I can’t believe it’s been 14 years that you’ve been working on it. It may not seem like you’ve accomplished a lot in your own head but rest assured, that to everyone else you’ve done what most of us could never accomplish with your level of detail. You bring a lot of joy to a lot of people. Thank you for everything that you do. Thank you for your wife’s dedication to you and your family. And thank you for your wee daughters who will one day be taking over the channel!!!! My second daughter is due in October, girl dads unite!!!
Just a few things: 1. Epic editing! :D 2. Imperial Palace wouldve probably performed better in terms of views BUT I really like how you established continuity by mentioning your other projects in the beginning. That way, you're still hooking your imperial-palace-audience and keeping the "story" going, even if its shelved for a couple of weeks. I think thats brilliant and hope it works out as intended. 3. Blood for the blood god, comments for the algorithm, milk for the khorneflakes.
I got into warhammer from LOTR monthly magazines, don't play it now as I jumped to 40k. Quality builds like this are enough to get me watching (does help that i still love LOTR) the details, craftsmanship and techniques can easily be transferred over to any war game setting. Keep it up :)
As soon as my check arrives I'll be back on patron. You need that 15k to play with minas tirith!!!! And thanks, I waited for a middle earth video for a while, love the imperial Palace but my heart is in middle earth :)
Thank you Master builder Zorpazorp, your kit bashing and usage of raw construction materials is outstanding.You took those old LOTR GW books, and that was your elementary and high school ,you were not happy ,so you put yourself thru college, just in turn, to become the University of the idea of those books, you sir are an inspiration to all of us who endeavor into anything ME SBG.i will never ever go to your extant ,but i will sure live vicariously with your "MASTERPIECES". I started my journey with Sharku and and the wolves of Isengard (20 years ago), to realise, you can build terrain advantageous to cavalry/flyers/monsters. I been making plans to exploit the rules to create said terrains. I would be sorry for anyone who would dare take me on a fortified terrain i made , if they don't pick the right size they gonna be rolling themselves to death on every drop/ jump/ move on the unforgiving terrain. I bet you anything if you were to employ such methods ,your terrains would become little murder fest thru size and rules. think about Mumakil terrain or Fangorn with such terrain, anything smaller than an Ent would suffer always having to roll to move anywhere. Food for thought . May the force be with you.
That first building with the round tower built onto the side is really indictive of the absolute quality of the builds on this channel, and Lochy only spent like one minute showing us the process before moving onto the next thing. Just incredible work.
Your ability to blend different materials together never ceases to amaze me. You will need to ask someone with a resin printer to upscale you horse and rider, once you start getting details like that done this is going to rock
So glad to see Middle Earth back, I absolutely LOVED this episode - the gatehouse looks fantastic, cannot wait to see more. It'll be an absolute treat to one day see the Minas Tirith board all come together, the work gone in is awe inspiring. Hopefully this video does well also!
No matter what comes through that gate you will stand your ground. In comes zorpazorp with another massive project while working on another massive project.
I feel like when you get to point you’re ready to start having games in the massive board you should do similar to what play on table top does with their 40K in 40mins. Obviously they have all that fancy camera equipment but making 40 min videos of each stage of the war, 40 mins battling in Osgiliath, then 40 mins with a battle in the fields where the Orcs are chasing the Gondorians to their castle. And then 40 mins of fighting at the walls and the first section and then a fight at the heart of the ministereth. An episodic sort of game.
This is a dream come true to finally see the gate house coming together… I remember years ago when you were first starting the outer walls and I can’t believe we are finally here!!!
zorpazorp, you absolute legend, this looks fantastic and im so excited for what you have for us in the future, sending all the support i can from europe
This is gorgeous, I've been watching from the beginning of this build for years, and am so stoked to see your progress. This scene is one of my favorites in the films and its incredible to see it come to life, keep up the good work and I cannot wait for more Middle-earth content!
And just in time for the new big Osgilaith terrain box ^_^ The awe, the scale, the details, the promise of games... I love it. Keep it coming you wonderful man
Davey is an absolute legend, I've been pretty damn lucky with the amount of folks who've helped out in some way on this build, it's been a real collaboration!
Dude I have been a fan of your channel for years. I know that we only get a small glimpse of the hard work you put in. Keep it going and thank you so much for putting out the great content you do.
Seeing your work and how everything comes together is extremely therapeutic. Middle Earth, 40K... doesn't matter, you sir are incredibly skilled and charismatic. I used to have a youtube channel so I know how much work goes into editing alone. I also built a 6x4 modular board a few years back, so I also know how much work that takes (and the mess that comes with it). The amount of effort that goes into the videos that you put out is truly indescribable!
Painting my Bretonnian knights while I watch this. Would love to play a Middle Earth game on this for sure, but all those stone towers and walls look just perfect for an intrepid Bretonnian Duke to hold off a green tide with as well. Keep it up, bro!
Gotta commend your resilience and dedication. The more I watch you the more I would want to chip in to support. Will definitely be joining the patreon to see you keep going.
MAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!! Thats is some SERIOUS building!!!!! I wish I knew a guy with a barn!!!! I'd like to build at this scale but storage is a NIGHTMARE!!!!! Keep living the DREAM Brother!!!!!
Best series on RU-vid, your content has long seemed specifically tailored to me, I love it And can’t wait for the grey havens continuation as well, it’s sick that you got the actual models from the movies
Both the projects you have on at the moment are incredible. So incredible its hard to pick between them. Perhaps do them in trilogies. Three progress reports then switch to the other board. I am totally blown away with these boards, they are jaw droppingly, spectacular.
I don’t usually comment on your videos, but regarding 2:24, I wanted to say that you should not worry too much about the cost of shipping. When you'll be done with your boards, they'll probably bridge the gap between Australia and New-Zealand ^^ Jokes aside, good video as usual (loved the shots and the transitions at the beginning when you're talking to the camera. They really make everything more dynamic)
BATTLE REPORTS!! BATTLE REPORTS!!! Huzzahhhhh. A few cheeky Battle Companies would be cool as well . This LOTR build is fantastic the look and feel of it is brilliant. Can't wait to see it in action
Beyond excited that you're back in Middle Earth for a bit! Been waiting patiently for more ME content and you've not disappointed, wicked progress! I check for a new vid every other day at this point, huge love and respect to you. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. (Mines of Moria??)
Of course I will watch the video regardless of the setting but I will always watch middle earth content over and over again. Love how you are perfecting this hybrid way of crafting.
I loved that vid! .... Btw do you have a time machine or some magical item that can clone you or allow time to stand still.... you manage to do so much in so little time!!! .... I am always amazed at your work and your time management and video editing. Keep going mate, I'll watch every vid you make.
As a HUGE fan of the Lord of the Rings series, MESBG and your channel, it brings me so much joy to see so much progress made in one video towards the Minas Tirith project! My vote is definitely cast for the Lord of the Rings content and I truly hope one day you get the income needed to make your Middle Earth masterpiece come to life in full! The screen accuracy is always such an awesome touch, and I love your attention to detail! Keep it up and so excited to see more Middle Earth content! Absolutely adored seeing the gatehouse and courtyard come to life and something I’ve been so eager to see since your Minas Tirith project began, and WOW you went above and beyond what I could have imagined!
I love watching all tabletop boards, but the most i would love to See star wars legion back Still watch the geonosian fights, love the dice rolling with Red defensiv dice combined with the stunning landscape
That's going to sit so well next to everything else, looking forward to the battle reports. will watch the new one 2morrow while I attempt to put shelob together.......
Wow! Generally a 40k or AOS player, but this has definitely inspired me! May have to start my own board and Lord of the Rings army Good Vid keep up with the top content
ah im so glad that you upload so frequently, its always an upward swing in my mood when i see the new video, this is amazing and i have no idea how you actually manage to keep track of all of your boards and the planning and storage and all of it - but however you do it, please try to keep doing it bc i need to see them all!
Always click on your videos and like within minutes but I’m going to start making an active effort to comment. You make the best wargaming content on YT in my opinion Lachlan. Here’s hoping you can keep going for the foreseeable ❤
