On this channel we discuss scratch built and discount miniature projects. We show you how to create miniatures and terrain for your role-playing games , tabletop wars games and dioramas. We also discuss history, media and art of the golden era of traditional gaming. Primary game systems include D&D, Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, Mutant Crawl Classics RPG, Necromunda Community Edition and 3rd-5th Edition 40k as well as other older Games Workshop .
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What a fookin legend
Great. I prefer 3D surface. For Necromunda, I made several, more sci-fi with grids, squares, pipes and so on, a little like GW tiles. I think they are awesome, but it took me a LOT of time
Yes this project seemed to take a lot of time for how simple it was but I think it was worth it.
I would love to see this continued with hills or hillside tiles!
Yes thank you, I know I will make at least 2 more tiles for this setting so I may give mountains a go
most boards on KZread are cluttered and filled where they try to make them look realistic. But eventually you'll have an annoying time with these boards because minis and troops can't maneuver. I think if war gamers were honest they would build boards like yours :D
Thank you! I figure if I want more detail I can add it with scatter terrain.
Thanks for share your idea
You are welcome! You have a good channel!
Thank you, Im still working on it. I'm posting videos once a week. Channel is focused in wargaming cenarios. Thanks
That bridge looks so good for the effort! What dollar store are you finding train parts at? Mine only carries hot wheels
Thank you, I was in Japan when I started my channel so I shopped at Diaso a lot. I believe they have an online store now.
For your base coat, look into a small paint roller. It'll get the job done quicker.
Thanks good idea.
Those look so much better than a battle mat. I'm going to give this a try too. The magnets were a really good idea. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you I am glad I could help!
They turned out looking awesome! I love the magnets for modularity.
Thank you, a person could probably use large refrigerator magnet for this also. They really are not that necessary if you wanted to skip that step. I just had magnets on hand and thought it couldn't hurt.
Well done! I prefer a textured surface as well, so I made an acrylic battlemat that covers the largest table we have that matches my DIY terrain and miniature bases. I've thought of trying something like this as well, but I don't think I have the space for it. The mat is quite long, but it fits under the bed when not in use.
That's great, I made a lot of sketches trying to figure out how I was going to do a board. Those DIY acrylic mats are cool and I may give making one of those a try at some point. Do they have an odor like acrylic caulk? Or does that go away?
@@thriftminis There's a slight smell, but nothing major. I made a combat patrol sized mat before I committed to a larger mat, although it took about as long to do the bigger one later. The nice thing about the bigger mat is that the edges tend to curl up a bit, but that doesn't matter when the texture extends beyond the table edge. With the smaller one I'd stack some bookstacks in each end 15-20 minutes before a game and that fixed the issue.
@@Christian_from_Copenhagen Thanks thats good to know. I will have to figure out a solution for the curling edges if I ever do it and share it with everyone. Goods stuff
Completely agree on the neoprene battlemats, not tactile enough for my tastes. This is an elegant solution that looks achievable by most hobbyists. I suppose storage might be an issue in a small home.
Hey how have you been?! Thank you, I agree storage could be an issue for some. I have them stacked on a top shelf in my office. That is the primary advantage of a mat. Maybe i will do a desert as a big 4x6 caulk and sand battlemat? We will see.
Nice work! I prefer boards like this rather than battle mats. But I've seen some good battle maps built so they have their place too. I don't like the printed mats OR boards. They are nice, but I like to build and paint my stuff.
Hey, I like some of the battle mats also, particularly those made with caulk and textured. I think the commercial ones are still cool but like we both said we would rather something that ties in better with our terrain.
Dude!! This terrain is so awesome! I love how much of it is rehashed materials.
Yeah thanks! When I was introduced to warhammer that was pretty much your only option.
Great conversions dude. Very much the same minis I used for my scavies. Just missing the Scalies, and I'd be interested to see how you kitbash them. I have used my stand in kroxigors and given them weapons from my Landsnecht ogres force.
Kroxigors is a cool idea! Ideally I will find the original metal Scalies at at some point but if I dont i have considered kit bashing Reaper bones trolls since they kind of look the part. I would make 2 holding gun stocks that were magnetic so the could swap harpoons or cannons and 2 others with hand to hand weapons. The trolls are only about $4 each. I found a Karloth Valois at my local game store for about $8 in the blister pack so I hope I just keep getting lucky with old models. Thanks for watching!
Good stuff.
Thank you I am glad people thought these were cool
Magnificent build.
Thanks a lot!
I have actually bought a couple of job lots of Heroclix, but not started on them yet. This has brought them back onto my work bench! Well done, keep up the good work!
Good stuff
Thank you! I am working on some more of them.
7:55 If you need rocks go for a walk with bags in your pockets...
I do that too. I have some free aquarium stones as well. I will have to do a video about 100% free things at some point. Thanks for watching!
great video, a really nice ruin and at a great price !! :)
Thank you!
This is awesome! What a change. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you!
Love the cheapness. Inexpensive terrain is the best. This looks as good or better than a lot of terrain built with ultra-expensive hobby kit. One note about fires in buildings - If you create V-patterns at the openings, if gives a real sense of reality.
Awesome!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent work. I liked and I subscribed as requested.
I appreciate it!
I have so much junk toy sets I’ve picked up over the years at places like goodwill outlet for like a dollar a pound. Every time I’m like this will make a great piece of terrain and I have like 3 big bins full of those thrifted play sets in my garage lol This is really Inspiring though, I really should dig them all out and make a table of just thrift store terrain lol
Yeah! That sounds a lot like me! Go for it and share some pics or videos!
Great video! While I didn't learn anything I did not already know, it was still worth a watch - I could not have put together such a great tutorial myself; hats off to you, the shacks look amazing!!
Thank you, I try to be detailed in my videos. People can always ask me in the comments if they need something clarified for them. Thanks for watching!
That is freakin amazing!
Thanks, I am glad you think its cool!
You did an amazing job building this. Great weathering and overall build. Keep up the awesome work and i look forward to seeing more.
Thanks a lot!
That's some great toybashing!
Yeah, I love using toys because they have all of that detail built in for you.
I was a little skeptical when I saw you slapping foam and hot glue and Lego on there, but you tied everything together really well and it looks fantastic! Really good job, I may need to try copying this with whatever bits and bobs I can find at my own local thrift shops.
Thanks, I used to think white foam was junk and only use nice insulation foam board but if you are going to cover it with sand and grit its a great free option. Thanks for watching i am glad you liked it!
Imagine having claymation with this background in a 40k story and characters... Endless possibilities....
Yeah or cinematic battle reports...
Looks like you bought it from a gaming shop once you painted it.
Thank you, the goal of the channel is to make professional looking game items on a small budget so I am glad!
Excellent stuff. Absolutely love it buddy.
This video alone has just got me back into hobby. Edit: Liked, subscribed and shared. You need more subs brother.
That's great to hear. I picked the hobby back up a few years ago and some people close to me encouraged me to share it on youtube so I am glad its helping people get excited. Thank for watching my stuff!
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Heroclix and old Heroscape minis are great to use for miniature agnostic games. I also used them in 40K games years ago as special scenario objectives for tournaments.
Yeah I want to buy a huge lot on Ebay some day, you could pretty much make anything with the price and variety. Ill post another heroclix video when I finish up some other models. Thanks for watching!
@@thriftminis I always go into older game stores and ask if they have old Heroclix they cannot get rid of. Usually, they have a box full of the less desired ones that fit perfectly into miniatures agnostic games like This Is Not A Test, 5 Parsecs From Earth, Space Station Zero, Zona Alfa, etc...
Fantastic terrain!!!! And those tiny details are the sprinkles on top!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you!
Nice work!
Epic video , nice Inspiration for necromunda terrian
Thanks, yeah I am working on a retro necromunda board
A joy to watch from beginning to end and amazing results! Liked and subbed. Many thanks for the great video! 👍
Thank you for the sub and I am glad you liked it!
You said it buddy.
This is the best excuse I’ve seen to get a foam wire cutter
Yeah I think mine was about $30 at Hobby lobby so its not fancy like a proxon but I wanted the ability to sculpt foam in a way other than using a razor. It can create a different look.
Nice work!!!
Thank You!
Awesome build
Thank you!
New subscriber - don’t describe what you’re doing on the screen, the helpful tips are good but tell us how you’re feeling! Tell us your dreams Hopes Ideas! If the piece gives a fun idea for a scenario, tell us!
Yeah I will give that a try, Thanks for the sub!
Another epic video, I know you're a busy guy but I wish we'd see more of you here.
Thank you, yeah I stay pretty busy, I will try to get some more videos up when I can. Thanks for the support man!
Great build and the using junk mail to create your cans and bottle advertising is pure genius! I'm stealing this idea for sure! Keep up the great work!
I'm glad you liked it. I think of those kind of like Easter eggs for other people to find when they look closely at the terrain.
Great piece, all the little details sold it perfectly
Thanks, I might make a bunch of small detailed parts ahead of time for other projects so I can just pull them out for final touches
Goodwill can be both terrible and glorious, much like 40k! Great vid brother
Yeah I get some strange looks sometimes ha ha, I show up every weekend and buy broken toys. I'm going to do more trash-->terrain videos because I think people like them the most. Thanks man!
I loved it! And those plastic playsets make such good starting points for projects
Excellent video!!! I particularly loved the “thickening” of the walls. I did something similar with some of the GW Lord of the Rings thin plastic ruined walls.
It's funny because I kept thinking about those LOTR walls as I was building it! Thanks dude
Great job, brother! I love the idea of taking small and advertisements and gluing them onto objects. Dang! Great build! - Rick, USMC
A fellow Devil Dog! Thanks bro,I also figured out that you could make advertisement signs using junk mail flyers also. I will do that in another project. Semper Fi!
@@thriftminis semper Fi and ooh-rah!!