Post your own terrain or inspirational stuff. Thread Question:What homemade terrain are you most proud of?
>>94251987a 7 pack is kind of weird ngl
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They arent especially playable because I built them primarily as props to put in the background of mini photos lol, but now they find their way onto necromunda tables as LOS blockers.But these are the only 100% scratchbuilds I have, the rest is mostly spruced up mdf kits and plastic stuff.
>>TQNot fully terrain related, but this undivided Undead army with accompanying terrain, which I build for a middlehammer armies build off is my greatest achievement within the last couple of years.Most of the terrain not even in the pic.
>>94253129>flesh-piercing cocktail stick plantsS o u l
>>94253129All units have display bases that double as terrain.
>>94253129This is actually the first time I've seen that Nagash model next to other minis and never realized he's that big.
I love what this guy is doing.Modular stuff is great
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>>94251987Where's the thread title, Lebowski?
>>94253516We removed it to save calories
>>94253297Yeah, DorkHat Nagash is the size of an early Avatar or Bloodthirster.>>94253251>>94253129I really like the display/scatter idea, it's a good way to maximize terrain storage.>>94253053>>94251987The real key with soda-can terrain is to hide the curves on the ends, it's why the Coke cans in OP are so obvious and the Red Bull can in the second one isn't. Same goes for standard food cans and the reinforcing ridges in the middle, a simple cardboard wrap goes a long way towards selling them.
>>94254284Thin your threads, clean your sage lines.
The techniques in this WD article were my goto terrain techniques for years.
>>94254728Needs almost no Investment to get into terrain making.
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what a miserable sodomite that wandering individual is.
>>94251987I'm recently getting into Infinity again, and as that game has a huge demand for good and dense scenic tables, I'm going to have to upgrade my battlefield. Has anyone bought Warsenal stuff? I got a few test kits, for smaller projects. Just for shits and gigs to see what it's like and dive right into MDF terrain from people with years of experience in the industry. Got some japanese to look forward to painting and assembling soon, so I got a shine gate to set myself off on this journey right. Now all I need is to plan out the shrine this will be placed in front of. This looks like a very straight forward build; can't wait to dive into it when I find the tabletime. In general what do you think about MDF terrain? Is it great? Too expensive? Bulky and unwieldy? Maybe just right? Comments on that general topic are appreciated.
>>94257494>In general what do you think about MDF terrain? Is it great? Too expensive? Bulky and unwieldy? Maybe just right? Comments on that general topic are appreciated.I love it.. as a base for putting more shit onto. In general you get more out of MDF the more elbow grease you put into it. Scrubbing off char, sealing the piece before you paint it, etc. Fundamentally they save you a few hours of work laying out templates and cutting, and unlike foamcoare or hardboard a commercial MDF piece is guaranteed to be structurally sound. As long as the price you're paying is worth the work and materials you're saving to you, it's good. My biggest issue with it is unless the people making it are very careful the whole "everything's a square, everything's the same thickness" bit can make it look more like a movie set than a piece of terrain. If that makes sense. TTCombat has a cool line with laser-cut cardboard and multiple thicknesses of MDF to add dimension to the models, and I do similar stuff with thin card, wood, and cheap bits on my own. Pic related is a ~1 hour makeover job on an old miscut TTCombat piece that looks a hell of a lot better than the original. Toolboxes are from a dollar store car set, corrugated iron was made with a paper corrugater I got from Dick Blick for $15. Cast bits and stuff like the Maelstrom's Edge sprues go a long way, as does drywall tape.As I mentioned last thread, one of the things I like most about chunkier MDF pieces is that you can leave the roof removable and store scatter terrain inside them. Or even whole other buildings, as long as you pad them well. All the ladders and bridges for my medieval skirmish table fit into two of the buildings, and a bunch of my post-apoc scatter terrain fits inside a few Reaper ISO containers for transport.
>>94257758The original piece before it got gussied up. You can find most of the dimensionalized line of stuff on TTCombat's page by searching for "greyboard", then copy the names and look for discounts off-site. https://ttcombat.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=greyboard
>>94251987the thumbnail looked like ferrero roche spoiled and in a strangely rearranged packaging.
Threw these test pieces together but two questions:1. How can I make a tarp/cloth to drape over this barricade?2. The CD is a test piece for a boggy area. I can glue glue sand to the clay and paint it like normal dirt but whats the best way to do the water? I was going to paint the CD surface murky green and mix Vallejo Still Water with a green primer then pour a VERY thin layer and spread it round with a brush (it cracks like crazy if you go over 1-2mm in my experience)
>>94258150Use epoxy for water.
>>94258150>1. How can I make a tarp/cloth to drape over this barricade?Get a remnant square of cotton muslin (for sailcloth/denim/canvas) or a similar light, tough fabrilc, wet it wth glue, and put it in place. Sculpt as it dries. You can do the same with cotton gauze and dye for camo nets, and with paper towels for a very rough embossed or quilted fabric. Very thin faux leather can work but it rarely looks good. Pic related, replaced this awning almost immediately with muslin.
>>94258150>1. How can I make a tarp/cloth to drape over this barricade?A dried out babywipe dipped in watered down pva glue works pretty well, afterwards you can drop a bit on any parts you want extra hard
I've been pondering how to use these rocks from the local volcano. Really like the obsidian(?)
>>94258150>he glued it on the printed side>without removing the mirror layerAnon what are you doing? This shit will come off the moment your clay/water resin/whatever warps. CDs are indeed nice bases, but you gotta take off the reflective foil first. Protip, they're glued only at the outer and inner edges.
Scratch-built this a little while ago. I made a plaster mold for the windows. Everything else is wood, cardboard, or plasticard. Woodfiller-putty makes up the wall-stucco. I hope I will have more time to get back to making terrain later this year.
>>94258485I like that alot.>>94258536Scatter terrain? Making the obsidian bits jutting out of the ground or something like that would be cool looking.
>>94259266That's nice looking.
>>94259266Looks good. Is this your first scratch build?
>>94258744It’s more trouble than it’s worth. Unless you like maintaining your living terrain and have a room for it to grow it’s just not worth it.When done right it’s super fun, but you gotta play on it often enough to justify the effort needed to maintain a nourishing environment for your lichen.
>>94259673Thanks!>>94259745No, I have made similar things in the past. Pic related was the first building I ever scratch built. I used some good guides from Privateer Press's old hobby blog (no idea how long it will be up for, now that PP probably won't have a website before too long, or whatever ends up happening with them):https://home.privateerpress.com/2011/04/10/khadoran-inn/
>>94254728 certified classic
>>94260353Don't engage the raving schizo shitposter anon.
I made this bridge a while ago.
>>94261835Sick. Every troll needs a bridge.
Hey maybe you guys can help me out (considering the WIP thread is about to hit limit)I found got a present for my mom and kept the box it came in and that's where I store my dices but I wanted to take it a step beyond and transform it into a piece of terrainAny ideas? I have other stuff and materials I could add but the box would be the main frane
>>94264358You can add foam board to the outside. It's easy to texture.
>>94264358>Any ideas? I have other stuff and materials I could add but the box would be the main franeCheap is grabbign stuff like the caps from baby food pouches, busted computer fans, and geometric shapes cut out of cardboard.Expensive but easy is the Maelstrom's Edge terrain sprues, which are explicitly designed for exactly what you're doing.
>>94261835>>94264315a decent first draft m8
I need help with pic related, I dunno how to make it look less like some trash glued together and more like a building
>>94264480More gubbins. Frames for doors and windows. You want to obscure gaps. Similarly your paint job should not emphasize the different bits, it makes outlines more visible
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>painting minis from a Battle for Macragge box>got it ten years ago at a yard sale, painted two minis and put it away>now almost done the nids and the marines>realize I have the entire crashed thunderbird to paint nextWhat the fuck am I going to do with this thing?
>>94264480Texture to make the carton not look like a carton. Fill in the gap on the bottle cap to make it not seem like a bottle cap.
>>94264516>>94264625Cheers, that is helpful
>>94258150Moist towellete left out to dry completely makes a great tarp.
>>94264606Kill team terrain centerpiece?
>>94264392>>94264420>>94264358No but I mean any ideas on what to do using that specific form?A hut? A tower? That's what I cant figure outI have plenty more materials and I could get something on Amazon like you sugested but I still dont know what exactly do with the box
>>94264445What are these models?
>>94251987See this is what I was talking about, I don't see the soda cans at all, if I hadn't seen that other image the other day I would have just assumed this was plastic terrain.
>>94264606It's called an Aquila Lander. If you dont love it someone else will, they sell okay on ebay, would be enough to buy something else you were more in love with.
>>94264480Textured paint to make it look like an adobe or similar clay structure. One of the issued here is that the bottle doesn't really mimic any real world structure with that texture. With a clay-like surface it might look more like a chimney or outdoor furnace.
>>94265528Fantasy, I'd do a small house, and add on a roof. For Sci-fi I'd do like a small garage/maintenance shed. Or a small shop like Al's Discount Rad Suits.
>>94254728>>94254744>>94254753>>94254778I don't know which WD it was, but it was a citfyfight between Space Marines (Salamanders?) and Tau where they also detailed how to build building and Cityfight terrain with foam. It looked fucking incredible but I have no clue which White Dwarf it was in or if I am misremembering things.Either way, the terrain was exquisite and looks heaps better than building with skulls and unnecessary details slapped on. Also quite easy to make and weather from how they seemed to do it.
>>94265528Glue them together, apply some corrugated cardboard as sheet metal, paint make them into favelas.
>>94266686Based Western Digital
Posting some (mostly) scratch built terrain
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>>94267431Here i gave 3d-prints a shot, but have since gravitated towards foam almost entirely
My terrain, from a game earlier this year. I'm slowly renovating/updating it. Some of this stuff is ancient.
>>94267540Is that snek a home-sculpt? I remember seeing it in wip im pretty sure
>>94267556Yup, both of them are. Steel floestry wire, twisted into a cable with the looped end left untwisted to form the head structure, wrapped in tin foil for bulk, initial forming made with epoxy sculpt then details carved into a layer of greenstuff/milliput mix. I'm rather proud of them, they came out well for a first time attempt.
>>94267700Theres something really comfy about them but I cant quite place it, 10/10 would play against
>>94267857Thanks anon, I would play you anytime too.Just ordered some new bases for more monsters, I'm thinking about a dragon next.
>>94267700Sovl
Mostly made from rocket sticks, Europeans will know hat I'm talking about.
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>>94270565>>94270583>>94270594>rocket sticksThe remains of rockets litter the streets of Europe on new year's morning.
>>94265528Are you wanting to keep using as a box as well as terrain?If so, throw on a corrugated roof with a lifting tab and maybe a balcony, then base it and texture it up. Since it's unsupported cardboard you'll want to seal it. Coating both the inside and the outside with waterproof PVA and letting it dry will help prevent warping. So will taping shut the bottom flaps or dropping a cardboard insert down into the bottom to hold them flat. Tile grout warps cardboard less than wall filler, or you can just lay in a thick paint and let it be. You'll want to weight the roof on the lid front-heavy so it holds the flap down in play.After that you can try for something like vents or an exterior light and doorframes. >paintI'd go for a graffiti patch on one wall, overall off-white, and some big bands of basic colors. It's easy and it can pass for SF or anything from about 1943 to now.
>>94270583Ahhh nice. I've been wanting to try my hand at a crane of some sort. How did you plan the design and measurements? >>94261835Looks great anon, also Artisan Guild spotted.>>94259266Awesome. The stucco texture looks really good, I'm stealing your recipe.
>>94273528I never plan that much, testfitting mostly, also made a cardboard model of the Wheel first to check the size.
>>94266544Looks like dwarfs, orcs, humans and undead from GW circa whfb 3rd edition. Probably somehwere between 1988 and 1990-ish?
>>94270565Hell yeah, always collect those sticks after new year to replenish my terrain crafting materials
>>94253484Source for this?
>>94264606Oh the aquila lander is awesome, took me ages to find one. Terrain centerpiece clearly.
>>94274695ntaBarthism Workshop
>>94267423How did you go about making the tree's?
This thread reminded me of Thalasso Hobbyer. Some nip who's really into dioramas with sea monsters, but the way he makes his videos are great for learning different modeling techniques for structures, terrain, and also creatures.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3SXMJM3tks
I made a fair amount of friekorps and armed civilians ages ago but the thought of making a suitable central Berlin board to use them on is daunting. Is there any way to make 28mm city blocks in a way that doesn't mean an extreme amount of work and storage real estate? Maybe cheating and only making facades?
>>94278457I would do a bunch of box-like buildings, that are just external facades not that can nest inside each other for storage. You can do small scatter terrain that stores inside the smallest buildings. You can get some variety stacking them, placing flat sides together and creating Alleyways between them.
>>94251987I made this set a few years back, quite happy with it still . Finally getting to use it in a pirate campaign.
>>94280837oh that's great!
>>94280837fucking tight. Working on my own jungle terrain, saving this for reference
>>94280982>>94281286thanks, i wish i had a better pic of it
>>94277389It's just woodland scenic armatures that I glued to some mdf bases, and coated in a mix of PVA and sand for texture. The foliage is pulled apart cotton wipes that I spraypainted green, flocked with light green, and then sealed with a mod podge mix. Decent result, but could certainly be improved upon. I kinda tried some things out as i went.
>>94278457some of the 20mm guys have gone down the same route as many model railway people and gone with photobashed buildingssimple but effective
>>94282152The pva and sand went a long way, the sarmatures are barely recognizable.What would you do for foliage now?
>>94282176I tried to get my hand on some Poly Fiber for the foliage, but could find it in stock anywhere at the time.I would definitely go with that today to get more volume to the foliage and make it less "blocky".Devs and Dice has a great tutorial on birch trees where he uses a lot of the same techniques.
>>94274148This is the way. Thanks for the posts anon, now I'm inspired to try it out for myself.>>94280837Hell yeah, this looks fantastic. Can we get a qrd on the palm/bush pieces? What did you use and how?
>>94280022Makes sense. Might not even be a full box but two or three sides of a building that either fold or can be taken apart and stored flat.Streets/alleyways would naturally also be flat.>>94282168What's a photobash?
BumpWe need another turbo autist to start a flame war to keep this thread alive
>>94286284Ah, rather have a contest.Post the most Beautiful table you've ever seen.Dystopian Wars, at Spiel 2011 I think.
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>>94280837Fuck yeah imagine playing ghost archipelago on that
Anybody here used these old Necomunda bulkheads? they're still pretty easy to find.
>>94288484I have not. I've used the Tehnolog equivalent though.
>>94286284I’m here.You faggots are absolutely mindless when it comes to terrain. You treat it like it’s an art form in a vacuum that must adhere the latest notions preached to you by craftfaggot supreme jeremy aka black magic crafts. Well I’ve got bad news, he’s a fucking hack and everything he’s ever done and ever shown in his reddit tier channel is just a watered down weak ass version of a technique he learned from someone else. He no longer even plays games, he just makes bullshit slop terrain because he knows you morons will generate him ad revenue before venturing out to copy him. It would be good and admirable of you to try these new things in earnest, but in reality all of you are just chasing internet clout and humble bragging on reddit or fagbook or wherever with posts like, “yah I don’t usually make terrain but…” with a picture of some pathetic craft-by-numbers shit that you truly believes deserves thousands of likes and upvotes and attention. You’re all posers and the sooner you fuck off out of my hobby the better. And no I won’t post my own terrains for the above stated reasons; don’t want you retarded parasites try to farm internet points by copying my ideas and styles.
>>94288484They're more expensive than gold here.I did get the gang stronghold from a buy sell swap for half GW price though recently.New and sealed in box too
>>94288731Hurray. The autist is back. Get to bumping monkey.
>>94282152The bark looks great.
>>94288731I paint all my minis.My terrain is a mix of purchased and home built stuff
>>94288731Post your terrain.
Gonna work on some hills for oathmark this weekend. If threads still up I will post progress/results.
>>94289449Post your terrain, faggot nogames, or shut the fuck up.
>>94283210>photobashphotocomposite would be a better term but I was on the beersphotographs edited, in this instance, to make a good whole buildingyou then paste these edited images down on fairly simple cardstock structures or whatever, end up being largely 2d with some 3d detail but look goodHeaps of the model railway guys are doing this, and thought some of Piers Brand's Normandy terrain was like this but buggered if I can find some photosfound this TMP query for Berlin papercraft buildings, nothing 100% what you require but some might be adapatablehttp://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=563620>>94288685>black magic craftsyou're the first guy in the thread to mention him loldoesn't really offer much to me and is clearly on the content treadmill so I simply don't watch himno weird hateboners, social media stalking, name knowing, or unprompted schizo meltdowns required>And no I won’t post my own terrains for the above stated reasons; don’t want you retarded parasites try to farm internet points by copying my ideas and styles.you won't post it because you don't make it, and in the slim chance you do it's going to be as iterative and derivative as anyone else's that's ever made terrainin more learned times a mental case like you would be having a right old time thinking you were napoleon
>>94289842Napoleon here. Eat cake and post your terrains you liar
>>94251987I’m very proud of these rocky bluffs I made. They really change the dynamic of the game depending on where they are placed, and my friends and I love fighting through the tunnel under the arch.
>>94288484Yes, also you can easily make custom modular cube terrain with them.
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>>94291618>>94291610Based. Those trash greebles are so good
>>94291618>>94291628Very cool, thanks Anon. What panel dimensions worked best for you? Guessing its plasticard.
>>94251987I'm using this thread for my own question.I'm a noob in making terrain but I'm interested in learning; what are good resources/books/youtube channels to learn from? Do you have any particular infograph you would share about how to make terrain pieces?
>>94291964Devs and Dice on youtube is a great resource. Usually my go to for inspiration and tips on techniques.
>>94291964Terrain tutor. Get crackin with him.
>>94291789>>942916101mm StyreneSide: 7x6.8cm (cutouts at bottom:1x4mm)Top: 6.8x6.9cmNope, just making it 7x7 won't work.
>>94291964Old White Dwarf articles like>>94254728>>94254744>>94254753>>94254778I'll post some more.
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Any ideas on how to spice up these forest bases beyond static grass, tuffs and rocks?
>>94292045Bushes from clump foliage, stacks of lumber, a wild animal or two.
