So, if you guys are interested in supporting the Kickstarter for these detailed sets of 3D printable Halfling Homes (and more!), let me know by signing up on the landing page here: realterrainhobbies.com/hillside-hamlet-kickstarter/ This way I can really gauge interest and see if a full on Kickstarter is the way to go! Be sure to let me know below as well. :)

@monham5041

2 жыл бұрын

Added my name and email to the list Neil. Looking forward to this developing. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Mon from Brisbane

@readhistory2023

2 жыл бұрын

If you're concerned about that one board being soft you could drill a hole and shoot some expanding foam into it, but don't fill it. That should make it more stable.

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

@@readhistory2023 This is actually a genius idea! That one section firmed up really well in the end though all said and done. You might have missed it but I re tested it later (as I'd almost forgotten to!) and it holds up real well now. :)

@eBiCrafter

2 жыл бұрын

done subscribe to your email 😊

@lyndilou6314

2 жыл бұрын

Done! Added my name and email. Hope it happens for you Neil.

We know we sent a lot of product, but we were just so excited and for good reason. It looks amazing! We're even more excited for the next video. The bookend of final touches with everything coming together for a realistic scene is particularly special. Thanks Neil :)

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

It's been great working with you guys and thank you so much for helping this project come to life. I maybe over did it a little on product shots but hey, it's exciting and I know people love seeing that sort of thing. Thanks again for all the great product. Working hard at getting this big finale all wrapped up! :)

@viktorrietveld

10 ай бұрын

The static grass is amazing.

This is amazing!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Heeey, thanks Jon! Appreciate you stopping by :)

@cams.2083

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Can't believe I'm finding you're comment here! 🤗

@cassiuscrassus3887

2 жыл бұрын

uhhhhh this comment better be highest liked. love your videos Jon truly a gem of youtube

This is gonna be so sweet! Love the closeups of the sifting and static grass and everything. Excited to see this keep coming along!! :-)

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah had some fun with the slo-mo hehe.

Ok, good job. Next Helms Deep and Rivendell. Cause that’s where the real action is. 😁

Neil, I'm so stoked for you man. A kickstarter campaign, a massive Woodland Scenics sponsorship and you're doing a great job on the Patreon/Discord as well. And you're still a cool, down to Earth Canadian dude, lol. What a cool idea for a competition. I want that static grass applicator, so I guess you'll finally see a terrain build from me coming up soon! Can't wait to see the Shire completed.

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man. Thanks so much dude for the kind words. Really means a lot :) And yeah, I'll always remain a good ole down to eath Canuck dude hehe. Cool? May be a little questionable :D And MAN! Can't wait to see what you come up with for the competition! 😎

This is soo high quality I can't help but feel like you deserve more attention

So jealous of the Woodland Scenics store that you have in your house 😂 other than that, I'm so excited to see this project come together!

This is the most cinematic crafting video I’ve ever watched!!! Nice one.

Excellent use of the Wilhelm Scream.

Can't wait to see the final result !

One word to describe it: precious!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

hehehe

don't know how you get your head around these MASSIVE projects... I'm terrified just watching. Amazing stuff.

@Misha..K

2 жыл бұрын

Someday... maybe you are building a biiig rusty futuristic junkyard 💜

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah it can be a challenge at times that's for sure. I need to do some small things for a bit now and go a bit easy on myself hehe

I just recently discovered your channel and I have to say I'm upset that I haven't sooner. You are incredibly talented and creative and I'll smash the like on every video you put out. Keep up the beautiful work my man! I can't wait to see the next video!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Bruce! Much appreciated man. Thank you for the awesome comment. Put a smile on my face. :) Cheers!

You're nothing but a true delight Neil! Keep up the madcap creativity too!! Loads of love and admiration from South India! 🇮🇳🇮🇳

dude , you are not human . this is gonna be incredible and insanely beautiful .

The standing grass looks incredible. Great work on everything!

A poster arrives precisely when he means to...and in this case its first

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

And a big congratulations to you Eric on such a fine achievement. 😆

OH , and please some day teach us your filming techniques . I was always impressed with your camera work .

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hehe, thanks man. I'll do a studio tour/behind the scenes one day and I can go over how I do things in that vid.👍

@MidIslandCustomDiecast

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealTerrainHobbies Are you using DaVinci Resolve by chance? I love the zoom in/out and panning effects on your time lapse clips.

Yes buddy! My eyes lit up when I saw you'd posted Part 2! Thanks for the epicness!

I cannot wait to see the completed project.

The boards are looking great, looking forward to the next video.

Talking moments: Ok... I need to turn the volume up. Music: Crashes through headphones like the koolaid man.

I cannot wait for the finished product or the Kickstarter, Neil. I'm IN!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny!! 😊

Really, really incredible. Amazing work.

That paint rack at 1:00 looks to be the one I picked up a while ago and I love it. I can see all of my colors at a glance, and the bottom rack slides out for easier access. I have mostly Apple Barrel paints in mine, and they fit, if a bit snugly.

Looking forwards to seeing this Neil! What a fantastic project!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler!🙂

This guy is underrated, it's really good hope you reach 1M soon❤👏

Awesome video! Love seeing this take shape. As someone who is also currently building a shire scene I love seeing someone else tackle it. Your halfling houses are great! Count me in the for the kickstarter or even buying them from your store.

A whole world arise before our eyes 💜

Wow, what a fantastic amount of stuff you received from Woodland Scenics! Good for you and good for them! I see their products in projects more and more recently!

Your work is huge and fantastic 😉. Thanks for sharing your craftmanship!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Been absolutely loving seeing all your progress on this, it's looking amazing! Really looking forward to seeing all the hobbit holes next time! Also, really enjoyed the way this was shot-particularly enjoyed the epic static grass montage haha. Super cool stuff~

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks Devon! There's some things I'm not happy with in this one but that's ok. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for the super kind words. I did like the static grass montage too hehe. Now, it's on to the next one and we'll see if I can't fix a few things up for it this time around. Looking forward to your next vid!!! :)

Crazy ! Great job ! Thanks for your work and energy !

This is looking better and better each time!

always fun and inspiring to see how you work

I am just so glad that you are so accessible to most levels of creators. I am not going to be able to take part in any kickstarters for quite some time. I hope you have a few more Patreon sign-ups to win the awesome prizes! I am just happy to be able to watch your videos here on KZread. I am not likely to take on a project of this size but watching you is truly inspirational and so delightful as well! Thank you for sharing and showing us just how it is done!

All those woodland scenics products 🤤

This is so motivating, I love this series!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

The perfect comment.😊 Thanks man!

Glad to be a patron, can’t wait for more!

"Generic Halfing Homes" - I see what you did there.

If folks want to be able to do push-ups on them, they can do a second layer of the plaster cloth. It's just like when we'd use crumpled and taped newspaper instead of that foil sheet, but it's a lot less fussy.

This is magical Neil! Love your magic worlds

Your work is awesome and gorgeous. Thank you for giving me an inspiration on how to build a base for a castle I want to build for my daughter.

I am from Germany and i love your channel... wonderfull how you build terrain.. is total awesome... Thank You

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you are enjoying the channel :)

Would punching a small hole and putting a little spray foam in the base help make it less springy without adding too much weight?

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah somone else had mentioned this too. It would definitely help and is a great solution, but the added plaster on top solidified things nicely.

I love this build Neil! I would/will support the Kickstarter even though I might only print one hobbit home. I however would love to see some dwarf ruins in it if it really takes off, maybe just some columns like you see in Moria that would be awesome. Also while I’m at it, you might as well make a dwarf diorama next right??

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the kickstarter support! Appreciate it man, even if it's just for one. :) Dwarven terrain/diorama is definitely something to be done in the future!

Can't wait to see more of this. I love these massive projects you do!

ahhh! I was waiting for the next bit, I already know it's going to look amazing!

Loved the videos. What again is the mixture you use for your mogpodge recipe, for flocking, and the mixture for your black paint covering please? I cant find it online anywhere. Im starting to make them now and am looking back at your videos for the formula.

Amazing work as always! Already getting so many ideas for my next project!!

Finally! A new video! I’ve been waiting an eternity! … then I’m a day late… oh well! Epic video! I’m super inspired to make stuff!

I can't get enough of this! Awesomeness from start to finish!!

Final result will be Amazing🔥🔥🔥Can't Wait💥

that really sent my mind whirling with ideas! one of my fav builds man! very cool

Great video Neil! Love this series, truly an epic table, the Kickstarter idea for those designs is quite intriguing…

So exited for the kickstarter! Can't wait for more! so glad someone is finally doing a lord of the rings diorama!!

Such a great project !

Goobertown Hobbys incoming for painting Hobbit holes!!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

YES!

A tip for the texturing of the hobbit homes. The archways of your model have the wood veins across the shape in a vertical manner. This really caught my eye cause i'm a texture artist and it's a common mistake that makes wood assets look unnatural.The wood veins would ideally conform to the shape of a long beam that has been curved, and wood beams always have the veins running along their lenght. That's just how wood is cut. If this is not an option because you're applying the wood texture procedurally or you don't have time to rearrange the uvs or re-sculpt, make sure you add details to give the idea that its made from more than one piece (by shifting the wood vein at certain intervals and by painting different shades that might suggest the wood is from different cuts). Hope this helps.

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

I'm well aware. Sometimes its a time spent vs practicality type of thing in order to just get things done efficiently without jumping on every little detail. I would bet you the extra time put in, which digs into all the other things I have on the go, will have little to no effect other than the rare occasional person who'd notice/take significant interest in such details. So it's a matter of balancing time for me. I'd love to spend hours/days on one model if I could. I try to add in entire new wood pieces where I can with proper grain direction when I think it's necessary. We can pretend in this fantasy world our hobbits thought it'd be a great idea to make an entire door frame from one giant felled piece of lumber, only to later discover cracking above the doorway as the wood dries and succumbs to the weather outside. A sad tale and hard lesson learned from this particular Hobbit who thought he knew better than the master carpenter in town he doesn't get along with. :)

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the time you took though to write that out and share your knowledge. Very much appreciate it so thank you for that. 🙂

@ignazioacerenza9881

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealTerrainHobbies Oh absolutely! And you could perfectly argue that for that size single trunk frames are a possibility. You could even argue that gives it a more miniature look. Anyways thanks for the reply! Your work is amazing. Cheers!

This is looking so good! It must be a blast to play D&D at your house : )

Your video are always amazing to watch

Wowwww

Looks absolutely stunning! And Your video editing gets better and better every time, congratulation!

awesome video! minor suggestion would be to keep the volume consistent. I find I have to turn it up every time you're talking and immediately turn it down once the music starts.

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, funny enough, I did try and work on that but guess I still botched it. Ah well, now I know to double down on it for next time. :) Thanks for being polite about it! 🙂🍻

There’s a good bit of comments that say otherwise, but I think it was an awesome video! Great work, this is honestly one of the most consistently high quality channels out there!

You are very talented. No one can argue with that. I really like your videos !

Holy Moly! This is going to be epic!!!

Excellent job!!!!!

I really love this channel man, keep up the good work

Absolutely awesome video, this game board set is absolutely incredible 🍀

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jennifer! 💛

Ive always wanted to make one of these but as a coffee table

Very well done!

Very cool build! Looking forward to the Kickstarter, but please consider adding a merchant pledge level with a license to sell physical prints. Almost every 3D artist have this now. It is a great way for you to secure extra funding (more expensive pledge level), and also a great way for people out there without a 3D-printer to actually get these awesome things! Best of luck Stian Grimfield Games Norway

Wow, this is really COOL!! 🤯 You’re incredible!

You should make shadiversity's version of winterfell according to the boocks

cant wait till zorpazorp sees this

This is amazing. How did you make the base??? I would love to know. I am interested in trying something like this. It’s so good. I just can figure out how you get these big bases you started with .

Awesome video! Great close-ups, great narration and great project:)

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 🙂

looks awesome

I'm loving the heavy music with the slow mo and close ups, great editing! Hobbiton is looking gooooooooood

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and thanks! :D

Looks good so far

Hey Neil, just discovered your channel! Love the projects, you have a great eye for realism!

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for that and welcome welcome!😊

Amaaaazing

I learned a long time ago the fun if making terrain runs out when the space to store it does. But I'm sure some games store would love it...

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at an external storage unit after this one like Lachie from Zorpazorp has for all his terrain. ;)

fantastic work! Did you make the facades in zbrush?

I'm a beginning model railroader but learned so much from your videos to date. Looking forward to next one after this one! Great videography and background music by the way :) What brand/model respirator do you use? I'm going to need one as my layout is on second floor and don't have a dedicated paint booth with fan to outside. Thx.

Looking fantastic just became a patron… keep up the great work.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much! Welcome aboard man😎

@franksmodels29

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealTerrainHobbies my pleasure enjoy watching your vids your craftsmanship is superb.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What kind of fights do you guys get into needing that sort of structural support? My man's doing push ups on his artwork. If anyone else does that; body-slam them into the brickwork! Beautiful project.

Looking good, Neil! I'm curious about the storage situation. With this lightweight building system, do you think it would be possible to drill a couple holes in the back and hang these from hooks vertically on a wall? Or are the boards still a bit too heavy for that?

what did you use with the plaster to make a paste. ( 5:26 ) it looks like fiber or something. if so where did you buy it??? also i love ur work and u have taught me lots and inspired me. :)

I feel like this is hobby ASMR. Haha looking great so far!

This is great if you like gaming Picnics and Cookouts. Where’s my +3 spatula?

I’m a huge LOTR and hobbit fan! This is amazing!!!

Was so excited to see the next part. It's coming together so well but I gotta say, the advertising in this went off the rails a bit :') And I don't mean the WS stuff. You mentioning your Patreon is absolutely fine, but recurring mentions and several pop ups in the video itself? Kinda divided on this since you should advertise yourself and point people to Patreon, you deserve that money. Just feels weird when it pops up every 4 minutes or so. Also had the problem of the music being louder than your speaking, had to decrease the volume every time you stopped talking.

I think you're actually making Hobbiton, which is a hobbit town IN The Shire, but not the entirety of the Shire, which is made up of several towns

@GoobertownHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

you're right. Neil screwed this one up hehehehehe

@RealTerrainHobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I realize. I should have mentioned it but thought it was more or less self explanatory

@Scott_Alexander

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealTerrainHobbies That's ok, I am sure you can clear it up in the next part! When you make nerd things for nerds, nerds will let you know when something is wrong, so it's just par for the course... Or maybe you could just make a 40pt series building the ENTIRE Shire... In a warehouse? ;)

Love you work and how you edit it your videos. Though sometimes it feels your lighting is a bit too dark. You do such amazing detail, i want to see it all. Great job 😜👍🏻👍🏻

Ih by the way folks, if you didn't already know, the video is sponsored by Woodland Scenics :D sorry, that's the first thing that came to my mind at the 7min mark. Looking good dude!

Love this video - and the Build is incredible! My only criticism: Im feeling like your music sometimes is to loud in comparison to your voiceover; Maybey you could tone it down a bit for future videos

I love WS. Been using their stuff for eons.