Fixing two common modular tile problems.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

PAINTING STONE RECIPE: V4.0 - darker stone as temple blocks 2.0 Black and mod podge basecoat - always. It darkens the tone of the remaining paints. 3:1 neutral grey:tan, airbrushed on in 2 solid coats, or brushed on (minimal thinning, but not totally thick), applied thinly to avoid clumping paint, in 1 coat. OR Pro acryl Warm grey basecoat, thinned 2:1 paint to thinner and airbrushed on. This is MUCH faster, and not as expensive as you might think as you waste less paint/use less layers paint about 1/2 the bricks in either 2:2:1 tan, neutral grey and white, or 1:3:3 tan:neutral grey:white Make sure this layer is strong, not translucent by too much water thinning, but also NOT pure thick. Thick leads to awful texture for drybrushing. Drybrush with 1:3:3 tan, neutral grey, white Drybrush white - make this reasonably strong or it'll fade with the wash, but try to avoid 'whitewashing' the whole thing! Build it up carefully. Black-brown wash Matt varnish (I use vallejo, through an airbrush, but water based cans will do) dust with dirt grout mix, wipe most off, spray with scenic sealant, wipe off with paper towel (see city tiles or the updated temple blocks bonus video, I do less dirt in dungeon floors than city streets, and even less in walls. Walls I actually do slightly more on the exterior wall than interior, but that's me obsessing…) DIRT GROUT MIX RECIPE: Full guide is shown in the basing minis video :) Brown and black unsanded tile grout Dirt cooked in the oven and filtered through a sieve. You want to grind this dirt up with some kind of improv mortar and pestle into smaller grains - it doesn’t need to be dust like the grout but should be otherwise pretty small. I strain it through a sieve to get rid of anything too big. The ratio you want here is going to depend on the colour of your local grout I just mixed in a bit of black at a time until the colour darkened down to match the original dirt. I ended up with about a 4:2:1 ratio of dirt:brown grout:black grout I now add 1/2 a ratio (shot glass) of natural earth yellow pigment to make the reddish tint go away, without turning it grey by adding more black grout or grout mix. I added this to 12 dirt, 8 brown, 4 black grout. So its more like adding 1/8 of a glass to the minimum ratio shown above (4:2:1 then 1/8th of pigment) WASH RECIPE: Only make as much as you need, the mixture will settle overnight. A good shake will fix it, but probably not when it gets thicker… Full bottle (200ml), 30 drops black, 10 drops brown. 60/40 water-matt medium. Then add a few drops of flow improver per bottle. For 100ml mixes (half a bottle) just halve the ink SCENIC SEALANT RECIPE: This stuff is really easy to mix, I use the following formula: 1 part mod podge 4 or more parts water - you can make this as thick or thin as you like, and just use more layers to make it harder. A drop of dish soap (fairy liquid type stuff) or flow improver - this helps it…well…flow :) The more mod podge, the darker and more 'wet' the dirt will look when dry. But you can use multiple thinner layers and build up strength that way too. MAGNET SAFETY: Don’t use around small children or animals, if ingested these can be dangerous. Never let very strong magnets slam together, especially thin ones. They can and will smash under a lot of force, and then become very sharp, highly magnetic shrapnel. Not good. Easy to avoid though, just take care. GROUT/SANDING/WIRE BRUSH SAFETY Wear a dust mask and ideally have good ventilation or an extractor fan on over your workspace when doing these activities. I am no medical expert, but the advice I have found seems to be of the mind that a little exposure your body can deal with and expel, but larger and especially longer term repeat exposure can cause problems -all easily avoided with a proper dusk mask. AIRBRUSH/SPRAY CAN/ENAMEL PAINTS/SUPERGLUE/ISOPROPL ALCOHOL SAFETY To be clear - superglue here refers to extended use. Quickly using some superglue is, to my best knowledge, harmless, which is why nobody bats an eye at it normally. But if you're in an unventilated room with highly liquid superglue for hours on end? That's a bit different, wear a filter mask! as a general rule, these things should always be done while in a VERY well ventilated space OR while wearing a fume filter mask, if not both. I tend to use an extraction fan and mask, and open the window in the room when I'm done. Iso, unlike the others (as far as I've been able to ascertain) can be metabolised by your body, albeit with a bit of a nasty headache. It basically gives you a hangover, which kind of makes sense given what it is… CUTTING FOAM The research I've done into the subject points to the standard white fumes being mostly harmless carbon dioxide (the stuff you breathe out anyway). That said, much like hotboxing in a room without ventilation, its generally a good idea to not let CO2 build up in a room you're breathing in, or you'll get a nasty headache as your body metabolises it. Black fumes from burning foam ARE harmful and should be ventilated/avoided if possible, but these rarely occur when using a hot wire cutter like we do - its just something to be aware of. NICKLE STRIPS/STEEL CAN TIPS AND SAFETY: Nickel and Tin is safe enough to use if you're reasonably careful, I used to cut most of mine from tin can lids with scissors, though now I use nice smooth nickel strips. Made sure you're wearing thick gloves when cutting and handling, I use some woodworking gloves. If you want to make doubly sure the metal isn't sharp, use a metal nail file along the edges to round it off.

[@battleshipman56]

When is the next upload?? Almost half a year

[@kakoalmeida470]

Where are you buddy? I hope you’re doing fine! Take care!

[@mukwaaravenheart9841]

Have you ever made Si-Fi terrain?

[@p-thor]

At this point it is just D&D Lego you are making. Amazing as always

[@MikePound]

My dad has recently gotten into model railway stuff (after years of giving me crap for playing warhammer and D&D :P ) so I showed him your previous video for a bit of inspiration on what he can do with the new hot wire cutter he just bought. He's already started texturing the viaduct we built using a pen to carve the bricks into a piece of balsa wood. What I'm trying to say is: Thanks for your videos, they're really great and it's giving me something I can work on with my dad.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

That's great to hear man :)

[@fammnak852]

Hi Matt. I’ve been watching your videos religiously in the past weeks. I know there are a lot of crafters out there but you are the one who inspires me the most, particularly for your modularity, your attention to details, and your impeccable craftsmanship. I know must have taken you a LONG time to list all your equipments, tools and write a nice blog articles as to which materials/tools are for which purpose, linking everything.. it’s super useful for me to slowly gather all materials I need and buy those tools. Anyway, I feel repeatedly saying thank you isn’t enough because you are genuinely super helpful for me and giving me new way looking into dnd, I find peace and happiness in crafting and the feeling of seeing my creation coming to reality is indescribable. So, I just join your Patreon today 😊 I hope you’re doing well and will keep inspiring us with your creation. Thank you Matt!!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you so much for the support man! And I'm glad I could help :)

[@metajock]

That is one beautiful table. The paint job on the Lizard Man temple is unbeliveable.

[@bradcraig6676]

The cutting edge of tabletop modularity. Glad you're back.

[@alexanderjohnson3305]

Awesome. I love how modular these are. The roof tiles add a lot!

[@bettsdn]

Me watching every RP Archive video knowing damn well I’m never going to craft a single piece of D&D terrain 😅

[@TitanTrev]

You can do it! THough I haven't started yet, either. I've been a Patreon supporter for a long time and still need to pull the trigger on making SOMETHING.

[@LostWhits]

I enjoy the thought and engineering that goes into the SYSTEM.

[@willkeir155]

Same, best craftsmanship around, rivaling Dwarven Forge.

[@tozpeak]

I thought this too, but then I crafted a single one... It was fun. :D

[@MinkSignal]

Lol I just pulled the trigger and bought some foam. It's incredibly fun once you actually try. Mine will look much better once I get a hotwire

[@KvaZi_Lux]

😳 I just watched something magical... Yours tiles are incredibly cool.

[@harperparks9056]

It came out awesome. Editing is on point too. I get a kick out of seeing the patron list grow every episode, I remember when your early videos had about 4 names!

[@seankrake4776]

I have no reason to build terrain, because my D&d group is online, but watching your videos makes me want to make it anyway just because.

[@DylanHFord]

A new RP Archive video comes out and the day is already a little bit better.

[@circleofowls]

The engineering and artistry that go into this system is just mind-boggling, really incredibly done.

[@bonoboder2.732]

Because of you i started crafting Terrain. I'm about to finish my first project (it's Dungeon Tiles of course) and can't wait to start the next one, following another one of your videos!

[@Matthew_Lawless]

This absolutely solves the only issue I ever had with your builds and a lot of others. Well done!

[@scotteverroad4545]

Killer Video! I was thinking of playing Frostgrave solo in a dungeon scape, but I don't have any tile molds. I cruised-on your videos, and I was in Love! but,..as in Love!, out of my League! hahaha I drink too much, and not alotta time to play with magnets and measurements. Add hot-glue guns to that and cutting with a Jigsaw.....I'm just going to buy something man! Still,...Love Ya Brother!

[@KimUlrick]

Lots of great ideas and tips in this video. Thanks Matt

[@samanthalacroix2687]

You are an absolute genius at building scenery. I swear to the Gods if I win the lottery you are one of the first people I am hiring.

[@district_re]

@rparchive you look much healthier & happier!

[@iwistudio7337]

it’s been some time but i find myself once again watching one of these at 3am

[@THISGUY990]

Great video! This adds a lot of customization to dungeons.

[@richardokeeffe8375]

Amazing stuff!! I was just today thinking on you and wondered how you were. Keep on trucking dude!

[@josepholiver5713]

Every episode is just cooler and cooler. Great job! Really inspired me to make this myself

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad to hear it!

[@williammeek7218]

You are definitely a master builder. All of your posts are amazing and so perfectly executed. It’s like watching a world being created. Do not stop , at least till I’m dead.

[@MastertheGamerpg]

Your tiles look great!

[@jahsongonzalez-allie8373]

I cannot express how useful this video is. Thank you so much Matt!!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jonathanreid5343]

Woot new vid! I'll have to get cracking building this set. Finally got a 3d printer as well, so I'll have to snag those stl files. Great work Matt! Thanks for all you do

[@lordviktrix13]

Fantastic addition! Well done Mat!

[@RPGfigures]

Your instructions and ideas are incredibly helpful. The modular terrain and paint job are outstanding.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man, glad to hear it!

[@sabrinasugar2819]

I love seeing projects like this. My fiance and I enjoy making things like this and it’s so satisfying to play a game with them. You get so immersed in the world you build. 💕

[@bakamaru3867]

I love the amount of detail and thought you put into all of these builds! Thanks for being awesome Matt!

[@madnessbydesignVria]

This is the first channel I supported on Patreon, and I'm delighted. The quality of content is consistently astounding. Thank you! :)

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Much appreciated!

[@Ellebeeby]

It’s RP Archive! Aulë be praised!

[@Lobollipop]

I friking love your videos

[@VaderViktor]

This is all brilliant! I know you dont upload all that often, but each video is insanely useful and applicable. I appreciate all your hard work that goes into not only the video itself, but all the jigs, processes and methods that back it up in the first place.

[@michaborkowski213]

The Return of the King 🫡

[@dmmularki7374]

Matt, Welcome back, this guy is a hero for systemizing terrain. Glad to see you back at it man Ive missed your vids. You do all the dirty work for those of us who don't have the time to fiddle with figuring this out over time. Support RP Archive if you can, clap him on the back and give a genuine cheers to him. LEGEND!!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man! 😁

[@fixayte3058]

With Tiktok and YT shorts ruining my attention span, I still find it so easy to sit down and watch your videos from start to finish. Keep it up, big fan :D

[@timbo6609]

Really happy to see you post again and looking forward to future videos!

[@pezpengy9308]

i absolutely love your work. i like making terrain myself but the level of work you put into magnetizing everything is simply astonishing... and sadly far more than im willing to do. 😋

[@DanaMcRaptorHands]

Archive Matt!! You've made my favorite KZbin channel. I don't play tabletop games. I've never made miniatures. Not that I don't want to - I just haven't taken the plunge. But I've watched every single video of yours because your particular brand of meticulous, genius inventions of miniature craft are so satisfying and perfect. The texturing and 3D printed pieces in this video are just next level. I am just sitting here in awe. Seriously amazing. You are a true craftsman, Matt. Everything you do is so COOL! I'm sorry I'm gushing, I just think it's so neat... Thank you for the brilliant content! I hope you are still doing well. Now, off to rewatch more of your landscaping vids. Cheers!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you so much man! 😁

[@altarofthedeadgods_wargame]

I love how innovative you are Matt! everyvideo has neat and well executed ideas

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad you like them!

[@corymccabe3677]

It's Christmas every time you put out a video. Thank you!!

[@Raycheetah]

With such flexibility, it won't simply be a matter of making walls to fit the dungeon you've designed, when you can use the terrain bits to design your dungeon! =^[.]^=

[@johndarhower]

Love the style and great to see you back

[@larsstrohmeier2320]

So happy to see you! This looks really great, i always struggled with diagonal alignment of tiles, but i'm sure these techniques will work beautifully =D best wishes!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SaintBroken]

The sweet voice of a crafting angel calls me to the youtube! Rejoice crafters! Happy new year, Matt! :) Hope you're doing well!

[@graefx]

Dungeon legos. This series continues to be just sublime.

[@Micsma]

at midnight? always a pleasure seeing and hearing the great work! Thank you!

[@Micsma]

oh and the hair is looking swell too! loving the new look. :D

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

8am for me ;)

[@photogfrank2146]

Hey Matt, I hope that you are OK! We haven't heard from you on here for about 4 months and starting to worry that maybe you've quit KZbining! I personally am hoping that you are working on a fantastic new project that you are getting ready to blow our minds with!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I've been working on a bonus video for patrons :) I'll be back once that's done

[@davidrickey8841]

Just a safety warning for anyone watching. XPS is non-organic and basically doesn't degrade overtime. So if you get to 4:45 in the video and see the instructions for sanding. Make sure you do this outside, in clothes you don't care about, with a breathing barrier of some kind. If XPS particles get into your lungs, they'll basically be there forever.

[@PrimalEdge]

groovy technique and I love the stl's!

[@Tig3rLP]

I want to try this out soon, I love your ideas ^^

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Fantastic looking result. Cheers!

[@greggbenshoof2626]

Good to see you back!

[@CzerwonyRymcer]

MATT!!! Its good to see You!!

[@demonmcfly1579]

Hey man, Aussie here! It might be worth mentioning for your Aussie fans that they can get your STL's printed at a local library if they don't have a printer themselves.

[@anderstertel8263]

Been waiting for a new video for so long, and it’s amazing :D

[@kylehiggins200]

those modular tiles got me thinking of my next build already but currently doing a hobbit village great and inspiring video as always

[@mancheckitout]

I prefer hot gluing bricks, but your stamp method looks good. Glad I found your channel. I’m subscribing.

[@knubson]

Amazing as always!!!

[@tragonius]

aw yeah, cozy craftin time!

[@tanman729]

HE'S BACK!!!!

[@tomyoung9834]

Damn, that’s slick!

[@aaronvogt335]

About time you got another video up!

[@rhiotre1958]

Awesome video! Thank you so much! ❤

[@zippy5131]

Foam safe super glue available from any shop that sells RC models, deluxe materials product. Used to use it on depron foam planes.

[@MASI_forging]

How awesome, such talent and skill 🥰🥰

[@rickh6963]

Hi, just found your channel. I don't know why it popped up, it's not the usual category of video I watch. It reminds me that my D&D books, figures and dice are sitting in my closet collecting dust. So today I'm going to call "the gang" and see if we can schedule a meet up for either gaming or making some dungeon pieces. Thanks for the reminder that I need to plan some relaxation time in my schedule. Your work looks great!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@StephMcAlea]

"13ths of a 16th of an inch." The Imerial system is like having an aneurism.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

13/16ths, or 13 out of 16 :) no different to 4mm, 4 out of 10 Imperial is actually better for doing this type of project because it can be easily halved repeatedly without using awkward measures like 3.2mm that defeat the point of metric being 'easier' :)

[@Tastycrowinc]

That lego jig is smart, were the plans shared on your Patreon too?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I believe they were posted in the jigs section of the discord :)

[@MartinWoitzik]

This is superior! But I have a video request for you - could you maybe do a Best-Of Video of all your terrains that you made so far? It's just sooooo nice to see all that stuff in detail and with some moving camera shots like you do it in all you videos. I would just like to see what kind of terrains you alread created by yourself! :-) And by the way - where do you normally play with all this stuff? Would like to join your D&D campaign! 😀

[@penguistaken]

This is amazing! I'm so inspired to make some tiles of my own 😅. What material type of foam do you recommend?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Xps, check out the equipment list in the description, and my getting started videos :)

[@penguistaken]

@@RPArchiveOfficial oh thanks alot! Your videos are so inspiring and high quality. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@goforitpainting]

Really cool 👍

[@robertmartin2968]

another nice video, thanks, and I'm happy to see that you are back making videos

[@lilcwa]

Holy $#!+! It’s a new RP Archive video!

[@jameswilley982]

Matt? Where are you? Are you feeling alright we need more videos and if I may ask. And Elven style village would be cool

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I'm good, just working on catching up with Stls for patrons and a bonus video :)

[@telivan776]

Love the new haircut

[@jesternario]

I oov the look of your tiles, but they don’t work with my tiles already, which need to be capable of traveling to my friendly local game store, as well as being quickly able to be assembled. While I am sure it is quite easy to travel, it would take you a while to build each scene, especially if you aren’t able to prepare everything ahead of time.

[@theunpretentiousvegan8593]

This looks so awesome. I wish i had time and money to do these things.

[@Heeeynald]

Ok... Now i want to build a Complete Modular Castle Ravenloft!

[@The4gotNdeath]

Please god do it. And post a yt video so we can see xD

[@demonmcfly1579]

Not sure if my message sent, but Aussie here! Might want to let your Aussie fans know they can get your STL's printed at a local library!

[@rekzors]

Beautiful set of tiles. But honestly everytime I watch one of your videos with this stuff I just feel overwhelmed...and a little poor. I can't afford getting a proxon, and I have no idea how I would start a set of walls and tiles like this. It just feels very overwhelming and out of my depth. But I am glad you are making beautiful stuff.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Have you seen my getting started video? You can start with a knife and small project that doesn't need a proxxon and go from there :) Proxxon is also cheaper than knife in the long run, blades cost money!

[@banaanenzijnlekkah]

hi I have a queston. I am making a windmill but i don't know how i get it round and a bit smooth do you know how to make it?

[@patrickmasse7159]

So many good ideas ! 😊

[@DungeonMasterJohnny]

So Gandalf decides to show up after all this time. ;) Hey did you hear Professor Dungeon Master was saying when they met with the guys at WOTC they were talking about your channel? Apparently some of the designers watch your channel.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Yeah I saw :) feels weird 😄

[@sammetcalfe1]

You've used the 'thin' version of the foam safe glue in the vid but there's a 'gap filling' variant which sounds like it may be even better. Anyone tried it?

[@makkon06]

those smaller pieces aren't useless, you'd want to have something like that if you were using a door/arch module that you want to have centered on the diagonal. I've made lots of modular kits for videogames and I frequently find myself needing, and building, pieces like that

[@BodyByBenSLC]

You should record your games. They would look amazing!

[@GlacierFox523]

this was my problem as a 3d modeler but with the you typically need a pillar to not show seams

[@joec7226]

This is an excellent idea! Can’t wait to try all these when I have the time! A question though, how would you go about using the jig you made from foam? Presumably it can’t be used on the wire cutter because it would also melt?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

The diagonal floor tile one? Put a floor tile in the middle gap flat, then line up the corner :) the foam jig doesn't touch the wire

[@markb4459]

Fantastic system and tutorial. Any video or directions on how to use Lea'fina's jig? Can't get my head around how you use that? Thank you. (PS if you already posted this somewhere my apologies. I looked through all of your links in the comments area and didn't see it. Thanks!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I think it was originally posted with instructions in the jigs section of the discord (patreon access) :)

[@MrDefaultti]

I would be happy if you could also include metric measurements. We live in a metric world ;-) Anyway. Great stuff!!!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Conversion chart in every description :) but honestly imperial is better for this, it repeatedly halves better

[@MacroAggressor]

Nice!

[@XoriniteWisp]

Gosh, I love the stuff you make, but I lost track of the number of advertisements for the Patreon in the video.

[@ben.ny.1822]

So what material should we use to print the jigs that won't melt against the hotwire? I have a SLA and PLA available to me

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Resin ideally though I believe some filament works, I can't say for sure as I don't have one myself :)

[@emilyr2836]

Do you typically pre-build your structures, or are you able to assemble them as you run the game?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Depends on the scale, big stuff I'll pre build just in case but hide under a cloth or something Smaller scale I lay out as needed

[@emilyr2836]

@@RPArchiveOfficial That makes sense, thanks! One of these days I'll have an in person group to build for...

[@Arnedillo92]

If I subscribe to your Patron can I still download the STL from the wall stamper? When I check the subscriptions options I believe it says that I only have access to one month and the previous one? How can I get those stampers?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

They will appear as throwbacks, which are done in release order (chronologically) so are fairly predictable :) they're also on mmf, though that's mainly designed for 3+ month patrons to get older packs with a 50% discount if they don't want to wait for the throwback to roll around

[@orangecross]

Could you create some STLs for floor tiles? Same style as your wall STL stamps.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Stl floor tiles are coming soon on patreon, floor stamps are sort of coming, testing to be done

[@hezakighamorgan9974]

Unrelated question, about how uneven can these piece be while still being able to fit together do you reckon? Cause I already trimmed a metric shit ton of tiles before realizing my guide was a whole 3 degrees tilted (which in infuriating because I even used a clamp jig to prevent this kind of thing).

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Depends on which side the angle is, but generally these things add up the longer the piece/the more pieces are used, because it multiplies...