Building Grimdark SciFi Buildings from Toys - Terrain for Warhammer 40k

[@MrCrystalwarrior1]

I build scenery like this onto square cake bases, so they can be fitted together in many different ways, making a whole table top come alive and be played over. I buy old toys from charity shops for literally pennies, along with squirt guns/rifles, and make some very fun terrain and vehicles from them. I also get huge bags of waste cardboard from a discount shop, which keeps both myself and them happy, as I get lots of free ingredients for terrain making, and they don't have to pay the huge recycling charges shops are charged here in Ireland. Charity and discount shops are wonderful places to find all kinds of things to use in the hobby, and so much cheaper than the regular outlets :-)

[@creativecuts7803]

Sounds like your shopping trips are pretty similar to mine haha. Car boots sales and charity shops. Thanks for watching

[@MarinaJohan]

By the end of it, I completely forgot that you've torn apart some of those toy trucks. They just fit so well and awesome transformation! Love the details in this build especially your painting job.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks Marina, it was amazing how much detail you can find in some of those toys. A great resource that I will definitely use again in the future. Thanks for stopping by and more on the way soon.

[@mrmoon8482]

This scene is soooo rich in story, even without the figurine. Each detail, gun impact, cracks, scratch tells something that could have happened. Something is sure, it was a bad day around this bastion haha. An entire novell could be written just by looking at your work. Amazing, keep going ;)

[@creativecuts7803]

Dude I love the way you are pulling a whole story out of this. I count that as a win - if you can fire anothers imagination then you are doing something right. Really appreciate you taking the time to write such a nice comment!

[@samanthaadams619]

It does look amazing! And I agree. Just that glimpse at the finished product even without the figures just makes me imagine some manner of fierce battle took place there at some point in time.

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Tons of detail for not too much effort.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude! Much appreciated and hope it was of some use to you

[@andrewlane8267]

As a long,long time 40k player and modeller your videos bring back many fond memories of building terrain out of stuff just laying around and spotting bits that can be used.My brother a me once build a whole Ork city from foam tiles. I think its great at last to see someone like yourself passing on this incredible talent. I have watched many of your videos today and learnt a few techniques i have never seen before which is great. I look forward to watching more of your work. Its amazing.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man!! That's a huge compliment in my opinion. And same... kind of oldskool in my ways I guess but I really enjoy creating stuff from nothing. Repurposing stuff and letting my imagination get the better of me sometimes haha. Thanks for watching 👍

[@subascosauce8288]

That was an absolute master class, start to finish, concept to masterpiece, I loved it.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha welcome along!

[@DullerZeus]

This kind of informative breakdown on the BTS for Valorant is amazing. Just what I’m looking for tbh, as someone works behind the scenes in TV. Its so interesting to see how the magic happens, through fanfare or funding.

[@kingodacheez3416]

Fantastic work! It's great to see such creativity for the gaming table. Thank you, and Cheers!

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@idaeus5949]

That's not a terrain piece, that's practically a gaming table! I'm loving that broken crane.

[@creativecuts7803]

You could say I got a bit carried away haha. Loads of fun and looking forward to putting it to good use. Thanks for watching!

[@roadskare63]

great vid...gave me some ideas to play with when I go the the second hand stores and find lil broken toys nobody wants anymore...

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha welcome to the darkside.... but they are a great place to find materials

[@marialiyubman]

That walkway when not yet painted looks like some amazing speakers at a rock concert. Where the lead guitarist can stand on and play his epic solo.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha I like the way you think!! 👍✌️🤘

[@KenOfthewest]

Just shows what you can do with some toy trucks. Great work and food for thought!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers! I'm glad you liked it 👍

[@nanuq83]

I've never seen anyone use kids toys to create something so awesome! This was extremely cool and super unique.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate your kind words

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Cracking build all around. Thats the sort of terrain people remember, especially if they get to play on it. Cheers!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man really appreciate your feedback and couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching and more on the way 👍👍👍

[@justonsvoid]

This is definitely the place you do a recon flyby and just report back…NOPE. Great Job!!!

[@creativecuts7803]

This comment had me laughing hard. Good job sir! Definitely a hard 'Nope' 👍

[@echo5flight]

absolutely incredible work. never played 40k but this makes me want to start

[@creativecuts7803]

Hahaha thanks for watching. I have only got back into it in the last year or so and having a ton of fun

[@johnboulton1109]

Really nice build! Finished project looked really nice and the oil wash worked really well. Looking forward to your next project!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man, glad you liked it. Had a few work things to sort out but videos should be frequent again. More on the way!

[@johnboulton1109]

@@creativecuts7803 excellent!! Look forward to that

[@genericusername-ki9ni]

Wow! Looks awesome! You really upgraded the foam-bastion and made the best use from the toy trucks. This scenery is so full of interesting details!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man! It was a ton of fun letting my imagination run wild. Glad you enjoyed it

[@manjr]

Great build made even better by a really nice paint and weathering job.

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheer dude, really appreciate your kind words. I was really happy with the result of this one and it was lots of fun to build. More coming soon.

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Stunning paint job. Awesome build! One of if not the favorites.

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad you enjoyed it. I have something similar coming soon!!

[@bobt3374]

This was an amazing piece of imagination so well done & an excellent use of the parts you bought. I like the photography of it. Very cool.

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers Bob, I see you have worked your way through a few videos. It makes me really happy to see that something chimes with you that makes you want to see more. All about spreading the creativity and have more in the pipeline. 👍👍

[@porkyorcy1715]

The fact most of this is from old toy trucks is great, super relaxing video :D all that information about how you do your rust is also super useful

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks! I try to make videos that I would watch while painting or building. More like this on the way and thanks for stopping by

[@krisalexander7268]

Absolutely brilliant and well detailed, deserve more recognition and subscribers!

[@creativecuts7803]

That's very kind of you to say. I really enjoy my builds and love it when people find them useful too. 👍👍

[@krisalexander7268]

I am currently on the build up to start scratch building etc and you're videos keep me inspired until I can finally start 🙌 look forward to future content

[@creativecuts7803]

@@krisalexander7268 haha go for it. Its all a bit confusing at first but I'm always happy to answer any questions if you get stuck.

[@krisalexander7268]

Just one or two things left to get then I am ready to make a mess lol thanks mate, appreciate the offer 👍 👌

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

Loved this, this is my kind of build 👍🏻 I enjoy using recycled pots and bottles etc for some of my models and you’re right, once it’s painted one colour, it gels together. Your paintwork is fantastic x

[@creativecuts7803]

Very kind of you to say and happy you found it useful. 👍

[@samanthaadams619]

Agreed. In watching these videos, I think the primering, painting, weathering effects and all are the point where these builds really come to life.

[@MiniatureMedium]

Wow. Awesome build and remarkable improvement in reveal. Those final shots were stunning, excellent work.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks for your kind words. Really happy you liked it and learning more with each video I make. Thanks for stopping by

[@TomJones0065]

Love The Imagination On This BUILD, I had not watched any of your videos before, BUT NOW!! I subbed me like!! Very inspiring!! Awesome Build, I did have to SAVE IT!! will watch it over and OVER again!

[@creativecuts7803]

Welcome to the party!! Usually upload every 2 weeks with the odd bonus video here and there. Glad you found some inspiration and it stirred your imagination

[@revenantworkshop175]

This is a fantastic build! I did something similar not so long ago with a toy fire engine. I absolutely love the ruined crane. Great story telling! 👏👏

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man really appreciate the comment. Would love to see what you came up with. Thats what I love about the hobby is people can make similar things but the outcome can be completely different. Thabls for stopping by and more videos on the way soon

[@revenantworkshop175]

@@creativecuts7803 since you asked! 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZavhmSkaNGGY8k a bit different to what you did but the same kernel of an idea! Anyway you've got a subscriber! Love your stuff!

[@creativecuts7803]

Funnily enough I just had a look while you were sending me the link. Threw you a sub too. Great minds think a like and keep spreading the hobby love.

[@revenantworkshop175]

@@creativecuts7803 ha ha thanks very much! Yep you too! Can't wait to see what's next! Just followed you on Instagram too 👍

[@Virakotxa]

This was awesome! Wishing for that follow up where you take it to infinity! I'm missing some red mixed into that rubble...

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you!

[@scalejunkie1326]

That is brilliantly done..you know, everything is CG now when it comes to movies.back in my day special effects were done with physical models. You would have been a very successful Hollywood special effects artist. Well done my friend! Impressive.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah I once had the privilege of going to the james bond prop storage and was amazed to see so many scale models used for filming.

[@thomasdoll5378]

Great idea and brilliant work! Love it!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers Thommy

[@dr.angelikamariakoch6099]

Another brilliant project. Each of your videos is so inspiring.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you so much!

[@orlandfitzsimmons5160]

Another inspiring build. Always look forward to watching your new builds. Thanks for the great content.

[@creativecuts7803]

My pleasure. It was a ton of fun to build and glad you found some inspiration from it. More on the way

[@rhino5419]

Fantastic build. All the best.

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers bud

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Great build only thing I would of done different would be the cranes cable. Using a braided string would of looked more like a cable in scale. Using some watered down pva you could of made it lay in whatever way you wished.

[@creativecuts7803]

Fair comment mate. Something I will bear in mind for next time. Thanks for watching!

[@JR-je7ce]

Discovered your channel a couple days ago and I'm so glad I did

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad to have you here. Plenty of videos on the channel covering a whole range of themes. Always happy to help with questions and if there is something you want me to build, let me know I'm always open to requests.

[@JR-je7ce]

@@creativecuts7803 your videos are great especially for inspiration. I recently got back into warhammer after 16 years away from it and have lost alot of the skills and knowledge I once had. I've been planning my first bit of scenery in a long time and so far in my mind I've got a desert outpost/fuel station. I have most of the things I think I'll need but the uk is abit crap for hobby supplies

[@creativecuts7803]

@@JR-je7ce I hear you. I get lots of stuff from poundland, car boot sales and most hobby products I can get via amazon or specific online hobby stores. Element games is pretty good. Also hobbies.co.uk is good. I went on a similar journey. Had a long break from warhammer and then got back into it and can finally put my fine art degree to good use haha. Also so much has changed since I was last hobbying. Even painting miniatures has completely changed. Took me a while to unlearn everything I had learned previously.

[@TheGmasterFunk]

Awesome! You are seriously on another level and you have the most inspiring positive vibe bro… So far all your videos are inspiring and mesmerising to watch they really are, however my favourite is when you use toys/everyday items to craft into incredible pieces 😀 Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad you liked it and really appreciate the feedback. Thanks for taking the time to watch. More videos on the way

[@icantthinkofanythingcreati904]

Man this guys videos are crazy good

[@creativecuts7803]

Too kind 👍👍👍

[@robertobassi1843]

Fantastico lavoro molto ben fatto, molto realistico

[@creativecuts7803]

😎👍👍👍

[@the-primered-thumb]

Great looking build mate 😉👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad you liked it man, thanks for watching.

[@marcoscastellanos4114]

Great work!

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@djvertical]

That paint job is mint! Looks amazing! 🔥🔥🔥

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers! Really pleased with how it turned out. Loads of fun to make too. Thanks for watching

[@lefanadesbriques]

Wow, what an amazing build, and all made from toys ! I'm definitely subscribing to your channel.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you for your kind words and welcome!!

[@tylerstabletop3922]

Holy crap. These are incredible. Excellent work!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude. Much appreciated. Just having some fun and sticking things together. Thanks for stopping by and more on the way soon

[@MostlyRandom3DPrinting]

Awesome work! I'm trying to learn how to do this too.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks and welcome along. My builds are pretty diverse so I'm sure there will be something to inspire you. Happy building!!

[@WreckerWarsdotcom]

boy, that is something else.

[@daviddickson412]

Looking good!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers dude. Much appreciated!!

[@Prostyrolnik]

0:40 Dismantling difficult ? Give it to kids XD

[@creativecuts7803]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 nature will always find a way !!!

[@JamesJones-in4bi]

Was wondering what your favorite rust effect is from? Would love to get/make some of my own. Would be GREAT for my orks stuff!

[@creativecuts7803]

It's by a company called 'dirty down'. They make products often used in TV and film but for miniatures it also works amazingly

[@____________838]

Always check resale shops for kids toys.

[@creativecuts7803]

Definitely, I'm amazed at how many cool shapes you can make out of a basic kids toy. And anything you don't use goes in the bits box for next time haha. Thanks for watching

[@bobt3374]

Well for the third time i thought that was excellent. 👽

[@creativecuts7803]

🖖

[@luc410]

really cool, man

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank dude. Glad you liked it!

[@SteveMaker]

Can you give me more info on the rust effect you used please? Great build by the way 👍👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Of course, the bottle of rust i use is, is from a company called dirty down, it is a water soluable paint effect which dries into a wonderful ultra matte finish. It isn't really often sold as a hobby product and is actually originally developed for film and tv for props etc. I cannot recommend this product enough. To further enhance the dry powdery look, some pigment powder or in my case crushed up chalks really help sell the effect. Hope that helps a little. Give me a shout if you get stuck

[@SteveMaker]

@@creativecuts7803 that's great thanks! I had a quick look on amazon but without knowing who sells it was difficult. I'm definitely going to look it up. Cheers.

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah im not sure amazon sells it. I got mine through a hobby store in the UK. But I know dirty down do a whole range of effect paints and after seeing how good the rust works I will also try a few of the other, moss, verdigris etc. Good luck in your search

[@orsonincharge4879]

Yeah .... pretty dam sweet

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks!!

[@scalejunkie1326]

It reminds me of the mining colony on the movie Aliens

[@creativecuts7803]

One of my favourite franchises, so maybe that influenced me somewhere. I love the scifi genre and have been fascinated with dystopia for a long time. That's not to say I don't like medieval fantasy stuff though. Anything that sparks the imagination really

[@josiegreene6140]

Love the video, is it possible to still find some of the Zeterdies products? Their website is down.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks!! I'm not sure, but I had someone else mention it too so I guess they folded. Shame because they had some cool stuff but I guess it was hard in a world dominated by 3d printing. Thanks for watching 👍

[@violetcorvidgaming4507]

Have you got a link to the company that supplied the Fort? I can't seem to get my phone to open up the *more* section of your description.

[@creativecuts7803]

Hey, unfortunately the company who made them has gone bust. I know covid hit them hard and they were trying to rebrand under a new name but I don't think that ever happened. Real shame because their products were great and a really nice affordable alternative to 3d printing

[@rossflan4414]

How did you do that reveal sequence? It looks good.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks. I have invested in a Gimble mount for my camera. Model i use is a Ronin SC with a Sony 6500 and a sigma 30mm lens. Still getting to grips with it all but always trying to make it better every time. The quest continues

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

How have I not seen your channel before?!

[@creativecuts7803]

Still relatively new i guess but welcome to the channel. I try to upload every other week or so and always happy to answer questions about materials etc

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

here's a cool way to make your own real rust powder steel wool, White vinegar with a bit of bleach put it in a container with the Steal wool let it sit for several days drain onto coffee filter let dry. and there you go you have real rust powder . you apply as if you were using pigment or same technique as when locking soil down to your dioramas. It gives nice realistic texture and it's real rust for very cheap.. and you can tell everyone that you know how to make plastic rust. Hope you're able to try this technique and it works out for you 😁👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Yooo that sounds amazing. Will defo give it a try. Thank you for sharing

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

No problem my friend hope you like it and can't wait to see the next video!

[@andrewstripay5987]

had to do a double take-- i thought the background music was the gas alarms at the smelter nearby.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha immersion

[@oktoberbabyfee]

Bring me a beverage!

[@creativecuts7803]

☕

[@Bluecho4]

Incredible

[@creativecuts7803]

Very kind of you to say. More videos on the way soon

[@dasMordschaf]

Good f@%&ng job man 👍🏻

[@jasonadams4321]

Tell Tommy to get a pressure pot for when he casts his resin, so that he doesn't have bubbles ruining the detail like that

[@creativecuts7803]

Great tip. I will look into this.

[@thomasdoll5378]

This was and older cast, the new ones are in grey resin and without bubbles! ;-)

[@soledude]

👏👏👏

[@creativecuts7803]

🙏👍

[@racspartan1]

👍

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍

[@klj5150]

Yayyyyyyy!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha nice one Ken, i will be back from my work trip soon so will have some new content for you to hoover up 👍

[@marialiyubman]

I want these trucks with small canadian flags. 🚛🚚🚛🚚🇨🇦❤️

[@creativecuts7803]

👍

[@rhino5419]

Hello. I am subscribed, the bell for all notifications is on. Yet i never recieve notifications for your videos. No idea why but i thought you would want to know in case this happens to others. All the best.

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers, really appreciate your feedback. Something I will look into, but maybe just youtube being youtube. Either way, thanks for the support!

[@claeslindgren2704]

Copper pipes don’t rust though 😁

[@creativecuts7803]

Maybe not on earth but 38k years in the future on a galaxy far, far away they might 😉

[@claeslindgren2704]

@@creativecuts7803 Damn it, i totally forgot about the future galaxy far far away 👽

[@creativecuts7803]

@@claeslindgren2704 🤘🖖👽

[@BoogViking]

It’s all the mouth noises for me…

[@DannatiNomiUtente]

Everything's cool and all, you definitely got your hands on this, but please for production quality sake swallow away from the microphone whenever you pause between sentences...

[@creativecuts7803]

Noted. Thanks for watching. Appreciate the feedback

[@DannatiNomiUtente]

@@creativecuts7803 I've been enjoying your videos, but the "gulp" every now and then is so distracting hahaha, glad you took it well

[@chrismaws6801]

Who thumbs downed this?

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@chrismaws6801]

@@creativecuts7803 I can't believe anyone gave ya a thumbs down that was incredible work!

[@whenwasthat]

The constant swallowing noises throughout are so disgusting.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry for any offence caused

[@whenwasthat]

@@creativecuts7803 it's ok, that was a little aggressive, my bad. I really love your work and relaxed commentary, but once I noticed it I couldn't ignore it. I haven't done any modelling for years now so KZbin is the only way I can get my fix. I find your channel to be the best by far. Not only are you're finished works unmatched in detail and realism, the calm, clear commentary makes me see you as the Bob Ross of the miniature world 😆 I'll definitely keep watching, I just won't be using my headphones 😉

[@dogdog061879]

Stop smacking your lips while voicing your videos it really detracts from it

[@creativecuts7803]

Sorry bud, usually I edit any mouth sounds out but must have missed it on this one. Apologies.