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That lava squish technique between the two plates was one of the coolest things I've seen. Amd your tiny greenstuff Danlijah Woodcliffe, Sam, and Gollum are most impressive, especially Gollum's tiny fingies.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Don't tell anyone, but it happened by accident first (you can see where it had already been done before I used the plate) when I put the walkway in place first, before removing it. Bob Ross would be proud.

@StudsonStudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder I'll keep it secret, keep it safe

@Snapplesnart

3 жыл бұрын

a crossover more ambitious than infinity war 😌

@laurenmartin1704

2 жыл бұрын

Hey my 2 favourite you tubers!

@arkanejill7816

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurenmartin1704 SAME!!

First time he said "I like to make tiny nerdy things". Idk why I watched every one of his videos, in order for this, but there you have it.

@noahjucha8426

Жыл бұрын

5 months later and I found myself doing the exact same thing

@_theMorrigan

3 ай бұрын

another five months, same thing.

@tonnylima7287

8 күн бұрын

Me too

This. Channel. Is. A. Gold. Mine. Also: CAST IT INTO THE FIRE!!!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

MR. FROH DOH!

@Born_Stellar

3 жыл бұрын

cast it into the fire! destroy it! adam: no, I don't think I will

I FOUND IT!!! I FOUND THE VIDEO WHERE THE “tiny nerdy things” LINE STARTED!! (I looked back through the intros of your videos from your oldest video up until this one JUST to find which video started the iconic intro line)

Found the videos where the legendary intro was born :D Love it

If you've been thinking to yourself, "man, this money sure is a burden to me. My wallet/purse is too heavy and counting all those zero's in my bank account takes too long. I wish I didn't have so much!" Well, have I got news for you! I've set up a Patreon where you can help the channel by buying a cup of coffee, or a pint, or even a bowl of noodles! Check out the link in the description if this seems like a great way to spend your hard earned money.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

@@caswinson I tried setting up a paypal "tip jar" for anyone that wanted to help out as a one off, but somehow ended up making a charity for Johnny's Kitchen, or something like that and gave up. I'll get it sorted later this week!

@TheHolm

3 жыл бұрын

Finally!

@TheHolm

3 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain that beer is less hydrating than coffee... 🤔

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

@@caswinson Fire me an email: notbcraftworks@gmail.com

Mount doom was also known as Orodruin and Amon Amarth but you probably knew that already. Also lord of the rings book nook sweet ! great video and awesome build and content

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I figured it had to have a better name (somewhere deep in the Silmarillion, I'm sure) but damned if I could remember anything but "Mount Doom".

@jonnyjonjo

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder i had to look it up cause i didnt remember the other names it was called

@MauMik

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder If I remember correctly Gandalf calls it by it's real name in the second Book of the Return of the King.

Every one of your builds is a look into either your choice of viewing pleasures or your ability to hack into my TV program history. So relatable and current. Not only that but you represent each one with style and accuracy. I love them all! Thank you for sharing!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you like them and they tick your viewing boxes!

The first time you said your catch phrase 😭 tiny nerdy things, I’m so proud

Yes! I’ve binged all your videos and have been waiting on a new one. I actually just finished watching the extended LoTR movies. This book nook is great.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing then! You keep watching 'em and I'll keep pumping them out.

First video with “Tiny nerdy things”

The very text-book definition of "sooo cool!" :D

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jherazob

3 жыл бұрын

No, no, it's lava, so the opposite :P

Hah as soon as you said some pretty big books I immediately thought rhythm of war 😂

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I have a hardcover of it sitting on top of my coffee table... since it doesn't fit on my bookshelf...

I recently found the channel and love it. One thing... Mount Doom is the English translation the film's and sometimes the books use... The mountain is actually called orodruin or amon amarth

@Sarnandhun

3 жыл бұрын

This! Also, BEAUTIFUL work North of the Border. You popped up in my feed due to a recent splurge of Book Nook inspiration videos, and talk about an awesome channel!!!

It just hit me, your house must be the coolest place ever! A paradise for nerds! Love the video

I believe this is the first “tiny nerdy things” intro. very iconic, I’m glad it stuck!

I really just enjoy the funny zen of your videos! Just a tip I learned back in the 80s when I couldn’t afford a mirror with a frosted design that I wanted. CLEAR Con-Tact paper will give a perfect frost to any glass smooth surface so you don’t have to sand (or sandblast) anything. Just spray a light soapy solution on the glass/acrylic, place the Con-Tact and squeegee out the water and air bubbles with something like a credit card. I have it on the side lights of my front door for 15 years now and no one can see through. Just so you know, I am 70 years old and I watch most of what you do… you are so silly and entertaining, and I love your trial and error approach to creating… it’s my approach too and will serve you well! Nerd on!

This project turned out so well. Coincidentally, I wanted to make this exact scene as a book nook as well. But it never occurred to me to do it from the perspective you did. Facing the outside of mount doom and looking into the volcano. Also the tip with the acrylic pushing the paint down to create a water effect is so clever. Definitely saving that in the memory bank! I only recently discovered your channel but you quickly turned into one of my favorite hobby channels. Thank you for using your time to make these videos.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time watch! I've got lots of fun projects I'm working on at the moment, so stay a while, and listen! Also, what sort of perspective would you have gone with?

@ItsDennie

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder A full 180 degrees turn from how you did it. If you remember from the movie, there was a heavy lava waterfall coming down from the side, making it look really hot and dangerous inside of the mountain. I was planning on making a book nook out of the moment Gollum hit the lava hugging the ring and making it look really chaotic with rocks flying in the air.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItsDennie That sounds awesome. Make it so! Then post pictures!

currently binge watching your videos! You make me laugh so much :D Mount Doom is the layman term for Orodruin (land) and Amon Amarth (volcano). I love the book nooks!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them! I've got some great LOTR stuff coming up, so stick around a while!

FANTASTIC!!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was really happy with how it all turned out!

@MetalJedi1224

3 жыл бұрын

It looks great. I build dioramas for 1/18 and 1/12th scale action figures and your work has been very inspiring.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalJedi1224 I'm glad to hear it, do you post them anywhere?

@MetalJedi1224

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I post them on my Facebook page and and the SteadyCraftin group.

@MetalJedi1224

3 жыл бұрын

And Instagram

I LOVE Book Nooks! They're like little portals that let you peek into the dimention your reading about!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Ya! I'm a big fan (as you may have guessed). I've got a couple coming up in the next couple weeks that I'm really excited about too, so keep an eye out!

@Sezenian

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder Sounds Grand! I'll certainly keep my eyes out for it!

"My name is Adam and I like to make Tiny Nerdy Things" And at that moment, he said the WORDS

I'm not sure how I got here....but I'm glad to be here! I love what I've seen so far...especially how you don't need a ton of expensive tools to make something phenomenal!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

That's the best way to end up somewhere, after all, "Not all who wander are lost" (how topical!)

Always my favorite Book Nook Builder!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, shucks. Thanks for watching!

Here begins the most iconic intro did i ever seen on the sculpture channels on KZread

Just found your channel. And I.Am.In.Love! This is soo awesome!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel! Take your coat off, get comfortable, stay a while!

@summonedcreatures3582

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder Sure will do 🤗

If you sold merch and made a shirt that said “ now onto the glamour shots”… I would 100% buy.

My favourite book nook so far.

Another awesome build! I love your enthusiasm for dry brushing, although black washing will always hold the key to my heart.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

A nice wash is always a delight as well, but that drybrushing. Mmmmmmm

I love a good book nook (That's a lot of 'oo' for one sentence). When I move in a few months I will definitely be making some. this is a brilliant example.

I just clicked on every video to check out since when you're having the beautiful "hi my name is Adam and I like to make tiny, nerdy things"-intro. And this is the first first video with this iconic saying! So glad I stumbled upon your channel!

One of the best Book Nook's

I really love this one from the archives of time. The colours and shadows across the rocks and the little gollum outside is just fab

Speechless...Gollem on the outside draws your eye in...and the light effects again are very realistic!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

I love the idea of book nooks.... but I need every inch of space on my shelves for, y'know, books.

No one: North of the border: lava-piller...spike...things?

Very cool,I will definitely have a try making this

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

You'll have to let me know how it goes!

Wow! Again! This is the second video of yours I have found after I thought I was up to date. Lovely surprise x

Love everything about it !

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man!

The way you did the lava with the lights came out really nice. Great job.

The first tiny nerdy things!

😍 awesome! Love the ‘wondering what hobbit fingers taste like’ line 😂

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he won't wonder for Long.

@carrie4910

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder and he does like his food raw and wriggling 😂

@user-bf8ud9vt5b

3 жыл бұрын

Like chicken, obviously.

Wow that’s really awesome ! Nice job man !!!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Great selection of books on the shelf, btw!

Excellent work ! I like your lava effect .

this is so cool! i love the perspective you chose to do it at, and the lighting turned out so perfect!! your videos are so full of good craft, great humour & useful tips, thank you for sharing them with us. you're one of the channels that inspired me to get into diorama/model building, and i'm working on my first project now!!

Gollum finally got his wish from the hobbit, to know what hobbit tastes like

Just wow 🥺😍😍😍

I love it! Kinda rather simple, but the final effect is spectacular! 💥🤩

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was a quick easy one that still turned out pretty good, methinks

Excellent job.

I’ve seen other people use a hot wire cutter, and I think your stuff looks far more realistic the way you do it! What a talented guy you are I’d love a friend like you near Xmas time lol

That is awesome!

Wow! That's amazing! 😍😍

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is amazing.

Hell yeeeeeeees! Your book nooks are absolutly amazing!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! They're always a blast to make, and it's fun to see how to best frame a scene in a tiny hallway.

IS THIS THE FIRST "My name is Adam and I like to make tiny, nerdy, things." ?!?!?!!!!!!!

great build! love your work. Just a little suggestion here, the scene with rey on the top of the cliff looking at Luke x-wings fighter underwater in The last jedi, could be a nice diorama.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Cool idea! I love the idea of the sunken X-Wing

This is your best ever!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really liked how the lighting turned out

Ayyy found it. Stumbled upon one of your videos on my feed and loved it so much I decided to watch your videos in order of when you posted. I was waiting for the one where you first open with “Hi I’m Adam and I like to make tiny, nerdy things.”

Your channel is way too underrated, you deserve a Whole lot more.

Stalactites have told hold on tight cause they hanging tight from the ceiling. How they taught me lol.

Just started getting into making book nooks/craft projects, and your channel is by far the most entertaining. You are hilarious and extremely talented! Thank you.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the weird world of making tiny nerdy things and putting them on a shelf (it's nice here, we have cookies)

@BerlsMcSquirrels

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder Oooooooohhh, cookies! (Proceeds to eat his first book nook project mistaking it for a box of thin mints.)

Thats crazy good

For the stalagmite and stalactite thing I learned it as “Stalactites hang tight to the ceiling and Stalagmites might reach them someday”

Awesome! A pleasure to watch!! The only thing I would comment on is where you staged a light to accentuate Frodo you could have, well within your artistic license, put some cracks in the bridge, big enough where Samwise was standing so even in the dark you could see him there, or some of him, watching Frodo. When you showed it in the dark that’s where my mind ventured. Thanks again. Definitely got a new sub here.

Just found your channel. Very impressed, so much inspiration to be found. Will be binge watching

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! I've got lots of fun ideas coming up, so hang around for a while!

@S-A-Q

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder brilliant, look forward to seeing what you create

The way I was taught to remember them is stalagmite MIGHT reach the ceiling and stalactite needs to hold on TIGHT to the ceiling

Stuh-lack-mites (might grow up) Stuh-lack-tites (hold on tight or fall) That’s how I learned it. Lol Nice work .

Damn son, dat lava... Also those tiny figs are amazing! You could make tiny Elrond and Isildur and swap them out for some Silmarillion fun :) Fab nook, fab nook.

If you're feeling particularly industrious, you can always build your own hot wire cutter. Luke Towan has a great tutorial on how over on his channel. This piece is absolutely beautiful , great work as always!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've been stealing his ideas and passing them off as my own for ages, but I've never gotten around to making the hot wire cutter, mostly due to space in my -closet- studio

These always turn out amazing!!! Have you ever done a book nook of Hogwarts with the boats heading towards it?

Awesome! It would be amazing to see the bridge of Khazad-Dûm with Balrog and Gandalf.

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Does Gandalf and the Rancor count? Cause that's already done!

@wakemanlight2868

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder Oh man, I feel like an idiot jajaja Sorry, I didn't see it. I'm going right now ^^ Thank you. Your work is amazing.

I appreciate the collection of Pratchett novels. RIP

Point of order, the mountain's name is Orodruin. It's commonly referred to in language of the people of the west as something along the lines of "Mount Doom", after translation. Prof Tolkien's many notes and letters cover a lot of that sort of nerdy detail.

You gave me some inspiration for my next project and you did an amazing job! I love your work! Regarding Mount Doom, it's actual name is Orodruin or Amon Amarath. Mount Doom is the translated name in the common speech, (that's what Tolkien indended with some names) meaning the language that you reed the book :)

Mount Doom is actually just a colloquialism, a nickname given to the volcano by the people of Middle Earth. One of its actual names is Amon Amarth. Nerdy correction out of the way... I love the video! Lol

Nice the one thing you need to make is a chewbakka or some sort of wookie

You should probably advertise you patreon in the video. From what I've heard other youtubers say, it actually helps getting new patrons. Awesome piece as usual!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I will in the future videos, thanks for the advice!

Tolkien did give a different name (two actually). Mount Doom, also known as Orodruin and Amon Amarth, was a volcano in Mordor. Mount Doom was located in the Plateau of Gorgoroth in northwestern Mordor. Orodruin is the common Sindarin name and Amon Amarth is the Sindarin translation, Amon meaning (Hill or Mountain) and Amarth meaning (Doom or fate).

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I have properly chastised in the comments by many a Tolkien fan, and I stand corrected absolutely. My disappointment should clearly lie with the people of Middle Earth for choosing such a lazy nickname for the mountain!

@seanblankenship4953

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder no worries as many people refer to it as Mount Doom because in all accounts its name means just that. I was sharing my knowledge with you and not at all trying to chastise you. I enjoy sharing my own knowledge.

omg I need this

I would like it so much if you could show us how you made the characters! :D Awesome Book Nook!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! In the interest of not making the video too long, I opted to chop out a bit of the sculpting stuff. I do lots of full blown sculpts, so if you just imagine teeeeny tiiiiiny versions of that stuff, you'll get the idea!

Rewatching all the old book nook videos. I think this needed more stir sticks.

Just found you this week and goddamn did I love you ahahahaha You’re an awesome artist and incredibly funny! Love the tips you give! I’m a miniaturist too and these help me a lot

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've got lots of tips like, "if you don't show the face, you don't need to sculpt the face" or "hid the feet in something and you don't need to make them"

@oqueotediofazXD

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthoftheBorder ahahahaha love those tips. I’m not much of a “human” sculptor, but they’re good for other things too!

the names in LOTR are actually all (except the rohinians) translated from their 'natural' language to something we will understand. For example 'merry's name means happy/merry in the hobbit language, so toilkin called him 'merry' as that was a close word in english we would take as a name. 'Frodo' means something too but apparently 'bilbo' was just 'bilba' but hobbit names ending in 'a' don't sound masculine to us, so 'Bilbo.' here is the excerpt from the LOTR wiki, I didn't know if 'mt doom' was just a misnomer but I figured if all the characters names were, the mountain probably was as well. ''Orodruin was the common Sindarin name for Mount Doom. It means "Fire Mountain", from orod ("mountain") and ruin ("burning, fiery red"). However, the literal Sindarin translation for Mount Doom is Amon Amarth, from amon ("hill, mountain") and amarth ("doom, fate").[5][6] It is also possible that "Doom" is a mis-anglicization of "Dun", an old-English and possibly Rohirric term for "mountain".''

You deserve more views

Amazing. Top 🇧🇷

stalagmites and stalactites are easy to differentiate - tites are always hanging!^^ btw, the mountain is named amon amarth!

Id like one with the scene of gollum biteing frodos finger

Awsome

Where’d you get that cool mini square? The orange anodized one? I gotta have one

Quick tip: stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites are on the ground.

Dude, buy yourself the Proxxon hot wire cutter with the shiftinglands addons. You won’t ever regret it!

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

I've been looking at that one for a while, and I'm sure I'll pull the trigger one of these days. The attachments are particularly interesting!

1. Awesome!!! 2. The mountain’s name is Orodruin. “Mount Doom” is a translation into Westron.

NGL this craft actually looks like something I can do myself (yay!) and I may make one for my brother who loves LOTR :D Have you ever considered doing a book nook for any Tim Burton stuff?

You should do a tour of all your bookshelves with the booknooks, or is that already out there and am I unaware?

He's going to have more book nooks than books

Where did you get the saw that you used to cut the foam at the start

This is the first time he said it! You know the line…

The book nook frame you've got here looks reasonably thin but sturdy. Could you share with us what it's made out of and how you built it?

@NorthoftheBorder

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! I've added more detailed instructions for how I design my frame into the description!