Terrakami’s MKII Passenger Train

Terrakami continues to shine with their trains. A while ago, Terrakami provided Data Sphere with one of their Passenger Trains. It took a while to get build (real life sometimes get in the way of hobby life, we all know how that goes) but finally, we’ve managed to get it done! 😉 Just in time for the Dutch Tournament, where it took a prominent place across to tables. Today we’re going to take a more detailed look at the product!

The Passenger Train is basically the MKII, combined with the Passenger Wagons instead of container platforms. The MKII’s tractors are designed with the Passenger Wagons in mind, which can be seen looking at the lines of both vehicles. The flow over into each other, creating a somewhat aerodynamic look. the design remind me of the TGV; the high-speed train that runs between France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The lines of the tractor and the wagon are made for each other!

The Passenger Wagons are more designed like a metro, with low entrances and big doors allowing many people to enter and leave the wagons. Small benches on the side of the wagon, allowing people to sit on the sides, and stand in the middle. This definitely is a commuter-train, allowing a great many people to travel across the large cities on NeoTerra or the Yu Jingian twin planets.

The ISS, supported by ALEPH, search the train for a rogue AI.

Assembly

Assembly was remarkably easy. It’s nothing more than sliding some panels in place, and pressing some other panels on their pins. This makes the design very sturdy, even before you apply any glue onto it. Terrakami provided a clear assembly guide with each product that was really easy to follow.

Most parts of the wagons are long slides of MDF, and every side is the same, so finish one, you finish them all!

Another shot of the Yu Jing operation!

Applying a bit of glue is definitely advised if you’re planning to transport the train a lot. The train can take a beating as the design is very solid, but some of the panels might come loose if you don’t glue them in place. Nothing serious, but worth mentioning!

To be clear, my train is still unglued, as I am planning to paint it up nicely. We transported it and used it during our Dutch tournament and it came out great.

Playability

The wagons are amazingly well thought-out. You won’t encounter any problems during the game. The roofs come off with ease allowing both players to play around inside the wagons. Inside, there is no clutter that can obstruct your models to move around.

Removable roof and roomy play-area inside

I decided to leave the acrylics unglued. With the new N3 rules on terrain, demolishing the train’s windows to create more fire lanes can greatly enhance your games. Now I can take them out of the train if needed. The train is designed in such a way that they stay in place without glue if you put the train on the table, so a big plus for that! No parts coming loose during play.

The wagons have doors, so we say you can enter the train by opening a door. You can walk from wagon to wagon, as they all have doors on both ends of the wagon. This way you can go inside and run towards the other end without any trouble. This might come in handy if you need to cover a distance without too many AROs. 😉

The ‘Commuter’s Tunnel’

Overall

Terrakami made sure the Passenger train became a beautiful designed product. Each wagon comes with a set of acrylic windows, that really make this train one of the nicest products I’ve ever seen. Together with the little benches inside, Terrakami shows their eye for detail. With the removable roofs and wide spaced wagons, they show their eye playability. These two combined are all we need for a nice game of Infinity! 😉

During the Dutch tournament the train received lots and lots of positive reactions and many were impressed by the detailed design and the playability of the train.

I personally think Terrakami hit the spot with this train. We first encountered the Mag-Lev train in Paradiso. It was meant to be an industrial train, designed for containers. Now, Terrakami brings another take on the train and released the Passenger train. I can see this greatly enhance the playability of the train on the tables. Especially the city tables can now feature a more city-like train, instead of the more sturdy and rougher MKI Industrial design.

In my personal perspective, the range of Infinity terrain was missing a train that was designed for the urban tables. Terrakami fills that place with their amazing MKII Passenger Train.

The train speeding through a Yu Jing city

Little Hobby-tip: The Walkways of Micro Art Studio and Systema make for a nice elevated rail track for the train. If you like to make it your center piece of the table, without cutting the play area in half with the train, put it on elevated tracks. Everybody will be amazed how good it looks! 😉