Wow that looks fantastic! I've seen someone do a rocky hillside using bark from an old pine tree but that cork bark takes it to a whole new level! great job! Cheers.
I'm sure its been said several times before but I just have to add that I am amazed at what you do with things I would never have thought to try. My girlfriend even watched a couple of your videos with me and got excited to help me attempt to make stuff you make. You are an artist and I hope your endeavors are fruitful. Keep it up and I so appreciate you having opened my eyes with your techniques!
Mel, This was just fantastic! I could have watched this for hours and the best part was, as I watched it, I could see small gaps etc... and was wondering how to fill them only for you to then explain how to fill them and make the end result look so realistic it could have been a photo of a real hill. It's like you were inside my head answering my questions as I thought of them. You are without doubt one of the top terrain modellers on the planet! Top marks and well done sir!!
In the past year I've taken up the hobby of crafting terrain and monsters for my D&D campaign. My players love it! And I've become obsessed with crafting. This channel is amazing. I love all the techniques and different materials that are used. Although my genre of gaming is fantasy, I still have a heavy war game strategy aspect to it. Kudos for all the great videos.
Quick tip, rather than cutting wedges you might find it easier & faster to fill those large gaps with a bit of crumpled up basic kitchen tin foil. Once you get the filler on you can’t tell a difference, and it’s surprisingly solid compared to its weight.
If anyone's like me and used to do this years ago, but thinks they no longer "have it"... I recently made a piece and it was like riding a bike. Don't be afraid! :) Man, a decade ago it felt like I was like the only one on the internet making this type of stuff, with these same materials (making a mint on ebay btw), now there's TONS of resources! I love it. I might have to scale up the operation in the future! Thanks for the video man.
My favorite bit is at the end when you say 'look at that for results'. In the background, I can clearly see Burnley 2 QPR 1 in the newspaper....which was a great result for us Clarets! Nice vid Mel, I'm definitely going to be giving this a go in future.
There's a spot in the park by mine looks like that, just a few weeks back i was thinking about ways i might make similar terrain, then i just found your video- this will save me a lot of trial and error. Thanks
Great looking rocky hill. I have not used cork. I have uses the excluded polystyrene. I like the advice on hiding the not so great bits here and there. Thank you for sharing!
I don't even play games that need terrain, never have but this is fascinating. Making dioramas is a hobby in itself even if you don't then use them. I could see myself getting into this but what i'd do with the final product I don't know...
I'm watching how to make cork bark rock faces & just wanted to say that it already looks like some of the rock cliffs I've seen of yours from the past before you started work on it. Just giving ideas back.
although i have no interests in making this or tsbletop gaming, these videos are totally awesome! amazing how much detail goes into making these. loved the video!
ive only just subb'd, and i can tell you, i am totally hooked on your work, and channel! definatly binge watching your entire video collection. thankyou for the brilliant content.
Excellent video tutorial. I've never used cork before so found this very useful since I've been contemplating using it for a while, plus I really want to make some cliffs for some Malifaux terrain.
I was looking for videos on how to seal cork and couldn't find any. I decided to just go ahead with the terrain (double layer cork banks with a creek). Initially I figured Elmer's would seal it, then I tried rubber cement. Eventually I got it to work, but the cork absorbed so much resin that it's become more like a cork brick. I'll defiantly use the PVA and water 50-50% for the next knight titan base down stream. Great vid!
Last year? The woods behind the family farm burnt down and my cousins job burnt down, along with half the mountainside. This year it was relatively under control except for around Monchique in the Algarve.
I've only recently discovered your channel, but I can't stop watching your videos! Fantastic work :) I don't do wargaming, but I think I can adapt some of this stuff to make some cool Dungeons & Dragons or other similar miniature based RPG battlefields.
Cork bark is amazing for many purposes. It's also biodegradable and non-polluting, unlike most foams, plastics and polymers. It's just not sterile. xD And yeah, people should wear filter masks when dealing with anything that produces airborne particulates, not just with resins and spores.
Beautiful!I'm going to have to try to find some of that! I got the woodland scenics molds, but it seems like so much work and heavy. I like this idea better
Beautiful groundwork! Thanks for the tip on the reptile cork. I have been searching in vain for gardening bark chips but it seems they downsized the chips to finer mulch; I guess it works better for gardening but useless for terrain making.
Looks amazing. I had never heard of using cork before, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. Have you considered tinting the cork rather than painting over it? It has such nice natural modeling of colors already baked in. Seems a shame to waste.
Have you ever thought of using silicon moulding rubber to make "rock moulds" from unique pieces of cork bark. This will enable you to use portions again and differently for other models?
While this is true, the issue with molded rocks is that on larger projects or repeating terrain features you will get the same shapes over an over which disrupts the feeling of realism. If you were to do this with 20+ molds and always keep your terrain varied it wouldn't be as much of an issue, but that is a lot of molds to make (and replace when they wear out).
Wow Mel, there are times you really talk to extensive. But other than that, thats one brilliant tutorial again. Thanks mate. I will defenitely try this. Cheers, Daniel (from Holland)
+trenton maloney Yeah, especially if you applied a good sealant to it, you could just go get bark and such from the woods and with a solid paint job, it would come out nice.
Hello Love your programs . Let me tell you what I use. If you go to your nursery they sell bags of bark in many many small sizes that you can then glue to your mountains. I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 don't know if you would have it that side in the UK . You should be able to find it. Regards Shaun
Hi TheTerrainTutor i'm watched allmost all of your terrain/let's Make vids they are awesome and very usefull! Maybe you can once try to make a rivier/lake with a bridge on it.. keep going the good work.. bye bye from the Netherlands!
The times I have worked with natural cork bark I have left it unpainted and gone with the colours of the cork itself with tends to resemble a sandstone which is weathered in some areas (darker) and broken in other areas (light and fresher). Good tip about the white mould! There is no good reason I can think of that this cannot be sterilised in a microwave oven. Microwaves are used to sterilise in hospitals as the radiation kills anything living. Put small pieces of cork into your oven on an old plate and give them one minute on 'high'. Take them out and check them and if they are OK give it another minute or two on high. Do not do this with WET cork, dry it in sunlight or on a radiator for a few days first. Wet cork will boil and may go 'pop'! B
The radiation in a microwave won't kill the bacteria etc also the microwave won't heat the piece for hot enough or long enough either, so its best to avoid the microwave.
@@TheTerrainTutor Hospitals use microwaves as autoclaves. see paragraph 4 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_waste#Treatment The microwaves make the bacteria boil and explode. Similar equipment is now used in barbers and tattooists. B
Thank you man! ive been trying to make stuff for the past forever and your channel is definitely like inspiration crackXD if only i had the time and money (and steady hand) to create these cool things
Love the video as always man! I never thought of using cork before, I'll have to give it a try. Just a thought though have you ever looked at using the wood chips they sell for the bbq? They sell huge bags of the hear in the states.
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I have no intention to make this. I have no interest in modelling. This tutorial was more interesting than the last 4 Hollywood films I've watched!
Win!
surprisingly captivating for what it is, true.
Xombigod hundredth like!!
Very cool layout
get rekt hollywood
Wow that looks fantastic! I've seen someone do a rocky hillside using bark from an old pine tree but that cork bark takes it to a whole new level! great job!
Cheers.
Luke Towan It's a lovely technique matey :-)
Once I got past the "yeah"s and "whatcha call it"s, this is a great tutorial. Another subscriber here.
Eklipze3k Don't worry, a couple more vids and you won't even notice them. Welcome abroad matey :-)
I'm sure its been said several times before but I just have to add that I am amazed at what you do with things I would never have thought to try. My girlfriend even watched a couple of your videos with me and got excited to help me attempt to make stuff you make. You are an artist and I hope your endeavors are fruitful. Keep it up and I so appreciate you having opened my eyes with your techniques!
I'll take that as a win any day buddy! Crack on!
Mel,
This was just fantastic!
I could have watched this for hours and the best part was, as I watched it, I could see small gaps etc... and was wondering how to fill them only for you to then explain how to fill them and make the end result look so realistic it could have been a photo of a real hill. It's like you were inside my head answering my questions as I thought of them. You are without doubt one of the top terrain modellers on the planet! Top marks and well done sir!!
jjab99 I'm no where near that good mate but thank you anyway :-)
In the past year I've taken up the hobby of crafting terrain and monsters for my D&D campaign. My players love it! And I've become obsessed with crafting. This channel is amazing. I love all the techniques and different materials that are used. Although my genre of gaming is fantasy, I still have a heavy war game strategy aspect to it. Kudos for all the great videos.
Cheers buddy
Quick tip, rather than cutting wedges you might find it easier & faster to fill those large gaps with a bit of crumpled up basic kitchen tin foil. Once you get the filler on you can’t tell a difference, and it’s surprisingly solid compared to its weight.
If anyone's like me and used to do this years ago, but thinks they no longer "have it"... I recently made a piece and it was like riding a bike. Don't be afraid! :) Man, a decade ago it felt like I was like the only one on the internet making this type of stuff, with these same materials (making a mint on ebay btw), now there's TONS of resources! I love it. I might have to scale up the operation in the future! Thanks for the video man.
+Owellow is Wood V Awesome sauce matey
My favorite bit is at the end when you say 'look at that for results'. In the background, I can clearly see Burnley 2 QPR 1 in the newspaper....which was a great result for us Clarets!
Nice vid Mel, I'm definitely going to be giving this a go in future.
Evil Sunz Academy It was meant to be, awesome, post pics!
Wow. That is one great looking hill and the cork really does look similar to a rock face. Thanks for sharing.
Stronghold Crafter Kev no worries mate, glad you like it ;-)
This just took the cork bark for my tarantulas terrarium to a whole new level!!!!!! 😲🤤
There's a spot in the park by mine looks like that, just a few weeks back i was thinking about ways i might make similar terrain, then i just found your video- this will save me a lot of trial and error. Thanks
Win!
I HAVE WATCHED EVERY ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS....AND ALL OF THEM ARE OUTSTANDING. KEEP THEM COMING MATE. FRIEND FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND
Great looking rocky hill. I have not used cork. I have uses the excluded polystyrene. I like the advice on hiding the not so great bits here and there. Thank you for sharing!
Perkins Dearborn anytime mate, glad it helped
Hi and thanks for this. I'm just starting out building a N gauge model railway and I find your videos to be extremely helpful. Cheers!!
Bill O'Brien Glad you're finding them helpful buddy :-)
great stuff, absolutly love the way it makes a sort off cliff face, great for ambushing in wargamming.
Cheers buddy
I don't even play games that need terrain, never have but this is fascinating. Making dioramas is a hobby in itself even if you don't then use them. I could see myself getting into this but what i'd do with the final product I don't know...
Flog it and buy more hobby supplies! :-D
I'm watching how to make cork bark rock faces & just wanted to say that it already looks like some of the rock cliffs I've seen of yours from the past before you started work on it. Just giving ideas back.
Gorgeous piece of scenery.
Just finished mine today! Thanks for all the videos!
Awesome sauce mate
I love this piece of terrain and a great tutorial. I'm going to make a couple of these about half the size for 15mm scale games. Thanks Mel 😃
Mini Armies Awesome sauce mate :-)
Looks awesome Mel I definitely want to have a go at some cork bark after seeing this. Thank you for the work you do.
xROBIx85 Cheers mate, it's a great material :-)
Thanks for being really fucking serious about that warning. Thanks for appreciating our safety, mate.
Things like that, you gotta make them clear bud
TheTerrainTutor Thanks anyway tho.
Have a bag full of this stuff I haven’t used yet. So pleased I watch this video health and safety warning.
Use wisely, since the fire in Portugal, cork bark has become a bit of a rarity mate
Wow, that cork detail really pops. I'm going to have to go search out some cork bark now. Thanks for the vid!
IRONBLOODxMECHANIQUE No worries matey :-0
Another great video Mel, I'll be sure to use some cork hills in my next build!
***** Cheers matey, let me know how you get on ;-)
Great stuff! Really nice limestone/karst type outcrop. Thanks for the tutorial.
Cheers bud
That is an amazing looking cliff/hill!! :O
Cheers
Great results and really thorough video - thanks!
although i have no interests in making this or tsbletop gaming, these videos are totally awesome! amazing how much detail goes into making these. loved the video!
Glad you liked it buddy
Cracking video Mel, clarity seems much improved too!
Survivor Cheers mate, slowly getting better ;-)
ive only just subb'd, and i can tell you, i am totally hooked on your work, and channel! definatly binge watching your entire video collection. thankyou for the brilliant content.
Welcome aboard matey
this is amazing! Man your tutorials and finished products are beautiful man!
I was looking forward to the final stages but then it was all covered in a quick montage. Great work as always though.
Vulcan Raven Thanks mate, check the stylised hill tutorial mate, it's all in there. Didn't see the point of refilming it :-)
TheTerrainTutor I understand. It's just nice to watch you paint new things as well.
Excellent video tutorial. I've never used cork before so found this very useful since I've been contemplating using it for a while, plus I really want to make some cliffs for some Malifaux terrain.
brainspider Awesome mate, glad it's tipped the balance, give it a go mate ;-)
Hi mate, your tutorials are better and better. Keep up the good work. If it's useful for me it's useful for a looooot of people.
+RothandStudio I'll keep soldiering on matey ;-)
Nice work! And good job in giving the warning!
It's what I'm here for mate
These are absolutely amazing. I play D&D, but man... I wish I had friends (and the room space) for wargaming lol.
+jonnylee5000 There's always room for wargaming lol ;-)
That is a tip top hill. Thanks for the info about deadly, lung eating mold.
Euan Smith Cheers buddy, I'm here to help ;-)
That's absolutely stunning
drink every time this guy says "ya"
whatchamacallits are shots!
Are you gents trying to kill people from alcohol poisoning? ;)
I was looking for videos on how to seal cork and couldn't find any. I decided to just go ahead with the terrain (double layer cork banks with a creek). Initially I figured Elmer's would seal it, then I tried rubber cement. Eventually I got it to work, but the cork absorbed so much resin that it's become more like a cork brick. I'll defiantly use the PVA and water 50-50% for the next knight titan base down stream. Great vid!
+MrPoliticalpuppet That sounds like a bit of an adventure matey, good luck with the next build!
Where I live I can literally walk out of the house, walk down the hill and find loads of cork trees and hence cork bark. Will use this method.
You in Portugal mate?
Yes indeed, not too far from Lisbon.
How bad were the fires?
Last year? The woods behind the family farm burnt down and my cousins job burnt down, along with half the mountainside. This year it was relatively under control except for around Monchique in the Algarve.
Damn, I remember hearing they were bad on the news mate
I've only recently discovered your channel, but I can't stop watching your videos! Fantastic work :) I don't do wargaming, but I think I can adapt some of this stuff to make some cool Dungeons & Dragons or other similar miniature based RPG battlefields.
Welcome aboard bud
The final result is amazing!
have watched 2 of your vids and now I am subscribed for life :) so much inspiration!
very cool video I'm not into Wargaming but I use your tips and tricks to build 1/6 dioramas and accessories :D greetings from Belgium
Gianni Claes Awesome mate, as long as you're finding them helpful, it all good :-)
I too am just now getting into 1/6. These videos help with 1/6 dioramas?
Cork bark is amazing for many purposes. It's also biodegradable and non-polluting, unlike most foams, plastics and polymers. It's just not sterile. xD
And yeah, people should wear filter masks when dealing with anything that produces airborne particulates, not just with resins and spores.
Don't worry about speaking your mind about things you might have made differently, it's helpful to know about.
Cheers mate
Klavak Khazga As long as it helps mate, I'm happy :-)
Beautiful!I'm going to have to try to find some of that! I got the woodland scenics molds, but it seems like so much work and heavy. I like this idea better
+Scott Riffas Try online pet shops mate
Brilliant tutorial Mel !!
Groganard Thanks matey :-)
Brilliant as usual Mel!
Stephen Cox Thanks mate
Beautiful groundwork! Thanks for the tip on the reptile cork. I have been searching in vain for gardening bark chips but it seems they downsized the chips to finer mulch; I guess it works better for gardening but useless for terrain making.
+horrid person I've had similar problems with sourcing gardening bark mate
another eye-opener! thank you Mel!
George Panopoulos I'm here to help mate :-)
donkey ages? love it!
old brit saying
Excellent tutorial as always!
Cheers matey
you do some great videos mate , keep up the great work !! hope you are feeling better . and 2017 is awesome for you !
Thanks buddy
Greetings, just to say I very much enjoyed your vid. - pierre from New Mexico -
That is great, I gotta get hold of some cork bark...
Excellent work! Very inspiring.
john volker Thanks mate
That's just a beautiful piece!
Thanks! :-D
Expanding foam to fill in those gaps would work great as well.
In 10:30 you break off pieces that made quite a nice arch. You could have let it be and use it as a base for cave or passage under hanging rocks...
This beats the ever-loving crap out of everything i ever made as a kid
Colin Smith me too lol :-)
That looks very good! Much better than any styrofoam solution.
***** Especially considering how quick the technique is matey :-)
:)
This looks amazing! Great tips and great inspiration. Thank you!
You're a wizard. Thanks for the video
No worries matey
Gunterlyk VanDerhoek is der vanjal waj ! Gielie valdernk , Cork ist nys , sporis is danja , vel danja . Ja peta dust massc . Goon shuw . Danks.
No worries matey
Great video mate the safety tip was a great idea well done for pointing it out bro :)
mazdamundi85 gotta cover the important stuff, especially when it can hospitalise you!
Great video mate I like the bit about the foam I get mine from B&Q
Conversion Models They sell pink foam in B&Q?
Yeah Thts where I got mine from lol
Cute, yeah, you've made a Teletubbies Hill, yeah
+Tardis Flanagan Don't mention that to Willow!
Awesome stuff mate
***** Cheers bud :-)
Perfect! I really likes your work.
Hope it helps mate
i love your ''keep calm and eat cupcakes'' mug!
Wise words!
TheTerrainTutor indeed
Looks amazing. I had never heard of using cork before, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. Have you considered tinting the cork rather than painting over it? It has such nice natural modeling of colors already baked in. Seems a shame to waste.
+Josh Foreman You can wash it with whites and browns but it's not something I've done in a while as I prefer the grey stone effects :-)
Damn gorgeous!! I am inspired!!
+Kurt Kier Crack on buddy!
Excellent video, buddy.... will copy that
very inspiring, great work
Top work, inspired me to have a go... Thanks
Have you ever thought of using silicon moulding rubber to make "rock moulds" from unique pieces of cork bark. This will enable you to use portions again and differently for other models?
Yes, but it's a lot of hassle, tinfoil is better mate
What if you made a silicone mold of the bark? Then you could make infinite rocks!
Indeed
and you would not need to cut trees to take bark from them :D
While this is true, the issue with molded rocks is that on larger projects or repeating terrain features you will get the same shapes over an over which disrupts the feeling of realism. If you were to do this with 20+ molds and always keep your terrain varied it wouldn't be as much of an issue, but that is a lot of molds to make (and replace when they wear out).
Wow Mel, there are times you really talk to extensive. But other than that, thats one brilliant tutorial again. Thanks mate. I will defenitely try this.
Cheers, Daniel (from Holland)
Daniel Delévaque It's kinda my style mate, glad you liked it ;-)
kinda pricey but i am really diggin the way this looks in the end. i may try this with a sack of landscaping bark and see how that looks.
+trenton maloney Yeah, especially if you applied a good sealant to it, you could just go get bark and such from the woods and with a solid paint job, it would come out nice.
+trenton maloney Yes and yes, it's not the cheapest but it does look good. Good luck with your build bud!
Sculpt a mold would do just fine as well.
You can harvast birch bark and willow too..
Cheers
That's awesome ... I'm looking to make some big hill terrain to put my Dwarven cannons on :D!
+Carl Mayne sounds like a plan, make sure you build them with hard cover!
Carl Mayne impassable or dangerous terrain of course. Good idea.
Looks amazing!
Darren Brown Cheers mate
Hello
Love your programs . Let me tell you what I use. If you go to your nursery they sell bags of bark in many many small sizes that you can then glue to your mountains. I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 don't know if you would have it that side in the UK . You should be able to find it.
Regards
Shaun
love love love love this tutorial and base!
***** Cheers matey
Hi TheTerrainTutor i'm watched allmost all of your terrain/let's Make vids they are awesome and very usefull! Maybe you can once try to make a rivier/lake with a bridge on it.. keep going the good work.. bye bye from the Netherlands!
on the list bud
The times I have worked with natural cork bark I have left it unpainted and gone with the colours of the cork itself with tends to resemble a sandstone which is weathered in some areas (darker) and broken in other areas (light and fresher).
Good tip about the white mould!
There is no good reason I can think of that this cannot be sterilised in a microwave oven. Microwaves are used to sterilise in hospitals as the radiation kills anything living. Put small pieces of cork into your oven on an old plate and give them one minute on 'high'. Take them out and check them and if they are OK give it another minute or two on high. Do not do this with WET cork, dry it in sunlight or on a radiator for a few days first. Wet cork will boil and may go 'pop'!
B
The radiation in a microwave won't kill the bacteria etc also the microwave won't heat the piece for hot enough or long enough either, so its best to avoid the microwave.
@@TheTerrainTutor Hospitals use microwaves as autoclaves.
see paragraph 4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_waste#Treatment
The microwaves make the bacteria boil and explode.
Similar equipment is now used in barbers and tattooists.
B
Thats amazing amazon will be ordered from tonight :)
TribalwarsLedgend Awesome sauce mate :-)
I'm going to make a peaceful nature scene and pretend I'm there every time life gets unreasonable
Thank you man! ive been trying to make stuff for the past forever and your channel is definitely like inspiration crackXD if only i had the time and money (and steady hand) to create these cool things
great work as always!
Matt Irwin Cheers matey
Lovely, mate!
Shawny Finn Cheers bud :-)
Super. Really love this technique.
***** Cheers :-)
I think it looks like a hill with a cave under it just the way it came.
Love the video as always man! I never thought of using cork before, I'll have to give it a try. Just a thought though have you ever looked at using the wood chips they sell for the bbq? They sell huge bags of the hear in the states.
Harvey Savage It's already on the list mate! ;-)
beautiful work! please do an ice landscape! ta ra
+Room Stealer at some point I will mate