What did I forget to include? Let's make a list! 1. In some regions XPS insulation foam comes with a thin, clear, protective film on it. You want to remove it before you use it for anything.

Saw your recent post about struggling with content creation and some suicide awareness stuff, and I just want to say thank you for the amazing content you create. You got me into the crafting game. I cannot even play D&D steadily with friends but I love crafting. Keep up the great work, forget the haters and just do you bud. You do amazing work, keep it up! You are very inspirational to those of us who only wish we could do what you do for a living!

06:21 I can tell You all, that alcohol does not work. I've been drinking three days straight and paper stays in place.

I've been building military models and dioramas for 50 years (I'm old!). I've been using various techniques and discovering others for decades! This is the best 'basic tips and tricks' video I've ever seen. GREAT JOB, Jeremy!!! Thanks

After watching your videos my girlfriend and I sat down to craft some 3x3 tiles. Something so simple provided so much fun, and, our dnd sessions now have an exciting new element. Thank you, dude, you're like the Bob Ross of mini crafting.

Thanks for being a huge inspiration and also being so open about mental health. It means a lot.

One thing that I didn't quite "get" as a total beginner but am slowly coming to understand is the crafter's eye--that ability to take a look at something in the dollar store or craft store or big box home improvement store or even just your yard and say "hey, I can totally use this to do *blah*!" Example: tons and tons of people in the crafting world do the whole wadded up ball of tinfoil to get a good stoney texture on foam but when I was adding lava rocks to my grill a while back I picked one up and said "aha!" and started using that instead. It's not really better at texturing but it is effectively reusable forever unlike the tinfoil balls that eventually lose their sharp points.

For all my Australian people, the XPS foam is called Knauf's insulation foam at Bunnings Snaghouse (warehouse)

I’ve been following this channel since the beginning and I can tell you that the basics series helped me so much when I was just starting out. I still reference them from time to time.

So glad videos like these get to be made. It is kind of daunting when someone already an expert simply zips through his build.

Lately I was interested in building some terrain on my own and started to search on YT for some tutorials. Accidentally I discovered your channel and I think it's totally awesome! Things you build, tips you give and tutorials you make are great, really. My skills in crafting got to the next level thanks to you. I just want to thank you for what you're doing. Dont stop:)

Great to see a basics video that increases accessibility to the hobby. Please don’t feel you have to apologize for a topic. It’s your channel. It’s great. Do what you like. Thanks as always!

not sure if anybody already said so, but EVA stands for Ethylene-vinyl acetate.

Watched your videos cause I wanted to build a ship model. Already had a glue gun, got some Mod Podge, foam core, tacky glue, and box knives from Dollar Tree. My ship model is looking epic, and it only cost around $8 US for all the materials! Thanks for making video's! Your Dollar Store builds are super helpful.

I was disappointed initially that we would not get to the painting part of the building this week, but you mentioned so many useful things here, that by the time the video ended, I was grateful you made it. And now I have to watch the 4 other videos you linked here because I found all the subjects of great interest.

You might hear the name "Blandco" thrown around. Blandco is the most handsome, talented and charismatic member of the Tabletop Crafting Guild.

Beginner here. I sure wish I'd seen this a month ago. I did exactly as you said. I watched a bunch of videos and bought enough stuff to do miniature everything - ponds, mountains, paints galore (easel and canvases), sawdust, tapes, glues, rocks, wire, clay, tools, and for sure...Popsicle sticks! AND THEN I needed containers to put things in and got shelving for the containers. I live in a small apartment. Please know that before I buy even one more thing, I will try to find a video of yours on it first. LOL Thanks for being you!

I've done a lot of 'garbage crafting' - reusing plastic bottles, bits of broken toys, and the like. I showed a friend a building and they were impressed. Then I pointed out that the structure was an old shampoo bottle, the front door was a plastic bread wrapper clip, and the elevator was an old plastic film canister (ask your grandparents what "film" was). His eyes got wide as he started to recognize the various shapes of items others would have tossed. "How did you even think of that?" he asked. See things not as they are, but as they can be - the Crafter's Eye... :)

Totally overwhelmed myself. Within a month I got 2k of stuff (new to crafting/painting. had nothing).Been about 10 weeks. Didnt have a clue where to start. So far all ive done is organize (corkboard/shelves) made a hotwire foam cutter, made a case for minis, painted 7 minis, made 3 wire trees, 1 diorama and should be done with a tavern (wylochs) this weekend. Oh and cut around 3000 foam blocks for building some of your things. TY for the content!

Great to see your craft room coming along so nicely. Truly a fantasy workshop for you to create in and your viewers to enjoy watching you in. I know I like to see shelves of your prior builds and figures painted up. Keep up the great work and we will continue to enjoy and be inspired by your creations.

You are speaking to me! 😍 Totally overwhelmed with all the vast amount of content. Finding your basics series to be fantastic thank you!

Around 18:20, BMC mentions breaking down the big foam sheets into smaller sections. On two different occasions (the only times I've bought it) Home Depot/Lowes ran it through the wood cutter for me. At the time, I was making foam battle boards for 40k and had them cut into 4'x2' sections. Those were incredibly easy to manage and I later cut the extra sheet into smaller pieces for different purposes.

As i have just started, thank youuuuuuuuuuu so much!

Excellent info as always! I have learned so much from BMC! Thanks a million for all the tutorials and helpful info you put out for us. Also, looking forward to the new room tour!! : )

AH! You beat me to it! I was working on a video on this very topic. Oh well... yours turned out to be very informative and very much promoted the hobby for which I am very grateful. Keep up the inspirational work.

oh my god you're seriously an angel, thank you for helping to make this hobby so accessible to newcomers. i learn so much every time i watch one of your videos.

I just want to thank you for all this info!…. I am one of those that just stumbled upon your videos, IT JUST POPPED UP! I’m an extremely crafty person and have spent the past hour watching several of your videos. In awe of this art. I’m not someone into D&D but am inspired to use this art in another way. I’m huge into Christmas, when decorating the inside of my house it looks like Hallmark Christmas on Steroids 😅…. I’ve been looking for inspiration on a long term stable way to make a gingerbread house village. I’m loving this and it’s not a huge craft investment, I have most of everything you’ve suggested….. again THANKS YOU!!

You can buy chipboard pads at Staples although they come only up to 11x17 and you have to buy them in huge stacks (400-800) for $70-$90

As usual, lots of great info. I truly appreciate it when a 'professional' takes the time to explain stuff so the beginner can jump in and become part of this great community. Thank you sir and please, please take care of yourself!

Thank you for this video! I've made a few terrain pieces in my teen years and enjoyed it quite a lot. Now as an adult I want to get back into the hobby and this video really helped me create a list of the basic supplies I need to start creating again. I also saw that you have a video of great beginner projects that I will look into for sure.

Agree with Knight's comment. You are by far my favorite crafter on youtube. There's some amazing folks I see on twitter but they share their work, not the know how and examples of step by step like you do. I hope you can take some comfort in the huge group of us that appreciate what you do. BMC is the consistent, solid, useful, and professional crafting channel I go to weekly. I used to (and still do) look forward to RuneHammer videos each week. The two of you guys are truly inspiring and I know he was struggling for a bit too. Stay strong man. Love your work. Tell Hankerin to put out more content if he's up for it =) Ever considered doing scatter terrain for caves? I'm running Cavern of Archaia and there's a lot of shroom stuff going on in there. Would love to see the BMC version of a mushroom forest in a cave system. Good luck Jeremy.

Dude - you so should pin this on top of the Guild FB page. Rock on! - Edit - "Your first build isn't going to be very good anyway.." - I followed one of your build videos and my first build was AWESOME and is what got me hooked. Just sayin. Cheers!

So, I haven't actually attempted any terrain stuff yet, but you did inspire me to make some much needed things for my workspace using corrugated cardboard and some hot glue. I made a brush stand, and some stadium style risers for my paints! I'm new to the channel, but I've gotten a lot from your videos!

FOUND IT! Thanks this takes a LOT of mystery out of getting started! Let's see what I can build...

Thanks for the video! You inspired me to get into crafting and now bringing my students into the crafting scene as well! Also, I find it cool that we share a name (I learned that a few weeks into exploring your channel) So, from one Jeremy to another, thank you for what you're doing here and keep up the great work!

Thanks for all the awesome videos

Just started crafting and your channel is excellent, thanks!

Great video and thanks for alerting others about the floral wet/Oasis foam. Definitely a no go for crafting.

Thanks so much for this. Knowing it's ok to start with cardboard is great. Thanks too for the suicide awareness post. So important. Thank you so very much for all you do.

I've been in the hobby for 45 years, but I really welcome this kind of vid' once in a while. I always learn something new or I am reminded of something I'd forgotten (that's happening more and more these days!). So, many thanks for this and I'm off to get some ModPodge to try out.

I am just getting into the hobby myself, and have found all of your videos super helpful! In regards to buying XPS foam, I actually found that my local Home Depot sold little 2ftx2ft squares, made breaking into the hobby and transporting it super easy!

I found this to be super useful. I am new in the hobby and totally dig it. But you hit the nail on the head I heard 1 million different things from 1 million different sources. This was the first helpful one I actually watched out of the two many to count before.

Thanks for the help and all the inspirational videos and ideas for projects. It’s been a big help recently for me and your channel is my go to

Thank you for all your hard work sir.

Your knowledge and videos have been amazing. I have since followed your tutorials and have built many projects myself and thus elevated my game play, Aloha

Thank you 🙏🏻 Just what I was looking for

I remember discovering miniature wargaming back in 2009. I collected all the minis but by far the terrain crafting was my favorite aspect of that hobby. Eventually I gave it up because even the hyper-simplistic, step-by-step tutorials available online all produced mediocre results in my hands. Circa 2017, I found you Jeremy. Your explanations, you suggestions, and your attitude on making something your own and not having to do everything perfectly or "by the book" awakened something in me. I'm glad videos like this exist to give others the same foundation of skills and inspiration to pursue the craft!

Who are these 20-28 people who always give you a ‘thumbs down’? Your channel is awesome and even though I’ve adopted the virtual table top, your channel makes me want to craft and your stuff looks awesome. You are very professional. Thanks.

Thabk you so much!!! I've been looking for a material explanation video. And this is the first proper explanation.

Thanks so much for this video! I'm coming back to role-playing games after 30 years away, and your video is EXACTLY the kind of videos I'm looking for right now -- all my best!

This is an awesome video. I have been in the crafting thing for a long time and knew most of this stuff but for anyone interested in crafting. This is a great beginning video. Awesome.

Thanks, for this. I am doing a kinda video log starting this month of me starting down this path on my gaming channel. I appreciate the tips and tricks I get from watching your videos.

Hi sir, just wanted to thank you for your content. i started tabletop crafting about 3 weeks ago. and i am learning heaps of you. your video's and explanations help a lot!

Just found this having found you fairly recently. This was very useful and closed out some questions I had so thank you! Loving you videos!

I love the video you put out. I think it would be beneficial to new crafters on basic household supplies you can find to build terrain. (Example: Tin cans, packaging and lids)

Well done on your production quality of your videos. It’s not easy, and you do a hell of a job.

Really helpful advice, especially the bit about just trying it out to see if you like the hobby. Thank you

I was let on to your channel by a relative, good content man! Made my first house yesterday and it turned out awesome!!

This has been the most useful, instructive video I've seen so far! thanks

Just found this channel. I've been binge watching all of your videos, they are so informative and entertaining even though I don't think I'll ever build any of this.

This is a dog gone good start for basic materials. It is always a great idea to work with what is on hand and with the basic 10.00 worth of tools you suggested. Imagination is really the only key tool you really need and I think this video will spark a lot of imaginative ideas. As always great work. I am loving the look and overall feel of your videos as of late.

Thank you so much for your recommendations in this video. It has been very important for me.

Hey man, Literally binged watched the large majority of your videos this weekend! Love your intro and all your work so far, really good quality So full of inspiration, roll on payday and I'll order up some supplies.

Thank you for this video, it is very informative. I enjoy your builds and catching up on the basics every now and then helps. As for building during your crafting time, I would just class that as crafting on a 1:1 scale. Thanks again.

This was really helpful. Thank you for this resource.

Thank you! ‘Modge Podge’ drives me crazy!!

Recently found your channel, really like the quality and content of your videos! Not a tabletop modeller myself but have picked up some great techniques and ideas from you. This video was certainly helpful, good luck with the renovations!!!

Great break down bro. Very enlightening

What an amazing video! Thank you.

I've been hobby crafting with crude tools and materials since I could use a knife, I'm definitely looking to upgrade my entire kit, your breakdown of the kinds of foam reaffirms the conclusions I'd previously drawn, thank you, I wish I could fund your content, I promise the first commission profit is going to your channel.

good place for foam is ask the local insulation installer, he will usually have a mountain of cut end pieces you can get for free or for real cheap. another great video for knowledge BMC.

Near the end of the video you mention the level of interest and wanting to expand, new tools, better materials. What would be the next level for a Beginner becoming a Novice(Novice > Advanced > Experienced > Pro). Perhaps another idea for future videos. I started out doing Warhammer 40k miniatures for 3 years and got burnt out after that time and have now started crafting terrain just for kicks. I do know there are some tools and supplies out in the world that would be nice additions, but I would like to ask a Pro level crafter how to enhance the crafting game. Wonderful video, thank you for the refresher.

completely overwhelmed with the basics? yep! Preordered a 3d printer, and am scrambling to get this new hobby underway

Not new at all to the hobby, but always on the lookout for good tips and advice and seeing how others do things and what they use - which I have definitely found here on your channel. Great stuff! Only found this channel a couple days ago, but I'll be sticking around and checking out your videos.

This really helps! Thank you.

Great video content. Note: Chipboard is used in book binding and picture framing. So you can often get it a crafting stores like Michaels. I think asking for chipboard at the right store will get the best results. PS: I got really funny looks when I broke my 4x8 XPS down in The Home Depot parking lot. Luckily, the 2-inch thick board was already scored every 18-inches or so. Fit very nice in my mini-van Mazda 5.

Thank you.

I needed this, thank you.

Great video. Thanks!

Thanks big help.i love your show. I'm just starting with all this. I played D&D as a teen and now I'm 50 with 2 kids. And I dusted off my games for first time in many years.I'm now starting to play with my children . and for the first time I'm using miniatures. And I am loving it. So happy to find you.

@Black Magic Craft There is one thing I would like to see besides the basic tools/materials.... I recently became an empty nester and inherited my son's room! Now I have a game room to myself, but... how do you organize your room for crafting and for play?

"Hardboard" is HDF or High Density Fiberboard. It's a harder and denser version of MDF. You can find bigger sheets in many lumberyards/hardware stores. For EPVC, talk to a sign printer. They fairly often have misprinted signs that they're happy to get rid of without having to pay their trash/recylcling company to haul away. And while you're asking about EPVC, you might want to ask about coroplast (corrugated plastic), which is basically like corrugated cardboard, but, you know, plastic. 8-) Buying full sheets of either is pretty expensive, not least in shipping, because you're not buying by the truckload.

I discovered the channel recently, and I'm binging it from the beginning. Still some more to go. A big hello from France. ^^

Excellent tutorial video

This video helped out alot! Thanks You!

Super useful. Watch out for those nasties! I’m sure I speak for the community at large when I say you and the TTCG are an awesome asset to us crafters!!

Excellent video with a ton of good tips!

Killer video. I too have lived in construction.

Nice and concise

Good, simple information - Thank you. Since KZfaq became a "thing", it's pretty simple to find tutorials on most hobbies. It's much harder to find these "Beginners guide to......" videos. Funny you should mention Mel, he'ss a bit of a master at this sort of stuff. Thanks for taking the time to explain the basics - we all have to start somewhere, and this seems like a good place to start.☺ I just subscribed, so I've got some binge-watching to do. All the Best from sunny Scotland, Dougie.

readi-board is the best. Not only is it great for terrain, you can also make some really cool RC plains out of it

Yes. You answered my biggest question. "Can I just use gathered product foam?". Simply because I have a bunch and I don't want to spend a bunch on foam. Just found your channel and I've been looking into attempting my hand at crafting.

As always, thank you

Extremely well said

Wow! Great informative video!!

Foamcore is also great for making GM screens.

Hey man, great video thanks for the info. Don't sweat the schedule so much..You are super consistent and skipping one friday to do things you need to do like self care and home stuff is important. I would just add that Superglue/CA glue melts foam a bit :D ..I think you hit the spray paint melting

You're great, thank you very much

I think that one item needs added to the beginner list of tools, especially for those folks who are going to be using XPF foam: a speed square. I recently bought a small one (8") made of rugged plastic for about $4 at Home Depot. I really wish that I had bought it sooner, and it really should in every crafter's tool-kit. If it serves no other purpose, "returning to square" is super fast and super easy. But it is a very versatile tool, and can replace a lot of other measuring devices. Keep up the great work! Love the channel!

That helped, cheers.