DIY Imitation Crystals (for Miniature Gaming)

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DIY Imitation Crystals (for Miniature Gaming)

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Күн бұрын

How to turn cheap hot glue sticks into glistening model crystals. In this video, I make a large batch of these crystals and use them to build crystal patch scatter terrain for use in miniature wargaming and tabletop roleplaying games.
This is a handy method of simulating transparent or translucent crystals (especially the technique for increasing clarity). It would be easier to just buy them premade from resin or plastic, but sometimes you only need a couple or you want a certain shape. In those cases, with a little time and mere pocket change, you can facet yourself some beautiful fake gems.
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CONTENTS
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Making the Crystals
8:50 - Bases & Assembly
10:57 - Results
13:52 - Outro
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MUSIC
- "Crystalline" - Amulets
- "Glacier" - Patrick Patrikios
- "Komorebi" - Futuremono
- "Lament (Golden Light" - Devon Church
- "Loop-Caught" - Andrew Langdon
- "New Horizons" - Futuremono
- "Obelisks" - Jesse Gallagher
- "Through The Crystal" - Jeremy Blake
- "Voices in My Head" - Quincas Moreira
- "Walking in the Sky" - Nico Staf
-- Images --
- Cristales cueva de Naica.JPG
Alexander Van Driessche
Modified (cropped)
License: creativecommon...
- Celestite (Crystal Cave, South Bass Island, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA) 52 (8320044669).jpg
By James St. John
Modified (cropped)
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License: creativecommon...

Пікірлер: 35

@jackhartford521 24 күн бұрын

Dude, those are the best handmade dungeons and dragons crystals I’ve seen. Great job.

@EcoRV 6 ай бұрын

I imagine staining with Inks would retain the translucency even better than thinned opaque paint.

@619Slipk 2 жыл бұрын

So you used half of the pack of glue sticks to make the crystals huh... I would make a crystal golem out of what you got left... But that's just me

@VerbenaComfrey Ай бұрын

Great tip on the varnish, thanks!

@markcole5108 4 ай бұрын

Another option instead of painting is to create a hollow base with a colored LED. The crystal can then be glued around the framework, which then can be filled in using textured paint, paste, or greenstuff. When the LED is powered up, the light will up the crystals.

@Abraham-eu3nl 3 ай бұрын

Now i know how to do crystals for my draenei miniatures. Ty man!!!!

@kwradar12 3 ай бұрын

I learned a lot from you, thank you! You’re silly funny too! I subscribed!

@michaelwellner1333 2 жыл бұрын

Those glue sticks come in multi-colours, you may want to further experiment, might save you a paint-tint step - enhanced gloss by hot water that's a good tip...General Rid Stump!!!

@lilcwa Жыл бұрын

This is your best video to date. Very well done. You have set the bar high. Keep up the fine work… (It has great creativity, excellent instructional clarity, thorough detail, and the right amount of humor.)

@SavageBruski 4 ай бұрын

It's a great look, if you don't have access to or want to avoid using resin for these. Nice!

@stevekirkby6570 2 жыл бұрын

Inks are the way to go for the colouring IMHO.

@herrdoktorprofessoreldritc3416 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful craft, sir! You have earned my subscription.

@outofthisworldmodelsandmin898 Жыл бұрын

I think I'm going to try these using Tamiya clear paints. Thanks for the hot water tip! -John

@shaundowse2894 11 ай бұрын

Very clever choice of materials. I would never have thought to use glue gun sticks.

@Lothi66 17 күн бұрын

Nice, will use this!

@mathiasschultz7745 2 жыл бұрын

funny and informativ... and just the right content i was searching for!!!

@thegamingtome 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome to The Gaming Tome. 😉

@odinulveson9101 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work. You do indeed deserve more attention towards your channel. Though.. you forgot Orange, which would be Topaz gem stone/ crystal. Would had all the 6 main colors ( besides teal, black and clear )from classic color teachings, my color ocd strikes again, hah 😆 You could do a follow up video with a new take on the teal turquise crystal and add orange topaz. Would love to see it

@Mrzoinkboy 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, and a good find on the glue sticks as base material! I have been looking for a way to create crystals myself for a while now and will give this a try, thank you for sharing. On the bases of my mini's i use sprue, the scale of these sticks is excellent!

@bjulianlm Жыл бұрын

Dude, do you do professional narrating? You have a nice voice and talent for narration. 👍

@johnlemon149 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using alcohol ink to color them? I think you might have better luck with that to maintain the clarity of the crystals. Just an idea.

@thegamingtome 2 жыл бұрын

I have not. That could work.

@OnePieceCollector 2 жыл бұрын

I like most green and blue. It look like real crystals :)

@ifif9491 Жыл бұрын

Please don't use hot glue with super glue a bad chemical reaction happens between them and might cause eye problems. Just want everyone to be safe. I enjoyed your video.🙂

@thegamingtome Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the safety tip! Heating super glue can create toxic cyanide gas. ☠

@criswhite2180 2 жыл бұрын

These look really cool. Think I will give this technique a go. I wonder though if a little OSL of the crystal colour on the base would have tied them together with the base a bit more though. Did u try anything like that at all?

@thegamingtome 2 жыл бұрын

I have not tried object source lighting effects on any of my crystal bases or my miniatures for a matter of fact. I imagine it would look really cool for simulating glowing crystals.

@jtrow5023 11 ай бұрын

Well done. I need to try this. Thanks!

@alarin612 Жыл бұрын

Very considerate of your new crystal overlord to let you get your hood up before going outside.

@thegamingtome Жыл бұрын

The voice in the crystal has standards for his worshipers. Submission of will mandatory. Hoods are highly encouraged. Ceremonial daggers are optional except on Tuesdays.

@alarin612 Жыл бұрын

@@thegamingtome aha, so it was less about your comfort and more about a standardized cultist appearance. I can respect that.

@Andrewjohn-f5e 19 күн бұрын

Could you inject ink into the gluestick???

@AzraelThanatos 2 жыл бұрын

While these can look good, there can be a lot of other issues with them depending upon where you live and if you need to transport them. If it gets warm enough, your crystals can start deforming on you and won't look good at that point

@thegamingtome 2 жыл бұрын

Hot glue stick packaging usually has a recommended storage temperature ceiling on the back. Supposedly there are high heat glue guns. Glue sticks designed specifically for those should be more resilient. I should try leaving one of these crystal patches out in the sun during the next heat wave.