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Bring Your Tabletop Battles to Life with Handcrafted Terrain
Whether you’re waging war in the grimdark future of Warhammer 40,000 or venturing across the landscapes of the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game (MESBG), building your own terrain adds a whole new layer of immersion. From war torn ruins to overgrown forests, terrain turns every battle into a cinematic event.
To help hobbyists of all skill levels get started, we’ve put together a list of essential products and tools for terrain building. We’ll be adding step by step terrain guides here too, with materials lists and tips for everything from modular setups to full dioramas.
Whether you’re building a battlefield from scratch or upgrading your existing board, the goal is simple: craft immersive, playable environments that bring your games to life.
Starter Sets to Kickstart Your Terrain
| Product | Why we like it |
|---|---|
| The Army Painter Battlefields Basing Set | Includes PVA glue, tufts, moss, grass, rocks and snow. Perfect for 40K and fantasy bases. |
| Kill Team: Killzone Volkus (Scenery Expansion Set) | Ready made ruins for 40K and Kill Team. |
| Battlezone: Manufactorum, Sanctum Administratus | A centrepiece building for 40K tables. |
| Rubble Scatter Terrain (3 piece debris set) | Ideal for battlefield clutter or objective markers. |
| War World Scenics Summer Forest Starter Kit | Excellent for natural landscapes, especially for MESBG. |
Paints and Brushes for Finishing Touches
The right paints and brushes can take your terrain from good to incredible. These suit beginners and experienced hobbyists alike.
| Product | Why we like it |
|---|---|
| The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Starter Set | 11 acrylic paints including metallics, wash and primer, plus a brush and a miniature. |
| Citadel Layer Paint Set | Great for layering and highlighting details. |
| Citadel Colour: Battle Ready Paint Set | Ideal for fast, tabletop ready results. |
| War World Gaming War Torn City Urban Rubble Kit | Gritty, war torn cityscapes for 40K or Necromunda. |
| The Army Painter Speedpaint Marker Starter Set (2.0) | 10 markers, including metallic and contrast paints, for fast terrain shading. |
| The Army Painter Masterclass Drybrush Set | Three goat hair drybrushes for weathering and texture. |
| The Army Painter Hobby Starter Brush Set | Drybrush, detail and standard brushes with fine tips. |