For anyone who'd want these to be a bit more stable, you could easily carve out a small hollow on the underside of each vertical part of the frame and glue in some 5mm fishing weights before adding the cardstock base.
@@AzraelThanatos Those would take up a lot of space on the front and back of the door, though, which may not be desirable (but if it works for you, I won't gainsay!). Two smaller washers closer to the ½" base width might work, maybe ¾"? That would give it a pair of nicely stable 'feet'.
Love the back to basics approach! Refreshing and simplistic. Do we really need the door to swing open? Nah. Def gets the job done, thank you Sir! Video saved!
These are almost exactly how I make my doors! But I screw a flat head screw into each side pillar from the bottom to help add weight and stability. I’m loving this ‘back to basics’ series!
Glad to see you’re going “back to basics”. Loved the video man. So many of the channels I’ve enjoyed over the years have changed so drastically most don’t even “build” anymore. It’s just 3d print or short videos with no talking. Just watching and having you talk gives that feeling of “friendship” ya know, like you’re standing here talking to me on how to do it. Seems some channels got some clout and sponsors and forget who put them in that position. 🤷♂️
Obviously gonna need Treasure Chest / Shelves with loot. Other stuff i found I use a lot for my Games is Pillars / Trees / Logs / Barrels / Rocks pretty basic stuff but they go a LOOOONG way for versatility and can be put almost any where.
I like the hinges. Waste-not-want-not The rounded end of the craft picks work really well with the loop handle; it adds a nice splash of style to the doors.
Pretty darn cool Wyloch! I love the simplicity of it! I think even I could do this! \O/ I don't think I'd of ever thought of using a piece of cardstock in the middle to mount the doors on. That's a stroke of genius! Simple and elegant!
In addition to your passion for the hobby & your skill, I love the consistency of your descriptions of stuff. “It’s the stuff you find at the back of a legal pad” is consistently used and it’s great.
I see these back to basic videos are following the saying "When one door closes, blast it back open again." And I love it! Looking forward to your traps next. Maybe have included a "secret door" in case the party found one
For a lot of doors like this, you might be able to use a piece of the chipboard or cardstock between 2 foamcore sheets with a similar look for it when you don't have the strips, might end up slightly sturdier as well with a single piece for the arch rather than joins for the corners.
This back to basics approach is exactly the tutorials I would look for if I was just starting out, or skint or if I was fed up with the elaborate accurate stuff and skint…this is really refreshing and no kidney selling required.
Always good to go back to the basics from time to time, bashing a quick and easy project in a few hours really gets me back on track for the more advanced stuff.
For the stability, the first thing that popped in my head with that design is two nails through the chipboard. Seems to work pretty well with my stuff. Other essentials Higher terrain bits (i.e. two story builds, like a box and things on top for people to shoot down from) LoS blockers barriers pedestals broken industrial age/steampunk/wrecked old world stuff - to show that the dungeon dates to an earlier time. Stairs overgrown monster plants (people eaters) pits, fires, hazards,
Im interested to see how you tackle making organic shapes for tiles. these are awesome and helpful and I think It would bee cool to see your technique to make clearings, swamps, etc using your newfound techniques
YES! Sooo glad youre back to these videos! I dunno if you remember me but i have some of your very original extras you sold several years ago! i use them with all of my own that you and DMGinfo inspired me to make! Keep it up sir and know youve helped to change the hobby for me and many more people!
Basics are always interesting, I enjoy seeing different takes on the classics. Gotta say though - I'd like to actually PLAY with my first set a bit before I replace it - got to use it maybe 6 times before the bloody pandemic, and no game currently because work is too hectic. Thanks for the video!
Pretty awesome. And I'd think some kind of modular features you can lay on the tiles would be awesome as a future project. Like rugs, some of those stairs like you did recently with the airbrushed 3D effect. As well as some scatter terrain like treasure piles, bones, broken weapons, cast off shells/skins etc. Hope you have fun with the reinvention of your craft. I know it's always refreshing to go back and reinvent the wheel every so often.
If you were to make a "c"-shaped clip the width of the door (perhaps using soda-can aluminum?), you could attach the doors to the sides of the tiles pretty easily without significant instability. I recognize that you don't necessarily care that much, but the idea might be useful for someone else watching.
Great video! My suggestion is this: go with traps, but not just dungeon traps. Set up some deadfall/snare type traps for forest, pit traps for sand environments, and avalanche traps that might be cool
@@WylochsArmory Painted the sample, painting the rest this weekend. It won't let me post a pic. I will put them up on facebook when painted. I used peel and stick floor tiles for the backing.
Bonus Tip: If you can't source XPS foam, you can create a similar effect by stacking two layers of foamboard with the paper peeled. As a bonus, this also adds a bit of structural stability (since the sides and top are all connected instead of glued), and easily allows for more complex shapes (such as arches).
I love the not wanting to bother with magnets approach. Too much effort and time. If a player is rocking the table too much, a bit of poster tac on the bottom works.
I would suggest just making the base wider. Since the base is thin, just color the base like the tile and use a rectangular piece. So a 1" scale tile would have a 1" on wither side of the door. The overlap shouldn't be noticeable and it should cover up the crack between tiles when joining tiles together.
I really like these simple doors. The only critique I have is that the top part, above the door, should be either arched with a keystone or a solid lintel of either stone or wood. Mortared smaller stones lack structural integrity if done like your design. In the case of an arch the keystone in the center provides a spot to distribute weight. A large stone used as a lintel would be strong enough for bridging a door-sized gap if the surrounding wall is properly load bearing.
This is fantastic. I am finally getting into my own style of terrain making. I want to use meeple scale, so I've got a heap of them and will be painting them up as dungeon and wilderness parts as I need.
Watching your videos on making new tiles, doors, and other general items for D&D has made me wonder about something else. I've seen a lot of 3 dimensional board layouts for Heroquest over the years. Not sure if you are a fan of the game. But I'm curious as to what you would do to build a custom 3D board layout for Heroquest. Might make a good video series. Might not. But it was a thought I felt like sharing.
Great video I think sometimes people need to take a step back see if they can improve what they got by different techniques I'm building furniture right now for a bar trying to figure out how to make plates food lights etc
Doors, Gone Doors and Mordors... Hahahaa 😁 Awesome Video. I like the look of the new tiles... One Question from a non-American viewer like me: Is there an equivalent to the Dollar Tree Foam board? It looks different, compared to mine...
Hey Wyloch, I started to craft your mechanicus walkway system a few days ago. Your vids have been a great guide, though I must say you neglected to mention how much your fingers start to hurt cutting dozens of squares out of chipboard :p
guillotine cutters .. are your friend ... a nice long blade ... on a pivot with a 90deg surface at the pivot end and a flush edge along the blade ... and of course a way to hold the knife down when storing or moving ... and poof you can now cut long line straight and in one go ... or small bits as well ... include a craft mat with measured squares on it on the cutter surface and poof it also now has a built in ruler to help you . cant think of a knife to use ... find an OLD saw clean off the rust remove the tines off the cutting edge ... sharpen the cutting edge like a knife make a hole at the tip ... add some washers and a bolt ... attache to your cutting board frame add a hook and eye lock to hold the handle in place and poof diy guillotine that you can sharpen as needed ...
I have two games one called deepwars the other called ShadowSea. In both games you can have sunken ships, submarines, the game is in the 1600’s. Ships on the banks. Giant mushroom forest, pyramids, carcass of dear sea creatures, hydrothermal vents, crystals, sunken civilization, or ruins, pyramids like in Central America, coral, Lava, there is not a lot about underwater terrain.
I did a whole set of the old tiles, and love them, the whole thing columns and clip on doors. It works pretty good for dark dungeons. I'm so looking forward to the new set. I'd be curious in how you'd build simple stairs indications (up or down) and how do you deal with elevation?
For anyone who'd want these to be a bit more stable, you could easily carve out a small hollow on the underside of each vertical part of the frame and glue in some 5mm fishing weights before adding the cardstock base.
I like that idea.
You can get some 1 and a half inch washers which might be a better option for the base there
@@AzraelThanatos Those would take up a lot of space on the front and back of the door, though, which may not be desirable (but if it works for you, I won't gainsay!). Two smaller washers closer to the ½" base width might work, maybe ¾"? That would give it a pair of nicely stable 'feet'.
@@AzraelThanatos agreed. Washers worked great since this pieces are so light. No carving needed, just glue washer below them and use it as a stand.
One does not simp Wyloch in to more doors.
Amazing.
Love the back to basics approach! Refreshing and simplistic. Do we really need the door to swing open? Nah. Def gets the job done, thank you Sir! Video saved!
Couldn’t you use like a straw and a stick to make a hinge
Or make the core of the door out of single corrugated cardboard and use a toothpick on one side
The king of terrain
These are almost exactly how I make my doors! But I screw a flat head screw into each side pillar from the bottom to help add weight and stability.
I’m loving this ‘back to basics’ series!
Doors!!! More doors! Excited to try these!
Doors: the bane of many players' existence.
Glad to see you’re going “back to basics”. Loved the video man. So many of the channels I’ve enjoyed over the years have changed so drastically most don’t even “build” anymore. It’s just 3d print or short videos with no talking. Just watching and having you talk gives that feeling of “friendship” ya know, like you’re standing here talking to me on how to do it. Seems some channels got some clout and sponsors and forget who put them in that position. 🤷♂️
Thank you for this Noble Guildmaster, will go perfectly with my custom Dungeon Bowl field
Great use of the tapered sticks!
Obviously gonna need Treasure Chest / Shelves with loot. Other stuff i found I use a lot for my Games is Pillars / Trees / Logs / Barrels / Rocks pretty basic stuff but they go a LOOOONG way for versatility and can be put almost any where.
Fun video! I am enjoying the “relook “ at the gaming table videos
Love the "Back to Basics" direction! Thank you for all your posts and great videos! I am addicted to traps, so...
I like the hinges. Waste-not-want-not The rounded end of the craft picks work really well with the loop handle; it adds a nice splash of style to the doors.
Nice! Scatter terrain might be useful: chest, barrels, treasure piles, misc piles of weapons or armor, etc. Thanks for the video!
You have a gift sir of making awesome things and simplifying them for newbies like me! Thank you!
I really like the wood stain style of door painting.
I love that you're starting over from the ground up. It's all going to look fantastic!
Pretty darn cool Wyloch! I love the simplicity of it! I think even I could do this! \O/ I don't think I'd of ever thought of using a piece of cardstock in the middle to mount the doors on. That's a stroke of genius! Simple and elegant!
In addition to your passion for the hobby & your skill, I love the consistency of your descriptions of stuff.
“It’s the stuff you find at the back of a legal pad” is consistently used and it’s great.
I see these back to basic videos are following the saying
"When one door closes, blast it back open again."
And I love it! Looking forward to your traps next. Maybe have included a "secret door" in case the party found one
I've always loved your gradient painted 2.5D stair wells. I'd be intrigued to see a new take on them in this style.
Great tutorial. I love the recycling of off-cuts from the foam and wood sticks.
For a lot of doors like this, you might be able to use a piece of the chipboard or cardstock between 2 foamcore sheets with a similar look for it when you don't have the strips, might end up slightly sturdier as well with a single piece for the arch rather than joins for the corners.
Great video! I love “Back to Basics”! This project is simple and elegant. Keep ‘em coming.
This back to basics approach is exactly the tutorials I would look for if I was just starting out, or skint or if I was fed up with the elaborate accurate stuff and skint…this is really refreshing and no kidney selling required.
Traps would be awesome!
Awesome display of material conservation! Maybe make a doorway with the portcullis up? As for room deco, show us how to make a owlbear skin rug…
Mate, you are my craft hero! Thanks for that back to basics!
Thank you for starting over.
I guess I am making a few doors now... great video!
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Always good to go back to the basics from time to time, bashing a quick and easy project in a few hours really gets me back on track for the more advanced stuff.
For the stability, the first thing that popped in my head with that design is two nails through the chipboard. Seems to work pretty well with my stuff.
Other essentials
Higher terrain bits (i.e. two story builds, like a box and things on top for people to shoot down from)
LoS blockers
barriers
pedestals
broken industrial age/steampunk/wrecked old world stuff - to show that the dungeon dates to an earlier time.
Stairs
overgrown monster plants (people eaters)
pits, fires, hazards,
Im interested to see how you tackle making organic shapes for tiles. these are awesome and helpful and I think It would bee cool to see your technique to make clearings, swamps, etc using your newfound techniques
Love to see your channel so active again! Thanks for the videos!
Wow, your channel is treasure hoard for this hobby!
Love the back to basics series.
Not a table top gamer myself, but I like to make dioramas. I always find great tips & tricks from TTG maker channels like yours.
This episode has opened a lot of doors for me
Looks like scenery for Heroes of Qalanor RPG... great stuff
For rust I love using orange and brown pastel crayon dust, it’s subtle, and give a great effect.
I completely agree with the back to the basics remarks, as those are what started me off in this wonderful crafting world.
Love this simple approach. I've had doors on my to-do list forever. Time to bump them up.
I love this channel so much. Always awesome. Thanks!
I would like to see your back-to-basics staircase or elevation change pieces.
Love seeing these!
YES! Sooo glad youre back to these videos! I dunno if you remember me but i have some of your very original extras you sold several years ago! i use them with all of my own that you and DMGinfo inspired me to make! Keep it up sir and know youve helped to change the hobby for me and many more people!
Extremely useful. Good simple tips with an extraordinary turn out!!!
Sometimes we tend to over complicate and over look the simplicity of creating 😩🙌🏻
Basics are always interesting, I enjoy seeing different takes on the classics.
Gotta say though - I'd like to actually PLAY with my first set a bit before I replace it - got to use it maybe 6 times before the bloody pandemic, and no game currently because work is too hectic.
Thanks for the video!
Hooray for back to basics!
You could always make like a 2x2 square floor tile to show that a hallway goes out from the archways without revealing too much.
Tavern furniture would be great! Been thinking about building a tavern.
Pretty awesome. And I'd think some kind of modular features you can lay on the tiles would be awesome as a future project. Like rugs, some of those stairs like you did recently with the airbrushed 3D effect. As well as some scatter terrain like treasure piles, bones, broken weapons, cast off shells/skins etc.
Hope you have fun with the reinvention of your craft. I know it's always refreshing to go back and reinvent the wheel every so often.
If you were to make a "c"-shaped clip the width of the door (perhaps using soda-can aluminum?), you could attach the doors to the sides of the tiles pretty easily without significant instability. I recognize that you don't necessarily care that much, but the idea might be useful for someone else watching.
Easy and nice doors. Cool tutorial video!
Great video! My suggestion is this: go with traps, but not just dungeon traps. Set up some deadfall/snare type traps for forest, pit traps for sand environments, and avalanche traps that might be cool
Oh. That intro is just "A-door-able". Keep it up.
Thanks Man! Always so great, so no-fuss, no muss...Really appreciate it!
another great video!
Also, if you had a shirt with some play on words like "Wyloch's Armory: Found on the back of most legal pads" I would 100% buy it
really cool, I just did my dungeon tiles using last weeks video. Doors are next!
Can we see em??
@@WylochsArmory Painted the sample, painting the rest this weekend. It won't let me post a pic. I will put them up on facebook when painted. I used peel and stick floor tiles for the backing.
Good straightforward stuff.
Bonus Tip: If you can't source XPS foam, you can create a similar effect by stacking two layers of foamboard with the paper peeled. As a bonus, this also adds a bit of structural stability (since the sides and top are all connected instead of glued), and easily allows for more complex shapes (such as arches).
Stairs. Loved the video
One can always learn new stuff by redoing basics. This turned out great! :D
Hills or Mounds, and if feeling frisky, trees or at least "stumps" to signify trees
Lovely video you put together thanks for sharing DD.
thanks for being so...Wyloch! I think everyone who watches you will know what I mean.
I have an idea as to where this amazing new crafting will take us, and I am very excited for the project to continue!
I love these new tiles and the doors look fantastic! I'd like to see how you do traps or stairs in the new style.
thats some quality real fake doors! nice job
Great Job!
For starting over its looking good keep it up my friend!!!
I love the not wanting to bother with magnets approach. Too much effort and time. If a player is rocking the table too much, a bit of poster tac on the bottom works.
Love it!
Thanks for showing how to do this. I'm just getting started lol
Ive always loved your artwork. Simple and inspiring. I have trouble with trees. They never look right to me
I would suggest just making the base wider. Since the base is thin, just color the base like the tile and use a rectangular piece. So a 1" scale tile would have a 1" on wither side of the door. The overlap shouldn't be noticeable and it should cover up the crack between tiles when joining tiles together.
Thank you!
Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
These look Awsome!
I really like these simple doors. The only critique I have is that the top part, above the door, should be either arched with a keystone or a solid lintel of either stone or wood. Mortared smaller stones lack structural integrity if done like your design.
In the case of an arch the keystone in the center provides a spot to distribute weight. A large stone used as a lintel would be strong enough for bridging a door-sized gap if the surrounding wall is properly load bearing.
Simple solution for weight, if you want. Just scew in a couple of flat head wood scews (cheap) into the left and right door pillars.
This is fantastic. I am finally getting into my own style of terrain making. I want to use meeple scale, so I've got a heap of them and will be painting them up as dungeon and wilderness parts as I need.
holy craft haven't seen one of your videos in months
Awesome!
Great video. I love your work.
Watching your videos on making new tiles, doors, and other general items for D&D has made me wonder about something else. I've seen a lot of 3 dimensional board layouts for Heroquest over the years. Not sure if you are a fan of the game. But I'm curious as to what you would do to build a custom 3D board layout for Heroquest. Might make a good video series. Might not. But it was a thought I felt like sharing.
Would love to see a Lustria/Jungle (Warhammer) style build!
You are the best!!
Love the videos. Just subscribed. Thanks
Great video I think sometimes people need to take a step back see if they can improve what they got by different techniques I'm building furniture right now for a bar trying to figure out how to make plates food lights etc
Doors .... Doors... and Mordor. MORDOR! Build me an army worthy of Mordooooooooor!
Doors, Gone Doors and Mordors... Hahahaa 😁
Awesome Video. I like the look of the new tiles...
One Question from a non-American viewer like me: Is there an equivalent to the Dollar Tree Foam board? It looks different, compared to mine...
Hey Wyloch, I started to craft your mechanicus walkway system a few days ago. Your vids have been a great guide, though I must say you neglected to mention how much your fingers start to hurt cutting dozens of squares out of chipboard :p
guillotine cutters .. are your friend ... a nice long blade ... on a pivot with a 90deg surface at the pivot end and a flush edge along the blade ... and of course a way to hold the knife down when storing or moving ... and poof you can now cut long line straight and in one go ... or small bits as well ... include a craft mat with measured squares on it on the cutter surface and poof it also now has a built in ruler to help you
.
cant think of a knife to use ... find an OLD saw clean off the rust remove the tines off the cutting edge ... sharpen the cutting edge like a knife make a hole at the tip ... add some washers and a bolt ... attache to your cutting board frame add a hook and eye lock to hold the handle in place and poof diy guillotine that you can sharpen as needed ...
@@0623kaboom hadn't thought to use guillotine cutters, good call!
I adoor this idea.
Jim Morrison would approve
but the doors are not open ;o}
I have two games one called deepwars the other called ShadowSea. In both games you can have sunken ships, submarines, the game is in the 1600’s. Ships on the banks. Giant mushroom forest, pyramids, carcass of dear sea creatures, hydrothermal vents, crystals, sunken civilization, or ruins, pyramids like in Central America, coral, Lava, there is not a lot about underwater terrain.
Man's is using the whole ass bison with the stir sticks on the door
I did a whole set of the old tiles, and love them, the whole thing columns and clip on doors. It works pretty good for dark dungeons. I'm so looking forward to the new set. I'd be curious in how you'd build simple stairs indications (up or down) and how do you deal with elevation?