After posting the picture of the em4 Farm as an example of how quickly a Strange Aeons board will fill up, I have received a few questions about it.
I had had my eyes on it for some time and finally bought it at the end of last year.
I am very glad that I did, as it has seen use in almost every game we have played since, as it is so versatile.
I had posted a review of it before, but thought I would do so again on here, as it is perfect for a Strange Aeons board as it easily fills the board. With just a few small additions you have a very characterful board with little effort.
Here are the pictures that I posted showing it on a 3x2 board;
The pictures are not great, as the lighting wasnt the best, but you will still be able to see how good it is.
It comes in FOUR (yes, 4!) seperate boxes.
All of the boxes have custom-cut polystyrene to hold the different sections extremely securely. Not only that, but each individual piece (main sections, walls, roofs etc) comes bagged seperately, with foam sections to sit under the roof elements, to thoroughly protect each section in transit and storage!
I must say that I have never seen an item for gaming packed so splendidly!
(Even the em4 Inn (sadly no longer available
), which was packed in a similar manner, was not this well done.
Along with that, all the bases have a felt layer fixed to the bottom of them to protect your gaming surface.
On to the contents of each box.
I decided to start with the smallest box, which contains the Gatehouse and Wall section;
As you can see, it is very well made and painted, with opening and hinged doors, that are painted on both sides, and a lift off roof to enable placement of miniatures inside.
The next box contained the Cottage;
Again very well detailed with opening doors and a lift-off roof
The third box contains the Stable;
As before regarding the details and doors, but this section has two seperate roof pieces.
The final box contained the largest building, the Barn;
Front view
Rear view
Again, details as before with two roof sections.
Now a couple of shots of the whole complex assembled together;
As you can see, when it is put together it is a good size, and can be assembled in more ways than one. This is how it is displayed on their website, but I will be using different configurations each time.
The buildings could also be used seperately , giving you three good sized buildings and a gatehouse. This is how I will be using it in town, and as a whole for rural scenarios.
Great for Strange Aeons, Mordheim and Warhammer-type games but useful for any period from medieval onwards. It will certainly be seeing service in our VSF games.
Here are a couple of closer shots with some old-school Citadel miniatures for scale;
A great addition to any scenery collection.
Ready painted and usable straight from the box, well packed for storage and transport, and fills a board really well.
What more could you want?
21 November 2010, 07:29:54 PM