Mars Attacks Terrain and Deluxe Mats - thoughts?

[Mr. White]

I guess this game flew under the radar then got buried by the Walking Dead license. Good for gamers though as this stuff looks pretty cheap now.

What are the thoughts from those with experience? Could I paint the buildings (not glue) and take everything apart storing flat or do these require glue? Are the mats decent quality? Anyone got pictures of these walls in action...not painted red?

Thanks!

[supervike]

I've wondered many of the same things.

I found this blog on a websearch.  It answers a few things, and has a couple of good detailed pics.

http://blog.childrenofthekraken.com/2014/10/mars-attacks-terrain.html

[wellender]

I have put mine together and taken them apart many times.  I haven't had a chance to paint anything yet though.  I might be a little more hesitant to do so if there were painted. 

[Mr. White]

It seems the only paint damage that would happen would be where the connectors rub on and off. I'd guess if one was ok with that (or created little flaps to cover it) then take them apart should be an issue.

However, with no experience with these I have no idea how easy it is to take apart the building once connected. I'd not want to get into a situation where I had a bunch of broken connectors.

It's a really intriguing set of terrain though...particularly since it can also connect to the DeadZone stuff.

http://www.worldofwargaming.co.uk/2015/03/terrainaholic-batman-miniatures-game.html

[GDonk]

Not seen the mats.  I'm not a fan of the held together with visible tabs/clips style of scenery in the first place but I have several sets of both the Mars Attacks and Deadzone packs  as they are excellent sources for kit-bashing projects and which, together with Pegasus, Plasticville, Urban War and even some GW bits, I'm gradually forming into permanent looking buildings.  One day, when I get something finished and summon the courage, I'll post some pics . .

[Big Martin Back]

I ended up glueing the various terrain bits together in usable chunks as it just kept falling apart at inopportune moments. I gave it all a pretty rough paintjob, just to cover the "raw plastic" look.

[Malebolgia]

Check out this excellent tutorial for using this scenery:

http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2015/09/16/2152/tutorial-post-apocalyptic-terrain-with-mantic-red-brick/

[GDonk]

Check out this excellent tutorial for using this scenery:

http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2015/09/16/2152/tutorial-post-apocalyptic-terrain-with-mantic-red-brick/

Yep, that's the sort of thing its really great for as a starting base.  Nice work.

[nozza_uk]

I find the mats useful. The pavements and roads are probably a bit narrower than they would be in real life, but they look good on the table.

[spect_spidey]

I find the mats useful. The pavements and roads are probably a bit narrower than they would be in real life, but they look good on the table.

What size are the mats overall? Do you know what the width of the roads are? I am curious if these mats and terrain would work well with Mantic's Walking Dead All Out War minis and plastic cars/trucks.

[nozza_uk]

What size are the mats overall? Do you know what the width of the roads are? I am curious if these mats and terrain would work well with Mantic's Walking Dead All Out War minis and plastic cars/trucks.

I'll measure up when I get home and let you know.

[spect_spidey]

I'll measure up when I get home and let you know.

Thank you. I also noticed that you have some of the Plast Craft colored terrain in that pic. How is it? Is it durable? Easy to put together? I have considered buying some but my local store doesn't normally carry it so it would be a special order or I would have to buy online.

[nozza_uk]

Thank you. I also noticed that you have some of the Plast Craft colored terrain in that pic. How is it? Is it durable? Easy to put together? I have considered buying some but my local store doesn't normally carry it so it would be a special order or I would have to buy online.

Ok, the mats seem to be 60 cm x 60 cm. The roads and pavements are just shy of 6 inches wide.

The Plascraft buildings come with instructions and I found them easy to put together. It's recommended that you glue them with superglue, but I used PVA instead. Took longer to dry but enabled me to fix any mistakes I made. You can't access the interiors, but I found them a cheapish way of filling the table. I picked mine up at Salute where I got a discount for purchasing one of each building.

[spect_spidey]

Ok, the mats seem to be 60 cm x 60 cm. The roads and pavements are just shy of 6 inches wide.

The Plascraft buildings come with instructions and I found them easy to put together. It's recommended that you glue them with superglue, but I used PVA instead. Took longer to dry but enabled me to fix any mistakes I made. You can't access the interiors, but I found them a cheapish way of filling the table. I picked mine up at Salute where I got a discount for purchasing one of each building.

Thanks a bunch for the info. Is the six inches per lane or the total road?

[rwwin]

I've got one of the mats from Mars Attacks and two from Deadzone made out of the same mouse pad foam material.  They are mostly great and quite durable.  The one downside is that if your terrain or figure bases have any kind of sharp corners or burs, you can end up snagging the fibers and pulling them off the foam.  Not a big deal but you do have to take a little more care than paper mats or hard boards.  Other than that, I like them a lot.  I've had mine stored folded in quarters and as long as you don't stack anything on top of them they don't crease.  If you can find them cheap, go for it.