The Menhirs’ Final Gathering

This short 360° spin marks the end of my first scatter terrain project — the Menhirs. What started as a few rough sketches and foam scraps has now grown into a full circle of ancient stones.

At long last, the project reaches its conclusion. Six standing sentinels and two fallen relics, each bearing its own weathered tale.

This was my first modeling project after a long break from the hobby. I didn’t want to dive into anything too complex right away — I just needed something simple to get my rusty tools (and fingers!) moving again. Besides, I wanted a relatively quick build that could actually hit the gaming table soon.

I still firmly believe that for tabletop games, scatter terrain is the most versatile and reusable type of scenery you can make.

So, this build was all about keeping it simple and fun: hot-wire cutting the foam, adding texture with stones and foil, then brushing on layers of black wash and light drybrush. No fancy tricks — just basic tools and a bit of patience.

Seeing them all together feels rewarding — a small milestone in learning the craft of terrain making.

Finishing a project also in this new, digital form — with photos and videos published on a blog or social media — brings an extra layer of satisfaction (even though, admittedly, it doubles the amount of work!).

On one hand, there’s the joy of having a physical, fully usable terrain set for my own games — that’s still the core of the hobby for me.

But taking it out of the box to photograph, film, edit, and finally share online — that’s a completely new area for me, both technically (lots of new skills to learn) and personally, as I’ve rarely shared my work publicly before.

In that sense, this whole process is a small step outside my comfort zone… but that’s exactly one of the reasons I started this blog and my other social channels in the first place.

What’s next? I’ve already started thinking of the next terrain set — so stay tuned for more miniature landscapes and DIY magic ;)