How to Make Cardboard Stairs for Warhammer 40K, Necromunda and Kill Team

Ahoy! In this video I'll share my favorite method of making stairs for Warhammer 40,000, which can of course also be used for games like Necromunda and Kill Team.
If you're like me, you often end up playing games where the upper levels of terrain aren't really used, because it eats up a lot of movement to get your infantry there. So maybe a unit of snipers might deploy there or a unit will deepstrike in and stay there for the duration of the game. Rarely will the opponent send close combat units to fight them and instead opt to taking potshots at them. This makes for a less dynamic game. So, these stairs are a great addition to your wargames terrain, because they'll help alleviate that problem.
Have fun! :-)
//Michael
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[@rugbymeat]

Great little tutorial explaining something that others just pass over quite quick. Even the little note about not bothering with handrails because they get damaged is a wonderful point. Keep up the good work!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. :-)

[@jakea1035]

Easiest explanation yet. Thank you.

[@MMadjansen]

Excellent tutorial. Love how you explain your thought process, so that every step is still applicable for other scenarios/games/heights/base sizes etc.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, I'm happy to hear that. :-)

[@10urion]

That is a nice set of stairs

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! :-)

[@bencemuller4415]

You are a very promising terrain chanel! I hope you will reach your goals! Comment for the comment God. Like for the algorithm throne!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, that's very nice of you! :-)

[@Sage-Thyme]

Lol, all I could think of when you ask about H&S inspectors in 40k was I'm sure there's a bunch of Inquisitors with clipboards somewhere. Great tutorial, your attention to detail is superb, the idea to make it so the bases fit into the steps is brilliant.

[@spyrosvoytsinas697]

Anything you make is awesome and simple thx now i can build terrain with my not so artistic friends.can you plz do some more scatter terrain?

[@thecultofcrafting]

Ha ha, thanks. That's high praise. :-) Sure, my plan is to alternate between simple builds and some bigger projects, so there's bound to be some scatter terrain in there.

[@eetennak966]

Here for the algorithm. Excellent video.

[@crustythewanksock2413]

Brilliant tutorial! 👏

[@hall79w]

These are all great videos, keep up the great work!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, will do. :-)

[@Cuthbo]

Love it! Perfect explanation

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, mate! :-)

[@WABWSM]

I love this channel so much. Excellent work!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Jokreher]

This was brilliant.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, glad you like it. :-)

[@frankgarcia9350]

Very useful. Thank you

[@thecultofcrafting]

Glad it was helpful. :-)

[@Dexelator]

Definitely curious about more stuff from here, as i would like to build more Necromunda terrain myself

[@thecultofcrafting]

Cool. :-) I've got a bunch of projects planned for the future. Is there anything in particular you'd like to see or something you're struggling with, that I could help with?

[@Dexelator]

@@thecultofcrafting Containers are a good one. But i was also curious about perhaps making something like the market place for Necromunda.

[@thecultofcrafting]

I might give that a go then. :-) I think Black Magic Craft did a container video at some point, which was pretty much the same way as I make containers, so you could check that out.

[@tattered08]

Love the video! Look forward to to seeing more content! I play 40k, and plan on making all my terrain. This was very helpful :)

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thank you very much. :-) Go for it! It's very satisfying playing on a terrain set you've made yourself.

[@alternative6491]

This really helped, I’m making staircases for a terrain build and found this tutorial.

[@nathanielfrance5829]

This is a step in the right direction. Thanks

[@thecultofcrafting]

My pleasure. :-)

[@AriesTabletopModels]

This is really good info! Im definitely going to apply this to some N Scale dioramas!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Cool, glad it was helpful! :-)

[@immersiveterrain]

Dope video bro. I love how you approached it. You're a pro.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. It's a lot more complicated making videos than I thought it'd be! So much to learn. :-D

[@immersiveterrain]

@@thecultofcrafting I've been making videos for 6 years and I'm on my second channel. You're getting off to a way better start than I did. Any help I can offer I'll gladly share if it helps a fellow crafter. Just ask.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, I appreciate that. :-)

[@norcalonline1]

Nice work. I fumbled my way through my first set of stairs last week before I saw this video. I essentially used the same protocol but you made yours look so much easier in the video. I agree that the small steps look better than the bulky one-inch blocks that are often used as stairs. Cheers,

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! 🙂 I didn't get it right on my first few attempts either. 😉

[@turhiki]

Really really great video! I would certainly enjoy a video in which you show how you paint your terrain to achieve that really cool weathered look. I hope that more people feel the same way.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks, happy you like it. :-) My next video will cover some weathering, though not these particular techniques. There are a lot of different ways of doing rust and chipping. I'm thinking of maybe doing a video on the subject. The methods I used for the stairs was: - Chipping Medium and airbrush for the chipped paint - Enamel paints for the streaking effects - Pigments for the more faded parts I was kinda just messing about, because I hadn't played with them for a while. Most people don't have these in their collection, so I didn't want to go into it in this video. You could probably get similar results by stippling with a piece of sponge and making streaks with very thinned down acrylic paints. :-) Oh, and anything brown or orange will probably work. And they look best on a light and contrasting color.

[@turhiki]

@@thecultofcrafting Wow, thank you so much for your really detailed answer. I'll definitely try to replicate your methods with the paints (and maybe some dry pastels) I have lying around.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Cool. The pastels ought to work. Have fun! 🙂

[@fistfulofcolours]

Superfedt. Vil meget gerne også se, hvordan du får rusteffekten og den afskallede maling. Er netop faldet over din kanal i dag, og det virker lovende.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Cool, glad for at du kan li' det. :-) Tager lige resten på engelsk, så andre kan læse med. There are a lot of different ways of doing rust. I'm thinking of maybe doing a video on the subject, but it will probably be a while until I do. The methods I used for the stairs was: - Chipping Medium and airbrush for the chipped paint - Enamel paints for the streaking effects - Pigments for the more faded parts I was kinda just messing about, because I hadn't played with them for a while. Most people don't have these in their collection, and you could probably get similar results by stippling with a piece of sponge and making streaks with very thinned down acrylic paints, so I didn't want to go into it in this video, but you should be able to find tutorials on these subjects, if you want to get started right away. :-) Oh, and anything brown, red or orange will probably work. And they look best on a light and contrasted color.

[@user-bf8uw3jf8s]

awesome

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Fed video! Hvorhenne køber du dit grafix medium chipboard? Jeg har ledt efter det, men har aldrig set det i nogen af de lokale hobbybikser :(

[@thecultofcrafting]

Amazon.de, men jeg er stødt på danske forhandlere, som jeg dog ikke kan huske, hvem er. :-) De findes.

[@soledude]

👏👏👏

[@johnjenkins8471]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, so you can build cheap and easy stairs which can hold my minis? And if I want them to go half way they won't FALL? Liked Subcribed Notification ON!

[@ericheckenkamp6091]

I tried making these for Frostgrave but they immediately fell apart. I guess tne title was right.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Dude, you tried making these for Frostgrave?! That's dangerous business, man. You could have lost an arm in the collapse!

[@tonyford4170]

Love these vids, but the music (nice that it is) is over powering and distracting

[@thecultofcrafting]

Yeah, others have mentioned that too. Seems it's worse on some devices than others. I'm playing around with the volume settings, trying to find something that works. :-)