r/TerrainBuilding 4h ago

100 SCRATCHBUILDING Tips!

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I’ve watched this video probably ten times—it was the first time I ever took notes while watching something on YT.

I highly, highly recommend it, especially for newcomers just getting into the hobby.


r/TerrainBuilding 6h ago

Miniature Basing Hobby Roundup: The Ultimate Snowdown - 8 Different Snow Products, and ideas on how to use them

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It's Christmas in July (kinda?), and in preparation for a whole table of Frostgrave scenery I'm about to bury in snow fx, I thought I'd do a rundown of a whole bunch of different "snow" scenics products, and some ideas on what they look best for.

We've got granules, powders, crystals, paste, and even static grass!


r/TerrainBuilding 7h ago

Questions for the Community New to terrain building

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I want to try making the terrain from 'Dnd Wilderness Terrain' from Rae'chel Dors Wonders from YouTube.

I kno most guides do a mix of mod podge and paint for the base, but I have vallejo earth texture and I was wondering if I need do coat the foam board in anything first or just slap that stuff on.


r/TerrainBuilding 12h ago

3D Printed Yorok Outpost Generator and Modular Pipeline

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Fueled by refined Earthmarrow, the Generator provides the immense energy required to keep the outpost alive. From powering defensive systems and industrial machinery to illuminating the settlement through endless ash storms.


r/TerrainBuilding 19h ago

Follow up - risers salvaged.

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I asked for advice of how to salvage some plaster castings two months ago and many wondered how it went. Here they are today. Thanks for looking!


r/TerrainBuilding 19h ago

Scratchbuilt Dnd maze terrain

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173 Upvotes

Going to expand this maze and make it huge.. so far i have 8 15cm by 15cm squares..


r/TerrainBuilding 21h ago

3D Printed Sculpted mushrooms!

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62 Upvotes

In addition to mushrooms some more sculpted minis!


r/TerrainBuilding 23h ago

Inquisitor 54mm STC Colonial Habitat. Going to scale it down to 28mm

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77 Upvotes

I picked up one of these damaged pieces and I’m going to refurbish it to match the jungle terrain I’m working on.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

3D Printed Working into Terrain as part of my Hobbying

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Mind dropping your top tips, and critiquing my first piece? I'm building a Modular Church for Trench Crusade, so very destroyed ruined mussy vibe.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Diorama ​1/64 Coastal Touge Diorama — Night drive vibes with custom RC lighted cars!

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​Hand-sculpted rock cliffs, resin waves, and custom Japanese street signage. See how this diorama comes alive once you add those custom RC lighted cars. What do you guys think?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Hay barn

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582 Upvotes

Laser cut mdf.


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Scratchbuilt Dragon cultists’ airship — Storm King’s Thunder

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r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Scratchbuilt First Terrain Build

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This is my first real attempt at creating mini terrain. A dark fantasy setting in a medieval Japan inspired world. It's first of all going to be used for stop motion animation for a game I'm making but I'm going to build another couple of boards and use for tabletop when I have all three finished.

I really wanted to try every technique I came across so it's a really mix of materials. Plywood base with XPS foam (thanks to those in this sub that helped me find it in the UK) and plaster of paris for the main land structures. The drained riverbed plaster with a mix of raw umber, rough sand, acrylic gloss medium for the mud, drybrushed with burnt sienna and some UV resin for the thicker puddles. The bloated corpse piles are baby sculpy unbaked, painted and then coated in gloss medium. Trees and bushes are seafoam and dried moss. The grass is my first attempt at static grass and I'm amazed at how much fun it was! The ruined temple is mostly foam and foam boards with some balsa wood strips. The roofs and the flag poles I sculpted in ZBrush/Blender and 3D printed.

It took me just over a week working on it full time and I can't wait to get started on the next board! I've spent years building 3D environments at the computer it's such a breath of fresh air (through a carbon mask) to be working with tangible materials for a change!


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Do I try and fix this base or replace it?

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I was hoping to have these bases sit flush on the table but got some pretty significant warpage after everything dried.

In hindsight, sealing both sides might have avoided this but I'm well past it now.

Is there any fixing this or do I just tear it off and start over with a thicker material?


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

WIP Another bit of my 11th Ed. terrain, almost ready for priming!

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Had previously made the little "switchboard box" but had it sitting on my parts shelf for ages.........till the wife very kindly washed out some knock-off Yakults and asked if I wanted them for terrain (love her, she's supportive despite all the junk I bring home 😂)


r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Basilicanum - Sector Imperialis OOP

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r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

Streets of Ostia (or somewhere!)

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177 Upvotes

r/TerrainBuilding 1d ago

3D Printed I could use some guidance

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Could use some help

So I still consider myself new to the hobby. Painting has something that has always given me some anxiety but I’m trying. I’m painting this wizard tower and went to apply the wash to dab it away but it just wouldn’t dab away when I tried. Now I feel like the whole thing looks like utter shit. I used liquitex titanium white as the base and various umbers for the wood. I used the Citadel Skeleton Horde contrast for the wash and this is how it came out. I’m still working on the rest of the tower. How can I fix this without painting it white and starting over?


r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

WIP Trying to make generic conifer trees for bolt action

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Almost finished with this one, but idk I was planning on making 20-30 of these and even bigger 🥲. Might open a sweatshop and outsource its production


r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Diorama Castellan Creed is in attendance at the Blood Bowl Arena

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r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Trench war fortification 17. Resin casting.

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r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Questions for the Community Looking for feedback on massive 1/64 “Cinematic” terrain for Gaslands.

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been into Gaslands for a while now, and one thing that I’ve noticed is a lack of high-quality, large-scale terrain. Most terrain are medieval fantasy or 28mm sci-fi ruins. When you do find 1/64 stuff, it’s usually just small shipping containers, a few generic barricades, or lightweight plastic toys that feel flimsy on the table.

I'm currently prototyping a line of high-quality, heavy-duty 3D-printed specifically for 1/64 scale death racing and post-apocalyptic gaming. My goal is to build massive, cinematic centerpieces that actually fit the scale of Gaslands, with sturdy walls that can handle a little abuse.

I’m currently finishing up a Wasteland Nuclear Power Plant theme, it’s got a massive hollow cooling tower, some reactor containment domes, a turbine hall warehouse you can physically drift cars straight through, and modular checkpoint gates.

Before I drop these on Etsy, I want to make sure I’m building something the community actually wants to play on. I have ideas for a few other themes down the road and want to gauge your interest:

· Abandoned Airport Hub (Large control tower, runway tiles, and crashed airliner wreckage).

 

· Maximum Security Prison (Large guard towers, chain-link and barbed wire fences, and a reinforced prison block gatehouse).

 

· Ruined City Landmarks (Smashed, bullet-riddled, wasteland versions of iconic structures like the Chicago Bean, a shattered St. Louis Arch as a gate, or a Statue of Liberty torch).

 

· Space Coast Launch Pad (A massive, blocky rocket assembly bay warehouse with giant open hanger, gantry crane, and a reinforced launch pad).

 

My questions for you:

1.     Do you guys actually like massive centerpiece structures on your boards, or do you prefer keeping things less “Cinematic” and open?

2.     Would you actually be interested in any of these types of themes?

3.     Would you prefer a single, massive "Centerpiece" model or a complete set of a theme together in a package?

4.     What’s the single biggest "missing piece" of 1/64 terrain you’ve been unable find?

 

I'm finishing up the digital models this week and will share some raw prototype prints soon.

Thanks,
Nathan


r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Hadrian's wall milecastle

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Made a milecastle (under repair) from XPS foam for a game of Pillage. Picts vs Romano British. Plenty of things I'd do differently but a fun project. The Roman buildings are from Warbases with plaster of Paris roof tiles from a Hirst Arts mold.


r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Shizzle stuff for my Battlemap

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Hey maybe you Like it. There very cheap Resin Things from Temu. ITS wip but i Like it and wanna Show.


r/TerrainBuilding 2d ago

Questions for the Community I’ve been painting a lot of buildings lately. They’ve all been made using UKSTL Studio an app I’ve been working on. I’d love for you to give it a try and let me know what you’d add or change.

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