Helias Tancred's terrain

[Helias_Tancred]

Hi all. 

 

I'm looking for honest feedback and analysis on what I did to my 40k terrain. I own a lot of the Sector Imperialis terrain that started in 8th edition. It's built, painted, and IS the terrain I use in my 40k and KT games along with the Mechanicus terrain from that series too. 

 

A few months back after getting tired of the 10th edition terrain rules on line of sight for units in ruins and buildings, I took black cardstock, and cut and glued squares/rectangles of it behind all the open windows that had previously allowed you to see models within the buildings. Now they are totally line of sight blocking. The Manufactorum, the Imperial Sector buildings, the Sanctum, and the Basilicanum (except of course the giant arch and entry way through the center of it).

 

Looking for honest feedback. How it will impact the game? Was it a good move, unnecessary one, bad move, etc.  Just looking for points of view from others on this. Thanks. 

 

 

I'll attach a pic to show as an example. 

 

Edited Thursday at 12:36 AM by Dr_Ruminahui
Now a general terrain thread rather than rules query

[MadGamerAK]

 I think it was a pretty smart move. and overall, very nice painting.

[Helias_Tancred]

1 hour ago, MadGamerAK said:

 I think it was a pretty smart move. and overall, very nice painting.

 

Because the current 10th edition terrain rules for those pieces are too favorable to shooting?

 

And thanks for the nice comment on my painting. I got all of my terrain back in 8th, the same time I bought a realm of battle board (that I've since sold).  My terrain recipe was basing them in The Fang, which I think is discontinued? Then dry brushing using several layers of lighter blues. Then leadbelcher dry brushing over any exposed parts and metal parts, then I forgot what the gold/bronze color was for dry brushing the Aquilas and other parts. All dry brushing lol. My goal was to have painted terrain but for it to just fade or sit in the background, both in terms of colors used and not some extravagant detailed paint scheme. Like normally bombed out ruins would be in a combat zone. 

 

[Lord_Ikka]

I mean, most tournaments I've been to rule the first floor of all ruins as LoS blocking, so this is a good way to show it.

[DemonGSides]

Instead of glue I might have just tacked it on there since rules will change eventually but ultimately I think it looks good and works for current edition.

 

Great paintjob too. 

[Helias_Tancred]

14 hours ago, DemonGSides said:

Instead of glue I might have just tacked it on there since rules will change eventually but ultimately I think it looks good and works for current edition.

 

Great paintjob too. 

 

You bring up a good point, and I thought about that. Same thing someone said on Reddit basically. 

 

After looking at it, I can either cut them out or rip them off, and I'll paint over and then dry brush any remnants left around the edges of the windows. While its not the most optimum solution (which would have been thinking more about it before I did it lol), I think I can pull it off and make it work.

 

But we'll see with rules changes too. 

 

[Helias_Tancred]

All dry brushing btw. Outside of the OOP sector mechanicum alchomite stacks terrain, I've only dry brushed my terrain never used the traditional base/shade/highlight method. 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:39 AM by Helias_Tancred

[Helias_Tancred]

I like my stacks lol.

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

They are very nice.  How do they fit in with whatever other mechanicus terrain you've done?

[Helias_Tancred]

20 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

They are very nice.  How do they fit in with whatever other mechanicus terrain you've done?

 

Well that is a good question. The Mechanicus building from 8th edition, Ruined Manufactorum, as well as all that Ad Mech scatter terrain walls I all did in the same maroon color with some metal dry brushing. Classic mars colors. Those two stacks match the sector imperialis terrain better lol. /shrug Not sure why I did that now that you point it out? 

 

I'll get some more pics up showing my other pieces. Again, all of it was done the lazy way, just dry brushing.

 

 

 

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Personally, I prefer the other lazy way - washes.   But that's mostly because I find dry brushing tedious - if you don't, more power to you!  I had a friend with an beautiful eldar army all done with dry brushing, which was his prefered method of painting - not something I could (or would want to) do, but it worked very well for him.

[Helias_Tancred]

My AdMech terrain. 

 

 

The rest of the Admech stuff ....

 

 

[Helias_Tancred]

My collection of painted terrain. I've got an Auspex Shrine and Vox Transmitter to build and paint too (and a set for a friend!). I've found some 3d printed terrain on Amazon that goes with the GW Sector Imperialis stuff well, truth be told it's a rip off imo but hey? I have plenty of terrain for a 2k game.

 

I use a battle mat from frontline gaming too. Been considering icking up a 6x4 mat too? The one I currently use is a snowy with gray rock and road appearing, so it goes with my terrain well.

 

But overall I can call it quits on terrain unless something really cool like the Vox Relay and Auspex Shrine comes along?

 

[Helias_Tancred]

I put my 5 buildings down, and from there just add to it as we see fit?

[Firedrake Cordova]

You've definitely got a nice terrain collection  

[Helias_Tancred]

4 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

You've definitely got a nice terrain collection  

 

Thanks!

 

Nearly all of it was purchased with a 50% GW employee discount! lol. Back when I worked for them. That seriously helped.