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Basing Miniatures with NATURAL Materials! (Basing Tutorial)
Why spend money on basing materials for your miniatures, when nature has so much to offer - FOR FREE?!
In this video I show you where to find the materials needed, how to cook sand and clean gravel to get rid of bacteria and sterilise it, and what tree seeds to use as leaves for forest bases on your miniatures. All completely natural and free!
Not only will this save you a lot of money, but it also allows for a big amount of miniatures and their bases to be decorated in one go. Furthermore, it's a great way to cover displays, dioramas and even boards in a short amount of time! Useable for all your tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons (DnD), Age of Sigmar, Warhammer, Middle-earth SBG and many more!
Time stamps:
- Intro: 00:00
- Gathering Materials: 00:13
- Cooking Sand: 01:08
- Cleaning Gravel: 01:48
- Cleaning Leaves: 02:14
- Filtering Sand: 02:38
- Basing & Advice: 03:04
- Results: 04:25
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Rebuilding a Mumak Base from Scratch!
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In this video we go in depth on how I've restored the Mumak base. Due to excessive glue a lot of the sculpted-in details got lost, meaning that I had to replace them. This was done with casts that I had made using Blue Stuff (of which you can check the process here: ua-cam.com/video/i3Ox7qRJy_o/v-deo.html) and resculpting a lot of it with Green Stuff and Miliput. This allowed me to make the bas...
Painting Mumakil: the Howdah - Middle-earth SBG
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This paint tutorial goes in depth on how to paint the howdah, a war tower on the back of the Mumakil, used to not only transport cargo, but the Haradrim warriors themselves! This height gives them the perfect advantage to rain poisonous arrows on the enemies below! The wickerwork, cloth, wooden beams and ropes - all components the howdah is made of get their own detailed description in this pai...
Painting Warpaint for your Miniatures - Mumakil - Middle-earth SBG
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Warpaint, a technique to strike fear into the heart of the enemies! Different symbols, exquisite colours.. Today we will bring this technique to the tabletop as I show how to paint warpaint on your miniatures! Well, miniatures might be an odd choice of word, as I apply it on the War Mumak of Harad from the Middle-earth line from Games Workshop! Not sure if you'd need an elephant the size of a h...
Painting Ivory (Tusks & Horns) for your Miniatures!
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Painting ivory can be quite tricky, especially on a miniature scale! However, with this paint tutorial I show you that there is a simple, yet effective way for painting ivory for all your miniatures tabletop games! Be it tusks or horns, even the Schreger lines.. it's not a difficult as it seems! This video is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to paint ivory on miniatures. We'll cover th...
How to build Orc Tents for your Tabletop Games! - Build and Paint Tutorial
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Make a cheap and easy orc tent for all your favorite tabletop games with this build and paint tutorial! I use this orc tent for my Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, but it also works perfectly for any other fantasy tabletop games such as Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Frostgrave or any other tabletop games! Hopefully you'll find this tutorial useful and make some nice orc tents yourself! If yo...
This Tabletop Hobby Hack Will Change Your Life!
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Blue stuff is a great way to decorate the bases of your miniatures without having to use your one and only original piece. A true hobby life hack! Blue stuff (aka instamold or oyumaru) is a thermoplastic softens when heated up, making it flexible and ideal to make molds from al sorts of different pieces. Fill that with Green Stuff and you can cast as many molds as you want! But how exactly do w...
Saving Private Mumakil
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Today we have a look at the Mumakil from the Lord of the Rings - Middle-Earth line from Games Workshop. I've had this fella for over a decade, but never got to do him justice.. Me being a kid at the time, really ruined the details with excessive amounts of glue, so I thought it was time to start from scratch! Join me as I rebuild the Mumak, sculpt a lot of the details back, and make this a 'lit...
Wooden House with Thatched Roof - Paint Tutorial (Tabletop and Wargames Terrain)
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Today we paint the wooden house with thatched roof that we made in a previous video. You can use it for all your tabletop and wargaming games! Personally, I use it as a Rohan house from the Lord of the Rings for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, but it also works perfectly for a Viking house, Dungeons & Dragons and much more! Either way, I hope you'll find it useful! House Build Tutorial: ...
House with Thatched Roof - Build Tutorial (Tabletop and Wargames Terrain)
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Today we build a wooden house with thatched roof, to use for all your tabletop and wargaming games. Personally, I use it as a Rohan house from the Lord of the Rings for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, but it also works perfectly for a Viking house, Dungeons & Dragons and much more! Either way, I hope you'll find it useful! Wooden house with thatched roof paint tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @catcadev
    @catcadev Місяць тому

    This was very helpful! Thanks for the information. My Skaventide guys are gonna look snappy on their forest bases made from 100% real forest!

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Місяць тому

      Glad that it was useful! Always happy to hear 😊

  • @rndrecords9832
    @rndrecords9832 2 місяці тому

    I like the idea but i wouldnt use paints for miniature maybe with general water colur paints, to reduce costs

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 2 місяці тому

      That's an idea! I never tried it for terrain, really. Is there a specific brand you'd recommend?

    • @MOSESJESSE
      @MOSESJESSE Місяць тому

      @@bopisminiatures most dollarstore/poundshop craft paint can do the heavy lifting for terrain. Apple barrel is a brand I hear ppl mention the most

  • @leonatus221
    @leonatus221 3 місяці тому

    Wtf so much effort for this i think there is an much easy way and dude wtf is that big bruch and why the hell your using tape?😂 but the result looks not too bad❤

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 3 місяці тому

      We all have our own style and techniques, the result is all that matters, no?

  • @Bill-z4o
    @Bill-z4o 4 місяці тому

    Still waiting on that mumak tutorial

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 4 місяці тому

      I've started working on it, main parts are done. College unfortunately takes up most of my time these days. It will come, but right now it's hard for me to say as to when.

    • @Bill-z4o
      @Bill-z4o 4 місяці тому

      @bopisminiatures College is important I'm happy to wait good luck with your studies

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 4 місяці тому

      @user-pw8fk2tk9s thank you, I appreciate it!

  • @KaleismaStudios
    @KaleismaStudios 5 місяців тому

    Lovin' da Ork shack! This is awesome! I'm going to assume that this same process could be used for things like food carts, shack entrances, and so much more. Thank you for showing your idea. It is immensely helpful :)

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 5 місяців тому

      Oh definitely, you can make anything! Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching! 😊

  • @rwdyeriii
    @rwdyeriii 5 місяців тому

    You could just as easily and for less expense use epoxy putty instead of green stuff.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 5 місяців тому

      I did that for some pieces, but thinner items (swords for instance) are not as flexible and break easier I've noticed. A mix of the two seems to work best, I suppose!

  • @hermes667
    @hermes667 6 місяців тому

    Used this before I bought a resin 3d printer. The printer is much more efficient and gets better results. I also think green stuff is way to expensive for using it (except new sculptsor small repairs). Molds can be shaped to allow filling two components resin in it.

  • @AndreiT-el6rm
    @AndreiT-el6rm 6 місяців тому

    930th subbscriber...I feel special :))

  • @bugfighter5949
    @bugfighter5949 7 місяців тому

    My dad did something similar with plaster to make bricks for terrain

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 6 місяців тому

      Ah that's also pretty well known indeed! I believe hirst arts works that way, if they're still around!

  • @jonathanekat3852
    @jonathanekat3852 7 місяців тому

    Miliput or a combination of miliput and greenstuff is also what I would recommend just as copying a miniature or bit entirely front to back with blue stuff. Mostly just needs some work afterwards with a hobby knife and you got yourself a copy of a mini to „test“ anything just like color patterns on

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 6 місяців тому

      Good idea! I think the combination of the two also makes sculpting sturdier, no? I'm not much of a sculptor myself, but have seen people do it!

  • @simonak9699
    @simonak9699 7 місяців тому

    Throw away that blue stuff and just buy a resin printer.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 6 місяців тому

      Got one, but not everyone does and not all things have an .stl if it's something specific you want

  • @DorianPhQ
    @DorianPhQ 7 місяців тому

    I'm really new to the crafting experience for miniatures, so forgive me if this is an otherwise 'obvious' question, or one that has been asked before, but: Can this sort of thing be done with milliput, as well?

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 6 місяців тому

      You mean use milliput instead of green stuff? Yes and no. For bigger pieces it's fine, but when you work small, like a blade for instance, green stuff is a lot more flexible. Milliput might break if a piece is too thin. Some people mix the two to get a stronger cohesion, actually, but that would be more suitable for actual sculpting I think.

  • @SchmuckMartin
    @SchmuckMartin 7 місяців тому

    Green stuff too sticky? Use a small amount of hand lotion on your fingers. Makes using green stuff very easy.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 6 місяців тому

      That's good advice, I'll have to try it some time!

  • @lukedraper4100
    @lukedraper4100 7 місяців тому

    Polyaclay could i make molds then the actually pparts with it too ???

  • @crush3095
    @crush3095 7 місяців тому

    : D amazing for diorama building <3

  • @DominikReuter-w1j
    @DominikReuter-w1j 7 місяців тому

    stop biting your finger nails ....... dang how old you are ?

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      Funny thing is I stopped doing it a few months ago! Stress is a mean lil' bitch.

  • @Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel
    @Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel 7 місяців тому

    Pretty cool! Well done

  • @urifromukraine2074
    @urifromukraine2074 7 місяців тому

    just buy 3d printer...

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      Got one, both have their pros and cons.

  • @Upsideround
    @Upsideround 7 місяців тому

    I'm going to find elephant models just so I can do this. Great work.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      Best of luck! Would love to see the results!

  • @doktorq1421
    @doktorq1421 7 місяців тому

    Damn, not everyday do you find such informative video like this one. Reallly easy to follow and explained to depth.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad it was useful!

  • @loganater45
    @loganater45 7 місяців тому

    Great vid!

  • @MrKieras666
    @MrKieras666 7 місяців тому

    ❤ used to love it before 3D printing became affordable and widespread.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      Can definitely understand that, I think they both have their pros and cons!

  • @julienrenoux9333
    @julienrenoux9333 8 місяців тому

    Were did you buy the arrows?

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      I printed them myself, should be a link to the file in the description :)

  • @Miniinish
    @Miniinish 8 місяців тому

    Excellent tone building 👌

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you very much!

  • @tinydeskengie9411
    @tinydeskengie9411 8 місяців тому

    This is amazing! I’ve been trying to find a good tutorial to paint ivory!

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 7 місяців тому

      I must have missed this comment - thank you for the kind words! Glad you found it useful!

  • @pebblesthecat3625
    @pebblesthecat3625 10 місяців тому

    Holes in home casted models are not necessarily a bad thing and it can end up being a useful and unexpected bonus for you. Here's why : If a shield has holes, insert arrows in to them to depict a tirade of arrow fire. If a sword breaks while removing it from it's mould, use it to depict the failure of the weapon and why it was discarded, or place it near the hand of a dead man on your base, or even place it in a hole of the deceased to represent the sword being thrust deep into the torso, and it stays in the body because the dead man's sword was taken instead by the victorious slayer. Any dead bodies with holes can always be rescued in several ways. Firstly, by the addition of an arrow stalk you can add to its narrative. It makes the model look more realistic as it appears that he has succumbed to death by being hit with a salvo of archery fire, rather than just being dead with no reason as to how. Models should always be animated - in essence, telling the story of what's going on in that part of the battle. You can either create a new arrow, by the addition of a straight, green florest wire with some small, sculpted, green stuff flight arrows, added to the end of the exposed shaft, or, using a regular arrow, cutting off the arrow point and inserting into the hole. Even if the arrow shaft breaks there's no problem - just add the broken section to the models hand, thereby giving the impression that the dead man tried to remove it before dying). It looks especially good if the arrows are in the face or torso regions, hitting major organs or eyes, but they can still be used anywhere on the model. The holes can always be expanded and sculpted a little where an "explosive" crater has been formed, to depict a gruesome, painful demise to the enemy. It can be caused by plasma burn, bullets, laser burn, sonic immolation or even burning from a caustic chemical weapon. With the addition of blood and guts, small pieces of flesh, caustic chemicals, laser scars, or burning skin, hanging from the hole, a problem now has a solution. This wound could be from a shotgun, a plasma rifle, laser gun, sonic weapon, chemical attack or gunpowder grenade. If a body cast comes out flat in any area because not enough green stuff was used or enough pressure used to force it into the mold, then again there is always a solution. Make it look like the body has been "squashed" and been run over by a tank, wagon or stomped on by an elephant as it rushed forwards. Make extra ruts or stampede marks in the soil adjacent to the body (ground could consist of green stuff, mud products or fast setting epoxy and a black light) by rolling a wheel, pressing tank tracks, or elephant footprints into the soil around or close to the dead body, sometimes even on the flat area, like a muddy tank track over the body. This gives the clear indication to everyone that sees it, just how the man was killed. If the body breaks in any way while you are removing it from the cast, the answer is simple - this is how the soldier died and his body was simply hacked to death by a sword, or blown apart by explosion, or had whatever part of his body broke off, used to explain his death. A mass of blood and guts in a small area can always be used to narrate the story. Problems with a cast items can always be circumvented - you just have to change the way yout mind looks at things and see an opportunity to do something cool and impressive, as opposed to seeing a miscast disaster and failure. I hope this helps someone.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 9 місяців тому

      Very descriptive wording, thank you for sharing! I'm sure I will be useful to some!

  • @SquirtchyOSRS
    @SquirtchyOSRS 10 місяців тому

    Have you got a video on how to do the skin? :)

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 10 місяців тому

      Unfortunately some files got corrupted or deleted, which is why there is no video. What I do have is the recipe I've come up with: - Eshin Grey (basecoat) - Nuon Oil (wash) - Dawnstone (drybrush) - Baneblade brown (light drybrush) - Administratum grey (drybrush) - Pallid Wych Flesh/Administratum Grey (very light drybrush - just to give some gentle highlights here and there - about a 50/50 mix) Hope that it will be useful to you!

  • @ChuckCanada1
    @ChuckCanada1 11 місяців тому

    i'm painting a kabuki mask that has two tusks on it. i am going to use your technique to do this. thanks for the video and the instructions. i will definitely check out more on your channel since i am new to painting.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 10 місяців тому

      Best of luck, I hope it will work out for you and welcome to the hobby! 😊

  • @SobotRex
    @SobotRex 11 місяців тому

    Was the painting of the skin not recorded? Your other tutorials on this model are pretty great, but I’d love to see how you did the rest of it.

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 10 місяців тому

      Originally I planned on making a video of the entire process, but along the way figured it would be best to make shorter videos focused on specific things. I did record painting the skin, but I am unsure if I still have the footage, or if it was decent enough to make a video, I'd have to check. If not, however, I am more than happy to give your my paint recipe as I did write it all down! Let me know if you'd be interested 😊

    • @SobotRex
      @SobotRex 10 місяців тому

      @@bopisminiatures sure, that would be great! Thanks!

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures 10 місяців тому

      I just had a look for you, it seems like some files gone missing on the skin painting, which is why I probably scrapped it. Though, perhaps I can fix it and still make a video, I'd have to look into it some more. Anyway, here's the recipe for the skin for you: - Eshin Grey (basecoat) - Nuon Oil (wash) - Dawnstone (drybrush) - Baneblade brown (light drybrush) - Administratum grey (drybrush) - Pallid Wych Flesh/Administratum Grey (very light drybrush - just to give some gentle highlights here and there - about a 50/50 mix) Hope that it will be useful to you in case I can't get the missing files back 😊

    • @SobotRex
      @SobotRex 10 місяців тому

      @@bopisminiaturesawesome, thanks!

  • @bopisminiatures
    @bopisminiatures Рік тому

    Was this tutorial useful, or do you have any questions? Let me know in the comments below!

  • @fjalarhenriksson
    @fjalarhenriksson Рік тому

    thats why you use milliput it hardens in 5 hours and is waaaaay cheaper

    • @fjalarhenriksson
      @fjalarhenriksson Рік тому

      and softer while working with it

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Рік тому

      True, although I find greenstuff to be sturdier and captures the details better than miliput does

  • @GloriousGrunt
    @GloriousGrunt Рік тому

    it's so good for making scatter terrain and fun objective bits

  • @manjr
    @manjr Рік тому

    That real fabric texture looks great. Excellent build!

  • @ArtificerGoblin
    @ArtificerGoblin Рік тому

    I am loving this! I have some conquest W'adrhŭn dinos i have to paint, and this totally inspired me

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Рік тому

      I'm glad to hear! Hope they will turn out nicely, best of luck!

  • @chris.s6768
    @chris.s6768 Рік тому

    You can also use some vaseline to lubricated the inside of the mould so you can extract the greenstuff easier

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Рік тому

      That's a great idea actually, thanks for sharing!

  • @RatherFarfetchd
    @RatherFarfetchd Рік тому

    Great vid! 👍 Rip to all the dead horseys 🐎 and men 🙏

  • @cerisekappes580
    @cerisekappes580 Рік тому

    Beautifully restored!

  • @minilotr
    @minilotr Рік тому

    Damn, it looks really good! 😀

  • @bimonsolivar8898
    @bimonsolivar8898 Рік тому

    What a beautiful base! Love the amount of planning and work that have gone into this!

  • @RandomPainterBoy
    @RandomPainterBoy Рік тому

    That's a really great-looking base, it's almost terrain at this point ! Any tips on where to find arrows like yours ?

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Рік тому

      Thank you very much! The arrows were 3D printed. A link to the file can be found in the description box! 😊

  • @bopisminiatures
    @bopisminiatures Рік тому

    Did you enjoy this video? Let me know with a comment and like - it helps a lot!

  • @timpilot6387
    @timpilot6387 Рік тому

    Great work👍🙂

  • @Mryoker91
    @Mryoker91 Рік тому

    Thanks again for the in depth view! Will certainly use this when painting my mumak :)

    • @bopisminiatures
      @bopisminiatures Рік тому

      Thank you for watching! I've got one more video coming up on the base and perhaps a more general one that shows all painting steps, some additional items and details.. but not sure about it yet haha

  • @dungeonsanddrybrushing
    @dungeonsanddrybrushing Рік тому

    Looks great! I love the texture of the finished build.

  • @louestmusic8553
    @louestmusic8553 Рік тому

    Loved seeing each part of this project come together. Looks great Bopi! Congratulations on the 500 subs btw! 9:40

  • @bopisminiatures
    @bopisminiatures Рік тому

    Enjoyed the video? Let me know in the comments below and by leaving a like! 👍