About Terrain By Hand

Building tabletop terrain is our labour of love – it can require a lot of time and effort, as well as stacks of materials and tools! But, in our opinion, the addition of hand-crafted or hand-finished terrain makes a huge difference on the gaming table.

Here at Terrain By Hand, we like to keep things simple. Though a lot of what we do is built from scratch, not everything needs to start from a blank canvas. Simply spicing up an MDF kit by adding textures to smooth, flat edges adds to its presence on the table. Some plastic kits already come with all of the detail built in, but benefit from a paint job which really makes them stand out.

We pride ourselves on our ability to visualise terrain on the table and, where practical, make it accessible across multiple game systems. This not only reduces the cost for our customers, but saves on storage space, too! Take our rocky outcrops as an example – they are perfect for immersing yourself in the fight for Geonosis, but equally can act as an owlbear’s lair, where she lurks, protecting her young from wandering adventurers:

Large, custom boards pose their own challenges – but we enjoy the process! There is no feeling quite like seeing a large-scale project come to life, such as the Castle Naerytar piece pictured below:

We’re not limited to just 25mm/32mm scale, though – we also take on work for smaller scale projects, such as miniature wargaming (e.g. Bolt Action), or even model railways.

Using skills honed through years of designing and building terrain pieces for our personal use, you can rely on us to help to realise your vision.

If you haven’t already, please check out our gallery where you can see examples of terrain pieces, big and small, that we’ve created for our customers.

If you would like something crafted, upgraded, or just painted, please get in touch with us today, and we will see what we can do to help to make it a reality!