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In this video I make 12x12 dungeon tiles in a cave or cavern theme, accented with cool water effects. These were made entirely with materials available at my dollar store.
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[@MonkeyJedi99]

I have to disagree with one thing you said. These tiles are super-great. They may not be "professional" grade, but they add a lot to any underground gaming scenario. - Thanks again for sharing your skills and inspiration with us all!

[@AzraelThanatos]

For the pools, an even better option than the glue is the high gloss polyeurethane that's designed for crafts and is in the same bottles as most of the craft paint or dollar trees modpodge containers. I've found some small bottles of it at Dollar Tree, but the larger bottles are at most craft stores and, normally, at walmart. Those actually tend to end up cheaper with the amount gained for the cost.

[@trikepilot101]

This is the level of time and money most people actually have to commit to their gaming.

[@eEdselEdsel]

Terrain building and painting is a whole separate hobby, isn't it?

[@katmartindale8049]

I love seeing videos like this that shows new crafters and broke crafters how to do things with inexpensive and easily sourced tools and supplies. It make things less intimidating. Dollar Tree craft section has a bunch of different craft tools now, from small self-healing cutting mats with grids to silicon finger covers.

[@Is_This_Really_Necessary]

Many of us such crafters learnt these methods, etc back in the early 90s to early 2000s. If you can get your hands on them, buy the old White Dwarf magazines from the 100s to about the 300s. I also recommend grabbing both versions of Games Workshop's :How make Wargames Terrain" books.

[@sccoltsfan8242]

And make a ton of mistakes! Some of my best stuff comes from happy accidents. Also it shows when something doesn't work, you are out foam and time. Trash it and keep on going

[@Sanguivore]

Dollar Tree is so clutch for miniatures hobby crafting! I get so many neat things there.

[@brownfox65]

These back to the root videos are just so much more inspiring

[@AVspectre]

I love having the mix - a place to start and a goal to aspire towards. :)

[@TridentTrueHobbies]

You know you're Canadian when you pull out a dollar Rama bag. Cheers from Innisfil!

[@maxs-lz4pn]

Seeing the thumbnail for a new bmc vid brings me a ridiculous amount of joy

[@sickviking9892]

Thank you SO MUCH for these cheaper options! So so many tutorial videos seem to assume that the folk watching have decades of painting experience, hundreds of dollars already sunk into supplies for the craft or else hundreds of dollars to spare experimenting and just dipping their toes into a potential hobby. These dollar store tutorials are so amazing for getting people into the door of crafting miniatures without overwhelming them! I really really appreciate you, and anyone else who does these types of videos! One of the first videos of yours I saw was a tutorial on dry brushing and wash, because I was looking for a way to make a dolls sculpted hair look more three dimensional. I believe it was one where you were making rock formations, quite possibly where you made some of the scatter terrain shown here. Everyone else was using air brushes and expensive high end mini paints, but you literally just used a cheapass plastic brush and what looked like Apple Barrel paints (a brand which I had in excess) it was perfect for what I needed, my doll came out looking amazing and I still love him today! It also got me into watching more of your videos and I think I've seen every one you've ever posted (except maaaaybe some zombie themed ones 😅) so THANK YOU for still doing these "cheaper option" beginner/broke bitch(affectionate) friendly videos even after all these years. Also, not @5:15 giving me truama flashbacks to when I tried making bases for a cat bed outta cardboard and degloved my thumb with hot glue. Guys do NOT fuck with hot glue, it does not joke around, you WILL have a bad time. How bad that time is may vary, but it will suck. Tp that end, tbh I'd also suggest some thick, reusable nitrile gloves rated for working on cars when dealing with hot glue, that way if you DO get some on yourself, you can rip off the glove in your panic state and not hurt yourself. Has saved many a finger since The Incident lmao. See mom, I *do* learn!

[@kallisto9166]

A couple of tips for using epoxy glue as a water effects; the reaction as epoxy sets is exothermic and if you thin it with alcohol it becomes even more exothermic, possibly hot enough to melt through plastic cups if there's enough of it. Some, usually cheaper, glues are worse than others in this respect. Trust me on this, I found out the hard way and it was a godawful mess. I have also found that putting the epoxy down and then putting some neat isopropyl alcohol on top of it, especially around the edges, helps. This flattens off the surface, helps pop bubbles and allows you to feather out the edge for a more natural look.

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

Noted. Thank you

[@crippledgodfoundry]

Thank you for the inspiring video! This is a wonderful example (among the other videos you made) that you can build something really cool without loosing a fortune. That kind of crafting videos inspired us to craft our own scenery, miniatures and accessories and start our own gaming company. Also thanks for the kind words on our models! The paint theme you choose for the Arachnobreeds, rocks! Cheers! ~ John ~

[@jonathansmith2791]

love you minis guys. have subbed to many months of yours!

[@tabletoptrilobite9816]

you ever thought about trying Mordheim? your frostgrave tiles would be perfect for it, and you can use whatever minis you want, now that it's no longer in production

[@JMcMillen]

Mordheim is one of those things I wish GW would really do Made-to-Order releases for... just not all at once. Like one warband at a time so people have plenty of time to save up for all the ones they want, instead of just getting what they can afford during that short order window.

[@wonderbop2656]

Just want to say I am glad you have come back to some of the old cheap crafting stuff. I found your channel back in the day through those and still try to work with cheap stuff

[@grimmtales503]

Invitation accepted. Send me your schedule, i'm bringing my friends over for a game. Joking aside: triple-kudos for making these toys so dirty-cheap, easy-2-do and... Totally Awesome.

[@dkbibi]

Monday video? Alright! I'm on board ;)

[@RedScreamable]

You have been improving and sophisticating your craft so much over the years. It's really good to see that you are still interested in the type of low-complexity stuff that put you on the map. Rock on!

[@uriance88]

And Jeremy drops another 'throwback' tutorial that is an absolute gem. I'm still using the dollar store dice tray I made based on the last time you used those frames - and why had't I thought of using the larger frames to make board sections before . . .(begins thinking of ways to make city, field, desert tiles . . .)

[@bearhugzfam649]

Lol "if you have asbestos fingers" made me giggle. I'm a mum and make this stuff for a game I DM for my kid and her friends, I have Mum Hands. Besides, after you've smoothed over the first couple of blobs you end up with finger covers anyways made from all the glue that's dried on your hands! (Seriously though kids it actually can hurt you be careful, one of my kid's friends tried to copy me in spite of my many warnings and ended up with blisters)

[@Gerrosimo1]

Love seeing the dollar store challenges come back! Much more relatable to us poor crafters. Also, would it work to add multiple layers of clear glue, waiting for it to dry between layers?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yea I think it would work fine, just take a while to do.

[@AVspectre]

And make sure to apply that equal pressure while drying!

[@travman228]

As always an inspiration for a broke joke like me. You make cheap look like a million bucks thanks for all your work

[@66Stomp]

Love all of the techniques that you have inspired us with. Just a reminder they also sell fingernail polish remover and qutipps at dollar tree and for people like me with shakee hands. Lite coats of the remover with a qutipp will melt the foam enough to get your ponds to open up and seal at the same time so that you don't need the cutout or hot glue step. Thanks again for sharing that technique in one of your older videos Jeremy. You are a great inspiration between you Whiloch and all of your other shout-outs. You are all an amazing help to crafters just starting out and you are appreciated.

[@SpookyGroovyPolitoCatMum]

And on the paper pill from the foam core. Right out of the gate. If you can use a hair dryer, or heat gun it'll loosen the glue and the stuff appeal right off. Also when you peel the paper off try to get it all off in one piece fold it in quarters and set it by. When you're using flock or other kinds of material later you can use the paper to tap the excess off onto and to work over so that you can recollect your material and put it back at the container. I've only used this type of phone call a couple of times and I had a couple of sheets of this stuff that I used for literally 4 years. I need to go by another sheet sometime soon :-)

[@anthonywaggett9317]

Loving the fact you have gone back to the budget friendly terrain. With money being tight at the moment and mini's and books being a luxury itis good for us to have a cheap way to add scenics to our hobby. Still a shame that Readi-board (or any other brand of easy peel foamboard) is not available in the UK. Glad to see you haven't forgotten where you started - Luke on Geek Gaming has gone back to basics for a good deal of his recent content as well.- one of his old tricks was to mix nail polish remover with the epoxy. It slows the curing time and makes it easier to pour, the final effect is just as strong.

[@PhtevenTheDuck]

More Dollar Store builds please! So inspiring and creative!

[@tokenfilipino]

I think this usage of that blue Elmer's glue is good because the threat of shrinkage is minimized due to the substrate being secured to a wooden frame. I tried this once using cardboard, and the cardboard curled up so bad after drying. Great idea!!

[@GaretheDen]

I wonder how it would work with XPS? I think the XPS would resist curling.

[@tokenfilipino]

@@GaretheDen I’m thinking depending on the thickness of your XPS and/or thickness of your pour would affect it. Sounds like a fun idea for Jeremy to test out on a new video haha 😂

[@magnusmillerwilson]

Just as proof that even a veteran crafter can learn something from these beginner-friendly focused videos, I didn’t know you could put a tube of epoxy in warm water to make it flow easier. That’s why I avoid and hate those things; how viscous they are! I’m going to try this and see if it makes them usable for me again! Thanks, Jeremy. Loving seeing you go back to basics and the origin of the channel, and I’m eating up these frequent videos again. Looking forward to all of my Idols of Torment stuff arriving, too! Now to get some IoT terrain made in antici………patios. 😊

[@Spectral_Penguin]

Just be careful you don't go too hot, as it will also speed up the curing reaction.

[@gothaholic4955]

the spider eggs are what brought me to the channel.

[@Lamefoureyes]

Your more involved builds are a treat, but a series like this is like a real return to form. This came at the perfect time, I'm making a set of urban scatter for a Dark Heresy campaign that's starting in the next month.

[@rpgsandmore7550]

These wooden frames would also be amazing for urban or outdoor terrain tiles. Thanks for sharing this!

[@JohnSmith-qe6fb]

You can use these as a side plate and build light, 3d cliffs to add a ton of depth. Aluminum foil is a cheap rock cliff face option.

[@donvahkiinsclan4012]

This is awesome!! I feel like the epoxy bubbles actually gave it that perfect toxic acid look, it'd be crazy to try out some radioactive green colors to really give it some detail!

[@neilharrickey]

Remember your roots. Excellent work as usual!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Love some classic black magic craft

[@cabe_bedlam]

Top Tip from sone who keeps getting glue on himself :) Spread it out as quick as possible. It retains heat in a blob, but if you rub your hands together quickly it cools off way faster and you avoid the worst of the burn.

[@maxs-lz4pn]

I made that mistake as a kid. Spreading out hot stuff just spreads out the hot stuff. It cooled quicker but still burned a larger area.

[@markhenkelman9989]

Dollorama had 2oz mod podge bottles (same size as craft paints for $1 the other day I was in), I did the math and it was actually cheaper per oz than a lot of other places.

[@miniaturestash]

Yep you're right, buying the small battles at Dollarama is cheaper then buying bigger bottles from other stores.

[@DavMat007]

This is the kind of content I love from this channel

[@RyanoftheNorth]

Found your channel today after building some floor tiles for Balin's Tomb for MESBG. Happened to also use those 12x12 panels and the foam board for them from Dollarama as well! Really like what you did with the recessed bottom side, and definitely going to do use that option for other builds. Also, the idea of using the glue glue for the water effect, brilliant! Thanks for the Videos!

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

My local Dollar Trees have the new "Plus" aisles or whatever they're called, and they even have actual 2-part epoxy resin, sometimes.

[@ArgentChaosJames]

I adore this build, especially since it's pretty much one I've been working on for a 15mm Age of Fantasy Skirmish board. These wooden boards are fantastic for getting a bit of two-layer terrain in, like sewer waterways. Seeing your methods in this is a big help and definitely is a good argument for me to do both sides (instead of just using the indented side). Fantastic stuff.

[@ianshaliczer]

Love the return to basic, beginner- and budget-friendly builds. Would have been great for you to have built one of these tiles with a grid system, since so many new crafters are probably also new D&D DM’s.

[@maximum_dakka]

My go-to for water effects now is similar to the clear glue - It's called "elmer's gue", I guess it's meant for making slime but if you leave it out for a few hours it will start to harden a little, at which point I put a thin layer of gloss modpodge on top. It's pretty near crystal-clear, hard enough to support weight but flexible enough to make it very hard to damage. At my local big box store you can get 3 pounds of it for ten bucks. It might just be clear glue with their slime additives already mixed in, but I haven't had a chance to test that yet, but if that's the case you can probably mix it up for even cheaper. My experience has been that for deeper pours it sets up much faster, and with the mod podge on top it's near-indestructible.

[@dreadknot69]

That's an interesting idea, to put gloss mod Podge on top.

[@maximum_dakka]

@@dreadknot69 i guess it would probably work on clear glue too - It gives you some options for making the water look like it’s flowing if that’s what you want, but the main reason I started doing it is to give the water a less tacky surface - without the modpodge dust can be a big issue.

[@nekrataali]

Huh the other neat thing is you can seal the surface if you plan on doing more work. I think I've seen this in an old White Dwarf tutorial, but they never really explained what they were doing ("Just pour some PVA glue into a hole and varnish it lel"). You could probably even use a thin layer of diluted ink to tint the water, then the mod podge will make it look like the whole thing was painted.

[@maximum_dakka]

@@nekrataali I’ve done something fairly close to that actually- mixed in a couple drops of green to simulate a chemical spill. It should work fine for tinting an entire body of water.

[@fightingcorsair7297]

Clear glue sounds like a fantastic idea. I wonder how it would look if you did multiple passes if you needed a deeper pour. I need to build a well/fountain this week so maybe I'll give it a try.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Multiple passes would be the way to go if you want more depth.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

If you do plan to use clear glue for water effects, don't make my mistake. Don't apply the effect to ANYTHING that is absorbent. My first small druid spring curled up like a Pringles chip.

[@Asri_]

I used this technique for a pool in a town square. I used half of one of those triangle cheese containers and covered it with scraps of XPS foam to be textured masonry. In the center I propped up a paladin mini I didn't like and painted it a copper patina. The bottom and sides of the pool I painted in a sort of blue with algae, then poured in the 2 part glue and made ripples. No leaks, no curling, no bubbles. Really easy and cheap to do, and hopefully this gives you some ideas. Next time I may try to use some crochet thread or fat fishing line and coat with some epoxy to make pouring water on the fountain. It might work... and look better than the hot glue version I have seen. Hmmm... now I want to do a waterfall...

[@MonkeyJedi99]

LATEX HOUSE PAINT PRIMING! Why have I never thought of that tip before?[ - And I have used sample jars of paint for other projects before. Most satisfyingly, I made a routed and painted sign for an inn for a LARP I was playing, making it out of leftover pieces of 3/4" thick oak flooring boards. I glued the boards together (tongue and groove) then cut the resulting slab to square before using a router to carve in the name of the fake inn and a relief picture of a plate of food and a mug of beer. Then I painted the letters, and the food items, finishing with three coats of shellac (sanding lightly between coats). I really wish I had taken a picture of that sign before I donated it. It was one of my favorite woodworking projects ever.

[@thrufirefirst2156]

Keep em coming! These are always fun to watch.

[@sebastienb9434]

Thank you for sharing these tips, we too often forget that in our hobby, we can find a lot of things on hand and not necessarily expensive to make hyper realistic and incredible things! Thank you for your videos!

[@JustJoshnU]

My wife still has the scar on her wrist from a hot glue gun burn from about a year ago. It was sort of a nasty burn. Pure accident too. She was working on some book bindings for her junk journals and the glue dripped on her wrist without her knowing.

[@Nogoatsnoglory]

Been loving the return to these styles of videos.

[@combatsurvivalofalabama1835]

Love these revisited crafts. Thanks Jeremy for the amazing content.

[@christianstraubhaar339]

Back to the basics! I love it.

[@louislowery2877]

Good stuff as always

[@ryanhale6339]

Don't let "perfect" get in the way of making something really good! Nothing I make is ever "perfect," and rarely do I think it is even "good." I see all the flaws. But my players are always thrilled to have something! These tiles and some scatter with some modular walls can make nearly infinite cavern layouts.

[@justinamick5074]

I really appreciate these cheap build videos! I really want to make immersive scenarios for my friends, and sometimes budget is the limiting factor. I was hoping in the future you could perhaps mention somewhere how much in total the build cost? Obviously it will be different everywhere, but it would be a helpful bit of info for someone like myself at the very least.

[@basvanderwerff2725]

those are great!

[@perrygrosshans8537]

A great fun easy craft! Love it. Also. Someone may have mentioned already, but those tiles could easily have a 1 inch grid on them as well with very little effort.

[@JordanLeigh]

I love these so much.

[@voronOsphere]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[@jennylawson1980]

Thank you for these great ideas!!

[@joepilimai4604]

Awesome video. Love the simplicity

[@fujoshiiiii]

oooh i really love this

[@lesliehackbarth6435]

Thank you! I'm getting ready to run an underdark campaign and both this and your link to Crippled God Foundry's models are going to be a game changer. Running to my dollar store today :)

[@commodusleitdorf2726]

Well I was going to hit up the Dollarama after work anyway so excellent timing!

[@sw33n3yto00]

This would make a great series, revisiting old cheap builds with the new skills.

[@mixedmediamess2607]

These are actually brilliant!

[@thomaswilliams5005]

I also think this is really kid friendly. Great video thanks

[@familieversteegh1712]

I really like these budget videos. Makes it really accessible and provides good inspiration.

[@Sutherby_]

Love your videos ❤

[@shaundad16]

That was as great as I was expecting. Thanks for another great video.

[@chrisstougaard2913]

Am so glad you are back to basic 👍

[@jamescrawford8538]

Awesome ideas

[@coryway6951]

You can mix in a bit of nail polish remover that slows the working time with that epoxy and waters it down so it can pour easier and settle better.

[@thomasbraden8242]

Love the clear glue tip.

[@GenesisMediusFin]

Thank you for this video! Miss these types of videos and designs! I hope you make more like this soon.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@juancarlosmarcos7401]

It is so cool to see some of your former projects at your back... Seeing them reminds me of how did you built them!

[@bluebumblebee309]

Dollar store challenge!

[@NorthToSouthChannel]

Your budget diy terrain is what got me to sub yeeears ago. I love this!!!

[@deanjohnson7809]

So much respect! You’ve had great success here, and still go back to your roots!!

[@GaretheDen]

Perfect timing! I'm getting ready to make some swamp scatter terrain, and planned on making a bunch of tiny pools. I've got some expoy I planned on using, but I might have to check out the clear glue to use instead, and save the epoxy for larger water features.

[@rollednatural20]

Hey! Awesome! Love the “Dollar Store Challenges”! Thanks for doing a new one. ❤

[@jillfriedmann7641]

I love your vids of doing things cheap and with little to no tools. I haven’t made the plunge to an airbrush so I appreciate your going back to basics! Love the glue idea for water! I’m totally trying that! Thanks for doing these!!!

[@MerVidiuMII]

Love your videos, love your voice! So much inspiration, top notch as usual, keep it up :)

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Jermary 👊🍻🥰

[@Gravehaven007]

Great easy craft for kids as well man!

[@LowLos59]

Came out good.

[@jnobs8595]

Bro, you the best!!!

[@edimusprime]

this is brilliant

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

cool; build on the channel thanks lee

[@LeviathanNightDragon]

Very nice project Jeremy. Cant wait to bust a few of these out.

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

This was very cool man.I still have a bunch of those spider eggs you made long ago. Still use them sometimes in our RPG campaigns when needed 😉👍.

[@gamemasters]

wicked cool, I'm going to use this concept to create an outer space terrain set for Spelljammer

[@theredravenworkshop3037]

Fun build. I’ll try out that blue craft glue idea for water and see how it works out.

[@alexmeh5240]

Another dollar store item of use I have found are makeup brushes for dry brushing, especially because of the range of sizes. The bigger mops are great for large areas.

[@-anoctopus-]

Thanks for checking out the clear Elmer's glue. They have a big bottle of it at the store I have been eyeballing haha

[@3lth]

+1 on the latex house paint for sealing. I've been using left over exterior paint woodland grey (colorbond color) for sealing my terrain for years now, the woodland grey is a great color as it's really dark gray with a hint of green.

[@billdefranza4927]

Nice video!

[@66Stomp]

Oh and they have also started carrying mod podge in small bottles in dollar tree here in Florida.

[@gmdogmatik]

Спасибо за ролик! Обожаю видео подобные этому, не только полезно, но и очень вдохновляет. Обязательно попробую сделать похожий тайл

[@ElNick09]

Nice tip on that glue!

[@Nosferatuklown]

Where this is a badass idea, it's awesome for us playing skirmish games, your dungeon tiles are amazing and have made you a huge fan base, but I'm not trying to make bigger battle ground for something like One Page Rules, or Age of Sigmar, or Warcry with those smaller tiles...but storage makes it impossible to have a giant board like Luke makes from Geek Gaming scenic and stuff like that, but giant tiles are easy to throw into a storage box or something, and making it double sided means I can have different themes...thanks for this man!

[@darkaiel]

Any time I see those wooden squares I want to use them to make a board. Right now, I'm into a skirmish game called Necropolis where the field is 16x16 and videos like this are so useful as a jumping off point for making a really cool board.

[@barryloughran3632]

You giv me a realy gud overall view

[@parttimetabletopper]

Fantastic video as always 🙌. Terrain doesn’t have to be super complicated, and Readiboard is your best friend. Just need to make sure it’s the white paper one like in the video. Tried the Readiboard with black paper recently and found it’s glued to the foam too well and won’t peel 🤷‍♂️

[@maxs-lz4pn]

I made that mistake too!