Thanks for watching guys! I hope this video inspires some cool ideas for your tabletop :D Be sure to check out the Wiston Castle Boards right here > www.tindie.com/products/terraintronics/5x-wiston-castle-kit/
If you put the magnet in the mini bases, you could use the boards wired to a small speaker in a modular setup beneath the surface for traps. I admit, my electronics knowledge is as useful as an altimeter to a penguin.
Thats a super cool idea! I actually did something similar with reed switches before but unfortunately I drowned the speaker in some resin accidentally and made the whole thing useless lol Thanks so much for watching and for the input :D
SAME HERE, I feel I need assistance changing watch batteries OMG and I have a degree. I have WizKids "Spell effects" in clear, and need them lit up so badly, but could not figure it out.
I'll be honest I picked it up from a post in a crafting group somewhere ... just not exactly sure where. Have seen a number of peo;le do it but it is a really handy tip! Thankls for watching :D
best way I could see to use this specific piece of terrain: the characters have to push each brasier into place, some are obvious where they go, but they won't "magically" light up until in the right spot; once in the right spot and lit up, a door opens to the rest of the adventure.
Thanks Caleb! Yeah man, these little Wiston Castle boards are great. Loads of cool possibilities :D Very similar to reed switches, which I have seen you use before but more condensed and perhaps more reliable... I have broken so many reed switches with my big clumsy fingers lol
to make their positions infinitely flexible, just make a 1" square base with a magnet in. Then place the base anywhere and add the brazier on top. Glowing ghosts and hands, spell effects, wall of fire, gelatinous cube, monster egg hatchery, disco dance floor for the necrodancer, sigils, runes, druid groves, magic fountains...
This was great, Michael! For a tutorial on these fancy new reed switches, you still managed to sneak in a top class stone painting tutorial too! Incredible stuff! Also, we should all bow to the true King of Wales, Dafydd, a proper legend
Thanks man! And yes I really hope Dafydd gets some proper recognition and that the general RPG terrain building community jump on board with all his cool little ideas that make things easy!!
I recommend mini bases that have the LED in them and when placed on particular tiles will light up.. I'm thinking traps. However if you clever peeps could figure out a way to change the color no matter what tile they are on then you have condition markers as well. Excellent video, thanks!
Interesting. You could definitely do something similar for smaller-scale (15-20mm) tanks to indicate destroyed results, for games where the models aren't removed from the table after a "vehicle destroyed" result. Remove magnetized turret and replace with the column of fire and smoke, using the magnetized hull to complete the connection.
You could use them as a puzzle. Put them in unlit places to start and the adventurers have to figure out how to light them by putting them in the correct spots to trigger some event.
Traps! Use the magnets/sensors for traps....or have a monster/boss/mechanical moving trap in an alcove or cave or behind one way mirror / lighting gel and when the character steps on the square, an LED lights up revealing the monster in an alcove/cave. You could even have the hall sensor trigger a solenoid or servo that springs an actual hidden trap or moving floor. Have it activate a laser that could represent a spell or projectile or fire...heck, it could even be a laser. 😉 Trigger a smoke machine as poisonous gas or some sort of ghostly beast... Endless possibilities!
I've already dabbled with one way mirror film (on clear acrylic) -- but I hadn't connected the idea of using these boards. I can imagine a fireplace that requires a player to stand in front of it to light up the right clue!
For a fun puzzle, allow the characters to push the braziers around a tile with a runic diagram. They'll know they got it in the proper spot when the brazier lights up. :)
I can see a lot of uses for this sensor pack, everything from cosplay to prop building. Thanks for the pointer. (And I really like the color scheme you've chosen.)
If you put a magnet on the underside of a base (maybe a really small one) then when the model is moved during their move, they may snap to a square and get stuck or pulled off track, that could be a good trap!
Such an awesomely simple but effective build. I am getting some Skyrim vibes for some reason. Will have to look at grabbing some of this techno wizardry for some of my builds in future!
Yeah man these are great little boards... Your's is just the brain for imagining some other practical applications for something like this, considering your 3D design skills! One idea I have been thinking about is maybe making some field debris with fire balls and explosions that can be place on terrain where there are magnets. Loads of cool ideas for these, just needs the "ah ha" moment!
if you use different colours of LEDs, you could create various magical items and effects - from a sci-fi style cryo pod, to a magical scrying pool or crystal ball. cool idea for the hall effect sensors.
Much appreciated mate ! I would like to do the same... quite tricky to drill out a barrel that small and get the LEDs wired through the body, but I have seen it done so it is possible! @@WulvenKraft
Great video! I love terrain-Tronics products. I just received some of those boards and I am working on a magical portal to have the board hidden in the walkway to be activated by a mini with a small magnet in the base. These have some many applications!
I’m imagining a boss monster demon, printed in transparent red resin, with underside of base and some parts of it left unpainted. Then led in base and magnets under an arcane ritual circle in the terrain. When the boss steps in the circle, it lights up and powers up, ready to TPK.
I was not going to correct you...until you asked me...actually re~started because I did not initially count. {only 2, your record volume is fairly low I may have counted "1 base as sconce" still you caught yourself and there is no harm done. Great video, I have need a way to light clear spell effects for three years AND YOU DID IT!!!!
Alternating switch would be cool. Put the brazier over the magnet once and it turns on and stays on so you can move it somewhere else. Move it over the magnet again and it turns off. That means you wouldn't have to remove the brazier from the board to indicate it was put out by your rogue or someone being sneaky who's going around killing all the lights.
Man I wish I had the patience to do this. Tried to get my kids into RPG games like D&D a while back, just never could find the time to do cool stuff like this. Can only keep the attention of a 10y/o for so long these days if its not as cool looking as a video game. 😞
Another fantastic video. I can see so many different uses for these lights. The flexibility of being able to move them around is great. Thanks for sharing.
I think the major benefit (and yes, I'm the guy that designed them, so I'm biased!) is that the only modification to your terrain when you're building it is hiding magnets. No more running loads of wiring and batteries through your terrain. If all you want is a few pieces of LED scatter terrain - this works really well.
An option for your figures is using those micro LEDS with an electric coil. Put another coil under a specific tile, power it with 5V and de LED wil glow. No need for batteries in your model. If you use several coils, you can alternate the ‘danger zones’. Or (the ideas keep coming as I type), use aa Arduino to randomly switch zones on and off. Controlled by time, or by the positioning of a certain object with a magnet on a specific tile with a reed switch under it. You can make an inter active board. Or…
NLG - This technology has been under discussion for quite a while now. I really struggle to find a coil that is under 1" diameter, also, wireless power transfer is incredibly power inefficient. the bigger coils (like those seen on adafruit) required 12 to 24V to drive, at mutliple Amps in some cases. That gets things HAWT! I've already prototyped boards on the receiver side. That bit is pretty easy. The TX side is a Pain In The A.
Thanks Lance!! To be honest it was just a matter of ease... I also still enjoy resin print because of the super smooth finish. Having said that I recon these would turn out really nicely on the M5C ;) Gow has your printing been coming along ?
That's a cool circuit board and use of it. Are you going to make an Off version so your adventurers have to turn them On? You wouldn't even need the circuit board for that version or the neat flame you made.
Oh wow! Great video Michael 👍 I have been waiting for lights like these, what a game changer. I love your idea for using these and looking forward to seeing more ways you use them in future. I have so many ideas in my head now 😂 👍
Oh wow! thanks so much... I do wonder to myself who watches my little creations, thank you so much it means a lot, I have watched your channel from the beginning, all the best Shirley :)@@Nat1videos
I invented a tech that allows you to run LEDs like that but without the battery (so could be smaller). It requires a special circuit and aluminum foil (it's a form of wireless capacitive power transfer). I wonder if such a thing would be useful for these type things?
@@Nat1videos had a think if bigger manets mack work can sheet manets work you know ones you get in mail with joes fix it info and blank on other side can ues just fore to switch the lights on so be enny whare the sheet is ????? QQQ?so you do hole flooer not just five spots ??? just a think and to canet the floors just let gravity or a havay bit of terrain ???
Great idea and innovation. It strikes me that you could also do a removable base or plinth with a magnet for some braziers, then they could be put anywhere at all. How sensitive are the switches, did you test the range?
Boy Those are bitchin! " Brazier fire pits" I mean.. lol You do some GRAND work, I must once again look into my own printer! Any Ideas of a good STARTER Printer? I know nothing about them, and NOW You have made me want one! " You bad Influence! " Joke!! Love YOUR WORK! You Sir are A Mini Artist! Thank You for All You DO!!
He has a video called 2 day print of Smaug. In it he talks about the Ankermake M5C fdm ...very friendly to people like me 😉 who are new to printers...and No messy resin!!!
I dabbled with that technology too! The coil required for a terrain is massive and needs embedding in the terrain. Embedding a $0.03 magnet is way easier and cheaper. -- but I do keep looking and watching the wireless power tech! It will mature at some point. There's some that's being touted for hearing aids, where the coil is tiny and low cost.
I have some links for designers that focus on LED enhanced miniatures as well as resin printed spell effects. Are you familiar with either of these designers?
I am an electronics noob, but is there any way for those little lights to be a little bit longer? I don’t know how hard it would be to add a little wire. I was thinking it would be really cool to run it through a hollow Warhammer mini and give the mini glowing eyes. Would probably have to be a larger monster with a tactical rock that you could hollow out for the electronic’s housing… BUT I think there’s potential there.
Hello @atomwyrm541 - Dafydd from Terraintronics here. Michael does a much better job of showing how to do stuff than I do on my own channel. Have a look at some of the video's he's done using a Conwy Castle board. He uses a Wire Wrap Tool and some thin Wire Wrap to connect it all up. (the tool is about $25). A soldering iron kit is about ~$15 these days. Given where Michael started with his electronics, he is living proof that anyone can do this! ;)
How are you not experiencing breath problemens when not using a mask while resin printing? If I get anywhere near my printer for only a minute without my mask I got breating problems for the rest of the day.
🤣 it is now!! Because it has Lo been designed and made easy for you. We did the work so you don’t have to ... getting someone to print off a 3D printed file is easy. There are lots of companies who you can send a file to and the send you the prints. So yes, it did just get SO EASY !
I was expecting this to be those wireless LEDs that run off a giant nearby coil that you had installed into the terrain. Then they wouldn't be constrained to just where ever you've installed magnets. Though this does beg the question of how strong of a magnet does it need? Could a large sheet style magnet like used in fridge magnets trigger them?
I’ve played with those coils, and found that they are massively inefficient. THe small ones are easy to run from a 5V usb power battery, but as soon as you to 10cm+, you need 12V or higher with a surprising amount of power, wasted as heat. That’s not to say I’ll never design one, but I need to find an easier, cheaper and more efficient solution.
@DafyddRoche @DafyddRoche odd that's not a sentiment I've seen shared about those. They do need higher voltages, so the battery pack part is valid. Would need a full power supply of some manner. But excess heat and high power consumption weren't concerns I've seen raised before. Heck the one demonstration showed a smaller 12v coil lighting up 20 or 30(I neglected to count) leds with a doubling of current draw but heat didn't raise as it was still under 1 watt draw total.
@@Frentraken Good feedback! I can only talk directly from experience. I used a USB Power Bank, a ~20cm diameter coil and a USB Boost converter to take 5V and make it 12V. The heat generated by the boost converter was high and as a consequence, the battery life was pretty poor. My day job experience with Wireless charging has shown that it's massively inefficient as well. Having said all that, maybe it's time to reinvestigate this technology. I do look again every six months or so! :)
@DafyddRoche boosting 5v to 12v would be most assuredly the main kink in that set up. If you want to stick to battery I'd aim for an RC 3s lipo and boost it to 12, or even better a 4s, and a step-down.
¿Queréis reparto a la hora que cada uno desee? Eso implica un empleado por cada horario de cada persona, el cual deberá tener un horario que se ajuste al cliente y esto es imposible por logistica, siempre habrá alguien que le venga mal el horario de reparto, pero es más, ustedes cuando compran un artículo no están pagando el reparto sino que hay acuerdos económicos entre las partes para los repartos que son insuficientes ya que la moda es pedir bobadas que encuentras en la tienda de tu calle, pero por no ir a la tienda y moverse, que te lo traigan a casa, gratis y al horario que quieres... Pues no sólo no va a ser de vuestra manera sino que va a ser cada vez peor y tenéis dos opciones: Dejar de comprar masivamente productos que tenéis al lado de casa o pagar para tener ese reparto personalizado que queréis. NO HAY OTRA, si no hay dinero no hay repartidores y menos para tantisimo producto inútil, o podéis repartir ustedes sin salario y ya nos cuentan que tal
Actually, the more you add to your terrain, the less fertile your imagination becomes, thus minimizing your ability to generate the world in your head, leading to dependency on physical components to create and run your adventure, there by LIMITING YOU AND MAKING THE GAME BORING AT THE END OF THE DAY...
I know I was a little harsh and there is a space for physical components, no doubt, but my main concern is that some people feel the need to keep buying stuff and they never feel completely satisfied.. but there are cool items that DO add to the game, don't get me wrong😊😍😊😍😊
@@CampervanCookout I actually came here to comment that people who have aphantasia or hypophantasia may find physical additions add to their experience greatly. OP may not be familiar with the fact that there is a spectrum over which people have the ability to visualize things in their mind. If OP is hyperphasmic, and doesn't know about this, they may not have even considered that some can't imagine the image of an apple, for example, and therefore have a completely different experience in games like this. Personally, I wonder how this affects people's learning styles, too.
