Friday 6 June 2014

Ziterdes Terrain

Watchtower Ruin 'Nalog'; 12009
I have had these pieces for a while now, so thought it was high time to post a few considerations.

I like pre-painted terrain as it frees up time for painting minis (which I am slow enough at, without adding more terrain painting to the mix). I have been amassing a number of bits and pieces and most fall into the category of hard-foam or some kind of resin material. Minis are Pulp City, Anima Tactics and a not-Red Skull for scale reference.

These Ziterdes items are the hard-foam type and feature typical pros and cons.

The pros:
Lightweight
Durable enough for gaming
Easy to modify with sawing (apparently!)

The cons:
Air bubbles - pretty much every hard foam piece I have has this problem
The finish - arguably inferior to what Gale Force Nine does (click for some examples of GF9 terrain I have posted about)

Not sure about this one; OOP piece I think
Price wise I find Ziterdes and Gale Force Nine competitive with each other, even though they don't produce identical pieces by any stretch. The Nalog Ruin is around £30-35 GBP. The second piece is currently OOP I think.

I like the solidity of the material Gale Force Nine uses, which means when it comes to a choice, I will likely go with that over hard-foam alternatives. But despite that, there is some nice stuff out there that can be useful for the time-strapped gamer.

10 comments:

  1. That's a nice looking piece, but sorry to hear about the air bubbles - that said it looks mighty fine from here.

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    1. Hi Michael; I kind of accept the air bubbles as being part of the manufacturing process - a case of buyer beware I guess.

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  2. That looks really impressive none the less. I'd just paint the bubbles a dark colour as if damage from magic or gunfire :D

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    1. To be honest, the air bubbles are less noticeable form a distance, so more hassle than its worth to fix them I think - it was more a note of caution so that other buyers are fore-warned should they need to be. :)

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  3. It looks good though. Could you make the parts with the airbubbles look a bit like part ruined? Or are they easy to cover with a bit of greenstuff?

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    1. Again, more hassle than its worth I think, I can live with them. Just want other potential buyers to be aware. :)

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    1. They are nifty pieces.

      In the UK there are at least a couple of stockists including Guagemaster and Wayland Games.

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  5. You can't really arguie with pre-painted stuff for ease of getting ready for a game, they look great

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    1. My thoughts exactly. I know there are tons of hobbyists who enjoy making terrain, but for me terrain and painted minis are a means to my ultimate end, which is gaming. :)

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