No Man's Land - Making a Trench Warfare Table for Warhammer and Historical Games pt. 2

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A likely idea for the shadowsword’s barrel detonating is that it was disabled in combat and to prevent the deadly volcano cannon from falling into enemy hands, the doomed crew scuttled it with an explosive tossed into the barrel

WE DEMAND PART THREE!!! This is just insane and amazing a true hobby achievement.

I think you handled the topic of the victims very well. Very respectful. That one leaning against the tree was very thought provoking.

As a combat veteran I appreciate the care and consideration you took regarding the casualties on the battlefield. Your decision to include the bodies was (in my opinion) correct because their inclusion really makes the no man's land more visceral. Good work, I'm excitedt to see part 3!

A cool bit of scatter terrain you could make would be a dead horse. I don’t know how big it would have to be to be considered a barricade/pipe but it would work for both historical war gaming and 40/30k Edit: also you could use a up turned tree where the roots and dirt create a wall for cover.

I’ve always proclaimed that I didn’t want to turn into one of those world war hobbyists, however with your build and the table by Alex of 52Miniatures you are tickling an itch that I didn’t know I had. Great work!

Former field artilleryman here (and fellow hobbyist who happens to teach painting classes at an LGS) Regarding artillery craters: Something you can do to add a bit of flavor a realism is ground scorching. Recently detonated artillery can, on occasion, burn or scorch the ground itself, leaving a charred look. By adding a bit of scorching to SOME of the craters you can create an effect that resembles a more active area of combat. Additionally, and not a lot of people do this for one reason or another, artillery throws up a TON of debris, add rocks, bodies, blown out pieces of wood, large clumps of dirt around the craters, but also think about the direct the artillery impacted from, as that will, to some degree, dictate where that debris goes. Great work man!

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I really like how respectfully you handled creating such a horrific and brutal piece of warfare history in the creation of the board. I think it can be easy for folks to get caught up in making a cool looking board and really get into the carnage of the terrain and forget the horror of actual trench warfare and how much of a meat grinder it was

Titan limbs and heads make great terrain pieces as well. Especially near objectives. Those massive cannons attached to a separated titan arm in Dawn of War was awesome.

Trench me like a french girl. Said no one ever. Until this video. Job well done, Eric. Job very well done indeed.

Amazing work. It was a great choice to include blasted trees among the cover, they really add a desolate vibe. I appreciate it was a bit of a tough decision to add fallen soldiers, but definitely the right choice. On 40k tables things can be sanitized and cool rather than striving for realism, but to model a scenery piece on a world war and not note the millions of lives lost would have felt wrong.

Thank you for the bit at 12:23 talking about the sanitation of war. Really thoughtful.

I’m newish to Warhammer (been in the hobby for a couple months) but this stuff looks really cool, I love history so it just makes this build all the better, I really liked watching this video and has inspired me to create a more realistic battlefield instead of a table with a couple of houses, thank you and great video!

So we are just going to gloss over the adorable little tiny table saw then? Oh OK. Board is looking seriously impressive.

Very well thought addition to pt. 1. If I may, I'd suggest some track (tyre, foot) marks pressed into the mud.

Fantastic work there you did an awesome piece of terrain. All too often these days we seem to be glorifying war with out understanding the consequences of such actions. As a former soldier i value and appreciate the choice to add the victims of battle and the fact you took time to contemplate on it!! Although it is gruesome, horrifying and brutal to see its a cost that has and must be accounted for!! How else will we ever evolve past our current state of humanity!!

The bodies really did make it feel much more "lived in" ironically. So many boards that are meant to be battlefields feel a lot more empty now that ive seen one with them. Reminds me of the mountains of corpses that would pile up when id play dawn of war with my friend. Also, next episode i think a set of objective markers would be a cool addition. Maybe tattered flags hanging from poles surrounded by people who died placing them there, or a Sargents body lying next to his horse. Lots of room for storytelling

Wow, absoutely stunning diorama and im glad to see how the project evolves! 👍