How to Make Miniature Pillars & Ruined Pillars -- MTD

In this video, I will show you the process for creating miniature pillars cheaply and easily. These pillars will make a great addition to your table top roleplaying game, such as Dungeons & Dragons, or Pathfinder. Perhaps you could even use them in a Warhammer 40K or Malifaux game? The possibilities are endless.
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[@kimicox7698]

This was awesome! Thank you for posting this. Definitely gonna use these techniques for my pillars.

[@SlashTheWeasel]

I've not finished the video but had to comment! WOW! I love it so far by using ordinary things into something fun. I've done little terrain making but I want to watch more and get back into it. Minis wanted their paint jobs . . .

[@JupiKitten]

Thats pretty freaking cool. Love how cost effective your tutorials are.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

You like vids with plenty of ideas and done on the cheap check out Miniature Mash up you'll like his stuff.

[@neilthomas7835]

Amazing! Can't wait to start creating them! Best ideas on pillars I've seen yet.

[@brettsbasicbuildingmateria7146]

yes, yes, yes. excellent. you are setting the gold standard: just wish others would follow it.

[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

Great work with the pillars. The attention to detail is awesome.

[@WylochsArmory]

Great ideas.

[@rebeccasue899]

Brilliant!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Nice video very cool pillars can be used so many ways. Interesting thing about pillars is actually they weren't solid they were done in sections with a centering square or circle in the center. So if one tipped over it might crack pieces or chip edges but wouldn't look like a chopped down tree.

[@terrainaholic]

Nice build Bro! Love seeing Scotties inspiration spread around:)!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thank you!

[@alcerijr]

very good, I'm waiting for miniatures for the other video

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

awsome craft man! very nice and easy.

[@d.hunterphillips74]

I like the sweet industrial track ;-P. These look cool too.

[@KleberBrito]

Wow, how amazing! I'm you fan, dude. My brain will "explode" with all this ideas that you gave me. Thanks for all your videos.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Kleber Brito Thank you! I'm glad you like it. Your enthusiasm is appreciated.

[@keeganob126]

Your detail makes everything so realistic. Any chance you could make a video for making armor and shields? I really liked your treasure chest video, too. Thanks for sharing your imagination and your talent!

[@SkyBurkson]

Love this video, very resourceful with the bottle tops and tissue paper cores. I'd never consider stuffing paper shells to create a durable center. Great stuff sir.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

+Sky Make Things Thanks, mate!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Make a mix of white glue water (about 50 - 50 is good) with a drop or 2 of dish soap in it. Use a cheap spray bottle mist the toilet paper it will dry and bond making it very durable. This is also good for spraying over flock so it lasts longer. You can experiment with different mixes 75% water 25% glue for different applications.

[@theDMsCraft]

Love these!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thanks. They were fun to make.

[@tiagoaugusto10]

I love this pillars. Nice work!

[@icanbelieveitisnotdonebyap941]

I'm actually going to use this video and your marble pillar video to make a hybrid hopefully it don't look like crap

[@theDMsCraft]

@@icanbelieveitisnotdonebyap941 Have fun experimenting.

[@VectorMonster]

awesome practical and effective tips! I need this so bad :)

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Nether Fun Gaming Thanks much.

[@jpee300]

Thumbed up! Subscribed! Enjoyed the heck of it and now it's time to buy some water ;)

[@toddsjodin7673]

great this was awesome, and its even better you sound just like Nick Offerman!!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

That’s the best compliment. Thank you!

[@davekachel]

I would clamp the bottle caps between something. No danger in the cutting phase ;)

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Grab them with a pair of needlenose pliers work on a block of wood save your fingers from nasty cuts

[@jessehammil3897]

These are great

[@dantdm3022]

i think you did a grate job! love the vid

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Pixel- Demon Thank you!

[@icanbelieveitisnotdonebyap941]

At 0:24 is that Oscar the grouch

[@kevinwatts8221]

Sweet!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thank you!

[@saskiaelizabeth9299]

This is exactly what I've been hoping to find. For the table centerpieces at my wedding, I'm doing dioramas of literary locations, and this will help me build the temple at Delphi! I'm going to check out your other tutorials too. Is there any chance you could provide a list of the materials you used to make this? I want to make sure I buy the right stuff.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

+Saskia Warren This is by far the most unique application of my techniques I've heard! Congratulations on your wedding! I used water bottle caps, but you could get the same effect with just about any type of soda or water bottle cap. For the pillars I used corrugated paper. I got mine from a Christmas cookie tin, but you should be able to get some from a craft store. I painted them using simple Apple Barrel acrylic craft paints. The foliage is clump foliage from a model/hobby store. Some of it is made using recycled coffee grounds and acrylic paint.

[@saskiaelizabeth9299]

+Mini Terrain Domain I am so shocked and grateful that you replied so quickly!! Careful-- I might end up bugging you all the time for suggestions on how to make all the models I'm doing. How would you feel about being my diorama consultant? :P The sites I'm creating so far are the temple at Delphi, Bilbo Baggins's hobbit hole, Arliden's caravan (Name of the Wind), Arrakis (from Dune; I cannot for the life of me find a model of the sand worm), Avalon, faerie land, the Fire Swamp (Princess Bride), Shakespeare's Globe, Heart of Gold ( from Hitchhiker's Guide; a friend has offered to make a model of Deep Thought), Hogwarts (I expect this to be the most difficult), Narnia (just the lamppost and surrounding wood), the Nautilus (20k Leagues Under the Sea), the Lost Boys' tree house (Peter Pan), the Emerald City (The Wizard of Oz--just a ton of green glass bottles), Pemberley (Pride & Prejudice), and the Woods (setting for German and French fairy tales). Wow, I never would have guessed water bottle caps. That is all so ingenious! You are amazing. Thank you so much for your help and quick response!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

+Saskia Warren absolutely amazing and ambitious. Please email me and we can talk more. I would be able to consult with you, I'm sure. While I haven't made a Dune sand worm I've made something similar. Miniterraindomain [at] gmail [dot] com.

[@johnmudd6453]

Brilliant attention to detail ,but what always nips my head is the oversized weapons ,that figures hold , nobody ever seems to trim them down ?

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

I'm not sure what the size of their weapons has to do with pillars and ruined pillars, but...sure. Often it's because the smaller weapons would be so delicate that they would break easily.

[@tonyhall804]

could you tell how you created the flock you used? or link to a video on how it's made. I like how mossy and fine that looks

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Tony for a nice vid on making flock (along with a ton of other stuff) check out Lukes Aps he has a ton of ways to save money and make some incredible terrain and bases.

[@konradFerlangen]

Cool To bad we have a deposit on all plastic bottles :( You said something about coffe mix, what to mean by this ?

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Konrad Ferlangen We don't yet have deposits on water bottles in the US. The flocking on these is from recycled coffee grounds. My buddy Nelson at Infinite RolePlay shows you how to use recycled coffee grounds and acrylic paint to make your own flocking on the cheap: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmGZfH-npZuKpdU

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Well some states do have deposits ME NY VT CA OR to name a few but hey what's more important terrain for your game or getting a deposit back? Sometimes you have to suffer for your art . :)

[@GeneralKetchup57]

Awesome!!!!! Can you share the formula for the sewer water? I've just used hot glue gun, but like your look better. I'm making sewer stuff now and would like to create a boss room similar to yours. thanks

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

I got my texture paste formula from Infinite Roleplay. It is 4 baby powder, 2 parts white glue, and 1 part acrylic paint (color of choice). For mine, I made it with a browns and greens to give it a sludgey brown poo look. once it was dry, I added on a couple green washes, then sealed it all with a gloss water-based polyurethane coat. Here is the video link for Infinite Roleplay's recipe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rorJfZxqmsaZers

[@pblackcrow]

I would say that paper makes excellent trees.a well.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Good idea. I hadn't thought of that. I was thinking it would make good corrugated tin roofing.

[@pblackcrow]

Or clay roofing tiles.

[@lucasupright]

Brilliant!