I just went to Amazon and looked up 15mm coupler and got under "customers also viewed" chipboard sheets, silly straws, plastic aquarium undergravel filter board, start collecting Space Marines...

@JamesLongTheDude

3 жыл бұрын

same

@wierdling928

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesLongTheDude Lmao ok other me account.

@arranferguson8865

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@sparkshark9697

2 жыл бұрын

@@wierdling928?

@wierdling928

2 жыл бұрын

@@sparkshark9697 That was a account i used to use, i don't use it anymore.

So when I look up aquarium gravel filters suddenly I'm swamped by suggestions to look at chipboard, silly straws and copper 15mm couplings. You folks have budged the algorithm.

@alexmurphy1603

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@AVspectre

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure there are some confused aquarists out the now... :)

@Squid728

2 жыл бұрын

@@AVspectre yes Yes i was Now a year later i understand it

THIS is why i fell in love with 40k as a teenager. Building your own world to play in was just as much part of the fun as the minis, the lore or actually playing the damn game. Long weekends of creativity, painting, making a mess with glue, searching trashcans and the woods outdoors for materials, drinking iced tea and listening to music with friends... good times.

That barrel idea is genius, I've never seen that before.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

I'm always looking for kitbash ideas in hardware stores ;)

@harlandmountain7998

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis The Plastic connector pieces for PEX piping would also work well, though you'd need to take a hobby saw to them. PEX itself is great since it can be cut and shaped with wire cutters and pliers, so you can create busted or exploded pipes and have them connected to your PVC pipes with super-glue. I have not yet checked to see how well they take paint yet since I've not had time.

@jeremysmatana2592

4 жыл бұрын

Can't get those types of fittings in the States. We only have straight (unribbed) or the kind with two ends of a different diameter.

@schlomoshekelstein908

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeremysmatana2592 search msdirect for 1/2" Copper Pipe Coupling with Rolled Stop

@kevinpatrickcarey3741

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis if you werent big on detail you could use them just like they are

Why is this the first I'm hearing of silly straws?? They seem like the mini pipe holy grail

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Totally! I saw them in the shop and you could probably see the lightbulb above my head for miles, haha.

@theandf

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis are they toys or what? I don't have them in my country, but maybe a visit to they toy shop is in store? (Not that I need an excuse for that)

@jodecisanchez8785

4 жыл бұрын

@@theandf Its a straw kit you put together to drink with. You're probably better off looking online for them. Even in the US I've never seen them in a physical store, only online!

@mskibbewar

4 жыл бұрын

FYI, I found them in Amazon as build a straw or DIY straw and there are tons of options - super helpful. Between them and the gravel filter walkways, I've got an industrial zone in the works! Thanks!

@kittkitsune

4 жыл бұрын

@@jodecisanchez8785 You can generally find them in Walmart. Usually hanging on a clipstrip down a random grocery isle.

I'm such a hobby veteran, that I remember the times very well, when GW didn't even had terrain-kits and encouraged costom building your own. I love it.

@aaronjones4397

2 жыл бұрын

this is so true, as a kid i remember one of the GW staff members showing me and a friend how to make a Foam brick wall, recently ive been working on a sylvaneth army and im being told ill need to buy 3 trees for $100.. how times have changed indeed XD

@TheGrammargestapo1

2 жыл бұрын

they still do encourage custom building of terrain. they even let you bring 3D printed terrain, so long as you printed it yourself and went to the effort of making it. The terrain they sell is just a way to cash in on people who are new to this sort of hobby and have no basic tools or other things with which to make really cool custom terrain.

@aaronjones4397

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGrammargestapo1 It might just be my local shop, his a nice guy but just a real salesman and perhaps a GW loyalist haha. I guess that is his job but I just refuse to spend that kind of money on terrain, and didnt really appreciate him telling me id need the wildwoods pack if i wanted to play wargames at GW. This probably doesnt speak for all shops and all staff members ofc :)

@TheGrammargestapo1

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronjones4397 my local GW shop loves to let people bring their own terrain, and the official tournament rules allow it too on GW's website. you can bring home made terrain to actual tournaments and it's all kosher. sounds like he may just misunderstand the policy. They're pretty serious about wanting you to build your own though. they don't like it when you buy other peoples.

"you can get these literally everywhere" Me: "I have never seen this in my entire life"

Terrain is easily one of my favorite parts of miniature gaming. Love your terrain videos. Keep it up.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I totally love making terrain. I could do it all day, haha

@wayner396

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis me too

@jinx8624

2 жыл бұрын

Yh u can really get creative and make it out of anything

when you're this dangerously close to the 10-minute mark, footage of the dog is almost mandatory

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, I know right? I always forget, I don't edit my videos to meet specific time lengths or engagement criteria, I just make what I would want to see. I do like seeing dogs though...

@Nallenbot

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis 7 seconds of patreon names over doge b-roll and you're golden

@Diarmuhnd

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nallenbot And use some diorama pics with his terrain and figs as background art for that roll call. Yarp. perfect, SLAANESH approves.

I find a lot of terrain guides try to make it sound like they're really easy, but they actually require you to have all sorts of specific extra tools/materials on hand. These legitimately seem like I could just go and build them once I have the key component of each piece!

That is hands down the absolute best idea for barrels I have ever come across! Thank you!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elijah! Quick and easy :)

@dereksimonds2212

Жыл бұрын

​@MidwinterMinis it's not in stock anymore and can't find them :(

"the patreons stop to the videos to having ads!" Right after that line i got an ad. Ironical XD

I don't think thank you suffices. Such creativity from painting tutorials, game narratives, terrain. You are truly a blessing to the hobby wargaming KZread community!

This guy is a hero and deserves a medal for making this video

as someone who just bought his first set (warhammer 40k recruit edition) your videos and tutorials are amazing, and this video is just genius! i had no clue what i was gonna do about terrain stuff but now i do

4:38 you had me at no ads. Thank you patrons.

Oh that second edition Gretchen... Memories, misty water coloured memories.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

They're always the MVP of every game I play ;)

@PheonixKnght

4 жыл бұрын

I have those to

the creativity in this video is mind boggling

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Just years and years of fiddling about ;)

The straws idea is just golden!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

I know right? So simple to make, too :)

Terrain Tutor, Wyloch's Armoury and Tales of Middle-Earth are all great for tutorials if you're interested in terrain building.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

You just listed all my favourites ;)

@nicolastousignant9160

4 жыл бұрын

I would add black magic craft

@calebbilling4984

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicolastousignant9160 I keep forgetting him and I've no idea why.

@nicolastousignant9160

4 жыл бұрын

@@calebbilling4984 he's more into the D&D fantasy side of things, maybe thats why? That being said, the sci-fi vids he does have are quite worth it

@batingbunnies

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget commisar gamza, he literally has a whole terrain from trash series that is a goldmine of ideas

More of this! Buying terrain is so expensive and these are some awesome cheap alternatives that look fun and easy to make.

Gotta thumbs up just because of the KMFDM! This is some Ultra Terrain to go along with some Ultra Heavy Beats!

I like making tank stoppers from the left over sprues

If your primer is having trouble sticking to the barrels, you might try sanding the finish down, so the primer has a more rough surface to stick to.

Polystyrene end pieces out of electrical goods boxes. Plaster of paris poured into a bucket of sand mould, for assorted domes and towers. Wedding cake pillars. Aquarium skulls and rock outcrops and plastic plants. Scaletrix roads and model railway trees. Empty Tincans and cut up drinks bottles, yogurt pots and deodorant can lids. We didn't have ebay or terrain kits in our day XD

I would absolutely love to see more videos like this in the future! Out of curiosity, what brand of foam board did you use for the ruins?

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

The foamboard was cut from large A1 sheets I bought from Hobbycraft. There was an offer, 2 sheets for £9.99, I think they were trying to get rid of it! Based on that, you could make 12 of those ruined corners! Less than £1 each, crazy!

@adriannaranjo4397

4 жыл бұрын

A very popular & cheap brand of foam board I see people use is Readi Board from Dollar Tree

The 15mm couplers for barrels is awesome.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

So simple, eh? :)

Another Awesome vid by Midway Minis! Im BRAND SPANKING NEW at mini painting (like getting ready to start painting my 2ND MINI EVER kinda new) and watching videos like this one assure me that theres always help out there. Even when u know of literately NOONE who either paints minis or plays tabletop games, u can still find help! Thank u for making vids like this i wish ur channel the best of luck.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Carlos, I'm glad our videos are helping give you a bit of inspiration :)

That barrel one was so ingenious my god

Book spines, "medicine, medicine, history of drunkenness"; is this the home of a young doctor?

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, very much so!

Genius! Thanks for this. Will save lots of doh and give me a way of getting the kids involved, helping daddy make stuff.

Never thought I’d be watching a video, where sensible advice was “set it on fire”

How did I not think of using under gravel fish filter? Genius !

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, sneaky tips!

I love this kind of stuff! When I was young I would spend all my time out of school just making whatever I could out of trash and cheap toys. I'm glad this game is giving me a chance to relive those days :)

There's a lot more you can do for the foam sheet terrain. Cut out windows in it and use match in the middle for what used to be the window frame, you can use a very sharp pencil point to "carve" shapes into the foam (bricks, bullet holes, wood support beams,...) A good idea is to look at the terrain kits from games workshop (the cheap ones) and try and copy it out of foam (you can even make towers, or same ruins but with an upstairs floor very easily). Another thing that is very easy to do it cut out a random shape of cardboard, cover it in PVA glue and sand, then superglue some random rocks or a twig standing up, then glue some flock to it, very cheap and obviously because you use actual rocks it looks realistic. To make craters, I keep styrofoam protection from boxes (preferably a straight sheet) , and I spray it with aerosol or apply superglue to the middle and slightly less towards the edges, which melts it into a random crater shape, carve the sides, you can then cover it entirely with PVA glue, cover it in sand then you can safely paint over it.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, absolutely! This video is aimed at easy stuff for beginners to try, but those are some great ideas. Foamboard is awesome :)

Excellent tips. I'd seen the barrel trick before. My friend even glued a small card disc (made with a hole punch) as a bung on the lid. Those pipes are way better than bendy straws.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Oh. smart! I should try that next time :)

Love the clever idea for the barrels, looks so real, splendid...and simple!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil! I forgot to mention you can bash them with a hammer to make them look a bit dented ;)

Wow! I wish I had this level of creativity! Awesome ideas!

Little tip on foamboard cutting. Use a heavy Duty Utility Blade, and cut at low angles. Cut several pieces, then flip the blade. Have spares. Hone the blades on a piece of leather (leather has silica strands that are abrasive to steel) by finding the blade's natural cut angle, and pulling towards you and then lifting straight up in an L motion. Resist the urge to flip the blade at the end of the movement in a J motion. The edge will be destroyed otherwise.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Nice tips! Yeah, I just tend to go really easy, almost no pressure, and rarely get frayed/crushed edges :)

@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis nice.

Awesome! I’ve got a few more things to try now. I’ll be looking into getting the fittings for the barrels and the gravel trays for sure.

This is such a stellar video. Great, creative, inexpensive and easy ideas and the instructions are clear, quick, and concise. Thank you so much!

Some brilliant ideas in this, thank you so much. The aquarium filters are perfect for a project I'm working on, genius idea.

Simple ideas and looks amazing

Incredible video! This one is a must-see for anybody getting into WH40k.

Wow, these are such great ideas! I actually started making my own terrain pieces a few days ago from failed 3D prints and the innards of broken electronic devices. So many possibilities!

Literally one of the best hobby videos out there.

I love the atmospheric music used in these videos.

Loving the sci fi flooring pipework and barrel scenarios will put this to good use..thks

Love the trail of dead reference 🙌🙌

thank you for those Ideas especially the one with the foam poster board!

Loved the KMFDM graphiti

These terrain vids are incredible. Well... all your vids actually... Thanks Guy!

amazing ideas my man thanks for this video. this really helped me make some cool terrain for my table for some rounds of 40k

Sweet bottle of Chartreuse

I found that you can also stack bottle lids on each other to create amazing looking barrels.

This is amazing. I will be crafting alot during this quarantine I think. Thanks!

The gravel filters are very clever

Wow, that's really creative!

Nice KMFDM nod on the wall piece!

wow this is super amazing, was planning to buy 3d printer but this is amazing ideas for cheap way to do it! thank you!

The undergravel idea is great! I have loads of that stuff that I’ll be using for a Neca Alien Diorama

One of my favorite channels! Wow

great video I will definitely try this out! you should do more videos like these it seems simple stuff but perfect for beginners like me looking for affordable terrain

This video is AMAZING! Thank you this is so helpful!

Thanks great tips ! Already on Amazon ordering!

Love the Barrels. Can't wait to try that for myself!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh! Yeah, they look pretty good for being so easy eh? :)

Love the KMFDM shout out on the Junk Wall lol Haven't heard anything from them in years. Love the ideas, Cheers from Canada!

Great tips & video. Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic! The barrels look great. Aquarium gravel filters are a great tip too!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

The simplest are always the best, eh? :)

amazing!!! thank you so much! im gonna get into these ideas soon

Awesome like the Barrel

This has saved my sanity. I was looking forward to the new Battlefield Expansion set that released today but then they decided to charge way more for it than I expected (with only half a board) so that threw my planning out the window. Thank you.

Wow, this video is a blessing. It really helps with my prep work for a convention at the end of the year, saving me time. Thanks.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad we could help. Have fun at the convention :)

Reaaaaaally great ideas, good work man !

Great ideas! I will be making some barrels and pipe lines to spice up my battle mat for sure

Very well spoken video and epic idea for the barrels!!!!!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! The barrels are awesome, eh?

Thx for the aquarium filter tip

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

that pipe tip is great, going to use it.

I made a wooden crate using paddle-pop (popsicle) sticks, balsa wood and hot glue, it's amazing what you can just find around or get at a craft store.

Can confirm the industrial walkways are a winner! I used a cheap auto-shop matte black and a quick burst of silver spray and they already look great :)

I love to see more of the gravel filters

This was an amazing video! It actually gave me an idea for my D&D campaign!

Please make more videos like this! Small projects like these are great.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was fun to make!

These are brilliant beginner tutorials that have certainly inspired me to make some of my own!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I really enjoy your channel too. Your painting videos are lovely!

@bitzbox

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow man, amazing video👏👏👏👏

These all look fantastic. Well done!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

These are awesome ideas, I love the silly straw pipe lines one. I was even thinking I can take some of the imperial Aquila from the space marine drop pod and add them to the fish tank walk ways

You have earned a like good Sir! Excellent suggestions.

Quickest and most simple (in a good way terrain Tutorial on KZread, top props matey, mucho appreciated

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, thanks very much! It doesn't pull any punches, huh? Nice and snappy.

@twosidedcoin4688

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidwinterMinis You are welcome. Yeah just gets to the point in a good way and some ideas I've not seen before I've got my own grand canyon themed sculpted board I did last year and while I quite like the old gw kits they don't really fit the arid raider canyon theme I'm going for with small shrubs and some custom sequoia trees etc so some of these rough and ready ideas will certainly come in handy for some terrain, I'm looking to create a few ramshackle walkways, fences and scatter terrain for it like the burn barrels etc and think this vid would be very good for inspiration so cheers

I'm not into Warhammer but I'm very much into these videos, I find them relaxing and satisfying.

I just watched another painting report and realised the benefits of your speed painting techniques. While they don't do enough for me they do get the basics down which allow me to get the detail in, more so than you do. By detail I mean I like to pick out webing and ammo which normally carry their own colour. And being slightly masochistic I like to paint the link for the rounds which usually appears as cloth on the models. But in any event your techniques certainly allow a guy to get an army on the battle field.

Love the channel and great video! I have used the lolly sticks and MDF board for scenery building before, I plan on adopting the aquarium mesh filter walkways and build your own silly straw kits for pipes to make the scenery. Oh and also the barrels! Great job!

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad you found this useful Christopher :)

Cool ideas all around! Thanks for sharing :)

You are a hobby god. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent ! You gave me food for thoughts

Great vid, good scenery doesn't need to cost huge $$$. Starting 40k from the original rogue trader, we had to build everything back then. On ruins you can use toothpicks or thin plastic rod sticking out of the broken edges of the walls to simulate broken reinforcing rods.

This was a really fun and inspiring video: thanks! Where do you find those amazing tiny posters? They really add character.

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

I just searched for "40k posters" and there's quite a few people who have made printable A4 sheets :)

Some great ideas guys! The silly strew pipes blow my mind! 😂 definitely will be giving that a go! 👌

@MidwinterMinis

4 жыл бұрын

So simple, so effective! :)

waaaagh.... this is perfect.. that wood path was beautiful, and can be used for a roof, or door, maybe sink it into the terrain a bit for a muddy semi sunken path..

Great stuff, thank you.