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I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now and they're awesome. Thank you for providing so much detail. What do you use for hardening the XPS foam? I think it was sculpting paste with cellulose insulation and drywall. I'm using foam to build a wall but it breaks easily and I'm trying to find some way of toughening it. I also had a go at making a roll mat with caulking. Thanks so much for your videos, they have been a great inspiration and help.
That was an insight into what we term battlefield rubble, as no area is ever dead flat, so even piles of dead soldiers, though smelly over time can be effective and in War there are always casualties.
You editing has really improved over the past couple of videos! I really appreciate the balance you've achieved here of how much footage of each step to include - this is just enough to follow along without wondering how to #drawtherestoftheowl while still keeping the pace of the video relatively snappy
I've made a lot of big buildings for my table, but whenever I put them to play I feel something off, like something is missing. I guess I need more scatter terrain! Great video as always.
Very nice. Some more very useful terrain. Great results for your effort and it's always nice to finish those unfinished projects that just sit around taunting you. 👍
I would actually just use these for a Stalingrad game. Since I play Bolt Action, these kinds of scatter terrain would look great for various bombed out areas of Europe. Great video!
I would love to see a video from you on the playability of terrain pieces and what are common pitfalls that make terrain less fun in games. I hate seeing under-populated boards or terrain pieces that just go to waste (particularly in fantasy games). Conversely I enjoy seeing a decked-out board and terrain that integrates easily into the flow of a game. As a kid I only loved Necromunda just because it was the first game I could get shooters at high elevations.
What a fun journey it is to see you improve your already great videos with each new release. Amazing build, and great changes to the presentation as well!
Good stuff pretty realistic and looks playable. Some things I found useful for building bombed out urban terrain is to actually build the whole building or infrastructure in tact and then cut it up and brake it down. The broken segments can then be used for the ruble, can be orientated to make more terrain, create (textured) ramps and just makes it feel more realistic. Also being deliberate about the destruction adds a lot to it. Big charred craters and bullet holes work great. The gardening wire you used worked great for rebar, you can also use thin copper tubing for piping. Raid your spare parts, you can add insignia, equipment, weapons and body parts from any army to show fighting.
Well made Vid! I like your pace and especially the little factoid/tips you throw in that explain the materials, sources, and rationale for your choices. It’s nice to hear the same concerns that go through my head coming from a fellow crafter when making decisions during the build.
Very very nice 👍 I like how these designs are at once generic yet interesting. That’s a tricky balance. It means no matter what war game you play, they will fit and look good.
I really like this video. Your technique is very creative and thorough. It's definitely an inspiration for me with my first terrain project which I will start in 2022.
This was mostly made from scrap materials. The actual cost of everything put together in such small quantities is very little, but I do have most of it in bulk. Cheers!
This is the most I've learned from a youtube video about wargaming terrain in 11 minutes. The tip (pun not intended) about the pencil erasers itself is awesome. Likewise, sprinkling the tile grout with water to make it flow and harden by itself randomly is great, as is the tip about the acrylic gesso. Lastly, the terrain looks super cool and very useful. Thank you for sharing! One question: which pastels are you using to do weathering with?
I need to set up a booth at some point, just to keep the mess down. In the meantime, the acrylics I spray in my air brush aren't that harmful if they float around for a bit while I paint in my workshop.
So Knarb Green isn't just for pipes!?! Heresy, I say. Heresy! Sweet addition to the library...love the eraser trick, but of course the overall build and presentation as well. Cheers! (And yes to this type of tutorial...or whatever else fits your needs, because so far there hasn't been anything not worth watching)