Spellcrow Lies in Fantasy Ruin
June 26, 2013 by dracs
Spellcrow have released a new piece of terrain which used to be an inn and is now the perfect bit of cover for your miniatures to hide behind.
Corner pieces like these are the excellent shooting positions to take cover behind, whether you are seeking protection from arrows or bullets. Scattered around the battlefield these pieces can break up line of sight and, looking as awesome as these pieces do, they will add great character to the tabletop.
Do you think that these might provide you with the cover you need?
Not bad for less than five quid.
Why is it that factories in china can push out tonnes and tonnes of plastic (for lack of a better word) crap that no one wants or needs, but it generally costs $40 to buy a tiny building for a tabletop game? If I was in this industry I would book a flight right away and get this stuff built for nothing and push it out to all gamers everywhere. I don’t care about sculptural detail. A lot of people make do with a cardboard box for a building, having any detail smaller than a millimeter or two is not… Read more »
I think some probably already are but happy to sell them to us at 40 quid lol
Noticed a few years ago that a lot of resin fishtank scenery (ruins and tree stumps etc) is about 28 mm scale and can be very cheap. Thought that was an opportunity for someone and a year ago Galeforce9 brought out their excellent prepainted lines….same stuff by the looks but designed/ detailed for 28mm gaming.
Well the people that work in china are probably working for about 1p a day. As for detail, depends what you want from your games at the end of the day. Few books under a sheet will do for some, but wont for others who want a lifelike gaming board.
The detail would still be grand, just not at the same level as a figurine… which is all a lot of current manufacturers currently achieve, including Games Workshop. And you’d get more of it onto the table which would make a whole 4’x8′ table look spectacular.
As for the workers wages: I agree, it’s a factor. I just don’t see why it’s any different a question from buying a lamp or a computer or a toy that would probably be made in the same factories.
Supply and demand i guess, our industry is tiny, even when compared to the humble lamp, which probably has whole factories churning them out by the thousand. The wargaming industry is a monopoly unto itself, demand isn’t that high in comparison to other items, so mass producers just aren’t interested.
I don’t know the numbers, but I could see that being true. But maybe there’s room for a bit of a monopoly if the costs were right and you could reach all tabletop gamers in one go. Someone could become the ‘Amazon’ of miniature scenery.
Wayland are kinda on the way to that, good selection of products and reasonable prices.
Never been to bothered myself, ill game on the floor if i must, but everyone appreciates an amazing gaming board