Renedra plastic fences and gravestones review

[Anatoli]

Bought a pack of each to see if they were any good. Disappointed with the fences, really happy with the gravestones. Check the full review on my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/09/renedra-plastic-fences-and-gravestones.html

[snitcythedog]

I like your review, but who sells them?  I found the Rendera site but have not been able to Google a retailer.  Thanks.
Snitchy sends.

[Aaron]

Architects of War carry them in the US. http://www.architectsofwar.com/

Note that the fence sets are under miniatures>Renendra and not terrain (which is where the gravestones are). 

[Marine0846]

Thanks for the review.
Have looked at purchasing both.
I agree with you, Like the gravestones, don't care for the fences.

[Silent Invader]

That fence set looks like the one that is included with Perry's ACW cabin.

[Anatoli]

I bought both fences and gravestones through Warlord Games, though I have seen them available in other webbstores as well. The fences just have too few pieces to be worth it, and they are so boring and simple in design. When you buy something you kind of want it to be a bit more complex and more detailed than a scratch build. And half of the fence pieces being cattle fences that you can make out of BBQ sticks is really bad.

Not sure what to do with them, I will probably make them part of a scenery piece or at least make a proper base for them.

I'm still considering whether to make a graveyard in modules or to base the gravestones on thin plasticard and keep them loose. Looking at the pictures in the "Dunwich" thread here on LAF has made me lean towards having them loose.

[Galland]

I have stayed clear of the fences as well, since it feels, just like you mention Anatoli, that if I want to buy fences, they better be much better than what I can easily accomplish my self.

I have been thinking almost the same thing about the gravestones, but I think I will order these, to save some time really.

[Dolmot]

What you see is what you get...they do have pics of the sprues on the Renedra site, you know.

Anyway, the problem with the mixed fence pack is that too many types are crammed into the same sprue. I got one set with the farmhouse. That's not enough to build a consistent fence around anything - barely enough for a small hut if you mix all types together. Then I bought an extra bag of two sprues at a show to beef it up. Now they're kind of usable but still slightly lacking. About six sprues would be needed to make a formidable set of each type. At that point you may have gone insane from all mould line trimming if you want to do it properly, though. Also, 2/3 of your work would have gone to basic bar and worm fencing. As stated before, scratch-building those from wood bits would probably be easier and look better. The single-piece worm fences don't even look entirely right when inspected closely.

Furthermore, there are gate pieces, collapsed bar fences and too many base pieces hogging space in the sprue. You won't need as many as you get when buying those six or so sprues to fence something properly. If the pieces were split over two sprues with proportionally more basic lengths and fewer details, it would be much easier to make reasonable sets.

The picket fencing, on the other hand, is well worth its price (obviously assuming that you need one). Scratch-building your own to the same precision is not exactly trivial.

So, trying to acquire and build all the three types at once is a large undertaking for one person. What you can do is to buy single type deals directly from Renedra. Alternatively, you could consider getting plenty and splitting them among several people, each making one type only. That would be more rewarding to everyone. (Although those cleaning up the two simpler types would still get a shorter stick in that deal...)


Interestingly, I didn't find the gravestone set that tempting. They seemed to suffer from typical problems of plastics - 2D details and slight softness. However, I can afford being picky as I already have piles of neat metal and resin stones from various sources. For a quick, cheap job from zero to playable that set should be fine. I just don't need one any more.