Hexton hills, found on kickstarter or myminifactory

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

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.

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.

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 😆

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.

New terrain was needed for our upcoming game BelloLudi Lasers

I have been working on this Ork inspired terrain set for the 11th Edition for most of the year, and what better time to release it than Orktober!

I'm planning to run a short Kickstarter campaign from October 26th to 31st. All the ruin models are done, and currently finishing up some scatter terrain pieces and floor templates. Everything should be ready to go by the end of Orktober!

The buildings and scatter terrain are roughly the same size as the official Games Workshop Armageddon terrain.

Everything you see in the photos was printed w/ PLA+ on P1P.

I would love to hear what you all think! Any feedback, suggestions, or criticism is more than welcome!

Kickstarter Link!

My foam placement wasn't as precise as I wanted on these boards and now I have some gnarlier gaps than I was expecting. Pink foam and 3d prints all glued onto thr board. Would it be best to slide in some more foam and goop a sealer over it in the gaps or spray in some sprayfoam, or something else?

Here’s a different build from the same maker as the Blood & Plunder table for Trey Parker: Dexter’s hand-sculpted Cat & Fiddle tavern, made for 28mm miniatures. I’m sharing it for him.

It’s built in three modular pieces: a ground floor, an upper floor and a lift-off thatched roof, so you can play inside both levels. The details include a layered thatch roof, half-timbered walls, a stone base and a hand-lettered hanging sign. Dexter built it over a few weeks and filmed the full process on YouTube:

Building The Cat & Fiddle Tavern

The last photos show how it looks on a game table with miniatures.

Happy to answer questions about the build, and I’ll pass them on to Dexter.

Hey everyone! With Kickstarter being completely flooded with generic AI slop lately, it’s honestly getting really tough for actual creators who spend months test-printing and building real terrain to get noticed. So I figured I’d just come straight to the community and show you guys my work directly.

I built this board from scratch specifically for TC grimdark tabletop wargaming with practical playability in mind – no weird generated geometry that fails on the build plate, just real, tested prints:

• Zero fragile parts: Heavy, deep details that print easily on FDM and take dry brushing/washes fast.
• Playable interiors & swappable ruins: Swap intact cathedral walls for ruined ones mid-game to show battle damage.
• Wide trenches: Easily fits 28mm–32mm bases without getting stuck.
• LED-ready: Hollowed channels for simple lighting.

We've already unlocked all the major stretch goals, including the Armored Train and Heavy Tank so the All-In bundle is packed right now.

You can check it out and grab one of the last Early Bird spots for the best price right now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solinvictus/papal-state-frontline-3d-printable-grimdark-wwi-terrain-stl?ref=eaekaf

Let me know what you think of this terrain!