While at a local shop with the grot he pointed out they had the Warhammer 40,000 Terrain Area Set. He really wants to play and being able to pick up the terrain pack seemed like a good idea. This set retails for $33.50. A cursory look shows plain MDF versions retail for anywhere between $15 and $45 for what comes in this set.
The set comes in a heavy duty tear open envelope. Despite some nicks on the corners the product inside was in good shape.
The pieces are color printed on both sides so you can use them as mirror images. You get a total of 4 of the ones on top, 2 of the skinny ones below that, two of the triangular shapes, and 4 of the rectangles on the right. This gives you all the sizes you need for a game of 40k. The area terrain is full color and printed on a heavy card stock. Compared to MDF you do need to make sure the corners are protected as I could see them getting dinged up pretty easily. They do look very nice and are ready to play right out of the box which is terrific.
I will be storing mine in the envelope they came in for now, sadly it doesn’t have a flap to reseal so it is less than ideal but it will do good enough for now.
Normally you can expect Games Workshop products to be a lot more expensive than other lines. I found a set of pre-colored MDF sets for $63. While these sets do look nice and come in a variety of colors the Game Workshop ones are only a little more than half the price and almost certainly weigh less. I think they have a nice look and are a solid purchase if you are going to be playing 11th edition Warhammer 40,000!
-Wachtmeister
