Hello.
After my daughter receiving a Warhammer 40k boxed set for Christmas, I decided to learn how to build and paint terrain for us to use. I'm still very much at the beginner level but that is kind of the point of this channel...to learn as I go, hopfully with the help and support of the wonderful crafting communities that exist out there. I really have got the crafting bug and I'm excited to see how far this all goes!
TheDefector
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Well done, Def!
Thank you :). More to come! Already working on the next build, so it should be ready some time in the 2030’s
Only seen the intro. Paused the video to like, comment, and subscribe. Fuck, this is good (hope the rest of the video is). Edit: Now I've seen it and I love the whole thing. You remind me a lot of The Feral Painter: your personality is so pleasant. Thanks for the content! www.youtube.com/@TheFeralPainter
Hey thank you! The rest is ok. Has too much of some guy talking 🤷
Holy crap that guy is amazing! Thank you for sending me his way. I’d never heard of him before. More channels for me to steal things from!
Terrific. Welcome back.
Thank you :)
Stop putting yourself down! These look great! You're not satisfied because your ability isn't caught up with your taste. It doesn't mean these are bad! The barrel crater is my favorite, though that artillery piece looks amazing. I thought it was a plastic model at first! I think it's actually good that you put very little work into the corpses; they are scenery, not models, and they should blend in as such. I like your barbed wire technique. Advice: Cut away from yourself; brace the foam against the table, not your hand. Get some tin snips, wire cutters, or actual model snips to replace your pruners. You could use hot glue to fill beneath the water effect; cheap and semi transparent. Dark Matter Workshop has a video where he makes a Waste Facility that might help with your puddle surface effects. For finding scale pieces, something in the area of 1:50 scale (HO or O scale in model railroad terms, depending on the manufacturer) is approximate for 28mm models. You can cut out little bits of card stock, like a cereal box, to mask light bleed. Boylei Hobby Time puts lights in a lot of his builds and you might find inspiration for future lighting techniques there. Great work! Keep it up!
Fantastic advice here! Thank you very much. I know it does seem that I am maybe overly negative towards my own work, but it’s because I’m still at the ‘fake it till you make it’ stage. All part of the journey I guess.
All of the craters look amazing… but the tank one….. awesome!!!! Really cool build 😊😊😊
Thank you! I knew I was on to something when I turned the light on for the first time. I had originally planned to have both lights wired to the same battery and switch but I wasn’t sure about the circuit. There’s always next time.
@@thedefector you are welcome 🤗 A new skill for next time ☺️
lets go another video
It’s about time! 😂
Back in the day when we made everything in store from scratch, I used metal/aluminium pie tins for craters. Turn them upside down and push the middle down, then flatten out the bottom, this will automatically crumple the sides. Glue it to a suitable sized based and embelish
Oh that’s absolute genius. You’re making me want to make more craters!
When you spoke to the tank damage not being correct, my mind went right to “Muh friend” and Night Shift. I was telling myself to make a comment to let you know about that channel. Then… you mentioned Night Shift and spoke to his techniques for damage and all was right in the world. I stumbled upon your channel and enjoyed you sharing your journey. Have a 👍 and a comment to help you with your algorithm battle. Cheers!
Thank you very very much. As for Night Shift, I mean my god. That guy rules. “Muh friends!”
@@thedefector He indeed has some extremely good skills with Fine Scale modeling. When it comes to fine scale modeling, you’ll find a very high standard and skill set is the general norm. That realm of the hobby comes from wanting to take the general model kit building to the next level. I’ve been doing fine scale since the early 1980s and have seen many a hobbyist at the Night Shift level. He takes his talents and showcases them extremely well on his KZread channel. Fine Scale modeling takes a lot of time and attention to detail. Because of that, I think that most fine scale modelers don’t do KZread as doing KZread videos is a ton of effort on its own. That’s sad really, as the build talent within it is ridiculously good and like that info should be shared. Just as Martin (Night Shift) does. I think his video creation skills are equal to his workbench talent. He is lucky to have that going for him.
@@billcedarheath387 agreed entirely. Both his presentation style and production quality are superb. He’s a very multitalented person.
Excellent video mate, cool builds. Personally, since the Soviet T-26 light tank had relatively thin armor, the sheet metal look isn't that bad. Especially since if the tank had a cook-off and the turret was launched off, the turret components may have dragged the top of the hull away from the tank. Anyways, great video!
Very fair point! I couldn’t imagine those things were very thick at all. Glad you like the vid!
Well done my dear nephew.....Boys will be boys...
Awesome builds man, I love your narration style
Thank you. I’m glad you like them :)
I've also kind of been burned out on table top crafting. I meant I've been stuck in a perpetual state of being burned out for more than a decade, but I keep thinking about trying to get back into creative projects and I just can't force myself to do anything. Look forward to whatever you make. Looks good.
Yeah it’s really horrible. As I mentioned in the video, I’ve had other projects that I loved doing and that I poured my heart and soul into, but I took a break away from and then found it impossible to come back to. I’m still angry at myself for it tbh. I felt like I was failing myself in many different ways. That’s why this time I will just force myself through the self doubt and procrastination. But now that I am the point where this craters thing is finished, I feel back to being excited and enthusiastic again. I’ve already started work on the next project and it feels great. I guess I just had to get over that hill to get to this point. I know it will happen again at some point, but I’ve shown myself that I can push through it. I hope you find the spark that helps you over your own hill, my friend ❤
Another Defector upload! Lets gooooo
Hahaha! I know it took a while!
For similar projects to your standing water crater I've used poundlands "bond together" two part epoxy as a cheap/convenient way of getting enough resin for water effect on a single piece. It comes in a sort of double syringe which dispenses the resin and hardener simultaneously. You can tint it with a small amount of acrylic paint/ink as you mix it (poundland also sell a pack of plastic shot glasses which I found ideal for mixing in). If I remember right you get about 10-15 minutes working time once the two parts touch. More recently I've used clear UV resin (not 3d printer stuff, the kind they use for making costume jewelry). Its great in that it has near unlimited working time then you can cure it almost immediately with a UV torch, but IIRC I needed to use alcohol ink to tint it, it didnt mix well with acrylic paint at all. In either case I wouldnt want to do a super deep pour in one go, but you can build up depth with multiple pours.
Excellent. I’m going to come back to this advice when I next need a water effect. Thank you 🙏
You are too humble (although that's not a bad thing), this is great stuff! I really like the way you narrate your experience and how inclusive you are. Awesome video and build.
Hey thank you!
Got some old GW craters somewhere, definitely gonna have to make one look like a direct hit with this gore.
Dude, it is WILD that you've said that, given what my next video is about.
The couch is the cherry on the cake. Might steal the idea mate ! Brilliant work
Thank you! Steal away!
Great job, my man. Pretty cool pieces 👍🏻
Hey thank you!
Awesome work, hope you post again soon. I know it's easy to feel discouraged by all the other channels here but I think your stuff stands up just fine next to it
I finished the crafting part of my next video just today, and I'm starting to put the video together. I left crafting for a long time and found it very difficult to get back into, but it's finally happening :)
@@thedefector amazing developments
Great conversion ! Gonna inspire me for my next project
It is nice and grimdark, but why ist there lots of concrete or stone rubble in a metal building? Little mistakes like this break a good build for me
I agree entirely. I mentioned in the video that I should have used cut-off piece of the actual walls as rubble on the ground to better sell the effect. But I know for next time :)
@@thedefector I saw the scene, was painting besides, must overheared that
Any plans to produce videos again? I hope. :)
Hey thank you! I finished my next project just today, I'm I'm starting work on the video itself. Very sorry for the wait. I took a break from it all and found it almost impossible to get back into.
@@thedefector That’s fantastic. Can’t wait to see it. I’m sure it will be worth the wait!
Kerp them coming. Like what you are doing.
Thank you! Next video is well underway :)
How did you stick the rubble stones together? With superglue or hot glue? Did you glue them down one by one?
I think it was all set down into slightly watered down PVA...
When are we getting another vid? Your stuff's awesome.
It's absolutely on the way buddy! Finished the crafting part just today. Working now on the video.
@@thedefector wonderful!
Pigment powders are the truth
I absolutely keep hearing that. I must start using them.
absolutely love all of your videos , when is the next project coming out?
btw pva glue mixed with super glue is a nasty, sticky thing for weird fleshy portals to hell
I did not know that. Must giove it a go! BTW, the next video is well underway :)
This is absolutely gorgeous and has inspired me to continue making more terrain for when my son is old enough to play, hopefully he will enjoy it as I do. If he doesn’t, at least I will have a board ready for friends and retirement :D
Thank you very much :)
Thank you for the very good and detailed Tutorial!
Thank you!
I love your videos. The explanation of things is my favorite part. I enjoy hearing all the thought process involved! Keep up the good work man! I’m newish too and I’m loving crafting!!
Additionally, you need some craft paint man!!! Apple barrel is great, using the citidel pants for terrain is a waste considering that paint is so damn expensive!!! GL!
Thank you! And, Citadel paints are definitely not the most cost effective solution for terrain.
Your ending video sucked me in. And many wonder little things were learned from this. Giving me mutated ideas. It does make me wish I kept more little bits and bobs though.
Thank you. Keep those bits and bobs!
Hey!! that was a really nice video to see. I guess that are I am more or less in teh same level you are...so you represent me!
Thank you :)
Looks awesome!
For terrain which is so large there is no better reason to invest in an airbrush. A Masters gravity feed dual action airbrush comes in a kit that includes pretty much everything that you need for if I remember correctly about 100 dollars American from Amazon that will serve you pretty well for awhile while you learn how to airbrush and for a good while after as it is not a terrible airbrush. Though I would still prime all terrain with a rattle can as it’s really strong and terrain takes a ton of damage alongside regular wear and tear. For the rubble I would go with sculptamokd and tile grout there is a video by geek gaming scenics in his ultimate kill team board playlist and yeah it is the best looking option in my honest opinion. But I believe that you did a great job all around, but knowing more options and being gently pushed to try new techniques you can often force yourself to try things and improve yourself learning more techniques that are added to your style allowing you to mix and match and develop your own personal style in the end.
Thank you. Pushing myself to try new things is exactly what I need to get more comfortable with.
Your tower looks great.
I WANT MORE. By far my favorite channel so far.
Thank you. More on the way!
Those PVA skins should be illegal! Good stuff my guy, subscribed!
Thank you! Sorry I’m only seeing the reply now. I really appreciate it bud.x
videos are ready when videos are ready my friend! At least that's how I do it 🤣. Your bell has been rung since the first video 🔔
Oh dude, thank you. That meant a lot.x
My favorite mix is 50/50 BFTBG and Typhus Corrosion, it's a great dark and crunchy old gore splatter. I use it mostly on my Necron Flayed Ones, so not nearly as much as say Poxwalkers. Great option if you're only doing a few units.
Great video, did some gore effects for the first time myself recently (UHU, blood for the blood god and sepia calligraphy ink) really like the PVA 'skin' and the other gutsy bits though, I'll be trying some of that! Keep up the excellent work 👍
Thank you!!
Mod Podge all foam before you spray it and if you add some black or a colour of your choice then it also counts as a primer.
Love this work. Made me interested in trying some blood/gore effects myself. I really was waiting to see another video from you. Keep up the good work very excited to see your process, greetings from Germany.
Hey thanks bud! Sorry this one took so long. I'm still trying to figure out how best to approach these projects. I'll never know how some crafters out there are making professional videos and releasing them weekly. Who knows, I might get there some day :)
Awesome work man! Very intuitive and inspiring. I'm not a particular fan of GORE stuff, but I love the detail you've applied on your work specially on the "guts". Keep up with that "humble" way to be, that's wonderful. The internet it's full "Guru's" claiming that they're really good in what they're doing.. :P Just a little "audience tip" try to cover all in the 10 minutes window, more than that most people don't have time to watch it all. Another tip, don't pay attention to this kind of comments trying to change the way you present your work, and keep everything as you like and with your own "style, that will make the difference in the end.
Thank you. That's all excellent advice, and I certainly agree with the video length. 40 minutes for a tutorial video is just far too much. This probably should just have been two separate videos. Definitely going to make shorter videos in future. Thanks again!
@@thedefector We are the ones who should thank you. "Knowledge doesn't worth nothing if you don't share it" and you're doing it well. Until your next vid. Cheers
33:30 you can also use a toothbrush and run your thumb over the bristles. gives you a realistic spatter of blood drops. Give it a practice on some paper :) good video also, bit long, but good
Thank you! That’s a great tip. And I agree with the video length, it’s too long. I’ll definitely make future videos a good amount shorter.
@@thedefector i think splitting it into a tutorial and the build would have maybe been better 😅
The loving detail put into crafting the various elements of viscera is fantastic. Korne is pleased
Hahaha. Yup. He’s satisfied.
Haven’t looked at price comparisons but gloss medium works really well.
Yeah I’ll give that a go next and see how it compares. Thank d imagine it’s probably much cheaper than the water texture.
Second this! I use the big 250ml Winsor & Newton Galeria Gloss Medium with airbrush flow improver and red, brown, purple inks and it works great!
Great video! I will be definitely using these techniques for some terrain for Necropolis28!
Thank you!
Loving this channel already. The quality of the builds for someone who says they are still learning basic build techniques is astounding. For the hood, you could try dried out wet wipe sheets, soaked in watered PVA. It can be moulded to shape and sets to a very convincing sack/canvas effect. Good for market stall awnings, tarps over cargo etc
Yes! I never thought of that. I’ve used the dried wet wipe technique before to make tarp over pallets. Good shout!
The rocks in the park are free. You can take them home. I have 358 rocks at home.
Rocks.
Real spooky stuff. I liked the opening.
Thank you! Yeah I'm properly proud of that intro. I was trying to make something inspired by the movie Se7en, but I had no idea it would come out as something with that level of energy to it. Thank you, really :)