Our first game of Warhammer 40k Kill Team!

We played the new version of Kill Team today.  Since my friend, Ron, and I are pretty much of the same mind when it comes to games we were pretty stoked to get our hands on the game and give it a go.  We both like small model counts and fast paced games with a limited amount of rules. Based on all the buzz surrounding this game before its' release, we knew this would be a good fit for us.

Terrain: Corvus Games Terrain

Last month I posted the work in progress of the terrain from Corvus Games Terrain.  Here are some shots of the completed project used in a game of Warhammer 40k.

Door open on this one

Definitely fun terrain and pretty easy to paint up.  Very sturdy too.  I really like the modular aspect of the pieces which allows you can create different sized/shaped buildings to better fit a specific scenario if needed.  All in all, a very good add to anyone's terrain list.

WIP: Corvus Games Terrain

I posted earlier this month about the terrain that we received from Corvus Games Terrain.  As mentioned in that post, I tried out the doors first.  I am a big fan of the doors for use in the board game but, as depicted in that post and again below, they are just a touch too tight for free movement through the opening.



Now Corvus does have doors that could be used in Space Hulk but the scale is a bit too big for use on the current edition Space Hulk board.  I think they are intended to be used with a 3D Space Hulk set that is also coming out from them.  The 3D set is at a scale that will allow terminators on 40mm bases to be used (image taken from their website below).  This will allow players of both Warhammer 40k and Space Hulk to use the same models in either game without having to switch out bases.  I did talk to Steve O'Boyle over at Corvus Games Terrain and suggested some dimensions that I think would work for use on the 4th edition board.  So there may be another version coming out (and I will update this when I find out).

Image from Corvus Games Terrain

On to building what came in the box

I started putting together the floors and walls to make a building.  I had primed some individual sections yesterday but today thought to go ahead and build one piece to prime and paint as a set.  Below are images of the process to build the terrain piece.

Floor pieces with connect inserted on one side.

Continuing the floor build out.

The wall sections

Connecting the wall sections around the floor.

At first, I thought there was no way for the base of the walls to connect to the floors but, after a back and forth with Corvus Games Terrain (Steve), it turns out you need to clip some portions of the wall base to make this work.  The bits are a product of the printing process so these can be removed. 

One downside I found was disconnecting the pieces is a bit tricky (a little bit of arm strength was needed to disconnect them).  And to remove the actual connector, I needed to use a needle nose pliers to do so.  Not a big deal on unpainted pieces but might cause an issue to a painted piece (i.e. damaging the paint job).

Overall, the system is pretty cool and, because of the modular design, there are a lot of different set ups you can create with it.  The pieces have a nice heft to them and, even without any base connections, the structure is very solid once built. The details on the sections are very good too.  This system will add a lot to the look and feel of the game!

I'm going to paint this version up and place it on a 40k tabletop for a future post.

Adding Terrain to Space Hulk

Image byJeff Porter

I recently received a box of terrain that my friend Ron got from Corvus Game Terrain (https://corvusgamesterrain.com/). It came about from a conversation that he had gotten the terrain and thought it would be interesting to see how it might fit into our gaming, specifically Space Hulk. So this past weekend, I started on painting up the doors that came with the kit. The doors open straight up, leaving the frame in place.  This would be an awesome feature for the game!  Instead of the current mechanic of moving the whole door to the side to represent an open door, you just pull the door out (and they slide up and down easily), leaving the frame.  The downside is that the door frame is not wide enough to fit a model in the doorway (depending on the model's pose).

Corvus Game Door with SM standing on the other side

SM standing in the doorway - tight fit for this fella.

I sent a note to Steve O'Boyle over at Corvus Games and he indicated that he's in the process of designing Space Hulk corridors that mimic the card floor tiles based on a 40mm base for each miniature.  While we don't use the 40mm bases for our SH terminators, that would allow players to use their terminators between 40k and SH games without re-basing them (or doing fancy magnetizing stuff). 

You can check out the design here: Corvus Games 3D Space Hulk Tiles