youtube is a treasure trove for this sort of thing. DMGinfo has a great feed for cheap, easy modular dungeon tiles and props. I prefer outdoor scenes, with ample cliffs to fall off. I build the prop pictured above with styrofoam, tinfoil, paint, popsicle sticks and miniature terrain turf/bushes. If you like the outdoor scenes, you can learn from miniature wargamers on youtube, but also from model railroad tutorials (they're especially good with rocky features.
argh.... one last try.... the site won't let me directly post an image, only a link.
That's done it. Nice looking set piece, too. Edit to add: And very interesting that I could post it here once you fixed the link so I could get to it - must have been wordpress wanting a log-in that stopped you from posting it here yourself.
I'm looking to expand my tabletop game and start playing with minatures I have over 300and some play mats but no buildings but find it insanely hard to find terrain that doesn't cost an arm and a leg especially painted Etsy seems to be cheap but so unsure of shipping and I tend to be the only one in my group to shell out cash any recommendations would be great I want to go for dwarven forge but am hesitant
Well if you don't mind putting in the time, a lot of people use the dollar store foam boards to make a shell for buildings, the paper peels off the foam very easily. As mentioned above there are many you tube videos that you can for building different pieces, Mel the Terrain Tutor has a few on buildings though his are mostly for 40k or bolt action if I remember but you can still implement his methods to create some fantasy buildings. Also Dungeons and Gluesticks, that guy builds some amazing things with insulation foam and variety of other materials. TheDMGinfo and TheDMSCraft focus more on 2 dimensional type buildings to make play with miniatures a bit easier, more for rpg than war games. Black Magic Craft is another awesome youtube channel.
I have built a big batch of modular 12"x12" dungeon modules. Every 12" module has a door on each side in the center, so they can be placed in any combinations. Every single module is different, with interior rooms, partitions, passageways, hidden caches and cells in a few. I have also built a 12x24 large room, a 24x24 really large room for big boss fights, and a number of 12" long corridors and intersections. You can have the whole thing planned out in advance, or you could randomly roll for which room comes up next, if your game allows that. A few of the rooms have steps going up so you can have a connection between levels. The floors are either plastic sign material, or foamcore; and the walls are 2" high wood for strength. The walls are all lined with scale stone blocks, and flex-stoned for texture. I'll post some pictures in my next post. .
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What do you do to build terrain models for the table? What steps are involved and what is the cost and time consumption like?
youtube is a treasure trove for this sort of thing. DMGinfo has a great feed for cheap, easy modular dungeon tiles and props. I prefer outdoor scenes, with ample cliffs to fall off. I build the prop pictured above with styrofoam, tinfoil, paint, popsicle sticks and miniature terrain turf/bushes. If you like the outdoor scenes, you can learn from miniature wargamers on youtube, but also from model railroad tutorials (they're especially good with rocky features.
I can't figure out how to get the picture to show up, so here is a link to the photo: http://www.michaeligill.com/img_1770/
Senor itchy, that link seems to require a log-in. Maybe that's why the image wasn't showing up?
a-ha..... I've made the switch in the link. thanks!
Still takes me to a log-in screen. I think wordpress doesn't want to play with others.
argh.... one last try.... the site won't let me directly post an image, only a link.
DM Scotty, Wylock, Black Magic Crafts, and Drunkens & Dragons are all great Youtube channels that feature crafting.
That's done it. Nice looking set piece, too. Edit to add: And very interesting that I could post it here once you fixed the link so I could get to it - must have been wordpress wanting a log-in that stopped you from posting it here yourself.
I have just started doing this. Since my players are in the Underdark, I am following this guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOh_aL8wwU
I use foam and buy a lot of MDF buildings. I have some plastic ones from pegasus games and warlord games too. About a dozen stands of trees.
I'm looking to expand my tabletop game and start playing with minatures I have over 300and some play mats but no buildings but find it insanely hard to find terrain that doesn't cost an arm and a leg especially painted Etsy seems to be cheap but so unsure of shipping and I tend to be the only one in my group to shell out cash any recommendations would be great I want to go for dwarven forge but am hesitant
Well if you don't mind putting in the time, a lot of people use the dollar store foam boards to make a shell for buildings, the paper peels off the foam very easily. As mentioned above there are many you tube videos that you can for building different pieces, Mel the Terrain Tutor has a few on buildings though his are mostly for 40k or bolt action if I remember but you can still implement his methods to create some fantasy buildings. Also Dungeons and Gluesticks, that guy builds some amazing things with insulation foam and variety of other materials. TheDMGinfo and TheDMSCraft focus more on 2 dimensional type buildings to make play with miniatures a bit easier, more for rpg than war games. Black Magic Craft is another awesome youtube channel.
I have built a big batch of modular 12"x12" dungeon modules. Every 12" module has a door on each side in the center, so they can be placed in any combinations. Every single module is different, with interior rooms, partitions, passageways, hidden caches and cells in a few. I have also built a 12x24 large room, a 24x24 really large room for big boss fights, and a number of 12" long corridors and intersections. You can have the whole thing planned out in advance, or you could randomly roll for which room comes up next, if your game allows that. A few of the rooms have steps going up so you can have a connection between levels. The floors are either plastic sign material, or foamcore; and the walls are 2" high wood for strength. The walls are all lined with scale stone blocks, and flex-stoned for texture. I'll post some pictures in my next post. .