"6mm scenery" Topic

Hi gang,

Just wondering,have you ever been as impressed by 6mm paper
terrains as you have been by models like Time Cast?
As far as i'm concerned (and my gf rather agrees ^^) i find
them rather appealing and much cheaper…but have never
seen them on a table.
Nothing against 6mm resin sceneries, but for big projects,
i'd like to try cheap options… I just don't know how nice
paper terrain stuff look compared to resin.

opinions? :)

I have both timecast and other resin terrain which are very nice however i have purchased about 5 different sets from Paperterrain at the various HMGS cons. They assemble well. Look very good and are more photographic. They dont have the raised detail but in 1/300 scale there isnt a lot of raised detail. I have taken to leaving off the awnings on the western European buildings but they are there for you. The rolling stock is a nice cheap alternative to the more expensive lead as well. I like resin terrain for their solidity but have taken to mounting the paper buildings in small town vignettes that work well. You cant beat the cost and they do like very nice. I recommend you pick up a set and I think you will like them. If you are close enough, FallIn is just 8 days away and he has all of them assembled on his table to look at. There are also some very nice free ones on the web from European websites to supplement them. I will see if my son can find the links for you as he downloaded them on his computer. If you check paper terrain topics on the message boards I am sure some links are there. Good luck!!

I have a number of Paper Terrain's 6mm sets and love them. They look great on the table, go together easily and to some degree the sets within the respective regions can be mixed for greater variety. I'm just waiting for him to come out with some factory type buildings a la Stalingrad.

I prefer the heft and durability of non-paper; I've tried paper buildings and felt they were as much work as making similar models from sculpey clay or balsa wood. I confess they look good, and provide a wonderful resource for those who lack the will or ability to make homemades.

As far as commerically available resins, I own quite a few JR Miniatures 6mm buildings, and find them perfectly suited to my needs, albeit a little bit distorted sometimes,as if the molds were wearing or they had been demolded a bit too soon. Still, for the price they were and remain excellent wargame terrain.

Not a fan of flat buildings, I like the visual aspect of gaming at like to make it look real and much prefer buidlings with raised/sunken detail.

However the GF factor is not to be messed with…

My preference is always for Timecast's superb buildings (painted by them as well as my own skills are bleh) followed by others like JR Miniatures, etc.
I just prefer the solid 3d look.

However i do have various paper buildings i have tried over the years in both 6mm and 28mm.

The up side of paper is they are very cheap and they do look ok, especially if you want large towns.

The downside is assembly required, they are not so robust (you can squash a paper building quite easily – try that with a resin one!), and to my eye at least, not as realistic looking on a individual building basis.

Having said that i have nearly completed a whole 28mm Old West town of paper buildings as i didn't want to spend a fortune on resins at that scale for a side project :)
If i end up getting drawn into old west gaming in a major way i will replace them over time though.

so, my advice would be to use paper terrain where you need to keep the cost down. Dont forget you will need a reasonable printer and card stock.

I do not know how Paper Terrain is in person, but I can tell you they sure will not answer an emai question for you no matter how many times you submit to them. I visted the website after reading so many great things about thier product here. I was glad to see that they had a downloadable free sample, but the file is damaged and you can not download it. I tried four different computers, so the damage is at thier end. I sent many emails, but they never bothered to answer me. I do not know about you folks, but my money spends anywhere, so it looks like I will try some other paper structures for my gaming table.

Green beenie,

I apologize for the trouble you encountered. We have been having some problems with our website recently (a major spambot infestation) that has effected our ability to receive e-mails and made our forum unusable. I believe the problem is now fixed. The corrupted sample file has been replaced and is now available. We have also installed a new forum which gives you another mode of communications. PaperTerrain prides itself on great customer service as many TMP members can attest to. Again I apologize for the problems you encountered. If you are willing to give us another chance, I don't think you will regret it.

Scott Washburn
PaperTerrain

I have no hesitation in recommending PaperTerrain having used them a few times. Excellent products and fast service.

check out Green beanies complaint thread – and all the positive replies about Paper Terrain here:

TMP link

perhaps in future Green Beanie you may consider giving businesses a chance before flaming them.
Things do occasionally go wrong with web sites and such like.

Patience is a virtue. Learn it.

Not WW2, but free and 6mm;
sarna.net/files/media/cardstock

And a Giant Monster game with them;
picture

Thanks for the replies and links/pictures guys :)
I think i'm going to buy some PaperTerrain's 6mm
sets, as price is obviously not a problem in this case.

PaperTerrain has a great range of buildings and accessories. It is literally the only source for railroads in 6mm, something which I have always wanted for my games, especially on the eastern front. Scott has always delivered spectacular service, often delivering the ordered product within two days. I cannot recommend his stuff enough.

Cheers,
gregoryk

after reading the paper terrain reply here, I found out they had problems with their website and never recieved the emails. It has now been fixed and I have now been answered. I downloaded the free sample and have now decided to purchase some 6mm buildings from them. I must say that was fast work on their part and the do produce a product I will be proud to own. Now I see what you have all been talking about.

green beanie,

Thanks very much for making this post! I really appreciate you making the effort to let people know that the problems have been solved.

Scott Washburn
PaperTerrain