New Fiona Adores Heroes Modular MDF Terrain Sets
July 25, 2012 by brennon
Modular and MDF terrain is all the rage nowadays and Fiona Adores Heroes have a new series of Sci-Fi terrain for you to get stuck into. Check out some of the pieces below...
"All the models are cut from high quality 3mm MDF and provided flat packed but are easy to put together with some PVA or wood glue and some basic modelling tools.
The buildings can easily stack on top of each other, allowing you to create unique cityscapes. Each building also comes with a removable roof allowing them to have playable interiors. The buildings can also be connected together with the use of bridges to create even more unique cityscapes."
These are fairly impressive, and not too expensive either! I love the idea that you can create terrain that changes from game to game, allowing you to really vary your landscapes. One minute you could be fighting in the low rise farmlands of the outskirts, then next in a heavily built up and multilayer city.
Also I love bridges! They are always great objectives and seem to produce great set pieces in games.
You can pick up these models from the eBay page right HERE.
Instructions for building your terrain are also listed on their website, so no fear for those of us without DIY skills!
Do these sets appeal to you?
At first it seemed rather dull and not much to them but now that I see them stacked I can see so many options opening up. We all know the games that best work with terrain and rather blank surfaces might be best to make them compatible with more games.
While the laser cut stuff has a lot of advantages I just don’t feel it offer much in the way of finish. Admittedly you could do it up, but if your going to that effort you might as well just build completely from scratch in my view.
Wow, stackable terrain!
Great idea, these look really cool. Will be following with interest.
Actually,scratch that, just saw the prices.. I’d be expecting a lot more in the way of laser-etched detail and complexity for that price, like the Warmill or Micro Art kits offer.
I like the look of it and I really like the way they’re handling stacking (better than Micro Art’s system for stacking IMHO). Sometimes simpler is better. However, for the price I could set up at my local hacker space for a few hours and cut my own with different designs and details (like say, less scifi and more fantasy, steampunk or possibly even for a certain Venetian-themed game that apparently loves tall buildings). I really like the idea of laser cut MDF terrain, but I just don’t see it as a viable long-term business model because people who can… Read more »
They may seem a little plain at first glance but it’s a 3D canvas to go crazy on!
Stick bits of piping and plasteel paneling and details and weathering, scratched and stained posters on the walls, freehand graffiti all over them at street level… get some resin add ons such as heavy security doors and control panels or aircon units for the roof..drill bullet holes stitching across some of the walls..grab a few cheap LED bike/keychain lights and stick em inside so the windows glow..ohhhh the hobby fun potential of MDF terrain!!!
Although I just looked at the prices and they must be having a giraffe.
It’s WOODEN BOXES YOU ARE SELLING GUYS!
£100 + for a small, a medium and a large building, with a bridge and a few internal panels?
Stroll on lol
Thing is I look at GW stuff and think “could I make that?” and the answer is no – I look at the MDF stuff and think yes, I’m currently making Necromunda/40k scenary out of Amazon delivery boxes, PVA glue nicked off the kids and a bit of patience – total cost £0 – yes it’s plain but it works and the more I make the better get at it …