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Reply To: TerrainFest 2023: Week 1 – How do you plan for a board build or Terrain Item?

October 5, 2023 at 7:00 pm #1840568

phaidknott

7023xp

Been looking at these…..

TerraFormers – Sally 4th – 28mm Miniatures (wargamesbuildings.co.uk)

Now they ARE a bit pricey, but I see them as an investment for many games (plus they do a 2’x2′ board). And they are a seemingly good way of doing trenches that actually look right (rather than appearing ABOVE ground level). They look like they would be perfect for doing games like Sludge and the new Doggerbank battlefields. The MDF edges will protect the polystyrene sheets and stop the edges from fraying (a problem I had with the TSS boards Green Tiles – Total System Scenic)

The TSS boards DO last okay(ish), but storage can be a problem and you have to buy them flocked (so you can’t make your own “muddy” battlefields unless you are willing to carve the flocked layer off the tiles…which is a bother). My last set lasted a good decade, but they are now showing their age and lots of white “holes” and chips are the board edges.

So perhaps I’m looking at a mix of 2 foot and 1 foot (for the special terrain features) square tiles, I’ve been sitting on the fence for a few years now procrastinating getting them. So perhaps this event might prove to be the proverbial “boot up the arse” to get things rolling 😀