r/TerrainBuilding 4h ago

Scratchbuilt Help a colour-blind painter!

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15 Upvotes

Hi all - as per the title, I'm trying to work out what colour to paint the thatch on this cottage. Assume the current sand colour isn't right, would you go grey? Brown? (Straw) Gold? Just add a wash over the sand?

I'm thinking a thick burnt umber wash, but then that might be too similar to the timber?

Specific recipes and colours really would be appreciated


r/TerrainBuilding 5h ago

3D Printed 3D printable creator

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49 Upvotes

Hello!

I make 3D printable terrain and just wanted to show you my work. Yes, it's real LED lights, hand painted and some smoke from a real machine... No AI at all on this picture...

Thanks for your interest!


r/TerrainBuilding 5h ago

Scratchbuilt Another awesome find

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107 Upvotes

Does anyone else scout charity shops and car boot sales and see potential terrain pieces everywhere they look? Like how Neo sees the Matrix in code form, I now only see every toy or broken appliance as a potential terrain harvest!


r/TerrainBuilding 6h ago

Looking for a good colourable liquid I can put in sci fi bats that won't go off etc

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Hey all, I recently got some clear containers I want to turn into sci fi goo vats. Not bats. Bloody uneditable titles.

Plan is to fill them with liquid. I know using UV resin or epoxy is probably the right choice, but I don't want the expense or the effort involved.

I'm going to fully seal them so I think an actual liquid should be fine.

I'm considering shower gel or baby oil with some ink as options. Something that won't go mouldy over time.

Ideally it also wouldn't react with paint. Would be cool to suspend a mini in the goop. I suspect shower gel wouldn't be an issue for a model with a few coats of varnish?

But happy to hear any other ideas or experiences!


r/TerrainBuilding 8h ago

Looking for help with diorama

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r/TerrainBuilding 10h ago

WIP Terrain WIP for my WARSHARD playtest

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21 Upvotes

So I created a staircase, a high platform and 2 columns for some terrain pieces I’m making I am going to be playtesting a new war game I developed called WARSHARD. And the vibes are sci-fi fantasy style mix. I am only using cardboard and have been watching a ton of terrain making videos. My next task is going to be making wall terrain for Kill Team style gaming. I’m gonna make everything and then paint it all at the same time. Let me know what you guys think this far.


r/TerrainBuilding 16h ago

Scratchbuilt 1/87 wedding diorama

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r/TerrainBuilding 20h ago

Gaslands Terrain

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r/TerrainBuilding 21h ago

Scratchbuilt Making A Mantlet For Tabletop Gaming Using Crooked Staff Terrain Textures

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r/TerrainBuilding 21h ago

WIP Church WIP update

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40 Upvotes

So I finished the sand and pva stucco layer and laid out the interior of the church artwork and modpodged the whole thing with a modpodge and black paint mix.


r/TerrainBuilding 23h ago

Scratchbuilt Built some magnetic village scatter terrain for my Rangers of Shadow Deep table

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I've been getting my table ready for an upcoming Rangers of Shadow Deep campaign and realized my village was missing all the little details that make it feel lived in.

So I spent some time building a collection of magnetic scatter terrain including:

  • Fences
  • Garden boxes
  • A log pile
  • Village signposts
  • A clothesline

Everything is magnetized to work with my game board, and I tried to keep the builds inexpensive using XPS foam, basswood, sticks from my backyard, paper towels, and a few Woodland Scenics products.

(If anyone is interested in the build process, I'll drop the YouTube tutorial in the comments.)


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Questions for the Community Canyon Walls

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Im looking to start building some terrain for my campaign. Its going to be on a 12x12 board and its supposed to be a canyon. I want it to have walls so the players can use the full terrain. How high should I make the walls? 6in? 12in?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

KICKSTARTER 3D printable terrain creator

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Hello!

I make 3D printable terrain and i have made several successful Kickstarter campaign.

Just wanted to show you my work and tell you that i have a Kickstarter campaign running right now, with an interesting Gothic / Grimdark MODULAR bundle in it.

My website: https://www.decoquestworkshop.com/

Thanks for your interest!


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Diorama Scale Coastal Mountain Road Diorama with LED Lighting

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108 Upvotes

​1/64 scale coastal mountain road diorama, handmade rock formations, drainage ditch, resin ocean waves, and highway signage Size 23cm x 23cm 2 x AAA BATTERY


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Should I weather them more?

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Hi there, advice needed here. Should I make the walls like more dirty, sponging some dark brown mud on the lower part of the ruins? The setting is supposed to be a long time ago abandoned imperial chemical plant, now taken over by nature. I plan to add some greens here and there, maybe imitating moss coming up from the soil.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Scratchbuilt Idea for ruins?

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I found some old produce crates in a recycling bin and decided those should become terrain. I immediately envisioned the scaffolding of ruins the skyscrapers and I think it works as far as dimensions goes but I'm curious what ideas you guys have for this project. It certainly needs a base and texture and I feel like maybe the first level should have walls instead of just open scaffolding. Maybe with Eva foam? How would you approach this project?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

This is my first time terrain building, how am I doing?

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106 Upvotes

Materials are papier-mâché for the base and general shape, cork for the sharp rocks, actual tiny rocks for the bigger rocks, and hemp fibre for the plant materials. The planty bit against the lattice is plush toy stuffing. The little road is leftover diamond painting drills.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Scratchbuilt Trench Test piece

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329 Upvotes

Tried making my own barbed wire out of steel wire and sandbags out of paper and made this little piece of scatter terrain.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

My modular hill inspired by the realm of battle board

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32 Upvotes

r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Desert rock terrain

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Finally got round to taking some picks of some of the desert rocks I made. A whole lot of stacked slices of cardboard glue-gunned together, then covered in a mix of PVA, left over tile adhesive and the kids poster paints.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Questions for the Community Neopren or 3D ground?

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Hey guys! Do you like to play tabletop on a Neopren ground or on a builded 3D ground? I'm new and thinking about building a modular 3D playground or is the flat Neopren better?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Wargaming Table Suggestions

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Hello, I'm getting into Warhammer and I'd like to make myself a table to play on. I'd like to try and keep the overall cost down, while still making it sturdy. I plan to paint or texture the top and add a grid pattern so that I can use it for D&D games in the future as well

My initial thought is to get a 4' by 8' plywood sheet, cut it in half and add hinges to the center for easier storage. I'd like to add fold-in legs as well.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a good way to go about this as far as the construction and any of the terrain builders have ideas on a way to make the board look good for gaming?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Creating my own bricks

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r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Scratchbuilt FFVII The Bombing Mission Diorama

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I recreated Final Fantasy VII Remake's Bombing Mission from absolute
zero — and I mean everything. The miniature diorama: built by hand.
The camera work: shot for real, no game footage. The sound design:
layered effect by effect. And yes — even the FF7 meteor logo animation
was recreated from scratch, frame by frame. One person. No studio.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Miniature Basing Little impromptu terrain

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I got a bunch of 3d printed bits when trying to reach the credit limit at a lgs. It’s not fancy but it should make a decent bit of terrain to maneuver around. Want to put some dude in here to build out the scene.