Build Your Own Wasteland With Plast Craft Games
October 1, 2015 by brennon
Plast Craft have added to their range of Color-ED scenery for tabletop gaming with a whole host of wasteland/post-apocalyptic terrain. We previewed this a little while ago but now you can pick it up to start creating dens for gangs and road warriors...
We're kicking things off with a look at the Diner and the Caravan/Gas Station which would both be interesting ports of call for anyone looking to raid them for supplies. The Diner in particular has a place for a sniper on the roof too watching out for anyone trying to pilfer his or her goods.
The Caravan too is excellent as a focal point, especially with 'Welcome' tagged on the side of it. I also like the gas pumps which you could very easily make explosive so they have an effect on the tabletop as people are trying to raid it for fuel.
In addition to fuel and power coming from the Caravan I'm sure the Power Station also holds some secrets of its own. The nodding donkey pump is a good touch and if you picked up a few of these you could have them spread out to represent a full on oil field.
If you're looking for a showdown though then the Old Barn might be a good shout. It's a shame that you the roof panels don't actually have holes in them so you can see inside the structure but it looks neat nonetheless.
As mentioned above I think these would be great for use with post-apocalyptic wasteland adventures but also during something more modern in the vast stretches of forgotten land you get in America. The whole place looks like it would be good for a horror movie or zombie apocalpyse.
Last but not least we have that all important scatter terrain and cover with some Rusty Barricades...
I like that they come in a variety of different heights and lengths giving you the look of ramshackle and hasty construction. Now you just need some guard dogs or mutant grunts to come bounding out of there.
Maybe this place could even be for a biker gang showdown?
What do you think of this new range?
"The Diner in particular has a place for a sniper on the roof too watching out for anyone trying to pilfer his or her goods..."
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Is that what it looks like ‘out of the box’ or has it been painted up any for the photos? I ask because they make a point of saying that it’s only pre-coloured and not pre-painted.
That’s how it looks when assembled straight from box. I recently built all their coloured stuff for Malifaux and it looks great. Has a nice texture to it all too. Definitely worth the investment and goes together like a dream!
I’m torn on these… They do look very good, and when I think back to the scenery that was available ‘when I were a lad’, they’ll make tables look fantastic very easily. However, I do like to be able to personalise my terrain, so I hope they keep doing unpainted stuff. I feel that pre-painted ‘ready to go’ stuff like 4Ground produce are fine when they’re relatively simple shapes (tower blocks = boxes). The detail on them looks good, but they’re also easy to touch up if you want to. More modern subjects, with more detail and different surfaces –… Read more »
looks good.
I have been looking at this for Zombie games. The more I see the more tempted I get. That’s good, isn’t it?
I’ve got some of them on pre-order now. Running a big narrative zombie scenario next month which they’ll be good for.
I haven’t seen the pre-coloured stuff, but having just put together one of their western buildings the other day I was very happy with it. Cost effective, sturdy and quite good looking. Sure I’ll have to paint it, but that’s alright.
As @angelicdespot has said though, the pre-coloured won’t be for everyone. I think I’d likely do some touchup and tweaking of my own if I bought any of them. For quick and good looking right out of the package however, I certainly won’t sneeze at them!