/r/TerrainBuilding

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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

The Terrain Tutor on youtube

Diorama Man

Iron Archives

Terragenesis

Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture

HA Tips and Tricks

HA Casting Tutorial

Foamcore Tutorial

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Scratch Building: A Fantasy Windmill

0 Comments
2024/11/10
16:21 UTC

138

Do you like my bases?

9 Comments
2024/11/10
09:13 UTC

29

Need painting advice for sci fi desert buildings!

I'm stuck between giving them the classic star wars tatooine sand hut look, or making them metal with some heavy weathering!

Also looking for ideas of things to add to them to make them more unique!

4 Comments
2024/11/10
03:32 UTC

0

Looking for stl files

I built a large table for Warhammer, but I hate the terrain I found and 3d printed. I am willing to pay for good files. Could anyone recommend where I can find some?

7 Comments
2024/11/10
02:05 UTC

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XPS + Epoxy resin

Hey! I’m hoping someone can help me with a bit of a conundrum I am having, I am wanting to do a resin pour for my diorama board I am doing but have seen people state that it can cause melting of XPS; would slowly adding on top of resin layers (pouring one, let it dry then pour again) work to avoid this issue? Either that or use some terrain paste and then pour over that? Cheers in advance!

5 Comments
2024/11/10
02:02 UTC

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Base layer down on a new tile

First time airbrushing a tile, building some jungle type boards for the game more pics to come.

0 Comments
2024/11/09
16:11 UTC

146

Great scoop at the fleamarket today! Time to make a butchery 😁

18 Comments
2024/11/09
16:03 UTC

2

Ideas/Suggestion

Any ideas what can I use this for ? As a terrain piece or props? They're sealing rings I found in my toolbox.

10 Comments
2024/11/09
14:04 UTC

0

Tips for making a 3x3 foot board?

I plan to make a board for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare sometime in the next year. The board size for that game is 3x3 feet, but I’ve had trouble finding DIY builds of that size of board. I think I might split it into 4 1.5x1.5 sections. Does this seem like a good idea?

Also, what kind of material would y’all recommend for the base? I was thinking about using 1” XPS foam slabs, but my partner is worried about stability and long term durability.

4 Comments
2024/11/09
13:50 UTC

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