I think keeping the origin and cause of the blight a secret would be a good idea as its fun to speculate what could it be. Perhaps it was something that was meant to be beneficial that had gone wrong. Like genetic engineering fungus to deal with a food shortage or perhaps to find ways to feed astronauts on another colony (assuming this formerly advance robot building civilization had any space travel tech). And it all went south from there. Perhaps during the transportation of some of the samples ended up in an accident which released the modified spores into the world.
Eric did mention that some of the more affluent members of this society did escape off-world during the breakout of the Blight. So space travel is a thing. Personally I think the whole "science gone wrong" trope has been overused. What would be neat would be if the Blight was the result when a particular animal that fed on the fungus and hence kept it in check either died off or switched to a more abundant food source. Leaving the Blight to grow uncontrollably and have such a serious effect on the planet.
You know what? I cant paint, I cant sculpt and I cant narrate, but you sure do make one hell of a story line. I would pay to see this on the big screen any day. All of your episodes make like one great "Tales from the loop" type of arc.
Man why is it that every time I see some dystopian world's I think "it'd be cool to live in it" despite knowing I'd be the first to die lol great build as usual man, every addition makes this series more and more interesting, love it!
I love the world you’ve been creating, every installment makes me want to know even more! I love the level of detail and creativity in each video you make.
Fantastic work. Beyond the Blight has quickly become my favorite fictional universe. I'm not sure it would be physically possible for you to make these videos fast enough to appease my need for more content. As always, you've done an amazing job, and created another piece of a fascinating universe.
Dayum I love how you also put in the story telling makes the video so much more interesting to watch, thus your building is perfect. You deserve way more attention mate
Definitely worth the wait, like how you upped the production value and really digging this world your building, reminds me of Nausica meets starwars..fn awesome my guy.
Because of the coriolis effect winds typically move in different directions depending on height (the resulting structure is known as an Ekman spiral). If the Draneena can sense wind direction it probably has an idea of what this Ekman spiral generally looks like and can probably use it to move in specific directions albeit inaccurately (this is how hot air balloons can alter which way they go). Just an idea.
One interesting detail I noticed while you were doing the salt-thing is that, while covered in paint, the salt looked like a kind of barnacle or "growth" of some kind. You could call it "barnacle spores" or something similar and use it in some other build that happens in a heavily blighted area. Beautiful build, by the way.
Your world building and crafting are top notch. Just when I think the last one was awesome, you come out with this one. Its always a joy to watch you create. 👍.
These are so great. The idea is like a steampunk/scifi take on a horse drawn wagon but mixed with a hot air balloon. I love the idea of scientist and people sort of breeding/cultivating these creatures for this purpose. Like normal wild ones don’t grow that large but with the help of parasite pod pilots they’re able to grow to a useful size. It’s a symbiotic relationship 👌amazing
@@gameyybuilds keep up the great work, I loved the short story at the end I've been dabbling with a similar idea for a while now, unfortunately this one peice build has occupied 99% of my creative time.
Totally cool build man, it's crazy how you can combine parts from all different things to get something totally unique! I just stumbled across this, and I love how you are creating your own world and story. Can't wait to go back and watch the others. Keep up the awesome work!
Very cool build. Considering you're not keeping things to one scale (not a bad thing at all) I think a diorama with all the blends of sci-fi, steampunk, mechanical/organic could be an interesting project. Something like a cityscape, factory, docks or some kind of vehicle crewed by dozens would be cool to see and would offer an interesting bit of lore. Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Thanks! Yeah, I've given almost no thought to scale; I just end up working to whatever scale the materials seem to dictate. I think my weakest area as a builder is in architectural models, so buildings scare me, but I should challenge myself!
@@gameyybuildsI would really love to see you tackle a larger vehicle/structure. I'm sure that you'd make something wickedly awesome. Speaking of scale...where did you get that pilot figure from? What scale is it?
Not only a great video, but great story telling as well. I am going to keep commenting on these untill the UA-cam Algoritm notices these awesome videos! Great job again
I haven't caught up on your other videos yet, I just found your channel. But, from what I saw for the textured rust effect from Abandoned Miniatures, baking soda works great for rust. I'm loving your videos! It's crazy cool how creative you are and how you can see usable parts on parts of other things. Great creations!!!! 😁
Very cool build. Might I suggest that something like this could have some sort of small propeller turning engines to allow the pilot a bit of control? Great story to go with the model.
Working on my second watch thru of "Beyond the Blight". Really enjoying the evolution of skill and story. Thanks for the hard work and really looking forward to the self read book!
My question is how would the children born in the era of the blight learn and be educated. Would there be an underground school? Or would every parent teach their child?
For the Overs, who were mostly of royal blood or wealthy families, they were able to continue to provide somewhat of a normal education to their children by setting up their own classes and employing private tutors. Their curriculum changed little after the Blight. On the other hand, while the Unders continued to educate their children in public schools (something made possible by their population density), the subjects taught changed drastically, with a focus on echolocation and music, speleology (the study of caves), mycology (the study of mushrooms), subterranean biology, metallurgy, and post-Blight-era history. Of course, the latter was heavily influenced by their disdain for the Overs, something reflected in their texts when discussing the Blight, which was almost always referred to as "tika-tika meng" (trickle down poison), a clever play on the Agesian words used for the small coins given to beggars by wealthy passersby.
What a beautiful build man! That cockpit was soo good! You pack so much into your videos. I wish I had your vocabulary, it sounds like you enjoy the voice over and story telling. Thats what I dislike the most in making my vids..
Not sure why the algorithm took so long to show this to me but it did and now you have a new subscriber. Im looking forward to looking further into the ecology and world building of this. Great stuff!
Amazing build and video as usual. I know you have mentioned writing full stories in other videos but another more long term suggestion is to make Beyond The Blight into a game. I can envisage a Morrowind style game working really well. I have built custom buildings and models for the railroad hobby for many years but you have inspired me to try my hand at scifi scratch builds. I have an idea brewing for a pre-blight vehicle and then a sister diorama for parts salvaged from the vehicle in a post blight world. Thank you for these amazing videos and allowing us to share in this world.
why hasn't lucas etc ? picked you up and produced this series already???!!!!!! Thanks for doing what you do. teaching all of us your techniques and great camera angles. thank you!!!!!!
Its really hard to find scratch builders that build organic. I like your style. I would love to see more nightmare nature inspired creations. Or be able to support other like minded artists.
Another great video! I see I’ve missed a few, though, because I somehow didn’t have notifications turned on for your channel. Got it turned on now. Are there laws of some sort in this world? And if so, how are they enforced? Are there militias in different areas or some kind of centralized law enforcement organization? Are there pirates and bandits? Also, what does commerce look like? Small stalls selling their wares, or something different? I'm sure you've got all kinds of ideas planned out; these are just some interesting questions that might make fun builds.
Came here form boyli latest video and I gave to say this is most impressive form the final design of the creature to its lore to your World building skills you have great skills well done
you salt trick may not have worked well, but i did see an alternate application for your kitty litter. if you glue the rocks to the mech lowers parts and paint over itll look like clumps of mud.
Nice build. Really liked the concept of frying by using a creature. My only criticism would be that the creature is too small. For me it's unbelievable that that small balloon can lift that cockpit.
Another impressive build. I wish I had an imagination like yours, but because I don't , I must ask a question. Your detail of the cockpit is great; atmospheric controls, air scrubber, etc., but how can the pilot survive when the pod has no floor ?
That opening in the floor was supposed to have a small window, but I forgot to stick it in before I put the man inside, and I ended up leaving it open... but yes, it absolutely should have a glass window!
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time but I always run into a block where I realize my idea is too similar to an existing idea and it’s hard to detach myself or in other words keep that existing IP that I like out of my head. Any tips? I just found your videos and have been binge watching them. You’re seriously talented
Nice one. I just would have made the Dramina two or three times bigger to sell the idea it's grotesquely overgrown and actually capable of lifting the craft below. I also think you missed a wonderful opportunity to do some tech/organic integration WH40k style by creating more organic greeblies on the bottom of the Dramina. Some feeding tentacles or mouthparts in sort of a facial cavity would have worked nicely.
Love your series, very creative. Throughout the series you comment on making greelys / greeblies / grievleaves? Pronunciation varies each time I hear it referenced. So what word are you saying? I can watch and understand what you mean, I'm just unclear on the specific word.
Hi there! The term is "greeblies" (sometimes called "greebles"). They refer to tiny details, usually from toys, model kits, or even electrical components, that are glued on to a build to give it added detail.
Hi I really enjoy your bills and creating your own world. Billing my own bits box and have assorted pieces of junk. Do you know where I can find stuff for making robots.
Nothing better than waking up on a school morning and seeing one of the legends videos
What’s better is waking up on weekend morning
Love that you have a healthy mix of light-hearted, joke-cracking videos and videos of a more serious tone, like this one. You nail both types!
Thanks bud. I kind of dialed it back on the humor in this one to focus more on story. These videos are a constant, ongoing experiment!
@@gameyybuilds great choice. Even the two or three self-deprecating cracks in this video are tasteful and don’t detract from the tone
I think keeping the origin and cause of the blight a secret would be a good idea as its fun to speculate what could it be.
Perhaps it was something that was meant to be beneficial that had gone wrong. Like genetic engineering fungus to deal with a food shortage or perhaps to find ways to feed astronauts on another colony (assuming this formerly advance robot building civilization had any space travel tech). And it all went south from there. Perhaps during the transportation of some of the samples ended up in an accident which released the modified spores into the world.
Excellent ideas! My mind is going somewhere else at the moment but it’s fun to keep open to other ideas. Great input.
Space travel tech(nology)-apparently-is mentioned in at least one other build-the Flea walker one! 😅 #spoilers
Eric did mention that some of the more affluent members of this society did escape off-world during the breakout of the Blight. So space travel is a thing.
Personally I think the whole "science gone wrong" trope has been overused. What would be neat would be if the Blight was the result when a particular animal that fed on the fungus and hence kept it in check either died off or switched to a more abundant food source. Leaving the Blight to grow uncontrollably and have such a serious effect on the planet.
Love it! A sentient hot air balloon 😍
Your storytelling and attention to detail never cease to amaze me
Thanks Carrie!
The chemistry explanation for the creatures flight was simply inspired. Amazing work.
Thanks!
Incredible video as always 👍 I need one of those square punches!
Thanks Ben!
I’m not sure what it is but I absolutely LOVE your style of crafting. I can’t wait for your next build.
You know what? I cant paint, I cant sculpt and I cant narrate, but you sure do make one hell of a story line. I would pay to see this on the big screen any day. All of your episodes make like one great "Tales from the loop" type of arc.
Man why is it that every time I see some dystopian world's I think "it'd be cool to live in it" despite knowing I'd be the first to die lol great build as usual man, every addition makes this series more and more interesting, love it!
Ha, same! There’s something appealing about this alien planet. I will keep working on it!
I love the world you’ve been creating, every installment makes me want to know even more! I love the level of detail and creativity in each video you make.
Thanks Morgan, your encouraging comments help keep me going!
Reminds me of Hydrogen Breathers from the Leviathan trilogy, specifically a Huxley.
Amazing work, can't wait to hear more from this world.
Woah, I just looked this up! The resemblance is uncanny, thanks for sharing!
@@gameyybuilds No problem. It's a nice read, and Keith Thomson's art is phenomenal.
@@mossyabyss Will do. Been looking for some sci fi reading I can sink my teeth into!
Fantastic work. Beyond the Blight has quickly become my favorite fictional universe. I'm not sure it would be physically possible for you to make these videos fast enough to appease my need for more content. As always, you've done an amazing job, and created another piece of a fascinating universe.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much!
Dayum I love how you also put in the story telling makes the video so much more interesting to watch, thus your building is perfect. You deserve way more attention mate
Thanks!
Definitely worth the wait, like how you upped the production value and really digging this world your building, reminds me of Nausica meets starwars..fn awesome my guy.
Nice way to explain my aesthetic! Thank you!
Because of the coriolis effect winds typically move in different directions depending on height (the resulting structure is known as an Ekman spiral). If the Draneena can sense wind direction it probably has an idea of what this Ekman spiral generally looks like and can probably use it to move in specific directions albeit inaccurately (this is how hot air balloons can alter which way they go). Just an idea.
I really love this build and where this story goes. You are a real inspiration!
I love the concept of bio-mechanical dystopia, like your vehicle is alive, or when people have like robot arms and stuff
One interesting detail I noticed while you were doing the salt-thing is that, while covered in paint, the salt looked like a kind of barnacle or "growth" of some kind. You could call it "barnacle spores" or something similar and use it in some other build that happens in a heavily blighted area.
Beautiful build, by the way.
Awesome build! Making your own world is such a cool idea. very inspiring!
Very cool, I like that you repurposed toy guns into the functional parts of an unarmed scientific vehicle.
Your fantasy is borderline - I mean borderless. This was the first of your videos I have watched, but it won't be the last. Nice job!
Thank you!
Your world building and crafting are top notch. Just when I think the last one was awesome, you come out with this one. Its always a joy to watch you create. 👍.
Thank you so much 😃
I feel like the slang for the hydrogen bugs would be "bloaters". ;)
Love it!
Looking good as always!
I think this is my fave- the cockpit is so legit
These are so great. The idea is like a steampunk/scifi take on a horse drawn wagon but mixed with a hot air balloon. I love the idea of scientist and people sort of breeding/cultivating these creatures for this purpose. Like normal wild ones don’t grow that large but with the help of parasite pod pilots they’re able to grow to a useful size. It’s a symbiotic relationship 👌amazing
man this is so cool. i love your style of mixing organic entities and mechanical constructs and the aesthetic is 100%.
Thanks a ton!
Reminds me of an octorok from Zelda, I really like the detail you put into the cockpit it looks great man!
Yeah I had the same thought!
@@gameyybuilds keep up the great work, I loved the short story at the end I've been dabbling with a similar idea for a while now, unfortunately this one peice build has occupied 99% of my creative time.
Totally cool build man, it's crazy how you can combine parts from all different things to get something totally unique! I just stumbled across this, and I love how you are creating your own world and story. Can't wait to go back and watch the others. Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks, will do!
Very cool build. Considering you're not keeping things to one scale (not a bad thing at all) I think a diorama with all the blends of sci-fi, steampunk, mechanical/organic could be an interesting project. Something like a cityscape, factory, docks or some kind of vehicle crewed by dozens would be cool to see and would offer an interesting bit of lore.
Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Thanks! Yeah, I've given almost no thought to scale; I just end up working to whatever scale the materials seem to dictate. I think my weakest area as a builder is in architectural models, so buildings scare me, but I should challenge myself!
@@gameyybuildsI would really love to see you tackle a larger vehicle/structure. I'm sure that you'd make something wickedly awesome.
Speaking of scale...where did you get that pilot figure from? What scale is it?
Not only a great video, but great story telling as well. I am going to keep commenting on these untill the UA-cam Algoritm notices these awesome videos! Great job again
Yeah the algo doesn’t show me too much love but I’m actually ok with slow, steady growth, thanks for the support!
You really did a solid job on this one as usual! I really love the world and the stories around them You are building!
Thank you!
This is fantastic! I really love the stories and concepts you are telling around the builds!
Love the story behind this guild
Thanks!
I love this world you've made 💗💗💗
I haven't caught up on your other videos yet, I just found your channel. But, from what I saw for the textured rust effect from Abandoned Miniatures, baking soda works great for rust.
I'm loving your videos! It's crazy cool how creative you are and how you can see usable parts on parts of other things. Great creations!!!! 😁
Love the light in the pod and the Drameena is a wonderful creation. Tethered to the pod for sustenance and protection to lead a longer life!!!
Great build and narrative.
Very cool build. Might I suggest that something like this could have some sort of small propeller turning engines to allow the pilot a bit of control? Great story to go with the model.
Another great build!
Thank you 🤗
Working on my second watch thru of "Beyond the Blight". Really enjoying the evolution of skill and story. Thanks for the hard work and really looking forward to the self read book!
I love the way you use all the different parts to create something truly unique. Keep it up!
My question is how would the children born in the era of the blight learn and be educated. Would there be an underground school? Or would every parent teach their child?
For the Overs, who were mostly of royal blood or wealthy families, they were able to continue to provide somewhat of a normal education to their children by setting up their own classes and employing private tutors. Their curriculum changed little after the Blight.
On the other hand, while the Unders continued to educate their children in public schools (something made possible by their population density), the subjects taught changed drastically, with a focus on echolocation and music, speleology (the study of caves), mycology (the study of mushrooms), subterranean biology, metallurgy, and post-Blight-era history.
Of course, the latter was heavily influenced by their disdain for the Overs, something reflected in their texts when discussing the Blight, which was almost always referred to as "tika-tika meng" (trickle down poison), a clever play on the Agesian words used for the small coins given to beggars by wealthy passersby.
Very detailed comment…I LIKE IT
Am loving this series, great builds and story.
Nurgle would be proud of this creature. It's awesome
Super awesome production value, you deserve way more subs
What a beautiful build man! That cockpit was soo good! You pack so much into your videos. I wish I had your vocabulary, it sounds like you enjoy the voice over and story telling. Thats what I dislike the most in making my vids..
Yeah, I do enjoy writing short stories and weaving them into the videos. It'd be fun to work on something even longer. We'll see... Thank you!
This for sure is one of my favourite builds and lore. An incredible outcome!
Not sure why the algorithm took so long to show this to me but it did and now you have a new subscriber. Im looking forward to looking further into the ecology and world building of this. Great stuff!
Amazing build and video as usual. I know you have mentioned writing full stories in other videos but another more long term suggestion is to make Beyond The Blight into a game. I can envisage a Morrowind style game working really well.
I have built custom buildings and models for the railroad hobby for many years but you have inspired me to try my hand at scifi scratch builds. I have an idea brewing for a pre-blight vehicle and then a sister diorama for parts salvaged from the vehicle in a post blight world.
Thank you for these amazing videos and allowing us to share in this world.
You deserve way more subs your work is great and the quality is so good!
That salt technique was really cool! Even if it didn't yield the results you wanted.
why hasn't lucas etc ? picked you up and produced this series already???!!!!!!
Thanks for doing what you do. teaching all of us your techniques and great camera angles. thank you!!!!!!
Amazing storytelling.
Its really hard to find scratch builders that build organic. I like your style. I would love to see more nightmare nature inspired creations. Or be able to support other like minded artists.
Love the concept here!! This would make a particularly awesome character design/mechanics for a game.
Note to self: Add "nerf gun" to shopping list
As always fantastic video!
Great production! I like the world building.
Thanks a lot!
This whole series gives me stray vibes and I love it u r a legend
you nailed the look of an alien plant/animal -- it looks very creepy yet I cannot help but be curious about it. Sea cucumber type of guy.
Didn't think when I woke up today that I would watch someone make a rocky mountain oyster out of clay and attach a cockpit to it lol
Another great video! I see I’ve missed a few, though, because I somehow didn’t have notifications turned on for your channel. Got it turned on now.
Are there laws of some sort in this world? And if so, how are they enforced? Are there militias in different areas or some kind of centralized law enforcement organization? Are there pirates and bandits? Also, what does commerce look like? Small stalls selling their wares, or something different? I'm sure you've got all kinds of ideas planned out; these are just some interesting questions that might make fun builds.
Great questions! I'll try to answer them in future builds!
Came here form boyli latest video and I gave to say this is most impressive form the final design of the creature to its lore to your World building skills you have great skills well done
sick was just about to go to bed but not anymore lol
This is beyond great!! Thank you for this video =)
No problem 😊
I love your creations and your stories man
awesome build ,, love your video
For the all mighty algorithm! You deserve all of the views, but im not sure we deserve such amazing videos.
Not sure how I have not stumbled across you before … this is awesome
that looks cool really like the lore of the peice and the process
Love it
I was thinking of you when I saw the «veiny ball»
@@PKTCrafts not sure how to take that? 😋
@@Dan_Does Bill is the «bead guy», you are the «balls guy». But, it’s a compliment! You are a «guy»
Thanks!
Dude the outro story was epic! Have you thought about writing a book?
Yep! It would be a while from now though. I want to focus on these builds a bit more.
@@gameyybuilds absolutely awesome! Can't wait to see what you come up with. Thank you for sharing your talents
@@gameyybuilds just rewatched this with my wife. Giving me serious aeronauts vibes. A cool concept for hot air balloons. Thanks again
that's amazing work 🤯👊🍺
I love this series!
Really great stuff and like the would you are making
Thank you! Cheers!
Killcutter - What (He/Them/She/They) said! And again some. - One of my fav' builds.
Thanks!
Thanks for the donation!
you salt trick may not have worked well, but i did see an alternate application for your kitty litter. if you glue the rocks to the mech lowers parts and paint over itll look like clumps of mud.
Trypophobes are going to love 11:22
Nice build. Really liked the concept of frying by using a creature.
My only criticism would be that the creature is too small. For me it's unbelievable that that small balloon can lift that cockpit.
Agreed, I wanted to make it much larger but there would be no way to secure it to the pod and still be balanced, so I went smaller.
@@gameyybuilds understandable. I also like the creature lore. The life cycle of it is really imaginative. 👍
the whole thing has such a borderlands feel to it
you should have maybe left the transparent tube unpainted
Yeah, that would've been a good idea!
Nice, I kinda would have thought you would have added some netting to keep the tramina in place and provide stain relief on feed tunes etc.
Yeah that was my original plan, but I didn’t like the way it covered up all the details so I opted for this instead.
@gameyy builds its pretty kools, like it alot ,
Another impressive build. I wish I had an imagination like yours, but because I don't , I must ask a question. Your detail of the cockpit is great; atmospheric controls, air scrubber, etc., but how can the pilot survive when the pod has no floor ?
That opening in the floor was supposed to have a small window, but I forgot to stick it in before I put the man inside, and I ended up leaving it open... but yes, it absolutely should have a glass window!
Fantastic
Epic, bro!
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time but I always run into a block where I realize my idea is too similar to an existing idea and it’s hard to detach myself or in other words keep that existing IP that I like out of my head. Any tips? I just found your videos and have been binge watching them. You’re seriously talented
Nice one. I just would have made the Dramina two or three times bigger to sell the idea it's grotesquely overgrown and actually capable of lifting the craft below. I also think you missed a wonderful opportunity to do some tech/organic integration WH40k style by creating more organic greeblies on the bottom of the Dramina. Some feeding tentacles or mouthparts in sort of a facial cavity would have worked nicely.
love this video
Love your series, very creative. Throughout the series you comment on making greelys / greeblies / grievleaves? Pronunciation varies each time I hear it referenced. So what word are you saying? I can watch and understand what you mean, I'm just unclear on the specific word.
Hi there! The term is "greeblies" (sometimes called "greebles"). They refer to tiny details, usually from toys, model kits, or even electrical components, that are glued on to a build to give it added detail.
This reminds me of the Zeppelin ship things from Gears of War
Excellent.
The accessories for Final Faction are great for kitbashing. I'll be sad when Dollar Tree stops carrying them : (
Your creature reminds me of the "gasbags" from Medea: Harlan's World.
Un Magnífico Trabajo En Todas Tus Obras ......saludos del abuelo y sus ridiculas ideas...
It’s got a lot of brains and a lot of chutzpah
Lots of wormy dealies on that guy
Paint will stick to the vinyl tube?
Improvisation at its finest.
what do the dremina eat? or are they like a plant that feed of of sunlight and water
Hi I really enjoy your bills and creating your own world. Billing my own bits box and have assorted pieces of junk. Do you know where I can find stuff for making robots.
It depends on the style of robot you’re making. For my style, gundam model bits are a main material,
OK thanks for the advice hope to see more of your builds in future.