I pulled out my Heroscape stuff recently and have been playing a few games, but noticed that the plastic terrain is fantastically brittle now, especially the water tiles.
I'm very careful taking it apart, but breaking down one map, one of the large tiles cracked and had to be glued, a 7-hex tile snapped in half, again needing to be glued, and 2 water tiles basically crumbled and could not be repaired at all.
Setting up the next map, there were actually smallish chips of brown plastic popping off edges as stuff was connected and a water tile cracked in half when very carefully placing it. This was with me being doubly careful because I knew the stuff seemed brittle.
I can only imagine that this is going to get much worse with time.
Anyone else having these issues and have a way of dealing with them? I know some people 3d print water tiles, so that might be a good choice, but doesn't solve the brittle terrain tiles.
Maybe there is nothing to do and it's just enjoy it before it all breaks with time.
I have two masters sets both second edition, and lots of other stuff, pre marro-swarm. I also have the fortress but have not tested assembly yet. The bridge walls for forgotten forest actually cause the 5 space road to creak like it will break any moment when trying to disassemble it, so that looks like a permanent assembly now.
I'm very careful taking it apart, but breaking down one map, one of the large tiles cracked and had to be glued, a 7-hex tile snapped in half, again needing to be glued, and 2 water tiles basically crumbled and could not be repaired at all.
Setting up the next map, there were actually smallish chips of brown plastic popping off edges as stuff was connected and a water tile cracked in half when very carefully placing it. This was with me being doubly careful because I knew the stuff seemed brittle.
I can only imagine that this is going to get much worse with time.
Anyone else having these issues and have a way of dealing with them? I know some people 3d print water tiles, so that might be a good choice, but doesn't solve the brittle terrain tiles.
Maybe there is nothing to do and it's just enjoy it before it all breaks with time.
I have two masters sets both second edition, and lots of other stuff, pre marro-swarm. I also have the fortress but have not tested assembly yet. The bridge walls for forgotten forest actually cause the 5 space road to creak like it will break any moment when trying to disassemble it, so that looks like a permanent assembly now.