I am in awe of your skills. I love the way you can see shapes in ordinary household objects and turn them into something incredible. Well done, sir. Keep going.
This and all your videos have been awesome! Edit: I'm going to stop passing up non-traditional wargame-y toys at the thrift store and try to see the uses on the pieces of the toys, like how you used the sides of the shopping cart as floor/grating. Thanks for your vids.
I have a friend at the gaming shop I go to who was inspired by this video and made a similar version of this and I think that it is definitely one of the coolest diy terrain I've seen and he's done some good ones so thanks for inspiring him.
Deodorant cans are pretty good for this sort of thing- you can cut the bottom dimple from a pop can, flip it around and glue it to the bottom end, making a really good looking tank. Just got to hide the nozzle end somehow. I was making a Gaslands style tanker truck using one, though I ended up scrapping it when I realised it was way out of scale. It'll probably be repurposed as a terrain piece like this at some point.
'Food grade' polyethylene film can be used as industrial 'curtains' (big pieces or vertical stripes) and tarps (big pieces and shredded parts). 'White' washes to simulate minerals, bit of yellow-amber for the weathered plastic look, bit of dark grey in the corners for filth. Hanging in a straight line or in a serpentine fashion like a shower curtain. When folded on the ground or lying flat on stuff close to the ground, green washes and black spots to simulate algae/moss + filth. Some parts can be 'worked' with various heat sources to create chemical or thermic burns/attacks. Also, gently dragging the film on sand paper/using polish paste is a good idea for looks and paint/washes hold. The well known CompactDisc case broken and burnt and scratched and drilled will give a cool 'safety glass/polycarbonate' look in buildings, industrial or military. Bullet impacts look good.
can you give as much details as possible of what you used to build inndescription? like those amazing pipes, stratego parts... :) thanks it is an awesome job!
I'll have to get some of these cans for this look as I've similar projects that use standard cans and those just seem too squat. Definitely like how this looks more.
Subscribed. What a clear and informative video! Couple of questions- what thickness chip board did you use? And how come you managed to keep the oils drums weathering silver without scraping off into the coloured pink can?
Hello erik thanks for share everything younare so ispiring for me to craft more and more. I trying to do something sci fi for necromunda. But the questione are One and simple.. were you get that Pink Toy that you useas walkway Whit mesh ? What Toy are that ? T'ha ks a lot
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop not a game. i collect GI Joe. 1:18 scale is becoming really big. It's just hard to do since your 28mm would have to be more like 95mm.
its probably overkill but if you have some insulation spray foam on hand a little shot will add so much structure to the cans.... but like I said its overkill for this kind of thing 🤔🍺🇨🇦
To be honest, I thought "oh well, nothing new" when I saw the thumbnail.. But I never saw someone using these hair curlers on tim cans. THIS ALONE IS SO AMAZING!
Wow! I rarely want to "exactly" emulate scenery/terrain bits I see from crafters, but man this one is spot on. I'm sure you already know this, but dollar-store squirt guns are another excellent source of bits for greebling or making big industrial storage tanks.
What’s up Eric? This is my favorite terrain video. I know NOTHING about the games they are for, but I do like sci fi. Why do I like this one? I think it’s the catwalks… and I don’t even like cats.
Very cool! I love the way this turned out! Really loved the weathering effect on the thanks, especially the paint separation effect from the water! In addition, I like your Cheapskate Method of using cheap acrylic paint and water! So much can be done with that mixture alone!
Your video on zone mortalis terrain popped up randomly in my recommendations, and I'm glad I checked it out. Love how you use so many common bits of household "junk" in your builds, I know I didn't realize for ages what a goldmine the average hobbyist is sitting on!
Have you joined the Tabletop Crafters Guild on Facebook? If not I think you'd love it. I posted a piece that I made there based on your earlier video with the industrial stacks. In particular, I like the silver over brown on the metal. That was definitely a good tip that I would never have thought of myself. Speaking of which, I will have to take a closer look at the Dollar Tree and see if I can find one of those toy tennis rackets. Thanks.
Awesome! Been building terrain for Shadowrun table top, and its amazing how much you can apply techniques for Warhammer, as long as you stop short of the extra gears and skulls lol.
Me and then my wife gets mad threatens to throw out all my treasures which she calls junk. But then she asks me (when she has an empty box or container) do you want me to save this for you? Ahhhh she loves me and is an enabler.
great video! really usefull, thanks! i have only one problem and that is that my chipboard bases are wobbling/the corners goes up, how can i prevent that??
pepsminis andmore what are you putting on top? Some products contract when they dry and curl it up. I personally haven’t had much issue with this, but when i have i wont hesitate to aggressively bend it back the other way, past flat so that it ends up flat. Its a paper product after all so doesnt really have a memory of a shape to snap back into if that makes sense. If you have to reglue some pieces/ touch up some crack on the top after rebending so be it. I think the layer of glue and sand adds enough structure to keep the paint from warping it for this particular project
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop thanks for the tips! i use woodglue/pva and paint deluted with some water, i guess its the water. anyway going to test some mdf bases soon. thnx for the reply!
Nice one Mr. Eric. You know I go to the thrift store and dollar store all the time thinking that I'm going to find some really cool bits to build my own terrain, but then when I get there I have a hard time imagining how I could use an individual piece, so I don't end up buying anything. Guess I just don't have the gift of looking at stuff and seeing cool terrain in it. Definitely am going to keep watching, maybe something will click for me at some point. I have found your videos very inspirational. Thanks!
Quasar fantastic idea! My wife ordered some meal kits with dry ice keeping em cool a while back and i had fun playing with it. Maybe something i will explore in a future video!
On their way here! Thanks. I saw another video where someone was using smaller diameter pipes (From Amazon search “silly straws DYI”) pipes from a kids build your own silly Straw set.
Your methods have saved my life. I was just painting my metals a light grey and then darkening them with a heavy black wash to get where I wanted. It doesn't look bad, but with your method I can get the darkness of the metal and the shine in there still. I was always adverse to using shiny metallic paint on large portions of my terrain pieces because it looks a bit too front and center. With this though dry brushing it onto a burnt umber base really fixes that. Also you inspired me to make my first soda can piece. Thus far I had only been using foam board, popsicle sticks of different sizes and old warhammer sprues. It worked though as im doing ork terrain with that, and foamboard ruins for my imperial terrain.
Yeah, also the pipes are missing cutoffs, the large circular handles for controlling the flow... Maybe its just my OCD, but the lack of any on the pipes throughout the whole area was really bugging me.
Couldn't help but feel your paint job was half finished. It ended when I was expecting to see some extra colour on the pipes and cylindrical parts, or having some story element with something like repairs or transfer graphics. Apart from the 3 main white drums, everything just blends into itself
Really do like this type of build but I have to figure out how to scale it down to around 20 mm or 1/64 scale for a Gaslands type build. Same concept just have to locate smaller cans use thinner paper smaller hardware cloth ect. The difference between 28 mm to 20 mm is pretty amazing as is 20 mm to 15 mm. Makes some things harder like finding bits and pieces that look in scale. But then again using foam, plastic, chipboard and even tinfoil you can usually make what you need. And in the smaller scale you get away with a lot more things as long as you make a piece look "lived in". Keep making great vids and we'll keep watching thanks for all you do.
I just stumbled upon your channel, fantastic ! It is good to see that building your own terrain from junk is still rockin. Brings me Back to The 90's where all the terrain in white dwarf / hobby mags where all scratch built. At least the table will be individual and not a sector imperiallis / mechanicus cookie cutout (although with STC's in lore I guess it's ok ) plus necromunda... So I'm subbed. Keep up the great work inspiring us.
Damn... wish I had the imagination to create original scenery. I get bits, bung them together & they ... look like spray painted bits bunged together...
Excellent trash bash build! Your creativity, build quality, eye for trash bits, and painting techniques are great! Your channel deserves to have way more subscribers, and I hope you get them soon!
Amazing item! One thing i was thinking about at the end, the hole in the top of that thing on top could be charred to look like there is fire that comes from it at times. i think that would make that stack part a little more interesting. Amazing build!
I am in awe of your skills. I love the way you can see shapes in ordinary household objects and turn them into something incredible. Well done, sir. Keep going.
Chrisdabeard Thanks! Its an acquired skill that anyone can develop i think!
Drinking straws work well to simulate pipes. Very cheap in bulk.
Only use the straight parts.
Nothing is quite as satisfying as seeing someone turn some cans of la croix, a few toy pipes, and a hair curler, into a grim dark distillery plant
This and all your videos have been awesome!
Edit: I'm going to stop passing up non-traditional wargame-y toys at the thrift store and try to see the uses on the pieces of the toys, like how you used the sides of the shopping cart as floor/grating. Thanks for your vids.
Absolute genius buddy and so generous of you to share more of your excellent ideas and techniques... thank you 👍
Richard Thomas you are very welcome! Thanks for tuning in
Love the overall muted color with several focal points of off-white as contrast
Your eye for this is very good. You are making me want to do a bunch of kill team terrain. Great work
Jesse Hammil do iiiiiit
I have a friend at the gaming shop I go to who was inspired by this video and made a similar version of this and I think that it is definitely one of the coolest diy terrain I've seen and he's done some good ones so thanks for inspiring him.
I love hearing stuff like that, thanks for sharing
Deodorant cans are pretty good for this sort of thing- you can cut the bottom dimple from a pop can, flip it around and glue it to the bottom end, making a really good looking tank. Just got to hide the nozzle end somehow. I was making a Gaslands style tanker truck using one, though I ended up scrapping it when I realised it was way out of scale. It'll probably be repurposed as a terrain piece like this at some point.
Really nice result. Good details and explanation of process and materials. Keep up the good work!
HVH thanks pal, will do
Music, time lapse, commentary... all of it is spot on. Keep up the good work :)
Man, the whole thing just comes together. Fantastic. I love it.
Use expanding foam in the cans for regidity.
Thank you for this tutorial!!! It solves many of my questions.
Pro-Necromunda focused terrain channels are rare and this one is great!
Aaron Brown thanks aaron! Im gonna be doing some mordheim and warhammer fantasy stuff too
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Please do Mordheim. So badly need more tuts for the town I am building.
'Food grade' polyethylene film can be used as industrial 'curtains' (big pieces or vertical stripes) and tarps (big pieces and shredded parts). 'White' washes to simulate minerals, bit of yellow-amber for the weathered plastic look, bit of dark grey in the corners for filth. Hanging in a straight line or in a serpentine fashion like a shower curtain.
When folded on the ground or lying flat on stuff close to the ground, green washes and black spots to simulate algae/moss + filth.
Some parts can be 'worked' with various heat sources to create chemical or thermic burns/attacks.
Also, gently dragging the film on sand paper/using polish paste is a good idea for looks and paint/washes hold.
The well known CompactDisc case broken and burnt and scratched and drilled will give a cool 'safety glass/polycarbonate' look in buildings, industrial or military. Bullet impacts look good.
One of the best terrain projects ive seen!Great job!
Dude this is sweet!
Chris Iddon Thanks! Maybe one day you can shout me out on your podcast :D
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop we record tomorrow...its a definite bud 😁
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop recorded...dropping Christmas eve 😁
awsome build! Thanks!
... stunning work !!!!!!!
Thank you! I appreciate that
can you give as much details as possible of what you used to build inndescription? like those amazing pipes, stratego parts... :) thanks it is an awesome job!
Alexandre Ducrocq i put a link for the pipes in the description!
awesome work
I like it a lot
Exquisitely build 😮😮❤
I'll have to get some of these cans for this look as I've similar projects that use standard cans and those just seem too squat. Definitely like how this looks more.
Standard can have a ver specific bevel at the top too which my eye knows too well
Subscribed. What a clear and informative video! Couple of questions- what thickness chip board did you use? And how come you managed to keep the oils drums weathering silver without scraping off into the coloured pink can?
thurdeye i used a very heavy duty spray paint and primer combo with a pebbled texture, and the white paint was very loose i was scraping very gently
I think the chipboard is 1.5 mm but i dont have th packaging anymore so I can’t be positive
Super Video!
Love it, subbed!!
Love it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hello erik thanks for share everything younare so ispiring for me to craft more and more. I trying to do something sci fi for necromunda. But the questione are One and simple.. were you get that Pink Toy that you useas walkway Whit mesh ? What Toy are that ? T'ha ks a lot
any chance you could/would do a throw together basic thing like that but in a different scale? preferably 1:18, but 1:24 would be okay.
too slow406 hmm, what games are at that scale? I dont play any. Many of the same principles would hold true though.
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop not a game. i collect GI Joe. 1:18 scale is becoming really big. It's just hard to do since your 28mm would have to be more like 95mm.
its probably overkill but if you have some insulation spray foam on hand a little shot will add so much structure to the cans.... but like I said its overkill for this kind of thing 🤔🍺🇨🇦
Nice work!! Привет от русского комьюнити)
Have you thought about selling stuff like this? You could probably do quite well from it.
What is the song?
To be honest, I thought "oh well, nothing new" when I saw the thumbnail.. But I never saw someone using these hair curlers on tim cans. THIS ALONE IS SO AMAZING!
noizebeast thank you! Even if not every project is reinventing the wheel there are always small pieces of inspiration to take i hope
Great use of those curlers most I've ever seen anyone use them for was for a crow cage to put prisoners in.
Wow! I rarely want to "exactly" emulate scenery/terrain bits I see from crafters, but man this one is spot on. I'm sure you already know this, but dollar-store squirt guns are another excellent source of bits for greebling or making big industrial storage tanks.
OLD SCHOOL GENESTEALER!!!!!!!!!!
That Guy is like 30 years old!!! Wow!!!
Sorry, i meant, awesome Terrain piece and tutorial.
bat man hahahahaha thank you!
" I found these in a bag on the street". :)
Always lol
I love the fact that your making great Creations out of nothing and not working with a $300 kit.
this was the best use of a can of lacroix i've seen, other than maybe to wash my car.
wow thats pretty fancy to wash your car in lacroix hahaha
Enjoyed, Liked, Subscribed and Notifications activated... Excellent work Eric, have a good one.
TheDobber thanks, glad you found it to your liking!
What’s up Eric? This is my favorite terrain video. I know NOTHING about the games they are for, but I do like sci fi.
Why do I like this one? I think it’s the catwalks… and I don’t even like cats.
ROCKIN
Wyloch's Armory thanks wyloch!
So cool! I want to see more of it finished with different skirmish scenes and action shots!
Kirk Geier well come play with me then pal
"I found this bag of Stratego tiles on the street."
Dude lives in the hood.
*"Wanna buy a kilo of Stratego?"*
Very cool! I love the way this turned out! Really loved the weathering effect on the thanks, especially the paint separation effect from the water! In addition, I like your Cheapskate Method of using cheap acrylic paint and water! So much can be done with that mixture alone!
Commander CheapSkate thanks! Im pretty happy with it too!
Your video on zone mortalis terrain popped up randomly in my recommendations, and I'm glad I checked it out. Love how you use so many common bits of household "junk" in your builds, I know I didn't realize for ages what a goldmine the average hobbyist is sitting on!
Aleks0207 thanks Aleks! When you get in the crafting zone, you start to see the world differently!
You mentioned a link for the small pipes that you were using. Don't see a link. What's the name of the product so I can go look for it?
Jonathan Barnhart just toy pipes on amazon. I put a link in the description
Have you joined the Tabletop Crafters Guild on Facebook? If not I think you'd love it.
I posted a piece that I made there based on your earlier video with the industrial stacks. In particular, I like the silver over brown on the metal. That was definitely a good tip that I would never have thought of myself. Speaking of which, I will have to take a closer look at the Dollar Tree and see if I can find one of those toy tennis rackets. Thanks.
Edward Cote i’m already a member! I post my videos in there but they tend to get buried pretty quickly
Awesome! Been building terrain for Shadowrun table top, and its amazing how much you can apply techniques for Warhammer, as long as you stop short of the extra gears and skulls lol.
Anthony Schmidt hmm, i had never heard of shadowrun until now. Looks cool
who else has started collecting cool garbage for set building? Very inspiring work!
Me and then my wife gets mad threatens to throw out all my treasures which she calls junk. But then she asks me (when she has an empty box or container) do you want me to save this for you? Ahhhh she loves me and is an enabler.
Gorgeous. This has been a great series of industrial terrain so far.
Attention Span Labs thanks...its not over!!
I'm going to build something very similar to this for my Necromunda campaign , thanks for inspiring me
Rich Friel alright! Good luck with it man
You have best looking trash to terrain pieces. Also, make those Amazon links affiliate so u'll be able to earn that way too.
Theodore Yansukevich thanks, im setting that up. I need to setup a website first apparently
great video! really usefull, thanks!
i have only one problem and that is that my chipboard bases are wobbling/the corners goes up, how can i prevent that??
pepsminis andmore what are you putting on top? Some products contract when they dry and curl it up. I personally haven’t had much issue with this, but when i have i wont hesitate to aggressively bend it back the other way, past flat so that it ends up flat. Its a paper product after all so doesnt really have a memory of a shape to snap back into if that makes sense. If you have to reglue some pieces/ touch up some crack on the top after rebending so be it. I think the layer of glue and sand adds enough structure to keep the paint from warping it for this particular project
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop thanks for the tips! i use woodglue/pva and paint deluted with some water, i guess its the water. anyway going to test some mdf bases soon. thnx for the reply!
Dude, that turned out dope!
earh0x minis thanks! Thats the goal!
Nice one Mr. Eric. You know I go to the thrift store and dollar store all the time thinking that I'm going to find some really cool bits to build my own terrain, but then when I get there I have a hard time imagining how I could use an individual piece, so I don't end up buying anything. Guess I just don't have the gift of looking at stuff and seeing cool terrain in it. Definitely am going to keep watching, maybe something will click for me at some point. I have found your videos very inspirational. Thanks!
Shane Flickinger i have plenty of times when I don’t see anything I could use either! You can’t force inspiration!
All hail the Under-Hive! Nice work.
Martin Jasiak hell yeah brother
This is great, man! Love the methods you’re using. I will definitely be using some in my future builds!
Nice. How about a little door and exhaust port for dry ice? ;)
Quasar fantastic idea! My wife ordered some meal kits with dry ice keeping em cool a while back and i had fun playing with it. Maybe something i will explore in a future video!
Look on Amazon:
Smart Builder STEM Toys Tube Locks Building Blocks
Maybe these Eric.
Longhunter yeah, those would totally do it. I put another example link in the description. Thanks!
On their way here! Thanks. I saw another video where someone was using smaller diameter pipes (From Amazon search “silly straws DYI”) pipes from a kids build your own silly Straw set.
You technique is vary inspiring it makes me want to try them great job!!!
Your methods have saved my life. I was just painting my metals a light grey and then darkening them with a heavy black wash to get where I wanted. It doesn't look bad, but with your method
I can get the darkness of the metal and the shine in there still. I was always adverse to using shiny metallic paint on large portions of my terrain pieces because it looks a bit too front and center. With this though dry brushing it onto a burnt umber base really fixes that. Also you inspired me to make my first soda can piece. Thus far I had only been using foam board, popsicle sticks of different sizes and old warhammer sprues. It worked though as im doing ork terrain with that, and foamboard ruins for my imperial terrain.
Great job! I think I might also add a GW control panel, or something similar, somewhere on the gantry.
Yeah, also the pipes are missing cutoffs, the large circular handles for controlling the flow... Maybe its just my OCD, but the lack of any on the pipes throughout the whole area was really bugging me.
Couldn't help but feel your paint job was half finished. It ended when I was expecting to see some extra colour on the pipes and cylindrical parts, or having some story element with something like repairs or transfer graphics. Apart from the 3 main white drums, everything just blends into itself
Subbed. Fantastic looking terrain. Thx for sharing, lots of great ideas!
Pablo G thanks !!
Bonjour, je vous suis depuis quelques tempw. Vos decors sont vraiment superbes.Merci de partager votre passion. PG
Those pipes are perfect; where'd ya get 'em?
This guy is low key and super chill
Really do like this type of build but I have to figure out how to scale it down to around 20 mm or 1/64 scale for a Gaslands type build. Same concept just have to locate smaller cans use thinner paper smaller hardware cloth ect. The difference between 28 mm to 20 mm is pretty amazing as is 20 mm to 15 mm. Makes some things harder like finding bits and pieces that look in scale. But then again using foam, plastic, chipboard and even tinfoil you can usually make what you need. And in the smaller scale you get away with a lot more things as long as you make a piece look "lived in". Keep making great vids and we'll keep watching thanks for all you do.
You make some epic stuff. I love this channel. Thanks for sharing.
Dan Langford thank YOU Dan for tuning in
I just stumbled upon your channel, fantastic ! It is good to see that building your own terrain from junk is still rockin. Brings me Back to The 90's where all the terrain in white dwarf / hobby mags where all scratch built. At least the table will be individual and not a sector imperiallis / mechanicus cookie cutout (although with STC's in lore I guess it's ok ) plus necromunda... So I'm subbed. Keep up the great work inspiring us.
Vormvood13 having a unique tabletop is one of my main motivators. I love the SM kits but you cant beat unique!
Wish I'd had this a month ago. Very nice. I've done something similar: imgur.com/gallery/gVTNKdH but this look far more functional. Keep it up!
First time coming across your channel man, got a new subscriber!!!, you deliver info quick and precisely no beating round the bush. Thanks man :D
Glad you like it! Welcome
Looks great 👍 thanks for the video
Thomas Smith thanks for tuning in!!
Amazing example of how you can put seemingly worthless bits to really good use
Damn... wish I had the imagination to create original scenery. I get bits, bung them together & they ... look like spray painted bits bunged together...
This looks great, I really like your industrial terrain!
" check the safety data sheets!"
Me: shoots unwanted bits or extremely hideously printed minis with an AK....they have safety data sheets?!
Very good video, but I highly recommend getting a better camera. A higher quality image would make this such a good video.
This would have been a good choice for a bit of bright green toxic sludge randomly leaking out of a couple pipes.
I love your videos.
I would love to see a video on barricades. I struggle with trying to make tires as part of the road block.
Thank you.
Hi. This is great. What is the diameter of male part of pipe toy?, was wondering if there was DIY plastic pipe that would fit.
Cheers
What are these rises called. I tried to find them, but I couldn't. You stuff is Pritty cool!!!!
Wyloch sent me. Definitely going to borrow some of these ideas for some 15mm terrain I have planned!
this is really awesome dude! can you do futuristic stuff thats not warhammer-ish as well?
Super! What is full name of the Gorilla glue that you use for attaching the cardboard to the pill bottle? Thank you!
That ladder tip alone was worth watching.
Excellent trash bash build! Your creativity, build quality, eye for trash bits, and painting techniques are great! Your channel deserves to have way more subscribers, and I hope you get them soon!
Thank you! I appreciate it
Amazing item! One thing i was thinking about at the end, the hole in the top of that thing on top could be charred to look like there is fire that comes from it at times. i think that would make that stack part a little more interesting. Amazing build!
guiness. I gonna use guiness cans.
Thank for your job man, your videos are really usefull!
Great work. I really like what you did to make those small pipes. It makes it look really authentic.
Mike Palmer thanks pal. The small details really do it!
Using Lacroix to add flavour to your gaming table? _Ironic._
What kind of chip board do you use and where can I get it? Thanks bro
That is a master piece. very nice details, I like it simple, industrial, mech. love it . Great work
Great creativity, have you ever modelled in 1/76 scale
How does your chip board base hold up? Any warping from the glue?
Dude, I don't even play Warhammer and you make me want do build shit.
who needs a 3d printer having a dollar store near by? can't do more with less, hats off
I was thinking about how some rusted old chain would go great with your industrial builds. This is another excellent creation. Thanks for sharing.
Love that sculptors mesh! Gonna have to get some of that
P.s. you look just like Tom Hardy bro!