Re: [Epic] terrain questions (geo hex?)

From: Max Maynard-Maloney <dormammu_at_...>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:45:07 -0800 (PST)

> Since I'm too lazy to build anymore scenery (I made 10 or 15 forest
> strips= a strip of balsa 1 1/2 inch wide and various lengths, flocked
> with dense clusters of lichen- a crater-handcrafted in pottery clay, and
> two plaster rock/small hills) and now I'm thinking about commercially
> available stuff to finish off my terrain needs. I've seen ads from some
> people who hand-craft custom terrain, but it's way too expensive. I was
> checking out Geo-hex, and they're stuff seemed pretty cool, I'm
> wondering if anyone out there has used it, and how well it works for
> Epic (since it seems to have been designed for WH40K scale).
>
Geo-Hex is great with one proviso: it is damned expensive. You will
have a difficult time building much of anything with a $100+ starter set.
The problem is that nothing is stand alone. You need 3-6 pieces to make a
single hill. I live in Portland (the home of Geo-Hex) and a local gaming
club frequented by the owner of Geo-Hex has shelves full of his terrain.
Even there, I find myself needing more of a certain piece to build the
terrain I want. Also, the hills look much more realistic than the usual
gaming hills (slopes like stair steps), but have you ever tried to stand a
titan on a 35 degree incline?

Max

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