Because backers are buying the STL files, not 3D printed pieces, they can print off as many as they want and build entire towns that their armies or battlegroups need to navigate through. The buildings include details like slats of wood, metal grates, asbestos sheets and planks of wood tied together with the ad hoc aesthetic of any great dystopian wasteland town built from the ruins of modern society. Martínez and Parragués make no effort to hide the fact that their designs are heavily inspired by the Mad Max universe created by George Miller, but the scenery is still generic enough that it could be used for almost any horror or science fiction miniature game. The pieces can be glued together and painted as a single piece of terrain, or they can be left separate and individually painted so the entire setup can change for each game.īackers can 3D print as many components as they want to make terrain of any size.
The walls, roofs and floors are all interchangeable, and can be stacked up to make multi-level buildings, giant watchtowers or small single-story shacks. The parts were designed with special connectors that allow them all to be assembled, almost like LEGO blocks. The Thunder Chrome scenery is a set of modular buildings, shacks, watchtowers and walkways that can be combined in a ton of different ways, so each game can be totally unique. The scale of the terrain is ideal for 28mm sized models, but could also easily be used for 32mm scale. They are launching their first product through Kickstarter, a set of modular and 3D printable post-apocalyptic-themed scenery called Thunder Chrome. The company was started by two Spanish wargamers, David Martínez and Matías Parragués, who just wanted to make awesome tabletop terrain and scenery that won’t also slaughter your wallet. The success of a small, independent startup like Thunder Chrome is bound to have an impact on the industry as a whole, and the larger companies better pay attention.
So far they haven’t seen the potential yet, but I believe that it’s only a matter of time before they come around.Ī fully painted, 3D printed shack from the Thunder Chrome scenery set.
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But eventually it isn’t going to be independent designers, startups and gamers making their own pieces and sharing them for free - larger, established companies are going to start selling 3D printable products that gamers can make on their own 3D printer at home. There are already services where custom figures can be designed and 3D printed, entirely 3D printed war miniature games and there has recently been an uptick on wargaming terrain 3D models showing up on places like Thingiverse. I’ve been saying for years that 3D printing will completely change the game when it comes to miniature wargaming. So for most of us, it’s usually just easier to use an old shoe box as a bunker and call it a day. Of course inexpensive terrain and scenery can be made on the cheap, but making it is often quite time consuming. But when you’ve already sunk the equivalent of a college education into your figures, buying that quality terrain is hard to justify. Without a doubt, terrain simply makes miniature war games more fun unfortunately quality terrain isn’t exactly inexpensive. If you’ve ever played a tabletop war game like Warhammer or Warmachine, then you’ll know the pain of having to place your nicely painted army on a table with spray painted water bottles and buildings made of cereal boxes used as terrain.
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