Dude. Tell me you disinfected the bark before doing this? Black mold can cause lungdisease. Drench it in mouthwash. 30 minutes in the oven at 160° C next time aaight!!!!
West Side I didn’t!!! I wear a respirator for any dusty stages and the bark was very dry and now is sealed, but I will do this next time! Thanks for the tip my dude
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop also bake your sand. You dont want micro critters laying eggs in your storage. purge them with fire.(i mean bake sand and grit for 2 hours at 160)
as someone who was in nyc for the march-july main covid wave... that comment about the ambulance noise...really hit home. nothing in 40k could compare to nyc deathly quiet except ems sirens
This was an incredible build. It looks killer! I really want to build something like that, but man, storing it. Even with a dedicated room I have no idea where I'd put it. It wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. Question for you my man....and I'm super sorry if you mentioned it and I missed it (watching with a kid running around), where are all those perfect little steps from? Or did you scratch build them? They are great!
Black Magic Craft Thank you! I am seriously considering mounting it on the wall like a taxidermied head. The stairs are O scale styrene stairs from Plastruct. They are absolutely awesome. They aren’t big enough for a mini’s base to slot in the steps but they look right to me and I just make little landings here and there to compensate.
I just love this piece! So incredible. I love how your terrain pieces tell their own stories. It’s a quality often missing in terrain, especially the GW stuff that just always looks cold and lifeless.
Yes they are, i have a few bags of them from a thrift store but haven’t used any pieces til now. I never had them growing up but one of my friends who had older brothers did, and we used to make toy guns out of them and pretend we were action movie style mercenaries. Good times
This really is incredible. The bark texture is great and the way you mimicked it with the carving technique is spot on. MILES better than the typical angled chip out technique. It legit looks like rock. I also love your philosophy of design.
Eric, I am a crafter as well and have been serious about the hobby for a few years now. I find your method of crafting to be very inspiring, while starting with a loose plan and letting your imagination dictate the next choices, it is a wonderful mix of strategy & chaos. I have watched this same tutorial maybe 5 or 6 times at this point as it is so enjoyable to watch your process all the way through. Keep it up man, your content is gold. Some day I’ll showcase some of my builds and let the public know who some of my inspirations are. You being one of them.
This. Is. Amazing.... 😳. Absolutely incredible content! Modular; practical; accessible; sustainably attained materials. Nicely done! I hope everyone else recognizes a new contender in the “upper-middleweight class” of the proverbial hobby content community of UA-cam!
About the "random" fit: it's a good idea to use "reliable" household scrap for miniature hobbies, for example old CDs as bases, or years ago I used caps of a brand of lighter gas cans back when I used to smoke. Using those kind of things makes it easy to have "round shape a, b, c" in size. Also, when "unifying" parts of vehicles like old Mark 1 and newer kinds of 40k Predator tanks for example, it is always a good idea to use the "smallest opening" as the standard for weapons to be made fit using adapters sizing their bases down, or use the "biggest opening" vice versa if you want the smaller weapons to have adapters made making their bases larger. That way you can for example use the "ceiling door" plate from a modern Predator that is bigger than the older ones as your weapons base, then create same sized plasticard baseplates for the spare weapon options you have on sprue, and finally create an adapter plate that is shaped like an upside down "trapeze" in sideview to make your weapon assemblies fit the smaller roof opening of a mark one Predator. The same way and old, metal mark one whirlwind platform can have an adapter made that allows it to fit on modern Predator models etc.. Creating friction held "plug/stick" connections or magnetizations like that WILL pay off in the long term, if not now then at least once you reach the point of a rule change / new generation of ruleset..!
Excellent build. I dig the Anakin Skywalker quote on the sand. I moved away from sand a long time ago. I use Ballast from the train store. Various sizes and no dust. It’s more expensive but the trade-off is well worth it. Also I like the rivets look. I stole the idea from you on your earlier builds. I don’t know why you don’t have a million subs. The excellence in simplicity is awesome!
Saw the notification for your channel and my week immediately got better! I play orks and love everything about this - absolutely incredible, man. Glad you're doing well in these strange times.
I celebrate your addition of that quote coming up after 20:40 if only for the reason that I said it out aloud shortly before you did. Amazing build, mate!
Great build Eric, it looks fantastic! Measuring every bit of a build against the models you're intending to use it with is a really important tip. Always check as you go to see where you can stand a mini folks! It will make your builds so much more playable and be really immersive for your players. The more that players can interact with a model, the more fun they will have. You could build the most detailed historically accurate building ever, but if there's nowhere to stand a mini, it's just a big brick.
Amazing Job ! From all Terrain creators, you are clearly my fav ! I love the fact that you use "not-over-the-top" color scheme, you keep it simple, realistic and as result very immersive. And the amount of work and creativity is impressive ! keep up the good work.
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Gotta agree with you there - muted colors on terrain really lets the models shine. You seem to have a good eye for knowing how much color is enough.
You can buy a massive bag of bark chips at most hardward/gardening places for a few bucks, for those of you who don't live near large, bark shedding trees.
Bro... This is seriously the greatest UA-cam terrain video ever, I'm old skool 2nd edition generation and scenery like this was in our dreams and fantasies back in the day, you've made a 40k Boomer happy
I have a let's say interesting conversation with a guy who lives over the road from my mum. He's got a huge oak tree and I wanted to Rob some of the dried leaves for my millipedes. He was creepes out and fascinated. Great vid Stay safe
That pink DAP can be watered down to a certain extent (something like 2 parts spackle to 1 water). Longer drying time but same final cure hardness. Doesn't reduce adhesion either.
The treebark thing is cool. I make my own flock out of sawdust. Easy enough to get it too if you simply ask around . Find a local place that cuts wood, in my case it's a guy who fixes old furniture in a nearby marketplace... and simply ask if you can get hold of the scrap sawdust from under the machinery :D You'll need 2 grades of sieve. One with large holes, the other tiny holes. Sieve through the large one first which separates all of the actual chunks of wood, bits of paper, cigarette ends, rat turds and general crap that accumulated. Then, sieve again through the small-holed sieve, and you'll end up with 2 "grades" of sawdust. The rougher stuff is good for filler when making rocky scenery. Mix it with PVA and it acts like loose putty. The fine stuff, you can use for flock. Stick it in a microwaveable tub, and give it a whirl for about 15-25 seconds. This will kill any bacteria and disinfect the wood. Then, mix with acrylic paint and hot water from the kettle: 3 parts paint, 1 part water. I use acrylic paint from the cheapy £1 stores. Usually 3 or 4 bottles for £1. And then leave it in plastic tubs overnight, uncovered, somewhere warm like on top of a radiator, so it can dry out. Make 3 different colours of sawdust: Green, red and yellow. Then once dry, you can give it a stir with a spoon and any of the stuck-together lumps will break apart easily and it'll return to its powdery sawdust texture. Mix the 3 colours of sawdust together as follows: 3 parts green, 2 parts red, 1 part yellow. Perfect Autumn flock. The acrylic paint is cheap usually 3 or 4 large bottles for £1... and the sawdust is free... I make buckets of flock, literally, FULL buckets, for barely a few pence per bucket... when compared to the shop-bought flock that costs £10 for a spoonful.
Awesome build. It's a big piece, true, but surprisingly versatile and would be so cool to play on. You made a great point about using fewer crazy angles on the patches for a more realistic look, too. Thanks for sharing.
This is an awesome construct! And the bark!! That has me thinking so many possibilities! Even standing them vertically instead of horizontally for a standing stones or circles or dolmens look! Everything is building material!!
Stunning use of bark and a really awesome terrain piece! It has a Borderlands feel that really goes well with 40K and a lot of sci-fi/apolyptic settings. Stay safe from Italy.
Awesome bro you’ve opened my creative mind bro with seen just 2 of you’re builds, inspired me no end you’ve give me whole new lease of life in my retirement and with this virus give me plenty to do and hope my grandkids get inspired when see what grandad can do, thanks and will show you my first ever attempt when done.
Happy to hear you and yours are staying safe in NY. Great build this time, wonderful scale! Love how big it is. Loved the idea of using the wheel in the wet spackle for the tracks! Ork player myself so, WAAAGH!
Eric the salvaged wood pieces the sedimentary rock formation is made from. Is actually "Pine Bark Mulch" sold at nursery landscape stores and garden center at Lo____. Very cool "rock formations" keep up the great builds.
I used to use bark all the time, it's so awesome for texture. The weight can be a bit much though, and finding it in the city can be hard. Then I came up with a solution. Using plasticean/playdough, I push the bark into it to make a mold copy of it, then I pour plaster into it and let it dry. Now I have as many pieces as I need. Playdough is cheap, and reuseable, and doesn't seem to stick to the plaster.
I love these videos. Your builds are always so inspiring. I was recently reminded of my first game of Warhammer Fantasy Battles ever. I was defending a castle against some Greenskins, and unfortunately it was the highpoint of all my Warhammer games. But still, this video reminded me of those good times. Thanks!
The rock effect you've created with the bark is amazing! Works excellently at this scale. And the random plastic stairs, gantries, and I-beams all create a convincing realness, despite being relatively simple pieces. Personally I'd be tempted to add some black and/or dark brown wash in places to the rocks to alter the uniform tone a little. Likewise, a brown wash applied in patches to bits of metal would help break up the uniform appearance and create some variation in tone and appearance of weathering. Plus a few spots of drybrushed orange to create some rust. You could also pick out a few random panels in muted blues or reds to make them seem like they've been scavenged from a wreck.
Just stumbled upon your channel today. I love the builds, I love your narration and your random comments and quotes (anakin). You sound like an all round incredible guy to hang with. Keep it up!
This is AMAZING. I've been looking for ideas to make my own necromunda fort/mine/settlement and this gave me a lot of inspiration. Thanks from Spain, and good luck with the quarantine there!
This is sweeeettt!!! My boys love army men and I’ve been wanting to build something for them... bingo! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Please make more 👏👏👏
I never would have pegged you as a NYC guy! This is a super cool build and I like your little homages to oldschool GW games. Oh and I genuinely laughed at your Anikin reference.
Awesome build. Very creative use of those materials. It looks incredible, and what a stroke of luck with those modular bits fitting so well. I hope you do a video of modding that truck too.
I groaned so hard at the Star Wars joke. Friggin' sand. But that aside, this behemoth looks truly amazing. Inspiring me to get back to work on some of my own projects. Got an over abundance of time right now so why not?
At 6:30 you have a box with some cardboard packaging shapes in the background. My mom just gave me the exact same materials after Christmas, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you use them for. I have a few ideas, but none set in stone yet.
Those are just recycling! I have no plans for a project with those any time soon. If i did use them i would probably make something that looks like crumbling mud brick ruins in a desert though
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I was thinking an evil fortress grown of flesh by a necromancer or something like the Tyranids. I'll use it for D&D. But that texture feels like flesh or carapace with the right additions, I feel like. Maybe if one of us stretches damp paper towels across it to make that texture show through but not be left bare? Anyway, I was probably going to cut them in half and use the shapes, rather than leave it in that shape. I've been thinking about making a few crafting videos myself (but not full time like you and the other shows or anything). Would you be interested in a sort of joint video at all? It would be my first one, so I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that with a novice.
William Bosley sounds cool man. I would suggest you make your first video on your own just to iron out your personal rhythm and style a little bit. Filming a video while crafting adds a whole new level of inconvenience and difficulty, and the editing stage can be tricky too. I have a pretty full schedule for the next few months with planned builds and collaboration too, but in the future I would totally be open to do a collaboration video if the topic or idea is right!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Sounds like sound advice and sounds good on the "maybe later" part. I wasn't originally planning to do that build any time soon, so I'll do others first, and get back with you when I'm actually thinking about it. Maybe it won't be a colab, but instead you can hold onto it and we'll do a sort of comparison thing. See what each of us could come up with for it.
Was yours recycling too or can you buy corrugated cardboard in sheets? I was thinking about all the supplies crafter's want but are kind of niche like the chip board from packaging and good thick cardboard. As a single dude on a budget I don't eat enough oatmeal, in the words of Bard Craft,or order enough stuff online. I should go make friends with a book store, their cardboard must be sturdy.
Dude this is awesome. Inspiring me to do this for my Star Wars Legion game. Love the bark story BTW. When my son played flag football, I noticed that the parking lot had patches of reddish, coarse sand that reminded me of Mars. The next time I was there, I brought a little whisk broom and scoop to collect some for basing minis. Got some really strange looks!
Second video I watched today that used bark for stone, looks very real after painting. Really like how you used everyday items and turned them into the fort.
Two things. taylortheatrics.com/2018/08/01/foam-adhesives-that-wont-dissolve-your-foam/ And Add a little salt between layers to keep them from slipping around.
@@torymiddlebrooks it's not as bad as I probably implied, but if your power goes out for a few days to weeks after a hurricane, you might suffer a bit of warping, or paints and glue failing.
Eric, you can get a big bag of drywall mud dust. This is nice, because if you want texture mix it thick, if you want to fill in gaps mix it thin. Best of all it's about 1% the cost of buying pre-made spackle. The dust comes in bags from Lowes - then just mix water to get whatever consistency you want. It hurts my soul to see you struggle with the spackle, you could have cut your time down to 1/4 of what it was putting it on once you learn how to mix it differently for different areas. It's so incredibly easy to work with.
I'm not sure I was struggling. The issue with having a full bag o' dust is the storage space in my limited workshop area. I may look into it in the future but for now I have a quart of premix that is doing just fine for my purposes.
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Space is definitely a tough one! I just know how much spackle cost versus dust, and how versatile the dust is versus the spackle. For science I did test both methods, and I found some easier ways to work with the spackle (such as putting it on then smoothing it with water on my fingers). I love your channel, thanks for the awesome projects
... Well... when I see this, there is one and only word that comes to me....... Outstanding!!!! This build is just incredible! 'wish I'll be able to do as well someday! I've just discovered your channel with this video, and I'm subscribing right now to see more!! Keep it up! And stay safe so you can marvel us again!!
the biggest feature of Ork construction, and watelander construction too tbh, is the sight of patched metal, on top of patched metal. like the metal you used to patch the last shell or weather wear hole has now worn through too xD
Fyi, if you read the info on the Liquid Nails, it’ll tell you not to use it on foam insulation bc it’ll actually has a chance to eat through it, dissolve it. There are other products, by the same manufacturer, and others, that are specifically designed to be used on foam, etc. But, it appears that you dodged that particular bullet, Gratz.!.!.! The build looks great.!.!.!
New to the channel. Came from a Wyloch's Armory video, so cool to hear you shout to him in this video. Love your style, way of dictating your video and overall how you're engaging the listener. I've been watching a lot of table top crafter lately and I'm happy to subscribe and check out some more new stuff to me. Thank you & stay safe
Instead of using spackle, I'd suggest sculptamold - it doesn't contract and isn't sticky, but does adhere well to any surface once dry. It's great for covering surfaces and gaps between rocks!
Well done. Enjoyed the video on its construction. I was planning a similar side wall for Necromunda for my Orlock Gang to have their workers digging at, and this gave me quite a few ideas. Take care and stay safe. And best of luck for those in NYC.
I have watched this video a few times now because this is the best terrain video I have ever seen! You are brilliant at scratch building and the painting! I would love to see a battle report with this fort in it!
Dude. Tell me you disinfected the bark before doing this? Black mold can cause lungdisease. Drench it in mouthwash. 30 minutes in the oven at 160° C next time aaight!!!!
West Side I didn’t!!! I wear a respirator for any dusty stages and the bark was very dry and now is sealed, but I will do this next time! Thanks for the tip my dude
Skip the mouthwash though. The heat is enough to kill anything. Gonna take years for mold to get through Mod Podge, sand, more Mod Podge, paint, etc.
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop also bake your sand. You dont want micro critters laying eggs in your storage. purge them with fire.(i mean bake sand and grit for 2 hours at 160)
I doubt that stuff would be dangerous after being sealed with modpoge and layers of paint.
@@MurderHoboRPG 60 degrees celsius is enough to harden any Protein in a life Form and killanything over 30 mins
as someone who was in nyc for the march-july main covid wave... that comment about the ambulance noise...really hit home. nothing in 40k could compare to nyc deathly quiet except ems sirens
In addition to being fascinating, there's something very relaxing about watching you build.
Yeah, that's almost like yoga or meditation. Only topped by watching Juan Hidalgo painting his minis. :)
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This is the coolest terrain I've ever seen
It's the attention to detail combined with the creativity, right?
@@torymiddlebrooks totally
This is dream terrain level
Totally cool, agreed
"Using my bare hand like an absolute animal..."
Your narrations are the best. Stay safe my dude. Thanks for the vids to pass the quarantine times! 🤘🏼
This was an incredible build. It looks killer! I really want to build something like that, but man, storing it. Even with a dedicated room I have no idea where I'd put it. It wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. Question for you my man....and I'm super sorry if you mentioned it and I missed it (watching with a kid running around), where are all those perfect little steps from? Or did you scratch build them? They are great!
Black Magic Craft Thank you! I am seriously considering mounting it on the wall like a taxidermied head. The stairs are O scale styrene stairs from Plastruct. They are absolutely awesome. They aren’t big enough for a mini’s base to slot in the steps but they look right to me and I just make little landings here and there to compensate.
Find a glass topped table you can mount this under if it fits, that way you will be looking down on all the details
@@tomtruesdale6901 That's a great idea!
@@tomtruesdale6901 - Huzzah
Magnets on its bottom magnets in the ceiling see where I'm going with this 😃
All the shots of the models hiding in crevices is what makes this piece so gold
I just love this piece! So incredible. I love how your terrain pieces tell their own stories. It’s a quality often missing in terrain, especially the GW stuff that just always looks cold and lifeless.
This looks like an actual fortress!
Holy crap those are construx at 13:56. Man I loved playing with those toys when I was younger.
Yes they are, i have a few bags of them from a thrift store but haven’t used any pieces til now. I never had them growing up but one of my friends who had older brothers did, and we used to make toy guns out of them and pretend we were action movie style mercenaries. Good times
UNREAL!!! That is a masterpiece.
Thanks ken! Very kind
Every single stroke of dry brushing that bark was so satisfying
This really is incredible. The bark texture is great and the way you mimicked it with the carving technique is spot on. MILES better than the typical angled chip out technique. It legit looks like rock. I also love your philosophy of design.
Eric, I am a crafter as well and have been serious about the hobby for a few years now. I find your method of crafting to be very inspiring, while starting with a loose plan and letting your imagination dictate the next choices, it is a wonderful mix of strategy & chaos. I have watched this same tutorial maybe 5 or 6 times at this point as it is so enjoyable to watch your process all the way through. Keep it up man, your content is gold. Some day I’ll showcase some of my builds and let the public know who some of my inspirations are. You being one of them.
This. Is. Amazing.... 😳. Absolutely incredible content! Modular; practical; accessible; sustainably attained materials.
Nicely done! I hope everyone else recognizes a new contender in the “upper-middleweight class” of the proverbial hobby content community of UA-cam!
About the "random" fit: it's a good idea to use "reliable" household scrap for miniature hobbies, for example old CDs as bases, or years ago I used caps of a brand of lighter gas cans back when I used to smoke.
Using those kind of things makes it easy to have "round shape a, b, c" in size.
Also, when "unifying" parts of vehicles like old Mark 1 and newer kinds of 40k Predator tanks for example, it is always a good idea to use the "smallest opening" as the standard for weapons to be made fit using adapters sizing their bases down, or use the "biggest opening" vice versa if you want the smaller weapons to have adapters made making their bases larger.
That way you can for example use the "ceiling door" plate from a modern Predator that is bigger than the older ones as your weapons base, then create same sized plasticard baseplates for the spare weapon options you have on sprue, and finally create an adapter plate that is shaped like an upside down "trapeze" in sideview to make your weapon assemblies fit the smaller roof opening of a mark one Predator.
The same way and old, metal mark one whirlwind platform can have an adapter made that allows it to fit on modern Predator models etc..
Creating friction held "plug/stick" connections or magnetizations like that WILL pay off in the long term, if not now then at least once you reach the point of a rule change / new generation of ruleset..!
Love you Bob Ross'ed it! Happy little accidents hahaha
No-one:
Eric at 21:03: Does his best Anakin impression.
Caught that too :-D
It was perfectly timed and subtly executed, too. Made me crack up, rewind, and make my wife watch. lol
i laughed so hard at that.. awesome 'easter egg'
Hey just for whoever wants to know Great way to make corrugated items is with Coffee cup sleves cardboard holders. 7/11 has them. Just FYI :)
Excellent build. I dig the Anakin Skywalker quote on the sand. I moved away from sand a long time ago. I use Ballast from the train store. Various sizes and no dust. It’s more expensive but the trade-off is well worth it. Also I like the rivets look. I stole the idea from you on your earlier builds. I don’t know why you don’t have a million subs. The excellence in simplicity is awesome!
Simply incredible! There are so many interesting things going on in this diorama even without figures. Thanks for sharing this great work.
Saw the notification for your channel and my week immediately got better! I play orks and love everything about this - absolutely incredible, man. Glad you're doing well in these strange times.
I celebrate your addition of that quote coming up after 20:40 if only for the reason that I said it out aloud shortly before you did. Amazing build, mate!
Looks fantastic mate. Also glad to hear you and the missus are safe. And quality Star Wars reference.
Awesome as always. Great mix of technical skill and chaotic improvisation.
Great build Eric, it looks fantastic! Measuring every bit of a build against the models you're intending to use it with is a really important tip. Always check as you go to see where you can stand a mini folks! It will make your builds so much more playable and be really immersive for your players. The more that players can interact with a model, the more fun they will have. You could build the most detailed historically accurate building ever, but if there's nowhere to stand a mini, it's just a big brick.
Am I the only one who caught the "I hate sand" quote from star wars!!! That was great!
Love how you worked that foam to make it look like rock ! I was being unhappy about rock work on my current build, thanks !
Amazing Job ! From all Terrain creators, you are clearly my fav ! I love the fact that you use "not-over-the-top" color scheme, you keep it simple, realistic and as result very immersive. And the amount of work and creativity is impressive ! keep up the good work.
I appreciate that you like my basic colour scheme! My wife always tells me tk add more colour. The colour can come from the models, right? Haha
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Gotta agree with you there - muted colors on terrain really lets the models shine. You seem to have a good eye for knowing how much color is enough.
Now with this build your minis can have the high ground!
Hahahaha always
You can buy a massive bag of bark chips at most hardward/gardening places for a few bucks, for those of you who don't live near large, bark shedding trees.
That titanium white sure did its job! Wowsers!!
Amazing work as always! I will send this to all my 40k pals who like building terrain because you're stuff is so inspiring!!
Bro... This is seriously the greatest UA-cam terrain video ever, I'm old skool 2nd edition generation and scenery like this was in our dreams and fantasies back in the day, you've made a 40k Boomer happy
Ok boomer
Thankyou Josie
I am heavily influenced by that old stuff, I’m glad you can pick up that vibe
I have a let's say interesting conversation with a guy who lives over the road from my mum. He's got a huge oak tree and I wanted to Rob some of the dried leaves for my millipedes. He was creepes out and fascinated.
Great vid
Stay safe
This is a great piece! Love the bark technique and how it looks at the end. Happy Crafting and stay safe mate! Ciao from Italy 😉
That pink DAP can be watered down to a certain extent (something like 2 parts spackle to 1 water). Longer drying time but same final cure hardness. Doesn't reduce adhesion either.
Good advice, thanks dude. I tried to keep the moisture low because i wasn’t sure if the bark would expand or puff up something
That's an AMAZING build Buddy!!!!! Looks GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!
I still come back here from time to time.
This has a real Boarderlands feel to it. Absolutely epic result. 🤘
It really does.
If you are running out of storage space start listing these builds on Etsy. I bet they would sell quickly! Great Job!
The treebark thing is cool.
I make my own flock out of sawdust. Easy enough to get it too if you simply ask around
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Find a local place that cuts wood, in my case it's a guy who fixes old furniture in a nearby marketplace... and simply ask if you can get hold of the scrap sawdust from under the machinery :D
You'll need 2 grades of sieve. One with large holes, the other tiny holes.
Sieve through the large one first which separates all of the actual chunks of wood, bits of paper, cigarette ends, rat turds and general crap that accumulated.
Then, sieve again through the small-holed sieve, and you'll end up with 2 "grades" of sawdust.
The rougher stuff is good for filler when making rocky scenery. Mix it with PVA and it acts like loose putty.
The fine stuff, you can use for flock.
Stick it in a microwaveable tub, and give it a whirl for about 15-25 seconds. This will kill any bacteria and disinfect the wood.
Then, mix with acrylic paint and hot water from the kettle: 3 parts paint, 1 part water.
I use acrylic paint from the cheapy £1 stores. Usually 3 or 4 bottles for £1.
And then leave it in plastic tubs overnight, uncovered, somewhere warm like on top of a radiator, so it can dry out.
Make 3 different colours of sawdust: Green, red and yellow.
Then once dry, you can give it a stir with a spoon and any of the stuck-together lumps will break apart easily and it'll return to its powdery sawdust texture.
Mix the 3 colours of sawdust together as follows: 3 parts green, 2 parts red, 1 part yellow.
Perfect Autumn flock.
The acrylic paint is cheap usually 3 or 4 large bottles for £1... and the sawdust is free... I make buckets of flock, literally, FULL buckets, for barely a few pence per bucket... when compared to the shop-bought flock that costs £10 for a spoonful.
Awesome build. It's a big piece, true, but surprisingly versatile and would be so cool to play on. You made a great point about using fewer crazy angles on the patches for a more realistic look, too. Thanks for sharing.
This is an awesome construct! And the bark!! That has me thinking so many possibilities! Even standing them vertically instead of horizontally for a standing stones or circles or dolmens look! Everything is building material!!
I really liked when you were showing your supporters names with cool diorama style shots👌👌
WHO THE HELL COULD DISLIKE THIS??? BRUTAL!
This is still one of my favorite builds I've seen of YT terrain builds, and I'm not sure why.
Stunning use of bark and a really awesome terrain piece! It has a Borderlands feel that really goes well with 40K and a lot of sci-fi/apolyptic settings.
Stay safe from Italy.
Love the tire tracks and gate hinges
Can't wait to see a battle report on this beauty
Awesome bro you’ve opened my creative mind bro with seen just 2 of you’re builds, inspired me no end you’ve give me whole new lease of life in my retirement and with this virus give me plenty to do and hope my grandkids get inspired when see what grandad can do, thanks and will show you my first ever attempt when done.
this is seriously the best video of a warhammer diorama i've seen so far !! Great work and looking forward for more !!
Wow, high praise! Thanks man
Happy to hear you and yours are staying safe in NY.
Great build this time, wonderful scale! Love how big it is. Loved the idea of using the wheel in the wet spackle for the tracks! Ork player myself so, WAAAGH!
Eric the salvaged wood pieces the sedimentary rock formation is made from. Is actually "Pine Bark Mulch" sold at nursery landscape stores and garden center at Lo____. Very cool "rock formations" keep up the great builds.
Ork vehicle conversion, you say?
I'm sold.
I will definitely watch some of tour videos for inspiration before tackling it!!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Send me a picture of your bitz box ;)
I used to use bark all the time, it's so awesome for texture. The weight can be a bit much though, and finding it in the city can be hard. Then I came up with a solution. Using plasticean/playdough, I push the bark into it to make a mold copy of it, then I pour plaster into it and let it dry. Now I have as many pieces as I need. Playdough is cheap, and reuseable, and doesn't seem to stick to the plaster.
Jesus Eric! This is on a whole other level! Super nicely done.
I love these videos. Your builds are always so inspiring.
I was recently reminded of my first game of Warhammer Fantasy Battles ever. I was defending a castle against some Greenskins, and unfortunately it was the highpoint of all my Warhammer games. But still, this video reminded me of those good times. Thanks!
Very cool build! I like the bonus playability with the extra add ons!
The rock effect you've created with the bark is amazing! Works excellently at this scale. And the random plastic stairs, gantries, and I-beams all create a convincing realness, despite being relatively simple pieces.
Personally I'd be tempted to add some black and/or dark brown wash in places to the rocks to alter the uniform tone a little. Likewise, a brown wash applied in patches to bits of metal would help break up the uniform appearance and create some variation in tone and appearance of weathering. Plus a few spots of drybrushed orange to create some rust. You could also pick out a few random panels in muted blues or reds to make them seem like they've been scavenged from a wreck.
Nice work Eric. Looks sweet. I really like how you put a lot of thought in how your transitions would work for miniature play.
This is a really inspirational video. The approach to modelling and painting is cool and unfussy.
Just stumbled upon your channel today. I love the builds, I love your narration and your random comments and quotes (anakin). You sound like an all round incredible guy to hang with. Keep it up!
Love the bark and love the passion in your craft
This is AMAZING. I've been looking for ideas to make my own necromunda fort/mine/settlement and this gave me a lot of inspiration. Thanks from Spain, and good luck with the quarantine there!
This is sweeeettt!!! My boys love army men and I’ve been wanting to build something for them... bingo! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Please make more 👏👏👏
I love the chip-bark landlord story. More please.
I never would have pegged you as a NYC guy! This is a super cool build and I like your little homages to oldschool GW games. Oh and I genuinely laughed at your Anikin reference.
Eric getting supported by the big dogs! Congrats on the support from MW minis.
MW minis has been very supportive since the early days of my channel and even featured me on their channel. Very nice!
Dude!! That's absolutely stunning! Great work!
Thanks Dane
The only problem I see is how on earth you'll ever top this build! This is epic Games Workshop level stuff here imo. Very inspirational!
To about half of construction process I was like "it's ok, could be nice piece". But after painting it really pops out. Good work!
It all comes together in the end like so many projects.
SUPER WOW! Awesome job Eric! I love this!
Awesome build. Very creative use of those materials. It looks incredible, and what a stroke of luck with those modular bits fitting so well. I hope you do a video of modding that truck too.
I groaned so hard at the Star Wars joke. Friggin' sand. But that aside, this behemoth looks truly amazing. Inspiring me to get back to work on some of my own projects. Got an over abundance of time right now so why not?
I couldn’t help myself hahaha. Happy crafting my friend
Only recently discovered this channel and I'm loving it! I think this is the best build yet, it looks awesome
AsylumAudioDNB thank you!
At 6:30 you have a box with some cardboard packaging shapes in the background. My mom just gave me the exact same materials after Christmas, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you use them for. I have a few ideas, but none set in stone yet.
Those are just recycling! I have no plans for a project with those any time soon. If i did use them i would probably make something that looks like crumbling mud brick ruins in a desert though
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I was thinking an evil fortress grown of flesh by a necromancer or something like the Tyranids. I'll use it for D&D. But that texture feels like flesh or carapace with the right additions, I feel like. Maybe if one of us stretches damp paper towels across it to make that texture show through but not be left bare? Anyway, I was probably going to cut them in half and use the shapes, rather than leave it in that shape.
I've been thinking about making a few crafting videos myself (but not full time like you and the other shows or anything). Would you be interested in a sort of joint video at all? It would be my first one, so I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that with a novice.
William Bosley sounds cool man. I would suggest you make your first video on your own just to iron out your personal rhythm and style a little bit. Filming a video while crafting adds a whole new level of inconvenience and difficulty, and the editing stage can be tricky too. I have a pretty full schedule for the next few months with planned builds and collaboration too, but in the future I would totally be open to do a collaboration video if the topic or idea is right!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Sounds like sound advice and sounds good on the "maybe later" part. I wasn't originally planning to do that build any time soon, so I'll do others first, and get back with you when I'm actually thinking about it. Maybe it won't be a colab, but instead you can hold onto it and we'll do a sort of comparison thing. See what each of us could come up with for it.
Was yours recycling too or can you buy corrugated cardboard in sheets? I was thinking about all the supplies crafter's want but are kind of niche like the chip board from packaging and good thick cardboard. As a single dude on a budget I don't eat enough oatmeal, in the words of Bard Craft,or order enough stuff online. I should go make friends with a book store, their cardboard must be sturdy.
Dude this is awesome. Inspiring me to do this for my Star Wars Legion game. Love the bark story BTW. When my son played flag football, I noticed that the parking lot had patches of reddish, coarse sand that reminded me of Mars. The next time I was there, I brought a little whisk broom and scoop to collect some for basing minis. Got some really strange looks!
Second video I watched today that used bark for stone, looks very real after painting. Really like how you used everyday items and turned them into the fort.
This is not how you create terrain, this is how you create art
Incredi-butts! It absolutely looks like a space pirate hide out too
Two things. taylortheatrics.com/2018/08/01/foam-adhesives-that-wont-dissolve-your-foam/
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Add a little salt between layers to keep them from slipping around.
Very useful! Thanks man
@@torymiddlebrooks I wonder if that helps with potential moisture damage in the long term as well (I live in Louisiana).
Unfortunately I don't know, I'm on the opposite end in Arizona. Moisture is not that kind of issue here.
@@torymiddlebrooks it's not as bad as I probably implied, but if your power goes out for a few days to weeks after a hurricane, you might suffer a bit of warping, or paints and glue failing.
My god, that thing looks beautiful. I don't even want to know how many hours you put into that thing. Hats off to you sir.
I love the bark chip story!
Eric, you can get a big bag of drywall mud dust. This is nice, because if you want texture mix it thick, if you want to fill in gaps mix it thin. Best of all it's about 1% the cost of buying pre-made spackle.
The dust comes in bags from Lowes - then just mix water to get whatever consistency you want. It hurts my soul to see you struggle with the spackle, you could have cut your time down to 1/4 of what it was putting it on once you learn how to mix it differently for different areas. It's so incredibly easy to work with.
I'm not sure I was struggling. The issue with having a full bag o' dust is the storage space in my limited workshop area. I may look into it in the future but for now I have a quart of premix that is doing just fine for my purposes.
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Space is definitely a tough one! I just know how much spackle cost versus dust, and how versatile the dust is versus the spackle.
For science I did test both methods, and I found some easier ways to work with the spackle (such as putting it on then smoothing it with water on my fingers).
I love your channel, thanks for the awesome projects
... Well... when I see this, there is one and only word that comes to me....... Outstanding!!!! This build is just incredible! 'wish I'll be able to do as well someday! I've just discovered your channel with this video, and I'm subscribing right now to see more!! Keep it up! And stay safe so you can marvel us again!!
I found your channel right now, and as the minutes went by, I became a fan, keep up the good work, it's amazing.
Thank you and welcome!!
the biggest feature of Ork construction, and watelander construction too tbh, is the sight of patched metal, on top of patched metal. like the metal you used to patch the last shell or weather wear hole has now worn through too xD
Fyi, if you read the info on the Liquid Nails, it’ll tell you not to use it on foam insulation bc it’ll actually has a chance to eat through it, dissolve it. There are other products, by the same manufacturer, and others, that are specifically designed to be used on foam, etc. But, it appears that you dodged that particular bullet, Gratz.!.!.! The build looks great.!.!.!
Absolutely outstanding! Currently my go too Quarantine viewing!
Cool, thanks british person!
New to the channel. Came from a Wyloch's Armory video, so cool to hear you shout to him in this video.
Love your style, way of dictating your video and overall how you're engaging the listener. I've been watching a lot of table top crafter lately and I'm happy to subscribe and check out some more new stuff to me. Thank you & stay safe
You're refreshingly possessive! Also the fort looks fucking amazing!
Instead of using spackle, I'd suggest sculptamold - it doesn't contract and isn't sticky, but does adhere well to any surface once dry. It's great for covering surfaces and gaps between rocks!
Always cool to see more terrain tutorials on YT. Try Bear Gripper paint on flat styrofoam sheets. You can use the paint as glue.
Always love your terrain videos, exceptional terrain and the music... I don't know...the music just works for me
Nice Priject, the bark looks really really good !
LOVE IT. Seriously, this is fantastic. Nicely done.
Modular measurements have common place in design..
Wicked fort!
Well done. Enjoyed the video on its construction. I was planning a similar side wall for Necromunda for my Orlock Gang to have their workers digging at, and this gave me quite a few ideas. Take care and stay safe. And best of luck for those in NYC.
I have watched this video a few times now because this is the best terrain video I have ever seen! You are brilliant at scratch building and the painting! I would love to see a battle report with this fort in it!
Holly crap, how did I miss this.
Incredible build! So much attention to detail and looks so good for such a simple paint scheme. Outstanding! Waggghhh!