How to Make a Realistic Miniature Pine Forest! - Terrain for 40k, D&D, Model Train Dioramas

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2020
  • In this video I show you the best techniques for scratch building pine trees using cheap, easily available materials at home! NO expensive hobby supplies necessary. This modular forest is prefect for Warhammer, Dungeons and Dragons, Age of Sigmar, 40k, Kill Team, Pathfinder, Bolt Action, and any other game that could take place in a forest of conifer trees!
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Komentáře • 548

  • @borakistbenoit6583
    @borakistbenoit6583 Před 4 lety +254

    I love how everyone is using skills and techniques they learned from fellow crafter an then referencing them. Keep it up Eric

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety +15

      So much good information available today!

    • @doobie1984
      @doobie1984 Před 4 lety +2

      @@EricsHobbyWorkshop you know, Miscast seems to be missing a Deathmatch partner...

  • @mjvv81
    @mjvv81 Před 4 lety +70

    Not gunna lie... these are probably the best looking homemade conifer tree's I've seen yet.

  • @jerrywhoomst1116
    @jerrywhoomst1116 Před 4 lety +82

    I've never seen a scale model tree I thought looked good until now, thanks Eric.

    • @seanthatcher2999
      @seanthatcher2999 Před 4 lety +2

      jerry whoomst same, every time I cringe when I see them except for this.

  • @w.rustylane5650
    @w.rustylane5650 Před rokem +2

    I model HO and Lionel 027 scales. I make my own rust. I take about 4 pieces of 0000 steel wool and put it in a quart jar. I add some vinegar and distilled water (2:1) and wait for a month for the rust to form. Then pour the mixture into a large baking dish or a photo processing pan (which was left over from my darkroom) and let it all dry for a couple of weeks. Then take a single edge razor blade and make sure all the rust is pulverized into a powder. Then use it as you would chalks or pigments fixed with mineral spirits or whatever you use to make a wash. Works great and looks real, 'cause it is real rust. I also make my own flocking from sponge rubber in an electric coffee bean grinder and add your choice of color. I've also used sawdust as you do here. We have lichen growing out back and it works well for bushes, (ground up) leaves, etc. Cheers from W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee

  • @benweinberg3819
    @benweinberg3819 Před 4 lety +62

    Something about christmas trees being i-CONIC?
    I'll see myself out.

  • @LucienMaine
    @LucienMaine Před 4 lety +122

    I really enjoy your tutorials AND your deadpan humor make them a real treat 👏🏼

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety +4

      Thanks Lucien! I’m glad you are enjoying them

    • @Aconspiracyofravens1
      @Aconspiracyofravens1 Před 3 lety

      ​@@EricsHobbyWorkshop, hey, eric, can you link to those fibres? I don't think I could stomach unwinding 100-400 trees worth of fibres

    • @3mix4m67
      @3mix4m67 Před 3 lety +2

      Alors la je m’attendais pas à voir un auteur et comédien français comme Lucien Maine sous une vidéo d’Eric’s Hobby Workshop :o

    • @busterprice9380
      @busterprice9380 Před 2 lety

      Ad sbknmmm

    • @romainbraud7672
      @romainbraud7672 Před 2 lety +1

      Haaaa je vois où tu trouves ton inspiration pour la bonne auberge ;)

  • @aigaro9736
    @aigaro9736 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This green sawdust looks more like grass, pretty good method!

  • @ObscureLego
    @ObscureLego Před rokem

    I love your blasé method. its exactly how I build stuff

  • @stevencabrera4422
    @stevencabrera4422 Před 2 lety

    Bards craft yet lives in the lives of us who wacth!!!

  • @madeleinemaccar9915
    @madeleinemaccar9915 Před rokem +3

    I'm so new to model stuff and juuuust venturing into bigger-scale projects. This is exactly the kind of video I was hoping to find: accessible, helpful and interesting. Thanks so much for helping a newbie feel like progressing deeper into this hobby is actually possible!

  • @laurie4275
    @laurie4275 Před 11 měsíci +2

    LOVE this!! I often use coffee grounds for soil. It's perfect.

  • @Grassplant2012
    @Grassplant2012 Před rokem +1

    I'm making a Forrest kind of like this except it's a bit more simple. I used to paper and glue and I also used some dead plants in my backyard to make some Forest

  • @Smaakakor
    @Smaakakor Před 4 lety +2

    I love that you feel the need to explain what trees look like...

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety

      Sadly, not everyone lives near trees. I love trees

    • @Smaakakor
      @Smaakakor Před 4 lety

      @@EricsHobbyWorkshop That is True, just a bit of strange motion that People wouldn't know the difference betwene spruce and pine and that the relation to it is the chrismastree. But that is because Sweden is such a small vontry with Forrest and Nature Close to and inside even the largest of citys here :)

  • @ScaryAraeAlt
    @ScaryAraeAlt Před 3 lety

    This is by far the BEST pine tree craft Ive seen on youtube.

  • @larrybaughman618
    @larrybaughman618 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thank you

  • @lucreciasalamealul2082
    @lucreciasalamealul2082 Před 3 lety +2

    beautiful trees..thank you ...congratulations

  • @rikh9789
    @rikh9789 Před 3 lety

    Superb... now have the trees for my Roman Teutoburg Forest diorama

  • @Miscast
    @Miscast Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the love!

  • @richardthomas8415
    @richardthomas8415 Před 3 lety

    Loving the anakin reference at 11:30 😆

  • @LoneWolf-ti2mu
    @LoneWolf-ti2mu Před 3 lety

    Tea leaves from a tea bag make good forest covering too

  • @karoliszutautas808
    @karoliszutautas808 Před 4 lety +3

    Eric feels like Bob Ross of mini terrain

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety +3

      Thanks man. We both make happy little trees at least :)

    • @grinningbuck
      @grinningbuck Před 4 lety +2

      There are no mistakes, only happy little accidents :)

  • @juliefitzpatrickjulieinthe6421

    Awesome! These will look great with my Dept. 56 Dickens Village!

  • @FrankyDCrafter
    @FrankyDCrafter Před 4 lety +18

    Bro, this is genius.

  • @anandi483
    @anandi483 Před 2 lety

    Exactly what I was looking for how to make this with the twist

  • @reginafetty6374
    @reginafetty6374 Před rokem +3

    I don't know why I haven't found this video before now, but I love your terrain and the way you did the trees, even the dead one. This is the best version I have seen on doing the trees and terrain. I learned quite a bit from this video. Thank you for sharing it with us.

  • @jettscream
    @jettscream Před rokem

    i really enjoyed your lesson thank you . i have no comments because you have cracked the tree making lol , Eric, spot on bro

  • @redhotswing
    @redhotswing Před 4 lety +27

    Regular terrain CZcamsr: makes a decent thing.
    Eric: makes a decent thing and I laugh my ass off at the voiceover.

  • @TheZapan99
    @TheZapan99 Před 4 lety +1

    You can use a silicon spatula spoon (found in the kitchenware aisle) to mix an apply your spackle. Way less messy than doing it with your fingers.

  • @pepefernandez7863
    @pepefernandez7863 Před 2 lety

    Omg that Gordon Ramsay impression was spot on!

  • @loosey4302
    @loosey4302 Před 2 lety

    Ok at the start I wasn't sure if I found the video I need. Skipped to the end, holy hell they look amazing

  • @hitscanner
    @hitscanner Před 4 lety +3

    Happy little trees - Bob Ross would approve!👍😁

  • @jonathangamboa8605
    @jonathangamboa8605 Před rokem

    Living in the woods I know the tree facts.

  • @heavenskitty790
    @heavenskitty790 Před 5 měsíci

    Gorgeous trees and I’m gonna try to make them 😁

  • @RageBadgerGaming
    @RageBadgerGaming Před 4 lety

    Damn. Those look super good.

  • @seankrake4776
    @seankrake4776 Před 2 lety

    That commentary earned a subscribe

  • @guillermodelnoche
    @guillermodelnoche Před 3 lety

    this video was especially humorous! nice work!

  • @PhoenixArk123
    @PhoenixArk123 Před 3 lety +10

    Realistic, good instructions, a free history lesson, and also solid comedy? What a gem, subscribed.

  • @user-bg9sg8cm3s
    @user-bg9sg8cm3s Před 7 měsíci

    Excellent work and thanks for the tips Eric ,all the best from New Zealand 🇳🇿 🎉

  • @swissmoose
    @swissmoose Před rokem +1

    would argue the "moss step" should go before the pine needles and allow for some blending as if the the needles have fallen onto the moss and looks less patchy

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 Před rokem

    Boylei Hobby gave a Shout Out for your channel for making a tree. Nice job these trees look like Flagstaff, Az. Some palaces have fewer branches than yours. Trees look different anywhere you go.👍🏻 Awesome thanks for showing this.

  • @JevousGaming
    @JevousGaming Před rokem

    Absolute genius, thanks for sharing

  • @aportgirl
    @aportgirl Před 2 lety

    Love that you get right in there. I learn something every time I watch.

  • @cdjhyoung
    @cdjhyoung Před 3 lety +4

    A couple technique suggestions: Put a cup hook in your drill to loop the wire on instead of trying to chuck the wires in the drill each time. At the other end, there are cheap vices around that make holding that end easier also. Harbor freight has one that goes on sale once in a while at about the $15 price point that you can clamp to the table so it stays put. I've used sisal twine to do the same kinds of builds, but I think what you are using works better. Really liked the idea of the foil as exposed trunks, I'll try that the next time I start building pines.

  • @daljunkern3839
    @daljunkern3839 Před 2 lety

    love the Gordon Ramsey imitaton when you did the dead tree :))

  • @ajknaup3530
    @ajknaup3530 Před 5 měsíci

    Nice work, Dude! Love the different techniques you just taught me, all in one convenient video. Love the fun you & your woman have together; & your humility is so refreshing!

  • @yakovlevlt
    @yakovlevlt Před 3 lety +2

    Love it, especially how much effort you put into research and planning part. Eric, you're my new favorite terrain youtuber, watching you videos one after another!

  • @LittleHillsTabletop
    @LittleHillsTabletop Před 3 lety

    Power to the wife for the power drill gift!

  • @DarthCool99
    @DarthCool99 Před 3 lety +2

    the sandakin jokes are pure fire dude

  • @aaronbono4688
    @aaronbono4688 Před 4 lety +1

    To make cutting of the rope easier, wrap it around something like a strip of cardboard and then after you have wound a good length around many times, cut along the edge. It goes much faster.

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety

      I actually tried that! Good technique

    • @aaronbono4688
      @aaronbono4688 Před 4 lety

      @@EricsHobbyWorkshop yeah I learned about that when I was watching someone show how to do thatched roofs. I don't remember who it was doing it though.

  • @tabletop-glory
    @tabletop-glory Před 4 lety

    Ive seen so many people do so many different kinds of wire trees but no one ever explains a good way to do the texture on the trunk of the tree. thank you so much for such a great idea.

  • @krisdesaedeleer4357
    @krisdesaedeleer4357 Před 10 měsíci

    Very nice work, congratulations

  • @hyperbene7711
    @hyperbene7711 Před 3 lety +1

    Good lore about the peasants gathering sticks - and how it played into your terrain design.

  • @patbishop272
    @patbishop272 Před 3 lety

    This is awesome...I,m 70 years old and I am going to do this for my cabin collection. Thanks so much. ( :

  • @kirkgeier417
    @kirkgeier417 Před 4 lety +1

    I've been noticing the same thing about the branches of trees while hiking these days I'm glad you included that

  • @AdamViklund
    @AdamViklund Před 4 lety +2

    Love it! Pine trees always seem very troubling to make, but these look very realistic! Nice one, Eric!

  • @BrianShamie
    @BrianShamie Před rokem

    These are some of the best-looking homemade trees I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the tutorial! I’m definitely going to be trying this.

  • @DeathonDanceFloor
    @DeathonDanceFloor Před 3 lety

    Fantastisch grüsse aus Deutschland 🇩🇪✌🏻

  • @renekowalski4514
    @renekowalski4514 Před 2 lety

    so you got a place in my hobby favorite list^^

  • @MonsterPainter
    @MonsterPainter Před 3 lety

    I love the naturalism.

  • @andrewross3293
    @andrewross3293 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant video. Boat loads of great ideas. Thank you.

  • @barbaraholzmann946
    @barbaraholzmann946 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for sharing - needed this tutorial as well as the smile you put on my face!

  • @denialcustoms9813
    @denialcustoms9813 Před 3 lety

    Really love the chill, almost improvisational nature of your videos man. Keep up the good work, really inspiring me to go and create some random scenes for my minis.

  • @user-yw5ov5br6y
    @user-yw5ov5br6y Před 4 lety

    It seems that the dexterity is extraordinary.
    I had fun.

  • @reneeelias7168
    @reneeelias7168 Před 3 lety

    You are an artist!

  • @trixmaster90
    @trixmaster90 Před 2 lety +1

    What a great video! I mostly stumble across people just gluing parts that they bought. Finally someone who makes everything from scratch. Keep up the good work 💪

  • @lonestarminis
    @lonestarminis Před 2 lety

    "because I love CHAOS!!" hahaha

  • @genahoward760
    @genahoward760 Před 3 lety

    Wow! What detail you put into these trees is amazing! They look so real! I definitely need to try this for a few bottle brush Christmas trees! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @3DPrintingRockets
    @3DPrintingRockets Před 4 lety

    this is the tutorial I always wanted, so many trees tutorial out there but none of them with materials I can find in my shithole of a country. Thank you good sir! you earned a subscriber

  • @biggerthaninfinity
    @biggerthaninfinity Před 4 lety

    I'm loving all these new content from you. Good ideas and good job!

  • @164diecaststreet8
    @164diecaststreet8 Před 2 lety

    Nice! lots of great ideas. Thanks!

  • @shaneflickinger
    @shaneflickinger Před 4 lety +6

    I love your attention to detail and the effort you go to in order to match natural terrain. I think you are the first person I've seen incorporate snags/dead trees among live ones. As someone who works for the Forest Service I approve! Haha! Stay safe Mr. Eric!

  • @stellafenske39
    @stellafenske39 Před 3 lety

    Wow nice job love what you have done

  • @Hadassah-KaquoliMReno

    Thank you for your teaching us to make pine trees!

  • @HQBunker
    @HQBunker Před 4 lety +16

    I love your commentary :D especially about life choices ;P Dead tree looks awesome. I will definitely need to try that.

    • @FacilityD20
      @FacilityD20 Před 3 lety

      The dead tree is my favorite part

  • @martyndragar7910
    @martyndragar7910 Před 4 lety +2

    Needed a load of these trees for frostgrave and couldn't buy the right size till now thanks mate nice work

  • @slipknotenthusiast6541

    This is great! I've been making miniature things as a hobby for a little while now and pine trees have been a pain in my side. Will definitely do this!

  • @BrushQuill
    @BrushQuill Před 4 lety

    Awesome build. Nice to see a build based off another tubers build.

  • @HOTRAINUNIVERSEANDDIORAMAS

    Superb job you have done!! 👍

  • @reubensullivan8849
    @reubensullivan8849 Před 4 lety +2

    Way better looking then most of the trees I’ve seen people make definitely guna give this a go

  • @tmar8959
    @tmar8959 Před 2 lety

    9:15 for a second I thought you really used a Gordon Ramsay voice clip, your impression was spot on! 🤣🤣👏

  • @thecraftingbrothers9448
    @thecraftingbrothers9448 Před 4 lety +1

    Great trees. Way better than my dollar store trees LOL. I love the use of the drill, very creative.

  • @shelleymcafee8197
    @shelleymcafee8197 Před 2 lety

    Such great-tips; Thank-You!!!

  • @Wolverine1228d
    @Wolverine1228d Před 3 lety

    Great tutorial Eric! I really like your teaching style. Can't wait to try these techniques for myself.

  • @dominicmelanson4613
    @dominicmelanson4613 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful! love the moss effect and dead tree

  • @Crookedriverandeasternrr
    @Crookedriverandeasternrr Před 8 měsíci

    Great tutorial Eric

  • @Al_Purton
    @Al_Purton Před 3 lety +1

    Been looking around for a fairly easy realistic looking idea for ages. Honestly this is such a good idea. Have already made several of my own, although I found it much easier and a better result using a power drill as you can spin them up really tight! 👍

  • @everlett1122
    @everlett1122 Před 3 lety

    man im loving your projects, always awesome to find stuff like this!

  • @analeigholdeworlde4178

    I really enjoyed this and am going to incorporate some of these methods! Thank you. If you keep doing good terrain videos that I can use as a GM, I will definitely join your patrons!

  • @tabletopthat5727
    @tabletopthat5727 Před 4 lety

    this might be my favorite coniferous tree build I've seen to date. Love the modular approach. "...because I love chaos.." cracked me up (probably because it's all I know when I'm crafting... chaos)

  • @philRminiatures
    @philRminiatures Před 4 lety

    Creative and very impressive, looks so real...Thanks for sharing!👍👍

  • @salvatoreattinello3942

    I admit, I had doubts regarding how good this was going to look, but you blew me away! This was a great tutorial. Keep it up.

  • @RudiVDS
    @RudiVDS Před 5 měsíci

    Very nice tutorial Eric, lets try to do this 😉

  • @Schwermetalloer
    @Schwermetalloer Před 4 lety

    this is remarkably simple but surprisingly cool!

  • @Lagz54
    @Lagz54 Před 2 lety

    Excellent video, glad I landed on your channel.

  • @tyarkschettler853
    @tyarkschettler853 Před 4 lety +2

    I have watched a few vids before but this one made me subscribe! Really cool way of making the pine trees

  • @masteroflemon1301
    @masteroflemon1301 Před 4 lety +1

    You must have the patience of a god to separate all those fibres

    • @EricsHobbyWorkshop
      @EricsHobbyWorkshop  Před 4 lety

      I was listening to an audiobook and forgot i was even doing it tbh

  • @sandyralston5814
    @sandyralston5814 Před 2 lety

    Amazing! Fantastic!

  • @veronim77
    @veronim77 Před 3 lety

    Wow....love it. I learned a lot and thank you for sharing. Turned out beautifully.

  • @Carpetcleanerman
    @Carpetcleanerman Před 4 lety +1

    One word I have for your build: AWESOME!!! Thank you for the video Eric. It got crafting AND powertools :)

  • @LoneWolf-ex5um
    @LoneWolf-ex5um Před 3 lety

    Awesome! Super simple incredibly effective. Was dreading approaching the nature side of my builds but this has totally changed that. Thanks for sharing your techniques and colour choices man 😉