09/07/2025

Happy Sunday, and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts!

This week, I managed to carve out a few hours for the hobby and finished up two new terrain pieces. I stick to simple techniques with affordable craft paints and India ink, aiming for what I like to call the “Tabletop Standard”—pieces that look good, hold up in play, and don’t break the bank.

I painted up another ruined church, and I have to say—I really enjoy this model from The Printing Goes Ever On. I printed it on my Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro FDM printer with no supports, primed it black with a rattle can, then gave it a light gray drybrush using inexpensive craft paint. To finish it off, I added green India ink to the vines, which really helps them pop against the stonework.

This Elven gazebo is another great piece from The Printing Goes Ever On. I printed it on an FDM machine with no supports, primed it black with a rattle can, and then gave it a white drybrush for contrast. The roof was finished with turquoise India ink, the wood with brown India ink, and the vines with green India ink to bring the details to life.

Are these the greatest terrain pieces ever made? Probably not—but they look fantastic on the tabletop, whether for a wargame or a TTRPG. And that’s exactly what I want from my terrain.

Keep on gaming! 🎲