Searching for a lost product - Vac formed terrain tiles

[Mammoth miniatures]

This is my holy grail.

Some years ago (probably about 17 years ago...) I purchased a single 2' x 2' terrain tile from Porthmadog models in wales. It was a vac formed thing - quite tall, sold with holes drilled into the sides and a set of plastic screw connectors to allow it to connect to other tiles.

The shop had a range of these tiles - rivers, trenchlines, hills. But I have NEVER been able to find them again.
AFAIK they weren't an amera product, and I've never seen them anywhere since. Porthmadog models told me they remember them but don't remember who made them and they have long since gone out of production.

Does anyone know who made these, or even know what I'm on about?

[anevilgiraffe]

can't help, but intrigued...

[zemjw]

The only vac-formed scenery I remember is Bellona. I still have some of their 6mm rivers in the cupboard. However, I don't know if they ever did anything bigger

I found this thread on tmp (warning, very disturbing image at the top of the page ) - http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=499179 which might help (after mind bleach has been applied to get rid of the image)

[Mammoth miniatures]

The only vac-formed scenery I remember is Bellona. I still have some of their 6mm rivers in the cupboard. However, I don't know if they ever did anything bigger

I found this thread on tmp (warning, very disturbing image at the top of the page ) - http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=499179 which might help (after mind bleach has been applied to get rid of the image)

Doesn't look like it was them. although I am curious what the image was that so troubled you, since it seems TMP just shows a random image with every page. Alas, it's lost to the ether.

My suspicion is that they may have been produced locally by a welsh company or by someone with easy access to a large bed vac former and they probably only did a few of each. but I live in hope.

[zemjw]

Doesn't look like it was them. although I am curious what the image was that so troubled you, since it seems TMP just shows a random image with every page. Alas, it's lost to the ether.

I've just about purged it from my mind, but it was a bloke in a mankini waving guns about. It was wrong on every level

[Diablo Jon]

I've just about purged it from my mind, but it was a bloke in a mankini waving guns about. It was wrong on every level

That is Sean Connery in the movie Zardoz it's been a long running punch line to a joke on TMP though so long running I'm not sure if anyone remembers what the original joke was.

[voltan]

Does anyone know who made these, or even know what I'm on about?

yes I know what you're on about but can't remember the name, give me five minutes to search for it.

[voltan]

Right, I had to go through most of my old Harbingers to find the bloody advert, but I believe you're looking for Warscape by Warscape games, at least that's what the ad calls them. I think they also did a spacey set called lunarscape or something like that.

[Ran The Cid]

ZITERDES produced a set of 2x2 terrain tiles.  Stood about 2 inches off the table.  Came in a variety of flat, river and hill sections.  I don't recall drilled holes or a screw system to hold it together.  Appears they are out of production also.

[Mammoth miniatures]

Right, I had to go through most of my old Harbingers to find the bloody advert, but I believe you're looking for Warscape by Warscape games, at least that's what the ad calls them. I think they also did a spacey set called lunarscape or something like that.

Ooo that's a lead I can follow! Tha KS for the research. Do you mind letting me know which issue of harbinger the ad was in?

[voltan]

Ooo that's a lead I can follow! Tha KS for the research. Do you mind letting me know which issue of harbinger the ad was in?

Issue 5 page 71.

[Tim Haslam]

I saw some of these on FB market place only a few days ago!
At least I’m pretty sure they were the same product.

I was in that model shop, in North Wales a fair few years back, and noticed those vac formings.

[Ninefingers]

ZITERDES produced a set of 2x2 terrain tiles.  Stood about 2 inches off the table.  Came in a variety of flat, river and hill sections.  I don't recall drilled holes or a screw system to hold it together.  Appears they are out of production also.

Ziterdes were clip together

[dwbullock]

Amera Plastic Mouldings, maybe?

Think they went out of business, but found some listed at https://www.nobleknight.com/Publisher/Amera-Plastic-Mouldings

[anevilgiraffe]

Amera went out of business?