The one thing I wanted from this video is tips on greebling my pipes so they don't just look so bland - and the ones with all the greebles are 3d printed. x_x
1:00 You can often get big packs of felt pens for hardly any money (which usually aren't very good quality anyway); if you want a lot of pipes quickly, that can be a good place to look. 13:05 Am I the only one who read "Get you a pipe cutter" in the Crafsman's voice..? 😂 This is a brilliant mix of ideas to fit any crafter's skills and resources! 👍
I always wash plastic items in hot soapy water to remove the 'mold release' residue. Also: a heat gun makes it WAY easier to bend plastic ( in this case, zip ties ) .
I know a way to get the inner+outer bevel on those concrete drain pipes. Safer too. Just take one of those ABS (that's not pvc btw) pipe bits to the hardware store and fine another pipe that slips into it nicely. Cut it to the same length on your saw. Insert the smaller pipe into the bigger pipe slightly offset and glue into place.
The only thing I don't love is the treated lumber. I've worked in construction for about 15 years and IMHO the pigment is way too strong - looks more like patina on a copper roof or flashing. You should do a few pieces watering down the wash as you progress and see where you land.
@@adrianricker That's true. That kind of stuff doesn't bother me too much, but I do try to improve with each project. Maybe one day I will get there :p
@@hauntswargaming I don't think there is far to go! Your concrete pipe structures are wonderful. I've been trying out ways to get that interior bevel and a router table seems to be the safest way.
I'm glad the dark UA-cam algorithm gods had your channel pop into my feed. I've only watched a couple of videos, but I know I'll be watching more. You do good stuff. Hail to the tinkerers and makers!
@Haunts' Wargaming I really am. You make me want to get into my shop. I envy your table saw. I'll be getting one in a couple months, I think. And...a band saw. Got to tinker.
I also thought of using PVC pipes and connectors for pipe terrain. But I held off. Both because I have loads of terrain projects already in the pipeline (pun intended), and because I thought I'd need to break out the tablesaw to cut the pipes. But now I know there's a hand tool for cutting PVC pipes, which would make the process easier(?). I already got sets of scale construction pipes from a Japanese dollar store. They're toys meant to mimic the kinds of pipes used over there. I just primed them a desaturated red, then added rust effects.
I highly recommend a coat of Mod Podge on basically everything. Even a light coat can take a frustrating surface into an easy to paint surface. As such, I even mix in black paint with mine so it acts as a primer before the spray paint and lets me know where I have applied the Podge. Additionally, Mod Podge makes projects extremely strong, especially paper and foam, without adding a lot of weight or reducing minor details.
Aluminum foil boxes once had the perfect size for pipe usage, recently noticed no tube was used.. maybe just on the generic name and not Reynolds aluminum.. Indeed tubes also from HEM corporation
Baking parchment is your friend and comes in a few thicknesses for VERY cheap to wrap or cover items that need a smooth texture to start from. unwaxed parchment works best and accepts adhesive better, unwaxed will work and accepts texture but will soon fall apart if used for terrain that will be frequently touched.
Great vid, the concrete pipes are the stars of the show for me. Try brown paper parcel tape for covering the helix on cardboard tubes. It's pretty cheap and takes paint easily.
Suggestions: Clean and sand the long length of PVC pipe BEFORE cutting into little pieces. Often the printing on the pipe and fittings can be removed with a solvent like alcohol or even PVC pipe cleaner. Drill a hole through the squares of insulation for the supports, then cut them in half. You can drill a hole using a piece of the pipe itself after you sharpen the inside with the deburr tool.
Yea you gotta use the ones that clamp on and spin to cut. They make a pretty good 90 degree cut. The scissor ones don't make straight cuts a lot of the time.
Sweet! As a suggestion, instead of posterboard to wrap those pipes, use 2mm eva foam instead. Won’t warp, plus it’ll add a tiny bit more thickness. Glad l found your channel.
Useful video, thanks. I make 'toys' for youngsters, currently doing a sci-fi set and looking at having a go as something akin to Fireball XL5, hope to use the nesting pipes to provide the connection between the main craft and the smaller shuttle/nose part.
So I used to work with pvc at my old job, and you actually don't need power tools for pvc, there are manual cutters and bevelers if that is a concern for anyone. The cutters are basically a blade with a ratchet on one side and a curve on the other side. You just seat the curve flush against the pipe and squeeze a couple times. The beveler doesn't create a result as cool, but is basically just a metal cone with a slot and razer blade that you can rotate around the pipe. IIRC the one I used only did the outside of the pipes to help them fit into fittings. Great video!
The cutters don't get a perfect 90 degree cut in my experience. Maybe the nicer ones do? I've only used them to cut pipes down for transport. Thanks for the comment :)
19:09 Genious! Great info! I think maybe some grounded up pastel, AKA color pigments on the lower parts, and maybe some unifying matt varnish would take it next level...
Outstanding work! The thought of filing those marking off the PVC pipes has preventing me from doing anything with them... Might be easier to assume that Charlotte Pipe survives into the grimdark future. :)
It wasn't too bad. Using a file, it only took maybe a minute or 2 for each corner piece. Adding a PVC handle really helped too. Thanks for the comment!
Love these ideas! i'm making some sump sea terrain now and i need some piping for it! good editing, pacing and script man, gonna look at your other projects asap
Holy crap all of these are awesome! Seeing them all together at the end is really satisfying. Gotta try making some of the easier ones sometime (I'm way lazier than you XD)
By the way, I know another nice brush-flicking technique where you take an old toothbrush and apply wet layering paint all over it, then bring to the model, push down the front end of the brush and pull your thumb through the brush, the released tension is enough to spray rust, blood etc. nicely in small doses on the model and you can well regulate the intensity of the spray with the speed of your thumb.
Yeah, One thing I've learned to avoid is trying to glue down bent zip ties. Eventually they always seem to want to straiten out and they don't take glue that well in the first place.
As for adding detail, I used "Half Clamp J-Hooks" for supports and if you cut up zip ties into small rectangles they make good greebles and the ends also. A slight upgrade is to also use rectangles from the Maelstrom's Edge terrain sprues.
lmao i got here trying to learn how to make warhammer 40k glass bongs but this is a vibe. your hobby is more expensive ok i skipped to the end cause im never doing this and wow nice work i didnt expect it to look like a design set
Really good work! I learned a few things. Several to be honest. I know I will be using some of these in my future builds. Keep up the good work. Great channel too.
Not in a significant way. If an edge is bowing up you can just bend it once the first layer of glue is dry and pile more sand on. Most of the time the weight of the sand was enough to hold it down. I wouldn't use it for larger projects.
For pvc they actually make a type of cutter called a ratcheting tube cutter it is for soft pipe like plastic and vinyl and you can get one at harbor freight for like $5 which is completely fine I use mine a few times a week and have had it for about 2 years still going strong.
That's awesome! Idk why I don't shop at harbor Freight more often. They have the best prices and the quality of their stuff is usually just as good as anywhere else.
@@hauntswargaming there stuff is fine for DIY and light use, it will last awhile for that. I'm an HVAC/R tech and I have some tools from them I have found that things that see heavy use don't last well (I have bent more than a few pairs of pliers from them). Great video too, I like urban and industrial terrain for my tables a lot, I just find it more believable that fighting would happen over strategic locations like cities and industrial hubs more than open fields and these would work great for that.
Great video!! If you don’t mind me asking, what type of space marines are these? With the hoods, goggles and capes? The black ones? They look really AWSOME!
Thanks! They're by custom miniature maker. You might have to join their Patreon to get those files. I got them through their mailing list, linked in the description
Great video, but feels like you went overboard with the pipelines. Given that there doesn't need to be any fluid flowing from A to B, you could have used far easier methods to glue pieces together firmly. Also, why sand down the lettering instead of just going over the whole finished project with primer?
@@hauntswargaming Ah okay I was not aware that it is raised I thought it was just printed on. In that case, couldn't you just scrape it down with a scalpel or box cutter? I mean, sandpaper is the kind of thing I use for a meticulous job, with tabletop, you tend to put tons of paint and texture over stuff anyways.
@@colonelburton8451 the lettering on the ones I had is pretty thick. A scalpel or maybe chisel might work but with a rasp you have a lot of control and no chance of cutting yourself. A bench grinder would be good too
The one thing I wanted from this video is tips on greebling my pipes so they don't just look so bland - and the ones with all the greebles are 3d printed. x_x
1:00 You can often get big packs of felt pens for hardly any money (which usually aren't very good quality anyway); if you want a lot of pipes quickly, that can be a good place to look.
13:05 Am I the only one who read "Get you a pipe cutter" in the Crafsman's voice..? 😂
This is a brilliant mix of ideas to fit any crafter's skills and resources! 👍
Alternate video title: "How to lay pipe for cheap!"
You're welcome.
I always wash plastic items in hot soapy water to remove the 'mold release' residue.
Also: a heat gun makes it WAY easier to bend plastic ( in this case, zip ties ) .
Pens, stirrers, and straws oh my. The PVC is a little more in depth for my current hobby level. But nice to have the instructions to come back to
The giant concrete tubes were a great idea! Lovely video.
Thank you :)
I know a way to get the inner+outer bevel on those concrete drain pipes. Safer too. Just take one of those ABS (that's not pvc btw) pipe bits to the hardware store and fine another pipe that slips into it nicely. Cut it to the same length on your saw. Insert the smaller pipe into the bigger pipe slightly offset and glue into place.
Finally! A use for all the different tubes ive been collecting over the years. Thanks for sharing 👍
It's not hoarding if it's craft supplies.
I'm glad you found it useful!
Believe me, I feel like a hoarder too lol
This week on Hoarders... er Crafters
The only thing I don't love is the treated lumber. I've worked in construction for about 15 years and IMHO the pigment is way too strong - looks more like patina on a copper roof or flashing. You should do a few pieces watering down the wash as you progress and see where you land.
Yea I may have overdone it a bit with that wash
@@hauntswargaming Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, man. I'm just the kind of person that leans towards ultra realism.
@@adrianricker That's true. That kind of stuff doesn't bother me too much, but I do try to improve with each project. Maybe one day I will get there :p
@@hauntswargaming I don't think there is far to go! Your concrete pipe structures are wonderful. I've been trying out ways to get that interior bevel and a router table seems to be the safest way.
I thought so but the it occurred to me the hyper industrial, toxic wasteland that is 40k would probably treat that timber til it's a biohazard!
Most guys would have made this seven different videos. Amazing stuff! Thanks for the awesome content on pipe construction
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment :)
I'm glad the dark UA-cam algorithm gods had your channel pop into my feed. I've only watched a couple of videos, but I know I'll be watching more. You do good stuff. Hail to the tinkerers and makers!
Thanks for the kind words :p Glad to hear you are enjoying my videos!
@Haunts' Wargaming I really am. You make me want to get into my shop. I envy your table saw. I'll be getting one in a couple months, I think. And...a band saw. Got to tinker.
@@bubbadoom1837 It is nice having one for home projects, etc. For terrain I use my jigsaw a lot.
I also thought of using PVC pipes and connectors for pipe terrain. But I held off. Both because I have loads of terrain projects already in the pipeline (pun intended), and because I thought I'd need to break out the tablesaw to cut the pipes. But now I know there's a hand tool for cutting PVC pipes, which would make the process easier(?).
I already got sets of scale construction pipes from a Japanese dollar store. They're toys meant to mimic the kinds of pipes used over there. I just primed them a desaturated red, then added rust effects.
That outer bevel idea on the PVC concrete drain pipes really sells the effect. Nice!
I highly recommend a coat of Mod Podge on basically everything. Even a light coat can take a frustrating surface into an easy to paint surface. As such, I even mix in black paint with mine so it acts as a primer before the spray paint and lets me know where I have applied the Podge. Additionally, Mod Podge makes projects extremely strong, especially paper and foam, without adding a lot of weight or reducing minor details.
I've been saving plastic straws and now I know exactly what to do with them!
Looking good! The pen pipes are a great tip
Thanks!
Aluminum foil boxes once had the perfect size for pipe usage, recently noticed no tube was used.. maybe just on the generic name and not Reynolds aluminum..
Indeed tubes also from HEM corporation
Nice work! A great summary of pipemaking techniques for minis.
Thanks!
Baking parchment is your friend and comes in a few thicknesses for VERY cheap to wrap or cover items that need a smooth texture to start from. unwaxed parchment works best and accepts adhesive better, unwaxed will work and accepts texture but will soon fall apart if used for terrain that will be frequently touched.
Your concrete is crazy good. Going to try the technics this weekend, cheers!
Thank you! Whenever I make more I want to try giving them a light sanding after the grout dries to smooth it out a little more. Just a thought!
I JUST discovered your channel like an hour ago. I can tell I'm going to be a regular here. This stuff is my JAM!
Glad to hear it :p Thanks for the support!
Awesome variety of pipe projects. Nice build up too.
Thanks :)
Great vid, the concrete pipes are the stars of the show for me. Try brown paper parcel tape for covering the helix on cardboard tubes. It's pretty cheap and takes paint easily.
Thanks for the comment! That would probably work well
Suggestions:
Clean and sand the long length of PVC pipe BEFORE cutting into little pieces.
Often the printing on the pipe and fittings can be removed with a solvent like alcohol or even PVC pipe cleaner.
Drill a hole through the squares of insulation for the supports, then cut them in half. You can drill a hole using a piece of the pipe itself after you sharpen the inside with the deburr tool.
Plastic straws? Hoo boy, those might be a bit more difficult to find these days where I live in Europe.
I wish I could say the same lol I think we're slowly getting there in the US. Give it 20 years or so :p
You can use paper straws as well. Just make sure to hide that spiral seam!
Subbed and Alerts turned on! Thanks for the great video and cant wait to add some of these to our current project
Thank you very much :)
I save my coffee grounds for texture plus my garden like it too.
Ooh that pipe cutter makes nice clean lines! I have one that's like big pruning shears and it always makes a weird angled cut.
Yea you gotta use the ones that clamp on and spin to cut. They make a pretty good 90 degree cut. The scissor ones don't make straight cuts a lot of the time.
Sweet! As a suggestion, instead of posterboard to wrap those pipes, use 2mm eva foam instead. Won’t warp, plus it’ll add a tiny bit more thickness. Glad l found your channel.
That's a pretty good idea! It kinda has that concrete texture too. Thanks for the support!
Useful video, thanks. I make 'toys' for youngsters, currently doing a sci-fi set and looking at having a go as something akin to Fireball XL5, hope to use the nesting pipes to provide the connection between the main craft and the smaller shuttle/nose part.
Good video! Nice to see all those processes all together. Thanks.
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.
Way to go those look so awesome !!!
Inspirational and handy information here. Thanks Home boy
Literally a constructive video. That was huge amount of work and full of good ideas. Thank you for sharing it.
It was a lot of work :p Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear you got some good ideas from it!
So I used to work with pvc at my old job, and you actually don't need power tools for pvc, there are manual cutters and bevelers if that is a concern for anyone. The cutters are basically a blade with a ratchet on one side and a curve on the other side. You just seat the curve flush against the pipe and squeeze a couple times. The beveler doesn't create a result as cool, but is basically just a metal cone with a slot and razer blade that you can rotate around the pipe. IIRC the one I used only did the outside of the pipes to help them fit into fittings. Great video!
The cutters don't get a perfect 90 degree cut in my experience. Maybe the nicer ones do? I've only used them to cut pipes down for transport. Thanks for the comment :)
love the support shishkebabs near the end!
Thanks :p It didn't work very well but it looked cool lol
Best wargaming pipe ideation video on the youtuber 👍👍
Nice, I will definitely be doing the pen pipes
On the big concert pipes you can use a router with a guide to cut the inner bevel. But I'm not sure it's worth the effort or risk.
I have a hand held router but I don't have an attachment that would work. That would be scary given how thin the PVC is lol.
So this is where all those pens I lose go
Also rubbing alcohol usually cleans the printing off of the pipes.
Well Done 👍
Thanks!
19:09 Genious! Great info! I think maybe some grounded up pastel, AKA color pigments on the lower parts, and maybe some unifying matt varnish would take it next level...
I e owned the pipe files forever for custom miniature maker. This resolved me will to print them.
Great tutorial, thanks!
Outstanding work!
The thought of filing those marking off the PVC pipes has preventing me from doing anything with them... Might be easier to assume that Charlotte Pipe survives into the grimdark future. :)
It wasn't too bad. Using a file, it only took maybe a minute or 2 for each corner piece. Adding a PVC handle really helped too.
Thanks for the comment!
Fantastic work! Nice and simple, I love it!
Thanks! :)
Excellent, many thanks. Sunday sorted
Excellent tutorial again from everyday items we all have, probably plumbing pipes from projects.. thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment :)
Thank you. This was excellent and helpful, especially the guide to pvc pipes!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)
Love these ideas! i'm making some sump sea terrain now and i need some piping for it! good editing, pacing and script man, gonna look at your other projects asap
Thanks :)
Thank you very much for all these good ideas for making pipes 👍
This tutorial is really great 😉
Thanks! Glad you are finding them useful
Awesome work, great suggestions and knowhow!
I'll soon be making some terrain, so I'll come to this video when I start.
Excellent soundtrack decisions ❤
Awesome project man! Some really handy little tips and tricks in there. What a great video
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful.
Holy crap all of these are awesome! Seeing them all together at the end is really satisfying. Gotta try making some of the easier ones sometime (I'm way lazier than you XD)
By the way, I know another nice brush-flicking technique where you take an old toothbrush and apply wet layering paint all over it, then bring to the model, push down the front end of the brush and pull your thumb through the brush, the released tension is enough to spray rust, blood etc. nicely in small doses on the model and you can well regulate the intensity of the spray with the speed of your thumb.
Great Video, Thanks for making this type of videos !!
Great video. Some cool ideas. Thanks
Really good and simple ideas. Nice one
Yeah, One thing I've learned to avoid is trying to glue down bent zip ties. Eventually they always seem to want to straiten out and they don't take glue that well in the first place.
As for adding detail, I used "Half Clamp J-Hooks" for supports and if you cut up zip ties into small rectangles they make good greebles and the ends also. A slight upgrade is to also use rectangles from the Maelstrom's Edge terrain sprues.
awesome video. a lot of inspiration there and thank you for sharing !
This is a great video. Thanks for sharing this.
really awesome work!
Thanks :)
Great ideas, really liked them! Nice video!
@@acerockollaa thank you :)
lmao i got here trying to learn how to make warhammer 40k glass bongs but this is a vibe. your hobby is more expensive
ok i skipped to the end cause im never doing this and wow nice work i didnt expect it to look like a design set
Hi ! It's the second video i watch and i really like your techniques, ideas and style. Thank you for your great job and sharing it. :)
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it!
Hey dude what's the paint scheme on those eliminators. They look sick
Thanks! I believe I mainly used uniform gray, demonic yellow and matte black. For the cloaks it's a really dark camo pattern.
@@hauntswargaming ok cool thx man. Going to try and do a similar look for my ultramarines. Great terrain btw.
@@namechange4137 sounds good. Thanks again!
Really good work! I learned a few things. Several to be honest. I know I will be using some of these in my future builds. Keep up the good work. Great channel too.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for the comment :)
Such a great video! Thanks!
The music is dope
Awesome work
Thanks :)
This is awesome. Thank you for sharing
No problem! Thanks for the nice comment :)
Do the poster board bases not curl up from the glue shrinking?
Not in a significant way. If an edge is bowing up you can just bend it once the first layer of glue is dry and pile more sand on. Most of the time the weight of the sand was enough to hold it down. I wouldn't use it for larger projects.
maybe try wrapping tin foil over it and dab it with a stone to give it some texture for the concrete pipes?
well done! really helpful!!
Glad to hear it!! Thank you :)
For pvc they actually make a type of cutter called a ratcheting tube cutter it is for soft pipe like plastic and vinyl and you can get one at harbor freight for like $5 which is completely fine I use mine a few times a week and have had it for about 2 years still going strong.
That's awesome! Idk why I don't shop at harbor Freight more often. They have the best prices and the quality of their stuff is usually just as good as anywhere else.
@@hauntswargaming there stuff is fine for DIY and light use, it will last awhile for that. I'm an HVAC/R tech and I have some tools from them I have found that things that see heavy use don't last well (I have bent more than a few pairs of pliers from them). Great video too, I like urban and industrial terrain for my tables a lot, I just find it more believable that fighting would happen over strategic locations like cities and industrial hubs more than open fields and these would work great for that.
RED BABY YEAH
Get you a pipe cutter!
Great video!! If you don’t mind me asking, what type of space marines are these? With the hoods, goggles and capes? The black ones? They look really AWSOME!
Those are Eliminators :)
love the concrete tubes 👍 does the diameter fit Obi Wan on purpose or by accident?
Yea that was intentional to make them that size :)
Hey guys. Amazing Video
Is there any way that I can get my hands on the stl file for those 3d printed pipes?
Thanks! They're by custom miniature maker. You might have to join their Patreon to get those files. I got them through their mailing list, linked in the description
Great job what Brand of paint and Brushes you use
Just generic stuff. I've been using inks instead of paints more and more
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3d print piping make the male ends 99% size for no sanding.
Friends who do? I'm a crusty old wargamer, please, explain that frace for me! Is it some gen z newspeak?
Great video, but feels like you went overboard with the pipelines. Given that there doesn't need to be any fluid flowing from A to B, you could have used far easier methods to glue pieces together firmly. Also, why sand down the lettering instead of just going over the whole finished project with primer?
Thanks for the comment! That raised lettering really gives it away as pvc plumbing pipes. I don't think primer would cover that up 🤔
@@hauntswargaming Ah okay I was not aware that it is raised I thought it was just printed on. In that case, couldn't you just scrape it down with a scalpel or box cutter? I mean, sandpaper is the kind of thing I use for a meticulous job, with tabletop, you tend to put tons of paint and texture over stuff anyways.
@@colonelburton8451 the lettering on the ones I had is pretty thick. A scalpel or maybe chisel might work but with a rasp you have a lot of control and no chance of cutting yourself. A bench grinder would be good too
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I bought a big pack of plastic straws just before the EU banned them
wow! great work
Thanks :)