Miniature-friendly Rock Formations for Wargaming and Tabletop Games 🗻
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2021
- In this terrain tutorial this I'll go through how I made some miniature-friendly Rock formations for Wargaming and Tabletop Games! The process of making these rock formation scatter terrains involved a lot of cutting XPS foam boards, flocking and using some static grass. From my humble point of view I think these rock formations or mountains really elevate the vertical gameplay elements at the tabletop and can be used for games such as Dungeons & Dungeons, Frostgrave, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar or Mordheim.
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Hey good folks! I hope that you like my take on these functional and miniature-friendly rock terrain formations! I like the result and I hope you like them as well! Stay safe and lots of love! Also, Happy belated Easter!💙💛💙
hey hows my request dowing of hideing spots
Haha it's in the backlog but not going to do it any time soon I think. :)
@@DevsDice ok but i rember you saying you wud do it late sumer
You know, another option that works rather well is to stack layers of the cheap foam core rather than the insulation foam.
If you want to keep more of the texture worked into the foam itself, a good option to replace the sculpt a mold is to water down some filler or patching plaster down and brush it on.
Damn! New background! It looks great!
Aww thanks Lyla! Yeah a lot of things cooking in the "studio"! 🤣
"I have everything I need" -No a single person who interacted with miniatures, ever.
Haha! So true! 😂
Am I the only one that looks at the blue foam and gets hungry for ice cream? Definitely epic level stone, this looks great!
Haha! I would agree with you that there is something "candy:esque" with the color! Thank you so much! 👍
The um actually Leif really likes to pick on the cool viking Leif, if you need me to sort him out Leif you let me know brother! I got you!
Haha thanks Nate! Good to know in case he comes back! 😂
"Well crap me sideways and put a herring into it!" My newest battlecry!! Love the vids Sir!
Haha! Thank you Mike! Happy you like it! 👍💙
That arch rock you made could also double as a decent cave entrance. Let's see if this comment will inspire Lief to move down into Helheim.
Haha! True Dave! I might want to construct unique ones for cave entrances though! :)
This ROCKS SO HARD! New level! Geology gets the attention it deserves, thanks man!
Thank you Juston! Yeah trying to pay a bit extra attention to how "rock" looks like! Thanks for the nice comments! 👍
I love the way your airbrush hood is used for storage and you’re staying at the tablet
Hahahahaha! Not anymore I think Amory Burgess! But thanks! 👍😂
The master strikes again. Great work!
Where!? What!? Who!? 🤣 Thank you so much! You are too kind! 😘
gotta say, though I really enjoy the builds & info, I think what I love the most is the "arguing with yourself" intros!!!
Hahahaha! That makes me happy to hear Druid Gamer! Not for everyone but happy that it entertains some! It's just something I need to get out of my system every once and a while! 👍😂
Woooof, that eye flutter! 😜. Oh yeah, nice build too.
Haha! You muppet! Thanks Donny! 😉👍
I love the one with the overhang. You could set up a small modular camp under that one!
Haha! That is exactly my idea! Great minds think alike ey? 😉👍
For anyone not looking to make a huge mess, I managed to get a similar texture using a hot wire cutter. I used one of the rod shaped tools and pressed it into the foam at varying angles and got a layered rock look. It helped me avoid so much hazardous foam all over the place.
Regardless, I couldn't make a project better looking than this! Well done for sure !
Thanks for sharing that tip EmeranceLN13 and thanks for the kind words! 👍😊
Very nice build. I think you could have saved yourself all the shocking and cleanup by just rough cutting to shape the covering with the sculpt a mold and using the nylon brush for texture.
They turned out awesome!
Yeah perhaps I could have but this was a very organic build, didn't really plan out the stages but something to bring with me going forwards for sure! 👍
Absolutely stunning work! One of my favorite terrain builders. Your players will love playing on this table
Wow! Thank you so much Lukas! You honor me man! Thank you so much! 💙💛👍
Looks great! Very nice texture. An alternative to weighing things down with nuts is to hotglue a couple of stones (or a big one...?) to your formations since they look quite big
Thank you so much craftypainter! That is an excellent idea! Really anything heavy does the trick. The only one that needed it though was the "pride rock"-inspired one. 🤣
I love how you make rocks so much!
Thank you! Yeah it's been a few of these but I think I might have a couple left but I will shortly start moving into "man-made terrain" more and more 😉
These look fantastic! I always get a kick out of you saying, "I knowww!!"
Hahahaha! Thanks Kurt! 👍🤣
I like to dab certain areas or just randomly with a paper towel after applying the black wash. It saves that additional step of dry brushing again. Beautiful work btw! Impressively detailed rock surfaces by carving.
That's a good idea! Thank you so much for your kind words! 👍
Your work with the brush really gave them a sedimentary look! Great work as always Leif :)
Thanks you kindly Antonius!! 👍 Yeah I was going for that sort of layered rock so I can force my players to roll for Dexterity Saving Throw! 🤣
0:28 the herring deserved better :'( great project as always! Also I gotta ask what the music is at the end of your videos, it gets me pumped every time and I need to listen to on repeat for the rest of my life, cheers!
Haha! Herring does deserve a better fate. I am so sorry it just came out! 🤣 Thank you so much for the kind comment! The end music is Niklas Johansson - Call of the North and I agree, it's epic as hell! 🤘
Looks dope AF! Next time try out my method: After you've textured the rocks from fome apply a little bit of white glue with water(50%-50%) and siv plaster on it. That way you preserve the details more.
Thanks for the tip! I will keep it in mind for the future! Cheers! 👍
Those came out amazing!
Thank you kindly! Yeah I am happy with the result! Good solid build for the tabletop! 👍
These look great. I definitely need to make myself a spritzer bottle of wash, too!
You should! It's real practical and I almost feel like the wash...settles better? I am sure I am imagining it. 🤣
@@DevsDice you're avoiding brushstrokes pushing paint out of certain areas this way, there's definitely some science to this. It's not that different from using an airbrush at low pressure and high volume, I think.
That is an excellent point! Yeah cause I always feel like "slopping" some wash on can easily rehydrate the underlying paint and "mush" it together.
These look awesome. I really enjoy watching these builds, whether it's terrain, or buildings, or whatever. 😁
Thank you kindly TheBearMoose! 👍💙💛💙
your scarring the shit out of me with that knife🙈🙈 killer results 👍
Hahaha! Yeah when looking back at the footage I was quite impressed with my speed! 😂 But yeah better safe than sorry!
My 8 yr old is the one that suggested to me that I needed mini trees and terrain instead of paper images of them that lie flat. I was like, damn, why didn't I think of that. $15 pack of trees are on the way. Was thinking of making rocks out of blue Dow board like you did here. Really glad to see this video.
Holy shit! I hope mine come out half as good as yours! I have to get the Hodge Podge stuff you used and the plaster for sure, didn't thing of that stuff at all. Thanks for the upload!
Thank you so much Kirk and I am sure yours will come out looking great man! Also, I think you mean Modpodge and Sculpamold? 😂
great results. I need some rock for my table so I'm going to have to give this a go.
Thank you MAJ Mark Brown! Please do! They are swell on the tabletop and you can level design them to fit your needs! 👍
Really liked your pre-sculpt-a-mold rock textures.
Thank you Jennell!
Absolutely love this video and will totally be using these ideas this week. Also my hill giant could be a twin of yours!
That's awesome Mara! Please do and if you can send me an image or tag me on social media! Haha! Well knowing Hill Giants, are they not all alike? 🤣 Thank you so much for the nice comment! 👍
Great job and as always you present it in such a way that nobody would be hesitant to try! Can’t wait to see it all in action!
Cheers Blake! Yeah I mean it isn't that difficult really so the material is making it easy for me! 🤣
Such a wonderful and inspired job on these rocks...Congrats!!
Thank you very much Phil R! These are sort of based on the hills I did a couple of months back but higher and more...rocky? 🤣
Really gorgeous! Looks very natural
Thank you so much! 👍😊
These are excellent, I've never thought of shredding the foam like you did at the start. I'm just about to build a mountain side encounter and these will be perfect!
I ended up watching all of your building videos, all brilliant! Looking forward to seeing more soon 😁
Thank you so much Dave! Happy you like the videos! Hope to be getting back to making some more videos soon but work and life takes priority! 👍😂
Great rock formations! Some of them make me wonder how the characters managed to get up on them...but hey, it's a huge skeleton monster there, I think we need to let some things slide. ;)
Haha! You know that there are spells such as "levitate". Thanks for the nice comment Niklas! 👍🤣
Great video Leif. The rocks turned out amazing!
Thanks man! Yeah these are becoming something of a typical build for me! 🤣
Dude! Your projects keep getting better I love your channel Leif!
Thanks Trey! I try my best you know! 😂 Thank you so much for the kind words! 👍
i have been making a LOT of my own terrain pieces & whatnot... I will be doing this for sure. Thank you.
That's great to hear Justin! Have fun! 👍😊
Nice, especially the "rock gate" :)
Thanks again Marcin! 👍😃
@@DevsDice No problem :) I see that by overbrushing, the layered rocks looks more relistic.
You should make one of those arches over a river.❤
Sounds like an awesome idea! 👍😊
First off, I love these. They look amazing. I have been working on a mountain pass terrain and wasn't very happy how it was coming out. But this technique might be the solution to make it look like what what I have in my mind, and it could make it more modular to use in other settings. Thanks so much for posting these videos and inspiring me to try different techniques.
That's awesome! Hearing things like this makes me so bloody happy. I hope that this build helps you to finish your mountain pass terrain. BTW. That sounds very EPIC! 👍 Thank you for watching and commenting! 💙💛💙
You keep knocking it out of the park, Leif! Can't wait what to see what you're going to be making next! :)
Heading straight to Patreon to support you.
Thank you so much Niels! I try my best each time and what will happen next, well, I know what I have planned but we shall see. It's something I really haven't seen anyone else do within the UA-cam crafting-sphere. That being said, most likely someone has already done it! 🤣
Wow man! Those really look amazing :O Perhaps the best tabletop rocks I've seen!
Wow! Thank you so much! That makes me happy to hear! Thank you so much for the kind words! 👍💙💛💙
Your vids always make me smile. Thanks Leif.
That is awesome! Makes me happy to hear! Thank you Daniel! 😊👍
I like your work Leif
Why thank you so much Tom sixi3.s3! You're a regular commenter which makes me happy! 👍
These rock formations look amazing, great job on the craft and on the video as well!
Aw thank you aecascais! Happy you like the result and the video! 🙂
Great job as always. I hope that your players love the shit ton of terrain pieces that you have built for your tabletop. They will be awesome to play upon.
Haha! I hope so as well Ronald! They usually really like it so I hope I am in the clear! 🤣 Thank you for the nice comment man! 👍
Wow Leif, looks like u got a new lvl... those Rocks are really awesome, just a bit scared im getting out of space by copying all ur stuff ... can u build a biger house next week ? :-)
Haha! Thank you so much Thomas! Interesting that you should say that.... 😉
Damn it Leif! You always have me so jealous of how well your stuff comes out! They are simple rock formations and look amazing! Beautiful and playable all in one.
Truly these set pieces have to bring Leif back to your party when they see these plopped onto the table!
Haha! I am so sorry for that! Don't be jealous, do it better yourself mate! 👍 That being said, thank you so much for your kind words and for the puns! Happy to see you back! 💙💛💙
@@DevsDice Glad to be back!
Excellent tutorial! Thanks for creating and sharing this.
You're very welcome! Glad my work is appreciated! 👍💙
Lion King vibes 🤩
Right!? That was the inspiration for the ramp one! 🤣
Simply AMAZING! I Love the idea, and the mess!! SAVED IT!! SUBBED!!
Thank you so much Tom! Welcome to the channel! 👍😊
Hey these looks fantastic, especially with the minis! I actually dont have any rock formations - I've got a bunch of cliffs and the like which I made videos on but no rocks... Might just need to do some of this!
Thank you kindly! Yeah I would say to go ahead! These are nice on the tabletop and complement my hills which are somewhat smaller and more "wild". 👍
Stunning!
Thank you so much Tara! 👍🙂
Looks awesome!
Thank you so much! 👍😊
Very cool work!
Thank you Tom! Happy you like it! 👍
Brilliant m8...I might add...bravo good sir..
Thank you so much Chief Churpa! 👍😊
love your videos so much info on building terrain and houses great job thanks,,,
My pleasure! Glad to hear that my work is appreciated! 👍💙
These pieces are amazing!
Thank you M Young! Yeah these came out good! 👍🙂
I’m new to the channel, but I have to say I’m enthralled with your work!!! Thank you for allowing us into your life and sharing this time with us!
Oh wow Paul that's so nice of you to say! Welcome to the channel! 👍💙💛💙
Absolutely awesome playlist my friend!
That's awesome to hear! I am glad you enjoy it!!! 😀
Just awesome! The texture looks so natural!
Great work, Leif! :D
Thank you 186mw! Happy you like it! 😂
Great job!
Thank you Grzegorz! Yeah these came out nice! 👍😃
Awesome...i love the technique for the rocks, will definitely try it!!
Thank you so much Daniel! I am happy you like them and please do try it! It's awesome fun!! 👍🙂
Beautiful work.
Thank you so much Ray! 👍🙂
Absolutly great! : D
Thank you so much Fantasy Bricks! 👍😊
amazing work
Thank you kindly! 😀
Amazing pieces of art work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Steve! You're too kind! 👍😊
This looks great! Excellent job. I will need to try something similar!
Thank you Lordpeppe! Please do! The process is not that complicated and it is a nice addition to the tabletop! 👍
Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve subscribed 👍
That's awesome! Thank you so much! I am happy you liked it and thank you for the sub! 💙💛💙👍
incredible!
Thank you kindly Trivendel 20! 👍😊
I'm so glad I found this channel- the perfect mix of creative builds and fun personality. Keep it up man 👍
Oh wow! Thank you so much! I am so happy you like the channel! I will try to steam on! Thanks for the kinds words! 👍💙💛💙
AWESOME!
YOU are AWESOME! Thanks! 🤣
Phenomenal results! I do wonder if you had gone from carving to black mod podge if you would have kept more of the original carvings uniqueness and detail? I felt like the sculpting mold covered 50% of your detail work.
Thank you so much Guillermo! Yes I would have kept more of the original carving for sure. The sculptamold with the wire brush did give me those detailed lines though. But yeah I might try something similar in the future and NOT use sculptamold! 🤣👍
Awesome!
Thank you so much Zé Diogo Forte! 👍😁
Wow! These are gorgeous. The attention to detail with everything up to the finish, where you used the coconut coir around the grass, is really on point. I have some scrap foam pieces that I'm going to put to use with this project. I'm so impressed!
A side question: what battle mat is that at the end of the video?
Thank you so much Sarah! You are too kind! 👍💙💛💙 The battle mat is DCS Game Mat Plains 3x3 from Deep Cut Studio which I bought from my friendly local game store! 👍😃
@@DevsDice Thank you! 😊
Looks good. To retain more definition though, i would probably settle with modpodge rather than sculptamold
Yeah I have heard several say a similar thing and that might very well be a better way to go. I was half-thinking that I would revisit this and do something like you suggest for desert rocks. Thanks for the comment! 👍
AMAZING CHANNEL!
Thank you so much Birgir! That's so nice of you to say! 👍💙💛💙
You need a T-shirt that just says " IIIIIIIIII Knowwww!"
Great idea and well... 😇
A bit late to the vid but stunning as usual Leif!
No worries Tim! Thank you so much! 👍💙💛💙
You rock!
Haha! Thank you Fargrim! 👍💙💛💙
wow great job man that looks awsome
Cheers man! Yeah these came out nicely thankfully! 🤘😉
@@DevsDice np and i started making a chest with my dad from popsicel sticks and from a plastic grape box
@@cobragamer7798 That's awesome! I will be doing some chests eventually for Frostgrave as tokens for treasure...I think! 🤣
i also just finishend painting a bugbear
Awesome man! Which model was it? Wizkids? Reaper? D&D boardgame?
Really cool, as always!
Thank you kindly TT Gwen! Happy you like it! 👍
@@DevsDice allready started creating new rocks! :)
Haha! That's awesome! Hope they come out well and that you have fun! You play D&D or some other wargaming then?
@@DevsDice no D&D - but several wargames like Frostgrave, Freebooters Fate, Wolsung, Saga and more :) - our room looks like it has snowed inside :P
Haha! That's awesome! Yeah I think I might be getting into Frostgrave some as well! So what you are saying is that you have a proper gaming space? 👍😉
this is going to be my next project. Excellent work! Trying to understand what the sculptamold does that a coat od mod podge wouldn't already provide.
Oh that's cool Cary! Well sculptamold does have some natural "lumps" and texture in it which I am fairly certain mod podge does not! Also it allows me to texture them further! 👍😃
Blood for the Blood God!
Skull for the skull throne! You hear the voices too!? 🤣
really enjoying your videos my guy! I'm more of the builder/ painter of my gaming group and your videos have been very inspirational and helpful. Also ,where can i find the artist for your outro music?? its sick!!
Thank you! Glad to hear that Phil Smith! The outro music is Niklas Johansson - Call of the North! 👍😊
Welp. You can buy sculptamold everywhere, but not in Poland. Good thing that I'm flying to Sweden in July, I'm going to get myself some supply of this :P Video is great as always, keep it up! :)
Thank you Boomstick! No sculptamold? Really!?
It's out of stock everywhere. when I googled "sculptamold" then a lot of replacements pop up, but I'm not sure if it will be the same
This is phenomenal! Excellent work Leif! Do you think that the sculptomold is 100% necessary? It's the only product included that I don't have but I'd still love to give it a go
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! No I think it really depends on your "foam-work" so no, it's not a necessity! Good luck and have fun! 👍🙂
These looked incredible. I’ve never used static grass before and I’m curious what that device you used to sprinkle it is.
Thanks Maxson! The device is a static grass applicator, it essentially makes the static grass stand on end! 👍
Cool...
Thank you kindly Larry! 👍😃
Did you say "well crap me sideways and put a herring in it?" Bahahaha
Hahahaha! Yeah that was very much improvised! 🤣👍💙💛
I have not built any terrain yet and yours is great but I do find fault with the "tufts" of grass along the river bank, they do not look natural at all! Sorry but that's how I see it. Thanks for posting and I will keep watching you and your skills!
Thanks Albert! 👍😊
I'm gonna buy a cut resistant glove before I try this, just in case. That sharp blade close to your hand makes me nervous, and I'm a bit clumsy sometimes.
Hahahahaha! Might be best yeah! 👍😅
I know this video is old, but I love that wizard miniature! Do you know which model it is?
Of course Rolexus! It's this one:
www.reapermini.com/search/figurefinder+fantasy/latest/04066
Have a nice day! 👍😀
@@DevsDice thanks for the response! I've been binging your mordheim related builds and your style is great!
Thank you so much! 🤘💛
Love this terrain. What is the price of music played over the final reveal?
Thank you so much! I have a subscription over at Epidemic Music so the song costs me nothing per say but the sub costs. Check it out. It's Niklas Johansson - Call of the North.
www.epidemicsound.com/
@@DevsDice Will do. Thanks 👍
@@MrBeardy71 No problem! 👍😊
What is the song he always play at the showcase of these builds
Hey Wonderbop! You're not the first one to ask so I know it by heart by now! 👍😂 Niklas Johansson - Call of the North!
Just curious - the one overlook rock, where you tested the stability of the nuts vs 4 minis - how well does it balance out larger minis, like dragons or giants? Is it still enough weight?
So I tried it out with the male Hill Giant with a giant backpack and yes it worked fine! 👍🤣 Here's a photo Jason!
instagram.com/p/CSRMHQ5tSb6/
@@DevsDice well done sir.
Hahaha! Thanks, I have to say that I was equally curious myself to thank you for asking! 👍😂
Hey Leif.
Fellow swede here. Where do you order your XPS from? Been looking around like crazy. But its always crazy expensive.
Hey Viktor! Yeah it is somewhat expensive, or at least it requires a certain amount of dedication because I have only found large sheets. I usually buy mine from a place called Materialbutiken but honestly any "byggvaruhus" should have similar things.
4:40 - Are you wearing a gasmask while doing this?
I was wearing one during parts of the build, think I removed them when I was doing some filming. Also, I had a vaccum on close to me because yeah, xps particles are not good for the old lungs. 🤣
@@DevsDice Just a tip, but it may be a good idea to mention this in future vids. I've seen alot of terrainbuilding vids where they use XPS with no breathing masks and its a bit scary since there may be alot of kids watching.
That is a very good point! Thank you for bringing this up! 👍