Dakka's Game - Maelstrom's Edge - First teaser from the Broken faction - pg 91

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**Talking Banana**

I just noticed the sprue comes with two computer terminals. Sweet. Always looking out for those in particular to jazz up my buildings. (Very handy for door access, command points, communications terminals, etc.) Don't have to do any cutting to glue them on, either. (They don't need to be inset.)

**RiTides**

legoburner wrote:
One of the first things we did to start gaining competence with plastics was to design a sprue of terrain. Maelstrom's Edge benefits from a decent amount of terrain on the board, and as such, we wanted to be sure that we could get maximum coverage with a small amount of sprue space.

There are plenty of companies out there providing excellent MDF and full-building plastic terrain so simply doing what they have done with a different flavour did not appeal to us. Instead, we looked back in time at more efficient terrain building options and came up with a modular sprue which is scale compatible with most major terrain ranges that are already out there.

What we've created is this:

A large range of high quality plastic components, including but not limited to, doors, windows, fascias, panels, edging, pipe fittings (designed to fit standard drinking straws and small pipes), and much more.

Our terrain allows you to take a simple object, or build a simple shape out of card, balsa or foamcore, and cut some holes in it and stick in our plastic:

Then end up with a fantastic building once painted and weathered:

Here's a bunch more examples, all made using standard hobby materials and our terrain sprue:

With our terrain sprue, we want to inspire people to be better hobbyists and build some truly creative things. The terrain sprue is not in the boxed set by default as it is huge (almost A4 sized), and very heavy and very expensive to produce. If we hit $45,000, it will be unlocked as stretch goal number 2 and we'll be able to get them in to the boxed set.

Very much looking forward to seeing what I can do with these sprues!

Forgive me for the long quote, but it was already two pages back so I figured I'd bring it over

**MasterSlowPoke**

How do you do that exhaust fan thing? I see the base on the sprues, but not the blades.

**legoburner**

1. Cut circle of card to fit inside the pipe hole
2. Cut eight lines into the card, avoiding going all the way to the centre of the circle, stopping at an equal point for each cut.
3. Bend down the edges of the cuts card to create fan flaps, et voila!

**adamsouza**

That terrain sprue is modelling gold. It's obvious that lots of thought, from veteran gamers, went into it.

**ProtoClone**

Great terrain pieces! This idea always was more appealing than premade stuff

**Eilif**

This is a brilliant idea:

I'd second the suggestion for a terrain pledge. I'm sure your rules are great and your minis look very nice, but I've not got the budget or the time right now for another game. However, I'd love to be able to support your campaign via a terrain pledge.

Further, I like the examples you show, but it might be worthwhile to make an example model using a standard plastic junction box as it's avaialble almost everywhere (at least in the states), is quite inexpensive and is easy to replicate.

d-usa wrote:
It seems like most companies either release a super-modular giant set of sprue that let's you customize what you are building (ala Deadzone) which then ends up requiring a ton of tooling to get enough variety, or they try to minimize their expense and you end up with the one or two basic buildings that end up looking repetitive by the time you fill up a battlefield with them. So I think that this is a great compromise between the two options.

Of course this is also the exact thing that I am always on the lookout for to make my own scenery on the cheap. And it really is something that is pretty easy to do. Here is what I always end up using as the base for these kind of things:

Spoiler:

Excellent work and my thoughts exactly. Deadzone/Battlezone terrain is well made and really nice for folks who want some flexibility, but with no real DIY. However, I personally have no desire to fill my table with lots of terrain that all looks samey and has the same visible connection points at every edge. I acquired some Deadzone pieces, but only as embelishments for my own creations and to be combined with Dust Tactics buildings for some cyberpunk/futuristic constructions.

A sprue deliberately designed to make DIY effortless is a great idea. All a person has to do is go buy some card boxes from the craft shop or some plastic junction boxes from the home repair store and get to gluing.

**RiTides**

Eilif, could you post a picture of what a "junction box" is, and where you would get it in the US? Like a link to one on Home Depot or the like?

I feel like I almost know what you're talking about, but googling yields a variety of things and I'd like to know specifically what you had in mind, as it seems like a very good idea for a base to use these pieces on.

**keltikhoa**

I hope those terrain sprues are available as addons. I would buy an extra one or two... hundred.

**MasterSlowPoke**

Those blue boxes are junction boxes.

**Nostromodamus**

RiTides wrote:
Eilif, could you post a picture of what a "junction box" is, and where you would get it in the US? Like a link to one on Home Depot or the like?

I feel like I almost know what you're talking about, but googling yields a variety of things and I'd like to know specifically what you had in mind, as it seems like a very good idea for a base to use these pieces on.

Step 1: Go to Home Depot.
Step 2: Go down the electrical aisle that has all the light switches, receptacles, telecomms stuff, etc.
Step 3: Find the blue boxes. They are Junction boxes.
Step 4: Make terrain!

Here's a link to a variety of them online. You will find these at your local store:

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Electrical/N-5yc1vZarcd/Ntk-All/Ntt-junction%2Bbox?Ntx=mode+matchall&NCNI-5

**malfred**

People have used junction boxes for necromancy since time immemorial

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Necromunda....stupid ipad

**RiTides**

Got it, thanks Alex C!

MasterSlowPoke, I think the box insaniak used was one of those container boxes that you hang on a pegboard (also cheap and readily available).

I like the idea of the junction boxes to get more variety, since they seem to come in quite a few different shapes (and in cheap, easy to cut up plastic).

**Nostromodamus**

RiTides wrote:

MasterSlowPoke, I think the box insaniak used was one of those container boxes that you hang on a pegboard (also cheap and readily available).

Indeed. They can be found in the Hardware department, down the aisle with all the tool bags, safety equipment, gloves, toolboxes, etc.

RiTides wrote:
I like the idea of the junction boxes to get more variety, since they seem to come in quite a few different shapes (and in cheap, easy to cut up plastic).

Bear in mind the plastic is quite tough on those boxes, you may need a saw to get through it. Especially if you get the hard shell kind.

**Szeras**

This new terrain idea is very innovative. DIY terrain is such a pain, I'll look for anything to make it that much easier. You have made two projects I would back independently all in the convenience of one kickstarter.

**warboss**

malfred wrote:
People have used junction boxes for necromancy since time immemorial

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Necromunda....stupid ipad

Lol, the original comment is strangely appropriate in a Frankenstein's monster sort of way.. it's alive!!!!

**DrRansom**

Will the terrain come with a modeling guide, how to make great terrain using the kit, and cheaply?

**JoeRugby**

The terrain sprue is awesome, great idea and looks well executed.

I always find modeling doors onto scenery pain theses should help nicely.

Now you just need to do a HIPS stairs set and I would be a very happy geek

**Talking Banana**

Little word of advice . . . putting some of your painted figures in those scenery photos would sell all of your products at once.

**bocatt**

If the entry price point is good (for the starter box and maybe some extra goodies) say $100 or less, I'm so in on this. Although the Karist piques my interest and the Epiran drones/smashbots definitely scratch my Mecha itch, I'm most excited for other new factions and subfactions. I want to play this game but I want a faction that's more ragtag pirates, aliens and renegades ala the Broken and I hope you don't take it too personally if I proxy other models as soon as the rules are available, but the models haven't been sculpted yet

**BobtheInquisitor**

I see a lot of potential on that sprue for some Battlefleet Maelstrom conversions. Or Dropzone's Edge using the fans from the drones.

**Vanguard-13**

With all the talk here, It sounds like the KS will be funded an hour after it launches!

**BobtheInquisitor**

I would be surprised if it wasn't...Unless they pull a Gates of Antares with the funding goal.

**highlord tamburlaine**

They might have to go the Gates of Antares route though.

A lot of plastic to get funded after all.

Or they can try the typical lowball Mantic/ CMON route of barely needing a few thousand and just let things steamroll from there.

Have we gotten an official start time yet? I've got inservices all day and plan to tune out as quickly as possible.

I want to know when the fun begins!

**warboss**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I would be surprised if it wasn't...Unless they pull a Gates of Antares with the funding goal.

Wasn't there a post earlier about the second stretch goal at $45k? If that ends up the case, the initial goal will be less than 1/10th the half million GoA tried to get and dakka already has shown over 10x the effort of GoA's one half done mini and cocktail napkin fitting backstory they started with.

**BobtheInquisitor**

highlord tamburlaine wrote:
They might have to go the Gates of Antares route though.

A lot of plastic to get funded after all.

Or they can try the typical lowball Mantic/ CMON route of barely needing a few thousand and just let things steamroll from there.

Have we gotten an official start time yet? I've got inservices all day and plan to tune out as quickly as possible.

I want to know when the fun begins!

Maybe I misremember, but didn't they already fund most of the plastics privately? The KS would just help them pay off loans and improve the product, which would give them some flexibility regarding the funding goal.

Besides, we all know the real drama will be the stretch goals.

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warboss wrote:
BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I would be surprised if it wasn't...Unless they pull a Gates of Antares with the funding goal.

Wasn't there a post earlier about the second stretch goal at $45k? If that ends up the case, the initial goal will be less than 1/10th the half million GoA tried to get and dakka already has shown over 10x the effort of GoA's one half done mini and cocktail napkin fitting backstory they started with.

Based on all the work they've put in before launch, and the name recognition factor, I suspect they will hit about $300,000 by the end of the weekend.

**DarkTraveler777**

That terrain sprue does look great! I share interest with a few others on here regarding a terrain pledge, if you don't have one in mind yet please consider adding one. I have no interest in the game itself, but that terrain would be a welcome addition to my work bench!

**Pacific**

Melcavuk wrote:
Loving the look of the miniatures so far, but that terrain is a fantastic innovation from a team who have clearly been paying attention to what hobbiests are after for a long time.

Exactly my thoughts.

This whole project has got such a 'by hobbyists, for hobbyists', and this is just yet another example of that.

**spiralingcadaver**

That's a great sprue design for that scenery... really thoughtful stuff here.

**Rezyn**

Anyone know when the KS goes live tomorrow?