How to Make Miniature Sewer Pipes & Grates -- MTD

[@RodneySloan]

Great grates!
Wire instead of toothpicks would work well for this since it doesn't have a grain.
Thank you so much for this tut!

[@andrewelk23]

Easily one of the most entertaining terrain build videos I've seen.

[@notmyhome]

There's something about sewers, for scary adventuring. Thanks, impressive!

[@jchunick]

One method I've used for rusty metal pipes is to add some patches of sand that was painted over. This not only gives it some great texture, but also adds that flakey or bubbly texture that rust can have on metal as it eats away at it. It really does help to sell the rust weathering effect.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Joshua Chunick Awesome idea. I've actually been wanting to try painting on actual powdered and flaked rust.

[@Peter-dc5cq]

I appreciate what you do and showing us how it’s done.

[@dmkenosis8155]

very nice

[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

Great idea for sewer pipes. I haven't delved into cardboard much and I always thought there was a crafting aspect to toilet paper rolls. Keep up the good work.

[@beverleyclough7787]

Fabulous! Loved watching this.

[@tiagoaugusto10]

Indeed a very easy and good looking pipe

[@vampirictorch]

thanks! I am actually working on a fairy garden pretty soon, and what I plan to do is, as crazy as it sounds, when the painting is all said and done, use some form of liquid concrete to make it harder/more like a hard as a rock solid, and waterproofing sealer, so it can be a functional grate to drain water, I have these oversized rolls from work I plan to do it with, been looking forever for a how to guide on sewer grates for when i start making the garden as it will be done ontop of plaster.. I know this guide isn't for fairy gardens however, I plan to make some sort of village with orcs attacking elves, not really a fairy garden however an attack theme on a town garden as a Christmas gift (will take a few months) haha..

[@kevinwatts8221]

Yes! Production values are strictly top shelf. great work.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thanks!

[@scottev954]

Looks great, and you've made it so simple. Thanks for all of your tutorials.

[@TeeVeesGreatest]

nice!! and love the music!!

[@rickscandon]

Digging that epic music.

[@bernhardholmok9950]

Excellent. I will have to go try this out, simple but it works and works good.

[@emanuelpaigejr.6354]

Wow! Great tutorial! This will come in handy for a sewer scene I was planning to do. Thank you!

[@Sang1957]

Very nice! Simple & easy to do. I like the music as well.....

[@bradatkin629]

Awesome build use these for for my plague marine

[@josiahchua628]

Great way to make some quick inexpensive greebles. I'm going to make some of these for my industrial terrain and 3D Space Hulk tiles. Maybe add some rivets around the edge and sponge some rust effects on for another layer of detail.

[@eduardolimoeiro1327]

awesome

[@WilhelmvonBosch]

These look awesome and I will give them a try! I really like how you show the finished build in the beginning of the video so we know if what you are going to demonstrate is what we are looking for (without FFWD, lol). or close enough to our own needs to modify. Thanks!

[@Jaekido]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thanks for watching!

[@earlteagrey]

EXCELLENT video. Excellent work! Would love to see lots of vids like this! Thanks for making these :)

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thanks! I appreciate that. I have plans for many more videos.

[@Voorhees707]

Awesome

[@draklithsDen]

well done, thx for posting :)

[@mertsgarage3045]

👏👏

[@lordpraga]

I notice a bit of warping on the cardboard after paints and washes. it's not a huge issue for rusted grates, but if your making newer/cleaner grates maybe a coat of modge podge to seal it before paint might prevent the warping? Great video, watching more now!

[@Halloweenville]

Awesome!, saw your post on the DM's Craft Forum and Had to Subscribe to your Channel! Excellent work!

[@Schyzofrenic87]

love the music , and the tutorial,, so i geuss that means i love the vid ! /subscribed

[@holdenm6452]

that music is so hype for some sewage pipes

[@zacharoninoodle]

Nooice!

[@Wymacongaming]

This will make a perfect base for my rat kings

[@dwarfbeardthedungeonmaster6067]

this was a grate video! * rimshot * :D

[@ArtKidTV]

Thanks for the sub! Just subscribed to you as well, nice work!

[@SgtOddballz]

Excellent video, like and sub as well as shared on google plus will look forward to other videos :)

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Sgt Oddballz Thank you for the kudos and the support. I'm working up a new production schedule and you can expect to see at least 1-2 new videos each week.

[@SgtOddballz]

Right on :).

[@jameshabermehl3902]

I love everything and I'm picking up some outstanding tips, but if I was going to offer a slight criticism it would be to ask you to consider lowering the volume of your beautiful background music a bit.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm working on tweaking the balance of the bg music and the VO. I appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching.

[@joehayward4545]

How would you make the bars on the pipes look like they have been bent open?
Your work is fabulous. I am working on broadening my diorama skills. I have done some koi ponds, wishing well, & a waterfall. I am now working on a swamp scene with a lizard man & mech suit fighting. Wanting to make the suit look like the cockpit is lit up. Trying different ideas.

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

To make the bars look bent, I might use plastic toothpicks and heat them with a heat gun or hair dryer to bend them.

[@joehayward4545]

Very impressed. I had to do a refresh on it. I am looking at making a sewage toxic waste scene. How would you make it to where the front opens like a hatch & how would you make it to where instead of bars it had a grid front?

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Thank you! For a hatch opening I might make it have a wheel lock (maybe use a salvaged steering wheel from a toy car). For grid, I would use either the plastic "granny grid"--the kind used for making yarn designs--or mesh screen material for a screen door.

[@joehayward4545]

@@MiniTerrainDomain
Thank you. I will give it a shot.

[@esjayhenderson510]

What kind of camera do you use?

[@MiniTerrainDomain]

Most of my tutorials have been shot on a Canon T3i DSLR with an 18mm-35mm kit lens.

[@vinesamongtrees]

Darn but I need a long lasting legit one. Not a flimsy cardboard design.