That is a good idea! Working of of this, other thoughts I had: -Puzzle elements (Rotation indicators, maybe?) -Facade details (Although that makes the build less universally usable, players will remember the house with the ravens) -A single one ontop a windsign; not sure how I'd make the actual windsign, maybe paperclip. If there's a crow on top, the rest might as well be banged up and uneven. -Inn sign maybe? Not sure how thick they are, might be too much.
@@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270 Fake crows are not generally used for determent. For that, fake owls are usually used, and have been for centuries. Even in this day and age, the car dealership that my father just retired from still has fake owls posted all over their property to keep birds from shitting all over the cars, since they store pre-delivery factory stock for the entire region there.
I absolute love how you've been encouraging crafters to experiment and leave their comfort zone. For a long time I stayed close to the techniques you (and the other guild masters) demonstrated, not venturing too far from my comfort zone. When I finally started to branch out and experiment, I truly surprised myself at what I could create. Thanks to you, I've taken this hobby to a level of artistic expression and it's much more fulfilling. Sincerely, thank you!
Normally I build foam or balsa RC plane but due to corona I am restricted to fly due to government drones in the air to warn people not to go into the park around the corner. Instead I decided to build our farm with shed and silo from balsa, mdf and foam 28 mm scale so I can put in mini fugures and plastic model kits for a tractor and such later. The base plate will be foam on top of mdf to make landscaping easier. I am enjoying it very much as I have to take all the measurements myself as well. I started on the farmhouse first to see how it would go and it really came out great. I am now half way the shed and started on the base plate foundation of mdf which needs to be very sturdy to make it movable without breaking it. The silo is gonna be hard because of the underside structure to scale but I am thinking of contacting a friend who has a 3D printer for that part. I could make it from balsa but I am not sure if that is sturdy enough as normally in RC it gets its strength from the crimping foil combo. For now that one is on hold. The complete model will be 50x75 cm.
I absolutely love the fact you don't allow mess ups to make you quit and give up. Because I am prone to do that. You instead take it and make it into something that imo looks better then what the original idea would have even looked like.
The patchwork masonry was definitely the way to go. Had you not mentioned that that wasn't part of the original design, I never would have guessed. Also, I can't believe you got those windmill blades looking that slick with some toilet paper and some Elmers...I feel like I'd have spent the better part of a day (and night) trying every piece of cloth in the house before I landed on toilet paper, IF I landed on toilet paper. You can't beat dirt cheap, simple af, and results that pretty though. Nicely done.
Another option, though somewhat more expensive is a Japanese rice paper. It is actually finer than toilet paper but far, far stronger, and unlike toilet paper is a calligraphy paper, so much better able to hold paint and inks without becoming a sodden mass. It is also surprisingly durable. I use the more expensive and fine types for repairing old book folios before resewing and rebinding them (I restore old books) and they hold very well. The cheaper stuff will be fine for modelling this sort of thing, especially as you would not be using much of it. Not as cheap as toilet paper, but far more durable at the end of the day, though offset by the greater cost and lower availability.
Like watching a professional artist colour a kids colouring-in book. When a scratch-builder uses a kit as a base it frees you up from construction/design. I've paper-mache-ed for years using toilet tissue both in sheets and made into paste/clay. Sheets can be applied with dilute pva and painted when dry [tho it will soften again] or apply it with dilute acrylic paint. It is fragile but as you found, that can be exploited. I rip a sheet in half and lay it double for strength. The dried sheets will form a plasticised skin on many surfaces with a fine wrinkled texture [great for dry brushing]. BTW your brick/plaster base was incredible, your struggles paid off there. The torn sails are just perfect [i can testify to that!] and the bits that rotate? they're called, Vanes. Brilliant job BMC !
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"Since these are not numbered I'll just remove them form the sheets" That almost gave me an heartattack. Glad you realized it would be easier keeping track of parts in still in board.
I wouldn't have wrapped the paper around the back of the sails. The cloth on the real things is only on the front, and it would have left the wooden framework exposed on one side.
Tip on Mdf kits i've used crazy glue in a small place or two like a tack weld and then used PVA glue. It helps move the project along so you don't have to wait so for glue to dry. Its not 100 percent effective but it works for me....most of the time. lol. Oh and only do every other or third step on mdf stairs cases. Its let me use minis on the steps by wedging the bases between stairs. Not the best aesthetically but very practical for a game and if you break a stair you have spares!
One thing I would always do as a kid to make "cloth" was take a heavy weight paper (I used construction paper) and crumple it. Then rub it together to soften the paper. You gotta really crumple it and rub it but not damage the paper. It gives the paper slack and a sorta suede texture but it could look like leather or canvas or whatever cloth. Just another cloth trick I would always do to make clothes for my dolls as a kid!
Thanks to Warcradle Studios for sponsoring this video. It was an absolute pleasure to build this "Old Mill" kit from them. I am totally impressed and totally converted to loving MDF kits. You can check out the full line and grab your own here: bit.ly/WARCRADLEKITS
Really enjoyed this video. Well done! Didn't even mind the lack of a camera angle change. Oh and they are called windmill sails. Love the patchwork masonry and chain additions too.
*sales of this kit skyrocket* This was FANTASTIC! I loved how you did this and you could tell you enjoyed making it. I love how you take us through all of your thought processes and "plot twist" moments. Great great channel
This is wonderful. It shows how you can speed up the creation process while still applying your own creativity to make something stunning. Now I want one!
You made that kit sing with originality! I'd like to see you do another kit and take the lessons you learned from this kit to see what you can come up with. Thanks for the content! (This looks like something I could even do)
Seeing you using the piece you cut your fountain parts out of as a stand while spray painting made me smile. It's always fun when you've got some scrap and it reminds you of the old projects it was a leftover from.
Ordered me an Old Mill, I'll be starting my own build in probably about a week or so...waiting for it to arrive, it's a pre-order item so an extra couple days for that.
Once again a great video and endorsement of getting out of ones comfort zone. I love the 'kit bashing ' idea of adding your own touches to the build. The brick treatment and extra wood grain effects came out well. I am also glad that you shared the things that you didn't like and would do differently. Once again a great video.
For the base stonework, one thing that you could have done would be to use foamcore to make the brickwork in sheets with interlocking in the bricks at the corners. Another option for the corner cracks there would be for timber bracing there which was kind of common for that kind of thing as reinforcements.
I love your hanging to dry contraption, I do it myself. I love it because it has a perfect one in the background. its a once in a life time chance to have a dedicated stable mount for it to hand and dry
Loved that build - so cool to see what can be done with MDF kits. I’ve steered away from them as I didn’t think it would look anything but laser cut MDF. You’ve shown what’s possible. Lived what you did with the sails - awesome 👏
Warcradle studios, makes the absolute best MDF kits. I have a bunch, from them, TT Combat and some others, but Warcradle are leaps and bounds better than the others. I also love, that there are often holes made for magnets, so it is easy to make the kits modifiable in how you build them and makes them easy to store.
Thanks for the video. I appreciate how you leave in all the steps, including ones that don't work out. As someone who makes a lot of errors in crafting and painting it helps me realize it is all a process that everyone goes through. Thanks again!
I so enjoy watching you create amazing things. I have a On30 railroad I am building, it's post apocalyptic so I love the look of old worn building. I have been following you for about a year. I like that you do things that are afordable. keep up the great work.
I've been toying with idea of MDF kits for a while, but seeing you customise your build and giving it an awesome paint job has totally convinced me. Beautiful build, can't wait to see what you come up with next. Love and good wishes from the UK.
A tip I got from Mel the terrain tutor was to wipe down the boards before popping them out. The laser cut process vaporizes some of the resin and oils in the wood leaving a sticky residue. This wipes right off and is easy when the board is in one piece.
I'm doing something similar with a fantasy Tavern right now. I'm using the MDF for scaffolding for sculptamold walls and foam bricks. Its giving it a nice medieval uneven wall look. Just bought a t-shirt to support! Really enjoying your video content, as its helping me find new materials to work with!
Fun to see this as I've only done MDF for board gaming organizers or dice towers so I've been curious to see how to do more after they're put together. After seeing this im definitely inspired to look through there for a few pieces to try out painting it. Thanks!
Holy crap that is beautiful. Just stunning. Thanks for your presentation! I loved your masonry, that just totally took it up a notch. And the wood planks, and the TP fabric!
Very cool. The things that catch the wind on a windmill are called sails, just like the things that catch the wind on a ship. Definitely an enjoyable vid and didn't feel cheated that you didn't start the construction from scratch.
Ah, okay! I'd always heard them called "blades", but maybe that's just the modern ones that are more like propeller blades. So today I learned a thing. :)
@@BrooksMoses makes sense, and I would have known what you are talking about for sure. I'd imagine probably both are "OK". To be honest, I went and googled it before posting my comment, blades was my first thought as well.
I'm a big fan of mdf scenery kits, so I'm always on the lookout for more amazing kits. Thank you for showing me more options to consider for my next craving of mdf.
Thanks for the vid Jeremy, it was nice to see your take at customising this MDF kit, the result is great, as expected, and defenetly opens new horizons! Concerning wood grain I often use thick coarse sandpaper (P40 for ex) I find it faster and you obtain nice texture for gritty veiny low quality planks...but you probably already tried that! For nice looking planks with just a few cracks the Xacto is indeed the tool to get the most good looking result imo.
I bought some wooden bi-plane model kits for my child from Harbor Freight, the parts were not numbered, and the instructions were just an expanded view. Also very tiny. Sooo fun.
As always, your artistic talent is amazing! I am not even involved in the gaming world, but I love watching you create something amazing, out of nothing. It is truly a magical craft... a BLACK MAGIC CRAFT!
Great job, looks awesome ! Tacky glue works great for this type of kit, the mdf kits I've done for model railroading are numbered and fit tight. For the joints in the stone, many of us use joint compound, after the stones are painted.
i like this one, i like it when things don't go to plan and you have to trouble shoot. I lean a lot more and it actually give me confidence to shift gears when necessary and adjust me vision for avproject. Keep up the good work
Dude, this is awesome! I'm coming at it from a wargamer perspective. Mostly I see unmodded MDF kits that look boxy and mediocre. You just showed how great they can look with some creativity and a bit of effort. All of us wargamers could do with seeing this video. Bravo sir!
Great video, that MDF kit does look way better than some I have seen, in large part because of how you dressed it up! Does certainly show that there are things that can be done more easily in these MDF kits that scratch building.
I too had a bias against mdf kits but after building my first I agree with you they are great in their own right and allow you to customise them. Enjoyed the video warts and all.
Tip for the cloth you can use cheese cloth I use it all the time. You can watter down the paint or whatever you want to use and just let it soak in a little bit of it you can add a bit of glue to mix in to that if you want it to harden more. I do really like what you did it looks really good. And as always it was a great video
I love how you did the fans with the toilet paper. An unexpected outcome that yielded fantastic results. Also the moss really brought out the decay of time look.
Ya know what's crazy? I've been model making for roughly 22 years, from the OG GW models made from metal all the way through to the MDF stuff we have here, and with the assembly of any MDF kit l have never though to get rid of the access glue... with a brush... freaking genius heres me sitting like a chump with some damp kitchen towel...urge.
The result was astonishing. Also i've recently tried baby wipes for some parchment/cloth uses and it works really great. Its much stronger than simple toilet paper and can also be streched to create a worn look.
Something fun you could do is buy several kits and cannibalize them to incorporate into your scratch builds. Possibly help with structural shapes and what not. Like the braces for the stone foundation could work well as braces for a steepled conical tower roof or as wooden braces for a bridge by adding form bricks to the bottom. Btw, I’ve only recently started watching your videos regularly and you have really sparked a desire to get into the hobby and learn and experiment. So thank you so much.
Great video I use teabags,baby wipes ,kitchen wipes as material like outdated coths or tents,soak your choice in tea or coffee and let dry. Will check out these kits
Loved this! I love watching your scratch videos, but seeing how you personalize things like this is very satisfying. I feel like MDF would be what i would gravitate towards as a beginner, so its nice to see how great you can make it look! Thanks!
I ordered mdf ships not long ago and I found that using wood glue works better than regular pva, not sure if there's a big difference between the 2, but it definitely felt like the wood glue held better. Also, use super glue with a precision applicator on the smaller stuff b/c it's nearly impossible to use pva or wood glue without a huge mess
Great video. I think there is room for all builds - scratch, kits or recycled. As long as we are building, it is all good! Nice to see your mis-steps and what you did to make the kit your own. Thank you.
Answering one of your other questions in the video: I think this is a great way to do sponsored content. You're giving it an unbiased review, and I don't get the impression you're going at all going to let your channel be overtaken with only sponsored content. This video is also something that isn't just about the sponsor's product; I learned a lot that I could easily apply without ever buying one of their kits. The only problem I could see would be if you were only reviewing and talking about sponsors' products, but I doubt you'd do that either -- you're still going to go out and buy stuff and try it and tell us about it, too, like with the "Golden" paint.
There are many guys doing this on TH-cam, but other than you and Luke Towan, your the best I have seen. You really have a talent for this, and your using the same materials as many of the others, your just better.
The actual wind-gathering parts on a windmill are called 'Sails'. Where I live, in the UK, there were a lot of windmills. There are several that still work, either pumping water, or grinding grain for flour. I've visited several, and they're oddly both beautiful - and more than a bit sinister, too.
Absolutely gorgeous work, as always! Your videos never cease to inspire! Thank you for putting so many awesome creative art vibes out into the world! ❤️❤️❤️
The advent of laser desktop cutters really makes kits like these possible as a cottage industry. The cutting machines line Cricut most likely couldn't handle it as this appears to be 3mm/.125". I expect we will start to see these in structure kits for model railroaders as well. If MDF is available in thinner material it should be cheaper than basswood or modeling plywood. One of my interests is card modeling. In the past working on spacecraft models of my own design I've made rings out of both MDF and Masonite.
Nicely built. I would like to see more MDF kits built out and painted with this care. I had been looking for an affordable 28mm windmill kit earlier this summer for a DnD campaign that featured one. It was at the center of the village and a key part of the story, so I wanted it as a center piece on the table. (Rolled and Told October: Issue #2 "Bones of Contention" it's a fun little low level campaign). Ended up scratch building it. This kit would of worked with some tweaks for the cost!
Perhaps this is the line of work MDF kits should explore: assemble and add each one's personal touch. Honestly, i can of always find MDF kits were missing something. SInce the price is worth ( that is IF one add it's own touch to each kit), maybe that's the way MDF makers should go. Great video man!
Very cool, looks really old and intricate. MDF is definitely a really nice skeleton on which to build I think. Yeah you have to add matte medium or marble dust to those Golden acrylics.
Awesome project, definitely cant wait to give one of these kits a go. With your airbrush issue you could add a dark wash or flow aid to water down the colour and get it to act the way you want to.
Been watching for a few weeks, that looks really amazing. Much better from when I was younger when we did not have models and just used random things to represent our character or even just our imaginations. I prefer to see something than to imagine it. Makes the story come to life. (unless I am reading a book of course!)
Beautiful! Nice adaption of the kit. You can't make 'mistakes' if you just adapt to the situation. Your channel inspires crafting with new materials and techniques. I'm going to look into Warcradle Studios to see what they have. Keep up the awesome work!
Great! Once again you did an awesome job. All the little improvements. The mill wings came out fantastic. I really like your hints on "just try it out". Thank you.
that little birds crows, can be use as an windsign N,S,W,E at the roof on house/tavern/inn
That is a good idea! Working of of this, other thoughts I had:
-Puzzle elements (Rotation indicators, maybe?)
-Facade details (Although that makes the build less universally usable, players will remember the house with the ravens)
-A single one ontop a windsign; not sure how I'd make the actual windsign, maybe paperclip. If there's a crow on top, the rest might as well be banged up and uneven.
-Inn sign maybe? Not sure how thick they are, might be too much.
YES! I never throw away interesting bits, especially if they’re small & easy to store.
Are you going to build the other kits?
or as false crows to scare away actual crows which I suspect is what they're supposed to be. Mills are full of seed remember. XD
@@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270 Fake crows are not generally used for determent. For that, fake owls are usually used, and have been for centuries. Even in this day and age, the car dealership that my father just retired from still has fake owls posted all over their property to keep birds from shitting all over the cars, since they store pre-delivery factory stock for the entire region there.
I absolute love how you've been encouraging crafters to experiment and leave their comfort zone. For a long time I stayed close to the techniques you (and the other guild masters) demonstrated, not venturing too far from my comfort zone. When I finally started to branch out and experiment, I truly surprised myself at what I could create. Thanks to you, I've taken this hobby to a level of artistic expression and it's much more fulfilling. Sincerely, thank you!
Normally I build foam or balsa RC plane but due to corona I am restricted to fly due to government drones in the air to warn people not to go into the park around the corner. Instead I decided to build our farm with shed and silo from balsa, mdf and foam 28 mm scale so I can put in mini fugures and plastic model kits for a tractor and such later. The base plate will be foam on top of mdf to make landscaping easier. I am enjoying it very much as I have to take all the measurements myself as well. I started on the farmhouse first to see how it would go and it really came out great. I am now half way the shed and started on the base plate foundation of mdf which needs to be very sturdy to make it movable without breaking it. The silo is gonna be hard because of the underside structure to scale but I am thinking of contacting a friend who has a 3D printer for that part. I could make it from balsa but I am not sure if that is sturdy enough as normally in RC it gets its strength from the crimping foil combo. For now that one is on hold. The complete model will be 50x75 cm.
I absolutely love the fact you don't allow mess ups to make you quit and give up. Because I am prone to do that. You instead take it and make it into something that imo looks better then what the original idea would have even looked like.
Working through screw ups is like %40 of the hobby!
The patchwork masonry was definitely the way to go. Had you not mentioned that that wasn't part of the original design, I never would have guessed. Also, I can't believe you got those windmill blades looking that slick with some toilet paper and some Elmers...I feel like I'd have spent the better part of a day (and night) trying every piece of cloth in the house before I landed on toilet paper, IF I landed on toilet paper. You can't beat dirt cheap, simple af, and results that pretty though. Nicely done.
Another option, though somewhat more expensive is a Japanese rice paper. It is actually finer than toilet paper but far, far stronger, and unlike toilet paper is a calligraphy paper, so much better able to hold paint and inks without becoming a sodden mass. It is also surprisingly durable. I use the more expensive and fine types for repairing old book folios before resewing and rebinding them (I restore old books) and they hold very well. The cheaper stuff will be fine for modelling this sort of thing, especially as you would not be using much of it. Not as cheap as toilet paper, but far more durable at the end of the day, though offset by the greater cost and lower availability.
Indeed that toilet paper is the kind that you wouldn't want to wipe your arse with.
Like watching a professional artist colour a kids colouring-in book. When a scratch-builder uses a kit as a base it frees you up from construction/design. I've paper-mache-ed for years using toilet tissue both in sheets and made into paste/clay. Sheets can be applied with dilute pva and painted when dry [tho it will soften again] or apply it with dilute acrylic paint. It is fragile but as you found, that can be exploited. I rip a sheet in half and lay it double for strength. The dried sheets will form a plasticised skin on many surfaces with a fine wrinkled texture [great for dry brushing]. BTW your brick/plaster base was incredible, your struggles paid off there. The torn sails are just perfect [i can testify to that!] and the bits that rotate? they're called, Vanes. Brilliant job BMC !
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"Since these are not numbered I'll just remove them form the sheets" That almost gave me an heartattack. Glad you realized it would be easier keeping track of parts in still in board.
I wouldn't have wrapped the paper around the back of the sails. The cloth on the real things is only on the front, and it would have left the wooden framework exposed on one side.
The actual kit doesn't really make sense anyway. The sails are not driving anything and the crane lift thing doesn't go anywhere.
You are both correct!
Another minor issue with the kit itsself is that sails aren't angled.
It's always fun when TH-camrs you forget have related content interact. Even if it is just as a fellow viewer commenting.
@@pappajudas9267 Yeah
I never expected a LindyBeige Black Magic Craft cross over.
I was really surprised to see Lloyd here.
Tip on Mdf kits i've used crazy glue in a small place or two like a tack weld and then used PVA glue. It helps move the project along so you don't have to wait so for glue to dry. Its not 100 percent effective but it works for me....most of the time. lol.
Oh and only do every other or third step on mdf stairs cases. Its let me use minis on the steps by wedging the bases between stairs. Not the best aesthetically but very practical for a game and if you break a stair you have spares!
One thing I would always do as a kid to make "cloth" was take a heavy weight paper (I used construction paper) and crumple it. Then rub it together to soften the paper. You gotta really crumple it and rub it but not damage the paper. It gives the paper slack and a sorta suede texture but it could look like leather or canvas or whatever cloth. Just another cloth trick I would always do to make clothes for my dolls as a kid!
I love how you include your mistakes. It allows us viewers to share in the building process. Well done sir. Subbed a long time ago!
Thanks to Warcradle Studios for sponsoring this video. It was an absolute pleasure to build this "Old Mill" kit from them. I am totally impressed and totally converted to loving MDF kits. You can check out the full line and grab your own here: bit.ly/WARCRADLEKITS
Really enjoyed this video. Well done! Didn't even mind the lack of a camera angle change. Oh and they are called windmill sails. Love the patchwork masonry and chain additions too.
*sales of this kit skyrocket*
This was FANTASTIC! I loved how you did this and you could tell you enjoyed making it. I love how you take us through all of your thought processes and "plot twist" moments. Great great channel
I really did enjoy this project. It was a great change of pace.
This is wonderful. It shows how you can speed up the creation process while still applying your own creativity to make something stunning. Now I want one!
You made that kit sing with originality! I'd like to see you do another kit and take the lessons you learned from this kit to see what you can come up with. Thanks for the content! (This looks like something I could even do)
This video literally opens a totally new world! I will search for another cool building and see if I can customize it in a cool way 😉 thanks Jeremy!
Seeing you using the piece you cut your fountain parts out of as a stand while spray painting made me smile. It's always fun when you've got some scrap and it reminds you of the old projects it was a leftover from.
Hey Jeremy...
You need a merch shirt saying something like "Just add a black wash"
Love the kit bash here mate!
Everyone could use that shirt lol. Though I find a sepia or brown wash is far more versatile.
the added touches make it look great
Ordered me an Old Mill, I'll be starting my own build in probably about a week or so...waiting for it to arrive, it's a pre-order item so an extra couple days for that.
Make sure you show us what you create!
WarcradleStudios for sure!
Greetings from Mexico! You are a big inspiration for me, a newbie starter in terrain. I wish you good vibes and my best! Hope you see this!
Once again a great video and endorsement of getting out of ones comfort zone. I love the 'kit bashing ' idea of adding
your own touches to the build. The brick treatment and extra wood grain effects came out well. I am also glad that you
shared the things that you didn't like and would do differently. Once again a great video.
How did you see this a day early?
P A T R E O N
@@robodragon195 I am a member of the PATREON group and it is released there first by about a day.
When you realize your a 14 year old kid... and just spent your money on miniatures the other day. And have no source of income except chores
The bottom brickwork ended up amazing. And the toilet paper was an inspired choice. I really like how this turned out.
For the base stonework, one thing that you could have done would be to use foamcore to make the brickwork in sheets with interlocking in the bricks at the corners.
Another option for the corner cracks there would be for timber bracing there which was kind of common for that kind of thing as reinforcements.
I love your hanging to dry contraption, I do it myself. I love it because it has a perfect one in the background. its a once in a life time chance to have a dedicated stable mount for it to hand and dry
I couldn't help myself, I found a few kits. Damn you Jeremy! ;)
Thanks for doing this video. I am mostly a MDF kit builder and seeing your perspective was really eye opening.
Loved that build - so cool to see what can be done with MDF kits. I’ve steered away from them as I didn’t think it would look anything but laser cut MDF. You’ve shown what’s possible. Lived what you did with the sails - awesome 👏
Warcradle studios, makes the absolute best MDF kits. I have a bunch, from them, TT Combat and some others, but Warcradle are leaps and bounds better than the others. I also love, that there are often holes made for magnets, so it is easy to make the kits modifiable in how you build them and makes them easy to store.
Thanks for the video. I appreciate how you leave in all the steps, including ones that don't work out. As someone who makes a lot of errors in crafting and painting it helps me realize it is all a process that everyone goes through. Thanks again!
Stunning build from a MDF kit, really impressive! Shows again, it's not the material, it's the artist, who creates. And you're the hell of an artist.
Mdfs are pure meditation in that they'll only ever look better the more you push them and you can stop at any one point and still have decent terrain.
turned out fantastic. Love the windmill blades. Best aspect of the build. And while not part of the original kit, very easily done by anyone.
I so enjoy watching you create amazing things. I have a On30 railroad I am building, it's post apocalyptic so I love the look of old worn building. I have been following you for about a year. I like that you do things that are afordable. keep up the great work.
I've been toying with idea of MDF kits for a while, but seeing you customise your build and giving it an awesome paint job has totally convinced me. Beautiful build, can't wait to see what you come up with next. Love and good wishes from the UK.
A tip I got from Mel the terrain tutor was to wipe down the boards before popping them out. The laser cut process vaporizes some of the resin and oils in the wood leaving a sticky residue. This wipes right off and is easy when the board is in one piece.
This was pretty cool. The paintable moss is great
I'm doing something similar with a fantasy Tavern right now. I'm using the MDF for scaffolding for sculptamold walls and foam bricks. Its giving it a nice medieval uneven wall look. Just bought a t-shirt to support! Really enjoying your video content, as its helping me find new materials to work with!
Fun to see this as I've only done MDF for board gaming organizers or dice towers so I've been curious to see how to do more after they're put together.
After seeing this im definitely inspired to look through there for a few pieces to try out painting it. Thanks!
I love to see you do this same thing with the other kits that you got in that package. This was really cool to watch
I love the way you did the vanes on the windmill!
Holy crap that is beautiful. Just stunning. Thanks for your presentation! I loved your masonry, that just totally took it up a notch. And the wood planks, and the TP fabric!
Very cool. The things that catch the wind on a windmill are called sails, just like the things that catch the wind on a ship. Definitely an enjoyable vid and didn't feel cheated that you didn't start the construction from scratch.
Ah, okay! I'd always heard them called "blades", but maybe that's just the modern ones that are more like propeller blades. So today I learned a thing. :)
@@BrooksMoses makes sense, and I would have known what you are talking about for sure. I'd imagine probably both are "OK". To be honest, I went and googled it before posting my comment, blades was my first thought as well.
I'm a big fan of mdf scenery kits, so I'm always on the lookout for more amazing kits. Thank you for showing me more options to consider for my next craving of mdf.
Thanks for the vid Jeremy, it was nice to see your take at customising this MDF kit, the result is great, as expected, and defenetly opens new horizons! Concerning wood grain I often use thick coarse sandpaper (P40 for ex) I find it faster and you obtain nice texture for gritty veiny low quality planks...but you probably already tried that! For nice looking planks with just a few cracks the Xacto is indeed the tool to get the most good looking result imo.
I bought some wooden bi-plane model kits for my child from Harbor Freight, the parts were not numbered, and the instructions were just an expanded view. Also very tiny. Sooo fun.
As always, your artistic talent is amazing! I am not even involved in the gaming world, but I love watching you create something amazing, out of nothing. It is truly a magical craft... a BLACK MAGIC CRAFT!
Love that you sit in your childs outdoor table and chair set. I can relate. Great video, I learned a lot. Thank you.
I like that you added all of your personal touches to the model. Nice work.
Cheers,
John...
Great job, looks awesome ! Tacky glue works great for this type of kit, the mdf kits I've done for model railroading are numbered and fit tight. For the joints in the stone, many of us use joint compound, after the stones are painted.
Dear Jeremy, Fantastic review and tutorial! The 'fan bits' are called sails in the uk. Hope that proves useful. Kind Regards Johnny
I've also heard them refered to as vanes.
i like this one, i like it when things don't go to plan and you have to trouble shoot. I lean a lot more and it actually give me confidence to shift gears when necessary and adjust me vision for avproject. Keep up the good work
Dude, this is awesome! I'm coming at it from a wargamer perspective. Mostly I see unmodded MDF kits that look boxy and mediocre. You just showed how great they can look with some creativity and a bit of effort. All of us wargamers could do with seeing this video. Bravo sir!
I've never imaged to actually like it, but i really love it! Can't wait to use one of the kits!
Super impressed at how the cloth on the windmill came out. Well done
Great video, that MDF kit does look way better than some I have seen, in large part because of how you dressed it up! Does certainly show that there are things that can be done more easily in these MDF kits that scratch building.
Love your setup, and the finished product of the MDF scenery after painting is great.
I too had a bias against mdf kits but after building my first I agree with you they are great in their own right and allow you to customise them.
Enjoyed the video warts and all.
Just bought a Gothic corner ruins MDF kit of a Abbey,i was totally stuck regarding the painting of it.Thanks so much for the Tutorial.
really beautiful creation, great techniques too
Tip for the cloth you can use cheese cloth I use it all the time. You can watter down the paint or whatever you want to use and just let it soak in a little bit of it you can add a bit of glue to mix in to that if you want it to harden more. I do really like what you did it looks really good. And as always it was a great video
You sir are a master of your craft.
I love how you did the fans with the toilet paper. An unexpected outcome that yielded fantastic results. Also the moss really brought out the decay of time look.
Looks great. Tea bag in luke warm water sprayed on with a spray bottle on the tissue may give it a weathered look. The way you done it looks good.
Loved the final product! Awesome job !
Ya know what's crazy? I've been model making for roughly 22 years, from the OG GW models made from metal all the way through to the MDF stuff we have here, and with the assembly of any MDF kit l have never though to get rid of the access glue... with a brush... freaking genius heres me sitting like a chump with some damp kitchen towel...urge.
Great video! Would love to see you fix/dress up more MDF kits. I think you might be onto something here.
This turned out badass!!!
This was amazing. A kit that great to that cost surprized me. I like how you personalized it, adding stucko and stuff. Great video. thumbs up!
Magnificent job and great problem solving detour. Very inspiring!
Very cool 😎! Thanks for introducing me to these kits. Have a great day! Cheers! 🍻
You went into this as an experiment. Your approach to tinkering with it made complete sense.. looks superb my friend.. great job
This came out AMAZING! Very well done!
The result was astonishing. Also i've recently tried baby wipes for some parchment/cloth uses and it works really great. Its much stronger than simple toilet paper and can also be streched to create a worn look.
Something fun you could do is buy several kits and cannibalize them to incorporate into your scratch builds. Possibly help with structural shapes and what not. Like the braces for the stone foundation could work well as braces for a steepled conical tower roof or as wooden braces for a bridge by adding form bricks to the bottom. Btw, I’ve only recently started watching your videos regularly and you have really sparked a desire to get into the hobby and learn and experiment. So thank you so much.
Would LOVE to see more kit bashing and ideas for how to personalize these pieces!
Great video I use teabags,baby wipes ,kitchen wipes as material like outdated coths or tents,soak your choice in tea or coffee and let dry.
Will check out these kits
Turned out great! I think your added customizing is what made it perfect. Well done, thanks
Loved this! I love watching your scratch videos, but seeing how you personalize things like this is very satisfying. I feel like MDF would be what i would gravitate towards as a beginner, so its nice to see how great you can make it look! Thanks!
I ordered mdf ships not long ago and I found that using wood glue works better than regular pva, not sure if there's a big difference between the 2, but it definitely felt like the wood glue held better. Also, use super glue with a precision applicator on the smaller stuff b/c it's nearly impossible to use pva or wood glue without a huge mess
Great video. I think there is room for all builds - scratch, kits or recycled. As long as we are building, it is all good! Nice to see your mis-steps and what you did to make the kit your own. Thank you.
Answering one of your other questions in the video: I think this is a great way to do sponsored content. You're giving it an unbiased review, and I don't get the impression you're going at all going to let your channel be overtaken with only sponsored content. This video is also something that isn't just about the sponsor's product; I learned a lot that I could easily apply without ever buying one of their kits.
The only problem I could see would be if you were only reviewing and talking about sponsors' products, but I doubt you'd do that either -- you're still going to go out and buy stuff and try it and tell us about it, too, like with the "Golden" paint.
There are many guys doing this on TH-cam, but other than you and Luke Towan, your the best I have seen. You really have a talent for this, and your using the same materials as many of the others, your just better.
I agree with you Vegas Sims. Hands down the 2 best guys on TH-cam!!!!
The actual wind-gathering parts on a windmill are called 'Sails'. Where I live, in the UK, there were a lot of windmills. There are several that still work, either pumping water, or grinding grain for flour. I've visited several, and they're oddly both beautiful - and more than a bit sinister, too.
The entire time you were spray painting, I couldn't stop staring at those beautiful violet shoes(?) in the background.
That looks fantastic! That's a great kit
Absolutely gorgeous work, as always! Your videos never cease to inspire! Thank you for putting so many awesome creative art vibes out into the world! ❤️❤️❤️
The advent of laser desktop cutters really makes kits like these possible as a cottage industry. The cutting machines line Cricut most likely couldn't handle it as this appears to be 3mm/.125". I expect we will start to see these in structure kits for model railroaders as well. If MDF is available in thinner material it should be cheaper than basswood or modeling plywood. One of my interests is card modeling. In the past working on spacecraft models of my own design I've made rings out of both MDF and Masonite.
Wow. That came out great .
Nicely built. I would like to see more MDF kits built out and painted with this care. I had been looking for an affordable 28mm windmill kit earlier this summer for a DnD campaign that featured one. It was at the center of the village and a key part of the story, so I wanted it as a center piece on the table. (Rolled and Told October: Issue #2 "Bones of Contention" it's a fun little low level campaign). Ended up scratch building it. This kit would of worked with some tweaks for the cost!
Perhaps this is the line of work MDF kits should explore: assemble and add each one's personal touch. Honestly, i can of always find MDF kits were missing something. SInce the price is worth ( that is IF one add it's own touch to each kit), maybe that's the way MDF makers should go. Great video man!
Very cool, looks really old and intricate. MDF is definitely a really nice skeleton on which to build I think. Yeah you have to add matte medium or marble dust to those Golden acrylics.
Awesome project, definitely cant wait to give one of these kits a go. With your airbrush issue you could add a dark wash or flow aid to water down the colour and get it to act the way you want to.
Been watching for a few weeks, that looks really amazing. Much better from when I was younger when we did not have models and just used random things to represent our character or even just our imaginations. I prefer to see something than to imagine it. Makes the story come to life. (unless I am reading a book of course!)
Beautiful! Nice adaption of the kit. You can't make 'mistakes' if you just adapt to the situation. Your channel inspires crafting with new materials and techniques. I'm going to look into Warcradle Studios to see what they have. Keep up the awesome work!
Those crows would be a really cool textured detail on a wall or around a statue base!
The modification to the base actually made it more realistic structurally. The original design has a top heavy look to it. Great job overall!
You made a work of art. ...a silk purse from a sow's ear. 👌
Great! Once again you did an awesome job. All the little improvements. The mill wings came out fantastic.
I really like your hints on "just try it out".
Thank you.
Sails dude! Well that came out well....looks amazing! I wish these companies did these in a couple of different scales because I love this!
I really like the touches you added. Great job!