pretty packet too. And there are lots of issues with those tiles I'm not going to get into here, but I don't think I'll be buying any of the GW terrain sets, well maybe the industrial set with the cranes etc,,,,,,,

A while back I was looking on eBay and I spotted some modular plastic terrain that I stuck in my watchlist then received a very generous discount as an offer a few days later, so like the sucker I am I bought it. Shortly after a flat white carboard box arrived with a bag full of multiples of the following plastic parts that had been clipped from their sprues. (The window shutter in the doorway comes attached.)


The edges are all bevelled to 45° angles so they can be glued at right angles in either direction, to make straight runs you'll need to use the buttress pieces which fit into the resulting channels.
The floor pieces also help hold the corners square. The panels are 5cm squares.

After a bit of gluing last night and then again tonight I got to this point.


A closer shot so you can see some detail.


And then a shot of all the pieces on a 2' by 4' board so you can what £27 will get you.


The kit, alongside others is available from Trouble Maker Games. (Alongside nuns with guns.)
Is it as pretty as GWs plastic? That's in the eye of the beholder, but realistically, no.
Is it limited? Yes, but so is any modular terrain system, it's plastic so can easily be cut and glued.
Is it cheap? That's always subjective, from my viewpoint it offers good value, was quick to assemble and should be painted quickly enough, my plan is to use some texture paint and washes, so on that note I'm off to B&Q to look at spray cans of Rustoleum project paint. (Well not right away, they're closed.)

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