Build Terrain From Magnet Tiles

Come on a journey with me as I explore building Warhammer 40k terrain with a kids toy called Magnet Tiles. Works for Killteam, Warhammer 40000, and the new Arks Of Omen Boarding Actions.
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[@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.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

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

[@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

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

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

[@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?

[@joshuamiller8259]

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

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@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!!

[@Oasis_Oracle]

dude you just revolutionized Wargaming

[@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.

[@tntrex9933]

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

[@InnuendoOutTheOther]

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

[@PossumMedic]

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

[@BusterKingSyros]

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

[@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

[@jamesonhouran8227]

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

[@bumple3]

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

[@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.

[@TheRyujinLP]

Not gonna lie, this is low key genius.

[@jackpaxton9391]

Wait, that’s so incredibly smart!

[@jimbusher5895]

Outstanding solution

[@lukerogers9348]

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

[@markdickey]

haha love it!

[@ptjogara]

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

[@Semaze]

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

[@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!

[@benjaminhayward5921]

Picasso Tiles is gonna owe you a Christmas card.

[@KagrithKriege]

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

[@markdickey]

Thank YOU for the kind words!

[@kingdavid99887766554]

ooh, very clever use of existing stuff.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@BrisCassa]

The dayglo colours are perfect for Infinity, sold!

[@gwfranklin1]

This is genius

[@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 😅

[@RavenHeadInn]

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

[@samsolopeeps]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@lincolnwillis3345]

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

[@bishmadurr4508]

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]

Awesome!!

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

Thank you for this idea will try it out.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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... 😉

[@baseballjustin5]

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

[@Omniescent]

i tought my kids about drop pods using their magnet tiles

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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

[@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

[@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...

[@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.

[@Grubnar]

"Mommy! Why is daddy stealing my toys?" - Children of wargamers everywhere.

[@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!

[@WulvenKraft]

Impressive!

[@oldoneswithdice]

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

[@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

[@greektlake]

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

[@markdickey]

Thanks for sharing it!

[@sinappanis]

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

[@NafePaints]

Someone is going to take this idea to kickstarter and make some good money lol

[@markdickey]

Hahahaha maybe! If it exists: it’s on Etsy, and kickstarter.

[@OmegaLittleBob]

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

[@lordneg1]

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

[@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!

[@el6922]

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

[@assumedgecko1315]

How have i never thought of this, this is genius

[@calvanoni5443]

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]

Thanks for the sub!

[@elliottcross2932]

really like the concept and does seem so useful for both boarding action and normal terrain. was also thinking whist you made it that on the floor tiles if you made a designed them with a pattern of 4 squares each, which would be 1 and half inches square, you have made yourself a modular dnd board as well.

[@tommytoad6524]

Great idea, definitely implementing this in my hobby space

[@FirstNameLastName-fe2tu]

This is amazing! I can't believe how well this came out.

[@kosachilles2504]

I'm so keen to try this! Amazing ideas!

[@hervedumont1614]

Thanks for the idea, it s great !

[@starcrunch5775]

So cool. Fantastic idea.

[@TheRoark]

Brilliant idea! I am excited to try this out since I was looking for a cheaper way to play some boarding action games. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@calebritywriter]

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

[@Alex-43238]

Brilliant idea!

[@peterhughes3461]

That is an amazing idea. Definitely going to try this.

[@chrisantzaras]

This idea is brilliant! Thank you for this

[@Shadeblight]

Amazing idea, thank you sooo much, I love to craft my terrain pieces and this is simply amazing, I'll definitely try to do a set and keep you updated with my progress !

[@thelastnerdjosh]

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

[@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!

[@TheDutchCODGOD]

This is awesome!

[@GordonCBurns]

Such a cool idea. Hats off to you.

[@Love-qi9bt]

Awesome idea!

[@UnprovenAssumptions]

Phenomenal video!

[@dreese55gaming5]

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

[@TemplarUA]

Wow, that looks great!

[@athonkiller2980]

Thanks for making this video, This is going too be really fun for my Stargrave group!

[@stphn_alpharius]

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

[@bishopofthemount]

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.

[@alicemursteinlesbefaen666]

this is such a cool concept, if i find some tiles like used i'm definitely trying it out. would be perfect for my cyberpunk rpg campaigns

[@ryanyuhr2087]

Great video, already bought a set and patiently waiting to give it a whirl.

[@mitb]

You are a genius sir! Bravo!

[@CassyCat4]

That is so cool!

[@McDougz]

That's super slick

[@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.

[@fortheemperorofmankind]

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

[@geekyteacher9296]

Thank you, buddy, that is a brilliant idea!

[@nicolasreyes4469]

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