Getting attractive, interesting scenery can be a real barrier to many people who are interested in getting into gaming. Playmats are well and good, but sometimes you want something a little more solid. Luckily, help is at hand. 

Plastcraft Games (whose website you can visit by CLICKING HERE) are an up-and-coming Spanish company who specialise in PVC terrain (easily glued together with Superglue) which slots together quickly.  Their COLORed range is particularly interesting to the inexperienced (or time-poor) gamer, as it’s printed in high-resolution, full colour detail. Available in a range of styles, there’s fantasy, Japanese, post-apocalyptic, steampunk, and SciFi at a range of sizes and prices.

This week, we’re looking at one of the largest pieces, the Church – which you can win in the current Geeking Out “Church of Geek” Competition (see below) – retailing at €70.

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In the tidy little box come all the parts, easily pressed from their frames.

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Instructions are accessed via QR code on the back of the box. I was rather skeptical about this but actually it works well, once you’ve found the kit in question from the list. Being able to zoom in really helps, although construction is surprisingly intuitive.

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The parts slot together easily and solidly – to test this, I haven’t glued any parts (hence the windows aren’t in). In fact, not only did assembly take only a little over 15 mins, I was able to disassemble and then rebuild without reference to the instructions in under 5.

Whilst the roof is designed to be removable you would realistically need to glue at least some of the supports in; nevertheless, for ease of storage (especially given the footprint of this beast) any degree of disassembly is a good thing. A nice additional perk is the leftover archway interiors give you a field of gravestones.

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Hopefully this conveys the scale of the thing – it is large and impressive indeed, and able to support the weight of models effectively.

So is it worth it? On balance, I’d say yes. Any gamer will have a box of shame filled with half painted, half finished projects of one kind or another. The detail on this kit is lovely, from the stonework to the staining, the glass to the clocktower. Though not especially cheap, for what it is, it’s certainly a good price.

Next time we’ll be looking at a couple of smaller pieces from the post-apocalyptic and carnival themes, as well as announcing the winner of the glorious Church of Geek.

How do I enter, I hear you cry? Well, it’s simple..

• Firstly, you need to comment below with your name, letting us know you’re interested.
• Then, simply like, share and retweet the post on our Facebook Page or on Twitter.  Each social media interaction gets you one entry into the competition, for a total of FOUR if you like and share the Facebook post and like and Retweet the Twitter post!
  

And that’s not all, because we’ll be counting all entries on this post AND the next edition of Geeking Out, giving you twice as many opportunities to win if you get busy on both!

So what are you waiting for?  Comment below and they get your social media game on for a chance to win!

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Oh, and there’s the small matter of the winner of our last contest, the Etch-master Brass. And the winner is… Viktor von Domm (we like the username btw!)

Get in touch to claim your prize!

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The Writer of this piece was: Sam Graven
Article Archive: Geeking Out
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