Prepainted Modular Terrain Tiles From Pedion On Kickstarter
May 28, 2015 by stvitusdancern
Pedion Modular Battlefields has an amazing project on Kickstarter right now that solves numerous gaming dilemmas in one swoop!
The Pedion Modular Prepainted Terrain System for RPGs and Wargames has put together sets of 1' x 1' terrain tiles that are ready to use the moment they arrive. Not only do these tiles provide a quick and easy way to get gaming, but they provide the ability to mix and match, and create new game boards and dioramas.
With this flexibility comes another really awesome feature, which is that many of the boards are also magnetized, so you can change out all kinds of little details like trees, hedgerows, crates, and other scatter terrain.
The last aspect of this project, which just may be the most important, is the fact that it is so thin, light weight and durable, that it can easily be stacked and stowed away - and if you're gaming room looks anything like mine, that's REALLY important!
Will you be backing this versatile terrain project?
"Not only do these tiles provide a quick and easy way to get gaming, but they provide the ability to mix and match, and create new game boards and dioramas..."
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seems nice! i’ve got a foldable warboard gaming table wich is cool for storage, but these look reaaaally good!
I am liking this stuff. So I like it, but not enough to stop making my own, but if you do not have the skill then this nice stuff. Sorry if I sound down on this product, it is not far enough different and not far away from the other stuff out there already, I suppose it then depends upon price. The magnetic if your making it is easily used in fact we have lots of times trench length gantry etc. Sorry but I have to pass and make my own more fun and what ever the price much cheaper.
Like the concept a lot, but there is something that I am not to sure on, one of those hind brain things
Same, I like the idea, just seems expensive to me for 6×4 table….
Well it does come pre-painted and everything.
Not sure its cost, just a nagging doubt
Here’s what I think. We’re very used to seeing well produced, good looking videos by some of the companies covered on kickstarter. This video is obviously shot in his house and his first language is clearly not English.
I wish this guy all the best, it’s obviously a passion for him that he wants to turn into a business.
@onepinman think you helped me figure it, its not exactly what you said but looking at the finish looks very much a case of each will be hand finished and for a stackable solution I would have questions as to how well the finish will take punishment. I also have doubts about the odd colouration/markings on the edging – if that’s a pre-production thing or not I don’t understand.
I wish the guy luck but not something I could back
looks amazing.
$432 buy-in for 6’x4′ plus the typical problems that come with any kickstarter (including the possibility of non-delivery). Are people really too busy to buy some pink insulation, static grass, pva, realistic water (or mod podge from the dollar store) and a hot-knife or soldering gun with a wire attachment?
All that stuff I just mentioned would be maybe $100 and you’d get to make it exactly the way you want… and you could finish it in a weekend.
@4tonmantis I don’t disagree with what you saying but you have 3 factors that make this appealing – 1) time and space – I don’t get an entire weekend to make a board and to get a decent finish would take me longer than that anyway, plus I no longer have the tolls, so that ups the time. Also not sure on US costs but throw i the finishes and tool and you would be well over £100 stirling 2) This is from my understanding a magnetised system, not something your going to put together in the above manor 3)… Read more »
tools not tolls
Pre-made terrain is a handy option for people that don’t have the time to throw full boards together from scratch. Or (like myself) have an interest in several game systems that play on very different battlefields. I’m in the process of painting an 8’x4′ city for 40K, and coupled with the time involved in painting the minis themselves, large projects like boards for other games get put on the back burner. I hope this KS goes well for them. Green fields and rivers aren’t something I want myself but if they decided to try new landscapes or structures in the… Read more »
I can vouch for that. Making your own terrain needs both skill and time. I have some skill but struggle for time. Sure, I could flock a board green, but I want something more. I put a lot of effort into painting, so why would I not put a similar level of effort into my gaming table? Pre painted terrain is a godsend for people who don’t have the skill, time or both.
Is the stuff shown on the project what you actually get?
It looks to me like those are all pics of his hand-made stuff, but now he’s raising funds to get them mass-produced instead, with moulds and stuff…
This is very like another modular terrain system by TSS: http://totalsystemscenic.com/
I can think of others – Kallistra go for hexes: https://www.kallistra.co.uk/?page=8
@dorthonion – sorry, but I do not thing the proposed offer the same advantages as Pedion does. I know, because I was a step away for ordering Kallistra’s Hexxon myself (I say so in my first blog post in http://www.pedionterrain.com) before deciding that it was still costly and did not cover my needs completely. I do not want to antagonize any other producer, not do I want to say something that may be considered derogatory (and it is not because I have the outmost respect for these companies). So I’ll just say that I did not go for Kallistra because… Read more »
Hello all I’m George, the guy that Kickstarts Pedion, and I think it is time to provide some answers in some questions and comments I read above. Sorry for not doing so sooner, but was showcasing Pedion at UKGamesExpo and things were frantic. In the meantime the campaign funded, in just 55hours, so we fully into Stretch Goals. So, let me get into some of the issues you are raising. @onlyonepinman, @dags – thanks for taking the time to check the project out. Yes I am not a native English speaker, I such at video editing, I lack the funds… Read more »
*suck, not such 🙂
I have backed this project as I am always looking for modular gaming boards and this seems to have a high build quality, durability and flexibility and I love the use of Magnets and magnetic paint such that when you add your own terrain pieces you can use magnets and have them lock onto the boards. Although I should point out that’s only for some of the boards (Tree, hill and road tiles I think). Check out George’s blog – makes interesting reading even if your not interesting in buying the tiles/boards 🙂 http://pedionterrain.blogspot.gr/2015/01/journal-1-or-what-i-need-from-modular.html and if you are then check… Read more »