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I’ve been on the fence on this piece for a long time.\u00a0 It doesn’t have the raw sexiness of the Orbital Laser<\/a> or the game-spanning fun of the Monorail<\/a> but the concept is cool. For the price, it is really high for something you can likely scratch build a decent copy of but I’m a little worried TTCombat will scrap the idea of creating molds for these and reprinting them so I figured I should grab the terrain before it gets stupid expensive on the secondary market (even if that isn’t going to happen for months or another year).<\/p>\n The kit itself is really simple and requires almost no cleanup and absolutely no assembly.\u00a0 You could go from sealed box to priming in just a little longer than what it would take to unwrap the model.\u00a0 After holding the model, I realized it is hefty.\u00a0 It’s like the size of small dinner plate and weighs like stoneware.\u00a0 I can see now why it is pricey since it is a big chunk of resin.<\/p>\n The kit being simple was a little bit of a let down. Where’s the fun in that? So I decided to make things difficult.\u00a0 Deep down, when I saw the model, I knew I had a plan for it and all of that solidified when I stumbled upon Green Stuff Industries<\/a>.<\/p>\n green stuff industries<\/p><\/div>\n GSI did something insanely creative by making an underground terrain piece in MDF and adding an infinity mirror trick<\/a>. I looked up how to do it and it seemed simple enough so I picked up the materials (LED strip light, two way acrylic sheet, and small glass mirror) and started the initial planning steps.<\/p>\n First thing was to cause a mess. Eventually that center piece was going to have to go so I drilled a small hole on the side and threaded my jeweler saw blade through and got to cuttin’.<\/p>\n It took about 15 minutes of careful cutting to get around the center.\u00a0 It wasn’t hard but you’ll want to go slow just to keep close to that edge without gouging into the actual walls.<\/p>\n Next, I sanded the insides smooth using 60 grit sandpaper to pull the excess off and then finishing with 200 grit to smooth it back out.\u00a0 I got a fun new blister on my finger for the trouble but it was worth it.<\/p>\n The base mirror is a cheap craft mirror from Michaels.\u00a0 The inside diameter is 4 7\/8ths inch so the 5.8 inch square mirror works well.\u00a0 They also had a round option but I don’t recall the dimensions and I was worried it’d be too small.\u00a0 I might need to go back and see if that option will work given the size.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n