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by [[Tom Verreault]] (jedion357)<br />
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'''Author’s Note''': I’d like to start my review of World<br />
Works Games’ Mars Station product by confessing my<br />
natural prejudice against paper models. I’m a bit of a<br />
hardcore miniatures collector and painter and I greatly<br />
prefer metal minis over plastic. Concerning terrain, I’ve<br />
collected a number of resin models as well as scratch<br />
built buildings and the only paper models in my<br />
collection before trying World Works were simple little<br />
tent models. I suppose I shouldn’t call it a prejudice<br />
against but rather a preference for harder heavier<br />
models.<br />
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World Works website is very easy to navigate and<br />
though purchasing a download requires registering with<br />
the company that was simple as well. Once you’ve<br />
registered and purchase a download you’ll be able to<br />
re-download your purchases at a latter date by<br />
accessing your account (kind of nice in the event your<br />
computer crashes).<br />
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[[File:MarsStationLogo.png|500 px]]<br />
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First impressions of the product after opening the<br />
download were very positive. The company includes a<br />
PDF on how to use the set as well as an instruction<br />
folder of nine PDFs covering assembly of the various<br />
sections of the product. The FAQ PDF was more or less<br />
a one page ad for the company but it does clue you in<br />
to the video tutorials available on their web site. All<br />
materials were full color with illustrative photographs<br />
and concise written instructions. I very quickly<br />
developed a feeling that World Works was interested in<br />
ensuring that their customers were successful at using<br />
the product sold to them. I would rate them as very<br />
user friendly.<br />
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The actual product is impressive; it includes PDFs of<br />
building, canyons, props, a vehicle, low walls and<br />
barricades as well as ground and floor mats;<br />
over 95 paper models! The ground and floor sections<br />
caught my eye as they had 1” square grid which is<br />
common to battle mat type playing surfaces for<br />
miniature based games but they also included a grid<br />
less copy of the ground maps for those who prefer a<br />
more aesthetic look. The company claims that the<br />
ground sections can be laid out as a 21” x 28” play<br />
surface however I made mine bigger by duplication<br />
some of the ground sections.<br />
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[[File:MarsStationDetail.png|500 px]]<br />
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The learning curve for doing this type of model is very<br />
short and even my early results look good enough to<br />
me. After trying everything in the product at least once<br />
I’ve decided I don’t like the canyons and to not bother<br />
with interior walls. Despite that I love the product and<br />
look forward to purchasing another download with<br />
more vehicles in it. A Simple and small one story<br />
building can be slapped together in a little over an hour<br />
but a complicated multi-story building with all the frills<br />
added can take close to three hours.<br />
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Because of my hardware difficulties I printed my card<br />
stock for these models at the local office supply store<br />
and found that building cost $9 to $18 depending on<br />
how many details I want in the model. It’s tough to do<br />
a price comparison to resin models as they are not well<br />
represented on the market. All things considered I<br />
recommend World Works’ products for their versatility,<br />
light weight and ease of use.<br />
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Mars Station includes all of the following:<br />
# 15 ground tiles - Mars terrain, industrial, floors and roofs. 1" Grid and No Grid options.<br />
# 20 modular building walls, interior and exterior, flat or angled roofs, railings.<br />
# Two man crawler.<br />
# Street props. Lamp/signpost, concrete barriers, stairs and catwalk.<br />
# Industrial props. Fences, five machines, horizontal and vertical storage tanks with base.<br />
# Our Revolutionary Canyon building system (well worth the price of the set all on its own!).<br />
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http://www.worldworksgames.com/<br />
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