Making the ULTIMATE 40k ruins - 3d printing + scratch building terrain! 

Lol, I have the exact same stuff on the way from anycubic. :-D

I've been on the lookout for lots of gargoyles recently too. It almost feels like you're inside my head! Great looking ruins Eric!

You should totally combine this with your walls and have a city siege

People who get the distinction between grotesque and gargoyle will always get a like from me

The Cable Tie on the side is unironically a game changer never thought or saw that in my life

Love the results, just don't get too attached to the printer... You're an important figure in the Court of the Scratchbuilder's League of Extraordinary Personalities

Be careful with that gorilla glue buddy!!! Also WOW... this really is awesome, the old and the new work together so dang well. :-)

A cool detail to add color would be a few shards of dirty stained glass shards sticking out or in the rubble at the base

This is exactly how I see the real benefit to 3D printing. Sure you can just print minis to paint. But the options for digital kitbashing make your ability to go anywhere with your ideas so much easier. Great to see someone on RU-vid embracing printing this way!

Nice tip on the zip ties to hide the foam core.

This has to be my favorite build yet. The 3d printed elements knock this thing out of the park!

"I don't want it to be a snagging hazard" says the man about a building with a bajillion gargoyles/grotesques ;P

Excellent blend of resources! I have a pile of windows but had not even thought of attempting gargoyles. Awesome!

That marble floor method blew my mind. It looks so good!

This is how I end up making a giant tables worth of city ruins. Such a cool idea mixing the different techniques together rather than falling into the old grudge match. Really great edit too!

16:33 that marble floor looks amazing! It gives a real suggestion of opulence that matches the detailed exterior.

For rubble I’ve found plaster of Paris poured into a flat container then broken with a hammer or dropped onto a concrete floor (just sweep up after) make for great and cheap (as well as realistic for that matter) rubble for buildings. You can mix in some grey craft paint (I suggest a light grey) before it cures for a realistic look (also includes its own dust!)

This is undoubtedly the best homemade "sci-fi ruined building" tutorial out there. There are a LOT of different videos that talk about making ruined buildings out of foam core, but I found that the end product of nearly all of those videos look exactly the same. I'm sure that those conventional buildings serve their purpose on the gaming table, but none of those videos wound up making a building which didn't look distinctly "home made out of basic craft materials," and I suppose that's to be expected when everyone out there is using similar materials and techniques to achieve their goals. I understand that 3D printing is still a luxury for many hobbyists, and that the inclusion of this technology might be prohibitive for many. However, you've demonstrated that the sparing inclusion of certain details like windows, corbels and statues elevate that same basic scratch-built structure used in so many previous crafting tutorials into a totally different result, a that result is exponentially more impressive than using basic crafting materials alone. As the owner of a resin 3D printer, it always irked me that I can print incredible miniatures, but the larger terrain files that come in so many of my monthly subscriptions wind up collecting dust on my hard drive due to how prohibitively expensive it would be to print larger structures in resin. This video proves that you don't need to print the whole thing to make an incredible terrain piece, and you can save your resin just for the interesting details while still building the majority of the structure with basic crafting techniques. This is the tutorial, and inspiration, I was looking for.

Oh man I LOVE the marble floor technique, I have got to try it out sometime myself

I think 2021 is the zenith of creativity it's like the 1980's all over again. All you guys are really bringing it hard this year so far.

I like that you got the use of Gargoyle and Grotesque correct. Most people just call them all Gargoyles.

"PC Load Letter, what the fuck does that mean?" Ah, the office space reference gave me a chuckle, such an underrated classic

That marble floor is really cool. Mmmmm... corbels.

Brother, that tile is incredible!

I love the fact that you called it a grotesque and not a gargoyle because you are right it's a grotesque. No water, drain, etc...

The marble technique was great

Construction adhesive... Finally someone who appreciates the stuff as much as I do! Sticks, fills gaps and you can even sculpt with it to a certain degree!

I know I'm late to the party, but I just had to comment on this vid. That's some ace modelling right there!

Watching your videos and skills grow is a joy, learning alot on the way too.

This is a great example of how to incorporate 3d printing into scratch built terrain. Thanks for sharing!

I loved how multi level was this piece and how every little detail is amazing!

If you want chipped / broken pieces in future, maybe try and break them *before* putting them in the curing oven? As far as I know, the resin should be softer at this stage and more easily breakable. Another idea would be: make a mold from your resin piece (as someone else suggested) but pour plaster in there instead of resin. That should be easily breakable. Awesome build btw!

Amazing. Ive started to make terrain after binge watching your videos. I have a 3D printer, I didnt even think I could do this with it. And it fits so well with my Night Lords army theme! Amazing!!

17:21 you can really feel the tension building! Eric really knows how to make a crafting video exciting!

If you have any left over marble tiles you could use them to make loose or broken tiles in the ruble. Great build.

The tiles are awesome. Keep the builds coming Eric. Loving it!

Great job. You make this seem so effortless. I love the fearless creativity you have when doing your builds.

That bag trick... gonna steal that one. THANKS!

Enjoying the humour. You've definitely upped your funny guy game.

This is exactly why I want a 3D printer for my own hobby crafts.

I Just got this exact pair, 3 days in and I am LOVING IT!!

love the ziptie idea on the side of the roof!

Dude, you're builds are so good! I'm always entertained, educated and inspired when I watch your vids. Cheers!!!

Great looking build! I really like the integration of the 3d printed parts into scratch-build frameworks, I think it represents and excellent opportunity to get a lot of fast value from both methods, identical corbels would be a nightmare to make by hand, and flat walls take forever and are expensive and wasteful to print. Really interested to see how this ties into your building methods going forward, keep up the great work!

I've been doing this for awhile (print details and add them to foam or other basic structures) and I love it. Super excited to see if you keep going with this method and what you do!

Those marble tiles! That rebar! I love this construction. (Of course, I would have left it pink and green, but to each his own.) Congrats on a fantastic video!

The 'kitbashing' grotesques in ChiTuBox and MeshMixer looked really fun

Outstanding work on this building! This was a great tutorial with some really neat ideas. Thanks for sharing this.

I really appreciate your videos man, they really bring me so much happiness even when I feel the worst

3d Printing opens up so many possibilities for your builds excited to see what you come up with!

Wow this is on a level above stuff you have done previously; just goes to show that if you use the tool of 3D printing well, it enables you to really strut your stuff as an artist!

Bonus points for best marble i've seen done in minutes!

This looks amazing!!!! I really like this technique of 3D printed details to easily boost the look. Also that marble dude...that marble 😍

Absolutely awesome. Just fantastic from start to finish. Great details, commentary, tips, and camera work. This was inspirational, and it was timely, given that I'm 3D printing greebles and converting a pile of collected junk into 40k terrain currently.

That tile design is exactly what I needed to finish this towering, gothic skyscraper I've left unfinished for the last 6 months! I didn't know what to do with the floors... Time to paint some marble!

Great video. Really clever way to incorporate 3d printing and scratch building and very well executed.

What a nice vid. I like you com,posited the pieces, both with each other to create a cohesive addition, but then also with hand-crafted parts, to form the entire build. Really well done. It almost makes me willing to get one, just for fiddly bits, such as windows. Almost

I like everything but the Gargoyles. Depends on the durability. However the mix of 3d printing and foamcore/windows/sides are 10/10. Great work with the weathering and exposed floor

Another awesome build, great work as usual Eric!

Awesome piece of work, Eric. Hats off to you!

Love this I have the same printer plus 4 cr10’s and I have stocked up on windows ,doors,fences and gates I don’t know what I would have done without the resin printer it has changed my game big time.

I think this is the way forward. You can knock out spectacular terrain in short time. Thanks for the inspiration.

Ooooh love the idea of zip ties as easy peasy texture to cover the foamcore edges! Genius!

Awesome looking building. And I also learned something that can be transferred to miniature basing with the marble floor. So extra thanks for that :-)

I swear, anycubic sends 3d printers to all of the terrain crafters. It's like they have a spreadsheet tracking you guys and gals subs and once a certain # is hit, in the post it goes.

Thats a whole next level. Looks awesome. Good techniques and your video format rocks.

Looks amazing. I'd skip the rebar unless you can make it out of plastic. It's a good way to catch sleeves and accidentally scrap models.

What a soothing build. Fantastic work.

Out standing job there. I bet with a bit of design work you could print out the broken pieces of the gargoyles and grotesques right from the get go.

That is some fantastic tile. Always impressed with your methods, man.

3D printing opens up quick options for highly detailed builds. The downside is they don't need the same kind of ingenuity to use, so use them sparingly or make sure you maintain your traditional hand-crafting skills and ingenuity for by specifically taking on challenging projects and NOT using the 3d printer. I loved the tiles you made, by the way. Excellent!

Great mix of 3D printing and traditional crafting! Most people would've made the entire project out of 3D printing. Im glad you showed that by combining the two makes for an awesome effect! My wife is going to hate me for wanting one now. I will blame you 100% for showing how good the end results are! Plus now the prices are dropping on reliable machines!

Absolutely amazing as always!

Awesome! Really Awesome! I wan't to see more of this Ruins.

Ah man, with the amount of viable Night Lord proxies out there you're gonna love printing. And damn that's some amazing scenery! 👍

That marble paint job was the star of the show!

This looks great! 👍🏻 well done Eric on a great build!

Looks amazing! best ruins Ive seen!

Make scatter pieces of rubble piles that you can use to surround the building or fill the floors with to make it impassible terrain

The speed of just being able to bash things together as you go along is a really spectacular pitch for using that construction adhesive haha. It seems to be about as fast as using hot glue but whenever I'm building something I often rather reach for the PVA or tacky glue just because I can't stand the little wisps of hot glue getting everywhere or how much it stinks up the place.

I love you for knowing the difference between grotesques and gargoyles. Thank you for that.

Just beautiful, truly an amazing build man!

Nice Office Space reference. Great looking build.

This is absolutely epic! As a newbie in terrain building you inspire me a lot :)

Awesome looking building man! Would love to see your take on buildings like this with more life put into the interior of the building. Always we see these ruined L shaped buildings, but rarely anything to suggest the purpose of the building, like with remnants of furniture in the rubble or other needed elements for habitation or whatever, like waterpipes and other utilities

Nailed it, looks great. I'm hoping to pick up a printer soon so I can start doing similar styled builds.

Y’all ever just snap out of an anxiety attack when I see a new terrain video from Eric

Omg this is epic. Great work dude, soo much inspiration! Love your vids!

jeez. possibly one of the most detailed WH40k buildings I've ever seen lol very nice!

Awesome video mate!! Really like the way you incorporated 3D printed elements into the build😍😍😍 Will try to do something like that on my new Mordheim board😉

Absolutely brilliant! What an interesting and informative video!

Stunning build!

I'd recommend trying Lychee slicer, it's also free and I've found it to be more stable with better features than Chitubox. Great vid!

just started using my elegoo mars for this same sort of thing for my necromunda board, printing greeblie details to detail structures and the mortalis walls, as well as digibashing a floor tile "stamp", as my plan is to use eva foam floor tiles for the base board, heating it in sections and using the stamp to emboss the tiles into the floor Absolutely awesome video man, alway inspiring watching your channel :)

Epic looks on this one!

Love the office quote! Keep up the good work man!

Looks incredible!

very cool man! welcome to the 3D scene! ill be using these techniques

Another fantastic build, Eric!

Outstanding! You have leaped foward! Need a companion video to expand your ZM video. Detail it up!