Exploring Shipping Containers for Mordheim Terrain Builds

Hello fellow Mordheim enthusiasts,

I’ve been thinking of experimenting with a new material for creating terrain—shipping containers! While this might seem a bit unconventional at first glance, shipping containers offer a lot of potential for building modular, durable, and interesting terrain pieces that fit right into Mordheim's chaotic and ruined atmosphere.

Why Use Shipping Containers for Mordheim Terrain?
Durability & Structure: Shipping containers are inherently strong and sturdy, meaning they can be great bases for creating multi-level structures or ruins that can withstand wear and tear from gameplay.

Modular Design: The uniformity of container shapes allows for modular terrain design. You can stack or arrange them in different ways to create unique layouts that change from game to game.

Customizable: Whether you're cutting windows for battle-scarred ruins or adding gothic details, containers offer a flexible base to build on, allowing you to easily modify them with foam, paint, and other crafting materials.

Post-Apocalyptic Feel: Shipping containers can easily be adapted to fit Mordheim’s grimdark aesthetic. With the right weathering techniques, you can make them look like decayed warehouses, guild halls, or merchant districts destroyed by the comet.

Terrain Ideas Using Shipping Containers
Merchant Quarters: Create a ruined trading district with stacked containers acting as dilapidated merchant stalls, broken warehouses, or long-abandoned shipping yards.

Dockside Warehouses: For a more coastal or river-based setting, containers can be used to mimic large storage buildings by the water, perfect for hiding places and ambushes.

Ruined Watchtowers or Barricades: Stack containers vertically to create towering structures that can serve as sniper nests or lookout posts in your Mordheim setting.

Tips for Crafting
Weathering: Use dry brushing, rust effects, and other weathering techniques to give the containers that post-apocalyptic, grim look.
Details: Add wooden planks, scaffolding, or crumbling masonry to integrate the containers with your existing terrain.
Gameplay: Make sure to leave enough open spaces for figures to interact with, like entrances, windows, or platforms.
Has anyone here ever used shipping containers for terrain or considered doing so? I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions on how to best incorporate them into our beloved game!

Cheers,

I have seen shipping materials used for some splendid SciFi stuff. I don't see aby reason why you would be less successful; give a go!