Fill Your Tabletop with this Magnetic Modular Terrain

[@PuttingOnTheFoil]

I was just thinking "What if I used magnets to make ruined terrain walls and floors modular" and ended up here. I am blown away! I'm still going to knock out my rougher idea cause it will add variation, but I absolutely love this! I also realized after watching this that the texture rollers work much better on dollar store foamboard than on the pink or blue XPS. Thanks for creating this video!

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you for checking out the video. I think this is one of my most under-rated crafts. The resulting set is fantastic.

[@NecroBurt]

17:21 is exactly what I was thinking for the whole first part of the video. Very very cool craft idea and I love that you are so willing to share. So many people in the past reveled in the ego trip of being called a wizard for doing craft work rather than explain how they’d done it to someone

[@brokenterrain]

I'm so glad you're digging the project. It's still one of my most useful pieces of terrain. Craft on brother!

[@rayslover8526]

This is going to make excellent Frostgrave or Warcry terrain.

[@RauschIronback]

I'm just dove into making D&D terrain and I've loved your videos. Something I like about your channel is you acknowledge your failure in design and then showed/explained how you looked at that failure, innovated a new modification to your design and then put it into place and kept on trucking. I think showing new crafters that mistakes are a part of the process and just rolling with it and thinking your way through is a big part of the creative experience.

[@brokenterrain]

I'm glad you liked the video. I'm always screwing stuff up. 🤣🥲😥🤣

[@DHMakin84]

I just posted this on Luke APS on Facebook to try and get more traffic to this video. Great job, dude!

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you so much.

[@hatenull]

After watching your house video, I think I'm going to combine the look of town textures and the magnetic sections to make completely modular towns and buildings. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@brokenterrain]

That sounds amazing! I hope you share some pics when you're ready.

[@hatenull]

@@brokenterrain big plans and limited time, we will see what I can get done.

[@harrietcraig6716]

You can secure the magnets, if you still want to use them instead of the nuts, with milliput. That is so strong, the magnets aren’t pulled out when trying to attach them to to another magnet. Awesome build-gave me some important tips and reminders. (I wouldn’t have mentioned the milliput, because this build is 100% under control and not new, but I felt terrible on your behalf trying to cut a big space in a little foam for that nut!) ❤️👍🏻💪🏻

[@brokenterrain]

Thanks for the advice. So far the craft still functions well.

[@mlhkznc]

I dont comment on youtube but this video made me! Looks awesome. I will try it sometime for sure. I watch lots of terrain videos and this is one of the best. Great idea and execution. I wish the wash worked better but the end results are great still. More peope should watch this channel

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you so much!

[@fer3987]

Omg, i am so amazed by your work!! This deserves more attention for sure

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you so much for watching and your wonderful comment. I'm really proud of this project.

[@dokdokutube]

You did such a great job of planning, executing and (best of all), explaining your work - thank you very much indeed. And you did it with a terrific sense of fun and goodwill. Kudos to you my friend!

[@brokenterrain]

So glad you liked the video.

[@GrandOldDwarf]

I just discovered your channel a few days ago. I had to go buy your templates immediately after watching this video! Great work!

[@brokenterrain]

Awesome! Thank you Steve!

[@lilcwa]

Brilliant. Very well executed. Keep up the fine work.

[@brokenterrain]

I will. Thank you 😊

[@maxx142]

Really nice. Just started a set. excellent as we don't have a lot of room. Keep up the good work.

[@myoung4997]

Just an awesome build. Can't wait to give these a try!

[@brokenterrain]

I'm excited to see your take on this project. Thanks so much for watching.

[@leonardd.hilleyii7554]

Love this! I wish you'd put more templates and plans on Drivethru. Thanks!

[@rjlatham999]

Keep seeing you do this method of gouging out the magnet holes. Came across another channel that has made a 3d print with spikes. He just pushes it in and the holes are made. So easy and quick. You should look into it. He makes so many tiles for rpg he needed a quick fix.

[@brokenterrain]

Love RP archive. If I had found him sooner, I might be using his systems to be honest. Great stuff.

[@rjlatham999]

@@brokenterrain saw also Bill makes stuff using the tip of the glue gun to melt a hole. Mask needed though

[@ChronicLaughter]

Beautiful work. Thank you for the video!

[@LittleHillsTabletop]

I'm excited to try this! Thank you for this video!

[@attonthegreat]

Just found your channel from a reddit post. Fantastic build! I'm really excited to try this out and I'm instant subscribing to your channel! Keep up the awesome videos!

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you so much. I'd love to see your version of the project when it's complete.

[@Iamnotamorningperson]

Amazing work! Definitely inspired me for the next campaign :)

[@brokenterrain]

That's awesome Conor. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@drebleloaw]

Nice work!

[@leftbower1023]

Fantastic work, dude

[@rayslover8526]

I don't think i'm going to make this the same way because i don't care about the magnetic aspect of it. But i love the look of the individual ruins when it's done. I'd probably make this mostly out of XPS on the proxon though.

[@Slydeish]

Awesome content!!!

[@brokenterrain]

Thank you ☺️

[@tonysmith3189]

What is the size of the dollar tree foam board? I can't find it in any of my stores and I figure I'll just cut my own.

[@brokenterrain]

About 3/16" wide.

[@karlengelhardt6874]

Me at 11:36 "Those doors REALLY need some stones. That's not at all how doors work!" Me at 11:50 "D'oh! Should have trusted Broken Terrain more!"

[@jonathanwells171987]

Hey. Great work! I'm curious where did you get your texture roller?

[@brokenterrain]

I made it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrchKtpZaqreq8

[@jonathanwells171987]

@@brokenterrain awesome!! Thank you

[@galsoroker6593]

great work man!

[@twitchybristles]

This is just what I've been looking for, for my Warhammer 40K games. I'm going to try and do a set of these up myself. Mind if I link to your video and drivethruRPG on my site if/when I do?

[@brokenterrain]

I don't mind at all. I'm looking forward to seeing your version of this project.

[@racspartan1]

Nice

[@capsizedink7888]

I want to make something like this so badly, what kind of foam is the green foam? I have almost everything else! Thank you so much for making this and sharing the process!!!

[@brokenterrain]

Xps construction foam. You can find it in sheets of various thicknesses from .5 to 2 inches. It might come in a different color depending on where you get it. Lowe's and Home Depot both carry it. Thank you so much for watching. This is a really great project. I hope you give it a shot.

[@capsizedink7888]

@@brokenterrain I found the construction foam! I also made my texture roller, and cut my walls! My hot wire cutter just showed up so I'll be cutting pillars and floors later today! Your tutorial has been incredible to follow!

[@brokenterrain]

And you just made my day.

[@karlengelhardt6874]

I wonder if you can thin out the dark wash with some mineral spirits after the fact. (My painting is about a decade behind me atm, so my memory is dim). You might also look into Linseed oil to thin it.

[@brokenterrain]

I've been watering it down as I good. It's looking pretty good these days.

[@karlengelhardt6874]

​@@brokenterrain Most of my painting experience is oils back in college. I recently discovered this community and I often wonder if things like linseed oil or gesso don't really apply or if it's just a lack of exposure

[@brokenterrain]

@@karlengelhardt6874 I think oils are making a big wave in mini painting right now. At least as washes. Haven't tried it yet myself.

[@karlengelhardt6874]

@@brokenterrain Well I have a lot of oils to work with if I can manage to get the caps off, lol

[@youtubevanced4900]

I'd guess most of those magnets will fall out over time. I use super glue or epoxy to put magnets on my bases and they constantly pull off. I 3d print magnet rings now. To give the magnet more surface area to grip the base.

[@brokenterrain]

I wish I used the terrain enough for it to breakdown. That would mean I was playing way more. Sadly I don't get to play that often. So perhaps the magnets will rip from the foam eventually but so far so good.

[@drebleloaw]

Who makes the foam cutter used at 16:30?

[@brokenterrain]

That is the proxxon hot wire cutter. www.amazon.com/dp/B0017NS8H6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_92M7F96Z5N3BQYZ8KD8A?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 And the fence is from shifting lands.

[@soundpreacher]

Isn’t Proxxon the cover company for Hydra?

[@ikesutor9654]

When we getting additions to this system?

[@brokenterrain]

I'm not sure to be honest. I had considered doing a modern version but there's so much to do right now. Not sure when I'll get around to it. Is there something you'd like to see?

[@ikesutor9654]

@@brokenterrain i don't do anything modern, but a wooden scaffold system that could integrate with this would be awesome. As would circular components. And roofs. Or a way to combine non ruined walls and ruined walls.

[@brokenterrain]

I'll see if I can come up with some of those fun additions for you. Let me sketch some stuff up and think on it.

[@ikesutor9654]

@@brokenterrain any updates?

[@brokenterrain]

Nothing yet I'm afraid.

[@rjlatham999]

Of course you are fixed to the position of the spikes

[@rjlatham999]

RP archive. Is the channel

[@BullScrapPracEff]

Mealy people down below. Lol

[@soundpreacher]

Wait - I was promised magnetic modular terrain, and instead the video is about modular magnetic terrain? False advertising clickbait!

[@brokenterrain]

That's how I get ya!