Crafting an ENTIRE fantasy village for $0 - Beginner friendly Builds!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

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[@aaronvandijk5440]

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[@centar1595]

Hi! thanks for the templates! Quick question -> are the first two templates scanned completely (2x house2 bottom1, 2x house2 top1) ? Cause something seems off to me, and I don't see how they should fit together? Thanks :)

[@dennisschwinnen7865]

Do you have some pictures of the assembled buldings? I don´t know how to glue the templates together

[@centar1595]

@@dennisschwinnen7865 hi! So as i said in my comment, one of the templates seems off. I made the tower though. The dark bold lines tell you how you need to fold stuff (especially important with the tower roof-you have to fold it before trying to glue it together). You glue stuff together by gluing the little 5mm strips of adjacent elements. Good luck!

[@ThunderStruck15]

Cheating in the extreme to use XPS foam. No non-hobbiest is gunna have that lying around.

[@minihali]

3:30 fact, if you are hobbying on a budget one of the best things you can do is just ask. I wanted to get a friend into killteam, but I literally couldn't afford to buy a box of models for him. So I just went to my local games store, asked one of the clerks I was friends with if she had some used models I could buy for cheap. And she just gave me five space marines they usually give out to kids who want to try painting for free. Another time I needed 7 boxes of card sleeves for Magic the Gathering. Went down to the same store and told the clerk I'd rather spend my money here, but the sleeves just a bit cheaper than what they costed at the store or I'd have to go online. And the guy said it wasn't a problem, and I got the at a cheaper price. Don't be afraid to ask, most people who are into these niche hobbies are willing to help you if you are on a budget. Having some basic people skills can go a long way if you don't have the money right now.

[@sithblaze]

The sleeves in particular is something I see a lot at my LGS. If newer players don't have sleeves for a draft event, for example, the staff regularly just give them to the players.

[@minihali]

@@sithblaze Heck on the topic of card games, I wanted to try flesh and blood around summer of last year. But the premade decks were out of the question. So I wrote a post on a local Flesh and blood group if I could buy a box of random commons/rares. From those 1200 cards or so I bought, I think I made 8 decks, 4 for me and 4 for a friend I split the box with. All for about 10 $ each.

[@SavageGerbil]

Added bonus, if you don't have people skills, playing these kinds of games with folks can really help train those up

[@mojoschmee9320]

I'm a little long in the tooth, so maybe DnD nerds have changed a bit since my days... but our "basic people skills" aren't what we're really known for lol

[@Granad784]

Most people who play don't have people skills

[@AaronVgoat]

For the shingles if you mist with water then use a hair dryer to heat it up then it will curl in some places giving a realistic worn roof look. 👌

[@redneckroy8947]

I once cut strips like his out of sheets of skateboard grip tape.

[@raymondo162]

@@redneckroy8947 yeh but, yeh but.......... i heard you did stick it gravel-side down............ eh ;-)

[@komamix]

Or just bend em. Quicker

[@Sabamonster]

@@komamix Would like to try it both ways to see if it looks more natural with the heat. Might be able to wet them slightly and then bend them too.

[@michaelgunn9883]

That would not make sense with the copper tiles that he is depicting.

[@kenhakku]

I love these "using only materials I have around the house" because it always includes things that almost no one has around the house. Great video though, I didn't actually expect to be able to do this for free

[@levioptionallastname6749]

1000$ of craft supplies lol

[@thomasscoutts]

you don't have cereal boxes? you don't have glue? he actually took stuff that people would most likely have around the house. not that complicated.

[@oo-bl5kx]

You don't have cardboard, an x-acto knife, glue, and paint?

[@oo-bl5kx]

​@@levioptionallastname6749 Paint doesn't have to be expensive. All you need are large tubes of acrylic costing you about $25-30. If you have yellow, blue, and red you can make a bunch of different colors. Having brown, black, and white are also good paints that have a lot of applications. You don't need a $400 set of paints.

[@oo-bl5kx]

@@levioptionallastname6749 Talk about reaching, God damn.

[@andrewthomas4636]

1st, INCREDIBLE BUILD! 2nd - So, I used to be a roofer. Copper was and is used only in sheets, not shingles. Typically it is used because it is pliable when cold. Not only that, but it costs A FORTUNE. Only government buildings and cathedrals have copper. Thatch and wood shingles were and are used almost exclusively for most buildings. Just thought the concept of copper roofs is an interesting one that I am going to use! Making sheets of copper would be EXTREMELY easy

[@transtubular]

Copper foil tape is a thing!

[@andrewthomas4636]

@@transtubular wow!!! I never knew that!!! Great help

[@Ruarscampbell]

Yeh, I think Squidmar misinterpreted red-clay tiles on the original building stencils as copper. It would make a very interesting story for why such expensive houses have been abandoned and their copper rooves *not* be taken down to re-use or just stolen

[@andrewthomas4636]

@@Ruarscampbell yeah, makes sense. Incredible builds though!!! Only a roofer who did copper roofs might notice something like that. Crazy build

[@andrewthomas4636]

@@Ruarscampbell maybe a storyline hook🤔

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

I've uploaded the templates i made over on my website - downloadable for free: squidmar.com/fantasyhouses They might not be the best but they did the trick!

[@joerie.houthuijsen]

Thank jou that’s 🤩. Also love the wood paintjob on the tower

[@dennisschwinnen7865]

What parts do belong together? I do not know how to fit the Houseparts together...

[@JagoHazzard]

I love builds like this. Scratchbuilding can appear quite scary, so it's always good to see that actually, it doesn't have to be.

[@wendycook9334]

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[@olivierschoeneich7570]

Hi Squidmar, awesome video again. Here is a little realistic tip. Copper prevents moss from growing. In Switzerland we have this traditionnal roofing technique called tavillon, which is basically wooden tiles. You can get moss on it. But if the chimney is in copper, or the base of it which is usual, or if the ridgecap is in copper, you'll have much less moss. On some chalet you even have roofs full of moss, except just under the chimney due to rain water touching the copper, getting "copperised" and by flowing of the roof under it prevents the moss from growing.

[@Miniac]

"Fantasy Land Time" is one of my favorite periods from antiquity

[@ryansnyder7299]

Not exactly $0, lol. That being said it's lovely to see some scratch built terrain like this pop up on my feed since I'm leaning that direction right now. Thanks Squidmar for doing cool stuff.

[@Deep_phobias]

If you don't mind rifling through someone else's dumpster, then you can get much closer to that $0 mark.

[@jonttopia]

​@@Deep_phobiasif you're not afraid of stealing this is $0

[@Gambit771]

Reminds me of someone trying to convince me anyone could make a PC that's more powerful than the Xbox one. He said you needed to go through the bins outside a game shop and have friends donate parts to you

[@wellesradio]

@@jonttopiaif you’re not afraid to kill or at least bleed, free red paint.

[@wendycook9334]

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[@atracin]

Underrated bit but I love the subtle chainsaw sound clip for the hand saw at 8:53 😅 Keep up the great work!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

hahaha happy you noticed

[@oitoitoi1]

Awesome! Love this kind of content, not enough youtube hobby content aimed at kids with no budget (like we all used to be), and definitely not enough scratch built terrain content! One little tweak though is maybe next time not to use any tools a kid wouldn't have access to like the dremel, and maybe no xps foam too as that's quite expensive to buy as well. Thanks for making this, I hope you can do more in the future.

[@DeltaNovum]

Yeah was looking for this kind of comment. Not everyone has those things laying around. It wouldn't be $0 if you had to spend money on those items beforehand.

[@heehoopeanut420]

@@DeltaNovum very true!

[@aimless_crow]

Yeah, I certainly don't have a drill lying around

[@LaughingInTiny]

I kind of thought it was funny that he used the materials we all use that cost a bunch, just hid them around the house. The cereal boxes, yeah, but there actually ARE cheap (basically garbage) options. Good message though for sure.

[@madeleine61509]

I hope this isn't aimed at kids, considering it involves long uses of a sharp, unprotected blade, as well as power tools.

[@therealcrisis8439]

More of this please! I very fondly remember the times when GW included these Hobbyist Chapters even in the Rulebooks. It's a shame that they scrapped those ideas completely. I would love to see a 40k terrain vid too!

[@Chamomileable]

Steel wire, Mr. Squidmar. A steel wool pad or wire grill brush makes a great tool to scrub coffee stirrers with in order to give them a natural-looking grain similar to a life-sized plank. You can also leave some steel wool in water (or use a teabag instead of steel wool for a browner effect) then brush that into the bare wood to make a deep-reaching dye/stain. Excellent for making really old buildings or ruins with wood elements.

[@sylvainamacher8601]

One of my favourite episodes so far! I love the fact that you show us (brilliantly) that there is no need to spend huge amounts of money to make gorgeous things! Please, make more episodes like this one!

[@CosChallengers]

Another detail that might be cool to add to some, would be baking paper with some lines drawn on to simulate old school mica windows! And then if you had some of those LED candles you could pop them in to add a nice glow. Just something to play with. :)

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Great idea:)

[@LightLivingEst80]

As in parchment paper?

[@CosChallengers]

​@@LightLivingEst80yep, it works really well 🙂

[@KabinMiniatures]

I still have my "How to Build Wargames Terrain" 😎 and I actually just built a little hut with similar techniques, it's so much fun to just be free and creative with non-expensive materials!

[@Caradepato]

its a great book, need to dig it up

[@gosonegr]

Me too, it was a birthday present and I always keep an eye on it. Great book, specially for the price back then

[@pavma7]

Sadly its a lot of work if you want to make 40k terrain but dont want to make Orc terrain.

[@gosonegr]

@@pavma7 same happens for some fantasy armies, elves in general, chaos and skavens were pretty hard to make terrain for, skavens also expensive, back then epoxi wasn't common

[@timmyianni2309]

Yeah, boi!! That old orc hut was my jam! Making the burial mound was another source of fun in my youth.

[@ModerateHipster]

In English, the white part of the timber buildings (the areas referred to as "plaster or putty") is "daub." It's the goopy material applied to the wicker-like "wattle" of "wattle and daub" fame. Great video! I have that old How to Make Wargames Scenery book too and I have made plenty of building myself in this classic style. I love it!

[@dylaren]

Now we just need a collaboration between Eric's Hobby Workshop, Black Magic Crafts, and Squidmar for a complete 90's fantasy village!

[@CaptainBravo_o]

This

[@wlkingbway]

And Studson Studios!

[@CyrusDemar]

And have Vince Venturella commeting on technique and blow by blow commetary for the game.

[@DavidRLentz]

And me, to write a series of novels depicting open-ended adventures.

[@DavidRLentz]

@@CaptainBravo_o , no, no, no! That! 😳 Wait! 😄 Both would be better!

[@ghosturiel]

Another alternative for a roof is to use cardboard but peel of one side so you expose the wavy middle bit. It can look great like a tile roof. A thatch roof is also possible but is majorly time intensive, Just glue down the tips of twine string, and the unravel. It can take awhile, but the effect is masterful.

[@Jayde419]

Bentley House Minis did a thatch roof using an old towel.

[@Irru27]

When ever I’m feeling burnt out I just watch a few of these videos to get pumped back up and ready to go again, thanks for being an inspiration and an absolute chad 😎

[@idontwanttopickone]

10:40 - it seems unlikely that those overlapped offset card tiles would be copper or metal, they'd more likely be slate, stone, clay or wood. It's very expensive to cover a building in metal roofing, so it's saved for expensive solid stone buildings and would require an excess of metal (I.e. your kingdom/fantasy world can't be at war when the building was built, otherwise the metal would go towards armour and weapons production and it would also have to be important enough not to have been stripped of metal when the war started). And when you do install metal roofing, as you can see in your example pictures, you use a crimping technique that means there are ridges all the way down in straight lines. The offset you see on roof tiles is caused by the nails that hold the tiles in place being covered by the tile above it. Of course your fantasy world can have this unusual combination of materials, but it's much more likely that they wouldn't have this kind of roofing and it's also way easier to do slate, clay or wood tiles with a base paint, a watery brown wash and a dry brush of a cream/off white. But YOLO!

[@idontwanttopickone]

Also, be careful about what you use as a reference images. That building was apparently built in the 1930's so it might be as old as the home you are currently in or could have been your grandparents new build - eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgo_Ohrdruf Hardly a medieval or anchient building, it's not even victorian.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

​@@idontwanttopickone from Wikipedia; copper roof shingles were installed atop of the Lowa Maha Paya Temple in Sri Lanka.[10] And the Romans used copper as roof covering for the Pantheon in 27 B.C.[20]

[@Snacklord_Dennis]

@@idontwanttopickone It looks very cool though :D

[@idontwanttopickone]

@@SquidmarMiniatures this only reinforces my point. Both are extremely important locations and not timber framed houses. "My fantasy world, my rules" is a much better argument. A perfectly valid one

[@idontwanttopickone]

@@Snacklord_Dennis I never said it didn't. I just find it very jarring to have a small wooden house with what would be a very expensive metal roof on top. There are lots of places where buildings with metal roofing exists in history - usually they are large, status symbol buildings. There are lots of times when it would make sense to have metal roofing in a fantasy setting - I could picture a fantasy world where a mining/quarry town is made of stone with metal roofing because it's a mining town that produces tons of metal and stone, so for them that's the easiest resources to come by and it serves as a way to publicise what they produce (think of fantasy dwarf buildings). My points weren't said out of malice, they were said out of encouragement of growth. Fictions are based on our shared lived reality, and thinking about why things are done in our world helps to improve our fictions, in whatever medium they exist.

[@Ariranhaa]

Probably the pieces with the best cost/benefit I've seen in a decade into the hobby! Of course you guys are professional etc, but a noob can also get some nice results with your tips. Thanks!

[@michigan_joe]

This is one of my favorite videos you've done in a while, thank you

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

thanks so much for the kind words mate ❤️

[@ronnocrd]

I love this sorta stuff, building a kit is great and they look nice but making something new from scratch is fun and you can make things that are personal to yourself, we have a very old thatched building in my village called "the revolution house" that was part of a plot to overthrow a king many years ago, I plan to build a recreation of it soon :)

[@TheHobbyGrotto]

Can't go wrong with a retro 90's village! 😄

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

They are the best fantasy villages!

[@advcat]

Amen

[@BrotherExperimentus]

Awesome instructional. Couple of safety points for the younger folks who may want to try this out that Emil probably meant to mention are: never use sharp knives without adult supervision or assistance, even if you are an adult it is a good idea to have someone else around because we can make mistakes, too; NEVER use plastic or super glue on styrofoam as it creates dangerous toxic fumes (although there are some uses for such techniques for older builders when using a well ventilated area and a respirator), use PVA or hot glue and make sure you seal the styrofoam like Emil did with a PVA-paint mixture; always wear a mask, as you saw Emil doing in this video because he is awesome, and you do not want to aspirate small particles of sand, wood fibre or styrofoam (bad for the lungs). I loved this video. I plan to try out your templates for these buildings because I am a miniature terrain builder of many years and was often the go to guy for the table terrain when I worked as a sales associate for GW at a number of retail stores in my country. As a matter of fact my terrain builds became prizes for some customers such as: a custom Gut Barger Stadium to celebrate the release of the Ogre Kingdoms and give customers a place in the store to test out the Gut Barging Rules from White Dwarf Magazine (can't remember the issue number but look at issues from late 2004 to early 2005). The Stadium had an attached Runt Punting Field for those fans of the Gut Barge who wanted to vent their frustrations after their favourite Ogre was ousted from competition. Couple of tips: for the roof tiles (exactly the method I use) you can make things go faster using dollar store paper edging scissors such as those made by Friskars, that will give you notched edge which can be left looking clean and evenly made or you can use a pair of scissors or hobby knife to mess up the notches a bit after to make it look more random and rough; and for cutting the medium density or high density foam insulation (pink and blue), rather than using a saw as demonstrated, score the line you want fairly deep with a box cutter or large hobby knife then just give the cut off a gentle knock with your fist and it should break off almost perfectly (avoids all that foam particulate going everywhere which is impossible to clean up) and NEVER use a saw on foam bead insulation because the mess will be enormous (foam bead insulation can be picked apart for a nice stone texture look for building bases or even walls and other terrain features); last, remember that ALL of the materials Emil used here can be sanded, including card stock! For texture, you can actually mix PVA, paint, and sand or whatever together and apply it with a hobby brush (not one you use for miniature painting) or a piece of sponge to stipple it on rather than painting the PVA on and then adding sand. The look that Emil was describing for the buildings was called "waddle and daub" which was a mixture similar to plaster made with sand and clay and then white washed all held up on thin slats of wood that were put in between the building framework, look it up. Sorry, Emil, I should probably do my own video, but I love yours so much I just got carried away here. Maybe I will do my own and just credit you heavily for the inspiration. Keep up the amazing content my Swedish friend. Much love and appreciation from Canada.

[@trondbirkeland8094]

I pressed the like button as soon as I saw the cereal box! Long live the makers! Long live the DIY!

[@Grendel400]

Absolutely more of these, please! IN a day and age where everyone shows off the possibilities of resin prints (and yes, that stuff is awesome, but expensive, the resin is shall we say often problematic, also ecologically, and programming is an art form), we need more DIY videos! Now one for Mordheim ruins, please.... :-) All the best to you, Emil, and keep up the great work! Thanks so much!

[@ChairmanMjau]

Don’t forget to build the mandatory outdoor toilette/shack that was in one of the starter set for Warhammer! Nice terrain that brings my back to the golden age of wargamming, the real warhammer! 😀

You mean an outhouse?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Love it. It's great to see hobbyist continue this type of crafting despite it losing all support from GW.

[@rustyrocks69]

Just had a look through your channel too! Nice work man, subbed!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

@rustyrocks69 Thank you!

[@Matt_in_TEXAS]

Great video! Nice to see the "retro-build scenery" - love it! Keep up the great work!

[@mattsmith173]

This might be the first video I've seen where anyone has pronounced 'Vallejo' properly - hats off. The buildings were cool too.

[@mugglehammer]

It's amazing what you can make with some simple supplies, a whole bunch of time and some skill. Beautiful work :D

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Thank you so much 😀

[@patmanchester8045]

I am so happy you used copper that is under the process of aging. It is a wonderful, realistic look and the technical is look for anyone making miniatures to learn. they can age not only copper, but other metals, as well.

[@bigbrawler3080]

Boy. I did this stuff back in 3rd Edition WHFB. Made a big Mordheim/Fantasy table. Some of it survives today in my Frostgrave terrain.

[@Pengi_SMILES]

I love the look of these kinds of buildings. I've built loads of these using foam card over the years. With a little bit of practice you can make great terrain for very little money- fantastic to shine a light on it particularly for younger gamers who might have missed the scratch build era

[@GoobertownHobbies]

danggggg these all look great! very cool 🙂

[@adc-SaintNobody]

Lots of people complaining about the copper shingles. Sure, in real life, you probably wouldn't find it on poor-folks homes, but then most people (... MOST... people) don't see goblins and trolls and grumples and snarks standing outside of their houses either - as we clearly see in the video. Who is to say that copper roofs aren't more common in that... realm... whatever miniature realm you've got set up there? I think based on this theme, the oxidized roof color really jumps out, SO awesome work. I do feel that the "... fantasy village for $0" price is a bit misleading - I have some primary colors in acrylic paint (+ white and black)... I do think that it's going to take more than 18 hours and a lot of skill to get anywhere close to what you've made here. Nevertheless, I am inspired and believe that I'd have a blast trying - which I think is the primary goal of the video. So again, good job and thanks for the video.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

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[@AnominousRex]

Any chance you saved scans of the blueprints you made?

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@AnominousRex it's in the video description

[@AnominousRex]

​@@SquidmarMiniatures thanks i didnt see it 😄

[@75kurai]

Bought my first at Fantasia earlier this week. I like it so far, but haven't been able to test it too much. 13 hour shifts is in the way of the important stuff.

[@AzraelThanatos]

For the wood parts, if you want to go faster with it, look into getting a Chopper. Those things work great for the various craft/stir sticks along with matchsticks. Less chance of the wider ones breaking on you as well. They also, normally, have things so that your angles are much better when doing it.

[@somerton4383]

Absolutely beautiful! It definitely proves that you don't need to spend hundreds to make your game table look great!!!!

[@neilharrickey]

Zero dollars. That kinda went off the rails once the dirt down came out. But damn does it ever seem to work well. The plants too. very nice.

[@Nunofurbiznus]

Videos like this are so needed in the gaming community, please make more! :)

[@Strider181]

Imagine if they printed sprues in a way you could click them together after to make the frames of a building, then add whatever cardboard finish you wanted over the top. So much plastic could be saved.

[@cinnamonsparrowdesigns]

Miniature Hobbyist here on KZbin melts them down with (rubber cement??) and spreads the paste it makes into pieces that he uses to build with. It's pretty cool. It was a while ago I saw the video so I forgot the whole method. He did a whole build with it though.

[@cae2212]

Its really nice seeing someone addressing the fact that not everyone has a 3d printer and that there are enough people on a budget or without the possibility to get uncommon materials

[@parkersquirrell252]

Love how he discovered how real shingles worked by trying to be efficient with modelling

[@jekster]

Something extra fun about watching terrain being built. Like that you did it on the cheap as well.

[@vio7336]

ah yes ive just spent 0$ on my materials for my build. all I need now is some expensive paint, power tools, and painting lessons so I don't waste my materials.

[@numbereightyseven]

$0 if you're a shoplifter.

[@joshmortimer3433]

Great Video. Absolutely pure gold. I love it!!! This is exactly what i want to do, create everything myself from home made items and this is such an inspirational video. Thankyou - from someone who just started Warhammer collecting last month. Your advice is much appreciated and I am going to follow you guys all the time now.

[@darkhatstudios]

I loved my homemade wargaming terrain. Those old books were awesome and a good example of the direction GW has gone in. Great video!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

i feel like it's a little give and take. in many ways they've improved, they are listening to the community. in others; they do have to make money. and i guess in some ways that's ok, if they didn't we wouldn't have Warhammer ☺️

[@darkhatstudios]

That's good to hear. We always have a choice as consumers over what business models we want to support. I love your work!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@darkhatstudios glad you like it☺️

[@xxtropic_talesxx3463]

Lol I feel like an “easy” way around some of this is to print out a standard cobblestone image, or buy patterned construction paper…glue it on, Then use the lil wooden sticks for the outlining detail. And still follow along here for what’s needed. Lol I justify that “buying” option as someone would end up having to go get cheap hobby paints if they didn’t have any already. I’m not a super skilled painter yet, but I have painted enough minis to almost “need” an actual diorama to display them on. Quality video Squidy!

[@JadeCatMinis]

I was literally just building a small building yesterday. It didn't turn out quite as nice as yours but it's a good first attempt. And I learned a lot from it. Your video has given me some ideas how to push it a little further. Funny how that worked out. You making terrain video and I building one as well. Thanks for the video.

[@Vrikrar]

How to build a village for 0 dollars, easy, just use the leftovers from when you built that village for not 0 dollars

[@tktnidjet]

🤣😂🤣

[@activeguy2008]

Sand and PVA on the walls… mind blowing! I’m so going to do this on my MDF buildings.

[@RevRaak]

When a mini painter paints terrain! Amazing! Color choices, highlighting for focus, textures, love it!

[@Arkticsnowman]

Not really $0 but a cool build and way cheaper than pre-made. Making custom terrain and kitbashing is what brought me to war gaming. A dying art unfortunately. Most people want instant boards or somebody else to do all the work.

[@felathar1985]

Same here. Bullshit title for clickbait but ok. Kinda one of the reasons I don't follow this channel anymore.

[@leewilkinson7925]

I still have the box and books for orc’s drift. Sadly the buildings were used and never made it out of the 1980s. Still I don’t remember them being half as good as your creations. Great work, they look amazing!

[@billtalent1]

This is not $0 lol

[@TopHat_w]

How much is it then

[@PeterHughes-er7nq]

@@TopHat_w £1,500,000

[@grandmasterchooda9385]

It was to watch at least

[@destinythompson4248]

It is zero because he's basically using items he already had!

[@numbereightyseven]

He's a shoplifter....

[@michalvodicka5123]

The result looks like so much better than I expeted. You guys are obviously very skilled.

[@howdypardner9742]

Thank you for making the templates free to download- I am just getting into miniature scale sets after getting the hang of dioramas. It can be expensive, so these small 'hacks' go a long way for someone like me just getting into it and not wanting to break bank.

[@HelloAussie]

Copper shingles? Now that is fanstasy :D

[@melissaradvansky7027]

I love that you used beach sand! I would have never thought of that!

[@DimiWyrmwood]

Painting the paper for the wanted posters with old Coffee and letting them dry gives them the weathered parchment look!

[@VxVanguard321]

Never ceases to amaze me how talented you guys are! Hope to get to your level one day!

[@Guxx]

My pick for favorite old school terrain is the cardboard buildings and rubble for mordheim, many good memories of finding new ways to set up unique maps

[@mushythemushroomwizard7712]

If you are on a budget and can't afford expensive paints you can use cheap acrylic paints. They usually look p good and people usually focus on the miniatures color than the buildings.

[@PraetorGix]

That roof technique is genius! Also the little plants and moss tufts really take these builds to the next level. Great video!

[@lucpy1995]

Just…wow. You know the commercials where you expect one thing and then you get something really awesome? I expected some printed off paper buildings, these builds turned out to be absolutely great. Truly amazing final product. Serious skills.

[@christofferknight8567]

the material between the main exterior beams of houses is called COB / COBB in the U.K. it is very old style it is a mixture of straw ,clay and occasionally animal manure plastered onto a stick weaved skeleton panels ( it provides excellent insulation as the walls are thick - warm in winter and cool in summer , a great aunt of mine had a typical devon county cottage in the U.K. built as recently as the early 1900s, hers had stones in the mix for more stability as there was no exterior beams )......................... i just like scratch builders vids, and i had the set !!! all that time ago ..............great video with the real life photos so often you need to know what it realey should look like your building

[@PeterNebelung]

Coffee sticks are amazingly useful. I do 1/35 scale dioramas and use them full width and cut down for small bits like window frames. At that scale they are about 8 3/4 inch wide planks.

[@raheslop]

You’ve bought back memories of when I was a teenager in the 90s building similar terrain on a budget of nothing

[@7bootzy]

I'm all about the nostalgia-based channel focus lately!

[@DojoCatMaster]

Me and my dad built those original orc house years ago, I’ve had them in my room for ages, I didn’t realise they were special.

[@soultron4238]

Holy crap!! Ian Page, Joe Dever, and Gary Chalk!! I am now on a quest!

[@nemis123]

On the end of the video you said "few hours for the next game". This is why I prefer theater of mind. You work hours and hours for one game, and then the same old inn is every time you want to reuse it.

[@jimbobjones9330]

I know that Fat Dragon Games has some fantastic papercraft sets that you print on cardstock and glue up. They're inexpensive, and you can print as many as you have cardstock and printer ink. Less "free gaming" than "gaming on a budget", but it's still a pretty great alternative

[@steveneichhorn8734]

I started this and had one of those out of body experiences, Squidmar is talking to me! I'm Steve!

[@58847436]

Squidmar im so glad I found your channel. You're a gem to me with your crafting and painting tips! Thanks for what you do!

[@brennanunderwood7222]

This was so cool. Love cheap recyclable material videos like this!

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Oooh yeah ! I do have lots of sturdy thin cardboard boxes ! I also use tiny metal boxes. I made mini clay bridges and mountains!

[@TMOT]

Are there any online resources that provide other templates like this?

[@sylviaklop]

I was looking for inspiration to build a Christmas village from cardboard, this video is actually the most helpful I could find. With some imagination the buildings, paintjob and details could easily be made 'Christmassy'.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Hi Sylvia, we did another house a few weeks back you might enjoy!

[@richardhughes8635]

I really enjoyed this thank you. it just shows you don't need all expensive equipment to do this sort of a hobby.much appreciate this it has given me lots of ideas Thanks again Keep up the good work

[@golonqa23]

It not always will look good, but for smaller scales, for rooftops I would try cutting the tiles with those kind of wave decorative scissors :P Would have this nice oval shape at the end, could look cool for late medieval and later eras :D

[@alancalcott6252]

Awesome - me and the boy will have been making basic houses for Warhammer and this just gives it some momentum

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

I once made a hags hut, and when it came to shingling the roof I used thin card board for the shape and cut up a bunch of popsicle sticks and used that and hot glued them one by one laying as I went. It wasn't that bad, but it did take a long time. I think I will use some of what you did in this video for future projects. AK has some really nice moss stuff as well. One is just a moss flocking and the other is kind of more of a moss technical paint.

[@JanetFayard]

I love these kinds of videos! It's great when things can be recycled into new pieces. A lot of fun if you can get friends to come help ....and why can't gamer guys be this good looking in america?!

[@BrewAndBiscuits]

love to see another like this but for sci-fi terrain

[@eXileLies]

If you have a local carpenter or hardware store near you, ask - politely of course - for cut-offs & scraps. I worked at a hardware store and we gave wood, cardboard & packaging material away for free. And for painting old building from wood - grey primer is your friend. Old, exposed wood is not brown but grey or white

[@JacobOphir]

The only caveat to this is you have to have everything already from past projects on hand, i.e. all the tools and leftover materials so this is not free for beginner. There will always be a buy-in cost especially for people who are just starting and have nothing.

[@TheSleepyGoblin]

Now all you need is the appropriate and useful colors 😄 for the small price of //required amount// costing money. Obviously it’s not free, the moral of this is to try and use whatever you have, in a creative manner.

[@nocultist7050]

I donated my collection of LotR magazines to the kids crafting workshops for this exact reason, the guides GW used to give were amazing.

[@boxianracer]

Great $0 build if you have all of these tools and access to all of the free materials! Thanks!

[@Thunderstrike2002]

These are very nicely built and all while not spending a single cent I'm impressed

[@Merc7089]

A cool idea for that tower would be cutting the sticks straight down the middle then glue them on, add for detail mud paint to fill in the gaps a little

[@patrickhill8494]

I am 100% doing this! I think I'll roof the houses with shakes though since the stir sticks really work well for those. Dope video and thanks for the templates!

[@CarbonKnights]

I made terrain like this all the time with XPS foam, if you're thinking of doing this, don't waste your money on mini paints. The acrylics from the dollar store cost a fraction of the price, last at least 3 to 5 times longer, and cover just fine. You don't need those tiny pigments from the mini paints because nothing you're making is going to be as detailed as a mini, especially if you're doing the pva/black paint (again just from the dollar store, not an expensive ink) because it will cover up a little bit of the detail, though there will still be plenty. The fact that they're playing this off as a $0 build and using those more expensive paints is just stupid.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Craft paints are great for terrain! Solid advice. As the title say, the crafting is 0 dollars, as you'll also see me talk about in the video.

[@CarbonKnights]

@@SquidmarMiniatures The painting is part of the crafting though, so using more expensive paints just because you have them on hand wastes more of them since you're using a lot more than for a typical miniature which ends up being expensive than just spending $5 for 4 or 5 colours at the dollar store. My point is since you're easily using more than $5 worth of paint for a few buildings with the Vallejo paints that it's much closer to $0 to paint with the craft paints. Neither way is $0 but the craft paints are a lot cheaper not only to start, but in the long run too

[@Almindale]

I feel like you're splitting hairs about the $0 thing. The fact still stands than you can do all the construction of the buildings with leftover bits, off cuts and common materials for next to nothing :)

[@seandraper150]

This looks great. I'd love to try this out and use some of the techniques you've shown here. I'm getting more games in for The Old World and wanting it to be more immersive and some classic fantasy buildings will really help get it there. Thanks Squidy-boy, appreciate the video 😊

[@PaisleySundance]

I love collecting old Games Workshop books just for the hobby sections and shots of more traditional terrain alone.

[@TheSeanCreagh]

You should try that stick idea again, filling in the gaps with wood filler or some other filler material. Could make for an interesting design, like how they used clay to fill in the gaps in old log cabins.

[@Gambit771]

Blood bath at Ork's drift. Brilliant name.