Modular Magic Circles

Posted by yansick on August 10, 2026
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Simple concept: I made a circular stone platform to serve as a base for all kinds of modular magic circles, objectives, enchanted objects, and other simple builds. I feel like it’s quite a flexible terrain piece to have for D&D and skirmish games such as Frostgrave.

The big eye was made from a ping-pong ball. The brazier was made using one as well. The centerpiece with the red gems is a medallion I found at the dollar store. The floating crystal is simply a piece of foam held in the air by small chains coated in superglue. The stand for the green glowing orb is made from various plastic beads.

Enjoy!

The Bone Wheel

Posted by yansick on August 8, 2026
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In the Frostgrave supplement Thaw of the Lich Lord, there is a scenario that requires a pretty cool bit of terrain: a giant wooden wheel with bones attached to it. This Bone Wheel is at the center of the gaming board for that scenario and serves as a special game mechanic.

I wanted to craft a cool piece of terrain for this, using balsa wood and a bunch of 3D-printed bits (skulls, skeletons, tusks, bones, and sacrifice victims). I used thin rope dipped in white glue to give the impression that the pieces had been manually bound to the wheel. The pivot of the wheel is a simple wooden dowel that slots into a hole in the base.

Fun fact: the base is, at its core, made from a sewing thread spool mounted on an MDF base and decorated with balsa wood, foam, and skeleton bits.

The sacrifice victims are fitted with magnets, so they can be removed during gameplay as players “rescue” them.

The banner at the top comes from an old Games Workshop Ogre kit.

It really was a fun piece to craft!

Mausoleum for Frostgrave

Posted by yansick on August 7, 2026
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One of the first scenarios in the Frostgrave core rulebook calls for a “rectangular building in the centre of the table to represent the mausoleum. The sides of the mausoleum should be around 6” long. Each side of the mausoleum has a door in the middle of the wall.”

So, this is what I made! It’s built mostly from foamcore, insulation foam, and cardboard, with the details made from plastic beads and pendants I found at a craft store. The spikes on the roof are simply toothpicks.

It was a lot of fun to craft!

Mammoth Skeleton in the snow

Posted by yansick on August 5, 2026
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A simple build: I 3d printed a mammoth skeleton an placed it on a simple foam base, painted white and covered with model snow.

A great visual element to put on the table for a Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign!

Fuel tanks

Posted by yansick on July 20, 2026
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Cool grimdark fuel tanks for modern and sci-fi settings: Perfect for Stargrave or, of course, Warhammer.

I built these quite a while ago, but I recently realized I had never taken any proper close-up photos of them.

The tanks are made from soda and energy drink cans. I also 3D printed a few decorative details (easy to find on Thingiverse) to give them a more industrial look.

For the paint job, I started with a coat of black primer spray paint, then used a sponge to apply various shades of brown and orange acrylics. Next came a layer of hairspray, followed by several thin coats of pastel colors applied with an airbrush. This hairspray technique allowed me to chip the paint realistically, revealing the “rusted metal” beneath.

Once everything was dry, I finished the weathering by adding rust streaks with a fine brush.

The pieces are mounted on MDF bases, which I painted to resemble worn concrete.

I’m quite pleased with how they turned out!

Orc tent

Posted by yansick on July 18, 2026
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Yep. An orc tent (could be a barbarian tent too). It is made mainly with craft paper soaked in pva glue and glued to a half-sphere made of styrofoam. Some twigs and cocktail sticks and voilà!

Obelisks with “glowing” symbols

Posted by yansick on July 15, 2026
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For a recent game of Frostgrave, I decided to make obelisks with glowing runes/symbols at the top.

These are crafted simply from insulation foam cut into irregular shapes with a X-Acto blade. The patterns on the surface were traced (“engraved”) using a pen. The tallest one is approximatly 6 inches tall.

Painting is moslty drybrush (dark shades of brown and a pale linen color for highlights). For the glowing symbols, I painted pure white inside their grooves and did a bit of drybrush of light grey around, to simulate the actual “glow”. I then used red paint to color the symbols with an airbrush.

The final glowing effect is pretty cool on the gaming table.

A very quick build, but a nice addition to my terrain pieces. Great!

Icewind Dale Goblin Wagon

Posted by yansick on July 10, 2026
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Here is a scratch-built piece from the Dungeons & Dragons adventure Rime of the Frostmaiden: the iconic goblin wagon illustrated in the adventure book itself.

I 3D printed a few of the details for this build, including the tusks, wheels, and deer antlers. Everything else was handcrafted from popsicle sticks, balsa wood, and toothpicks.

I also found a great polar bear miniature online to accompany the wagon.

In one of the photos, you can see that the tarps on the upper level of the wagon are magnetized, allowing them to be removed so miniatures (archers!) can be placed inside.

This wagon made quite an impression when my players encountered it during the campaign. Now it has earned a permanent place as a display piece on my shelves.

Gnolls!!!

Posted by yansick on June 21, 2026
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Yup! Some new baddies to pit against my D&D players (and to use in our Frostgrave adventures as well).

I used North Star Miniatures plastic gnolls for the main troops. Hyenas were bought and 3d printed (I got them from Byzantur Minis on MyMiniFactory.com). The big boss is a free stl file downloaded from thingiverse.com (the model is called Yeenoghu, from Yasashii Kyojin Studio).

They all were fun to paint. With paint. And blood. 😈

Some minis I’ve painted recently…

Posted by yansick on March 20, 2026
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Ok, this is going to be a short post. I just wanted to share some pictures of miniatures I’ve painted recently. These are all 3d printed in resin. Most are large creatures (giants, Vrock demon, etc). Only the 2 “Frankenstein” flesh golems are standard size.

Not much else to say. Enjoy!