Genuinely love the colours you used for your gorgeous scratch builds! It's a pleasure to collaborate Alex, can't wait to see where you will take this project!
Does alphaspel(52 miniatures local store) or any other european retailer carry your line of terrain? I have been eyeing your brutalism terrain with some interest but so far the import taxes have been enough to keep them on the wishlist instead of in the shopping basket.
@@dmeep No EU stocklists currently! Yes the import taxes are a lot, this is a big problem for us. We do have cheap shipping sales from time to time, but I will look into this!
C'mon, stormcast don't sleep in apartments, they hook onto a halo stand and dangle in the good gods grace until they sparkle..... they're a sort of holy plugin hybrid
Thanks for sharing Brutal Cities' work. It's wonderful, well-designed stuff, and you can see there's someone with an education of architecture and possibly design behind it. Great stuff.
The choice of brutalist architecture for this purpose is kinda genius; brutalism gives zero shits if you like it, it just is. Regardless of time, setting, or potential chaos magic flying about the place
As an Aussie I'm always looking for ways to support my local businesses, you've done such a good job at advertising I'll be buying some of Ryans stuff tonight. Excellent video. Goodbye wallet.
Found Brutal Cities a couple days ago and liked their sruff. When I looked their blueprints my exact though was that it was made by an actual architect. Yeap, indeed.
Nice to see Brutal Cities getting some love. I've got a primed 3 story Cabbage Palms building that's been waiting for me to paint it for a while. This is just the inspiration I needed.
Ryan's Brutal Cities terrain is the best Ive ever seen! His attention to detail & outstanding customer service surpasses any other company I have ever dealt with. I cannot recommend them enough. I would also point out that I bought a couple of items from their website some time ago. One was for me & one was for my mother who just liked the Brutalist aesthetic & asked me to build one for her just to display in her home. The other I bought to use "in-game". Thanks for the great video showcasing these wonderful products!
I knew 5 minutes in that I will spend the next while binge watching your channel. I love the way you narrate, it's not only i formative but lyrical and gently humerous. Top stuff.
These buildings are perfect examples of brutalist design, and yes, very pleasing to the eye. It is great you showcased Ryan's talented work and hope it translates to more business for him.
Wow, you have really outdone yourself with the writing on this one. Usually, it's the shot composition or soothing voice that gets me invested in your videos but that introduction, in particular, was just something else. It's like a comfy children's book from the early 20th century: cute, charming, and funny. I love it!
@@52Miniatures No worries, I didn't realise this fellow was also Aussie. Checking the website out now and thinking I might need a few of those kits haha.
What an awesome video! Brutal Cities makes very cool stuff :) working on a similar concept, MDF modular cathedral from Miniature Scenery. Being intentional about the weathering and detail so it can go medieval fantasy or gothic sci-fi!
I've spent the whole day looking for a terrain I could use for every type of game, and you post this video! Thanks for reading my mind and producing it in just a few hours! :D
This should be most excellent. I agree, MDF terrain is a wonderful blank canvas in the shape of a building and benefits greatly from some bits and techniques thoughtfully applied. Cheers!
When you said you wanted terrain for everything you made my dream come true. Your voice is soothing as a hot coffee in winter and your videos are like a lost donut found in the fridge when you crave something sweet.
Det är fascinerande hur väl någon annans tankar (dina i det här fallet) kan passa rätt in i hur man själv (alltså jag) tänker. Lite unheimlich ekokammare att se på den här videon, men det är ju behagligt att ibland bli struken medhårs. Som alltid välproducerat innehåll! Bra där. Ser fram emot serien om den framväxande staden, speciellt då hur den underbara Brutal Cities anpassas för fantasy.
I've loved the design of Ryan's buildings since i first saw them and always planned on getting some to modify for cyberpunk games. I'm really looking forward to this series, and the massive hit to my wallet it is likely to inspire.
Aye, the wallet sure can take a hit when visiting Ryans store. I think for me, just doing the one set for all games, it's quite the justification. Thanks B
As much as I love the Brutal Cities stuff, I just don't think it's worth it to pay the shipping all the way from Australia, and then all the extra VAT on top of it. It sucks, but I do hope that they sort out EU distribution at some point in the future. From what I can tell the line is already positioning itself as a premium product based on the price compared with other MDF companies, so I hope someday it's something they can do.
@@52Miniatures Given the manufacturing technique, a second manufacturing hub in Europe might not be out of the question, avoiding the (literal) shipping altogether. It doesn't seem to be how most people do things, but … I don't really see why not.
I was looking to buy but have to admit that the shipping cost to Sweden was a bit prohibitive. I realise shipping from australia is expensive but with the added unknown of VAT and fees and what not I will pause for now. But I do want the brutalist bundle. EU were close to some kind of free trade agreement with Australia were they not? Surely it most contain a clause regarding MDF terrain?
Very inspirational, these look perfect both aesthetically and practically for so many different modern and future games. Looking forward to seeing your completed builds.
This is a hobby public service. "Most" players like a variety of games and terrain is such an investment in time and space. I play a fair bit of 40k but one can only have so many skulls on their terrain before it is unusable for something like Infinity, Malifaux, The Walking Dead, Bolt Action or Ninja Turtles. I thought for a time I would be stuck with generic stone ruins for my main terrain. Glad you are helping get this "niche" market addressed. Fantastic video. I would suggest that old scratched CD's make an excellent coaster.
Love this, and I can't wait to see what you do with this new city/town/battlefield! I came across Brutal Cities myself a while ago and the range looks fantastic. Sadly my gaming area already has about 3 different tables-worth of terrain being stored in a distinctly limited space real world apartment that must also feature myself, my dog etc.
Yeah, storage is a thing. That's the main reason I really would like to just have the one set of houses. Add some mountains and forests to that and space would be running out. And I probably have more space than you, seeing as a cat takes up less space.
It happens to me always to start the video and think "Again this subject, that is not interesting." usually already saw few videos about same subject, some creative ideas and it is not new. And here I'm ending the video and thinking "Well that is nice video essay, I should check more from this channel." Keep the brilliant work.
Very, very interesting idea! I've always had a split opinion on MDF terrain. On one hand its cheaper and faster to build and can look really good and fill a table, on the other side it can look like its just pieces of cardboard glued together. Im excited to see how you deal with them. The idea and the designs of brutal cities are super cool, and you seem to be a marketing expert ;)
Thanks Miguel. I agree. I think that is why I like these builds, they are vey simple, almost "shoe box". But the carefully designed dimensions just makes everything look so much more than that. I've started working on some of the builds and I'm having a lot of fun customising. :)
This is exactly the type of terrain I have been looking for myself!! Like you I have been looking for a set of terrain which covers all the game systems I play. Really looking forward to watching you convert and build your city as well, and potentially stealing some of your ideas.
Really frickin love the designs! Have an interest in architecture myself and have always been drawn to brutalism. Looks absolutely amazing and wish I had an excuse to build a whole brutalist cyberpunk-noir city. Most of my mini collection is fantasy, though, and I honestly have trouble seeing this working in a fantasy setting. Apart from saying "Well, this Imperiums alchemists invented concrete early and in this universe brutalism is the major design philosphy instead of half-timbering, just roll with it". But with this "lore-excuse" you could make anything work, from necron stuff to Infinity-Cities. I am actually playing with the thought of "One terrain type to rule them all, sci-fi or fantasy", too, but I'd go with the typical Grim Dark ruined cathedral table, then. Works for 40k and the like and works well enough with fantasy. The few vents and pipes can be explained by some dwarfs/goblins/gnomes laying on hands. Excited to see what you make of these kits!
My local store has a some excellent terrain builders. As far as I'm aware, most if not all terrain at their gaming space is scratch built and looks fantastic. It's a side of the hobby that I've not really taken part in, mostly due to my hobby budget being spent on minis, but terrain also takes up a lot more space than they do. Lately I've been really itching to start a Sylvaneth army in AoS, who practically require large tree terrain as a part of their rules, so I expect to paint a lot of those sometime in the future.
Great, great stuff. I can see myself spending Friday night surfing through and "adding to cart." My Stargrave crew is itching to fight over some of those buildings.
I went thru the same thing as you in this video but found Death Ray Designs, not to steal thunder from Brutal Cities. Its worth maybe compare and contrast video. It also add to your city: cost was a factor. Really distinctive designs and play ability. Got several for Necromunda campaign. Take care enjoy watching your videos.
Glad to see an Australian up for once instead of us Ozzies getting the euro stuff. Not that I would ever trade in my scale 75... but yeah the bloke even did a custom sign for the local game store that stocks his product.
Know what i will suggest? A Proxon wire cutting table... then mass produce a ton of foam bricks. Build the buildings out of bricks and they look amazing. But I have to say, the panels he makes to put on MDF is interesting... very neat.
Great ad for Brutal Cities and a series I'm really looking forward to, I need much better terrain, my scifi mega built table lasted 4 months and then catastrophe struck....
Ah, sad story ;0( I built it for a game called Zone Raiders, bit like quirkier Stargrave with very distinct team defining factions to choose from. The game emphasises vertical aspects of terrain, lots of zip lines and folks with grapples or wall running. So I built a 6'x4' scifi/cyberpunkish/post apocalyptic table out of wood, plastic, foamboard, cardboard, lots of tall buildings that didn't stand up well enough. So I added a backboard to the long side and glued the tall stuff to that, the whole thing hung neatly beneath wall shelves that were very securely fixed and attached to the main terrain table. This encouraged lots of stickyout upper levels, walkways galore, made in cardboard and glued to wooden blocks that were screwed in. So much fun, 3d or what. Then after making a fresh round of tea and a snack run to the kitchen, I very nearly trod on the dog.... 2lb Tiny chihuahua, sweet, fragile, she's my girl, she was in turn totally laser focused on the bag of crisps I'd just noisily opened. Tto avoid her I lurched sideways right into the table. Baseboard shot into a neat cartwheel, backboard shimmied down through the gap between table and wall, colmprehensively, neatly, shearing off nearly every element on it. Dead. I really, really recommend everyone looks into zone raiders, whatagame! I really, really recommend thinking through your builds better than me. No tiny girls were hurt at all in this debacle, and as I lay bruised and anguished, she found where I'd launched the crisp bag to and ascertained that hot wings walkers max were still not to her discerning tastes...
@@philgee486 Oh My! what a tumble, and what a story. In the end I'm glad the dog came out of it all with a full belly... but that's a real shame with that board. Did you ever get to build another one?
@@52Miniatures I salvaged a lot of bits, stairs, ladders, vents and pipes, but the levels were made to be light so cardboard structures and not one on the backboard was any use. I haven't rebuilt any of it yet, concentrated on getting the baseboard useable, not too hard as all the stuff was loose on the base and mostly just flew off. Next big terrain project is a flooded post-apocalyptic/scifi city. Basically a hill down one side for the buildings that can't be adapted then 2/3 of the board opaque "water" surface, glossed over with a few coats of clear pva, then build almost completely submerged lower storeys for all the buildings I have with detachable upper levels or where I can hide the ground floor doors and features behind a removable addon. I watched "Split Second" again and love the look.
In response to the sloped roof issue. I know DnD players like to use magnets so that they aren't limited to strictly flat surfaces. Though it doesn't seem like reopening the possibilities would actually be that helpful to you now!
Though I heartily agree with you about the under representation of terrain in hobby stores, I think it is chiefly because terrain is easier, for most of us, to scratchbuild than it is to sculpt our own miniatures.
These look amazing, can't wait to see how it turns out. This is a really smart idea for mdf terrain and you definitely should be head of marketing for Brutal Cities :D I've always thought with 40k, as there are so many feudal worlds in the universe, there's no reason why you can't have space marines running around a feudal village. No-one does it, but it's absolutely in keeping with the lore that you could have battles on the same boards that you use for Age of Sigmar.
As much as the dark gothic style is iconic for 40k, there is nothing saying EVERY human planet with architecture has to be that way. Planets like Chogoris and Tallarn exist, after all, it is unreasonable to believe they have only Gothic architecture and not one detail inspired by the real-life Mongolia or Iraq. Hell, why make every battlefield urban anyway?
@@KyrieFortune Agreed. For me the urban setting is just a personal favourite. I don't know why really. Something I think would be very cool is to figure out how to do a playable forest. Forests are always difficult, because the trees are in the way of setting up miniatures. I guess this is why we need holographic technology to rapidly advance into the tabletop realm.
Genuinely love the colours you used for your gorgeous scratch builds! It's a pleasure to collaborate Alex, can't wait to see where you will take this project!
Thank you Ryan! I'm just so looking forward to getting in to all these lovely designs.
Does alphaspel(52 miniatures local store) or any other european retailer carry your line of terrain? I have been eyeing your brutalism terrain with some interest but so far the import taxes have been enough to keep them on the wishlist instead of in the shopping basket.
@@GeekGamingScenics Thanks so much!
@@dmeep No EU stocklists currently! Yes the import taxes are a lot, this is a big problem for us. We do have cheap shipping sales from time to time, but I will look into this!
@@brutalcities I'd like to second the note above! If Alphaspel stocked your stuff I'd be all over it.
"Is that a church?"
"No, it's a one bedroom apartment for a Stormcast."
Best line of the video.
Ha ha! Because its true 😂
C'mon, stormcast don't sleep in apartments, they hook onto a halo stand and dangle in the good gods grace until they sparkle..... they're a sort of holy plugin hybrid
_what's the difference_
Thanks for sharing Brutal Cities' work. It's wonderful, well-designed stuff, and you can see there's someone with an education of architecture and possibly design behind it. Great stuff.
My pleasure Bart. I was just so happy when I found these :)
Why is it every video you show me this picturesque place on Earth you live in? No matter the time of year it is a beauty to behold.
Well thanks Cory. I just show the nice bits 😂
The choice of brutalist architecture for this purpose is kinda genius; brutalism gives zero shits if you like it, it just is. Regardless of time, setting, or potential chaos magic flying about the place
Agreed! I think I had similar thoughts.
I don't NEED a huge set of brutalist MDF terrain... but now I WANT one. I love the style of these!
That's why I started this haha
They have an addictive look to them 😂
love the Brutalist terrain. Almost look like movie miniatures.
Aye, this stuff is just lovely. Can't wait for three years to pass and me actually having all this on the table.
As an Aussie I'm always looking for ways to support my local businesses, you've done such a good job at advertising I'll be buying some of Ryans stuff tonight. Excellent video. Goodbye wallet.
Thanks C! Only ancient Egyptians get to take their wallet with them to the afterlife, so might as well use it on some nice terrain.
Bruh this man is like Shakespeare of wargaming
Well thanks :)
"I could work on the studio but it's full of minis". Your humor resonates deeply in my very ironic mind.
Ha ha, thanks Rod!
Found Brutal Cities a couple days ago and liked their sruff. When I looked their blueprints my exact though was that it was made by an actual architect. Yeap, indeed.
Nice! Thanks Nico
Ahh, the hated Australia Post logo. Also brutalism, perfect stylistic match for 40k. What's more grim and dark than a 60s council flat
Yeah 😂 Agreed!
Nice to see Brutal Cities getting some love. I've got a primed 3 story Cabbage Palms building that's been waiting for me to paint it for a while. This is just the inspiration I needed.
Lovely stuff! Good luck Christopher
Ryan's Brutal Cities terrain is the best Ive ever seen! His attention to detail & outstanding customer service surpasses any other company I have ever dealt with. I cannot recommend them enough. I would also point out that I bought a couple of items from their website some time ago. One was for me & one was for my mother who just liked the Brutalist aesthetic & asked me to build one for her just to display in her home. The other I bought to use "in-game". Thanks for the great video showcasing these wonderful products!
Thanks Nick, wholeheartedly agree !
I knew 5 minutes in that I will spend the next while binge watching your channel. I love the way you narrate, it's not only i formative but lyrical and gently humerous. Top stuff.
Welcome to the channel B, I appreciate it.
These buildings are perfect examples of brutalist design, and yes, very pleasing to the eye. It is great you showcased Ryan's talented work and hope it translates to more business for him.
So do I, thank you Aaron
Oh my word these are beautiful and the possibilities! Thank you for the introduction!
My pleasure Sean
Brutal cities is an AMAZING set of terrain. Light, sturdy, and their themes are fricken awesome.
Agreed :) Thanks Michael
Such a beautiful shot, narrated video. Love the quality and the terrain kits, bravo! Can't wait to watch it come to life
Thanks F! I'm looking forward to it as well.
Looking forward to see where this goes, the terrain looks as so I can't wait to see what you do with it
I’m exited too Michael. I’ve got loose plans but most of it will probably be winging it 😂
Wow, you have really outdone yourself with the writing on this one. Usually, it's the shot composition or soothing voice that gets me invested in your videos but that introduction, in particular, was just something else. It's like a comfy children's book from the early 20th century: cute, charming, and funny. I love it!
Thanks S! I'm trying to slow things down a little. I've been talking a bit fast in previous vids...
Really like the idea of terrain that looks like actual architecture, and brutalism is the perfect fit for mdf. Look forwards to more!
Thanks V! Me too :)
Watching with much excitement as you take us through this series of terrain building and gaming!
I will be watching my hands with much excitement to.. and see what they do to these builds.
Once more I really liked the shots, feel and palpable love for the hobby portrayed in this video. Lokking forward to the next video in your quest =)
Thanks T!
Knights of Dice range of club boxes are also a great place to start for a city.
Nice! Thanks for the tip
@@52Miniatures No worries, I didn't realise this fellow was also Aussie. Checking the website out now and thinking I might need a few of those kits haha.
I love the Brutal Cities vibe!
Glad you like it :)
What an awesome video! Brutal Cities makes very cool stuff :) working on a similar concept, MDF modular cathedral from Miniature Scenery. Being intentional about the weathering and detail so it can go medieval fantasy or gothic sci-fi!
Lovely stuff. Thanks T!
I've spent the whole day looking for a terrain I could use for every type of game, and you post this video! Thanks for reading my mind and producing it in just a few hours! :D
What can I way, I work fast 😂
This should be most excellent. I agree, MDF terrain is a wonderful blank canvas in the shape of a building and benefits greatly from some bits and techniques thoughtfully applied. Cheers!
I’m looking forward to it. Thanks H!
When you said you wanted terrain for everything you made my dream come true. Your voice is soothing as a hot coffee in winter and your videos are like a lost donut found in the fridge when you crave something sweet.
I am the lost donut 😂 Thanks C!
Det är fascinerande hur väl någon annans tankar (dina i det här fallet) kan passa rätt in i hur man själv (alltså jag) tänker. Lite unheimlich ekokammare att se på den här videon, men det är ju behagligt att ibland bli struken medhårs. Som alltid välproducerat innehåll! Bra där. Ser fram emot serien om den framväxande staden, speciellt då hur den underbara Brutal Cities anpassas för fantasy.
Tack! Ja det ska bli spännande att se hur jag lyckas :) Ser fram emot det.
I've loved the design of Ryan's buildings since i first saw them and always planned on getting some to modify for cyberpunk games. I'm really looking forward to this series, and the massive hit to my wallet it is likely to inspire.
Aye, the wallet sure can take a hit when visiting Ryans store. I think for me, just doing the one set for all games, it's quite the justification. Thanks B
Bored at work? 52 miniatures provides! :D
My pleasure V!
As much as I love the Brutal Cities stuff, I just don't think it's worth it to pay the shipping all the way from Australia, and then all the extra VAT on top of it. It sucks, but I do hope that they sort out EU distribution at some point in the future. From what I can tell the line is already positioning itself as a premium product based on the price compared with other MDF companies, so I hope someday it's something they can do.
Let’s hope so. It’s a one man operation, so let’s hope for more growth and with that expanded possibilities
@@52Miniatures Given the manufacturing technique, a second manufacturing hub in Europe might not be out of the question, avoiding the (literal) shipping altogether. It doesn't seem to be how most people do things, but … I don't really see why not.
@@52Miniatures Yup! I have never wanted a terrain company to succeed so much in my life. lol
@@stephenspackman5573 Perhaps even a licensing thing with one of the super EU-based MDF terrain manufacturers.
I was looking to buy but have to admit that the shipping cost to Sweden was a bit prohibitive. I realise shipping from australia is expensive but with the added unknown of VAT and fees and what not I will pause for now. But I do want the brutalist bundle. EU were close to some kind of free trade agreement with Australia were they not? Surely it most contain a clause regarding MDF terrain?
Very much looking forward to your new project!
Thanks Jason, me too!
Very inspirational, these look perfect both aesthetically and practically for so many different modern and future games. Looking forward to seeing your completed builds.
I know. I’ve really taken way to long assembling and working on these. But I hope to get there very soon.
This is a hobby public service. "Most" players like a variety of games and terrain is such an investment in time and space. I play a fair bit of 40k but one can only have so many skulls on their terrain before it is unusable for something like Infinity, Malifaux, The Walking Dead, Bolt Action or Ninja Turtles. I thought for a time I would be stuck with generic stone ruins for my main terrain. Glad you are helping get this "niche" market addressed. Fantastic video. I would suggest that old scratched CD's make an excellent coaster.
Thanks Brad, I'm very much looking forward to getting these assembled and painted and all :)
You have a beautiful edit style, super watchable content. Just beautiful
Thank you James
Love absolutely everything about this video!
Thanks Rob! As always :)
Excellent video, as always. Looking forward to this series!
Thanks Lincoln! Me too :)
Love this, and I can't wait to see what you do with this new city/town/battlefield! I came across Brutal Cities myself a while ago and the range looks fantastic. Sadly my gaming area already has about 3 different tables-worth of terrain being stored in a distinctly limited space real world apartment that must also feature myself, my dog etc.
Yeah, storage is a thing. That's the main reason I really would like to just have the one set of houses. Add some mountains and forests to that and space would be running out. And I probably have more space than you, seeing as a cat takes up less space.
Another beautifully produced video and a great topic to cover. I'll have to give them a look.
Lovely Tobias, thanks.
I'm so excited for this! What a brilliant idea
Thanks Ben!
Looking forward to more video's in this series! Especially how you customize and paint the buildings.
Thanks W! I'm looking forward to it too
It happens to me always to start the video and think "Again this subject, that is not interesting." usually already saw few videos about same subject, some creative ideas and it is not new.
And here I'm ending the video and thinking "Well that is nice video essay, I should check more from this channel." Keep the brilliant work.
Thanks a lot Sava, I appreciate it.
Alex, as always a brilliant script and narrative. I have to believe that Brutal Cities is quite pleased as well. 👍👍
Thanks Mark! I hope so, I wish Ryan all the good luck in the world.
I find myself very excited about the upcoming MDF builds.
Me too :) ! Thanks Robert
Well, definately saving up for the eternity labs tournament bundle now, love this vibe so much!
Cool! I’m glad you like them.
"glued upside down"....that never happens. Great vid Alex! I can't wait to see where this takes you.
Well.. we'll see. I've glued two together now and they are the right way around. So I'm off to a good start.
Love seeing our local postal service on your channel.
Hah! There it is.
Love your videos. Looks great and so relaxing.
Thanks Måns
I am very excited for this series.
Me too James :)
Oh I love your videos. They are top notch!
Thanks Jet, I appreciate it.
Definitely my buildings of choice for Infinity. Looking forward to following this urban sprawl!
Thanks K! I'm looking forward to it as well.
Great content.
Here's to the beginning of a delightfully long playlist on MDF builds then.
Lets cross our fingers and pray to the MDF god :)
Very, very interesting idea! I've always had a split opinion on MDF terrain. On one hand its cheaper and faster to build and can look really good and fill a table, on the other side it can look like its just pieces of cardboard glued together. Im excited to see how you deal with them. The idea and the designs of brutal cities are super cool, and you seem to be a marketing expert ;)
Thanks Miguel. I agree. I think that is why I like these builds, they are vey simple, almost "shoe box". But the carefully designed dimensions just makes everything look so much more than that. I've started working on some of the builds and I'm having a lot of fun customising. :)
@@52Miniatures eager to see the results :)
This is exactly the type of terrain I have been looking for myself!! Like you I have been looking for a set of terrain which covers all the game systems I play.
Really looking forward to watching you convert and build your city as well, and potentially stealing some of your ideas.
Lovely stuff James, thank you!
Really frickin love the designs! Have an interest in architecture myself and have always been drawn to brutalism. Looks absolutely amazing and wish I had an excuse to build a whole brutalist cyberpunk-noir city.
Most of my mini collection is fantasy, though, and I honestly have trouble seeing this working in a fantasy setting. Apart from saying "Well, this Imperiums alchemists invented concrete early and in this universe brutalism is the major design philosphy instead of half-timbering, just roll with it". But with this "lore-excuse" you could make anything work, from necron stuff to Infinity-Cities.
I am actually playing with the thought of "One terrain type to rule them all, sci-fi or fantasy", too, but I'd go with the typical Grim Dark ruined cathedral table, then. Works for 40k and the like and works well enough with fantasy. The few vents and pipes can be explained by some dwarfs/goblins/gnomes laying on hands.
Excited to see what you make of these kits!
Yeah it’s lovely stuff... and I mean, yeah, we can blame it all on the Dwarves, especially in AoS. I mean, they’ve got machine guns and zeppelins :)
this Brutal Cities stuff looks mint . and its from a fellow aussie to boot 10/10
This terrain is lovely and I'm super jealous of the stock at your local game store
It is s lovely game store! And lovely terrain.
The look of that MDF is really impressive, and I have to say, that was a beautiful coat you were wearing at the beginning of the video.
Thanks John! It's getting into "do whatever I can to stay warm". The older I get, the longer my jackets become.
Cool video as always! Thanks!
Thanks V!
Wait, You play games on your cities :O Cool! I do love Brutal Cities, want more for my city !
Brutal Cities do great terrain. I can’t recommend them enough.
Great! Thanks Y
Outstanding content. Thank you!
Thanks HB!
those are some great buildings, hopefully will get my current mdf finished so I can add some of his!
Lovely plan Matthew, thanks!
My local store has a some excellent terrain builders. As far as I'm aware, most if not all terrain at their gaming space is scratch built and looks fantastic. It's a side of the hobby that I've not really taken part in, mostly due to my hobby budget being spent on minis, but terrain also takes up a lot more space than they do.
Lately I've been really itching to start a Sylvaneth army in AoS, who practically require large tree terrain as a part of their rules, so I expect to paint a lot of those sometime in the future.
That's great. Sounds like a lovely local store. Thanks M
Me “that’s a cool sci-fi corner shop and apartment”
“Top floor windows for snipers”
“Yeah that too I guess” XD
Hah! Yeah, snipers are a thing I guess 😂
Wonderful! I’m looking forward to more : )
Me too! Thanks S!
"family friendly, puzzle assembly" that was a great line :)
Hah! See! Master of Marketing
Curious to see how you paint up these new kits. Looking forward to more terrain videos!
Thanks O! I’m looking forward to it
Great stuff friend, thanks for sharing your journey 👏👍
Thanks Mark as always
You went full on Dr. Strange with your cottages! Great Video, I’m off to Brutal Cities now.
Hah! Thanks J. Good luck!
Great, great stuff. I can see myself spending Friday night surfing through and "adding to cart." My Stargrave crew is itching to fight over some of those buildings.
Aye, I think it will be great for Stargrave
Every time you put out a video its a current issue I am facing! These are perfect for 40k and Gundam displays!
Lovely G! I'm glad to hear you liked the builds.
This is exciting! I've been working on some similar stuff, but orky. Good luck!
Thanks H!
These look really great! And then..."Australia". *cries in Canadian* (so far away)
Yeah... Australia is far away from everything.
@@52Miniatures This is true
I went thru the same thing as you in this video but found Death Ray Designs, not to steal thunder from Brutal Cities. Its worth maybe compare and contrast video. It also add to your city: cost was a factor. Really distinctive designs and play ability. Got several for Necromunda campaign. Take care enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to check them out!
Glad to see an Australian up for once instead of us Ozzies getting the euro stuff. Not that I would ever trade in my scale 75... but yeah the bloke even did a custom sign for the local game store that stocks his product.
That’s lovely. I’m very stoked for all this.
You guys also have Kings of Dice terrian, I love their City of Elaria line, and its difficult to find in Europe :)
Love the narrative in your videos man.👏👏👏
Thanks C!
Awesome video mate, subbed.
Thanks! And welcome to the channel :)
One terrain to field them all, one terrain to find for them , one terrain to hide them all, and in a gothic setting you will bind it.
With superglue?
3:43 Every hobbying dad feels this pain!
Heh, yeah :) Thanks H
I love you, miniature painting G-man
Hah! Thanks J
Know what i will suggest? A Proxon wire cutting table... then mass produce a ton of foam bricks. Build the buildings out of bricks and they look amazing.
But I have to say, the panels he makes to put on MDF is interesting... very neat.
Looking forward to see where this is going.
Me too Daniel :)
A little sticky poster tack on the underneath of your mini bases solves the sloped roof problem
Can not wait to see the next upcoming videos 😀
Me too :) Thanks XD
One city to rule them all!
That was my first intended video title yes... :)
good news humanity, we made it. We had finally found a good use for brutalist architecture. A table top miniature gaming.
High fives all round
Thanks for the story time. Would love to see a video on how to paint MDF terrain.
Thanks R! I will hopefully get there too :)
Great ad for Brutal Cities and a series I'm really looking forward to, I need much better terrain, my scifi mega built table lasted 4 months and then catastrophe struck....
Thanks Allwyn! What happened to your table?
Ah, sad story ;0(
I built it for a game called Zone Raiders, bit like quirkier Stargrave with very distinct team defining factions to choose from. The game emphasises vertical aspects of terrain, lots of zip lines and folks with grapples or wall running. So I built a 6'x4' scifi/cyberpunkish/post apocalyptic table out of wood, plastic, foamboard, cardboard, lots of tall buildings that didn't stand up well enough. So I added a backboard to the long side and glued the tall stuff to that, the whole thing hung neatly beneath wall shelves that were very securely fixed and attached to the main terrain table. This encouraged lots of stickyout upper levels, walkways galore, made in cardboard and glued to wooden blocks that were screwed in. So much fun, 3d or what. Then after making a fresh round of tea and a snack run to the kitchen, I very nearly trod on the dog.... 2lb Tiny chihuahua, sweet, fragile, she's my girl, she was in turn totally laser focused on the bag of crisps I'd just noisily opened. Tto avoid her I lurched sideways right into the table. Baseboard shot into a neat cartwheel, backboard shimmied down through the gap between table and wall, colmprehensively, neatly, shearing off nearly every element on it. Dead.
I really, really recommend everyone looks into zone raiders, whatagame! I really, really recommend thinking through your builds better than me.
No tiny girls were hurt at all in this debacle, and as I lay bruised and anguished, she found where I'd launched the crisp bag to and ascertained that hot wings walkers max were still not to her discerning tastes...
@@philgee486 Oh My! what a tumble, and what a story. In the end I'm glad the dog came out of it all with a full belly... but that's a real shame with that board. Did you ever get to build another one?
@@52Miniatures I salvaged a lot of bits, stairs, ladders, vents and pipes, but the levels were made to be light so cardboard structures and not one on the backboard was any use. I haven't rebuilt any of it yet, concentrated on getting the baseboard useable, not too hard as all the stuff was loose on the base and mostly just flew off. Next big terrain project is a flooded post-apocalyptic/scifi city. Basically a hill down one side for the buildings that can't be adapted then 2/3 of the board opaque "water" surface, glossed over with a few coats of clear pva, then build almost completely submerged lower storeys for all the buildings I have with detachable upper levels or where I can hide the ground floor doors and features behind a removable addon. I watched "Split Second" again and love the look.
@@philgee486 Are you filling that submerged bit with resin?
In response to the sloped roof issue. I know DnD players like to use magnets so that they aren't limited to strictly flat surfaces. Though it doesn't seem like reopening the possibilities would actually be that helpful to you now!
Yeah, but then I need metal dice and coffee cups! :) Thanks for the tip N!
when i heard this was an Aussie company i jumped for joy!
Lovely :)
More to come, please!
Will do David, will do :)
Super stoked you went with Brutal Cities and not a crap company like 4ground.
Lovely terrain! :)
Though I heartily agree with you about the under representation of terrain in hobby stores, I think it is chiefly because terrain is easier, for most of us, to scratchbuild than it is to sculpt our own miniatures.
These are awesome! Consider me sold!
Sold to the man in the green shirt!
These look amazing, can't wait to see how it turns out. This is a really smart idea for mdf terrain and you definitely should be head of marketing for Brutal Cities :D
I've always thought with 40k, as there are so many feudal worlds in the universe, there's no reason why you can't have space marines running around a feudal village. No-one does it, but it's absolutely in keeping with the lore that you could have battles on the same boards that you use for Age of Sigmar.
Very true! And the opposite kind of goes for AoS. I mean, them dwarves have zeppelins and machine guns...
@@52Miniatures definitely, if you look at things like Sharn in the Eberron setting for D&D, a fantasy city can be almost anything
As much as the dark gothic style is iconic for 40k, there is nothing saying EVERY human planet with architecture has to be that way. Planets like Chogoris and Tallarn exist, after all, it is unreasonable to believe they have only Gothic architecture and not one detail inspired by the real-life Mongolia or Iraq. Hell, why make every battlefield urban anyway?
@@KyrieFortune Agreed. For me the urban setting is just a personal favourite. I don't know why really. Something I think would be very cool is to figure out how to do a playable forest. Forests are always difficult, because the trees are in the way of setting up miniatures. I guess this is why we need holographic technology to rapidly advance into the tabletop realm.
I knew it was brutal cities as soon as I saw the Australia post logo!
Lovely :) Thanks G