Hydra Ingenuity

It doesn't shoot, but you can certainly throw it around.

Having fought around fifty battles on the mean streets of New York, I reckoned my Marvel guys needed a change of scenery.

Fortunately, there are a number of terrain packs that offer different settings. The Hydra kits seemed the most versatile, since they can go anywhere. And, since I am always inclined towards the bad guys, when these popped up for a reasonable price, I swept them up.

The gun turrets have the options of cannons or missiles - which is a pleasant surprise, as the box art doesn't advertise this all (it's the opposite of the truck terrain, which displays two trucks and you can only build one). 

In another shocking display of generosity, no duplicate pieces are used between weapons, so you can swap out one for the other, no magnets required. And the missile pods themselves look like perfectly decent terrain on their own, so you can double your coverage.

The power stations are even more impressive. Most of the distressed concrete effect was achieved with rattle cans: undercoat black, then a couple of swift passes with light grey and a final swish of white. The depths were gone over with Nuln Oil and some of the dirtier bits with Agrax Earthshade.

Getting the power glow effect was simple, if a little paintstaking of blocking out the white, then going over with Frostheart contrast (love that stuff) and a rough drybrush of white.

While these exist for cover and throwing around, there are some optional rules for these pieces that sound fun - if I ever master the actual rules to clear enough headspace for them.

The final bit of Hydra terrain is a tank which, while it looks nice, gives me Leman Russ vibes (and just as costly), so doesn't excite me as much for decorative terrain.

Add in the ubiquitous barrels and some scenery appropriate stuff, and I've opened up whole new a second front!