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ESLOTerrain starts a Indiegogo campaign with Realistic modular boards (Ready-to-Play) for Tabletop or wargames. All boards comming in a size of 30 x 30 cm and makes your wargame very realistic:

Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/realistic-modular-tabletop-or-wargaming-boards-game#/

All boards are Ready-to-Play, this mean you can set on the table and can play with this.
You can choose 2 designs and 2 sizes:
16 boards (a board have a size 30 x 30 cm (approx. 12″)) with a complete size of 120 x 120 cm (approx. 48 x 48″).
in Green Design – with grass and bushes
in Desert Design – with sand and bushes
-OR-
24 boards (a board have a size 30 x 30 cm (approx. 12″)) with a complete size of 180 x 120 cm (approx. 72 x 48″).
in Green Design – with grass and bushes
in Desert Design – with sand and bushes
Exact content can be found in the “Perks” description
The boards are designed to fit from 15mm to 28mm. You can expand the boards at any time and combine with our Ready-to-Play scenery from our range …

Pics:







...more pics and movies on the projectside.

Please Support us and bring the great boards to live.

we have add some Pictures of swamp board in 3D design & green design:





3D Preview:



We have also add a free ready-to-play stuff for all perks:



I hope you like it?

the last days of this campaign has begun...

we have add some Pictures:





NOW get a voucher for all Perks:





Please Support us:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/realistic-modular-tabletop-or-wargaming-boards/#/

A couple of things which immediately strike me:

You seem to make a big deal out of realism, but the terrain doesn't actually look that realistic to me. Many of the rocks seem oddly rounded, the swamp is just a bit of water with some rocks, the bridge doesn't seem to have much structure to it, I can't even tell what species the trees are meant to be and so on. Maybe you've done your research and these are all based on authentic landscapes, but my first impression is that they aren't. Not that being totally realistic is even something I care much about in terrain, but if it's the main thing you want to tell people about, I'd recommend doing a better job of convincing us you did it well.

More importantly for me, it isn't at all clear what these are made from. Going by their appearance and the amount of money you are looking for, I'm guessing either plaster cast in latex or resin cast in silicone. What things are made from is a big deal; we want to know how tough they will be, how easy to paint and how difficult to store.

Yeah... I feel really bad about this, but that terrain is anything but realistic, and honestly looks like it uses the most basic of basic techniques in a first time DIY go... unless this stuff is beyond dirt cheap I could literally do this in less than a day. Not showing off, it's just that basic.

Sorry, I feel bad being harsh with something you are putting a lot of work into and want to succeed, but I don't think the quality is there. Good luck all the same.

The landforms could be a bit more dramatic if you are going to have them 3-D modeled. I would buy it if the price was, as Major T says, less than a day's work is worth to me.

Thank you for your opinions.
The boards are all ready painted and designed, so all ready-to-play. There is no need to paint or design anything.

materials:
The boards are made of MDF wood.
The structures made of styro foam and / or plastic.
Everything is very robust.

The production is hand-painted completely in our German company and we now manufacture and paint scenery for almost 20 years.
The painting is mostly with drybrush technique and with 3 to 5 colors. Then everything was greened and designed with different bushes. This is all very time consuming and I think and no other company that invested so much time in the painting and design.

Of course it is not to be compared with a hobby painter who painted in his spare time for hours.

All the water is made with a clear resin and looks very realistic.

The stones and rocks are partially 3D scanned or constructed according to natural models.
Like this: https://www.tripadvisor.com.mx/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g150796-d152858-i61017385-The_Big_Rocks_Las_Piedrotas-Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html

Sorry for the not so good English.

@kestral:

What does it mean that the terrain should look more dramatic?

I think that describing this as "the most basic of basic" or less than a day's work is perhaps a bit uncharitable. The tiles appear competently done and clearly have work put into them. For comparison, here's what Ziterdes (another German company) considers "ready to play" modular boards:



Now, if these are worth the price is a different question. They're not something I would ever buy myself, but comparing it to the above, the fact that a 4x4 table from these guys is twice the price of the Ziterdes one is at least within the ballpark of plausible.

*Screenshot from Lukes APS on Youtube

@Wasteland:
...great example... thank you.