Crafting the ULTIMATE Desert Terrain - FULL BATTLEFIELD Tutorial for 40k, Necromunda, Age of Sigmar

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Published 2020-10-03
In this video I show you how to build your own desert mat, rocky outcroppings and dunes to make a realistic modular desert battlefield.

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All Comments (21)
  • @HaussVonHorne
    Thanks for showing and discussing your mistakes instead of just editing them out. It's important to let new and even veteran people what DIDN'T work as much as what does work.
  • @grinningtiki220
    As a former supervisor once told me "Don't get bloody, cut towards your buddy."
  • @collinborsheim
    I love the pacing in your videos, most people would spend 20 minutes on a single rock, and you fit an entire battlefield into a 17 minute video!
  • @Hobbyrepubliken
    Love the shout out to Mel. He's has had a rough year. He's still recovering from being really sick
  • I’ve spent years playing miniature games but never really spent a ton of time on terrain; you’ve definitely inspired me to crank my game in that department and add to the realism of my games. Love your work brother.
  • @StudsonStudio
    This terrain is great, so many track options for a tabletop Boonta Eve Classic. I love that arch especially, little Annie needs to watch out passing Sebulba through there.
  • @dartfast
    Wow. That part where you cut hundreds of slices horizontally into the XPS and then chipped off the pieces was brilliant. I had not seen that technique for making rock face before, I'm so stealing that, man, hahah. Usually it's just the "cut a v shape and pull a chunk out" bit with the XPS rocks but this one's a real eye-opener with the low-effort and great results. Great terrain, too. I hope you're getting some Gorkamorka action on that, too
  • @aequanimus63247
    You're the man Eric. And thanks for shouting out Mel, he deserves all the love. Keep killing it.
  • Great build - I particularly like the way you did the deep cuts for the sedimentary layers. Most people seem to shape first, and then basically scratch the surface, so they don't get that layered shape. Really nice.
  • @RFDHobby
    Awesome work Eric. Glad you found the battlemat video somewhat helpful, and thank you for the mention mate. I'm looking at doing a 40k mat myself soon so it was great to see how you went about it. Those rocks you did are just awesome, I will have to try some of those for my SW Legions battle mat when I get there. Thanks again.
  • I loved that you talked about real world lighting versus miniature lighting and how it affects the way we see color. Well put!
  • @Kirk.t.g
    The image of troops and tanks struggling through loose sand is so nice
  • @johnsm3568
    This is exactly how I imagined the board I've always dreamt of making would look! I'm jello of your determination and accomplishments. Just a few years though and my kids will be old enough for me to direct in making all of my dream tables become realities. Fantastic video.
  • @thatonephilguy
    9:04 Me audibly hissing and empathetically clutching my hand. XD I swear I am thinking about getting a chainmail glove for the hobby.
  • @rhino5419
    Absolutely epic low level photography at the end. It makes it look so real. I could not help thinking this would make a great Geonosis board for Starwars Legion. All the best.
  • @kenlipson8686
    You are one of the greatest youtubers (i don't even play GW games anymore, but I love your content)