As a french guy, i really appreciate the respect you put on the subject. Sometimes these wars and battles are used only as "fun scenarios" for games while they are truly places of tragedy. Love your approach of bringing factual informations to the hobby !

@ThatPianoNoob

Жыл бұрын

I mean from an entertainment perspective these wars were kinda worth it at this point. As a German, you're welcome.

@Djidiouf

Жыл бұрын

As a French too and living in Australia, I find that in North America and Australia, there's still a glorification of the army and how soldiers are somehow heroes who protected denizens. Inhabitants of US, Canada and Anzac have in general a very different point of view of war as it didn't happen on their soil at all. And NA and Anzac soldiers who were going into war were not forcibly drafted (generally none in ww1 and only a very few number in ww2). That makes a huge difference compared to countries like France and Germany and the rest of Europe. Glorification in those countries is strong and remembrance for the fallen is somehow turned towards the glory of their sacrifice. It shows, imo, a lack of exposure on how war affected everything and everyone in the countries where it happened. And when you expose yourself to it, to the horror of it, the atrocities committed non stop by everyone, considering soldiers as heroes become just impossible. That's quite terrible and a hard to swallow pill for Aussies as they linked it to how they become a nation. But that's the hard truth. Anyway, that was my 2 cents. Love everyone ❤

@footrot17

Жыл бұрын

As a french what?

@Djidiouf

Жыл бұрын

@@footrot17 'as a French person', sorry for our bad English, it's a common mistake we do! Cheers!

@feralchild339

Жыл бұрын

@@Djidiouf I agree with you mate, I understand the fascination for these conflitcs (I was myself fascinated for a time) but it's easy to lost track of the reality and put too much distance between yourself and what it really was. That's where the glorification path starts in questionable ways. The older a war has been, the easier it becomes for us to only think about it in terms of stats, human power, strategies, but at the end of the day it's really human lives that disapeared in often atrocious ways. Some people will feel I'm too melodramatic about it, but imo that's why i prefer fantasy/sci fi settings for gaming as anything close to reality feels really inapropriate for me. If i'm uncomfortable with WW settings because it happened close from home and my family, i understand it can be disturbing for other people on other conflicts close to them so i don't play games about them too.

One misconception is that trench warfare is outdated, trench warfare is still very much real and effective because the best defense even today is being surrounded by the earth

@freezie4511

5 ай бұрын

I think when people say it's outdated, they're thinking more about the tactics used back then but are just rounding it all up as "trench warfare"

@kelvinsantiago7061

4 ай бұрын

I mean we still have and use both revolvers and 1911 pistols which are considered outdated designs so trenches makes perfect sense!.

@christiankoppang8296

4 ай бұрын

Trenches are the crab of war, eventually a war will move on or devolve to trench warfare, examples include the Iran Iraq war and current Russia- Ukraine war bot being full of awful trench warfare that would look just like WW I

@CMTechnica

4 ай бұрын

@@kelvinsantiago7061the 1911 isn’t outdated, it’s the bullet. .45 ACP is notoriously poor at defeating armor and has a relatively low projectile velocity compared to similar rounds. The push for 9mm was because of several factors, not because the 1911 is outdated. Shit, the 2011 is a thing

@kelvinsantiago7061

4 ай бұрын

@@CMTechnica I'm not a gun nut so thank you for clearing that misinformation up it's good to learn.

"War is hell. Never forget. We owe the dead that much." Holy shit man, I didn't expect to find rhetorical gold on a terrain building video...

@somethingsmart4196

3 ай бұрын

It is about trench warfare -I am sorry if it came across as consisting

This is probably your best video to date. I really appreciate the historical research you've done to create this amazing table.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Thanks chad! I wanted to make it as accurate as i could be while still making it fun to play o

@savagex466-qt1io

Жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Good job bud good job

@Red-Devil-Dog

Жыл бұрын

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop you did that well. I love This idea so much. It’s not entirely restricted to 40k use either!

@vanillaicecream2385

Жыл бұрын

Lest we forget

@kirkgeier417

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I love his Egypt and Bretonnian ones as well that are packed with so much historial goodness

I'm so happy to see a hobby/craft video where the Steel Legion can be fielded and given some love. They are my favorite faction in the Imperial Guard and they look absolutely beautiful on this field Excellent work

@CMTechnica

Жыл бұрын

Steel legion is what got me into 40k with the guard to begin with

Putting this in my back pocket for "Trench Crusade", nicely done Eric!

I really like the care you took in laying out both the woodworking tips (2x2 aren't 2" by 2") and the historic overview of (the horrific) trench warfare. Great balance here and nice job on the finished result!

As a follower and Historical Content creator of WWI & II, I appreciate you for acknowledging the atrocious outcomes of The Great War, you've highlighted one of the bloodiest battles that had the deadliest outcomes & significance of the Somme and I also highly praise you for paying the respect of the fallen and veterans of that period. Thank you for showcasing for how terrible that war truly was!

I'm glad you included the war is hell part. Often people forget that real people, people with hopes, dreams, thoughts and minds, years of expierences, secrets and personalites, relationships, love stories and stories of trauma, friends and family, are the ones who died. thousands upon thousands of people, each with years worth of stories to tell; die. It is important to remember that war is not a joke. It can be fun to recreate, but we have to remember that it is real, and terrible.

@mr.x6313

4 ай бұрын

A terrible good, unfortunately; a necessary evil. When the wolves are at the gate, there must be warriors to drive them back.

10/10 mud

Thank you for taking a moment to acknowledge the importance of remembering the tragedy’s of the Great War. It’s one thing I strive to talk about in order to keep the memories of those men alive so to see you do this is a very nice thing to see. Remember the fallen, Respect the living, and never forget. Wonderful build sir, an incredible piece of playable history.

WOW look at mister big shot here painting terrain with GW rattle cans The money changed you man jk

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Lmao. Yeah pretty extravagant move ill admit. I dont use the grey and silver spray for anything else so i dont feel too bad about it

Interesting historical details, excellent building tips, and a kickass final product! Can't wait for the next one in the series--and getting to see the result of all three sections. As always, thanks for showing how building is an iterative process and how we are always making small mistakes and learning, even when we have as much experience as you do.

>when you shoot and eat your majors beloved messenger pidgeon

@Brain_Freeze420

Жыл бұрын

Flanders pigeon MURDERER! HE KILLED MY SPECKLED JIM

@mremu4358

Жыл бұрын

Ok now I wanna see a movie where some guy was hungry and shoots the bird, realizes it was a messenger for something extraordinarily important, delivers it himself to the original destination just in time to save the day, and when someone asks him what did he learn from this mistake he will simply state that he'll never eat pigeons again since he's never had to work and sacrifice so much time when he could have just stole someone else's mre instead and taken a fat nap afterwards. He was also conscripted to join against his own will and doesn't wanna die, yet he continuously manages to be well decorated for Valor and bravery even though he clearly isn't hiding the fact that he's a piece of sh!t.

Outstanding work as always, I’m blown away by the amount of detail and effort you’ve put into this

Love the video and progress so far! Can't wait to see the next two sections completed! I also love the detail you have gone to with your research which goes above and beyond any other board build I have seen.

You knocked it out of the park (again) with this video. Creativity, entertainment and historical accuracy - it just doesn't get any better than that (oh yeah, and a playable table, too)

I've been to several battle field locations across Europe and I'm happy to see you throwing some education into your build, especially about the Somme. It was a brutal battle for sure

Me and my best friend are getting into the Astra Militarum! I'm using Cadians, and he is using Krieg so this would be super fun to play on!

Im so glad I finally got into painting warhammer now.. Seems like there a so many amazing hobby videos recently like this that keep my excitement at 40000%

That’s looking amazingly realistic so far, I can’t wait to see how the rest goes! As someone living in the US, and whose ancestors were largely military, I think you’ve got the right viewpoint. Knowledge and understanding of our history is so necessary to grow as humanity, not glorification. That miniature scene created by the soldiers in the photograph was very striking to me as well, it’s all too easy to grow numb to the fact that those are all real people.

This is fantastic! Ive been wanting to build a table like this for a while. I love the way you went about it. Beautifully done! Can't wait for the next parts of this series!

Your videos have perfect timing! I’ve been listening to the Hardcore History series on WWI and have not been able to stop thinking about it the past few days. I’ve been planning a Steel Legion army to channel my interest and then you drop this video to add to the inspiration. Great work as always!

So glad you included the firing steps, that’s probably the one detail that’s most likely to get forgotten when recreating them. Never seen sheet metal covered grenade sumps before, so I learned something new!

This is such a badass build! Part 1 looks great as-is; excited to see the rest come together!

I love the build, And the respect you put into the history of it and small design features of the project really add to the video!

Fantastic research, sand fantastic communication on how you did what you do. I always appreciate how clear you are with what you think went well and want wrong and how to change it up from there!

absolutley killer. My brother and I have a bunch of drop-pods we set into craters which would look great sandwiched between two trench sections like this. Killer work love your channel!

Incredible! The care and detail and empathy you put into this is just fantastic

Really appreciated the respect and research you gave the Great War even while making a game board. You’re a real one, man!

One your best videos. The historical background of your choices gives your build a whole new dimension. Impressive!

What a great scenery tutorial and cautious reminder about the horrors of real war. Every single video of yours is a gem. ❤

Awesome stuff and I love the historical twist - MORE!

This is literally one of the coolest projects I've ever seen. Oustanding work as always!

This was a beautiful video. Also love the use of actual trench building methods which just gives the layout that believable and immersive look

This is great, I've been wanting to build something like this for ages, and this looks almost exactly how I imagined. One of my favourite builds of yours for sure! :D

Outstanding work as always. Your research and love for the hobby are shown here in great detail, you are a true artisan.

That board is phenomenal!!! It's easily one of the best I've seen in 40 years of miniature wargaming. 👏

As a world war fan, you gave a new perspective to boardgaming, you video is totally awsome and makes me want to build one.... your historical references makes your video even better to watch and learn, keep on the great work..

Worthwile content! Building skills, well researched and explained details, food analogies as usual and besides all the fun: an important message. Hats off :)

I've done a decent amount of studying on WW1; albeit, I'm no expert, but I'd like to join the chorus in praise of your ability. Your attention to detail is awesome. I'm glad to see you're as invested in your research as much as your creations. Keep it up Eric. 🤘

sir your work is truly beautiful! Its historically accurate in every way. Absolutely incredible! Keep it up!

Amazing job! Excellent research and construction. The sad and cruelty of the war is well represented. I'm waiting for the parts 2 and 3.

Thanks for the video Eric! I love it! I want to make my own trench at some point. Thanks for putting in a WW1 tribute in the middle of the vid very moving. I was touched by it. Major props for that.

Thanks you for this video, I’m looking forward to the next two sections of board. I really appreciate the effort you put into explaining both the history and the board

Can’t wait for the next episode. This board is shaping up really nicely 👍🏻

Cool build as always, and I really appreciate the message you included with it. Nicely done.

Nice work buddy, can't wait for part 2!

I really enjoy the educational aspect of these builds. It's fun to learn as you make this awesome work of wargaming goodness :D

As a future Death Korps of Krieg player, this is 1000% the type of table I want to make. Thank you for the knowledge and inspiration!

Amazing work. Really good balance of historical accuracy and practicality.

Wow!!! I’ve viewed your videos for a few months now. I’m going to Patreon right now to join up. This is FANTASTIC work!!

Dude, I am reading Gaunt's Ghosts Straight SIlver where they are stuck on a world, Aexe Cardinal - Sabbat worlds, and they still using trench warfare. This is really good. I would suggest bodies on the wire and corpses crushed into the mud. Possibly pools of condensed gases? Oh and more mud and grim. Just suggestions.

I really appreciate the way you pay your respects to real life events, and educate your audience about relevant history, while you create.

Board Looks Great! Nice work and I appreciate all of the work you do!

Love the respect you showed here fro the range in fighting strategy and this that died in the transition.

Very nice. I'm going to be making some trenches soon, and it's good to see how you did it. Last time I made sandbags, I found it a bit quicker to roll out a snake of air dry clay, squash it slightly with cloth (to imprint texture) then chop it into sections. Saves forming each individually.

Really great video. Sensitive to the subject matter, knowledgeable about the history, and an amazing result. Brilliant 👍

Fantastic work. Looking forward to part two.

Incredible build and amazing video. Gotta love those Steel Legion also!

a neat little detail you could do for modular trenches (if you make them) is have a body or arm sticking out like its someone who was buried there and they stumbled across their body. This was a horror tale my grandfather told me when his dad served in the Lancashire Fusiliers as a sgt. major in the First World War. Edit: My grandfathers uncle served on the Somme and was tragically killed in the battle

As many have said really loved this video, not that others arent great but this was particularly good. Such a strong point about the grim reality of war so well handled too. Great video.

6 months later still waiting for a part 2 and 3

I love the history of the Great war "to end all wars" and I have made 1piece of trench but I plan on making more in the future for a huge wargaming table. Thank you for making this video man

Really awesome vid! Appreciated all the bits of history and attention to detail! I'd be interested to hear how you'd approach a modular trench set up. I've seen a few attempts online and have been thinking of trying my hand. Cant wait to see the full thing!

OMG! So easy, cheap and EFFECTIVE project! Well done mate!

Beautiful build, really! Reminds me of my early modelling days, when me and some pals tried to cut up a piece of polystyrene and drown it in dirt flock to make our own crappy trench diorama. And thank for covering the topic of the Great war. Most people dismiss WW1 as just boring war where both sides sat in a muddy hole for 4 years straight with little interesting going on. Which is the opposite of reality.

Really well done, one of the best looking 40K trench boards I’ve ever seen…I think it’s the depth and size of the trenches…pretty accurate size to what was in the Cadia Stands Hammer and Bolter animation.

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think people often forget the firestep and want the trench to be shallow enough for minis to peek over which makes it overall too shallow

A great video. Love the historical discussions and importantly the reminders of the hellish reality of war beyond the tabletop.

Wow, nice job! Looks very authentic! Thank you for video!

Wow! That's absolutely gorgeous

Already looking amazing, can't wait to see the final result!

The detail here is fantastic. Can't wait to see the other two boards! Semi-related, but this did get me thinking about how the various factions of 40k would design their fortifications and entrenchments. I can't imagine an Eldar or Necron digging trenches, it doesn't play to their strengths, but it'd be interesting to see the difference between how, say, Imperium, Orks and Tau go about making a place inhospitable.

I did a very similar thing about 4 years ago and is great fun to build and play!! 20/20 hind sight I would have done some things differently but still turned out awesome!! look forward to the rest of the build

Wow, so impressed with this project and especially your patience. Great video

This is pure magic mate I can’t wait to see the board in its entirety 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is shaping up to be one of the best trench gaming boards I've seen! Excellent work!

love this table, cant wait to see it completed

This was actually so educational I wish I had seen it before I started my last project. I'm a comic artist and we have trenches show up in a book. Though it is very sci fi the same principles could have been applied and visually looked a lot more interesting. This is an awesome build Eric.

This is a huge endeavor. Well done.

Can’t wait for part two and three. This was awesome.

Awesome build. Few days back i finished my own trenches. Much more smaller and not that good looking. This video gives me some new ideas, thanks.

Phenomenal work as always man. I'm moving in a month and will finally have a dedicated work space so I can build my own trench board.

I think its bloody lovely. Well done!

This is top notch. My sons and l watched quite a few war movies lately , a few WW1 movies , the boys pointed out the trench segment from SuckerPunch ... a real post apocalyptic feel to that.

This looks so cool, and with some history thrown in as well. Subbed

Great work! Reminds me the nightmarish trenches of "1917" and "All Quiet on the Western Front"

@EricsHobbyWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Thats no coincidence! I used them as references

As always nice job ! Little advice tho : for the barbed wire, you can get "sealing wire" wich is exactly the same as the army painter's BUT you can get it by the 100s of meters in length for far less money, a must have if you wanna make WW1 type things

AWESOME BUILD !!! and awesome video!!!

This looks great! I've been on a bolt action kick lately and now I really want to try some of these techniques

Love the video and and an amazing build! I am definitely going to be replaying this in the near future when I build my own! I think one easy addition would be blowing out one of the trench lines as if a bomb hit it on the edge to really sell that it's deep into a conflict!

Thats amazing, looks really realistic

This video rules, I have wanted to make a table like this for so long. Can’t wait for the next ones!

Great vid, love the attention to detail, especially the layout of the trenches on the board. Wish I had room for a board like that!

Excellent video! The mix of historical research and excellent craftsmanship earned you a sub my dude!

This is so good, glad you had the idea. Excellent design, I would add more weathering, like for the metal walls, I would put little mounts of dirt in the lower corners like it accumulated there. Also I would dirt the lower part of the walls and barbwire, and the walkway wood, with dried splashes of mud - I would get inspiration from technical materials more than washes. And since it's an old hellscape you could make the metal wall darker and maybe add little rust. Also in the trenches you could add dried pools of liquid with a story, like oil in a maintenance corner, or blood and maybe couple stretchers under a bridge from when they gathered the wounded under shelling. I would make the mud darker, but probably it's a good idea to keep using same recipe for all 3 pieces and wash all togheter. I followed you in the past, I'm glad you're back with such quality content. Very inspired, pro execution, and I liked a lot the research and the time spent onoring the tragic reality of war. Liked and subscribed, I will wait for part two

Great content as always, love the historical vibe to this one!

This would be such a good jumping off point to also make a downtown DC board for Fallout Wasteland Warfare. Imagine taking these trenches and lining them with mocs of the Smithsonian, Washington Monument, and Capital building!

So good, looking forward to seeing the other boards too

I love a good trench warfare board. You make it looks so easy even though i know it must take you hours to work on!