Sezar Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 As promised, some pictures of a table built with Plastcraft buildings for Malifaux, Carnevale, and the latest for Bolt Action: The Bolt Action ones are easily accesible to their interiors, and if they disturbs you for measuring or LOS, you can quickly remove the bulk of the building, leaving only its base, to put it back exactly on its place later. That was really helpful during the game! And as you can see on the pictures, all of them merge really well on the same table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Wo Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 The Plastcraft terrain doesn't look bad, but after watching EngineerJeff's YouTube video it looks like it's just die-cut, textured rigid PVC foam that they're selling for $30 a set. Assembling and painting a kit is less time consuming than scratch-building and painting terrain, but even with time saved, the Plastcraft stuff is not a good value. Am I overlooking something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I am having the same question B WO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSol Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think the walkways are pretty worthwhile. They're highly usable elevation, which is a rarity. It's overpriced, but not dramatically so. I'm not terribly impressed with the buildings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Donkey Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I agree with Lunarsol on this. The walkways are winners in my book, but I will avoid the buildings. Also the scatter terrain is something I will have to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousseau Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Here's my board with Plascraft buildings & scatter supplemented by TTCombat market stalls ans Sarissa vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Wall Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Those are some great looking tables. I received the undtaker scatter terrain as a prize at templecon and really like it. I'm looking at picking up the graveyard set, and another building to make a cemetery table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Loki- Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 The Plastcraft terrain doesn't look bad, but after watching EngineerJeff's YouTube video it looks like it's just die-cut, textured rigid PVC foam that they're selling for $30 a set. Assembling and painting a kit is less time consuming than scratch-building and painting terrain, but even with time saved, the Plastcraft stuff is not a good value. Am I overlooking something? There's several reasons why. Time. Some people lack the hobby time to dedicate to DIY terrain. Ability. Some people just cannot make good DIY terrain. Convenience. Some people are willing to pay a premium for well designed terrain they just have to stick together and paint. 4grounds shows people will pay a higher premium if they don't have to paint it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guslado Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Any chance we could get a photo or two of some of the scatter terrain next to a couple bases (30mm, 40mm, and 50mm) for scale? I was contemplating having Nekima jumping over some of these as her rock doesn't fit in with the basing scheme I have for my Neverborn, but I haven't been able to find anything the shows these in close proximity to any models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSol Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Any chance we could get a photo or two of some of the scatter terrain next to a couple bases (30mm, 40mm, and 50mm) for scale? I was contemplating having Nekima jumping over some of these as her rock doesn't fit in with the basing scheme I have for my Neverborn, but I haven't been able to find anything the shows these in close proximity to any models. I picked up the "not undertaker" set. I'll try to post some pictures later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSol Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Here you go: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guslado Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Here you go: Thanks! So, looks like one upright trash can could fit snuggly onto a 30mm, comfortably onto a 40mm, and with room to do other things on a 50mm. Kinda sad that the boxes are too big to fit onto a base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavicusPrime Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I really like The textures the plasticraft products provide. That's the most difficult/time consuming aspect of my scratchbuilds. I have only actually held one of their Asian themed buildings in hand and the detail was nice, but I'm a little concerned about the material. The main issue I have is that it seems too easy to accidentally crease or otherwise mar the surface and since my storage options are not ideal, I'm afraid they won't hold up over time. I also have the same issue with the cartoony stylization on their malifaux themed kits others have mentioned. One other question, do these kits have playable interiors? The thinner walls due to the material compared to terraclips and/or the more conventional foamcore buildings seems to be helpful for that, but are the kits made for it? Miniature Market is selling the textured PVC from plasticraft. If y'all think the material will hold up from your experience, I may grab some to use on my own scratch builds. I also found general dimensions from the assembly instructions for these kits on their website so I may attempt to make my own, less stylized, versions of these puppies. As for the mention of the cost of these kits, being able to build detailed terrain with a little glue and paint is a big deal for folks that either have no inclination to build their own stuff or for those that just don't have the time. The dollars spent are way worth the time saved. And this is from someone who really prefers to make his own stuff. While I can make several tables worth of terrain from about $50 of materials, it takes me months to do so, considering I have a job and family. Being able to whip up a table worth of terrain in a couple days is pretty nice even if it'll cost a couple times more. -DavicusPrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armond Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I know this post is a month or so down the threads lists, but I just picked up several of their japanese themed ones and will be messing with them once all my stuff gets unpacked here from the United States, they were just in a crate and crossed the pacific. They seem to fit what I was hoping for, simple and lightweight. But I guess we will see once I get going on churning them out. I may use some method to keep the roofs off to make the interiors accessible. We will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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