These crafts are great!! I'm already saving this video for future builds. I don't own a 3d printer nor airbrush so seeing you build terrain without using them is good. However, build what you want, however you want. You can always 3d print items and show us alternatives like with this video. Again, can't say it enough, you're awesome and glad to see you back.
Thanks very much buddy 👍🏻🙂 I'll try to include scratch built stuff whenever I use something 3d printed, and I guess I can quote the place I got the 3d file from as well for those who have a printer 👍🏻🙂
Love these!! that cellar gatch is amazing. I am also pleased you're using all those little odd shapped bits of foam we all amass. One project my friend used them on was a breached section of a "massive" fortified city wall. As you may know they often built such walls with dressed stone on the faces and rubble filling up the gap in between. So in the breach all those odd shapes looked perfect as rubble spilling out.
Dude!! Just received a bottle of black 3.0 from a friend and was thinking of using it in a well. 🤣🤣 As for 3d printing, your work around always look great. If anyone wants to get into printing, there are great resin printers on the market in the 100 usd price range
Another excellent video. You keep impressing me with how you use 'found objects' and using them for your crafting. I am not into table top gaming myself (I'm the guy in Las Vegas who is working on a 54 mm scale diorama of the Gettysburg battlefield from the American Civil War) but so many of the techniques you use continue to be helpful and inspiring for me. Just today, I am working on a tall stack of 'firewood' for the farm house that was used by the commanding general of the US army during the three day battle and I gathered sticks from bushes/shrubs from the front yard of my house to use as the 'cords of firewood'... I was struggling with how to cut the sticks. I tried using a rotary cutting blade on my Dremel tool (which burned the wood) and I tried using an Xacto blade... neither worked to my satisfaction. When I saw you using a pair of pliers, that was the solution that best fit my problem. Thank you!
Both! If you're making one, you might as well make four. 3D versions might provide inspiration to sculpt some green stuff versions out of the excess from filling gaps on figs.
Alan, love how these came together. For the pink foam, I know that some enterprising folks have put some for sale on Amazon. The price is high for what you get though. As for the hand crafted components versus 3D printed versus purchased: I like the idea of crafted where it doesn't negatively impact the build quality. An example would be the gears. I'm sure you could have made some, but would they have been as good looking? Mine aren't. You should use what makes sense.
Thanks 👍🏻🙂 yea I figure as long as I can suggest where to get small parts like gears or chain then there's no harm in using them. 3d printed is abit more difficult but there's shops on Etsy and eBay I guess. I certainly don't want to compromise the overall look by making clunky looking intricate bits
These are awesome! The little cellar door is my favourite, i love the cocktail stick hinges! Also maaay have had a mini Emperors New Groove moment with the levers…. ‘PULL THE LEVER!’ Not having access to 3d printing I like seeing the cheaper work arounds as they are more likely to be accessible to me BUT I like seeing the 3d printed stuff too. You can always use the 3d printed and mention or show a cheaper work around alternative..like you did with the hinges in this one only in reverse lol.
Haha did you read the description? 😅 You might be the only one that does. I couldn't resist writing "pull the lever kronk" Thanks so much for watching, I always like getting your comments too. Happy crafting 👍🏻🙂
@@irongryphon my mind went ‘keep hobbits away from the well’ as you were making it too. After i watch i read the description thingy i was chuckling away when I realised we had the same thoughts 😂
Those are some "cute" little scatter pieces and i like your approach in using all the leftover stuff, so that little goes to waste. I feel like a mixture of cheaper workarounds and 3-D-printing could be the way to go, but anyway - your crafts will be awesome, which is to most important thing. Cheers buddy!
Thanks bud 👍🏻🙂 Yeah I think the general consensus is that I stick to scratch build as much as possible. So I'll definitely try doing that Thanks for watching 👍🏻
There are plenty of crafting channels with 100% handmade terrain pieces, so with that said I like the 3D printed embellishments. Plus you don't need to own a 3-D printer to have access to these. There are plenty of Etsy shops with cheap terrain bits & bobs. 👍🏻
Very true, I guess I'm just torn between wanting my terrain to look good, but also be achievable and affordable for new crafter's. Appreciate the feedback buddy 👍🏻
I love the creativity of seeing a short square-based prism and thinking "cellar door." As a lurker, I'm neutral on whether you use 3d-printed stuff. I do like to see creative ways of using materials and making things that would otherwise be 3d-printed, but I also like seeing cool, highly detailed pieces. And sometimes 3d-printing is just about saving time so you can make more content, and I'm generally in favour of more content.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the feedback 🙂 3d printer certainly does save time, and can produce some beautiful little details, I've been amazed by the small detail of some tiny bottles and mushrooms I've printed 👌🏻it's hard not to throw them all on a project 😅
Some nice builds mate. I tend to get my pink foam from a floor insulation place via Amazon. Its 10mm thick so not sure if too shallow or you Re:3D prints. I dont have a printer so I like to see non 3d stuff, but i did see a video where they did 2 of each item, 1 with 3D bits and 1 without. Also if you printed extra bits, could sell them(?)
Thanks buddy 🙂👍🏻 appreciate the feedback. Selling 3d prints may be iffy, it requires being a "registered merchant" most of the time as the designs are the intellectual property of the designer. I wouldn't want to get sued 😅 And I'm after thick foam, like 2 inch thick-ish
Loving the builds, dungeon and castle scatter bits are always needed so nice to see some great ideas like these :D If you are going to use 3D printed bit then try to have a hand-made crafted example at hand also, most hobby crafters don't have them and i feel crafting something is more of a hands-on personal achievement when using raw materials. Where as 3D printing is effectively removing that personal accomplished, that "oh wow, how did you get that effect?" from people seeing your builds, or such. Like hand drawn animation vs CGI, or home baked bday cakes vs shop made. but then again, 3D printers do give a great way of mass producing interesting greebling parts. And is it any different than purchasing parts like packs of skulls from shops or online? i don't know. I've struggled with the idea of getting a 3D printer myself but every time 1 go online to get one i get this feeling like the feeling i get when i used cheat codes in games as a kid :/ odd i know.
I totally understand what you mean 😅 I have no issues using skulls or parts from my bits box, I guess because alot of people have similar parts at their disposal. If I could sell the 3d printed parts to you guys then I probably would do 😅 Thanks for watching, always enjoy your comments 🙂👍🏻
Cool! great idea with the off-cuts. Waste not, want not. I personally think it's best to use the 3D printer as little as possible. Like you said, not everyone owns one and it's good to see alternatives.
Just subscribed to your channel and I have to say your work is outstanding! For my two cents, stay away from the 3-D printed stuff. There are too many crafters who use a lot of high-priced equipment and special tools. I'd rather see what can be done with a simple collection of tools and materials. To you other crafters out there, you can also get a rust effect with a watered-down mix of orange and brown craft paint (1:1:1). Just brush it on and let it dry. The same technique can be used to make a verdigris effect on bronze.
Cool looking Peaces. Like it. And no..... Dont use 3d printet things. Like u say: not everybody has one. Keep the Way you do things and show what can make with alternatives 💪😎🤘
I think 3d prints but also hand made versions if possible? Like the 3d prints are cool but it's like inaccessible to the masses.. so if you 3d print something maybe make a version for people who don't have a 3d printer. Fab video
I like that you scratch build most stuff rather than 3D printing it, and I think I would take less from your videos if you printing parts out. Not to say you should never do it, but right now you have videos that anyone can copy or be inspired by without spending much money, and it would be a shame to change that.
How doesn’t this guy have 10s of 1000s of subscribers? Please stick to the cheaper stuff. I love black magic craft but his materials are starting to get pricy and his techniques are starting to get beyond my skill. I do this hobby and don’t want to have to start spending 1000s just to do it . I know your in the UK but in the states you get the pink foam from the huge hardware/building material centers ( Home Depot/Lowe’s ) is about $30 for a 8x4 foot sheet that will last you for 100s of projects. I would assume a place like B&Q would carry it .
Haha I should definitely have thousands of subs 😂 spread the word. Thanks for the feedback 🙂👍🏻 I find that thick pink foam is hard to come by here, I've checked B&Q and cannot find it. I expect since it's an insulation material, and the UK doesn't really get that cold, we tend not to stock it. But I'll keep looking
If It's up for a vote, I would vote for more handmade scatter terrain. Your techniques lead to great end results. Please, keep up the great work.
Thanks dude 🙂👍🏻 I'll try to stick to handmade stuff as much as possible
Thanks for the video. The community needs more like this. Small pieces like these add a lot to a table.
And they're easy to store 😅 which is definitely an issue for me
These crafts are great!! I'm already saving this video for future builds.
I don't own a 3d printer nor airbrush so seeing you build terrain without using them is good. However, build what you want, however you want. You can always 3d print items and show us alternatives like with this video.
Again, can't say it enough, you're awesome and glad to see you back.
Thanks very much buddy 👍🏻🙂 I'll try to include scratch built stuff whenever I use something 3d printed, and I guess I can quote the place I got the 3d file from as well for those who have a printer 👍🏻🙂
Love these!! that cellar gatch is amazing.
I am also pleased you're using all those little odd shapped bits of foam we all amass. One project my friend used them on was a breached section of a "massive" fortified city wall. As you may know they often built such walls with dressed stone on the faces and rubble filling up the gap in between. So in the breach all those odd shapes looked perfect as rubble spilling out.
That's a great idea 🙂 I still have plenty left for such a project
Love these, specially the bit with the chains and levers. Well and cellar doors are cool too
Thanks dude 🙂 glad you enjoyed it. Levers and such are great ways to mess with your players 😅
I thought these “cheap” options looked fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and you're very welcome 🙂
Absolutely love these. The Lever Alcove is amazing!
Thanks dude 😬 every dungeon needs some weird contraption with levers to disarm/re-arm it 😅
Dude!! Just received a bottle of black 3.0 from a friend and was thinking of using it in a well. 🤣🤣 As for 3d printing, your work around always look great. If anyone wants to get into printing, there are great resin printers on the market in the 100 usd price range
The 3.0 black is quite useful for creating some nice depth to some projects. And I tend to use it when painting out negative space 👍🏻😀
Another excellent video. You keep impressing me with how you use 'found objects' and using them for your crafting. I am not into table top gaming myself (I'm the guy in Las Vegas who is working on a 54 mm scale diorama of the Gettysburg battlefield from the American Civil War) but so many of the techniques you use continue to be helpful and inspiring for me. Just today, I am working on a tall stack of 'firewood' for the farm house that was used by the commanding general of the US army during the three day battle and I gathered sticks from bushes/shrubs from the front yard of my house to use as the 'cords of firewood'... I was struggling with how to cut the sticks. I tried using a rotary cutting blade on my Dremel tool (which burned the wood) and I tried using an Xacto blade... neither worked to my satisfaction. When I saw you using a pair of pliers, that was the solution that best fit my problem. Thank you!
Ah yes, I hope your Gettysburg project is going well. I'd love to see how it turns out.
Glad I could help out in some way 🙂👍🏻 thanks for watching
Great job as always, I can see your skill is still going from strength to strength, nicely made!
Cheers bud 🙂👍🏻 thank you for watching
I absolutely need to craft some of these!
Go for it mate 👍🏻🙂 many uses for all this stuff
Amazing ideas! And they look perfect! Congratulations man, I love your channel.
Much appreciated buddy 🙂👍🏻 thank you for watching
Both! If you're making one, you might as well make four. 3D versions might provide inspiration to sculpt some green stuff versions out of the excess from filling gaps on figs.
Noted 🙂👍🏻 thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback
You do you mate! Just do whatever makes you happy, if it is cheapo stuff, that's cool, if not, that is also.
Cheers buddy 🙂👍🏻 I do like abit of both, the bulky stuff tends to be scratch build and mostly use the printer for tiny intricate details
Love them all! Lovely work.... Thank you very much 🤟🏻
Cheers, No worries bud 👍🏻😀 thanks for watching
Lovely scatter terrain!
Thank you kindly 🙂👍🏻 I appreciate you watching
Alan, love how these came together. For the pink foam, I know that some enterprising folks have put some for sale on Amazon. The price is high for what you get though.
As for the hand crafted components versus 3D printed versus purchased: I like the idea of crafted where it doesn't negatively impact the build quality. An example would be the gears. I'm sure you could have made some, but would they have been as good looking? Mine aren't. You should use what makes sense.
Thanks 👍🏻🙂 yea I figure as long as I can suggest where to get small parts like gears or chain then there's no harm in using them. 3d printed is abit more difficult but there's shops on Etsy and eBay I guess. I certainly don't want to compromise the overall look by making clunky looking intricate bits
These are awesome!
The little cellar door is my favourite, i love the cocktail stick hinges!
Also maaay have had a mini Emperors New Groove moment with the levers….
‘PULL THE LEVER!’
Not having access to 3d printing I like seeing the cheaper work arounds as they are more likely to be accessible to me BUT I like seeing the 3d printed stuff too.
You can always use the 3d printed and mention or show a cheaper work around alternative..like you did with the hinges in this one only in reverse lol.
Haha did you read the description? 😅 You might be the only one that does. I couldn't resist writing "pull the lever kronk"
Thanks so much for watching, I always like getting your comments too. Happy crafting 👍🏻🙂
@@irongryphon my mind went ‘keep hobbits away from the well’ as you were making it too. After i watch i read the description thingy i was chuckling away when I realised we had the same thoughts 😂
Those are some "cute" little scatter pieces and i like your approach in using all the leftover stuff, so that little goes to waste.
I feel like a mixture of cheaper workarounds and 3-D-printing could be the way to go, but anyway - your crafts will be awesome, which is to most important thing.
Cheers buddy!
Thanks bud 👍🏻🙂
Yeah I think the general consensus is that I stick to scratch build as much as possible. So I'll definitely try doing that
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
I use both, with crafting in mind first because that is fun. If I can’t build it I look for 3D.
That's my approach at the moment too, also sometimes 3d printing can save abit of time
These are amazing. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers, and thank you for watching 😀👍🏻
So glad to see you post!!!!!!! Love this channel. Just bought a 3D printer but I love crafting things homemade also. Hope to inter twine both!!!
Thanks very much 🙂 have fun with that printer. What kind did you get?
@@irongryphon it’s a anycubic mega pro.
Oooh very nice, I just have the photon SE
Well done, great job!
Thanks dude, can't beat some good old dungeon scatter 👍🏻😬
There are plenty of crafting channels with 100% handmade terrain pieces, so with that said I like the 3D printed embellishments. Plus you don't need to own a 3-D printer to have access to these. There are plenty of Etsy shops with cheap terrain bits & bobs. 👍🏻
Very true, I guess I'm just torn between wanting my terrain to look good, but also be achievable and affordable for new crafter's. Appreciate the feedback buddy 👍🏻
I love the creativity of seeing a short square-based prism and thinking "cellar door."
As a lurker, I'm neutral on whether you use 3d-printed stuff. I do like to see creative ways of using materials and making things that would otherwise be 3d-printed, but I also like seeing cool, highly detailed pieces. And sometimes 3d-printing is just about saving time so you can make more content, and I'm generally in favour of more content.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the feedback 🙂
3d printer certainly does save time, and can produce some beautiful little details, I've been amazed by the small detail of some tiny bottles and mushrooms I've printed 👌🏻it's hard not to throw them all on a project 😅
Some nice builds mate. I tend to get my pink foam from a floor insulation place via Amazon. Its 10mm thick so not sure if too shallow or you
Re:3D prints. I dont have a printer so I like to see non 3d stuff, but i did see a video where they did 2 of each item, 1 with 3D bits and 1 without. Also if you printed extra bits, could sell them(?)
Thanks buddy 🙂👍🏻 appreciate the feedback.
Selling 3d prints may be iffy, it requires being a "registered merchant" most of the time as the designs are the intellectual property of the designer. I wouldn't want to get sued 😅
And I'm after thick foam, like 2 inch thick-ish
Always cool stuff 👍🏻
Cheers bud 🙂👍🏻 thanks for watching
Loving the builds, dungeon and castle scatter bits are always needed so nice to see some great ideas like these :D
If you are going to use 3D printed bit then try to have a hand-made crafted example at hand also, most hobby crafters don't have them and i feel crafting something is more of a hands-on personal achievement when using raw materials. Where as 3D printing is effectively removing that personal accomplished, that "oh wow, how did you get that effect?" from people seeing your builds, or such. Like hand drawn animation vs CGI, or home baked bday cakes vs shop made.
but then again, 3D printers do give a great way of mass producing interesting greebling parts. And is it any different than purchasing parts like packs of skulls from shops or online? i don't know. I've struggled with the idea of getting a 3D printer myself but every time 1 go online to get one i get this feeling like the feeling i get when i used cheat codes in games as a kid :/ odd i know.
I totally understand what you mean 😅 I have no issues using skulls or parts from my bits box, I guess because alot of people have similar parts at their disposal. If I could sell the 3d printed parts to you guys then I probably would do 😅
Thanks for watching, always enjoy your comments 🙂👍🏻
@@irongryphon it's all good mate, what ever you decide i'm sure the builds and vids will be as good as always :D
These are terrific!
Thank you very much, I appreciate that 🙂👍🏻
Cool! great idea with the off-cuts. Waste not, want not.
I personally think it's best to use the 3D printer as little as possible. Like you said, not everyone owns one and it's good to see alternatives.
Cheers, and thanks for the feedback and for watching 🙂👍🏻 I do enjoy cheap and easy terrain
@@irongryphon No worries.
Just subscribed to your channel and I have to say your work is outstanding! For my two cents, stay away from the 3-D printed stuff. There are too many crafters who use a lot of high-priced equipment and special tools. I'd rather see what can be done with a simple collection of tools and materials.
To you other crafters out there, you can also get a rust effect with a watered-down mix of orange and brown craft paint (1:1:1). Just brush it on and let it dry. The same technique can be used to make a verdigris effect on bronze.
Thanks for the feedback buddy 👍🏻🙂 much appreciated.
Also agree with your rust/verdigris comment, great tip
Cool looking Peaces. Like it. And no..... Dont use 3d printet things. Like u say: not everybody has one.
Keep the Way you do things and show what can make with alternatives
💪😎🤘
Gotcha 🙂 appreciate the feedback buddy
@@irongryphon your welcome
I am SO making this
Glad I could inspire you 😬 hope it goes well. Happy crafting
I think 3d prints but also hand made versions if possible? Like the 3d prints are cool but it's like inaccessible to the masses.. so if you 3d print something maybe make a version for people who don't have a 3d printer. Fab video
Thanks so much 😊 I appreciate you
Pink foam in UK?
From Amazon (if you aren’t opposed to feeding that particular monster) ProwarmTM XPS insulation board.
I'll check it out thanks 👍🏻🙂
Do a bit of both options with the occasional this is how both options look against each other
I think I can manage that 👍🏻🙂 thank you for the feedback, and for watching
Wish you were still making videos dude lol whered you go?
No 3 d printer, keep crafting
Cheers dude 🙂👍🏻 thanks very much for watching
Swiggity swalgorhythm comment for algorithm
My goodness, everyone watch out, this one knows magic 😅
👍👍
👍🏻😎
As I don't have access to a 3d printer, I say why not a little of both?
Noted 🙂👍🏻 thanks for the feedback. I love the 3d printer, it's so useful, but I realise not everyone has access to them.
Stick to no 3D prints. If you want to get new crafter's involved showing you can go for it with stuff round your house (affordable) is a plus?
I agree, new crafter's will certainly appreciate the affordable stuff. Thanks for watching 🙂👍🏻
I like that you scratch build most stuff rather than 3D printing it, and I think I would take less from your videos if you printing parts out. Not to say you should never do it, but right now you have videos that anyone can copy or be inspired by without spending much money, and it would be a shame to change that.
That seems to be a popular opinion, so I'll try to keep to the scratch built stuff as much as I can 🙂👍🏻 thanks for the feedback
How doesn’t this guy have 10s of 1000s of subscribers?
Please stick to the cheaper stuff. I love black magic craft but his materials are starting to get pricy and his techniques are starting to get beyond my skill. I do this hobby and don’t want to have to start spending 1000s just to do it .
I know your in the UK but in the states you get the pink foam from the huge hardware/building material centers ( Home Depot/Lowe’s ) is about $30 for a 8x4 foot sheet that will last you for 100s of projects. I would assume a place like B&Q would carry it .
Haha I should definitely have thousands of subs 😂 spread the word.
Thanks for the feedback 🙂👍🏻
I find that thick pink foam is hard to come by here, I've checked B&Q and cannot find it. I expect since it's an insulation material, and the UK doesn't really get that cold, we tend not to stock it. But I'll keep looking