/r/TerrainBuilding
This sub-reddit is for those who craft, build, and paint terrain.
Welcome to r/Terrainbuilding!
The Old Format Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/TerrainBuilding/
This is the spot for all types of tabletop terrain. From D&D to Infinity, we'll take all comers. We love to see what our fellow Redditors are making for their games. Post your work in progress projects and completed works. The regulars here are always happy to answer any questions you may have about materials or methods!
Why was my post flagged as spam and deleted? This sub uses an auto moderator to clean up spam. If you make a new post on r/terrainbuilding and your account has less than 100 Karma it will be flagged as spam. Moderators will manually approve terrain related posts throughout the day by checking the queue. This is to combat the increasing issue of spam. Once your account is above the 100 Karma threshold your account will not have this issue. We do apologize for any inconvenience as your original post may appear hours after it was originally posted.
Before You Post Kickstarter Links are frowned upon: If you are the creator of the Kickstarter - by all means post your work in progress photos, some of your painted final products, and please talk about what you're trying to accomplish. Members of the community can easily locate your product by clicking on your Reddit Profile or using Google. This rule has been implemented for the continuous Kickstarter topics that are posted that contain a simple link with a 3d render and it's Kickstarter goals.
Auction Links will be removed. No direct links to eBay or your Etsy store. You can mention that the piece of terrain is for sale in the comments and members of the community can direct message you for the link. r/terrainbuilding is not responsible for any financial transactions that occur through comments or personal messages. Be smart! Please check out r/miniswap
Offering Services: Less is More Do not post frequent topics offering services or links to your commission website – these will be deleted. r/terrainbuilding is not responsible for any financial transactions that occur through comments or personal messages. Be smart! Please check out r/brushforhire for hiring other artists through a better avenue than this sub.
3D Printing
You are not allowed to post unpainted 3D Prints or advertise for 3D print kickstarters. We allow the creator or pledgers of kickstarters, commission painters, and YouTube personality to post their videos, products, and services but within reason. This sub can easily turn into an advertisement list of products, webstores, or STL download sites. We want to keep the homegrown forum community vibe thats welcoming to new players without spamming them with products to buy.
e.g. User crossposts a new render every other day in blender posts of variations D&D furniture on ten other subs.
This is disallowed The cross-posts are really low effort
e.g. Artist creates a free STL and prints it out and paints it with a basic drybrush
this is allowed
If someone is PAINTING 3d prints.... they should absolutely be able to post their terrain. 3D printing is probably the future and there shouldn't be any grievances against those who print.
Awesome Terrain related sites:
u/pixelastic's awesome subreddit image parser
Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture
Related Subreddits
- /r/DnDIY
- /r/minipainting
- /r/Warhammer40k
- /r/modelmakers
- /r/modeltrains
- /r/Warhammer
- /r/DnD
- /r/dioramas
- /r/booknooks
- /r/guidebooknook
Thank you for reading
/r/TerrainBuilding
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How do I stop paint rubbing off on miniatures?
First time terrain maker here. I just spray painted some cardboard terrain I made. I sprayed it all with primer first, then with a matt grey a few hours later. It's all dried now and looks just how I wanted it to, but I did a little test with a spare miniature and when I put it on any of the terrain pieces, when I pick it up I can see that some of the paint has lightly rubbed off on the bottom of the mini's base (looks kind of like a light dust). Obviously I don't want any of my good and more higher priced minis having any sort of paint residue rubbing off on them, even if it's only a tiny tiny amount. How do I prevent this? Do I just seal the terrain pieces with a varnish? If I do that, will the varnish rub off on my miniatures?
Sorry, I'm new to all this. All my miniatures are the pre-painted pre-constructed D&D kind, so I have very little experience in the painting/building side of the hobby. Thank you very much for any advice.
21:57 UTC
Foam sealant
Hi all! Looking for some advice. I've made some cake trees out of expanding foam, but it needs to be super durable. Does anyone have any recommendations for a sealant available in the UK that won't break the bank. Thank you!!!
18:25 UTC
Tips on painting 🖌️
Just built some mdf terrain based it in black any tips on getting it looking cool on the table top it's a ruined Gothic building for 40k thanks! Dry brushing or etc
17:38 UTC
Advice on making/buying a mat or board for bolt action?
16:01 UTC
6 mm Terrain
Hey guys. I plan to create a 6 mm scale game board for my 6 mm ww2 campaign. Do you guys have any tips for me on how to build building streets and all that stuff in the prober scale ?
12:30 UTC
Sol Invictus modular tower terrain piece
08:43 UTC
WIP Bridge
06:36 UTC
first time building my own terrain
i know it’s not the best but i was just trying to throw something together to see if i could do it 🤷🏻♂️
05:01 UTC
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Help wanted how do I make the his tree pop do I need to change color
17:56 UTC
Blistering barnacles!! Or are they eggs? Careful getting to close…
17:51 UTC
Floating Body Horror Islands
https://imgur.com/a/floating-body-horror-islands-BEtaBkL
Spent a few weeks on this build. Used expanding foam, 3d printed bits, insulation foam, plastic, etc. First time with a lot of things, including soldering! :) It was made into two boards, with the highest island being about 50" tall
Board 1: 31" x 57"
Board 2: 20" x 61"
If this isn't allowed, let me know, but this board is *way* too big to stay in my tiny apartment. Considering the soldered lights and battery packs, the material cost being over $200, what do you think this would sell for? Those of you who have sold large terrain projects, where and how do you usually sell?
16:50 UTC
Loot Crates!!
15:48 UTC
A warlock encounters his patron
Built this DND encounter for our upcoming session. Our fallen warlock needs to cut another deal with his scavenger patron, to return to the world of the living!
13:47 UTC