Man, repainting was a good call. Totally worth it!

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Right? Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and go back a step

@benoitlefeubvre6845

3 жыл бұрын

I agreee looked much better after

@crenshawsMOMA

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop happy ORkToBer

Thanks for showing and discussing your mistakes instead of just editing them out. It's important to let new and even veteran people what DIDN'T work as much as what does work.

@themidwesternboi9399

Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree when I first started in the hobby I almost got turned off because I made so many mistakes compared to the videos I had seen the edited all of them out

As a former supervisor once told me "Don't get bloody, cut towards your buddy."

I love the pacing in your videos, most people would spend 20 minutes on a single rock, and you fit an entire battlefield into a 17 minute video!

@Z00111111

3 жыл бұрын

I'm finding them great for ideas. There's always specific videos for any techniques that need more detail.

Love the shout out to Mel. He's has had a rough year. He's still recovering from being really sick

@petras8385

3 жыл бұрын

Röda nördar! 👍

OOWWWWWEEEEE aaaaahhhh ahahhhhhhhh

@datheavyguyiguess5754

3 жыл бұрын

monkey noises

@yankeejones9596

3 жыл бұрын

are you okay?

YES

I’ve spent years playing miniature games but never really spent a ton of time on terrain; you’ve definitely inspired me to crank my game in that department and add to the realism of my games. Love your work brother.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Terrain makes every mini in your collection look better! Its great fun too

@earlgrey2130

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's a sad state of affairs that people paint insanely beautiful models nowadays, but play on a generic battlemat with a few pieces of generic terrain that does nothing but block line of sight. Which is ironic, since the paintjob on your models may look cool, but the models are only a small percentage of the table. Most of what you see is terrain. So it has a much bigger impact on immersion and the visuals. And more importantly: The terrain is what shapes and defines the gameplay too! The game is so much more fun if you have multiple levels to fight on, makes you use all the movement rules, gives varying cover, has interesting lines of fire, forces or restricts movement.. Imagine a video game where the player models are beautifully textured, but the levels are just a big empty room with a few boxes or walls. Nobody would play that. The levels are what makes or breaks gameplay. I never understood why terrain isn't the #1 focus of the warhammer hobby.

Wow. That part where you cut hundreds of slices horizontally into the XPS and then chipped off the pieces was brilliant. I had not seen that technique for making rock face before, I'm so stealing that, man, hahah. Usually it's just the "cut a v shape and pull a chunk out" bit with the XPS rocks but this one's a real eye-opener with the low-effort and great results. Great terrain, too. I hope you're getting some Gorkamorka action on that, too

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Im pretty proud of that technique. It really hides the layers between the foam too

@Digitalfiendscom

3 жыл бұрын

​@@EricsHobbyWorkshop 100% agree! Those are some of the best foam rock formations I've seen on KZread (or even from manufacturers like Gamemat.eu or Gale Force 9). Thanks for showing that great technique for making them (excluding the tribute to Khorne). I was thinking of trying to make some myself instead of buying some and now, after finding this video, I'm convinced DYI is the way to go. :)

This terrain is great, so many track options for a tabletop Boonta Eve Classic. I love that arch especially, little Annie needs to watch out passing Sebulba through there.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

yippee!!

8:19 Ripping and tearing you say? kzread.info/dash/bejne/rI6ByZurqci9f9o.html

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Well damn, that rocked

@913buz

3 жыл бұрын

Doom eternal is definitely the miniature maniacs favourite game

@xX_wiLLiam_Xx

2 жыл бұрын

**loads shotgun with malicious intent**

@tykale

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mXycsdBrmNHXnaw.html

The image of troops and tanks struggling through loose sand is so nice

ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐʸ ⁱᶜᵉ ᵗʰᵉᵐᵉᵈ ᶜʰᵃᵒˢ *What a good time to build a desert*

You're the man Eric. And thanks for shouting out Mel, he deserves all the love. Keep killing it.

9:04 Me audibly hissing and empathetically clutching my hand. XD I swear I am thinking about getting a chainmail glove for the hobby.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

The worst part is that i have a cut resistant glove somewhere, i just don’t know where it is

@thatonephilguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Isn't that always the case? XD

Shrine of chaos yaay

@hacknslash318

3 жыл бұрын

Chaos bombshell from the Squid himself!

I loved that you talked about real world lighting versus miniature lighting and how it affects the way we see color. Well put!

You are one of the greatest youtubers (i don't even play GW games anymore, but I love your content)

Awesome work Eric. Glad you found the battlemat video somewhat helpful, and thank you for the mention mate. I'm looking at doing a 40k mat myself soon so it was great to see how you went about it. Those rocks you did are just awesome, I will have to try some of those for my SW Legions battle mat when I get there. Thanks again.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your tutorial was a big help. Glad to do it

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I couldn't help but let out a 'Noooo!' when I saw you ended up having half as much caulking mix as you needed, when I had twice as much as I needed when I did mine, between the two of us hopefully someone gets it right eventually.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

RFDHobby haha I saw how much excess you scraped off and was like “oh this should be plenty”. Didn’t take into account how large the mat was.

2:40 after you were done mixing, my first thought? Me: Dang... I haven’t had a Peanut butter sandwich in a year... I need one.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does look that way on video! Was a bit pinker in person

@jeremiahbachmann3901

3 жыл бұрын

My first thought was "Why is that bowl so small?".

@lexj4747

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder. I'm gonna go make one

@crazy4bricksthebrickbrothe722

3 жыл бұрын

Is it bad that I thought it looked tasty?

Great build - I particularly like the way you did the deep cuts for the sedimentary layers. Most people seem to shape first, and then basically scratch the surface, so they don't get that layered shape. Really nice.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Cornelius Perkins thanks! Thats an innovation i am pretty proud of :)

At first I was like repainting won't make that much of a change. Damn I was wrong, soo wrong. I might try my hand at this, always loved the desert and dry arid places in games/movies, last year I got to go into the middle of Australia, might use those photos for a guide.

I hate sand, but I love this! Not to be pedantic, but Count Dooku sliced off Anakin's RIGHT hand, so I'll give the Olfa slip into your left hand a 9/10. Glad you weren't seriously injured!

21 seconds after upload and i can tell it's going to be good!

Like for Diggas in the intro :D Ive also done a caulking mat, spread on caulk one tube at a time then sand before it dried, i think i used 4 tubes for my 6x4. Painted with a watered down mix of a dark brown acrylic crafts paint and PVA. Then drybrushed with a reddish brown, yellow ochre and a lighter gray. Applied a "wash" of black/brown and PVA. Then applied multiple layers of watered down PVA to make absolutely sure no sand will come off and to protect the paint. Mixing it all in like you did is probably more durable and with paint inside the caulk i think any cracks would be near invisible, i test bent a corner on mine and while it did get a bright crack it isnt visible when the mat is laying flat. Also did some stone arches and standing stones but i built a hot wire cutter for shaping them, in the end i think the surface texture you got using a knife looks better than the ones i did. Amazing work!

just watched a bunch of your videos. you are killin it! keep it up!

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Max!

This is exactly how I imagined the board I've always dreamt of making would look! I'm jello of your determination and accomplishments. Just a few years though and my kids will be old enough for me to direct in making all of my dream tables become realities. Fantastic video.

I think this is the best video you've ever done! Great job! I love that you started with the battlemat and carried the theme through all the terrain you made for it. Maybe do a forest set, then a snow, plains, etc... You are quickly becoming my favorite channel sir.

I had watched the videos you mentioned in the last few weeks & have been wanting to try this technique myself. I like the way you did the terrain. The raised sections to represent difficult terrain is a great idea.

Absolutely epic low level photography at the end. It makes it look so real. I could not help thinking this would make a great Geonosis board for Starwars Legion. All the best.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

It sure would! Thanks rhino

Finally got to watch the video! So not totally "fresh" but still new, lol. I continue to be amazed at your builds. Love watching you put them together and their transformation into awesome terrain is so cool. Man, those rocky outcrops turned out EPIC! I just happen to have watched that RFD Hobbies video the other day as well. Man, I need to make me a battle mat! Love the funny commentary as usual. The slasher bleating sheep part made me laugh out loud, lol! Keep up the great work! Love watching these videos, and very inspiring for me to make some stuff for myself!

This is a great build mate, I enjoyed the real talk and how you over came the issues you had. Keep moving forward is key!

I love those canyon views. Just incredible!

This user friendly tutorial insprireded me to finally build my own long procrastinated project of a desert battlemat, and I have started work on some rocky outcrops and dunal drifts. Nice one bruvvah!

Amazing set! you are honestly one of my biggest inspirations for starting to build my own terrain

Great terrain. Thanks for explaining it and your process of putting it together.

Beautiful work here mate. It's perfectly timed for me. I started a desert board a while back, and the board part is nearly done. The XPS foam is stockpiled, and the months spent looking for my wire brushes has paid off. But you've got me rethinking the colour of my board, and definitely set the idea of basecoating my rocks super dark. Thanks.

Dude. I'm impressed. This is such a great video for several reasons (your wit and humor, the glamour shots, the snappy music ;-), but mainly because you're effing fearless to jump right in and try shit. At first, I was like: oh, that's sketchy. I saw the dirty sidewalk that you used as your work surface, the casual flip flop attire, and the slap-dash combination of caulk, paint, and sand for your base mixture. Although the three trips to Home Depot were funny (and it's happened to everyone), you eventually got your battle mat right on the money! I saw RFD's video a couple weeks ago and was impressed, and yours turned out great too. But the video was made even better by your XPS terrain. I liked the way your structures turned out, but I was like: meh, the paint job looks okay. And then you said eff it and black-bombed over all your work and started over. The re-paint was awesome. The dark base with lighter overbrush and lighter drybrush turned out fantastic. It truly inspires me to go into my garage and drag out my XPS pieces in the corner and make some desert terrain! Thanks for always making great content that is useful and fun to watch. I also appreciate your polysyllabic soliloquys! It's obvious you're a smart dude, too. Top notch, mate. Cheers, --Bo in Sacramento

That is a very impressive battlemat and terrain! You give a lot of good advice on building and painting and you tell about the things you would have done differently which helps everyone. Thanks for sharing this very helpful tutorial as I learned a lot from it.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the inspiration. Love the channel and stumbled across it while doing research for a terrain build for Adepticon this year. The horizontal cut and chip method is brilliant. Just missed you on Sunday, saw you by the bar and meant to thank you in person but before I could you had headed out. Hope you had a good Adepticon!

So glad I rewatched this.. Definitely making a mat (I've so many 2 x 4 sheets of foam made into boards, with all the decoration...and storage is hell. What fantastic guide, thank you Eric

Great video, huge help. I'm just sitting down to do some desert terrain now, so happy I found this tutorial 👍🏻

You've outdone yourself. The build, the paint job. Excellent work!

This looks so epic! Love all the boulders and standing stones! The battle mat is superb as well! Also, I nominate you for the "I am a Wargamer" challenge!

Excellent video, have to agree the repaint was spot on great stuff keep em coming!

These same videos inspired me to do my own battlemats and terrain. Black magic craft turned me onto a mix of caulk, paint, pva and sand to texture terrain as well and it makes some durable stuff. Well done! Great video, and thanks for showing this!

I love this build! Probably the best sedimentary rock texture I've seen anyone achieve using foam.

This truned out great! I love your videos, you give me so many ideas. Thinks for sharing your ideas, an talent with us all.. stay safe

That sir is beautiful! I hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed watching the build.

I watched this years ago and I’m rewatching it in 2021

Wow! This project looks amazing! I am definitely inspired.

I have to say only just found your channel the other week, I have watched loads of terrain tutorials these are the best rock formations I have seen ever. Great work

.........stooopid varus!!! I want to play 40k....... this is a sick guide. I like how he takes weight and storeabilty into account. And how modular all that is while looking pretty great. Awesome vid dude!

The repainting of the rocks was really transformative, from looking artifical and bland colourwise to looking like the real deal. totally worth it, amazing job.

Awesome! It looks great since you repainted it!

This is inspired build! I can't wait to try some of these techniques.

caulk and dropcloth.... GENIUS!!!

I really appreciate that you show your mistakes and thought process while keeping the video going, really helps when trying it myself

You just inspired me to make my first piece of terrain. Very good tutorial! Thank you!!

This is awesome. I don't have any terrain as I play at venues that provide it but I really want to make my own and remembered your channel and low and behold desert terrain is exactly what I wanted to do! Thanks

Really cool stuff. I remember the first time I went into a game store in middle school and they had a desert table with similar dune styled terrain. Thanks for your tutorial, it was nostalgic (for me) and very well done. I'm excited to have a shot at this for myself!

I generally love your videos and you are one of the very very few channels, I really enjoy watching the entire video without skipping it. But every time you display your arranged terrain in the last section of your video I am like: "O-O suuuuuuuuper coooool!!!" You do a very good job without being too fancy and accurate with everything. The best reason to watch your videos is, that you show how a regular guy can build beautiful terrains with just basic stuff from the hardware store.

Looks absolutely amazing!

Quite an inspiration for my planned NW Frontier set up! Thank you.

Absolutely amazing - great tutorial and outcome

Shows just how big the fort is! Awesome as always

Good video, great work. stoked to see what you'll upload next

Dry brushing still seems like magic to me. Those repainted mountains/cliffs look absolutely fantastic!

Reallt love going back over your older videos. Awrsome work.

Excellent rocks and dry brushing!

That was fantastic Eric, very informative. Thank you for a great video.

oh yeah... haven't been watching terrain tutor for a while, last i remember hearing of him was that he's battling cancer. i hope he's okay.

@newfenrisrailroad621

3 жыл бұрын

SpacetouristGaston he’s doing well and recovering well. Also he’s been working on his kick starter book and that’s part of the time off of video posts

Really well done. The cutting of the rocks looks so great after its painted up.

WOW, you put a lot of work into that! It came out just gorgeous! Great video. Someone else commented that they liked the pacing of your video, I did too. I also appreciated the safety tip and the tip about having reference photos. I find it is good when working on a project to at least have some idea of what you want in the end, and a reference photo helps that. Great, great job on the re-paint also. Thanks for the video.

Nice!!! Looks fantastic - great build!

Amazing stuff. The mat came out so good. Hope it's durable enough to last a while. The rocks were great too. the colours were a great choice at the end and those photos look fantastic.

amazing work! Thanks for sharing! Keep the great work!

♥️♥️♥️ A pleasure to watch. Thanks for the video!

Great video dude! The repainting on the rocks really dialed them up.

Your channel has come a long way since i last watched one of your videos. Keep up the great progress.

Came out so good Eric. When you tried out the mat near the end, you unfolded a board of sorts. Can I ask what you've done to make that please? My kitchen table isn't big enough and I've been thinking about fixing up something like that which folds away.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Literally just 3 pieces of 4’x2” mdf from home depot. Actually i think one of the sections is plywood. I taped them together with duct tape. It works pretty well! I fold it up and put it behind a shelf when im not using it

@allistransitory

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop great stuff, figured it was something like that. Thanks.

I have watched this several times - (as I do with yours and other terrain masters!). Always good to watch and learn something new with each view

Incredible detail well done

simple. effordable. great looking. awsome.

sick video, love the commentary and the end result, the rocks look amazing, great job man

Awesome stuff Eric. Keep the builds coming.

Really good video, I would not have thought about making my own game mats from canvas drop cloths and caulk "paint". Brilliant! so many ideas for my table.

Looks amazing! Thank you for this tutorial.

Awesome awesome awesome result!!

Alright, Im now convinced. Im trying this out

Well done. This looked great.

Turned out fantastic, that'd be a joy to play on for sure.

Nice work! A really great innovative build with a ton of play potential. It looks especially impressive with the desert fort.

Hello. I saw many of your videos, still i missed this one so far. Really great. Thanks.

really nice - great shots at the end of your video showing your models in all glory

Great build! I love your commentary

big up the algorithm for this one, instant sub. that looks so good dude! havent touched miniatures in years but still love to see it

I love this idea, I like how it has the patches of color. Makes it look a bit more REAL! I SO Love this idea, something for my Nephews Kids for Christmas, something they can carry around and set up where ever! THANKS FOR THIS!! I needed some kind of inspiration! THIS DID IT MAN! Ur the best!! BE SAFE!! I saved THIS ONE FOR SURE!! MORE MAN! MORE IDEAS!! HAHA!

That is really bad ass, I'm glad there are are people like u to inspire me to try this kind of stuff

Looks so good!