... so my son and I are doing this exact thing. Especially with how modular you can make them. I mean if you're absolutely desperate, you just go ahead and just spray paint them or so what you displayed. But it's so nice to actually see someone else who thought of the exact same thing! Especially with the same kitbashing ideas with those black Templars.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@chrisbicepnredfield7307

Жыл бұрын

If I had funds, I would use one of those guided cutting machines, and just cut very simple sheet styrene / plasticard patterns and put them on one side so that its generic textured without going into too much detail.

@Sphendrana

Жыл бұрын

If we really want to get quick and easy (and cheap) with this, just use printed card stock pictures of your terrain and walls, glue em on, and go. Mark up the sides with a sharpie or something, should work wonders. If I ever see some of these in a garage sale, I'm going to try just that before I get further into modding them. And when you're done with the printed look, just use those as your "blueprints" for adding to them and make styrene layered 3D textures (as Mr. Redfield suggests!)

@viper-tank824

Жыл бұрын

​@@markdickeyThis is an awesome idea! Love it.

I'm only 2 minutes into this video and I can already see that it's just straight up genius.

Wow, this is some of the most innovative low budget crafting I've seen. I'm definitely thinking about doing this now

@fragfmgill

Жыл бұрын

low budget? where do you find these that are affordable?

@finnishfatman

Жыл бұрын

@@fragfmgill I think he means compared to GW 😅

@nethercreature

Жыл бұрын

50$ on Amazon for 100 pieces is a great deal

@finnishfatman

Жыл бұрын

@@nethercreature That is pretty good deal.

@josephskiles

Жыл бұрын

I would say ebay or a yard sale if your lucky

I've been staring at my kids manga tiles for the last year thinking this. It was really cool to see them done up. The one downside to the picasso tiles vs actual magna tiles is that they are not riveted, so they are a little more fragile. We actually had to take the picasso tiles away until my youngest is a bit older because they knocked a few of the magnets out and we were worried about her swallowing them.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Great to know! I'll have to confiscate those... for science.

@JamesTDG

Жыл бұрын

Can I get a cut of those?

I love how you can halfway tell a player’s trade in life by his low budget solutions to Killteam

My son builds some awesome structures using these, coliseums and what look like internal layouts of space ships. Every time I look at them I imagine a 40k table, this is a great idea.

My daughters have been playing with these tiles since they were babies, never crossed my mind... Thanks!

You are a genius, such an simple solution to more overpriced plastic

It's funny you should mention this. My kid has these, and while he was playing with them the other day and I thought of the same thing.

This is an absolute KZread of an idea, really brings a whole new world of level building and practicality, PLUS those magnet blocks are incredible fun to play with so there’s literally no loss

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it’s so easy to get lost in thought playing with them 😂

I loved magnatiles as a kid, still have them. Fond memories

I never knew those magnetic tiles existed Thanks for enlightening me to new hobby hack

This is brilliant, I have repurposed so many kids toys for terrain I've lost count, I never even knew these were a thing, but then I don't have kids

Useing the triangles to make a pyramid like platform was genius.

dude you just revolutionized Wargaming

Never thought I'd want a toy for three year old lol. Amazing idea!

Been looking for a tile system for the Alien rpg that I liked and this is perfect instant corridors for a xeno to prowl through!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Seen this posted in an FB group and had to check it out. Awesome video. You've probably saved a bunch of people a bunch of money and got the juices flowing! Beyond even the Boarding Actions, this stuff will be very useful. Great shout.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheGraham27

Жыл бұрын

Thank u!!!

@phantasmrain

Жыл бұрын

We may be in the same group, as I got here the same way. This looks fantastic!

@ramendampfen

Жыл бұрын

Lmao a FB group

@axolotlaristotle

Жыл бұрын

@@ramendampfen And? I get most of my armies 2nd hand for a great discount from facebook groups. Rip Bozo, you won't be missed.

Wait, that’s so incredibly smart!

"She wont notice a few missing..." "REDY IS GOOOOONNNNEEEEE! 😭" 😆

Outstanding solution

Not gonna lie, this is low key genius.

Kickstarter!!!!! Sci-fi / fantasy magnetic scenery.

Brilliant. Stunning. Bold. Never done before. Amazing. Innovative. Never the same. Kudos. Thank you for this.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for the kind words!

The dayglo colours are perfect for Infinity, sold!

I absolutely Love this Idea. Especially for terrain you can store easily for portability.

Wow. For me, this is a game changer. Thanks so much

This is a really great idea! Got a set ordered. For the mesh parts another option is cross-stich/embroidery mesh. You can order it in different sizes, shapes, and colors. It's made of plastic and more rigid than the drywall tape. I bought a batch of them a couple weeks ago intending to use them as some kind of terrain and they will work perfectly with the magnetic tiles. Thanks for the great idea!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Neat! Good to know, thanks!

This is fantastic... what a great idea. Ive been tripping over my daughters ones of these for weeks now. Now they have a purpose... I may even have to "buy her" more... 😉

Perfect idea for this terrain and narrative games. It's a Tau 3D training simulator.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

haha love it!

ooh, very clever use of existing stuff.

A bit of sanding on the faces of the tiles and the backs of your glued on details will improve glue bonding no end. This is a great idea and looks very cool.

Thank you for this idea will try it out.

Can see this being great for dungeon crawling in ttrpgs as well.

Amazing. This looks like exactly what I've always wanted to make a space hulk style board. Everyone always does cramped corridors in their space ships, but some of the descriptions for Capitol ships are basically just wide open spaces. You could do a whole 4x4 table in this style and be able to set up cargo bays and massive ship interiors for normal games

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Totally!

Picasso Tiles is gonna owe you a Christmas card.

Super good idea, Great way to make the hobby more accessible. I am going to try and combine this with some eldar bits and make a scintillating xenos webway....thing....yeah...

This is blowing my mind. It's so easy! And you can get _really_ detailed with it, with paper straws or paperclips or garden wire or nail art beads or card stock. I'm predicting it now: these kinds of toys are suddenly going to become high priced commodities on the Internet, simply from their application in this context.

i saw this pass on reddit a few days ago but seeing a vid of someone who actually painted some, this looks so handy and very easy to store etc as well i most likely buy some in the future but frst i have some grey plastic to paint 😅

This is so creative and I love how easy it is using what you already have to jazz it up

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

Praise be to thee! Will be trying this for sure!

What a great Idea!!! Awesome! Will buy Tons of these 😍😍😍

This is genius

Thanks so much for the idea! I have 2 boys and I have heaps of these magnetic tiles. I wanted the into the dark/shadowvaults terrain but I was never going to get them. I can throw this together now 😁

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

As a 20-30 year old. MagnetTiles are the best

im buying a whole set of these n getting some of my players to help me make a nice pile to use for my magicpunk/scifi campaign, i have generic cave/dirt floors for other things, but i am beyond excited to make full on structures. i am definitely going to have missions where they are sent to destroy a building in a mech or something like that now, because that just sounds badass. im going to paint them a more gold color to fit my setting, and im going to find some different floor textures/wall greebles, but this idea was brilliant!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome!

Wow that's amazing. I can see this being used for so many games. Stargrave, Rogue Stars, Space Station Zero, Violent Dark.....

Impressive!

Wow I am doing this..I have so many bits in my bits box it's going to look amazing

Such a cool idea. Hats off to you.

This idea is brilliant! Thank you for this

I have a set coming in this afternoon. man this was a great idea haha. genius

Fantastic idea! Judging by the comments it looks like you should have bought shares in these companies before posting the vid as it seems everyone is wanting to get in on it ;)

This is awesome - gotta set an alert for magnet tiles now to find a good deal. In the past I had luck finding amazing Playmobil pieces for D&D but this might be even better.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Good luck!

This is an amazing idea. We only have a few of them but once my daughter ages out of them I just might have to repurpose them. I'll have to start watching ebay for some deals as well

Phenomenal video!

You are a genius sir! Bravo!

This is actually genius. If I still played I would certainly use these.

ooooohkay then, that' how I'm building my Boarding Action terrain.

How have i never thought of this, this is genius

I’m stealing this for pathfinder/D&D buildings and streets. This is LITERALLY a tenth of the cost and a hundredth of the effort of dragon lock

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

do it!

We just got my niece and nephew some of these exact tiles for Christmas. I don't think they'd appreciate me confiscating them less than a month after giving it to them

Gonna have to get back into kill team so I have an excuse to make sci fi terrain now... Looks super fun and effective

I was just suggested this video. Subbed I recommend trying the yellow speed paint brushed on the silver/leadbelcher to see if you like that look, makes it look cooler! I've done other terrain with it.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Thanks, Mark. Great to see things being reused instead of thrown out, too! Subbed.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!!

def going to take this further

Perfect sized tiles to make a Deadzone gaming board. Going to post this to the Deadzone groups.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing it!

3x3 , this would be perfect for Deadzone terrain. There cubes are 3x3 :)

You are 4 years behind me in this concept. I even designed an entire game that uses magnetic tiles. But the last 4 years of my life has been a living hell & I have had to put it on the back burner. It feels good to know that I was throughly on to something.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Aw man you were totally onto something! I hope things get better for you man.

@OblivionOdditiesProjectStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@markdickey If you're open to the idea, we could make it a reality.

I'd seen these in store and talked with a friend about getting them for her daughter. Not sure why I didn't think about them for gaming terrain.

Dude this is a fantastic idea! Im allready searching for magnetic tiles xD

My FLGS runs events every couple of months where a bunch of people bring 1000 points and have one huge battle. I'm trying to convince them to give this a try for a boarding actions "mega battle." Sometimes they make special terrain for these and I think it would be fun to have a bunch of people help kit bash these tiles. If we do, I'll for sure tag you for inspiring us!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so cool! I also love the idea of it being done as a community. I hope they go for it!

You've just altered my reality!

I thought about this before but the ones my daughter has are hollow and have pretty weak magnets so I didn't take it any further. I'll have to look into that specific brand.

This is absolutely genius. I've been thinking about how to make modular terrain, so I'll definitely be doing this!

This is such a cool idea! I haven’t decided if I want to get into boarding actions yet but if I do this is the way I’m going to go, the creativity that can happen here into crafting your own space hulk is awesome!

Was about to buy some terrain since I wanted to get into less vertical Kill Team games (less of a mess when playing it than towering MDF-stuff 3 stories high) but this is a perfect alternative. Thanks man, I (and my wallet) appreciate it

We have a ton of these around the house how had I not thought of this. Thank you this is amazing

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

havent watched yet but im getting a distinct sense of brilliance here...

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Haha well thanks for having faith in me!!

Very cool! It would be really easy and fast to 3d print some panels for those tiles as well, might give that a try

This is absolutely genius move! This is going to help so many warmers! Genius, absolutely genius!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you!

This came out soooo well. Absolutely love it. Subbed for sure

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

What an honor! Love your videos.

That's super slick

This is a great idea! Thank you for sharing! I will be looking into this for our games.

Mark, great idea!!!! Have tons of that stuff in basement boxes.

@markdickey

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! They’re a lot of fun to work with, and the possibilities are pretty extensive!

I made them 2 days after watching your video, and I'm obsessed. Installing lights in a few select "roof" pieces to cast a drop down light effect too. Thank you for getting me out of my artists block

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

That is so sick! Would love to see them when you're done!

@andybarnard1668

Жыл бұрын

@@markdickey how can I send them to you?

I love this concept. For kill team style games and for black tone fortress👍

This could be useful in recreating ship interior or bases, I'm already looking into the size of the Retribution Class Battleship for miniatures, and found it to be as long as 420ft, so creating it in parts, and scattering them for different teams for an ultimate Boarding Action tournament, and using these tiles should be creating everything a lot easier too, especially creating costume door tiles too, air ducts, and who knows what else too lol 🤣

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Awesome idea!!

This is REALLY great, one issue though is you might have problems with positioning if you have magnetized models

@bishopofthemount

Жыл бұрын

the magnets are only on the sides/edges, each with a set of N+S oriented magnets to attract if a model happened to be 'poled' as N/S, but i'm not familiar with how most models are done. I'm also mostly looking at it from a 28-30mm scale like D&D with 1in grids and 'non-poled' minis where the possibilities are only constrained by the magnet strength vs. added materials getting between them, so long as you kept the sides fairly flat/thin.

Pure genius. You can even do dungeon tiles, etc.

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

i just did a video on that! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqWs1auFeK3Qdbg.html

An absolute genius move honestly. I'll keep my eyes out for them and try my hand at making them look cool

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@strategogod

Жыл бұрын

@@markdickey absolutely you too dude. I have a few ideas on the walls but the floor you did looks essentially perfect

I saw this vid a few months ago and thought it was cool, so as of today ive made myself a load of necromunda style bulkheads from these tiles. Some of the drywall tape, some corregated card for steel panels and some struts name of foamboard and they look pretty great all painted up and washed with grime. Thanks for the idea! My gang is going to be playing on it tomorrow!

@markdickey

4 ай бұрын

This makes me so happy! Glad to inspire! Happy gaming

This is low key genius. I might have to use these in one of my builds!

Bruuuh, this is awesome Edit: My friend and I have been looking online and decided to try this with a cheap brand here in Australia.

Dude, this is an amazing idea. My 4yo is starting to get over her magna tiles, but they're about to get a new lease on life!

@markdickey

Жыл бұрын

Niiiiiice.

you can use as soldering gun to "draw" textures too. i love this idea!

Magnet tiles are very cool!

i tought my kids about drop pods using their magnet tiles

i think i'm gonna make a terrain or two like this

Thanks for the idea, it s great !