Today, as part of our introduction to terrain for wargames (see previous article), we look at Terramorph Miniatures, a French company that specializes in 6mm scale resin elements. The very first advantage is the country of origin of this manufacturer, as after Brexit we Europeans don't have to worry about extra prices in the form of duties or taxes, and moreover everything will arrive relatively soon in a few days.
A nice bonus is that the models arrive beautifully and securely packaged, and there's no missing label telling you what's what, which even in 2023 is still not standard. We got our hands on a few pieces of terrain for review - a relatively generic forest and crater (which can be used in larger scales) and a few 6mm houses, including a station with tracks.
Before we get into the individual parts, I can say up front that the buildings have an absolutely incredible level of detail given the scale. To the point of being unnecessarily beautiful and detailed, I'm not afraid to say, where it's very difficult to paint them so that the paint doesn't obscure any detail. Of course, nobody forces you to be precise, but...
The first thing we look at are generic trees and craters. Both are sold as 6mm terrain, but as you can see from the photos, there is no problem using them in larger scales. Trees work great in 15mm and so do craters, which I'm not afraid to recommend for 28mm.
Coincidentally, I recently bought the 28mm craters from Warlord Games that are sold at Bolt Action and realistically they are about the same size. And I have to say, even inferior quality for more money than these from Terramorph Miniatures...
A nice visual attraction for any table are the train stations and tracks. The station building is beautiful, detailed and relatively versatile for almost any table. You can buy tracks and roads, including various junctions and the like for a realistic representation of the infrastructure. The station even has a sculpted clock and a sign with the name of the station, if you're feeling adventurous.
The tracks also have a great hack to paint them well - the soil itself is one piece and the tracks and sleepers are stuck into it, so each piece can be painted separately and then just stuck into itself, so there's no need to worry about any soil overlapping into the sleepers or "metal" stones.
The next terrain is a pair of houses that really impressed me with their details. Whether we are talking about the "bourgeois house" or the half-timbered stable, the amount of miniature detail is really impressive. Ironically, I have handled 15mm, even 28mm terrains that had less detail.
Although as I wrote in the introduction, there is quite a bit of difficulty involved when painting individual beams or frames in windows is not for the weak of nerve or shaking hands. On the other hand, even if you don't paint these details, the houses will still look great on the table.
All of these reviewed buildings belong to the WWII sets, but there is no problem to use them for the whole 19th century (except for the railways of course), when the station building becomes a town hall and in the case of half-timbered buildings you can easily go back to the Middle Ages. Most of the models are priced roughly between one and three euros, which is more than good value for the quality.
It goes without saying that you can find many more types of terrain in the shop than in the review here - from a complete Normandy village to an entire factory district. Terramorph Miniatures are a relatively new company in the 6mm terrain field, so they're steadily expanding their range with new terrain, mostly buildings lately, and the recommendations are well deserved.
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