Sprue terrain: make awesome Warhammer buildings from junk

Turn cereal boxes, sprues, and random junk into awesome Warhammer 40k terrain in easy to follow steps, using stuff you probably already have!
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[@Axiom_Dominus]

Little did the Orks know there fortifications were crafted out of chaos... Korne Flakes.

[@willystormont8210]

this needs 100x more likes

[@teresawinyard5862]

Lol

[@johnaron2235]

MILK FOR THE KORNE FLAKES!!

[@bugit5334]

There was a HUGE missed opportunity with the cereal.

[@historyatwar6230]

@@willystormont8210 agreed

[@thevengefulpenguin]

Makes Ork terrain, uses Imperial measurements, a true loyalist wishing to be saved!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Imperial Grots army next? ;)

[@thevengefulpenguin]

Midwinter Minis Sounds like a plan!

[@harbl99]

Traditional Orky measurements ("Longah. Shortah. More ov dat. Das too much, ya git!") don't translate easily.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

Imperial measurements + orky design + khorne flakes construction material = extra heresy

[@historyatwar6230]

Yea

[@ataerus3066]

Orcs - the most ecofriendly fungus this side of the Cicatrix Maledictum!

[@thanewargaming2572]

U ain't seen da smoke that comes out of ork trucks have u

[@benjaminstorace6699]

@@thanewargaming2572 Tru, but squigs mak for a gud non-belchy all-terny-tiv. Tho da Mech-boyz are da best at recycling.

[@alexistremblay3465]

Orcs are not just eco-friendly, they are the ecologie

[@benjaminstorace6699]

@@alexistremblay3465 ROIGHT! Forget terry-formen, We'z expurtz at Ork'o'formen! HAA HA!

[@harbl99]

@@thanewargaming2572 Das good 'ealthy organic engine coking, that is. Good fur the lungz.

[@DragonaxFilms]

*_In the grimdark future, there is only... arts and crafts_*

[@herrbona7095]

I appreciate the use of the verb "Schlop"

[@jacobb.9181]

Those "useless" sprues could be used for making the branches of spoopy trees

[@sauronmauron6965]

They're also quite good to make torn metal rods coming out of destroyed concrete walls

[@Ranja1930]

@@sauronmauron6965 thats what i was thinking.

[@historyatwar6230]

True

[@JCavinee]

I think he meant useless for the purpose of making a frame for buildings like in the video

[@0hMax]

Looted Kellogg's cornflakes, for a healthy WAAAAAAAAGH!!!!! which is ready to tackle the day ahead.

[@senorcapitandiogenes2068]

*Khorneflakes

[@zerominiatures4676]

"So fun Penny joined me for it" With no coercion? Heresy!

[@andrewkidd7746]

Midwinter Mini : Builds buildings out of scrap material. ORKZ : *Would like to know your location*

[@MidwinterMinis]

Next video, I'll make a new house for myself out of milk jugs

[@enclavecomms.officer5219]

wuld like ti no ya locashun

[@jcephrie]

@@MidwinterMinis kzbin.info/www/bejne/janchZZ8fJWMfpY

[@JnthnZ]

If on side of the mat is imperial, does that make the other side CHAOS

[@Winterydee]

Most CHAOS is base 8... however this is very logical chaos with it being base 10 system.

[@JnthnZ]

@@Winterydee tzeentch aproves of perfectly ordered chaos

[@benfraser6840]

Even worse, its metric!

[@sidtheragali1447]

love for metric

[@jaroslawlyczak5531]

Iron Warriors approve logic and efficiency of the metric system!

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

I'd love to use these techniques to make some imperial fortifications. I like to imagine that Imperial Guardsmen, along with their trenches, create all sorts of forts out of wood, prefabs, and perhaps even scrap, but they'd probably work harder on machining it so they don't cut themselves just looking at it, like Orky stuff would. I honestly think that, with some extra Imperial bits, you could make some convincing Imperial Guard fortifications.

[@elijahtiemens5532]

Hey, Guy, the Ork logos that you traced and carved out look great! You should show Penny your work! She’ll be so impressed!

[@thatorangeguy3646]

@@drpenny9844 #teampenny

[@imanuelofthelions5518]

This is a very good *Guyde* for Orkz' Junktown.

[@DaveScurlock]

Can't get enough of your videos; It's like hanging out with mates and a cool dog. Makes me wanna get my arse in gear and paint my army ready for after the lockdown

[@harbl99]

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[@benjaminstorace6699]

There is nothing shameful about a pile of empty sprues. Its a badge of accomplishment.

[@hardlyworking1351]

I love these, they remind me of those original GW paper/card kits you could get

[@MidwinterMinis]

I love those things, too!

[@Chernobog1455]

i once used frames, an old hobby knife's blade and some cardboard to make a tiny guillotine. 10/10 would recommend using old frames in project

[@DuoXCity]

"Best to hold onto your sprues" *Looks menacingly at Star Wars legion figures*

[@TheW0rdMan]

When I was a kid my brother and I made loads of space marine fortresses out of polystyrene, the sort that comes as packing for fridges and watching machines are the best! Would love to see you do something with that!

[@the_arcanum]

Sprues dissolved in styrene glue make such a great texturing putty and filler I never have enough of them. Though I never thought to build terrain accessories with these. Good job !

[@garybuettner7920]

Cool. I actually really like the shapes in the “useless” sprues.

[@Blake4216]

Dammit, i just threw out my pile of sprues, lol. They look absolutely fantastic! I'm totally gonna have a crack at this. Thanks for sharing...

[@riley6195]

Note for anybody with Tooth and Claw: the Incursor/Infiltrator sprues have a nice central dividing line. As busy as they are, you can use them (and other sprues like them) for this by cutting them in half. You need two for every building, sure, but you get four in the box, and similarly-sized and divided sprues are really common in modern kits.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Awesome video. This fantastic little project that can take hobby enjoyment to the next level.

[@ajaxtaur]

11:05 "...maybe with fewer spikes..." *Squints in chaos.*

[@matthijs2981]

What I used to do with leftover bases and sprues is: 1. Cut up a really tiny bit of sprue, one with one of those round, nobbly bits on it. 2. Glue it to a 25mm base. 3. You now have the basic look of a landmine. Paint it dark green with brown blotches for corosion/weathering, and then you can use them on a bit of table or glue them in between sandy bits if you have hilly areas - undercover landmines!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Nice video! That trick about breaking the acrylic medium by watering down metallic paint was very cool.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yeah! I thought you'd like that little trick ;)

[@mossbergshobbygames8815]

Save everything, Paint and spurs. Ive herd a lot of bad things about their paint jars. So if I get any , first thing I do is switch it to squeeze jar. Great ork terrain.

[@clockmonkey]

Ladders are easy to make and fun, can also be used as walkways. You can also make ropes and even rope ladders with String or cotton. It moves model making away from just snapping together a kit!

[@saponinstuye8784]

With the densely packed Chaotic twisted sprues, I turned my first set into a tree. The more Chaotic the pattern the more natural the tree limbs look

[@maxvonminkwitz4218]

I‘ve played Warhammer 40 k back in the early 2000‘s for several years and I did the same with old shoe boxes .Nice video!

[@benrybczynski5798]

I've been figuring out a use for my old sprues! Thanks for making this, I will for sure be making these

[@stephenspackman5573]

Speaking of random triangles, my pile in the corner also contains the remains of those irritating plastic clamshells. Any flat piece more than a centimetre across could contribute to a smashed window, and they're often a lot more robust than transparent trash that's all flat by design.

[@countzero1136]

Nice use of old sprues there! I nevr thought of using them like that. The most creative use I ever made of old sprues was to create the edges of movement trays for Warhammer fantasy, with thin cardstock as the base (often taken from the GW boxes themselves, so they had appropriate artwork for the units deployed on them)

[@mcsmokey9884]

I've also found that the snipped bits can be melted down in plastic glue to make some useful plastic gap filler. Love using sprues for terrain and extra stuff.... I have trouble throwing anything away lol.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

All this needs is some corner pieces, bonus points for magnets to keep them together in play

[@Bluecho4]

A good variant of one of these is to stick wall sections on two perpendicular sides of the frame, to create a "corner" piece.

[@vaughanb1963]

Greetings from nearby Sudbury! Hope you and Penny are doing well

[@flashbang10]

Hey just wanted to give you a big thanks for your content, both from before and during this lockdown. You have actually inspired me to get into the loft and drag out some old minis and dried up paint. Managed to revive some paint with hot water and yesterday finished my first Ork Boy in well over 10 years, didn't even go horribly. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing, really appreciate it!

[@goodguykonrad3701]

1:09 The music here makes it sound like you're getting ready to give a tutorial in torturing a hostage

[@severdnerv]

Everytime i hear that music 11:31 it reminds me of my AMIGA days of when i played games.

[@leotroll726]

Literally just yesterday I was looking for exactly this content!! Just got into kill team with orks and have tons of sprue and they are the perfect kultur for kitbashes so my dude from the bottom of my heart thank you for giving me exactly what I wanted in less than 24hrs of wanting it lol!! Weird boy wizardry for sure

[@chubblemunch]

Just made some terrain with your video, turned out great. Thanks!

[@jagelsdorf1385]

They already look awesome when you showed them on instagram, but seeing how modular they are made them even better!

[@kosachilles2504]

This is amazing! Love seeing people use these

[@thegalgar]

This video was great, I would love to watch more of these low cost terrain projects and such!!

[@BigMekDanskull]

Cracking vid! I've used sprue in builds before, but never to this extent. Love it

[@rowluxillusion5235]

Amazing work, so impressed

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Really like the itility of these, and how easy they are to make!

[@cory7328]

WOW! That looks amazing. Great work.

[@geno_c1de725]

im getting into orks and i returned to this video and now i finally have a good excuse for hoarding cereal boxes

[@josephphillips6949]

So THIS is what you do with them! This came out at a great time as I’m just about to embark on making some new terrain

[@MrSagranda]

That's great timing. I just started yesterday with an Ork tower that will be made out of plastic cards, spruces, leftover bits and maybe some other stuff that may catch my eye. The "fence" at the top so far are all wing and other bits from the Dakkajet kit. I also have some container like things that my meds are usually in as well as some blisters that I plan to use for other stuff. Frist time trying myself at this and there some great ideas in your video. So, big thanks and thumps up

[@TheTrainGeekShow]

Doing your bit for the environment too!!! Great stuff

[@TheTricksterLukas]

Awesome Guy! Looks just as good as any Ork terrain I've seen in White Dwarf or channel battle reports. And I love the purple Stompa! I used to get the dreaded 'black fingernail' - it scrubs off if you use soap and the abrasive side of a washing up sponge - although now I just wear a pair of old latex gloves when I'm priming (they live in the crate with all my spray paints). All the best, stay safe.

[@CAPTAINTACO259]

Hey guy. I just bought my first 40k set as they opened shipping to the USA. Can't wait to start painting.

[@PizzaBerni]

I would love to see you build some Tyranid landscape parts out of junk and old left over Tyranid bits

[@MidwinterMinis]

Interesting!

[@DeanxPeaceMaker]

The little nibbly nobolly bits left over from the sprues can be used as little rocks

[@elitexazrael6584]

Great video as usual!

[@finleyford8509]

Very helpful will be using this on my board

[@euansmith3699]

That's a fantastic bit of work. The thinned gold paint is such a cool idea.

[@saac63]

Looks great! I'd really like to see videos like this for other factions

[@Happy_Tunafish]

Had to drop the like for the dog tearing up the sponge. Hilarious!

[@stonehorsegaming]

Sprues with long straight bits are also good at making movement trays.

[@mo_dakka]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ALL WEEK

[@Chang739]

Cut three 1 - 1.5" straight lengths of sprue, glue two in a flat cross shape, then glue the third perpendicular to the other two to make very simple, very quick tank traps. Can be used to prevent vehicle movement but you can space the traps so 25mm infantry can still pass through. Spray black, dry brush with metallic bronze and add rust as required!

[@zkkzuk]

This is such a damn good video. Thanks mate.

[@ratchetmechani2002]

The urge to brings the Orks to the dark dank Underhive strengthens...I gotta try this when I snip my models, thanks for this!

[@environmentalchemist1812]

Just discovered a cool use for square cross-section sprues. Pick up a cheap mini butane blow-torch from the hardware store ($10-15). Blast a section of sprue for < 1 second and it softens enough to twist. Twist and let cool (15 s or so). Keep doing this along a length of sprue and you turn a very rectilinear industrial-looking rod into a very organic vine-like helical element. Take several of these and heat the ends and mash them together with pliers. Then progressively heat sections and keep twisting them around themselves to make a gnarled tree-trunk. Splay the ends out to form roots. Now take one of those 'useless' curvy sprues you mention in your video. Snip off the rectangular frame around the outside and you're left with something that looks like branching tree-limbs. Use the same heat + twist method on those tree-limbs to make them look organic while bending them haphazardly to make the crown of a tree. Heat the end of the trunk you made earlier to melting (may flame a little), and do the same for the tree limbs, and then jam them together. Voila - a crazy looking (somewhat stylized) skeletal tree! I'm experimenting with easy ways to texture the sprue to give a more bark-like organic texture. PVA + fine sand kinda works. Hoping that PVA + sieved sawdust might look more convincing.

[@Miscast]

Love it mate!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Woo! :D

[@stoffeandersson9768]

Amazing! Working on a ork army atm so I'll definitely build these buildings once I'm done!

[@yurinuijten8051]

Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ftayl5]

Thats really cool. I've used srpues to make tank-traps, poles for barbed wire and other obstacles. Wouldn't have thought to make whole buildings.

[@scottwallace4224]

Your channel is amazing. I love to watch and listen while I work on my own honby projects. Sadly I am not doing warhammer but I do love it. Haha.

[@verbalvandalizer]

Things like this is what I spent the first week of lockdown doing since I can't play at my local shop now and my partner has a passing interest in playing. I've made ruined log effect houses, palisade walls and scatter barricades. I'm definitely going to make some of these once I refill my sprue pile though

[@spets5355]

Thanks to your videos, i've used some junk i had laying around and built some terrain. It made the quarantine a bit better :)

[@apocalypticmoth6040]

I love your channel! I usually paint fantasy, but if I ever get into warhammer, I know the channel to visit for ideas.

[@thrillhouse4151]

I like the use of the old frames! I use those to make stands for my Gundam models.

[@OrakelofDeath]

Oh and I use to snip this plastiksprues in small Parts to use it as Basing-Rubble, because my bases are more or less desighned for City-Fights. ^^

[@albertovalcarenghi350]

Considering how much we pay for each model, all those sprues are truly precious. Nothing will go waste! and indeed, excellent result and great idea.

[@deckard6052]

I waited for this video since today morning and now after I gave up it still comes up! But great Video :)

[@LoneWolfS698]

Guess I know what I'm doing this week. Love the video!!!!

[@ydin9]

Your "useless busy sprues" would make a great thorny tree or or bush terrain base. This is a great project and video regardless.

[@foyble]

That’s fantastic. Thankyou

[@samuelsanfratello4617]

Awesome to see how easy terrain can be! My guess is that having your dog help out really pulls this all together!

[@Morganistalking]

Those box frame sprues are going the way of the dodo. Its all busy framed CAD shenanigans now.

[@kiefermerrill8040]

You should do more scratch terrain. You got lots of kits left over and you could make some cool ruins, wrecks and encampments.

[@neolancer005]

These sprue frames make good iron scraps for junkyards. Also I had an idea for a cyberpunk pre fab slums like Kowloon city seeing how modular they are!

[@orlmaf7553]

Simply amazing !

[@rhino5419]

Hello Guy and penny. I am a recent sub. Saw you on Black magic craft. You probably already know but all those little bits of sprue that are good only for rubble or the bin can be mixed with plastic glue until they melt then use this mix as a filler on plastic models. It welds the plastic, fills gaps and is easily filed. All the best.

[@ashbio5300]

I know I’m late, but this is hands down absolutely genius! I’m definitely going to do this!

[@racspartan1]

Nicely Done 👍

[@creaturescavernscrafting2929]

Sweet Build!

[@DreadWaaaghGaming]

Great concept mate

[@teresawinyard5862]

Your so cool, thanks to you me and my brother can finally do a blood angels vs death guard battle with scenery

[@josenoce5767]

I loved this idea! I'm thinking in adapt it to papercraft.

[@ashleybevilacqua6260]

@4:23 you mean Khorne flakes! Lol love your videos please keep the up the great work! :)

[@masterfr0styy]

i just got into warhammer 40k due to your beginner guide. and as i search. there's not much content for "what is the basic beginner army for 40k." glad if you could share your opinion on this. love your vids.

[@caringcommissar4600]

These are awesome

[@juiceslinger]

Man, these are so cool. I've never felt compelled to make or paint terrain, but this looks so easy, and I save all my sprues, so I just might have to try this. That freehand ork logo is awesome, huge props to Penny. I think I commented this on a previous video, and well, seeing your pile of shame, I don't exactly think you're hurting for content right now, but in the not so distant future I personally think a showcase of all your painted armies would be really cool, and maybe throughout the video you could have links to past videos where you show how to achieve each respective effect. Anyway, stay safe and healthy, thanks for posting this video, I'll be sure to tune in next Monday!

[@TtoTheRock]

This is great. I will definitely try out some orky terrain from cereal boxes. Also, we all know that Penny is the real Mastermind behind the channel. 😃