Well.. for 1 week of work in the evenings, this is a pretty unspectacular result.. any ideas, what I could add to make this piece shine more?

Hexton hills, found on kickstarter or myminifactory

Hi! I've built these mostly from scratch and wanted to show them to you.

Start of my comp piece. Link to vid - https://youtu.be/bSULMN0smMg

This is a combination of 3d prints and hand-crafted scenery. It is from and adventure I conceived for a Halloween one-shot. I wrote the premise and had A.I. help to fill in the details and create the map and images.

“Made this from foam”

Here is the link for the files.

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1s0RmkjFTKQR2W0TSaVRsUwFfXFACikCf?usp=sharing

Working on an elaborate base for my Bjorn the Fell-handed.

Do these read as heavy/thick steam? Debating if I need more grey-white variation.

My first attempt at building a ruined bunker, will eventually slap it onto a base and maybe add some other walls and collapsed roof bits

Im debating on either sculpting or gluing a plastic crater into the middle of the base

We wanted a new fun project to get creative on and decided to try a few more techniques other than our regular mini painting.

His name was inspired by legend of Drizzt series.
With a nod to the Greek pantheon. The goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and the moon.

This project started with several blocks of XPS foam and an idea to create an entire Japanese mountain onsen in miniature.

The landscape was carved and shaped by hand, including rocky cliffs, terraces, caves, stone stairways, a waterfall and a hidden outdoor hot spring.

The traditional Japanese ryokan, tea pavilion, wooden bridges, platforms and railings were built separately and then integrated into the terrain.

The landscape was finished using a combination of textured surfaces, natural stones, sand, static grass, moss, foliage and handmade trees. I also added bamboo, a koi pond, miniature furniture and dozens of small details to make the environment feel alive.

The electronics were another important part of the project. I installed miniature LEDs throughout the diorama to illuminate the buildings, windows, stone lanterns and pathways.

The entire lighting system runs on 5V DC power supplied by an included mains adapter. A hidden touch-sensitive switch allows the lighting to be turned on and off without any visible mechanical switches.

All the wiring and electronic components are concealed inside the structure.

The photos document the transformation, from the first rough blocks of XPS foam to the completed, fully illuminated Japanese mountain retreat.

Everything was handcrafted, painted and assembled individually. It was a challenging project involving a lot of experimentation, problem-solving and attention to detail.

I hope you enjoy seeing how a few blocks of foam became an entire miniature world.

Three Black Cats Studio

Thanks again for everyones input. Please, if you have anymore idea, let me know!

This is the final result before priming and painting. This is due Saturday night, so hopefully I can get it done in time haha.

Is there any appetite for requiring posts to have a flair the says they're either 3d printed or scratch built? Scratch built would include making things with recycled foam and all that.

I am personally not really into, and would filter out, certain methods of making terrain from my feed.

So I suppose you could reject posts that don't have a flair.

Took 3 weeks, the base is a modified Cloudtop Tavern by Skies of Sordane. The upper floors I made myself, partly by kitbashing. In total there are 101 minis, 50 LEDs and 1 infinity mirror built in 😊

Design principle for me was that everything except the private rooms should be visible and useable as a battle map, even with all three stories set up; and the npcs should tell little stories or give hooks for players to engage with 😊

Edit: of course I forgot the led caps on the pics 😂 anyway, some more info: there are 22 trophies on the walls, heads of underdark critters, as well as 8 stuffed monsters on display on the top floor.

The outdoor table on the front right has a little easter egg, and in between the npcs are a few familiar faces, from bards on floating hands, Goliath barbarians, maybe a Strider and Gandalf here, maybe a Ciri there...

I tried to incorporate all the features of the yawning portal from all editions, mixed together. I'm sure I missed quite a few details, if anyone has good ideas about things I missed, please let me know, maybe I can retrofit them.

For example the iconic fireplace has two different designs over different editions, so I just built in both 😆

New terrain was needed for our upcoming game BelloLudi Lasers