Logo for 'Recon Terrain' with the slogan 'Find Your Battlefield'; includes stylized text, a circular targeting symbol with red dots, and color blocks in brown, gray, and black.
Miniature toy soldiers and explosions set up to simulate a battle scene on a volcanic terrain with lava cracks and fire glow.

What is Recon Terrain?

Recon Terrain is a vast and ever-growing 6mm terrain system. With hundreds of different pieces, variety of trees and terrain, 3 different hill styles and unique buildings, you can build endless battlefields to support your casual and competitive games.

Read on to see what makes Recon Terrain different…

Tabletop miniature war game terrain with rocky platforms, trees, and miniature soldiers in red and blue, with a red mech figurine firing a weapon.

Balance

Recon Terrain was designed to be balance of Playability, Aesthetics and Costs allowing players from hobbyist and casual to competitive to enjoy the product.

Playability

Recon Terrain was designed to maximize the playability by featuring “flat” top surfaces, standard 1” increments, stackable sizes, and optimal cover. The terrain has very little growth at the base allowing miniatures to fit near the terrain without being exposed.

Aesthetics

Being functional does not have to come at cost visually. Recon Terrain was crafted to look great on the table with several distinct styles and plenty of detail for both the casual and experienced hobbyist. Each style has high detail to catch every brush stroke and places to apply flocking and other distinct details.

Cost

Careful considerations where made to create an quality product at a reasonable cost. Several options of packages allow the product to fit any budget and can be expanded anytime.

From the box to the table

Recon terrain is made with a matte finish give it a softer, more organic, feel. The details and carefully picked colors allow the terrain to look great right out of the box.

Collection of gray miniature barrels arranged on brown base platforms, creating a pattern on a white background.
Various model landscape pieces including green grass areas, gray rocky terrains, and small green trees, arranged on a white surface.
Model houses and storage tanks in red and gray on a white background.
Gray textured miniature rocks and arch model made of stone-like material.
Miniature green trees placed on small green land patches, resembling a landscape model or game terrain.

Stacking

Hill tops have surface details but still allow other hills, trees and miniatures to be set securely on top.

Each starter kit was designed to maximize potential stacking opportunities providing more options when building your battlefield.

Style & Color

Recon Terrain hills are offered in 3 distinct styles

  • Stone - heavily textured top surface and rocky sides

  • Plateau - light cracked top and rocky sides

  • Canyon - Light pitted top and sweeping textured sides

Each hill style has a “standard” color but can be ordered in any of the 5 colors (alternate colors may cause an extended lead time).

Other terrain is made with color in mind as well. Trees come in green and brown while water comes in blue.

A layered soap sculpture resembling rocks, with a white top layer and a tan middle layer, on a gray base, placed on a textured surface resembling moss and stone.
Close-up of stacked layered rocks or sedimentary stone on a colorful, blurred natural background.
A beige, brain-shaped object with layered contours, placed on a green and gray textured surface.

Flexible Design

Large Hills are split into 2 parts and have holes available for magnets.

  • Separating allows for easy storage

  • Large magnets provide secure handling

  • Individual pieces can be used on board edges

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Two pieces of a broken, textured surface that resembles cracked, burnt asphalt with green and yellow glow-like cracks. The pieces have jagged edges and a dark, weathered appearance.

Farm Kits have various configurations

  • Silos (1” and 2” high) can be swapped to provide full or partial cover

  • Large barns and pole building share the same connection points

  • Small barn, house, and shed are interchangeable.

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Dead Trees and Geysers use a Rough Terrain template

  • Creates visual appeal with high detail

  • Remove trees\geysers to use as rough terrain

  • Provides distinction between standard trees for alternate usage

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Little Details

Whether you are creating a scenic campaign setup or looking for ultimate stickability, Recon Terrain has you covered.

Several kits offer smaller tree templates that can be scattered around for a more natural feel or in competitive situations, provide that small bit of cover on the perfect hill top!

Miniature battle scene with robotic figures, small trees, and rocks on a desert terrain with ponds.
Miniature gaming scene with terrain including cracked lava-like platforms that glow green, small trees, and scattered barrels. Miniature toy robots and vehicles are positioned on the terrain, suggesting a battle or strategic game setup.
Tabletop miniature wargame terrain with purple rocky cliffs, trees, and miniature soldiers and vehicles in a sci-fi setting.

Made for creativity

The details in Recon Terrain provide opportunities to unleash your creativity. Lava, toxic wasteland, mossy stones, and alien worlds are just a few examples.

Like something you see? Feel free to contact us for information on techniques and materials used.

Stack of four textured, painted foam rocks resembling different types of volcanic or cracked earth formations on a painted foam base.
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Wolfnet AS350

8 Box Studio has worked closely with WolfNet Radio, creators of the AS350 format, to make sure the terrain is fully compatible for tournament play. Several kits AS350 starter kits are available providing all the requirements for Primary Terrain. You can add a Recon Kit or Tree kit to complete a full table!

Wolfnet will be utilizing Recon Terrain as they continue to build their tournament kits.

8 Box Studio is proud to offer, in partnership with Wolfnet, the Official Objective Kit for AS350! This kit provides all the templates, tokens and bunkers needed for any AS350 Scenario. The bunkers even feature damage counters built in! Objective templates have an ultra low profile to allow for miniatures to sit securely even when straddling an objective.

Battletech Alpha strike 350 objectives and tokens. AS350
Tabletop game setup with a rocky terrain, sci-fi miniatures, and dice. Black and red robotic figures are positioned on the terrain, alongside a large circular tile with purple markings. Three white dice and one red die are scattered around.
Round grey game tokens with orange and black details, featuring a wolf icon in the center, arranged on a textured green surface.
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