Star Wars Shatterpoint – Take Cover Terrain Pack

The second terrain set for Star Wars Shatterpoint after the High Ground set is the more compact Take Cover Terrain Pack.

To classifiy Shatterpoint within the Star Wars miniatures games, as a 40mm scale skirmish it is a bit taller than the platoon level 1:48 / 32-35mm scale of Star Wars Legions. And as such creates the need for a different kind of terrain, as you only have about 8 models per side on the table and not entire units as well as vehicles.

This set, produced by Asmodee / Atomic Mass Games comes with a RRP of 74,99 USD / 75 EUR (but you can find it for as low as 55 EUR) you receive a set more focused on providing blockers for line of sight, or in other words - cover. With the scatter terrain pieces and a building that can be connected to the walkways of the core set and the High Ground set, this is properly blends in with the available ranges.

The card board packaging is laid out with thicker card board to protect the content. The sprues come in zip-lock bags and there is a single page leaflet, covering some "Read this first" information. This is not the assembly instruction, you have to download them, they are not physcially included in this kit. The instructions come as free-to-download pdfs and are multipage.

In my case some loose parts were in the bag. Don't throw them away, one of them is just a piece of sprue, the other one is a part needed for one of the buildings.

The building is spread across two sprues, which even cover some alternate / optional pieces for the upper floor.

This sprue is included twice, providing you with two of the rocks sets and two of the orb-tech builds.

There is a nice detailled sprue with a point of interest, a speeder bike and droid in there, as well as a sprue with two ladders.

As the plastic used for this models is not the "regular" hard plastic you know from Games Workshop or various Renedra products, but an ABS type (like in the Rubicon kits), you will need a different glue and I recommend the Pattex Special Glue, as it bonds ABS unlike the Revell Contacta. Tamiya offers an ABS cement, but I wouldn't choose the one with the brush, as it became gooey over time.

We start with the rock sets. Easy to assembly, minor need for mould line removal and have an interesting structure which should provide simple results by just dry brushing.

The centre piece of this set is the building with the rounded front. They did it quite well, as it is sturdy and quite plastic, even if it is produced in injection moulding (as you usually can't do any undercuts with this technique). So even before you add the roof this is already quite sturdy.

There are two optional toppers for the roof. Either a terminal, with a keyboard and displays. I really like how detailled these are. Very well done.

Or a satellite dish / sensor array. I didn't glue them into place, so I can swap them, depending on the scenario.

As you can see, you can swap between these two items. And you can add some of the ladders to the sides, to make the upper floor / roof accessible.

Then there are two generators. Quite interesting design with the dome.

Easy assembly I have to say and once again, surprisingly plastic. No undercuts, the entire build is clevery split into smaller groups which provides a proper amount of detail.

The GNK droid is pretty straight forward, as you assemble the box and then add feet to it.

A real center piece is the swoop bike, which is actually hovering (it just stands on a thicker cable). The instructions are a bit crowded on this one and some of the smaller pieces are not that clear right away, where they go. So take your time with this build.

Now let us compare the terrain of this box with various miniatures. Beginning with the different Star Wars games. On the left, is a Shatterpoint miniature (this is a 3d printed Captain Enoch from the Skullforge Miniature patreon, as I didn't have a plastic model from the Shatterpoint range at hand), next to a Star Wars Legion Rebel and a miniature from the Fantasy Flight Games' Imperial Assault Board Game. The last one is with his rather 25mm scale a bit on the small side.

The second picture uses the new age Warhammer miniatures for comparison. A Primaris Space Marine, a new Horus Heresy Space Marine in Mk VI armour and a Khorne Jakhal, which gives you good idea if it would fit with the newer Necromunda models, and I have to say, this would work for the 32mm scale Warhammer settings pretty well, especially with the Ash Wastes of Necromunda or some Alien planet.

The third picture gives you a comparison with the 90s Necromunda, StarGrave and older Warhammer 40k range. Still within reason, especially if you go for Space Opera, as not everyone is 6 ft out there.

Conclusion

In direct comparison with the High Ground kit, this covers less terrain. But it covers a different kind of terrain, so either in addition with the core set or the high ground set, you will have a very decent setup for a 2' by 2' or 3' by 3' table, giving you layers and obstacles for your models to interact with. Actually if you can pick up each of those just short of 60 EURs each, they provide quite a lot of terrain for your buck, especially if you compare it to the much more expensive Battle Zones by Games Workshop (usually retail at around 180 EUR).

Quality wise there is nothing to argue about these. The fit was proper, as was the casting. Minor mould lines here and there and a pretty clear building, with the brief exception of the swoop bike. It would be interesting to see, if we get more vehicle wracks for Shatterpoint. Like the Truck from the You cannot run Promo.

I'll check if I can get my hands on the Shatterpoint core set, as I'd like to cover the terrain from that as well, and the combination of these three sets should be a fantastic ground for various sci-fi skirmishers. I have a Star Wars themed skirmisher using the Legions miniatures with the StarGrave rules set, and this works very well with that framework.

Beyond that, this is another Star Wars set, that I can see put to use with Marvel Crisis Protocol as well. The building could be the entrance to a research facility, with the scatter terrain providing some items to throw or to destroy, and the sandy rocks fit with the desert, that we have often seen in the comics.

Star Wars Shatterpoint is a game by Atomic Mass Games and distributed by Asmodee.

The reviewed product item was provided by the manufacturer.