I have reached the top of my MASSIVE FOAM TOWER BUILD!
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I hate to say that I called this years ago, but frankly every time that a contractor becomes a crafter inevitably they'll just start building full-sized buildings and claiming that they are "miniatures".
Crap!! I’m doomed.
They're callled bigatures. At least, that's the term Weta Workshop uses. ;)
Is that what made Knarb what he is?
like Martina from Nerdforge.
I’ll tell ye that being a crafter first yields the same net result. 😆
It would be fun to have a community “write a 1-shot with this tower” to see HOW many ways it can be used
That thing is a monster. Utterly impractical. Utterly awesome. I'm so looking forward to seeing how you paint it. I also love how the semi-nested design of the top implies a story -- something like the party approaching an arena, then once they beat their foe it just starts growing... and growing... and growing. Amazing work, man.
That's a fun idea...it starts as just the top bit, and then the rest emerges out of the ground!
So they can never leave the arena becaus it infinitly grows?😈
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial or the basic arena, then the top emerge progressively from the center of the arena
That's interesting. The party could be looking for the tower when they find the arena and the tower guardian who challenges them to a fight in exchange for access to the tower. When the fight is over, the characters inside the arena are transported to the top of the tower through a sort of translocation effect so it seems like the ground around the arena has suddenly sunk hundreds of feet leaving them on the only island of solid ground in a vast void. They now have to climb down.
I love “just build things for no reason.” Great advice.
The new art direction in the last handful of videos is great! I love the VHS effects and retro music - what's the genre called? I'd love to listen to more of it.
Start with some “synthwave” and “vaporwave” playlists 😉
"Man, I think I made this too big..."
*Proceeds to make it bigger
It’s a vertical MEGA Dungeon!!! There are endless applications for this tower. Super happy that you created what your inner voices told you to do. Building things for no reason is the exact reason that we have awesome things.
Good job as always.
While you’re bricking, maybe think of some adventure ideas, or entire campaigns that could take place within. Share those ideas with us as a voiceover while your video lays bricks. Lol
I love how much fun you’re having with the ads. It’s a great touch and breaks up the usual feel for the commercial break!
This series feels like a "back in time" BMC video. Years ago I watched for the foam builds, "wash" videos, etc. This warms my heart seeing it all come full circle and back to crafting with foam on a proxxon.
Oh man! You have to make a glowing eye of sauron on top of that! It doesn’t have to be a permanent fixture but if you don’t it would be such a missed opportunity.
That is so massive it can be an entire RPG session in one piece of terrain. The journey to the Tower of the Dark Masters, fighting and surviving in the arena. Climbing the tower ranks to eventually challenge the Masters ruling the Dark Lands. Standing at the top choosing between becoming the new Dark Master and all the power that comes with it, or throwing down the tower driving the lands back into anarchy once again.
Can’t wait to see this thing finished and painted,washed and dry brushed.
Black Magic Craft is going full Zorpazorp on us! Use a paint gun to do the base coat on that thing, you know the one that shoots house paint...This is the only way to do it and stay sane! Continue the great work.
god this thing is so cool honestly, even in this unfinished stage i immediately get so many ideas of what kind of stories could be played with it
and the fact that it comes apart and can be used as colosseum and smaller tower top on its own? just 👌 chefs kiss
just a suggestion about space... have the stairs from ground up built into the wall in a spiral around the wall, then you could have 2 or 4 entries
I love the unbridled freedom of expression. I'm a crafting DM, and your channel has been/is a huge source of inspiration. 😤 Thanks for all you do, appreciate ya.
Man what a tower climb adventure! Put eack level on a turn table and there could be soooo many fights. Even pinning flying creatures on the outside. I love it!
This has been a great little series. Looking forward to the next video. On a separate note the music for this video was fantastic. Love it.
Me and my wife have been watching these videos and we absolutely love them! I get the concerns with practicality and space and time and all - but watching you do this lets me live vicariously and dream of the oversized nonsense terrain I'd love to do if I had the space and time! I'm glad you're sticking with it and still finding fun ways to embellished and detail, imagining different uses and just chugging along.
I absolutely love how this is turning out. Having each of the sections be able to stand on their own sounds amazing. Being able to show the complete tower but then be able to use sections during game play is really practical.
This is turning out so good! I can’t wait to see it in its final form, the presence it has is so ominous and intimidating.
Also this channel feels like Halloween in the 80s and I'm here for it!
Dude, I love just watching the creative process.
Sir, you are a RAD dude! Love the work you put into these videos, and your crafting! Gets me motivated! Also dig that you keep your videos at a reasonable lenght!!
literally a show stopper !
To stay compact, rather than a straight ramp, you should do a double or triple/quadruple spiral/helix around the base!
I LOVE THIS! There is so much potential! My brain is reeling with campaign ideas for it and the bottom arena is a wild accident! This build is incredibly fun! "Build things for no reason." I couldn't agree more!
modular layers become their own terrain
BRILLIANT !
Make some kind of seating for the lower part for spectators to watch a gladiator fight, it would slot in between the outer arches, and over the inner circle. The seating section would be in parts so the order and be changed around, and extra parts could be added to add some variety like a tunnel door where the fighters exit. The base could also be used for a circular market place, where market stalls instead of seats would be.
I LOVE this series. Can't wait to see how this unfolds. Really... please don't let this one stall. I think for purposes of gladitorial use/play it would be functionally best if the overall footprint steps were kept as small as possible. Expanding the overall footprint of the piece will probably impact play and access more than the overall height does. If you can get close to the base, it's easy to reach the top, but if you have to reach over 12-18" of steps to reach the tower that will be a strain. Having doorways on the exterior with steps half way up (or more) would help this a ton. Again, can't wait to see the next few videos of how this thing grows and evolves. Bravo!.
This is perfect for conventions!!! And splitting into 3 separate pieces of terrain is solid.
So groovy, I dig the modularity of that and the insets on the spikes and Balcony are neato I don't think I've seen you do that to anything else. I think just the gladiatorial pit alone will be sick. As stated before nothing but good things will come from this.
Here's a possibility for greeblies on the outer walkways: something to create shade. Thought process was that those vertical spikes would make it hard to access the levels... unless they're pointed outwards. And you know someone would put something on those spikes to make it more livable below. You could bring back the paper towel "cloth" you've done in other builds. Make it sun bleached and weathered, and even have a few hanging "torn" or with burn holes.
Or add wooden platforms to the upper level to make it bigger and provide shade. I'm sure you could do something with cheap wooden coffee stirrers for that, and it would give an inch or two to stick models on the part of the tower that gives more room for those bigger models. You could have a few busted, and others partially "burned" (possibly quite literally. I imagine holding a flaming wooden build would be quite the thumbnail for the weathering video)
Oh my gosh. Imagine this as a wedding cake for a couple of LARPers!
If you are having fun making it, you did not make it to big. I watch your videos for the energy and joy you bring to them.
First, I want to say I loved the building montage, gave me a real '80s vibe, very cool This absolute behemoth looks freaking AWESOME with the final tower level, and it is pretty cool that is can stand alone as terrain. And as soon as you picked up the bottom section, I was like, "That looks kind of colisuem/arena-like...". And using it for mini display at a con is a really slick idea, especially because it is rather attnetion-grabbing due to its size. It is shaping up to be freaking amazing (it's pretty amazing as it is right now!), and while I know you dread the paint up, I am excited to see what that will look like, once you breath some more life into this monster. You are killing it dude, keep up the awesome work!
Amazing. I tend to build BIG set pieces too. And often times they are for one and done scenarios so it's kind of silly. But I don't care. I have fun creating them and my players always love it when I say "you see a.... well, it's hard to describe, CLEAR THE TABLE!". That's my signal that a set piece reveal is happening. I'd love to have you and your party play this tower and y'all stream it. I know streaming your game isn't your style, but come on, that tower is epic. You gotta share.
looks great, Jeremy! cant wait to see you add all the idols of torment marble decrepitude weve come to know and love (dodecahedron asymmetrical staircases, shattered statuery, and Cody High OST ahoy!).
I personally like the un-primed, Emerald Glass Tower, look of this build. There's a Neverending Story feel to it, which is appropriate for a minis crafter, after all. That Colosseum idea is great! Fighting for the honor of attempting to ascend to the top of the tower. Wow!
Really like the top piece. Perfect choice to cap it. 👌🏼
If will look so cool painted, and pleased to hear your going to add those details 😊. That there section idea is fantastic and love the thinking of the amphitheater style gladiator base! Very clever 👍🏻
Looks like a wedding cake, don't forget the bride & groom orcs on top 👍
For using the bottom piece as an arena what about adding some spectator stands around the outer ring, maybe some vendors. in the middle maybe add a sand based floor to make it look like an old roman style colosseum arena, maybe have some other mini-terrain to also put inside the centre area, such as columns or traps that open for the fighters to come up through?
Absolutely loving this build and sorely tempted to attempt making one myself, maybe not quite so large though.
Love watching big projects come to life! Well done!!
Best fondue fountain ever? Joking. Love the love and work
The music was absolutely amazing in this video!
Your latest videos are giving such a great vibe. Like I’m wondering into your 80s fueled creative mind. It’s so cool to see the creative process. Had the same experience with the videos of Trent of Miscast.
Great idea to use it as a miniature display for conventions. The ramps should be detachable then, maybe to allow this thing to rotate slowly to show off the minis to best effect?
truly magnificent although enormous. Congratulations on this project 👍
I think it'd look great with a pair of matching ramps that curve up around the bottom wall, starting on opposite sides and maybe curving a quarter of the way around as they rise? Somehow I'm getting a Quintesson Cruiser vibe from the old transformers movie, so adding corkscrew bits fits in my head!
You asked why you do this. It's because you are an artist. And like all of us artists we suffer special madness that let's us see what others over look or can't even imagine. I love your work.please never stop. 💕
The painting is the part I'm looking forward to.
This is crazy, impractical, massive, and wonderful! I'm inspired to start crafting myself because if you can make this, then I have no excuses not to make a market stall or some rocks.
For the stairs you should do 2 big door ways front and back that go into the basement, and they should have stairways on either side of the doors that start on the left and right sides and wrap around the building and meet up above the doors and go onto that first floor.... doing that, you could even hollow it out between the two big door ways, so you could put big gates on it like a basement dungeon, or stand it over a river like a bridge building or just put doors on it and close it up like a castle
It may be too late in the release of this video to make a suggestion but, for the lower half, if you plan to make it more of a ring area, I recommend that you cut out a small section of the 'holding ring' for the upper half. 1. there does need to be a door into that upper half of the tower, and the hole in the holding ring would allow for that door access. 2. the holding ring cutout would act as the 'entryway' for your models to 'get in the ring'. 3. You should think about making simple, removable bleachers. Be them simple benches or full bleachers. You can put them around the holding ring to make it more logical for the gladiator spectators. If they are removable, then you can store them WITHIN the tower while it is not being used as a gladiator ring. 4. Fill the ring with a thin layer of sand, but maybe build up features in the middle. Since you need the tower to still be flush, but want some texture, a thin base of sand coating would do enough to build that texture and give off the effect of a fighting ring.
ALTERNATIVELY!!!
Build up the brick walkways to be a similar level to the holding ring. This MAY cause you to need to rework your surrounding arches. But, if you have the fighting ring to be something more of a pit style fighting arena, those are quite common in depictions. With that, you could just use little tables as set dressing for the outside brick path you intend to lay, instead of bleachers. But again, that middle ring, while in tower mode, would be a great place to store any set dressings you will have for the lower half when you take the pieces apart to use on their own.
whoa! great job! looking forward to see it painted
It looks really good. I’m glad you could keep it modular to some degree as the three sections all look useful individually too👍
Even though you said you didn’t have much to say, I enjoyed the editing style of this video very much. Not that I don’t value your commentary but this piece kind of speaks for itself. Keep it up!
There's really only one word that springs to mind looking at this behemoth: maniac!
Totally epic, and totally awesome! I love it!
Amazing build! Really, it's truly impressive. on another note... I would love it if you were to do more build-a-longs. It's been a minute, and yours were always the best. Cheers to you, friend.
You are an inspiration man! I love to see you working on your projects from my own corner with my little but fun projects, ive found so many clever advices in your channel. Keep this good work up.
You've been such a great inspiration for me. Started watching your stuff back in 2020 and really got me into the crafting hobby for D&D and Grimdark Future. I've got shelves full of hand made crafts and 3d prints. I just finished making my vary own gaming table as well. I've pulled so many ideas from your videos and I thank you so much for that. Keep up the great work and craft on!
She's beautiful. Always fun to see somebody decide to go all out and design a full-size building for minis
I'd probably go with one big ramp or 3. Granted, with eight sides 4 makes more sense, but maybe one of the ramps was destroyed on the past?
I’ve been enjoying watching you put that massive tower together and I can’t wait to see how you going to paint it
Thank you for the square space idea I will be looking into it
Looks incredible!!!! Definitely a show stopping piece 😊😊😊
Quite the layered cake you have there! Beautiful. I look forward to seeing it completed.
I absolutely love this. It's inspiring me to build something BIG, I don't know what yet but something.
4:42 you madman!
Doing this as a montage was very cool.
Can’t wait to see this with all the details and paint on! Very inspiring stuff. Makes me want to write a tower adventure of my own and build a tower for it.
I will admit I am waiting to see the painting of it. Getting the popcorn ready. 😂
This thing gives me strong Minas Morgul vibes and I Love it! Would really like to see an unconventional paint scheme for it, playing around with OSL etc
I really like this series! :) For Priming/basecoating you should look into Montanas Waterbased rattlecans! they work great on foam!
That is going to look epic when it is painted. I like the clean look but some minor damage might add character. The locking ring around the ring might look good with some spaced out torches ( large olympic style) and the odd spike. Wouldn't be out of lining an gladiator arena. You could always put a big fire pit in the centre (good for the occasional sacrifice).
I love this project so much though. There are so many iconic towers in fantasy, scifi, and mythology. It would be so rad to have one like this to use for tabletop RPGs or skirmish games. Well played sir.
Amazing Build I got great Ideas now and no 4'4" is not to big sometimes we should stand up at the table
I kinda like the hue of the foam and the dwarvenish geometric shapes combined. Would be cool to paint it greyish green like a jadestone tower
This sort of remind me of the old AD&D module Tower of Inverness. Where each level is a different challenge. Force fields to keep adventurers from from flying up or off the level. Once you start there is no going back.
This tower is really getting crazy!. Looking forward to seeing the finished project.
It is turning out so amazing. I like that it is modular and so well constructed. I am currently making a midevil castle/university and wish i would have done that. Keep it up. Love the progress.
Idea: If you are going to have ramps going out to the base platform. Then how about adding a mote (water bed) around the base with a few waterfall vents coming out to break the monotony.
I love the fact it’s modular and pops apart. Baradur/ Orthanc inspired look is awesome… like the gladiatorial arena idea for the base very usable and cool👍👍
Dude this is sick. Looking forward to seeing this completed 🤘🏼
I simply love the build. I am a sucker for tower spikes and love the top. Gives off Dark Lord, Barad-Dur vibes from Lord of the Rings. I do also love that as you are building it see possible uses for it such as a gladiator ring. Looking forward to the next video and what details you will throw in.
This is such a fun build! We have the crown and I am looking forward to see how the complimentary ramps/entrance ways are going to look. 😊
This looks awesome, can't wait to see more! But also, excited to see how you tackle the doorways.
This series has been a great inspiration to get back into building things. I've been wanting to make a wizards tower for ages and I think now is the time to start planning it out and getting the materials for it.
Jeremy was so preoccupied with whether or not he could, didn't stop to think If he should. Either way I am glad you did. I will keep watching for these. I dont know how you are going to paint this thing...
One idea for your arena section. build removable inserts for stadium seats and a pulvinus to fill in the outer area.
Don't break it. It screams wizard's tower. Clean is your winning choice. IMHO. Also that things is gloriously impractical. love it
This is looking so amazing. Keep going. Can't wait to see the finished product.
It’s like Mordor meets Game of Death!
Keep up this amazing work. Can’t wait to see the results.
One thing I always notice with crafter builds of mega towers like this, is how much work they are versus how much playable surface there is. This one is actually way better than most because of the step approach, but wow. It's a lot of hours. I guess, if you love it, do it.
Hands-down, the best plug for Square Space I've seen 😂
epic indeed. this looks like it could hold an entire campaign... a tower this big surely keeps some communities.
and I still think the crown should have clouds out of cotton bales to imply how tall it really is. something to remove, maybe. then again at this height there could be it's own microclimate going on... :)
This is probably just the current colour affecting me but might be cool to paint it a ghostly pale green, with grey and black? like Minas Morgul. I would also add some damage. I think it's always better :) Can't wait to see it painted!
This beyond amazing. Such a fantastic build! Very insirational!!! I love it!
Also, if you want to make it a little bigger, I would grab the 36" wooden circle from Lowe's and a thing to make it spinable.
Really can't wait to see it painted. Looks amazing. Keep up the work.
Again, it's great to see the progression! I'm excited to see more!