Everything YOU Should Know About the Dungeons & Lasers Grand Stronghold

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  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
  • Welcome to the first of my future videos covering my D&D and Mini- painting experiences. Today we look at the ‪@ArchonStudio‬ Grand Stronghold and all the hobby help you will need for a swift and stress free assembly and purchase advice. For all your games of #dungeonsanddragons and other #ttrpgs this set is truly something special.
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  • @ddomg6088
    @ddomg6088 7 місяців тому +5

    "I'm very surprised at how durable the pegs are..." - MikeMoans 2024
    ...Don't think we didn't spot that slight pause after you said that Mike!

  • @bradjones2568
    @bradjones2568 7 місяців тому +6

    Can’t wait for this to drop!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      thank you for joining the launch

  • @WhiteSkyfireDragon
    @WhiteSkyfireDragon 7 місяців тому +4

    If Mike says I should know this then I definitely need to know!

  • @timrose389
    @timrose389 7 місяців тому +2

    Great video! Thanks for sharing this on the Dungeons and Lasers Fans page.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      thank you many of the lovely people here have become memebers

  • @spaceaids
    @spaceaids 7 місяців тому +3

    Those green floor tiles will never not be pretty. I think we need to get you a proper wee catapult and some marbles or ball bearings and have a full siege. Or just load the catapult up with dreamies and watch Willow launch herself at it like a giant kitty monster :D

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      Great idea

    • @JCHarris-iu6my
      @JCHarris-iu6my 4 місяці тому

      marbles for bombarding the castle and perhaps some elastics( or rubber bands if you are a Yank which could simulate the effects of Archers using their long bows

  • @joelucas4263
    @joelucas4263 7 місяців тому +7

    I hope willow causes some chaos

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      she enables me to test silly things

  • @lionxv
    @lionxv 7 місяців тому +3

    Amazing information, the build looks fantastic. Thanks for the video, looking forward to more long form in the future!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      I certainly have more kits to work on

  • @Sarahreiki
    @Sarahreiki 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing, as always! It's always lovely to see Willow giving her approval of the paint job, too.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      Blessed with dustings of fur
      And thank you

  • @Lazerus101
    @Lazerus101 7 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely incredible work with this!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      thank you, its a passion project

  • @ArtoftheCrowe
    @ArtoftheCrowe 7 місяців тому +1

    That is awesome and glad to hear your honest opinion about this

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      I am a HUGE fan of the product and company but if you spend this much money you/I would want to be informed

  • @whitewolf1743
    @whitewolf1743 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for answer my willow question :)

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      thanks for inspiring part of the vid

  • @scotterss8550
    @scotterss8550 7 місяців тому +1

    wow what a statement piece for a dnd table! Great video

  • @olebrogger
    @olebrogger 7 місяців тому +1

    What an awesome build❤ so many hours it takes to paint, but many good play hours since it is so versatile. Good job❤

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      kinda want to do the tavern now

  • @Abarta-wk5ld
    @Abarta-wk5ld 7 місяців тому +1

    Love the Willow addition at the end! Amazing job my friend. On both the video and the castle

  • @TalentTacticsConsultinginc
    @TalentTacticsConsultinginc 7 місяців тому +1

    Great job. Awesome video

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you really appreciate it

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 7 місяців тому +1

    Great job on the cat build. Looks very realistic!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, I struggled with the belly, kept getting clawed

  • @adsdart4179
    @adsdart4179 7 місяців тому +1

    So good, awsome work mate,

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you I’m glad it’s shown off 3 months of work so well

  • @andrewferguson7569
    @andrewferguson7569 7 місяців тому +1

    We look forward to exploring this as a party!

  • @mindlasher
    @mindlasher 7 місяців тому +1

    Darklord Willow demands a SNACKRIFICE

  • @esmerelde
    @esmerelde 7 місяців тому +1

    Have to give it a listen just to hear the MikeMoans posh voice!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      As opposed to common Mike the twitch streamer XD

  • @TheMiniMadCat
    @TheMiniMadCat 7 місяців тому +1

    Great stuff Mike

  • @shadowofwar5872
    @shadowofwar5872 4 місяці тому +1

    one of the moste informational videos ive seen lately, very well done!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  4 місяці тому

      thank you so much. I have tackled the scales & ales kit here on YT as well and soon I have the undercity hideout.
      Hopefully I will face all of these large d&l kits

  • @novemberreigns
    @novemberreigns 7 місяців тому +1

    Spot on, absolutely cracking assessment of the product with great feed back and glad to see the work pay off it is gorgeous

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      ty buddy hope you loved your swamps too

    • @novemberreigns
      @novemberreigns 7 місяців тому

      @@mikemoans9350 I did, it is a great product I only wish I had the tools to show it off properly. One day perhaps I'll show it off, alongside a castle and tower or two

  • @MonsterPainter
    @MonsterPainter 5 місяців тому +1

    Fun video.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  5 місяців тому +1

      thank you very much
      If you want more of this kinda content try this ua-cam.com/video/X6BtsRtyqN4/v-deo.html

  • @LunaLovedale23
    @LunaLovedale23 7 місяців тому +1

    I love this video, its so useful!

  • @timrose389
    @timrose389 7 місяців тому +1

    One thing I've found helpful to keep the clips from falling out is just a tiny bit of masking tape over them...makes those floors a lot more stable. 😁

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      oh i love that, not this video is done im going to take it apart shave the troublesome pegs and get it all in alignment.
      I just hope we do see upgrade kits one day

    • @timrose389
      @timrose389 7 місяців тому +1

      Archon is really great (as you noted) about listening. We just need folk to make noise on the surveys and via emails. 😉

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      @@timrose389100% great horse to back

    • @JCHarris-iu6my
      @JCHarris-iu6my 4 місяці тому

      Or you could just use some kind of adhesive

  • @markcampbell8622
    @markcampbell8622 5 місяців тому +1

    It really looks nice.
    But I will have to wait until they offer a pre painted version.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  5 місяців тому

      With the speed and passion the team have it will not take it long to release

  • @Mattybs_Miniatures
    @Mattybs_Miniatures 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video, learnt alot

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      thank you for joining us today

  • @TheBroZerker
    @TheBroZerker 7 місяців тому +1

    Truly Awesome Work Dude!

  • @Phyrehawk
    @Phyrehawk 7 місяців тому +1

    That was awesome, Mike. Loved seeing it all come together. Would love to see more videos like this from you in the future as well.
    How much paint did you go through for this? Did you use 'the good stuff' (as in, mini paints) or did you use more "craft-size" acrylic paint tubes?

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      once can of dark grey primer did most of the coverage less than half a pot of any colour and all reaper

  • @rpgchronicler
    @rpgchronicler 7 місяців тому +1

    I was honestly concerned with suggesting to use something like a slingshot or those toy catapults considering it is going to be used for dnd and not crossbows and catapults and while im sorta disappointed you didnt fling the cheapo minis from the advent calendar, considering how some parts of the stronghold arent snugly fit during the recording i dont mind the cat toy. Still wonderful vid.
    My question if any would be if anyone made conversion clips or something to allow connecting different series of tiles/buildings between dungeons & lasers and something like dwarven forge or fat dragon's dragonlock tile system?

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      Funnily enough I believe there are published files for this in the Facebook fan page

  • @kangaroochaoscreepykangaro2700
    @kangaroochaoscreepykangaro2700 7 місяців тому +1

    looking forward to it

  • @PaigeMustang
    @PaigeMustang 7 місяців тому +1

    This is great! Also I love the kitty!

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      thank you and i love working with her

    • @PaigeMustang
      @PaigeMustang 7 місяців тому

      Yay she’s so fun!!

  • @lukesweeting1686
    @lukesweeting1686 7 місяців тому +1

    looks great

  • @Foxie_83
    @Foxie_83 7 місяців тому +1

    While you have a standard build, near the end you did say you had extra parts... Would deviating from the original build be possible and if so what would you advice to add?

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому

      with most being archways it would be just more doors but with one royal castle pack add on or any room set you could do a lot

  • @wallace8996
    @wallace8996 3 місяці тому +2

    Very nice to see, thanks for making this video. Does anyone know if this castle can be used for the game Conquest the last argument of kings which uses 38mm miniatures?

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  3 місяці тому

      thank you kindly
      so i dont know the game personally but the individual squares hold a 30mm round base well the smallest tile being 2x2 30mm squares with some excess. I assume the base for the 2x2 tray could fit but it would be tight. There is nothing stopping you for using the modular nature of the tiles to do bigger rooms but hosting individual floors at a time or laying it more 2d than intended.
      I will forward this question to my discord and try to get back to your with an answer

    • @wallace8996
      @wallace8996 3 місяці тому

      @@mikemoans9350
      Wow thats great to hear i hope you will get some replies :) So if i understand you correctly is it possible to make the tower floors bigger?
      Oh and you got yourself a subscriber🤗

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  3 місяці тому +1

      @@wallace8996if you have a look at my tavern video it’s the same system but you can build these any which way.
      Thank you friend

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 7 місяців тому +1

    So, could you put the tavern as the top 1-2 floors? Just wondering if it lines up well.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      Well as all parts are a standard measurements I’d assume you can. We will be tackling the tavern potentially late next week so watch the stream/this space

  • @willemverheij3412
    @willemverheij3412 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm pretty happy with mine, put it all together but the stairs going into the building might have a mistake in mine, there where no pegs to connect the parts. Is that meant to be glued together?
    The stairs are honestly my main criticism because you can't attach them to anything so they will easily topple over.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah the stairs are an odd one but they were made in the very early d&l days. The cubic stairs are clever though when you assemble them they have magnet holes on the inside Incase you wanted to magnetise them. This also matches a hole in the underside of the tile and the holes In many of the walls too.

    • @willemverheij3412
      @willemverheij3412 5 місяців тому +1

      @@mikemoans9350Fair enough, I might have to look for some magnets then. This is my first terrain set, I got it at a big discount on black Friday so it's all still a bit new to me.
      I love the versatility though, so many things can be build with this set and it being the only one with battlements makes it pretty great to build a wall too.
      Main thing I wish for is like a bigger door. Could be neat if they release a gate house set sometimes with maybe a portcullis and two story high doorway with doors that can open.
      A drawbridge would be cool too.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  5 місяців тому +1

      @@willemverheij3412 have you seen the new gate with their caves Kickstarter? I’m hoping that fits. They have also alluded to more upgrades in future

    • @willemverheij3412
      @willemverheij3412 5 місяців тому +1

      @@mikemoans9350I haven't seen the gate, did skim over the kickstarter. My plan is to wait until next black Friday and see what they have in store by then and on sale.
      Gives me plenty of time to try out the terrain in a few D&D sessions and get a better idea of what I might want to add to this.
      I'm not running any campaign yet, only one shots here and there.

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  5 місяців тому

      @@willemverheij3412as it’s a stretch goal it may not hit retail but I’m hoping so

  • @SuperDominic4
    @SuperDominic4 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey I get a shoutout! :D

    • @mikemoans9350
      @mikemoans9350  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for being part of it

    • @SuperDominic4
      @SuperDominic4 7 місяців тому

      Thank you for filming this, definitely getting the Sorcerers spire at the end of the month, giving me 4 weeks to build 5/10 floors