Plastic Crate 3D model
Plastic Crate from the Poly Haven Modern pack in TerrainTale's library. Scatter it to dress a scene or give the fight cover; it stands on whatever is under it.
- Folder
- Props and clutter
- Pack
- Poly Haven Modern
- Author
- Poly Haven
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Size
- 1 ft by 1.5 ft, 1 ft tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 727 KB
About this model
A red plastic crate with a lattice pattern, the kind used for milk or vegetables. It is about a foot wide, 1.5 ft deep and a foot tall. The red plastic is a little scuffed, as if it has been used for years. A stack of crates beside a market stall or in a kitchen corner makes the place look busy. Kicking a stack over during a chase is a satisfying way to block a pursuer, and they are light enough for anyone to move.
Stack these in markets, shops, kitchens and warehouses. They fill floors and shelves. Stacks of crates create low walls or small hiding places.
Ideas for the table
- A stack of crates collapses as the chase runs through the market.
- Bottles in a crate clink and give away the hiding thief.
- A crate of fruit hides a package for the dockworkers.
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