I'm making a -GIANT- Realistic CASTLE for D&D!!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

What are some really great castle guard minis I can print for this thing? Need some really good archers to go with the Asgard Rising soldiers!
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[@craft-o-matic2377]

Happy New Year!
Lisa

[@monham5041]

Happy New Year Neil.
Lord of the Rings has some great soldiers from The White Tower that would fit with your castle theme.
Have an awesome year Neil.
Monique from Brisbane

[@AzraelThanatos]

Reaper's Anhurians look like they'd work well for you. The designs of your printed guards look like they'd match the Anhurians pretty well and you can go with either bows or crossbows or a mix of them. I've been using the metal ones for an army (With their bones black cavalry rather than the metal). A slow process, but it's a fun one to do with the designs.
I'm also kind of surprised that Shad hasn't shown up to scream about Crenelations...

[@falkojager3064]

Titan Forge's City Guard might be an option: www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-old-city-watch-188188

[@Berserkerworks]

Fireforge Games sell a line of Russian Infantry that would fit the time period of your castle well. Good Eastern European/Slavic minis are hard to find so I'm excited to see what people suggest.
The Baron's War models from Footsore Miniatures would look right at home too!

[@met3271]

Greetings from the Czech republic - I'm following you for quite a while and man, cannot wait for next part of the series.

[@annastara3201]

Hello to a fellow Czech :)

[@wishcloudstudios]

In the future, you can go to a flooring store and get some empty cardboard rolls (for the castle towers) that the carpet or linoleum come on. Home Depot is another choice, but flooring stores have them more often. This is what I used for my castles. The cardboard is super thick and strong and just about perfectly round. You can also glue and brad nail wood inside of it.

[@MyklCarlton]

As long as those rolls are exactly the right diameter for re-creating the building. They're certainly useful for scratch building.

[@wishcloudstudios]

@@MyklCarlton You could also visit wood shops for smaller diameter rolls. They use them to transport very thin decorative trim and wood veneer.

[@MyklCarlton]

@@wishcloudstudios Indeed! However, consider how many places you may need to visit before you (might) find the exact diameter roll for this one build, compared to how long it takes to simply cut one to size as Neil has done.
Again - discarded materials are excellent, but sometimes it's far more sensible and efficient to make one yourself. This is one of those cases.

[@wishcloudstudios]

@@MyklCarlton A simple phone call might work to find them. And the thick cardboard (it's almost MDF) is much more durable than a piece of bent cardboard box. I'm just throwing ideas out there.
I hate having builds that fall apart on me, and I hate things that aren't symmetrical (which usually happens when I try to bend cardboard) I am very rough with my creations, and they need to last. I am happy to run around a little if the end result is going to be better.

[@theladyamalthea]

As much as I love Fantasy, I love that you are going for historical accuracy on this build. Can’t wait to see it progress!

[@lukafilm]

There was a couple of these Wenceslauses of Bohemia so not sure if this is the one, but one of them died a spectacular death. Castles back then had 'hanging' toilets extruded from the outer walls and the poo would just fall down the wall. So he went to the 'throne' one day and got stabbed through the arse by a killer that climbed the wall and waited under the toilet. True story. History is wonderful 😂

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Brutal😳

[@MyklCarlton]

The KCD Wencelaus was Wenceslaus iv. You're talking about King Wenceslaus iii. The place of his assassination within the castle at Olomouc in 1306 is debated, and the manner of his death is generally agreed to have been three sword blows to the chest, either while he was walking in the gardens or on his bed. The toilet story, though entertaining, is a later modification of the story. You'll probably find some interesting material if you search for 'garderobe' instead of 'toilet'. Wikipedia credits the garderobe story to Charles Edmund Maurice, The Story of Bohemia from the Earliest Times to the Fall of National Independence in 1620 (1896), p.117

[@alexthompson3447]

History - always spoiling a good story… 😕

[@MyklCarlton]

@@alexthompson3447 Indeed! There are some leaders who died 'on the throne', but sadly not so spectacularly. It does sound like something that a clever assassin would do if given the chance, but I suspect most bare bottoms look alike.

[@lukafilm]

@@MyklCarlton thanks for the actual facts! Well, as long as someone died on the throne the story is true 😂

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

It's so cool to see you work in one of my favorite materials! Matboard! I am looking forward to seeing more on this amazing castle😊

[@michalnoga8460]

Hello from Czech Republic, It is very pleasing to see how you are making some historical building from my country especially as playable one. My czech heart of D&D player is rejoicing 🙂 I look forward to another episode (as always).

[@kiesminis]

Oh looking forward to seeing how this one all comes together

[@lastpostgaming5901]

I love watching people building castles, I am limited to space but does not stop me building watch towers and this will give me some ideas to work with

[@almostcrazycosplay]

Oooo! I’m so excited to watch this castle come to life! I’d love to see it up on a hill with all the detail around it. Just found your channel about a week ago and I’ve watched everything so I’m stoked for new content!

[@aaronbono4688]

I love that you work big projects and do not just bow down to the TH-cam gods and force yourself to do weekly tiny build videos. In fact, I prefer the gradual release of these types of videos - having weekly videos gets me feeling overwhelmed and makes me feel bad about my own projects, just gives me this "so much to watch, so much to build, I can't do it, I give up" feeling. So please keep up these big builds. You will be the envy of the crafters who have succumbed to the weekly video grind - I know because many of them say in their own videos how they regret not having time to do the bigger stuff. So rock on! I love this.

[@JoshForeman]

What a strong start! Both to this project and 2022, cheers!

[@kirstyturley198]

It's sooo refreshing that you don't waste things I love that. Also you've come sooo far since the first videos. I hope this channel will get to movie n gaming companies for you to really can show off your work. Huge well done.

[@mid-niteryders5523]

I spent most of the afternoon working on my building trying an old boxcar office, several of the things you did on the castle were very helpful, thanks. Can't wait to see where you take the finish.

[@tattoodfreeek]

Liking that green hoodie.
Awesome castle by the way

[@taleg1]

Fun part is that the castle this model is build on, is a mid sized castle at best, there were build a lot of bigger castle complexes between the 900 and 1700. Some are fortified and others are not, but some of the biggest are fortified.
Where I live we have a fort and in a town a few miles away there is even a much bigger fort that could contain a small city.
When playing computer games and having fun with roleplaying most get the size of such castle very wrong. Unless they were a small fortified castle, such things used to be huge and contain several functions sometimes inside the outer walls and at other times outside the castle walls there would be supporting buildings like a stable, a blacksmith and several others. And usually the games get it all wrong and make the castle it's self way to small.
A castle would have a main hall. This is were they would eat and meat. Also this is were your men sleep if the castle or fort is of the smaller type. Going up in size there would be storage rooms, a kitchen, bedrooms (the lords, his servants and for guests at least). With more money and power the castle would be bigger and then there would be a small chapel or church, more bedrooms, a library (that came later) and a lot more.
The fort where I live is from before 1600 and has been upgraded a few times, outside the walls there is the old part of the city that's fortified and we are rather proud of that fact even if most don't know way it was that way. Inside the fort you had the lord or captains home, the proviant storage, the wellhouse, underground rooms to act as barracks enough to hold around 200 people, a well protected gate and it was built to handle cannon fire. This was a small provincial fort built to protect a city.
The fort closer to the border that was built around the same time is way bigger and I just wish game designers could get the sizes of such places in their games right, they were usually huge and covered an easy to defend place with good coverage.
It's cool to see you basing your model on an actual castle or fort that has excised and sizes it to fit miniatures, hopefully that will lett people understand how big such place really were. And how small some forts could actually be, because some of them were just a fortified building at a place with a view with two rooms, the main hall and the masters bedroom.
in games, roleplaying and books they often get stuff like that very wrong and it's annoying to someone like me how lives in a place that has buildings still standing that's older than dirt and was build between 1620 to 1690 or there about. That's 400 years ago... And they used hand tools to build stuff that big, oh dang.
Then there the even older buildings in this country that's still standing looking just like they did a frigging 1000 years ago, it's insane. And how they figured out how to make to wood last that long is nearly unbelievable, they prepped the trees over years to flood them with sap, and when that started to dry it made the wood resistant to rot like you wouldn't believe.

[@petermarton3743]

Hey pal! If you mean to make a historically accurate castle, I recommend you to cover it with plaster. Our ancestors covered their castles plaster to hide the underlaying stucture. Even the smaller ones. With that the lord could hide weaker wooden walls. This fact (plaster covered castles) survived in many-many castle names. (Székesfehérvár- The governing white fort, Salgóvár - Bright fort. Gyulafehérvár- The white castle of Gyula ). I hope this helps to drop on more beatiful detail ! :)

[@davidsickles4510]

Thank you so much for this! I've been taking some time to try and make my own castle and this is going to be so helpful!
Also, this is such a great way to start the new year, here's to a happy 2022! You're so great!

[@cheezunriceramen8995]

This is going to be amazing. I'm very interested in how you extracted the model data from the game.
Also, you might find Guedelon Castle interesting. A brand new castle in France built using 13th century tools and tech. Started in 1997 and still under construction now. The YT channel Absolute History has a 5 part series on it called Secrets of the Castle. For someone as detail oriented as yourself, I think you'd find it fascinating.

[@HerbertTowers]

Hi. Where you able to get any info about extracting the data?

[@GoobertownHobbies]

did somebody say 15th century castles!??

[@kallisto9166]

Nobody said 15th century castles! But Neil is a legend, so he delivered anyway.

[@berouja]

So excited to see how this unfolds! Thanks for giving us so much content last year, you are such a delight to watch!

[@svengro5019]

10:28 I suggest using a utillity cutter knives with snap off blades for cutting chipboard. Since the blade is sturdier it is easyer to cut and if the blade gets dull just snap it off and you are ready to go again.
Epic project, i can't wait for the next progress video.

[@grafyghtgaming8733]

This soundtrack to your montages is super dope.

[@Swirlingflame]

One great thing about having a knife/blade sharpener is that you can use it on your exacto blades as well. I've been using the same blade for a year now. It really cuts down on waste and expense.

[@Centaur255]

Loot Studio's December set, Siege of Panshaw, has a really good archer model (in addition to siege weapons, a mounted knight, and two dragons, so might have other useful stuff for the project?). I've printed a few copies of that archer and they came out very nice!

[@beccacoleman498]

I always get goosebumps during the music and montages. The camera work (cinematography?) Is so good in your videos! Gunna check out that game too.

[@roadskare63]

Well OF COURSE yer gonna have to build the back half of the castle!!!!!! But I WILL say i'm happy that ya made what ya made BY HAND and so far only 3D printed figures!!! BRAVO!!!

[@grimdesaye6534]

Cool Build. Nice looking Castle.Happy New Year to you and Yours!

[@wargame2play]

Beautiful work. Inspiring. Now , I’ve a target for my own castle build. Castle Durat , on the Isle of Mull , is the clan seat of the McClains , my Grandmother’s people.

[@Jeff-vr2pw]

Can’t wait to see the castle progress!!

[@srrfounder1]

Happy New Year, Neil! ☺️🎇🥂

[@hightechoger]

Thank you so much for the shoutout for the Vignette28 PhotoBook.
Great work of yours as always. It's exciting to see your different approaches in all these videos. Happy new year!

[@calebeluz3123]

3:53 Anyone else giggled when he said "(T)Check that out!"?

[@kallisto9166]

Totally psyched for a new year of lavishly over the top terrain from RTH.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

😎

[@deende79]

for bending long parts of cardboard like you did at 11:35 you can use table edge and you have straight line and solid surface to work on

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Oh man this is going to be so awesome!!!!

[@phatputer]

Exciting things to come it would seem

[@tammyswanson6135]

I absolutely love what you do!! I am a fanatic for anything having to do with castles!! I found out that I am part Welsh from my DNA testing! This explains a lot of why England fascinates me!! I feel like it's so familiar to me like I've had another life in England or in that general area. Keep up the fantastic work!!

[@BeinSt1]

I like! Have happy continued New Year all!!

[@LackofForesightGaming]

Fantastic work and Very inspiring! Kingdom Come has been one of my all time favourite games and seeing Talmberg brought to life like this is truly incredible! Thank you!

[@thelonelybolter8245]

So cool!!! Cannot WAIT to see it dressed up with stone/brick/flock treatment!

[@alesnfailsminiatures]

I would love to see the whole thing finnished and up on a hill!!!!

[@arminius504]

Amazing! Love KCD

[@billsullivan6250]

Really dig this video! Really fascinated by the process of getting the 3d files from the game and making them into something real. Could you do a video on that side of things sometime?

[@emmahayes111]

I’m hoping he will do the same!

[@thomasgross8289]

I always wanted to build a Castle like this!

[@meganscrivens1962]

Don’t know if this was mentioned or not, but stropping your blades will help them keep their edge and last longer. Doesn’t matter if they’re “cheap” blades a leather strop and a bit of jewelers rouge does wonders to preserving the edge. 😀

[@deaconjamesbrincat48]

Yes indeed there is a need for a back and a big hill to go whit it 😄. This is an Amazing build like all the others but yeah big stuff makes us all happy I guess. I am looking forward on how this will look

[@64bitrobot]

Without the back it just makes the coolest dm screen in existance.

[@peterheinzo515]

nobody else in the yt hobby community puts in even similar amounts of effort and your results always show for it!

[@ragnarososo]

As a Czech myself I just love it !!! :D

[@ShadowsHeat]

Looking good so far

[@Sandalssss]

Just discovered your channel yesterday... absolutely love all of it!

[@marcosaltran9719]

Greetings from Brazil!
Amazing works!
Following to see the next chapters. . . :)

[@wouterbraamhorst1883]

Looking forward on how you tackle all the intricate details. Its allready looking very promising.

[@ryubiskj]

amazing work so far!! can't wait to see more progress

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid thanks

[@DSK2007]

Ordered the book. Looks like a worthy addition to my paint books on the shelf. Thanks for mentioning it. Wouldn’t have known about it otherwise. Keep up the great work I enjoy watching your projects evolve.

[@wonderboy2402]

Incredible build.

[@braucsdaddy]

I only say this because I have a habit of keeping sharp blades in mind too when trash comes around and I used to do exactly that but now I like to run a bead of hot glue down them before I throw them away, quick and affective! Safety first guys!!!

[@bewarethebear]

I was almost expecting the Honorguard Castle designed by Shadiversity, but this is awesome too 🥂

[@jedimindtrick8966]

MACHIC....oh, you know.

[@forsakenarc]

Awesome start! Excited to follow this project along

[@Unidentified_Wargamer]

Excited to see the end result. I have gone many a times through the gates of talmberg. Would highly recommend anyone watching to play kingdom come, it is a great game!

[@SupeMima]

I miss this videos :D
Happy a New Year!

[@duncansBoB]

Happy New Year pal! What an awesome project... Can't wait to see the magic unfold!

[@natonegaming5934]

got some new yankee workshop vibes in the montage after the tower...love it!

[@mikkel456123]

Dropping a new awesome project on the first day of the new year is pretty sweet! Good luck! 😊

[@KnightLightMini]

Boom. Just catching up with my favorite creators and had to grab a copy of the magazine. Added bonus, had a discount code that took almost 5 dollars off. Free shipping essentially. Great video with a great reward.

[@thefunbot]

A Happy New Year to you too! :D

[@GodoiJessica]

OH .... Would be awsome if one day you make Kaer Morhen Castle .... OMG !!!!! amazing work btw, as usual

[@ondrejkarol]

Believe it or not but this technique really came out handy. I was dealing with a similiar problem as I was in a process of making a whole Kaer Morhen castle from The Witcher games for my stopmotion movie. Unfortunately I had to craft every single tower by hand :D But in a future I will know better.
Amazing video as always love your work !

[@istmirwunst]

Wow, this is huge.

[@hijinkstodeath1722]

Man that looked so complicated. Lookin dope!

[@jarlaxledaerthe4045]

Your builds always turn out beautifully, I can't wait to watch this take shape!

[@tomje7024]

Easily the best/coolest castle in KCD. I’m not a fan of miniatures, but a massive fan of KCD. Can’t wait to watch all of these episodes.

[@33Duce]

Such amazing work!

[@jordanjones2046]

Yes, please!!! Build the back and put it on a big hill!!!

[@franzucalh.3026]

OMG, i need to see the final result of this! Awesome videos!

[@SoftmanCZ]

I have to say, good work. We have a lot of castles here and it is true, that the studio recreated the castles and other thing pretty well. Cannot wait for the final result. And sucessfull New year from Czech Republic.

[@animaladventure451]

Hi I love watching these prodjects, and am starting to get into scratch modeling myself. I would love it if you made a tutorial style video of a simple build to help people get into scratch modeling.

[@brandenlaw6108]

I’m soooo excited to see this come together!!!

[@edwinacoffman6429]

That's a good idea about how to dispose of the blades but I worry they would fall out of the cardboard. I keep an empty 20oz bottle and throw my old blades in it. When it gets full I dispose of it so they aren't loose in the trash.

[@emilydowd-arrow3751]

Love it! Can’t wait to see how you do all the stonework!

[@figurativelyspeakingminis1467]

This looks awesome! I am so pumped for this project. And that magazine looks so cool!

[@richardlionheart3935]

Sooo happy to see this new project. A castle is something I want to work on in the future and this series should hopefully give me some good ideas on the topic. Lead on Mcduff :)

[@aaronjones1752]

If I was a little plastic dude I'd move in. Really amazing job you just keep raising the bar. Maybe you'll do a mega SciFi theme? Thanks for sharing your artistic vision.

[@danielbrown7452]

Can't wait to see this...I would like to see the back and the hill top 🙌

[@roguishowl3915]

Yep, you know you’re making an epic project, when you need to use the spirit level as a ruler for cutting your pieces out. Awesome project Neil.

[@xephorce]

nice work. cant wait to see more

[@tonemiestert4393]

Good to see you back with a new project Neil! Happy new year!

[@berthulf]

Happy new year bud, looking forward to everything you have in store for us. This project is looking insane and I can't wait for the finish.
The fact that you've made the template available is also really cool and my fingers are itching to have a go at this, but even just the front half may be a bit of a stretch for my skills, so, we'll see. I have a long-term project to sort out a proper painting and modelling area at home that, hopefully, will become a reality this year, and this looks like a great project to inaugurate it!

[@darthcraw7192]

Awesomeness! Looking forward next video as always 😌

[@louisianalevy7484]

Your videos are always with the wait! I can’t wait to see your new stuff ❤️❤️❤️

[@TisButAScratch666]

Looking forward to the end result!

[@Iceycube1404]

Would love to see you build the back of the castle :]

[@TravisNutley]

This is awesome!

[@Brick_Wolf889]

Happy New year I can't wait for the final outcome of the castle great work so far.

[@MiniatureLandscapeHobbies]

Incredible. I never thought of extracting the files into blender.

[@ZaneMorganCrafts]

YESSSSSSSSSSS. Can't wait to see how this turns out. Looking great already, man.

[@modelpassion5148]

This is awesome! your projects are always awesome, i am looking forward to the continuation.

[@JackReinieren]

Hello Neill, all the best for 2022. You've mentioned that you wanted some archers to go with your castle, maybe it is an idea to ask MWSculpts to sculpt some for you? This is a TH-cam channel which let you see how one can sculpt Fantasy/DnD style characters. I like his channel and I certainly think it could use more views, in my opinion (just for the record, it is not my channel, but I am a Patron of that channel)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey that's a great idea! I'll certainly go and check him out. Thanks for the heads up :)