"Failure sometime's leads to great success!" I think some one said that in a movie. 🤔 Anyway you proved that the statement is in face true. You found something that did not work and turned it into a thing of beauty! Awesome! LLAP 🖖

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I often think of failure as simply a learning tool.

I was smart enough to do this without planning 😂 SAME!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

LOL! Love it!

I love to see you branch out and cover other genres for projects. I am here for the build process and seeing your creativity. While I love Star Wars, it’s fine by me if you explore all of geekdom.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

I can't tell you how happy that makes us. We have so many interests and there are so many other genres to explore. Thanks for coming with us for the ride!

@Dragon.Scribe

10 ай бұрын

I feel the same vibe. nice to see Geek content that is not just one sci-fi universe.

@alexhetherington8028

10 ай бұрын

I second this

Seeing different projects for different fandom's or flavours of geek/pulp area's is refreshing. And showing someone how to fix a mistake, is so valuable. Thanks for sharing the challenges and solutions along the way.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

So glad to hear you say that. There are so many other franchises and films out there with cool stuff that can be made. Happy you will be there with us for the ride!

If your not learning your stalled !!!! Fantastic outcome sir!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Totally agreed my friend. Learning new stuff is the best part!

Great job Brian! I absolutely love LOTR; so this really made my day. 😊 Thank you so much for taking us along on this journey with you!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Did you consider spray on adhesive? Also, you can cut small sections out of the middle of the frame, use wood putty on the seams, and repaint it.

Your sarcasm is showing and I love it…lol you always kill it Brian, looks great

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Lol! Was I sarcastic? Thanks man!

Why not try a brass accent to fill the left and right gap. Maybe some kind of rod with finial ends to look like it was a map you roll up?

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Ooooh!! That’s a great idea actually. Thanks!

I really enjoyed this content - as an amateur maker it is always nice to see the mistakes that more seasoned makers make. There is so much to learn from the process and the mistakes of others. Thanks for showing all aspects of the build. The map turned out amazing. Cheers!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Get some 3M 2 sided film (comes in rolls) apply it to the back of what you cut out on the laser then peel off the film and stick it to your base sheet. Quick, clean and strong! You will find a ton of uses for it after you use it! Love this project by the way!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

OOOOH!!! Thank you you so much! Really appreciate it!

Thanks for showing the mistake. I know it’s nice to see someone mess up but then get right back into it and try something else! Nice job on the piece!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

You bet! It happens all the time and we never show enough of it.

Oh man, a laser cut map is an amazing idea! I might have to steal this idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for stopping by. I am wearing my Gameybuilds shirt as we speak! You should definitely steal it! A "Beyond the Blight" map in layers would be incredible to see!

@trytofinishsomething

10 ай бұрын

Hey! I just started watching your channel for a diarama I am working on and love the content!

@gameyybuilds

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom Ok, I will credit you if I do it! And awesome on the tee, glad you’re enjoying it!

@gameyybuilds

10 ай бұрын

@@trytofinishsomething Awesome!

Another great video and really cool project! As always, showing not just your progress but also your mistakes is a big boon for all of us, and your willingness to show that is greatly appreciated. Thanks for another awesome watch to take in over my morning coffee!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for spending your morning with us my friend. Very much appreciated! So glad you enjoyed it. This is certainly a departure from our normal stuff.

It came out great, awesome job as always. No matter how good we are at doing something that we have done multiple times, we always find a way to mess up, it's just apart of life.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

looks great. Fun to see new techniques.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very cool. And I love seeing the reality of falls and how to recover

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

You bet! Thank you.

If you apply 3m adhesive paper to the back before cutting, you get adhesive right up to the edge with good coverage. You can paint the back before you apply it, too. If you want a second surface print feel. Any questions feel free to hit me up.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Fantastic! I will try that, thank you!

Loving the map, I could def see that hanging on my wall and of course...Game of Thrones map too would look awesome.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Ooooh!!!! Love that idea!

Fail is always a great way to learn and improve, wonderful project, I love LOTE too 😉👏

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I love your channel, and I like that you aren't afraid to show that you make mistakes. It is one of the reasons I like watching your channel. I'm also a huge Star Wars fan.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Mistakes happen right? Thank you!

Awsome job!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Hey Brian! I love that you explore so many different fandoms. No one needs to limit what inspires them. I’m very curious about the progress on the Star Wars inspired tiny house/ship in North Carolina. Any updates?

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s great to hear, we were worried we would drive folks away if we broaden out. Glad your still with us. The house is still being built. They are very close to running insulation at this point. It’s been a longer process than we wanted, but it’s still moving along!

So awesome! I just took delivery of my laser cutter (xtool p2). Where did you get the svg for this map? Want to make this for my table top gaming room!

Great episode, very interesting see you turn a fail 😢into a victory finish of the same project 😊amazing job

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

This is such a stunning build. I love The Lord of the Rings (and its universe entirely) and I would love to at some point make something like that.

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Usually you can avoid this if you let the primer and sealer completely cure for a few days. But if you wanna do things quickly, do exactly what you did but use water soluble oil paints instead, they work great!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I agree!

Those who are huge Star Wars (or any other IP) fans, while excluding all other IPs, are missing out on all the fun available. I love Star Wars, I love LoTR, and Doctor Who and Star Trek and... so many more. Enjoy what you will and have fun.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

I could not agree more! We never know if branching out away from Star Wars will push viewers away, however there is so much out there we love, so we want to go for it. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

LOVE 3D geek art. Please keep it coming

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Will do! Thank you!

For an "almost failure" it came out great!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Shawn!

Wow! That came out so nicely. I kind want to see what you would come up with for a Dr. Who Tardis 😀

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! That would be cool!

First, let me say that this came out gorgeous. Your "old map" aging details are just right, not too subtle but not silly and fake looking. This is a sleek piece. Now, to my question: Was there a reason you chose clear acrylic, since you were going to paint the surface completely opaque? When I first saw the top layer, I presumed it was reverse-cut (image flipped, cut, then use the "back") and that you'd be painting the back of it to get that 3D effect you were talking about. It just seems like you'd have had an easier time accomplishing the finish you were pursuing if you'd started with a thin sheet of wood. In the past, it might have been cheaper as well, but probably not since the pandemic. Oh, and I'm new to your channel, so forgive me if you've already done so, but if you haven't already used the art sealant spray Mr. Super Clear, you should try it. It's available in gloss and flat finishes, and I've watched multiple creators/makers who work in plastics, apply finish colors in many stages/layers, or use unstable media like chalks praise its results. It might have worked on your original basecoat.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! The only reason I used the acrylic for this was due to time constraints and that I had it on hand. I didn’t have and mdf ot wood at the time, and I only had a couple of days to get it done. As for your suggestion of the super clear, thank you! I had not heard of that. I’ll definitely try that out! Thank you much for the suggestion!

Close call… with awesome results 😊

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

right? LOL. Thanks

Looks great. I have been thinking of doing the same but with leather for the map. A bit more expensive, but I think the leather would have a very cool look.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree!! Leather would look fantastic!

I couldn’t smash the like button enough! Amazing project, I’m with you, I am a major lord of the rings fan. ALL things Tolkien. I’m getting my first laser soon and this may be my first project. I’ve done a few middle earth/thorins maps on leather and this acrylic one would look beautiful beside them.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

You rock! Thank you! I've always said that we do not do enough LOTR around here. So glad you liked the project!

A really great project. I thought it was leather until you said that it was acrylic.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you bro!

I know it's not really StarWars but how creative can you be with a Nixie Tube clock system? Would love to see you do one!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

oooh!

I love this map! I have a paper map and wasn't able to display it since we moved 6 years ago.. Still hoping for a house of my own with my geek cellar room 😂 fingers crossed

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Hope you get your geek cellar soon!

I’m a huge LOTRs fan. I’ve read the books (repeatedly). I’ve seen all of the movies (yes, even the old animated ones). Could never get through the Silmarillion though (yawn). I have a big poster on my wall. I’ve done some artwork related to Tolkien’s works. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the map of Middle Earth. I might need to try my hand at that….one day. Thanks for hitting me in the feels this morning.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Deanna! We are epic fans of it too! There is so much to enjoy with it. What did you think of the Amazon series last year? really curios to hear your thoughts on that?

@deannaatkinson3004

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom I actually had a hard time getting through it. I didn't not like it. It dragged on a bit in places. Not sure how well it follows along Tolkien's timeline. But, then, the brilliant Movies by Peter Jackson took lots of artistic license in his representation. I'd maybe give it a 7/10. Will watch again.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

@@deannaatkinson3004 very much agreed!

Planning, who does that? Fantastic project!

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

LOL!! Right??? Thanks man!

Love it dude

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very cool

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Use a strong duct tape ..makes quick work of removing the top paper

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah? I’ll have to try that. Thanks

Absolutely love this! Lord of the Rings is my second Love after Star Wars! I’m wanting to eventually get a 3D map of Lord of the Rings and have it displayed. Oh snap! You know what would be cool too is a 3D map of all the planets in the Star Wars universe! Sorry, I got a little carried away…

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

All of that sounds fantastic!

I can't wait for more of your star wars building videos maybe you can build c3po

I think I might of missed something. After applying the red primer, how did you get the top coat on without getting into the red primer. Was it rolled on, or masked?

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

After the red primer we just sprayed the top coat directly onto the map. No masking needed. The top coat didn’t fill into the recessed areas.

If it was me i would have put some leds somewhere so they would shine through the small gaps between the frame and picture

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

That would be cool.

Do you guys ever plan on doing some Warhammer 40,000 props and whatnot?

Just cuprous. Any reason to go with acrylic over like 1/8" mdf for the map? It looks amazing, the only criticism (constructive) is I would have loved a black wash over the Middle Earth and compass in the bottom left to make that pop a bit.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Hey there. Yes, wood or MDF would have worked great. The only reason i used acrylic is that i had it on hand at the time I needed it. Otherwise an MDF would have been great. I also agree, the Middle earth needed more attention. A black wash would have been perfect.

@frankmthompson

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom Hey, the material on hand is the perfect material when you just want to get it done :) I completely understand. I wasn't sure if you had any other plans that got nixed like some kind of back lighting, that might have had an interesting effect.

Should have left the acrylic clear and painted the landmass underneath.

@TheSmugglersRoom

9 ай бұрын

That's definitely one way to go!

Why would you use thinned out oil paint as apposed to thinned out acrylic paint?

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

The biggest reason for me is that oil washes really have a cool effect the way they run into all the cracks. They spread incredibly well. They also have a long working time which i love. I used to use acrylic paint all the time (still do in some projects) but the oil paints have have a great look and texture.

@HawkWorley

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom As a traditionaly trained oil painter, and I completely understand. It turned out nice. That's the great thing about making things; there is no correct way.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

@@HawkWorley thank you

I think i see where the diy channels started crashing, about the time laser cutters, glowforge and all the machines that took the diy out of the videos. There use to be 12 channels i would make sure to always be caught up with, now they hardly show up. There are people like me a disabled vet on a strict budget that will never see a machine, did get a 3d printer 2 years ago, never had a print work past 3 hours, funny 23 yrs as an engineer, that went to a famous college.

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Well, we still do plenty of DIY here on this channel. Last week we had a whole episode Building with found parts. Couple weeks before that another project where we used found parts as well. We try to have a balance, in addition to not limiting ourselves on the types of tools we use. In this particular episode, yes, the laser cutter was used to make the map, but the majority of this episode was about applying the paint and the error we made. What we hope people get out of this is how to a sound a similar mistake or pick up a new tip on how do work with a specific material. Not everyone will want or can purchase a laser cutter, some folks won’t want to use a 3D printer, and still others will have other wants that we will miss. 🤷‍♂️ Hopefully no matter what the tool you use the root of what we do here can still be found, inspiration.

@ZenHulk

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom I'm here when you are, still one of my favs. Hello from No. Utah

Dear gods I would of been fuming if that would of happened to me guess that's why I don't make videos of my costume builds beautiful job as always my friend

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

bumps in the road happen all the time!

@martynshaw8395

10 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom yeah im not so patient as you my friend

very cool build. Why not do one for mos eisley

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! This was a first test, but I think there are so many that could be made, and much better!

I went to follow you on twitter and twitter tells me the account in your description doesn't exist?

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, sorry. We sort of abandoned twitter. I was so rarely on there. So we stick with Instagram and FB. Thanks though!