40k terrain that's not gothic ruins or a decaying industrial complex? Nice.

@sweeety969

3 жыл бұрын

It really is a sight for sore eyes.

@Flourikum

3 жыл бұрын

I think the main issue is most home terrain is made with their main miniatures in mind and 9/10 it's imperium related.

@kevinbray3724

3 жыл бұрын

@@Flourikum actually only 5/10 is Imperium, the other 4/10 is Orkish.

@Flourikum

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbray3724 tbf ruins are fun and easy to scratch build.

@ArtJeremiah

3 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

Sharing the early planning stages with us is so helpful. Reviewing source artwork, identifying key points, and incorporating them into a design; we don't see that side of the hobby as much as builds themselves. There's a wealth of great info available on how to build, but less available on the process of figuring out what to build. I really appreciate you sharing that creative planning phase.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked that! Im always unsure which parts people really gravitate to unless i get comments like these. I will refine and expand on this in future videos

YES! FINALLY SOMEONE MAKES ELDAR TERRAIN. BLESSED IS CRAFT FATHER ERIC AND HIS HOLY WORKSHOP

My god. The vision. The execution. The creativity. YES.

@drewadams6667

3 жыл бұрын

Wow , Michaelangelo likes your art , l would print and frame that ! Well if it were me .

So nice to see someone make so this that isn’t Imperial or Ork scenery

@janroodbol5055

3 жыл бұрын

This exactly

Yes, dollar store Eldar. The old ones would be proud.

The eye of terrain terror sees all the terrain goodness!!!

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

You can never have enough raiders pouring forth from the eye of terror! I Love it! Thanks again

This has such a great oldschool 40k vibe. Back in the day GW expected gamers to do this sort of thing a lot more, since plastic terrain kits weren't yet feasible.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

They never told us to stop!

The unpainted glyph with the googly eye freaking killed me!!!

@nekrataali

3 жыл бұрын

Easy way to make this Ork-i-fied is to leave the googly eyes unpainted.

This is an inspired build. I've never seen Eldar buildings done so well. That command center could be used for a lot of pulp scifi or some villain's lair.

You've been BLASTING out the vids lately, and they're all killer! Glad to see some of the more 'verboten' xenos terrain with organic shapes in 2021

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

You think this is blasting? JUST GETTING WARMED UP BEN!!!

@benweinberg3819

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop LOCK N LOAD

@jherazob

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I see myself shiver with antici

@jherazob

3 жыл бұрын

Pation!

Beautiful work. I've always been an Eldar boy, since seeing Jes' concept sketches in 1990 (something I've tried to pass on to my son - we were painting Swooping Hawks and Harlequins this weekend - we now have a new project to aspire to!). Thanks, as always.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I still have PTSD from painting alternate blue and white feathers on a swooping hawk exarch when I was 12 before I knew about thinning paints lol. Happy crafting with your son! Sounds like a blast

@nickharvey7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop cheers! He's also 12; he painted an Exarch on Sunday in exactly the same scheme...though thankfully has my years' worth of chalky-white-paint-scar-tissue to insist he dilute and dilute again!

Really like the discussion before the modeling. A+ content!

@dacedebeer2697

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! The build is awesome, but the talking through the process is pure gold.

Using googly eyes was BRILLIANT. I love the fact that so much of this was from bits and pieces from the Dollar Store. I'm new here so maybe that's what you always do, but I'm really impressed.

I'm not even into Warhammer, but watching these terrain building videos is just so satisfying.

@dartmart9263

3 жыл бұрын

I’m also not a fan of WH, but I’m really enjoying this terrain. Very Barsoom-like.

FIRST

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

NICE!!

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

haha ya big kid =)

@MidwinterMinis

3 жыл бұрын

I'm your number 1 fan

@Genesee.Billiam

3 жыл бұрын

Some kind of hobbyist collusion going on in here... You’re guys channels are great! Thanks for all the content.

Totally thought this was 3d printed in the thumbnail. Looks like a very intimidating scratch build, but your nailed it, sir. You must have been using pringling to help get those organic holes and curves just right.

@dylaren

3 жыл бұрын

Oh damn it's Studson. Two of my fav creators in one spot. If you guys did a collab I think I'd explode.

And they didn’t come up with those styles on their own. This didn’t come from a vacuum. As often happens, they stand on the shoulders of giants. They learned them from Les Edwards and Michael Whelan who were essentially putting into art Ray Bradbury’s detailed descriptions of white towers, spires, etc. in Martian Chronicles. Before that, look at the white towers, domes and minarets sketched and painted by Frazetta for Burrough’s Barsoom novels (the film John Carter did them justice). Before Frazetta’s depictions of alien white towers, domes and other organic spires, there were even earlier German depictions of Martian life, with ancient cities that could have passed for Eldar architecture today.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I just spent a long while going through some of the artists you mentioned in your posts. I had forgotten how much i enjoy les edwards, and i havent seen that much of frazettas barsoom stuff. Very cool!

Thank you Eric! Such a fun suprise to see a notification pop up of a terrain video for my favourite faction!

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! The xenos need more love!!

I love how you know it's not perfect and you're fine with it. We need more of that attitude, because despite the imperfections, the final piece looks great. Creative use of seemingly random plastic shapes, and an enjoyable organic process. Keep it up, Eric.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I wonder if I can take this and do some fantasy elf terrain in similar fashion... going to rummage through my bits-wardrobe. Super original, never seen similar thing so far! :)

Excellent use of imagination and random bit to make a very convincing Eldar structure. If you don’t already have one, I’d recommend you get a jig saw. You’ll be able to cut through mdf and wood with ease.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in my new place! I will have much more room for tools. I'm excited.

What a great way to use all those 'I dont know what that could be' pieces I have laying around. compound curves hmmm...

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Right? All of these pieces are unsuitable for any project I have done yet on this channel. Gotta use the whole buffalo though!

Dude there is hardly any Eldar terrain out there, thank you so much!

Amazing transformation of these bits - Those toy jai-alai ball scoops look like they were custom sculpted just to be Eldar balconies

Brilliant use of the toy Jai alai scoops as curving walls! (PS, I only know about Jai Alai because I saw it on the original Miami Vice)

Eldar terrain is an idea I've been kicking around for a few years now. This is one of the best I've seen. I was considering dish detergent bottles, laundry detergent as well. All the odd shapes. I love the google eyes, that's brilliant. I was going in the direction of caulk- wiped off with a bit of wet sponge ª to fill any gaps.

Couple of things: first this is a fantastic build. Second, the ideas of using epa foam to make the curved glyphs, the spackle to blend the curves, and the gesso to give the flat white surface are all great!. Last, when I saw the thumbnail for the video, I feared we had completely lost you to 3d printing, and that made me sad because your building techniques are so accessible. I'm super happy that they continue to be👍👍👍

I build primarily for 1:18 scale action figure buildings and use a lot of your techniques. You have some brilliant methods to use items that I used to just pass over at a dollar store. Now I go and fill up my cart with every kind of funnel and frizbee and weird summer toy as I can see how they can be incorporated into my city terrain. Love your channel. Great work!!!

Kinda sad that you painted over the googly eyes! just imagine googly eyes all over eldar stuff! Great project!

Going to show my age to all the Brits here....could you imagine Blue Peter with dollar store access? Very creative and love seeing the concept, thought process and parts selection at the start....another brilliant build.

this is one of your most ambitious works yet, the fact that it came out looking so crisp is nothing short of amazing!

That's a great piece of terrain; in fact, it is freakin' phenomenal. I now imagine the all Eldar armour, vehicles and buildings as being covered in Googly-Eyes. 20:37 Terminators versus Guardians? I don't think those Eldar Warriors have quite thought this thing through enough. "Run Away! Fleee!!!"

@OreoPriest

3 жыл бұрын

The citizen militia are probably valliantly holding them in place while the terminators get torn apart by Smite and Executioner from the seers above!

I leave a comment to please the machine spirit. May the algorithm shine upon thee, sir.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Happy noises in binaric

Eldar were my first entry into the warhammer hobby. I'm an avid terrain builder but alas each time I've sat down to try and make some accompanying Eldar terrain I wind up scrapping it in disappointment. Seeing your awesome build has me contemplating another attempt. The googly-eye spirit stones are an inspired idea. Thank you.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it! With google eyes you can hardly lose

I love the smooth curves of the sanded pink foam! - especially those egg-shaped spaces that look like the blobs that come out of a lava lamp. The smooth curves and tall towers are perfect. The jewels are brilliant. I also appreciate the pep talks, that we should not beat ourselves up striving for perfection - so wise and so encouraging! A-crafting we shall go....

Wow you molded that thing with masterful psychic sculpting abilities

This really gives me a retro vibe - reminds me of the elder terrain you'd see in white dwarf when I was a kid.

Craftworld architecture always reminded me of the Ayleids from the elder scrolls. There's clear inspiration taken from that original artwork and I love to see how they relate.

Totally awesome. Clean futuristic lines that look as though they have been grown more than built. At last a good use for googly eyes where you cant see what they are. All the best, stay safe.

The explanation of where you got your inspiration and sourced your materials was super helpful. Putting the Craft into Craftworlds, great video!

AYYY it's the sci-fi terrain I've been waiting for. It must have been a nightmare to make those clean lines. I'm light years away from that level of skill, but I will say, when I build it I think I'll put lights inside. Amazing work dude.

@tataritrades6992

3 жыл бұрын

Btw ur dollar store ripped or something saw the beginning slip at 3:30 and the water gun section was bigger than my dollar stores entire toy section lmao

So cool! I recognized the ball catcher instantly! I think I'm getting the hang of this?

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Goood....gooooood....Soon you will see everything as potential terrain like when Neo starts seeing everything as code at the end of the Matrix

@LittleHillsTabletop

3 жыл бұрын

"Whoa"-Neo, "Yes, my Master. What is thy bidding?"-Count Dooku Your "Goods" sounded like Palpatine in my head!

Im watching this and 3 year old daughter makes a base just like this for her paw patrol toys. You inspiring future generations.

I’m a barely legal straight male but if I wasn’t I’d definetly have fallen in love with you I really like this and you just... sound and look as smooth as this build man. Well done!

Mate this turned out so well! Awesome work

I am very fluent in Eldar runes.... what did you say about my mom?!?! Awesome build!

Hey Eric, please make the final cinematic shots longer (in all new builds, not just this one)! I dig them sooo much, especially the ones taken from the model eyes' perspectives. Currently, I have to rewatch the last 2 minutes a couple times to feed my eyes properly :p

You're a madman. What a triumph.

The Shrine loves the tips and tricks you give to all of us!

Wraithbone Spackle is my next goth punk band. Plus I will never look at Googly eyes the same again.

What an absolutely incredible build ! I would absolutely love to see you revisit it one day and experiment with the H.R.GIGER-styled Bone aesthetic that the Eldar used to have. I think that could be an amazing challenge to create if you feel up to the task.

That gesso was the perfect element to achieve the right wraithbone texture. Great piece of terrain. Also very refreshing to see you approaching non-imperial/gorkamorka terrain.

Amazing build! Pointy ears need more love

I know this is an older video but I've watched it many times and LOVE what you did here, Eric! I am delving into bringing back some of the old Eldar looks and this is exactly what I want to do so my own Eldar can feel at home! Great work and I love how you walk us through your process- even when it's an OOPS!

Terrific seeing you get out of your normal comfort zone! And your normal comfort zone is also terrific too. Inspiring! Thanks, as always, for sharing.

I really appreciate the section at the beginning about how you looked at the design elements. I do 3d modeling for my terrain, and information like this really helps me improve my own art/skill of making terrain. I did some Eldar inspired stuff a bit ago, and struggled with nailing down the design aesthetic. This was a big help, and my next batch will be better!

Gotta say Eric you always deliver an excellent build but you knocked it out of the park with this one. Organic clean lines is definitely not for the feint hearted scratchbuilder and like others I thought it was going to be a 3D printed build so I was super chuffed to find that it wasn’t... I am inspired as always 👍

It's tough to say what's the most impressive about this build, but those jewels look pretty damn incredible.

Really interesting. Among all the dirty, rusty industrial terrain, this is really a fresh breath of air. So nice that you went for a challenging build.

So I spent years dreaming of Eldar terrain then you come along. Imma go ahead and build you a shrine this is just... Im speechless.

Wow dude, very creative and impressive. It's obvious how much work you put into this! I'd love to see you try to make a scene from the dark Eldar city of Commorragh! All those spires and stuff would be cool as hell

The craftworld sings to me and I respond in kind! Beautiful piece, Eldar shapes are just a nightmare to manufacture and you eyeballed it anyway. Incredible job, love the result.

Awesome, very inspiring. Good to see that some have gotten passed the middle ages when it comes to architecture. Thanks.

Not sure what I love more, the fascinating discussion or the epic build!

I don't think I've seen anybody do Eldar terrain before, and what a shame because this was freakin awesome! Love the contrast from the rest of the grim dark universe that the eldar can bring. Would love to see more eldar builds!

I’ve been watching this channel and other fantasy builds for a long time. I have in my head a plan to recreate the town of Solitude from Skyrim. I’ve been binge watching recently because I have just been diagnosed with Covid pneumonia. I’m doing really good now but it’s time to try my hand at all this and stop talking about it. I really like how you describe everything and having an artistic background it would make an awesome first project Everything will be modular and hopefully have that look. You are really amazing and I love whatever you do. nothing is the wrong way. It works out in the end.

As an old Eldar player, I really love this. Great job!!!

I wasn't fully convinced with the plain white paint job until it all came together with the scenery shots. Its ties SO WELL with your Biel-tan color scheme

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i should talk more about composing scenes with colours. Each piece doesn’t have to necessarily be balanced and interesting with colour if the whole scene complements itself

so smooth and clean.

Fantastic build. So fun to see this kind of old-school, creative xeno terrain.

Never, until now, have I thought Eldar are cool. This is awesome! Well done!

This is amazing! great work!

Wonderful! Great work!

As an eldar player, you are a star... cheers

After encountering many videos of grimdark terrain featuring ruins/industrial complexes/dungeons, this is a breath of fresh air. Well done, it looks really good!:D

Most impressive, it definitely makes me reassess my view of the Eldar as being mere fighting hairdressers in space. Great build, and I'm super jelly of your dollar store. I mean, compared to my local ones, you got a 2 dollar store. Cheers!

This build is fantastic!!

This looks absolutely bomb!

Eldar love is coming, I feel it in the winds of magic.

Amazing Work!!! beautiful Video!!!

Holy moly this takes me back to being a kid and seeing all the sweet set ups in the classic hobby town. Oldhammer just hits different, man.

That turned out great. Love the observation deck.

Awesome build man!

It looks positively 80s pulp and i LOVE THAT!

Holy cow, that looks amazing! inspired!

well done, been looking for this for ages..

Incredible! Fantastic looking build

This is absolutely beautiful!!

FANTASTIC WORK👍

Great build!

I'm honestly extremely impressed with how such a "wing-it" approach to this project resulted in such a fantastic-looking build. It gives me a lot of confidence for my own Eldar terrain ideas. Thanks for another great video, and more cool ideas. Looks great!!

My fave Faction... great stuff !

This was a GREAT video!!! That turned out so good!

I'm painting up an Eldar army and been wanting to build some terrain for them. And here you are to save the day!

nailed it eric! totally eldar

Looks fantastic the balcony you added closer to the end really adds alot to the over all esthetic

Amazing in concept & execution!

This looks fantastic mate! It's amazing what one can do with simple cheap toys. I love going to my local cheap store to buy toys to convert into terrain pieces. My wife always thinks it's hilarious to see both me and my youngest son standing in the toy section :-D. It has gone so far that my children (especially the two oldest) bringing me their toys from when they were little, asking me if i can use it for something :-) even my wife never throws empty jars or canisters or whatever away before asking me if i can use it to build something.

this is rilly cool , i think it is awesome the way you analyze your references .