Crafting Cheap Clip-On Walls For My Modular Dungeon Tile System!

[@ogrokun]

I commented the same in the previous video, but now that I got this one early a better chance to get read: Instead of using a blade, you may purchase a cheap SOLDERING IRON to burn the foam and carve the textures. Faster and safer!

[@YanniCooper]

Probably worth wearing a respirator if you do this!

[@lynnmoore3684]

Only if you're peeling off the paper first...

[@Charoy612]

Woodburning wands can do the trick too

[@Melloscustomcrafts]

hell i just use my hot glue gun to add melted textures to my foam!

[@Bluecho4]

If you remove the paper backing, you can also just score lines into the foam, then run the end of a ballpoint pen into it to widen the grooves.

[@warpwingminis]

You could use the first wall that you cut the texture into as a stamp for the next wall, kind of like lino printing. That way you don't have to draw out the design each time. Paint will be printed onto the second wall but the cut outs will stay blank so you know where to cut on the next wall.

[@DanaHowl]

This is such a good idea!!!! I’m gonna try that thank you!!!!

[@warpwingminis]

@@DanaHowl happy to help 😁

[@stephenspackman5573]

I tend to print templates and then glue them onto things for (roughly) this kind of job, a habit I originally developed when getting lazy about making boxes and trays for board game organisation. But it might unduly complicate the cutting here, I dunno. The transfer printing idea is cool.

[@notreallydavid]

'Beavis...she said 'scoring'... Huh...huhhuh...huhhuhhuh...'

[@gregmccormack5709]

These are sweet! I love me some Wyloch............. and Dungeon tiles. I'm really picking up the T.M.N.T. vibe on these tiles, great work.

[@DanaHowl]

Thanks!!! Yeah I was binging the old show while painting them!

[@benweinberg3819]

Idea for the corners: have a pillar or column add on one side of each tile, that the other corner piece can buttress up against without having to overlap two walls at all?

[@graefx]

I'm amazed how well this gives a subway sewer vibe. Don't know if it's the colors or the arches. Though the colors remind me of old fast food dinner rooms like Wendy's or burger King circa late 90s, early 00s

[@lynnmoore3684]

Was gonna say Pizza Hut, but yeah.

[@rustedbeetle]

Countdown until Black Magic Craft releases his Walls video in 10, 9, 8...

[@dubbydapanda7189]

Lets see those corner clips! WOOOO!

[@bryanm6826]

Getting spoiled with rapid fire Dana Howl content. Thank you!

[@DanaHowl]

It's a result of very weird scheduling on my part! these were supposed to be staggered throughout the month, but maybe it's more fun to have them rapid fire like this!!!!

[@mcrmaza]

When i encounter corners that "don't meet" i place a column, also they are not attached so it doesn't ruin the modularity.

[@NuggetsDungeonTerrain]

Love these and how your own style shows through, instead of just copying someone else.

[@joshbecka6110]

Holy poop, is this Howl’s Armory?

[@DanaHowl]

Howl's Moving Armory

[@LaurentLeGauche]

@@DanaHowl now I want to see your take on the castle!

[@jonchappellnow]

Great job. I really like how friendly and approachable your tone is. One suggestion: many folks who have launched into using 3D walls eventually switch over to half-height walls because on the gaming table in real life it's much easier to see what is happening without having to get up and "look down" into the dungeon. Just a thought: you might want to try doing a set of half-height walls for comparison. :)

[@DKarkarov]

Definitely feel free to make more. I love Wyloch's channel, he does lots of great stuff especially theme projects. Maybe go a similar route where you make tiles to fit a specific environment theme you think is interesting and different from the usual?

[@williamroop451]

Suggestion for corners: You could make specific corner clip-ons that duplicate the clip feature for the floor along 1 edge to clip to the next wall. Make the corner wall so it clips bottom and left and only use those wall pieces when you wish to make a corner... If you make the corner walls a blank design instead of an archway or alternate design like a pipe end or grate, it won't give a weird look to the corner when assembled.

[@Walsfeo]

Every step of the way I think "there is no way this is going to look good, this is a bad idea. But then we get to the end, and of course they look great. I don't think cutting out all the stones from foam board is for me, but the effect came out much better than I expected and it is viable technique. I look forward to seeing an update in a few years about how well they hold up. I expect they will stand the test of time, but who knows?

[@PuckCurtis]

I play regular D&D with a similar kind of tile system. (Thanks, Black Magic Craft) The missing piece for me is SciFi tiles with a grid because I run a homebrewed 5E D&D SciFi campaign. (Deck plates, corridors, etc.) I feel like you could make some really good SciFi tiles with a bit of variety and I would love to see (by that I mean copy) whatever you come up with. Thanks as always for your content, you got me to try glazing before slap-chop was a thing. I love what you bring to this space and I feel like I learn something about art theory from you every time.

[@j.r.r.martin3089]

Three videos in a week! What an absolute treat!

[@capnskustomworks]

Those turned out awesome, I really like the feel the vaulted style gives!!! I’d bet ye could probably a channel for the edge miter down the middle of a double wall section so it could like “hinge” into a corner?

[@Stormcaller3801]

Had the thought of getting some of the sew-on hook and loop tape and then gluing sections of one side onto the backs of the walls. That way you can put them together in a corner and use a strip of the other side to attach them tightly together without any gaps. But you still keep everything modular, and you could use it for linking longer sections of wall together, too.

[@danielclark7076]

These tiles look fantastic!

[@mikhail_h]

Thanks for sharing this Dana. Great to have you back. Love your sense of humor and esthetics.

[@zeebonk]

Could you tell us some more of the setting you're playing in? Howl city sounds like an interesting place! Great tutorial, I would love to see more!

[@billdefranza4927]

Its cool to see you stretching out into new kinds of videos and projects, Dana!

[@LTharrier]

Thanks Dana, did an experiment a while back for some tiled stone walls for a Necromunda project and massively prefer your method, will give it a go!

[@jonbauml225]

Whatever you craft for your home games, I wanna see it

[@HypothermicIce]

This is exciting!

[@Grubnar]

2:00 "Well, that makes one of us."

[@EngHag]

That is a lovely dog!

[@NoSQLKnowHow]

Love these walls. I wonder if you have a bunch to make instead of measuring and drawing on each, if it'd be worth finding someone with a laser engraver. Design the arch once in Inkspace and take the wall to the blanks to the engraver. very repeatable too! Then you carve them like Dana shows to have that customized look.

[@billcurran7210]

I would love to see a wood version of this for the inside of buildings!

[@FauxNorth]

These are awesome! I really appreciate how accessible they are for beginners too.

[@illyrio]

Those walls look really slick.

[@Mechanicoid]

I think a Silhouette Cameo machine might useful for making a decent amount of these. A little time spent designing and let the machine do the cutting.

[@BlizzAz]

Maybe make some dedicated corner wall sections? These are very cool though, and I'm planning on making some myself.

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Great content as always.

[@billys8476]

This is a pretty cool system

[@timontran4728]

How about making a double wall, which you can fold into a corner wall when needed. Also, it might look sturdier. Seeing you do the extra on making your own dungeon terrains is impressive.

[@bakauf4300]

“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” Maybe a bit clichéd amongst an art crowd, but no less true for it. 👍

[@samsteen700]

Heck yeah!

[@marcbennett9232]

that baseboard is really neat. how hard would it be to cut? I think I might want half high walls.

[@emanuelcamuglia5984]

tried the careful cutting of each individual tile detail with the knife. got tired with 3, they also looked like shit so i trew them. i am currently experimentign on making a small heated needle with a battery

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@Mrleesors]

I love it!

[@peterlavalle]

Are you going to do a Sci-Fi game in the sewers of the Space Shark's fief-world next? 👉👈

[@benjaminjack867]

I don't even play RPGs and I want to make these!

[@theturts9626]

Cool, now add in some home brewed enemies- like Italian cuisine loving plumbers, or samurai like reptiles

[@firebird8600]

Neat!

[@teshin626]

what do you think of making terrain with magnetic Picasso tiles-build terrain from magnetic tiles by mark dickey.

[@RPRsChannel]

*_Did you time yourself? To see how long all of this took?_*

[@zippy5131]

Oh I'm so sorry, but Tunnels and Trolls is much better. But the info for creating dungeon scenery is awsome. Cheers Dana....

[@killdeer]

45 degree angle? are you sure about that?

[@killdeer]

You've managed to deplete the supply of these wooden squares from the internet.

[@WylochsArmory]

OH the re-using that baseboard is ingenious.

[@DanaHowl]

Thanks Wyloch!!! I feel like the only downside is that these walls are a bit tall and obstruct vision just a bit but they work great as accent pieces, and are easy to remove when needed

[@Mara999]

Perhaps decorative columns might help masking the gap?

[@NecromediaNetwork]

Good lord that was fast!

[@alicemursteinlesbefaen666]

wall

[@Blacknight8850]

You'd probably be best off making dedicated corner pieces, like a single tile of floor with a continuous wall on two sides. Sure, that would mean that tile isn't completely modular, but as long as it's single tiles they'd still be pretty versatile. That would also be useful for making other tricky ones, like dead ends or T-Junctions.

[@AzraelThanatos]

I would, probably, do something to make the arch stand a bit more proud over the brickwork for a detail thing. Possibly by splitting up the build a bit and having a layer of cereal box cardstock behind the arch as a spacer.

[@b100draven]

im looking to show off my paint jobs and looking to get in to commission painting which subscription do you use as I'm a little confused by their options?

[@CesarDainezi]

That's a 90º angle, not 45. Great content by the way,

[@artistpoet5253]

Neat. I like the 'flavor'. For more videos, why not some doors, stairs and pit traps?

[@notreallydavid]

Can't do this because I lack partner and lovely dog.

[@lamMeTV]

I love how shaky your hands are. Makes me feel better about my own shakiness

[@echodelta2426]

Great content. I agree that a corner clip will most likely eliminate that gap at the top.

[@Trebicyem]

don't you have a lot of Dungeons & Lasers tiles in your pile of shame ?

[@jonbauml225]

"Going full Wyloch" needs to be the hot new phrase

[@slmndrs]

I believe in the me that believes in Dana believing in me.

[@vampiricmeme8405]

Why are you so pretty and talented? Leave some for the rest of us.

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Mmmm pancake….

[@ethankillett1997]

You cut away from the dog too quickly. :(

[@ElNick09]

fun!

[@dancdow]

Ok. So I haven't been consuming RPG crafting vids as much as I used to, but I'm still surprised your channel hasn't been recommended to me by the all powerful algorithm until now. Subbed. Thanks Al. (Al is my nickname for the friendly local KZbin algorithm)

[@skudfisher]

These are so great! I also want to thank you just for introducing me to these 3x3" pre-cut wood tiles. I can think of a million things to do with these now. I've wanted to make a modular desert crypt set for a while now and they will be perfect!

[@theHiddenStone]

Love them! Definitely would like to see more of these. Would also like to see more dog, please :D

[@maxpower3050]

Awesome, I love Wylocks channel and I can't wait to see your take.

[@TheDrewjameson]

These look so good! Could you get away with using straight cuts and beveling the edges with a ballpoint pen or big pencil?

[@uriance88]

If you peel off the paper backing, then the straight cut and pen/pencil deepen/bevel step will definitely work. Without the paper, a terrain roller will also work (but mileage may vary depending on roller)