If you enjoyed this build, let me know what you'd like to see next! I was pretty happy with this in the end, and I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, do check out www.patreon.com/broadswordwargaming to keep up to date with all the WIPs and to help support the channel. Thanks! 😊

@stormsorrow4142

3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the video! Just to let you know, the Patreon and Amazon link in the description appear to be cut off and broken. At least, they are for me.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@stormsorrow4142 oh thank you.😊 I don't know why it does that. They should do now, despite having "...", bloody KZread. 🤣

@MaxMustermann-ql2wm

3 жыл бұрын

I loved this build so much, I immediately grabbed this set on eBay and the necessary materials and bits 🙈 so thanks, my wallet hates you now 😅 also, do more toy / playmobil conversions, there is quite a lot of potential in some sets e.g. the dragon castle

@revolvergimp4397

3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered doing some kind of Spaceship, Space hulk or Lost Patrol gaming board?

This whole project is so great! The center ring of stone is particularly inspired, I love it!

@CJ-kw8vc

3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say your finger is well on the pulse of the warhammer KZreadrs community, you're always an early commenter with positive things to say. It doesn't go unnoticed, good man.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man! 😀 Wasn't sure on the size, but think it was about right in the end.

@JakeDogg-RIP

3 жыл бұрын

Gooby boy like u ring OLI! 😂😉😜

Fifteen minutes into watching this my 3 year old declared, "not this, I want paw patrol!" which was the moment I realised we were actually watching it together and he'd been absolutely glued to it since the start. That's the first time he's ever watched something of mine for more than thirty seconds without demanding a cartoon. I think the close up shots of applying glue, sand a paint really appealed to him. 😉

@rhettburgess8753

3 жыл бұрын

Your 3 year old son regularly demands things from you his father? You don't seem to think that is an issue...

@savagex466-qt1io

3 жыл бұрын

O god paw patrol thats what my lil niece likes lol She likes pokemon well i like them to I cant keep up though ! Theres like hundreds now lol

@nscscone347

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagex466-qt1io Over 700 pokemon now lmao. Got my first game when I was 5 in 2010 and been a fan since. It was Soul Silver if anyone wants to know

@redsampler2017

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhettburgess8753 how do you know what he thinks or says to his child when the kid ''demands'' something??

@rhettburgess8753

2 жыл бұрын

@@redsampler2017 By his own post.

This is so trippy seeing one of my favourite toys as a kid being turned into terrain lmao

I read that as How to Turn Kids Into Warhammer Gaming Tables XD

@benfabz

3 жыл бұрын

Gruesome

I'd quite like to see more projects where you turn kids' toys into tabletop pieces. This was splendid.

Gonna send this to a few folks who bought these coliseums and didn't end up doing owt with them. This is wonderful!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks buddy! Yeah, I've had it for about 2 years now 😅 one of those "ill get round to it" projects. 😀

I saved this set from my son's Playmobil collection. In fact I saved all the Romans and gladiators with the coliseum! This video just showed up in my feed! I did a chariot racing track using wedding cake columns and used a stone finish spray paint. Now I have more techniques to try. Thanks for the tutorial! I do want to make mine a bit more portable though.

Awesomeness! Between you and Bill making stuff, my kids aren’t going to have any toys left!

Not only did you turn something into an arena, but you have also created a display board to show your guests! Well done sir!

this toy feels like it would make a perfect replica of the arena from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, if anyone ever wanted to make that into a diorama project or miniatures campaign

If you thin the oils more, it will become way easier to pin-wash with 😊 Super cool project! 😊

When i first read the title i read it without the toys part and the inner drukhari within me awakened.

As soon as I saw that colosseum I knew exactly what it was from! Play mobile was a good time

Thats the ultimate kids toy conversion... Good job! Love it.

Brilliant. Lovely piece of work. I would suggest a dremel with cutting discs for that plastic. Mask and glasses essential. Some bits might end up looking a bit melted if dremel is on high speed. Than be cut off or left. After all I’m sure some fireballs can melt stone! Again, brilliant work.

This was such a great project to watch coming along. Love the final build and the way it looks. As Maximus himself would have said, Are you not entertained??

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

"IS THIS NOT WHY YOU CAME HERE?". Thanks Rodney. Your support has been really useful, especially at 3am. 😅

Now this is the way you repurpose a Playmobil set! Can’t wait to see the Warcry battle report.

This project came out great! Now you have a great themed board for many games available and not just warcry.

It's great to see that Rust-Oleum Limestone spray in action. Usually the more impressive builds I see people doing feature some exotic product as a key part of the main effect, but I've seen that entire line at my local hardware store.

That cobblestone wallpaper looks amazingly useful!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

It's really good stuff, perfect for quick builds too.

We'll done! Playschool makes amazing terrain

A _Necron_ tomb world for _Kill Team_ would be awesome! And you obviosly got the skills! ;-)

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to do a Necron board, fear not, it's in the pipeline. 😀

This is SUPER inspiring, it looks great. I'm going to now be scouring the internet for cool kids toys for the rest of the evening :D

Nice video guys. We built our play Mobil arena up a couple of years ago now and ran some Warcry Arena of Blood games in it. It's perfect size for warcry. Definitely recommend getting one to people on the fence.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

I actually remember seeing some of your videos a while ago. 😀 They looked great. 👌

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Just took a look at yoir stuff again.. the quality has jumped somewhat 💪. Looks great. Will have to have an inter channel game at sone point. 😀

Just got a chance to watch this. That turned out awesome Ollie! Love the way the tufts turned out.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yeah, they took a few goes to get right, but happy with the results now. 😀

Damn Oli, this is such a fantastic board build! Such inspired decision to use the old playmobile set. I am definitely inspired to try something similar for a kill team board.

Playmobil, that is such a good idea !! I'm in Spain which has got Playmobil everywhere.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Grab a set and give it a whirl :)

Absolute genius, would never have thought of using something like that

Dude!! That is class... My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next!!!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

"Slave.. You will remove your helmet and tell me your name".

@sxanu7097

3 жыл бұрын

I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."

It's very good. I did see Alan on Red rose Wargaming do this a year ago. Red rose Wargaming is great, if only for Al's fantastic Yorkshire accent and enthusiasm!

I did not know Playmobil made anything beyond towns and firefighters and stuff. I just went down an Internet rabbit hole that led me to a Smithsonian article about the history of the toy. So, thank you for this video. :)

Really turned out beautifully. The stone ring in the center is fantastic!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 😊

Nice to see a video from you again. I know that you have been busy, but this is a pretty nice come back build that you have done here.

"This plastic is solid, it will not break" as a german who had a lot of Playmobil in its youth all i can say it: yes... and no. Perfectly fine for normal play in House, but when you play with it excessively outside, it can break quite fast. :D

What an amazing build! Well worth the wait.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! 😀

I know 2020 onwards has been a bit crap, and you've been busy with the new store, but this is a return to classic Ollie and it's been great to see some quality content.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! You mean I've been putting out shite for a year. 🤣🤣 No, I appreciate that. It's been a grind of a year, but back to the good stuff now. 😀

@spice6828

3 жыл бұрын

@@BroadswordWargaming Ha! Not at all, you've been doing speed painting and squats videos, whereas this is more like the ruined city board or trenches, a proper endeavour where your make this awesome scene out of nothing, like an extra from the A Team. Crack on lad.

The tufts look absolutely stunning, holy shit!

@BroadswordWargaming

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😀

That grass is amazing

After watching this video I had to go and buy one of these sets. Whenever I do get to build my Imperial city I want one of these as a centrepiece. Thanks for the inspiration

Looking forward to seeing the warcry batrep on this board

This is awesome. I absolutely love kids toys turned into terrain. I think it's my favourite niche, subsection-y part of terrain making. And this is a fantastic example of that. Just a great job! 👏

Cool build. I have been seeing this thing around forever and always wanted to pick it up and work on it similarly. I did not realize how big it is! Great video!

This is genius. I'm definitely building something like it. Great work mate👍

After you sending me pics of this coming together for like seven months I am shocked to admit I never realised this started as a kids toy hahahahaha

@Zorpazorp

3 жыл бұрын

WHAT THE FUCK I cannot ever unsee MC as tuna mayo *vomits*

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Add a bit of pink/grey and add it into a sandwich. Done.

You need a plasticy sculpy looking medal for this. Thanks for the cool tips sir.

such a great idea! finished product is awesome! looking forward to seeing some warcry stuff also!

Awesome video Oliver! Love the transformation of the kids toy into some amazing tabletop terrain. Those static grass tufts turned out killer...another toy to add to that ever growing crafting wish list. 😜

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

MORE TOYS. I've had that applicator for almost a year, and never used it..feels good to have finally tried it. Was pretty pleased with the results. Onwards and upwards!

Really loving the run of videos on scenery, thank you!

Turns a seemingly innocent child's playset into something straight out of Nuceria.

I saw someone running a gladiator game on one of these at Historicon, and it looked fantastic. So good that I got one, and never figured out what to do with it. Thanks for the inspiration to get back to that project!

This looks great! I would definitely suggest adding paint to your mod podge if only for the reason you wanted to paint over it before hitting it with a spray can: The mod podge seals it for painting. But if you miss a spot, the paint propellant can and likely will melt it as you said. The black paint in the mod podge often still comes out looking kind of gray and doesn't really cover the foam. That's fine though, you can see if it has covered (and sealed) the foam so you can spray it safely.

This looks great! Gonna have to go through all my old toys and see what I can use.

You did amazing work on this. So did the people that designed the original toy. It's amazing the difference paint and other items make.

Really like homemade boards making a return. It was one of the things that got me into the hobby and suddenly everybody was using gamemats..

@funoff3207

3 жыл бұрын

Tables are great but where the hell do you keep them!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@funoff3207 shift the bed, move the sofa, clear the kitchen.. easy! 😅

I would love to see more of these, you turning toys into terrain. Maybe you could film yourself going to a toy store, pick a few items, and then try and make something out of them?

Great video, very professionally done and great conversion

Olly: "It got these cracks and I'm not sure why" Me, thinking back to the 2:56 with all the pulling and breaking and clearly seeing the compound cracking: "Just one of those little mysteries I'm sure" Great find and a real interesting project though. One day I will have the sort of space to attempt such things

@BroadswordWargaming

2 жыл бұрын

It's one of life's great questions.. and no one will ever know the answer. haha

@jaggedtoothgrin

2 жыл бұрын

@@BroadswordWargaming some things we are just not meant to understand

It came out looking awesome! But I do have a recommendation for your sanity if you ever want to pinwash so much at once again. You can spray the thinner oil wash with your airbrush then use a big sponge soaked in mineral spirits to wipe it away from the raised surfaces. It goes a lot faster though you will have less fine control.

Amazing work. Thank you for your continued content, it nice to see some variety applied to the landscape.

Seems you resisted the urge to put skulls and bones in all the nooks and crannies! I don't think I could. Very nice work, thanks for sharing.

That's a great table. Very well done!

Yessss. Batreps! Batreps! Batreps! Looks great. Love the shot verity as well.

Arena Rex has been doing this for years. You just stuck the warhammer moniker on it. Check out all the Arena Rex Custom builds using this set. This set was going to be retired and the Arena Rex community saved it keeping it in production...

Superb work! Been looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint! Great video dude!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pickle. 😊

Nice to see I'm not the only one watching ST: Voyager while painting, lol!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, there arent many of us it seems.. but its the best! Stargate SG-1 is also good for hobby.

Great video Olly, fantastic execution of a cool concept. As an aside, I love those textured Rustoleum sprays!

Such a cool idea and what an epic build, well done! I imagine you standing there with a tuna mayo sandwich and being proud of the result! Hope to see some more arena fights in the future!!! So whats next, a blood ball pitch?

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, yes, happy with the result, so crack out the Tuna baguette. 🤣 So, I have a high fantasy AoS board, then it'll probably be the bloodbowl stadium.😀

Funny how you mentioned Voyager, I've been bingeing on it and was taking a break from it to watch your video

Bonus Voyager points!

Awesome video as always. I love to see how you make these pieces or scenery come to life! Now, more batreps with Warcry!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck. 😊

Pretty insane dude!

Very nice! You just showed me another option in building an arena for my Victus games. Thanks for the idea!

More toys to miniature videos please. This is amazing

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Ask, and thou shalt recieve. 😇

Really amazing job. Looking forward to the batrep.

@BroadswordWargaming

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 With New Warcry out I think we FINALLY have something planned :)

Thank you , Broadsword Wargaming . Nice job there Oli' ,Looking forward to seeing the Games ,

this was an amazing display of creativity and passion, absolutely love this project, Great job, and very helpful with the commentary giving good ideas and suggestions

Really great looking build 👏 Very inspiring and some great techniques to add some great detail.

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! I'll have to start messing with fog soon. 😉

Great vid. That playset reminds me of the Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls province of Cyrodiil in epic scale.

@BroadswordWargaming

2 жыл бұрын

That's a solid point. Love Elder Scrolls stuff. Hmm. *dons thinking cap*.

This is the style I learned from my dad doing HO scale train setups with him but now I’ve gotten so good at terrain I miss using shit from around the yard a house an honestly some of my best pieces a Have been from everyday stuff around the house

Playmobil presents the Khornate berserker blood arena for kids and family fun

Cracking work man!!

This...is absolutely awesome. Bravo!!

Look incredible Oli! Might have to try this 😮

This looks amazing!

Looks amazing! The choice of limestone really makes it. The pin washing may have taken hours, but it really makes the end result pop. Glad I'm not the only one who watches Star Trek Voyager to get through painting chores 😄

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Voyager for the win! And thanks. 😊

@stonehorsegaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@BroadswordWargaming it was a good show... just a shame about how it ended. Not quite Game of Thrones bad, but bad nonetheless. I am now going to be hunting down playmobile kits, and I imagine so are a good number of people 🤣

This looks great Ollie!! 💪🏻 Cant wait to see those battles!

This was outstanding man! Super creative and very well done. And I can use some of your tips when I build my action figure dioramas. Great video!

Great video! The quality of your content is just getting better and better!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Interesting video . Excellent idea . Well done .

I have the same set, and it's huge! I fully turned mine to chaos, but I don't have the space to keep it together so for now it lives in pieces and it brought out when needed. On day though....

This is some awesome scenery … great first video of yours for me to watch!

Genuinely brilliant

Nice idea ! I love the final effect ! :)

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀

Mate absolutely loved the video and have been dying to see how you did it after your Instagram posts , can't wait for the Bat Rap .

Absolutely incredible! Well done :)

great looking build dude, will make a fantastic playing area 👍

Simply perfect! What a great Video and Idea!

@BroadswordWargaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

What a cool project great job dude!

Absolutely fantastic!