In B4 "shoulda made trapdoors functional" comments....didn't want to, that would really be pretty pointless ;P Hope you guys enjoyed this vid, and I hope it helps all those asking about doing wood texture on foam. If you wanna pick up some tools & supplies to tackle this build don't forget you can help out the channel in the process by grabbing stuff via my essential equipment links: bit.ly/EssentialEquip
Pointlessly awesome, you mean! Just kidding, way too much work for practically no payoff, and would probably make the whole thing far too fragile for actual (or at least, repeated) use.
OK, so that's a no on the trapdoors, but why do the condemned have their weapons drawn. Surely they should be disarmed with their hands tied behind their backs. 2/7 literally unusable, the wood texturing is nice though.
I'm not going to spoil things and let you know I made a guillotine video for next week............but if I were to do something like that, I'd have the same mindset, that making it function would be pointless for game purposes so I wouldn't bother.....not that I've done this or anything....nope. Stay tuned for next friday's episode, it will be a TOTAL surprise.
THANK YOU for steering away from brown wood! Your dark brown wood is the only thing you do that I found annoying, so I literally cheered when you stopped the video to go outside and check out the fence boards. Lovely work as always. For not being a knot guy your nooses aren't bad at all.
I recommend for weathered looks, especially in wood, to use more greens in a base coat! Humidity and mold tends to green things over time, especially wood. These vids are super inspiring and makes me even more excited to world build for dnd!
Just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to this hobby, especially crafting with foam. Been having a blast so far crafting all sorts of things and it made DnD so much more fun.
Jeremy great job again!!! I was wondering if you could do a video of all the game pieces you made for your gaming table, “All the items on your Shelves!!” Behind you when you make your videos!!
If you want to skip the trap door(s) on your tree, set the beam a bit higher so there is room for the barrels/stools that the hangman will kick out from under your minis' feet.
Your video editing keeps getting better and better! Pulling away from the video to you editing the clip was a SNAPPY way to segway from the build to engaging your viewers directly. Awesome work! And as always... keep crafting!
The absolute first time i see someone to (rightfully) complain about "Just-Brown" Wood. Truly awesome Paintjob. And thanks for your Channel, you helped me getting started in this hobby :)
Looks great! After building your (really cool) Goblin barricades I'm planning to build a wooden watchtower and would love to see any "light" wooden structures in the future. Thanks your videos!
Another great video, Jeremy. I've once again been inspired to get to work on actually making things, haha. Sometimes I really just need this kind of jump start, so thanks for that. Cheers!
Have you tried using small lead shot in the knots to make the rope hang better I embed plastic skulls with it to make them hang better on chains if that makes sense
black magic craft killing it with the crafting content! if there was anything I could find to gripe about would be to add some green tint at the bottom but otherwise the wood color technique looks a lot better than the "tar covered" | "railroad ties" coloring.
I thought about that, but didn't want it to look THAT dilapidated. If you were doing an abandoned cottage or something, this paint technique would look great with some green wash stippling near the ground.
Yeah I noticed you were doing it on stone but the idea was stuck in my head since you pointed to your wooden fence. None the less I have always been a fan of the brighter wood since I live in Texas and we use pine here and it is yellow. I have no idea why the norm is dark brown.
After once getting molten solder in my eye, I don't mess around with not wearing safety glasses....even when they seem unnecessary, because weird things happen.
Looks awesome! definitely going to bear in mind the coloration for timber in the future!. used a rotary tool a lot, if that object has/had a thread inside try to find a screw or bolt you can wedge screw it onto, it'll give you something better to grip and a carbide cutting disk (which i think is what you were using?) will cut metal fine when you inevitably get too close to the metal. . . . . . Keeping with a theme and i know its probably slightly less useful but would you ever do a Guillotine?
1st time I am commenting but so much shared knowledge in those videos....So when you texture you wood beam (wearing a mask like you said in other videos) do you vacuum your work station after to remove any particles ? ventilate your room opening windows ? Blow air on the pieces you made to be sure they are clean when you handle them. I am new and want to use the XPS Foam the right way and safely.
I think the thought/problem behind painting brown wood is that most people either don't know or have forgotten that wood only retains those brown colors for a very short amount of time if its not stained and/or sealed; left exposed to the elements, that brown gets leeched out rather quickly and is replaced with that grey/bleached look. So people just slap a couple of different browns on and call it a day, which is fine if you're looking to make something look like new wood but where's the fun in that?
Really, new wood (most species of softwoods used for timber construction) is naturally a very light yellow/gold, not dark brown. Dark brown really only occurs from stain/preservative, or in hardwoods like walnut that aren’t used for heavy construction. So any dark wood in miniature buildings really implies painted or stained wood if you’re forced to think about it. It’s fine to do that, but it’s fun to try and make things at least a little authentic looking sometimes....mostly because carved grain detail really gets lost when painted very dark.
What kind of foam do you use and where to get it? I'm glad you explained how to do the wood grain. That was my first question. I love your work. I'll subscribe if you tell me where you got the arch stencil on the shelf. P.s. I lied. I already subscribed. lol
Is it weird that I'd very much like to make you a few nooses and send them your way 🤣 Or it it more weird that my parents showed me how to make them as a kid and I've gotten pretty good at it. 🤔
Use acrylic sprays that don't melt foam. This brand of clear coat, like Minwax polyeurethane, is safe on foam as long as you spray properly (light passes from over 8" away). Also, I protect my pieces with mod podge first.
I love this channel! Always very creative and funny. I can’t craft and I don’t even play dnd right now but is it weird I like to watch this before bed since it’s so relaxing?
Knuckle Joe I don’t listen to rain asmr much, but curling up with a blanket during a storm is one of my favorite things for sure. I weirdly enough like the thunder too lol
I first saw your custom dragon build, after that I subscribed and started watching the tutorials from ep 1. Maybe 3 weeks in and I'm at this episode...
Even though ive seen all your old videos, I still enjoy how you recap on the process of your builds. Great looking work. Another great video. Thanks for posting.
Great entrance drop... also just a great video. I liked the more behind the scene adds, but also just how well this project turned out. Definitely copying this!
The wood looks absolutely fantastic. I do really appreciate your effort in trying to produce more realistic wood. This method will be my guide from now on.
My only problem is "Hirst-itis." The scale is off by at least a factor of 2. I understand that sometimes too big actually looks good, but the right scale ALWAYS looks good.
Sorry for late comment - maybe this is answered elsewhere but I can't find it. You frequently talk about a 'golden brown' for your new wood painting technique. Your golden brown looks quite a bit more orange'y than the CraftSmart "golden brown" color. Which paint color are you using for this technique?
ever wonder why chip board is called chip board, isn't it just "cereal" box cardboard? I mean I can see a lot of the stuff my mom's putting in the recycle bin and i'm going to sneak in and take it out! hahaha...
I feel kind of handicapped here in the UK. No matter where I look I can't find that soft pink foam that you use so often. I have found some but it's nowhere near as good as what you have. It's frustrating. Great build btw.
LOL, I watched this specifically to see what clever hack you found to make miniature noose. Well at least I do not feel as bad that I cannot make them easily.
To make a noose for miniatures I use a small jig I made with some MDF board and two finishing nails. Just hammer in the nails enough to hold and as far apart as you need the noose and wraps. From here there's two ways of doing it. The first and easiest way for those that aren't good with knots is a simple overhand knot. Make sure that the knot is at the back side of one of the nails, now cut off a length of the twine and wrap in up to 13 times between the two nails and glue the ends to the wrap and cut off any extra from the ends. I use superglue on the end of a toothpick for this so it can slide up and down freely for now. Now loosen the overhand knot so you can take it off the nails. Slide the wrap to the knot or tighten the not till you have the right size loop you need and glue the wrap to the knot. This will stop it from sliding off and it will look like an actual hangman's noose. The second way. Like the first coil the twine between the two nails, only if you know how to make a hangman's noose, and on the back coiling (going back towards the noose loop) and make your 13 wraps and finish as you would for a noose. Once done carefully slide the noose off the nails and feed the tail of the twine through the loop on that end and lightly pull the loop at the other end to tighten the noose not and done. You can adjust the loop to the size you need at this point and use glue, superglue or pva or whatever you prefer to lock it in place. Maybe I should be making videos on how to do all these small detail pieces. Don't have the right camera or much time really to do them though. So I will just give my advice when and where I can I guess.
Yeah, but theres always that one drunk guy in our group who wants to put his finger through the hangman's noose and get it stuck...pulling the gallows halfway off the table.
Ya know my current dragonborn fighter probably could have been ahnged at the gallows for beating the crap out of another dragonborn but i think hed be to tall for most gallows, and maybe too heavy
