Build Terrain From Magnet Tiles

[@84jesterx]

... 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]

Awesome!

[@chrisbicepnredfield7307]

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]

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]

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

[@uhhuh7559]

Can I see your video of what you made out of them

[@benjaminhayward5921]

Picasso Tiles is gonna owe you a Christmas card.

[@kingdavid99887766554]

ooh, very clever use of existing stuff.

[@lukerogers9348]

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

[@markdickey]

haha love it!

[@lincolnwillis3345]

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

[@PossumMedic]

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

[@ptjogara]

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

[@qw3rty829]

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

[@fragfmgill]

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

[@finnishfatman]

@@fragfmgill I think he means compared to GW 😅

[@nethercreature]

50$ on Amazon for 100 pieces is a great deal

[@finnishfatman]

@@nethercreature That is pretty good deal.

[@josephskiles]

I would say ebay or a yard sale if your lucky

[@ColonelSandersLite]

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

[@BrisCassa]

The dayglo colours are perfect for Infinity, sold!

[@KagrithKriege]

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

[@markdickey]

Thank YOU for the kind words!

[@immortalgamer3960]

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]

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

[@JamesTDG]

Can I get a cut of those?

[@TheRyujinLP]

Not gonna lie, this is low key genius.

[@InnuendoOutTheOther]

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

[@tntrex9933]

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

[@gaffneytr]

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.

[@joshuamiller8259]

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

[@josephskiles]

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

[@brodyklein38]

This is an absolute KZbin 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]

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

[@danlangford9434]

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.

[@BusterKingSyros]

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

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

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

[@Oasis_Oracle]

dude you just revolutionized Wargaming

[@jamesonhouran8227]

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

[@257shinigami]

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]

Awesome!!

[@NaktheCow]

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

[@Nibelheim1989]

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]

Thank you!

[@TheGraham27]

Thank u!!!

[@phantasmrain]

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

[@ramendampfen]

Lmao a FB group

[@axolotlaristotle]

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

[@bumple3]

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

[@baseballjustin5]

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

[@greektlake]

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

[@markdickey]

Thanks for sharing it!

[@jasonhawrelluk181]

You've just altered my reality!

[@OmegaLittleBob]

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

[@Semaze]

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

[@devilduckietu]

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]

do it!

[@euansmith3699]

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.

[@BouncingTribbles]

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]

Totally!

[@Balcamion79]

I love kitbashing terrain like this, especially from my kids' toys or stuff from the thrift store.

[@Frostbytten1]

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]

Neat! Good to know, thanks!

[@TyHunterX]

I will do this and ping once done as well! (ordering the blocks now!)

[@monsterofvalhalla3397]

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... 😉

[@Ndy_smth]

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

[@markdickey]

Thanks Andy!

[@Omniescent]

i tought my kids about drop pods using their magnet tiles

[@Jeremy_Lindquist]

Drywall tape right on Amazon too :)

[@Bluecho4]

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.

[@jimbusher5895]

Outstanding solution

[@TrialByPain]

This would be perfect for Deadzone!

[@MountainScottsman]

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...

[@jackpaxton9391]

Wait, that’s so incredibly smart!

[@Man-At-Arms46]

Super idea! Kids were getting old enough that i nearly tossed those…. Will convert for Space Station Zero now! Thanks

[@markdickey]

Haha have fun!

[@TheDuelManiacs]

I should try this for Cyberpunk!

[@SpooKimi]

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 😅

[@maximilian3544]

Genius idea. I wonder when someone will commission the chinese factory that produces all of those toy magnet tiles to manufacture those with random scifi greeble already on the tiles and sell them for 100% markup. I'd prefer though if some 3D print modeller would create templates to glue on those. If handled well literally a game changer. Especially if you look at the price point GW is selling their boarding action terrain.

[@markdickey]

Dude! Love that idea! 3D printing 3”x3” templates

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

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

[@JacobCross17]

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]

Awesome idea!!

[@oldoneswithdice]

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

[@_Xerota_]

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.

[@fortheemperorofmankind]

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

[@wayner396]

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

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

Thank you for this idea will try it out.

[@kirkyoung4147]

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

[@DarrinSK]

def going to take this further

[@samsolopeeps]

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

[@tpd71261]

Your video inspired me, i am making a starship interior out of these tiles.

[@nicolasreyes4469]

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

[@_Nythim_]

I just bought a set off of amazon and they arrive tomorrow. Can’t wait to see what i can make out of them

[@mitb]

You are a genius sir! Bravo!

[@ricoqwertz123]

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

[@GordonCBurns]

Such a cool idea. Hats off to you.

[@sinappanis]

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

[@calebritywriter]

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

[@jtrain9926]

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

[@stonehorsegaming]

I was unaware of those kids' toys. They are perfect for our hobby! Might have to get some for doing a gaming board. Easy to store as well, since they break down into 3" squares!

[@markdickey]

They store SOOOO well. beware though, I stacked mine before the paint fully cured and I accidentally stripped some of it peeling them apart.

[@chrisantzaras]

This idea is brilliant! Thank you for this

[@OblivionOdditiesProjectStudios]

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]

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

[@OblivionOdditiesProjectStudios]

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

[@Peppershaker]

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]

Sounds awesome!

[@studentjohn]

Magnet tiles are very cool!

[@kilwat492]

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]

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

[@bullzebub]

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

[@TheCervelas]

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

[@KoHug7]

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!

[@DanielJoyce]

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

[@markdickey]

i just did a video on that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLbpHyCfa-de7c

[@andybarnard1668]

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]

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

[@andybarnard1668]

@@markdickey how can I send them to you?

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

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

[@markdickey]

Thanks man!!!

[@NoFlu]

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

[@lordneg1]

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

[@PureBrawler]

This stuff also works amazingly for mantic's Deadzone skirmish game, since it already operates on a 3x3 grid system.

[@CardboardCleric]

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]

Awesome! Good luck!

[@UnprovenAssumptions]

Phenomenal video!

[@klug5916]

This is a very good idea

[@chrismiles5978]

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]

Niiiiiice.

[@timbomb374]

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.

[@Alex-43238]

Brilliant idea!

[@fleamarketkeanu]

I would love to try this out, and it would be great for bringing to stores

[@markdickey]

Yeah man! It packs up real tight.

[@RavenHeadInn]

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

[@charleshanson9467]

easy 3" squares are good for fantasy RPGs too, most rules using 1" = 5 feet. Great concept. Thanks for posting.

[@markdickey]

You bet!

[@dreese55gaming5]

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

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

I suggest granny grate its plastic and has that mesh look the stuff you talked about has 3:42

[@MutsuKazuma]

that's probably the best diy spacehulk terrain I have seen so far

[@markdickey]

awww shucks, thanks man.

[@assumedgecko1315]

How have i never thought of this, this is genius

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

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.