This is just the way the old hammer white dwarfs used to show how to make your own terrain pieces from easy acquired materials. Love the throw back ascetic Zambies!
I have small electric drill. In the past when I've messed up a conversion. If I can't fix it I've drilled a fatal wound in it. Then added it to terrain, for a corpse.
Ah I love the level of custom scratch building you’re absolutely nailing here! Like that ladder 👀 I’m working on the new AOS stuff and that would fit perfectly with the terrain on my table!
I was sent here by Bun Bun… great video Zambies! I’ve been wanting to do a spooky terrain board so I got a lot of inspiration from this! Also…. Genius idea using sprues to frame a house. Chefs kiss!
Hey, I've not come across your channel before, this video/ your ideas are great. Not thort about using sproos like this before 🤯 thanks for this and keep up the great work. I'll definitely keep an eye in this channel 👍
Especially after skaventide one of my greatest joys in this hobby has been getting rid of sprues as I finish units; this video has definitely made me rethink that!
You could probably use sprues, especially some of the funkier GW ones, as frameworks for trees and tree branches. If you were doing a sci fi setting you could also use long straight pieces as conduit along walls.
I recently used some sprue from Wargames Atlantic that had the company name printed on it. I clipped part of the company name out, stuck it onto a sprue pole, drybrushed the letters to make them stand out, and all of a sudden, a street sign for "Atlantic Avenue!"
Good stuff! I hadn't thought of using the thin craft foam and scoring it as I usually use foamcore in a similar fashion. I could save peeling off the paper and just use the thin foam 😃. I'll definitely have to try it out. This is probably my favorite part of the hobby. Building stuff from random assorted bits and bobs is always fun. Thank you for the video!
@@shogunnate7724 thanks for watching! 😄 Try out the foam craft sheets, they might be cheaper and save time over foam core. Making hobby stuff out of random objects is my favorite part too.
I'll cut sprues and glue them to plastic vegetable containers to use as small buildings in science fiction games. They look great as exterior pipes and ducts.
Oh nice! I haven’t played it yet, it’s on my list. Shamefully my sprues are populated. Too busy making terrain right now, but once I need a break. Absolutely brilliant to use those as structures like that.
It looks beautifully gloomy with the muted colors. Great job getting it all done in a single weekend! I have trouble with finishing my stuff right away lol
Thank you! If I don’t ride the wave of hyperfocus on a project, it is likely to end up on the procrastination pile 😆. So I gave myself a quick timeframe and ran with it.
Looks dope af.. I'll have to make me some terrain.. I've got a bit from a few GW boxes but none of it is geared for dark fantasy.. so yeah... this is an itch I'll have to scratch because I've been wanting to make something just like this for awhile now.. just haven't done it. Thanks for sharing, it's the perfect motivation!
One time in my hobby life, I had so much sprues, I probably could´ve rebuild my House from them. Luckily I keep only 5% these days around of them. And that includes snippets and sprue gue solution.
Have you checked out Magnagothica Maleghast too? It's another really neat and flexible necromantic-themed skirmish game ruleset that your terrain and minis would suit to a T
I was legit going to hit the hay when I saw "Make terrain from trash and sprues"....I can't say no to that. It's only a cheeky 10 mins and not at *all* going to turn into another hobby wormhole...*cough*
soooo good, great vid zams
@@Miscast 💜💜💜
This is just the way the old hammer white dwarfs used to show how to make your own terrain pieces from easy acquired materials. Love the throw back ascetic Zambies!
@@Fughley I love that! Big fan of old hammer :)
My crowning achievement in "found terrain" may have been the T'au firebase I made from the casing for a broken vacuum cleaner back at GW.
@@thedisgruntledorc that sounds awesome! Everything has potential
This video gives me very heavy vampire-lady-drinking-wine-making-crafting-tutorial vibes
@@_nubmark I like this idea…. * takes notes *
Never thought i'd be so impressed by a ladder - nailed it
@@MiniAxeCrafts haha 🪜 ty!
Yea same here. I think ik going to steal that. Simple ingenuity.
The ladder really came out great (I mean everything looks really good - but that one was just chef's kiss)
@@gamingMattR thanks! They are fun to make :)
Genius use of scraps well done. Turned out decent.
@@_unclegrimm_ thank you 😊
Them are some good bits!!! The popsicle house is exquisite 🙂
@@GoobertownHobbies thanks Goobs! :D
Great..now I’ll never throw away the hundreds of sprues collecting dust in the garage lol 😂
@@ProxyHammer1 😂 sorry
Can i just say your voice is horrifically soothing.
Good luck in Deth Wizards from one Necromancer to another.
@@edwardclay7551 ☺️ 💜 thank you! I love doing voiceovers.
@@Zambies I will keep that in mind. Thank you!
Brilliant, thank you for the inspo, Zams! Very fitting for the queen of the undead.
@@wittlegoblin 🥰💜 ty Witty!
So many great ideas here, the finished works look terrific and I love the upcycling.
@@Imhal13 thank you! 😊
I like the string on the ladder, cant believe I never thought of that.
@@thobina465 thank you! ☺️
LOL “Let’s add happy little skulls.” Was pure genius. Well played!
@@magnusmillerwilson hehe 😊
Love Deth Wizards content and would enjoy seeing more from you
@@spartif ty 😊
I like the ladder a lot. Super good result for a cheap price.
@@RobertTomsons thank you! 🪜
Ok, now I deeply regret trashing all those sprues... :D
Brilliant!
@@erebor7 oh no! Haha I’m sure you will get more :)
Sprue into a ladder?! (mindblown)
As the Guinness Boys say, "Brilliant!"
@@adamalderman2264 🍻 haha thanks!
Looks awesome! Glad I'm not the only person who was inspired to make a whole new set of terrain for Deth Wizards
@@benjaminjack867 ty! Haha it was a good excuse to make some creepy terrain!
Your voice is so therapeutic and soothing 😊
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this is excellent. I never thought to use old sprues like that. i have like dozens of these things just laying around.
@@skeith1543 Thank you! Time to start making things with those sprues ;)
@@Zambies damn straight!
Really impressive video, some really great stuff here, and that ladder you made was just cherry - so good!
@@squallgoku777 thanks so much! 😄
Damn that’s fire good job on using the old spurs 🔥🔥
@@Cuzzy420 thank you 😄
Love the reuse message of this video.
@@chester1882 😄💜
I have small electric drill. In the past when I've messed up a conversion. If I can't fix it I've drilled a fatal wound in it. Then added it to terrain, for a corpse.
@@Rahab84 smart thinking!
I love the paint scheme on those dark green nighthaunts.
@@whatigottaroll I wish I could take credit for those but they were painted by my friend Nivek :)
@@Zambies I have several of them but haven't come up with a good color scheme, I think I'll try to paint them like Nivek did.
@@whatigottaroll ghosty green is always a great choice!
Your terrain looks awesome! Would be super fun to play on. Great work!
@@ThaBenMan thanks, Ben! 🎲
These are super cool! Using the sprues as building frames is a genius way to get some houses up quickly
Thank you! 😊
Over...200+ empty sprues that I JUST organized. This speaks to my soul lol🖤💘. So glad I found this channel, new subscriber!
@@Jamin12day thank you!! Time to make things with those sprues. Hehe
Damn,' those terrain pieces came out so good! I love the contrast with the green flame and black tones, very awesome!
Thank you so much! 😄
Ah I love the level of custom scratch building you’re absolutely nailing here! Like that ladder 👀
I’m working on the new AOS stuff and that would fit perfectly with the terrain on my table!
@@thelastnerdjosh thank you! Wooo AoS. Can’t wait to see you make one :D
+1 for Warcry! Nice vid, that terrain came out awesome!
@@metalor696 thank you! 😊
I was sent here by Bun Bun… great video Zambies! I’ve been wanting to do a spooky terrain board so I got a lot of inspiration from this! Also…. Genius idea using sprues to frame a house. Chefs kiss!
@@BrettsMinis yay Bun Bun is doing a good job! Haha. Get spooky! Thank you :) I want to make more now.
Great video. Love your use of materials you had on hand.
@@armymenaroundthehouse thank you 😊
BRILLIANT! Thank you for all the ideas!
^_^ you are most welcome! ty
loving the work has given me some ideas for my spru pile lol thanks zams
Yay! Glad I could help :)
Nice lesson on terrain building and recycling!
@@XmortoxX1990 reuse recycle reanimate! Haha
Hey, I've not come across your channel before, this video/ your ideas are great. Not thort about using sproos like this before 🤯 thanks for this and keep up the great work. I'll definitely keep an eye in this channel 👍
Thank you so much! ^_^
Weird, but good timing, I was just "organizing" my sprue collection :)
@@Yellonet the universe knew!
Creative! Love it so much!!!
@@jjcouch5 😄 ty!
New favorite hobby creator
@@oreopuff5048 💜😊💜
Some great tips here, im trying to build up my terrain collection for solo Deth Wizards/Frostgrave so will be refering back to this video!
@@MrBennyOwens Thank you, hope it helps. Enjoy Deth Wizards & Frostgrave!
Especially after skaventide one of my greatest joys in this hobby has been getting rid of sprues as I finish units; this video has definitely made me rethink that!
@@Dasein1 don’t get rid of your greatest joys! Haha, but it wouldn’t hurt to hold on to a few and see what happens? 😄
My Nighthaunts may love a terrain like that
@@PacorrOz yass! Much love for the spooky ones.
These tips are excellent, will try some!
@@havelock1982 😄
awesome video zambies, can't believe I didn't even know you did YT?! Looking forward to the back catalogue binge 💪
@@slimehousetv thank you so much!! Hehe, I juggle a few platforms. :)
You could probably use sprues, especially some of the funkier GW ones, as frameworks for trees and tree branches. If you were doing a sci fi setting you could also use long straight pieces as conduit along walls.
@@ChristopherDunkle oh yeah you can! I’ve already made spruesmas trees before. 🎄 Totally forgot about that.
great vid as always Zams.. love the ideas and your tips and instruction where super clear to follow. :)
@@gor5865glad you liked it, Gor. Thank you :D
If you use an old-fashioned meat grinder you can very quickly turn piles of sprue into great looking rubble.
@@hjelsethak I’ve seen the meat grinder in action at Adepticon haha. The minis, the horror, it was great. But seriously this is a good idea!
Came here for the cool crafts. Might stay for the smouldery voice. Yeeew
@@jharrington2112 😊😊😊
“The Secret Craft Room” also has some fun, spooky things as well
Thanks for the suggestion. That was an instant sub from me!
"hold on to those clipped bits of sprew"
*Sprew going the speed of light into the void*
@@rapmabida9813 😂 it’s gone plaid!
I recently used some sprue from Wargames Atlantic that had the company name printed on it. I clipped part of the company name out, stuck it onto a sprue pole, drybrushed the letters to make them stand out, and all of a sudden, a street sign for "Atlantic Avenue!"
@@artyoz I love this idea! I have to try this.
Sprue also makes *sweet* lampposts!
Good stuff! I hadn't thought of using the thin craft foam and scoring it as I usually use foamcore in a similar fashion. I could save peeling off the paper and just use the thin foam 😃. I'll definitely have to try it out.
This is probably my favorite part of the hobby. Building stuff from random assorted bits and bobs is always fun.
Thank you for the video!
@@shogunnate7724 thanks for watching! 😄 Try out the foam craft sheets, they might be cheaper and save time over foam core. Making hobby stuff out of random objects is my favorite part too.
@Zambies I have tons of sheets left over from my foray into cosplay. Might as well get some use out of them 🤣👍.
@@shogunnate7724 💯!
Thanks for this video. I am going to give this a try
@@RealJahzir ty for watching! Hope you have fun trying it :)
Great Idea for using them as structual parts for wall!
@@Chferc thanks! 😊
I'll cut sprues and glue them to plastic vegetable containers to use as small buildings in science fiction games. They look great as exterior pipes and ducts.
@@eEdselEdsel oh that’s a great idea! I always thought about holding on to those containers for something but never knew what.
These are some fantastic terrain pieces! Making things from sprues is always cool to see. Great stuff!
@@lofiworkshop thanks!! 😊
Wow, awesome work, nice for some Grimdark work😊😊😊🤟
@@jorgenpinoy1724 I do love a good grimdark setting. Ty!
@@Zambies me too, my favo way of paninting my minis👌😉😊
Perfect! Deth Wizards is so much fun, and definitely deserves the thematic terrain!
@@williamknight8125 I agree ^_^
Nicely done!
@@thomasgrable1746 😄
Oh nice! I haven’t played it yet, it’s on my list. Shamefully my sprues are populated. Too busy making terrain right now, but once I need a break. Absolutely brilliant to use those as structures like that.
@@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel make all the things!
I like to use entire panels to make fences and gates. It gives my builds a kind of ‘Arcane League of Legends’ look.🙂
@@rccarguy3696 nice! I bet that looks cool 😎
Awesome build for sure
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wow this is brilliant lol ive been using my wifes candle boxes and jars haha
@@donniem7979 haha awesome! I like to use jam jars for my basing materials. Like my jar of bones 😂
Such a great idea!
@@hobbyjobbers ty!
Those all look sweet!!! The ladder is so cute! 🥰 And the burning pile!!! Excellent work!
@@capnskustomworks thank you so much! :)
It looks beautifully gloomy with the muted colors. Great job getting it all done in a single weekend!
I have trouble with finishing my stuff right away lol
Thank you! If I don’t ride the wave of hyperfocus on a project, it is likely to end up on the procrastination pile 😆. So I gave myself a quick timeframe and ran with it.
@@Zambies I can relate to that! I gotta get with the timeframes!
Fantastic! "Happy skulls" hehehe
@@parti5t hehe 💀
Oh old sprues are the best, I usually melt them with acetone and I make slabs that I can cut !
@@blackguardunlimeted ohh that’s a great idea. I’ve melted them before but not with acetone. I’ll have to try that!
Very cool, excellent job
@@clawhammr666 ty! 😄
Great work and video.
@@bruce99smith thank you! :)
Craft foam sheets. Normally I use it for greebles and maybe shingles but haven't thought it would be good for walls with supports. Nice.
@@artistpoet5253 shingles are a great use too!
Awesome video! I'll definitely be giving this a try. 👌
Excellent video!
@@Grieva-SeeD- 😊 ty!
this was super useful!! thanks!!
@@aliceferraris7383 you are most welcome! 😄
It all looks awesome!!
@@derekgarcia3069 thank you!!
Looks dope af.. I'll have to make me some terrain.. I've got a bit from a few GW boxes but none of it is geared for dark fantasy.. so yeah... this is an itch I'll have to scratch because I've been wanting to make something just like this for awhile now.. just haven't done it. Thanks for sharing, it's the perfect motivation!
@@chaoticpainting1507 thank you! It makes me happy to inspire others to make things. :) Scratch that itch!
Lots of great budget ideas here! Would love to see more like this!
@@billcurran7210 thanks and you will! I use a lot of low cost hobby supplies :)
Nice work!
great video. great Aura
😀 ty
Spooky stuff, love it! Let’s Gooooo! :D
@@DimMak73 ty 😄. I do enjoy the spooky stuff!
Nighthaunts are awesome!
@@Mon22king love the spooky boys!
I love the feeling of this video Zambies ❤ the music was perfect and it was very rewarding to see terrain building is as strong as ever.
@@MWG_Dave thanks Dave!
Nice video, cool techniques
😄ty
One time in my hobby life, I had so much sprues, I probably could´ve rebuild my House from them. Luckily I keep only 5% these days around of them. And that includes snippets and sprue gue solution.
@@quintu5 I’m imagining a whole house made of sprues now. Sounds like a fun project haha!
Watching this makes me wish my current place had proper space for hobbying... I could crank out enough of these pieces to supply an entire game store
@@Martyhero I wish you had a proper hobby space too! I know that feeling though, my last place I didn’t have a hobby room. 🫂
Good ideas here.
@@dr.mortose163 thank you! 😊
Amazing creative results! The whole game board looks so good and evocative of the setting.
I once found a box of broken Transformer at a Car boot sale for about £10. Then proceeded to make a Mech/Titan graveyard.
@@Rahab84 that sounds awesome! 😎
Ahh, I see terrain for the Necropolis28 expansion
@@schwarzewoge375 totally can use it for that!
Большое спасибо за видео, наконец-то смогу использовать литники для чего-то полезного
You are most welcome, thanks for watching! :)
Have you checked out Magnagothica Maleghast too? It's another really neat and flexible necromantic-themed skirmish game ruleset that your terrain and minis would suit to a T
@@northofself I haven’t heard of that but I will definitely check it out!
Very good ☺☺
@@diyfireking 😄😄
Yes more necromacy lovers every game i can play a necromancer i do
Nagaash will be pleased.
@@DragonPriest01cw same! Love them 💀
My name is Spruelak, and the Goo is wanting
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In this house we hoard trash!
@@NicheCrafts that’s right! I’m the trash woman, haha.
Nice! Subbed 😊
@@Fnordathoth ty! 😄
I was legit going to hit the hay when I saw "Make terrain from trash and sprues"....I can't say no to that. It's only a cheeky 10 mins and not at *all* going to turn into another hobby wormhole...*cough*
@@torn.blue.sky101 haha, been there. 😂 Thanks for watching. Hope you got some sleep.
@@Zambies Nope, still here 🤣
@@torn.blue.sky101 haha on no. * pours a cup of coffee *
@@Zambies 😂 Oh we're past the coffee zone..We are the zone @_@
Nice! Thanks :-)
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Bandai recycle sprues to make their 'EcoPla' model kits.
@@richardrussell7082 that’s awesome!