Battle Systems Sci-Fi II Terrain Kickstarter

[Marauderman]

HI, the guys from Battle Systems are having another Sci-Fi  card board terrain kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1621774283/battle-systemstm-sci-fi-ii-terrain?ref=nav_search

[Genghis]

I'm surprised that this hasn't generated more (any) comment, it looks like a great one-stop shop purchase for a nice dense terrain setup that doesn't even require painting.

[Commander Vyper]

Still need to find the time to unpack my first two sets from thrm . Looks great though

[zemjw]

I backed the post apoc one as well - and I've still to unpack it. I have watched some of the unpacking videos, not sure if that count

I didn't back the first SF one, as it looked too "busy" to me, and I wasn't convinced how easy it would be to move figures about without knocking stuff. I get the same vibe from this one, but I am still quite tempted.

There are a few weeks to go, so I'll decide at some point. It would be nice to use the August 2017 delivery as an excuse to avoid it, but the chances are I won't actually have played a game before then anyway

[Elbows]

It looks neat, but the size of the board is cost-prohibitive to me (even though, in reality I'd spend as much building a similar board).  I'd probably skip even punching out all the spindly bits.  I've not interest in the tiny furniture etc.  I think the whole set-up is very nice though, and incredibly suitable to a number of sci-fi skirmish games.

[zemjw]

I pledged for this over the weekend, only 9 1/2 months to go. Is it here yet? Is it? 

They've just announced a new core pledge (Outlands) that will be released when they hit £144K (they're just under £142K at the moment). It's got me seriously tempted to switch from the Frontier to the new pledge. There's a small possibility I may do something stupid and get both, but, nah, what're the odds of that

The post describing the Outlands pledge is here

[nozza_uk]

I do think it looks rather nice. However, I invested in the first Sci Fi kickstarter and feel a bit gutted that this come along. Do the two Sci Fi versions integrate? Also I backed the post apocalyptic one and I'm finding storage issues with that 

[zemjw]

I do think it looks rather nice. However, I invested in the first Sci Fi kickstarter and feel a bit gutted that this come along. Do the two Sci Fi versions integrate? Also I backed the post apocalyptic one and I'm finding storage issues with that 

Someone has asked about compatibility in the comments section earlier today. Battle Systems have replied that they're shooting a video about that today, so it's probably worth checking the kickstarter over the next couple of days to see what's posted. If they post an update with a video link I'll repost it here.

Regarding storage, their main video says that all the pieces can be stored in the shipping box this time. Although, to be fair, I'm pretty sure that means dismantled

I have the post apoc stuff as well, but haven't actually tried putting any of it together yet. I think one of their videos talks about using a 9L Really Useful Box for storage. Again, I suppose it depends on whether or not you want to store things in their built or unbuilt state.

[Conquistador]

Very, very nice looking for urban combat but waaaay out of my price range even if it was something I might use.

[zemjw]

The video about compatibility with their older sets is available here

@Conquistador - the stuff is expensive, although that depends which manufacturer you're comparing with . It is, for example, a small fraction of the cost of some of the Age of Sigmar scenery sets - link

However, it saves me the time, hassle and cost of building and painting the plastic or resin equivalent, so that's a huge bonus for me 

[The_Beast]

I find that a poor comparison; the GW stuff is plastic, so not comparable to card.

On the other hand, it's unpainted, and not comparable to pre-printed for those of us who don't paint.

Rest of your comments stand, I'd just like comparisons to other pre-printed card producers, the several of whom I've forgotten names.

Terraclips is long gone except for eBay, right?

Doug

[zemjw]

I find that a poor comparison; the GW stuff is plastic, so not comparable to card.

On the other hand, it's unpainted, and not comparable to pre-printed for those of us who don't paint.

Rest of your comments stand, I'd just like comparisons to other pre-printed card producers, the several of whom I've forgotten names.

It was more the cost of getting stuff on the table that I was comparing, rather than materials, but point taken.

The only other pre-printed card scenery that I can think of is the railway stuff from Metcalfe. I have a couple of those sets, but have never built them, as they're very much designed for static railway displays. They're also 1:72, which I don't do much in

I think LaserCutCard (who post here) only do vehicles.

The only other card stuff that I'm aware of comes as PDFs that you print off yourself. The presentation of those sets tend to be excellent, and I'm pretty sure my existing cardboard stuff will sit alongside the Battle Systems buildings without any problems. As they're printed on my printer, though, they use much thinner card (approx 157 microns, as opposed to Battle Systems 1500 microns), so won't take as much weight.

More than happy to be told of any other pre-printed card stuff out there, although that may be a subject for a different thread.

Terraclips is long gone except for eBay, right?

I hadn't heard of them before. A search turns up links to WorldWorksGames. Unfortunately that site may be dead (and may actually have been for a couple of years, by the looks of it )

[Elbows]

Yep, I don't think TerraClips survived...shame since the stuff was top notch.  I think they made a mistake with the clips though.  It took ages and ages to put stuff together or take it apart.  In retrospect I should have kept my sets and assembled them with tape/glue etc. into solid pieces I could use in other games.  The quality of the materials was top notch, but it was not an easy process to assemble or use the components.  It was also quite expensive for the amount of space you covered (I was lucky to pre-order from a website about a year in advance...by the time stuff released it was double what I'd paid...and the shop honored my pre-order!).

You could do beautiful stuff like this:


But try taking it apart, storing it, or even removing the roofs during game play...a big pain in the arse.

[Malebolgia]

Yes, assembly takes 1-1.5 hours, easily. But I like how it all looks and it is a nice and easy way to do 3D dungeons for instance. But unfortunately they've stopped (for now). I'm happy with my single Dungeon set, but I would like to own more.

[Genghis]

This KS is drawing to a close (concludes midnight GMT on Sat) and the amount of free bonus goodies is getting pretty eye-watering.  If anyone is still wavering about whether to commit, it may be worth giving it another shuftie.  The latest update is linked below, the detention cells add on is a nat's crochet away from being funded and they've teased an alien infestation add on for a few stretch goal's time.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1621774283/battle-systemstm-sci-fi-ii-terrain/posts/1738109