Honestly this kind of thing is a good idea for Apocalypse games. Make a couple of these to bulk out a force, so you don't have to invest in an over-sized force you wont use very often.
@@WylochsArmory Great vid as usual my man. Totally off topic, just found out about Auronautica Imperialis today. I knew nothing of this project. Looks AWESOME to me. Would love to see you do some kind of video on this or hear your thoughts/ideas.
I'm here because this video was just mentioned in the Miscast conversation. Curiously enough, I don't play Warhammer, but this was the video that encouraged me to subscribe. I love the creativity and ingenuity of making something for as close to free.99 as possible.
Bill, I sat there and watched the entire thing with a huge grin on my face. An incredible build, especially considering it's all made from junk. Well done, man... you've inspired me to hit the table this weekend for a junk build.
Here I thought if we got a Titan video it would be an assembly of the 3D printed ones, only to be surprised to see this is scratch-built! Truly stunning how you can take the odds and ends to make such a towering figure. Really goes to show how wide open the hobby can be to many different levels and there can be something for everyone.
This is an excellent build, and shows the heart of what crafting really is. These are things we did as kids to get models we couldn’t afford, and to be able to play a game. You should be very proud of this.
I literally was reading an old GW book that was talking about how their dioramas were scratch built with cheap stuff and extra bits, like an Orc ship's hull being a soda bottle. What the hell happened?
@@adriannaranjo4397 GW said all art work and models featured in their media must represent real models they sell in order to sell more of them. Which completely butchered the universe creativity. Check out paintsplats.blogspot.com it's a blog from one of the best guys of the 80s showing WIP shots of his dioramas and golden demon entries.
Great build. I disagree with you that you are "not particularly imaginative." You have a genius for seeing potential in random bits to use in a build. That takes a lot of imagination and creativity. I especially liked the way you made the chainsword from the granny grating. That was elegant. Anyway, glad to see you break out of your slump in such an imaginative and creative way.
Incredibly creative. The legs in particular are well done. I cannot adequately express how appreciative I am of the contributions you have made to our hobby. Thank you! Keep up the great work, and please do not sell yourself short - you are as creative as anyone else out there and your practicality, consistency, and process orientation make you truly special.
idk if i'd ever make this, but i will freely admit that thanks to you Wylock, I used your guides to make an entire 2k list of Sisters of battle (back when the beta codex came out) and not only took them to my local game store, i led them to victory several times. did so well with them, that another lgs banned me using them at their official tourney. I guess the shame of losing or almost losing to little foam tanks and paper soldiers was too great to risk.
Being a 40k fan from back when GW used to put diy instructions on using a dish soap bottle to make a grav tank, your knight looks great. If your worried about washes and or weathering then just make sure it has a good coat of primer.
Great video, a good way to make a proxy of a expensive unit to let you play test it before spending your cash. The junk box builds are the most rewarding imo as it evolves as you dig through scraps.
@@kelthuzad4634 I have used tins and bottles for terrain and cardboard bases to play test rules before before spending money on a game . Still nothing like a unit or terrain that resembles what it is ment to be.
Hi Wyloch! This kind of zero budget model and terrain making is greatly appreciated by those of us with no money and/or whos nearest gaming/comic store is over 200 miles away. Keep it up please!
A fine piece, I reckon you could take it to the next level & add more to it if you wanted to, using epoxy putty to add purity seals, rust/weathering effects, glue on some rivits (dollar store rhinestones), add more greeble (using cable ties & spare bitz), etc.. Great work, man. Very creative use of materials
Lovely build. Classic back to basics crafting, using good techniques for beginners especially. Entertaining and informative, as always. Thanks for sharing, mate.
That was amazing, Bill. I could never pull it off, lacking even a fragment of your skills, and such a well-stocked bits box. But that was entertaining as heck. Well done!
I gotta say., I am impressed by each and every post I have had a chance to watch. Really impressive ingenuity, imagination, critical thinking/building, just wow. Thanks so much for freely sharing your expertise, creative 'juices ' and you do it in a mellow, friendly and welcoming manner. Thank you.
I've built a half dozen or more scratch built knights over the past year. They are definitely a lot of fun. And I've taken mine to the LGS so many times they are falling apart from heavy use!
Your channel just got posted on my front page, you've gotten yourself a new subscriber sir! Great build, really like the old school warhammer days, building bunkers and ruins from cereal boxes and plastic gubbins!
I've been looking forward to this video since you mentioned working on it; this didn't disappoint! Though I do still wish I had seen this before scratch-building my own knight. Those apple cup shoulder pads are truly genius.
Stellar cobbling together of bits and bobs! Do one of these again for sure! One of the most powerful creative tools is the ability to make do with what’s around. Well done!
Awesome video @wylochcraft, the only video I've attempted was the scratch build Rhino, and turned it into a looted wagon for my Orks. Keep up the great work and thanks
I think it looks great and I am glad to see you made another Warhammer inspired model from cardboard and other things. I hope you will do more of this modeling in the future. Thanks for sharing this, it was a lot of fun watching this build.
I love this - I want to see more of this "Poorhammer" from you. No matter what you think of it, GW's prices are often more than many people can easily afford. As I say; you can agree with it, disagree, be angry, be sanguine - whatever. Not the point I am making here .... the point is; many people (especially when starting out) can't afford. AND! The point of the hobby is just that - "hobby". By that, I mean we want to spend time doing "hobby stuff". Now, for some people certain parts of the hobby are either ignored / not participated in (some people don't play and just collect models, for example) or seen as a chore (some people don't want to paint models but instead just want to play). But for people who LIKE to make models, this "poorhammer" is great - I am sure this model took longer to make than it would be assemble a Knight. So, you get to spend LESS money AND you get to get MORE hobby time for it. This sort of thing should be encouraged .... perhaps not by GW and their shareholders, but I never invested in them so I think this is great :)
I hadn't thought of using sprue bits like that. Gonna put that in the tool kit. Also good to see I'm not the only one who likes greebling the hobby lobby gears on stuff. Such useful little bits. Thanks for the inspiration Wyloch.
I would seal the model with some Matt finish then do the hightlighting. Also a few more bits of cardboard or paper could have added rims and given depth.
I love poorhammer stuff, and would love it if you continued making proxies. I don't have an extra 10k laying around so I can't really afford a lot of 40k stuff, so I love to use proxies for stuff I don't have in home games.
Sweeeeet. Dude, techniques you show in this can be so used for so many other things. My players will so scream in terror when they find that statue is reallymechnotron the giant ancient golem. *Dm cackling intensifies* Edit* for detail work, just grab a bunch of images and convert them into decals in gimp or Photoshop.
This is just amazing. It could be for "lore sake" some back water planets titan made from curde metal or no imperial parts or whatever. Just amazing again man😁👍
This is fantastic stuff! While you're scratch-building mechs, I'd love to see your take on some of the mechs from Battletech, such as an Atlas or a Timber Wolf, or change scales and make terrain for 6mm micro-wargame scale.
I am re-evaluating some of my ways of building... For example, chipboard I've passed over for years, but handled correctly, it is a great material. Greeblies with old toys (and since I have kids, broken toys are common), meaning I should no longer throw them away.
You say "Why do this..." while rolling your eyes, but like, why NOT do this!? It takes me back to when I was a kid, before I even knew what 40k, grimdark future, or any kind of wargaming was. I'd make all kinds of fortresses, tanks and "war machines" out of cardboard, toilet paper tubes, and popsicle sticks, held together with hot glue and duct tape. Then I'd set them up with freinds and we'd pretend they were battling each other! Now I'm sure they looked ridiculous, worse than this by a long shot (didnt help it was a kid making them) but kid me was proud of them, and the whole "making stuff out of cardboard" makes me think of those fun memories. Makes me realize that that creative impulse I've always had, and making my own little toys and figures and imagining the adventures and battles they have is probably why I'm interested in war gaming, like, proper hobby wargaming later now that I'm an adult.
LOL, What a Great Model. Even if it's just for fun cool build none the less. im going ro be making this one at some point, also the proxy dreadnought. ;) I've been crafting stuff lately for my kids and I, just want you to know that I really appreciate this kind of video. Thank You for making our games more affordable and fun!!!
Really nice build. I'd totally be cool taking an army against that! I'm working on building a scratch built set of 40k titans using the same build philosophy.
You have to be careful about mentioning that you get any return from Amazon Affiliates, as they will kick you if they hear about it. Another youtube channel I follow has had this happen to them. The Not-A-Knight is a wonderful bit of work. I'm very impressed.
This was awesome! But why wouldn't you bring it to your local game store? I get why you wouldn't bring it to a game's workshop, but an independent one?
Unless they have drastically changed their policies since I was heavily involved in the hobby , 12+ years now. GW was supportive of full scratch built models, it was just when you start throwing on BITZ from other models/game companies they start getting put off by it.
If you go over to Night Shift's channel, he builds model tanks, he punches out small pieces of metal to make bolts and rivets and stuff. I wanted to rewatch this, read some comments during ad, and someone mentioned rhinestones as rivets and i remembered this technique.
Not bad. Had you used plasticard as opposed to chipboard, you probably could've washed it as well. It never ceases to amaze me how many sci fi shapes seem to come from food containers. Yakult cups make great spaceship engines. If there was only a futuristic equivalent of 9th Age this would be perfect. I prefer games where tournaments don't care if you built your own model, or used some other companies'. It wasn't uncommon in the past for people to have the Rick Priestley deodorant bottle tank. GW seems to have forgotten this.
"I'm not very creative," he says, then proceeds to spend the next 10 minutes of the video using toddler kitchen garbage to craft a lovely model. Then says his awesome gradient paint job is slap-dash. Wylock, you said you hope this inspires people, I hope it inspires you to get back at it!
I remember old gaming magazines would add tutorials for how to make stuff like this. I would absolutely take this to my game store and local games. Anyone that would bitch that it's not the 200$ version, is no one I would want to play with anyway.
