One Terrain for All Games - Brutal Cities [MDF]
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- čas přidán 6. 10. 2021
- I've always wanted a city or town for my Table top Wargames and Skirmish games - all of them - both fantasy and sci-fi. After many a choices and forks in the road, I've finally found, to my eye, the perfect buildings. This is the start of my City Terrain Project story.
A large thank you to Ryan for the enthusiasm and general awesomeness.
Disclaimer - Any information regarding Brutal Cities is filtered through my sometimes slightly twisted mind. Solid facts should be referenced from the Brutal Cities website.
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Genuinely love the colours you used for your gorgeous scratch builds! It's a pleasure to collaborate Alex, can't wait to see where you will take this project!
Thank you Ryan! I'm just so looking forward to getting in to all these lovely designs.
Does alphaspel(52 miniatures local store) or any other european retailer carry your line of terrain? I have been eyeing your brutalism terrain with some interest but so far the import taxes have been enough to keep them on the wishlist instead of in the shopping basket.
@@GeekGamingScenics Thanks so much!
@@dmeep No EU stocklists currently! Yes the import taxes are a lot, this is a big problem for us. We do have cheap shipping sales from time to time, but I will look into this!
@@brutalcities I'd like to second the note above! If Alphaspel stocked your stuff I'd be all over it.
"Is that a church?"
"No, it's a one bedroom apartment for a Stormcast."
Best line of the video.
Ha ha! Because its true 😂
C'mon, stormcast don't sleep in apartments, they hook onto a halo stand and dangle in the good gods grace until they sparkle..... they're a sort of holy plugin hybrid
_what's the difference_
Why is it every video you show me this picturesque place on Earth you live in? No matter the time of year it is a beauty to behold.
Well thanks Cory. I just show the nice bits 😂
Ahh, the hated Australia Post logo. Also brutalism, perfect stylistic match for 40k. What's more grim and dark than a 60s council flat
Yeah 😂 Agreed!
As an Aussie I'm always looking for ways to support my local businesses, you've done such a good job at advertising I'll be buying some of Ryans stuff tonight. Excellent video. Goodbye wallet.
Thanks C! Only ancient Egyptians get to take their wallet with them to the afterlife, so might as well use it on some nice terrain.
Thanks for sharing Brutal Cities' work. It's wonderful, well-designed stuff, and you can see there's someone with an education of architecture and possibly design behind it. Great stuff.
My pleasure Bart. I was just so happy when I found these :)
love the Brutalist terrain. Almost look like movie miniatures.
Aye, this stuff is just lovely. Can't wait for three years to pass and me actually having all this on the table.
"I could work on the studio but it's full of minis". Your humor resonates deeply in my very ironic mind.
Ha ha, thanks Rod!
I'm looking forward to the episode about how you got carried away adding 3d printed greebles all over your mdf terrain
Mind reader you
@@52Miniatures miscast has a great set of printables for this very purpose!
@@magpiebrain Thanks for the tip Sam
i feel like magnetizing the greebles would allow easily switching between medieval and futuristic themes. like have a section that can either be a flying buttress or a pipe running up the side of the wall, or a section that could either be a little conical roof or a set of air conditioning vents.
@@BrickInTheHead Yeah, magnets would be a thing. I'm not a huge planner... so I'm just going to take things as they come. I think a first step is to make most things look a bit run down. "ruins" and building damage is a timeless thing :)
Found Brutal Cities a couple days ago and liked their sruff. When I looked their blueprints my exact though was that it was made by an actual architect. Yeap, indeed.
Nice! Thanks Nico
As much as I love the Brutal Cities stuff, I just don't think it's worth it to pay the shipping all the way from Australia, and then all the extra VAT on top of it. It sucks, but I do hope that they sort out EU distribution at some point in the future. From what I can tell the line is already positioning itself as a premium product based on the price compared with other MDF companies, so I hope someday it's something they can do.
Let’s hope so. It’s a one man operation, so let’s hope for more growth and with that expanded possibilities
@@52Miniatures Given the manufacturing technique, a second manufacturing hub in Europe might not be out of the question, avoiding the (literal) shipping altogether. It doesn't seem to be how most people do things, but … I don't really see why not.
@@52Miniatures Yup! I have never wanted a terrain company to succeed so much in my life. lol
@@stephenspackman5573 Perhaps even a licensing thing with one of the super EU-based MDF terrain manufacturers.
I was looking to buy but have to admit that the shipping cost to Sweden was a bit prohibitive. I realise shipping from australia is expensive but with the added unknown of VAT and fees and what not I will pause for now. But I do want the brutalist bundle. EU were close to some kind of free trade agreement with Australia were they not? Surely it most contain a clause regarding MDF terrain?
Bored at work? 52 miniatures provides! :D
My pleasure V!
Such a beautiful shot, narrated video. Love the quality and the terrain kits, bravo! Can't wait to watch it come to life
Thanks F! I'm looking forward to it as well.
Brutal cities is an AMAZING set of terrain. Light, sturdy, and their themes are fricken awesome.
Agreed :) Thanks Michael
Knights of Dice range of club boxes are also a great place to start for a city.
Nice! Thanks for the tip
@@52Miniatures No worries, I didn't realise this fellow was also Aussie. Checking the website out now and thinking I might need a few of those kits haha.
I've spent the whole day looking for a terrain I could use for every type of game, and you post this video! Thanks for reading my mind and producing it in just a few hours! :D
What can I way, I work fast 😂
I knew 5 minutes in that I will spend the next while binge watching your channel. I love the way you narrate, it's not only i formative but lyrical and gently humerous. Top stuff.
Welcome to the channel B, I appreciate it.
Very inspirational, these look perfect both aesthetically and practically for so many different modern and future games. Looking forward to seeing your completed builds.
I know. I’ve really taken way to long assembling and working on these. But I hope to get there very soon.
Nice to see Brutal Cities getting some love. I've got a primed 3 story Cabbage Palms building that's been waiting for me to paint it for a while. This is just the inspiration I needed.
Lovely stuff! Good luck Christopher
I don't NEED a huge set of brutalist MDF terrain... but now I WANT one. I love the style of these!
That's why I started this haha
They have an addictive look to them 😂
Watching with much excitement as you take us through this series of terrain building and gaming!
I will be watching my hands with much excitement to.. and see what they do to these builds.
These buildings are perfect examples of brutalist design, and yes, very pleasing to the eye. It is great you showcased Ryan's talented work and hope it translates to more business for him.
So do I, thank you Aaron
Once more I really liked the shots, feel and palpable love for the hobby portrayed in this video. Lokking forward to the next video in your quest =)
Thanks T!
Love seeing our local postal service on your channel.
Hah! There it is.
Looking forward to see where this goes, the terrain looks as so I can't wait to see what you do with it
I’m exited too Michael. I’ve got loose plans but most of it will probably be winging it 😂
Love absolutely everything about this video!
Thanks Rob! As always :)
Excellent video, as always. Looking forward to this series!
Thanks Lincoln! Me too :)
I love the Brutal Cities vibe!
Glad you like it :)
Love your videos. Looks great and so relaxing.
Thanks Måns
Oh my word these are beautiful and the possibilities! Thank you for the introduction!
My pleasure Sean
A little sticky poster tack on the underneath of your mini bases solves the sloped roof problem
Ryan's Brutal Cities terrain is the best Ive ever seen! His attention to detail & outstanding customer service surpasses any other company I have ever dealt with. I cannot recommend them enough. I would also point out that I bought a couple of items from their website some time ago. One was for me & one was for my mother who just liked the Brutalist aesthetic & asked me to build one for her just to display in her home. The other I bought to use "in-game". Thanks for the great video showcasing these wonderful products!
Thanks Nick, wholeheartedly agree !
Looking forward to more video's in this series! Especially how you customize and paint the buildings.
Thanks W! I'm looking forward to it too
Outstanding content. Thank you!
Thanks HB!
Very much looking forward to your new project!
Thanks Jason, me too!
Oh I love your videos. They are top notch!
Thanks Jet, I appreciate it.
This should be most excellent. I agree, MDF terrain is a wonderful blank canvas in the shape of a building and benefits greatly from some bits and techniques thoughtfully applied. Cheers!
I’m looking forward to it. Thanks H!
Love the narrative in your videos man.👏👏👏
Thanks C!
The choice of brutalist architecture for this purpose is kinda genius; brutalism gives zero shits if you like it, it just is. Regardless of time, setting, or potential chaos magic flying about the place
Agreed! I think I had similar thoughts.
Det är fascinerande hur väl någon annans tankar (dina i det här fallet) kan passa rätt in i hur man själv (alltså jag) tänker. Lite unheimlich ekokammare att se på den här videon, men det är ju behagligt att ibland bli struken medhårs. Som alltid välproducerat innehåll! Bra där. Ser fram emot serien om den framväxande staden, speciellt då hur den underbara Brutal Cities anpassas för fantasy.
Tack! Ja det ska bli spännande att se hur jag lyckas :) Ser fram emot det.
Love this, and I can't wait to see what you do with this new city/town/battlefield! I came across Brutal Cities myself a while ago and the range looks fantastic. Sadly my gaming area already has about 3 different tables-worth of terrain being stored in a distinctly limited space real world apartment that must also feature myself, my dog etc.
Yeah, storage is a thing. That's the main reason I really would like to just have the one set of houses. Add some mountains and forests to that and space would be running out. And I probably have more space than you, seeing as a cat takes up less space.
Wow, you have really outdone yourself with the writing on this one. Usually, it's the shot composition or soothing voice that gets me invested in your videos but that introduction, in particular, was just something else. It's like a comfy children's book from the early 20th century: cute, charming, and funny. I love it!
Thanks S! I'm trying to slow things down a little. I've been talking a bit fast in previous vids...
Great, great stuff. I can see myself spending Friday night surfing through and "adding to cart." My Stargrave crew is itching to fight over some of those buildings.
Aye, I think it will be great for Stargrave
Cool video as always! Thanks!
Thanks V!
When you said you wanted terrain for everything you made my dream come true. Your voice is soothing as a hot coffee in winter and your videos are like a lost donut found in the fridge when you crave something sweet.
I am the lost donut 😂 Thanks C!
Great use of color. Even your sweater was color keyed to those medieval buildings you built. You definitely have an eye for the visual.... Can't wait to see your genius/madness that is terrain in the future!
Well thanks Mike! I'm looking forward to getting in to all these.
this Brutal Cities stuff looks mint . and its from a fellow aussie to boot 10/10
Really like the idea of terrain that looks like actual architecture, and brutalism is the perfect fit for mdf. Look forwards to more!
Thanks V! Me too :)
Wait, You play games on your cities :O Cool! I do love Brutal Cities, want more for my city !
My local store has a some excellent terrain builders. As far as I'm aware, most if not all terrain at their gaming space is scratch built and looks fantastic. It's a side of the hobby that I've not really taken part in, mostly due to my hobby budget being spent on minis, but terrain also takes up a lot more space than they do.
Lately I've been really itching to start a Sylvaneth army in AoS, who practically require large tree terrain as a part of their rules, so I expect to paint a lot of those sometime in the future.
That's great. Sounds like a lovely local store. Thanks M
Awesome video mate, subbed.
Thanks! And welcome to the channel :)
Alex, as always a brilliant script and narrative. I have to believe that Brutal Cities is quite pleased as well. 👍👍
Thanks Mark! I hope so, I wish Ryan all the good luck in the world.
What an awesome video! Brutal Cities makes very cool stuff :) working on a similar concept, MDF modular cathedral from Miniature Scenery. Being intentional about the weathering and detail so it can go medieval fantasy or gothic sci-fi!
Lovely stuff. Thanks T!
those are some great buildings, hopefully will get my current mdf finished so I can add some of his!
Lovely plan Matthew, thanks!
I’m excited to see how this goes,definitely will check out the site ,don’t have need of terrain yet ,but always good to know where to get the good stuff . Awesome vid as always can’t wait to see more
Thanks Jack!
Another beautifully produced video and a great topic to cover. I'll have to give them a look.
Lovely Tobias, thanks.
Know what i will suggest? A Proxon wire cutting table... then mass produce a ton of foam bricks. Build the buildings out of bricks and they look amazing.
But I have to say, the panels he makes to put on MDF is interesting... very neat.
You have a beautiful edit style, super watchable content. Just beautiful
Thank you James
3:43 Every hobbying dad feels this pain!
Heh, yeah :) Thanks H
I am very excited for this series.
Me too James :)
Wonderful! I’m looking forward to more : )
Me too! Thanks S!
I'm so excited for this! What a brilliant idea
Thanks Ben!
Brutal Cities do great terrain. I can’t recommend them enough.
Great! Thanks Y
I've loved the design of Ryan's buildings since i first saw them and always planned on getting some to modify for cyberpunk games. I'm really looking forward to this series, and the massive hit to my wallet it is likely to inspire.
Aye, the wallet sure can take a hit when visiting Ryans store. I think for me, just doing the one set for all games, it's quite the justification. Thanks B
These look really great! And then..."Australia". *cries in Canadian* (so far away)
Yeah... Australia is far away from everything.
@@52Miniatures This is true
"glued upside down"....that never happens. Great vid Alex! I can't wait to see where this takes you.
Well.. we'll see. I've glued two together now and they are the right way around. So I'm off to a good start.
This is a hobby public service. "Most" players like a variety of games and terrain is such an investment in time and space. I play a fair bit of 40k but one can only have so many skulls on their terrain before it is unusable for something like Infinity, Malifaux, The Walking Dead, Bolt Action or Ninja Turtles. I thought for a time I would be stuck with generic stone ruins for my main terrain. Glad you are helping get this "niche" market addressed. Fantastic video. I would suggest that old scratched CD's make an excellent coaster.
Thanks Brad, I'm very much looking forward to getting these assembled and painted and all :)
Well, definately saving up for the eternity labs tournament bundle now, love this vibe so much!
Cool! I’m glad you like them.
You went full on Dr. Strange with your cottages! Great Video, I’m off to Brutal Cities now.
Hah! Thanks J. Good luck!
Great content.
Here's to the beginning of a delightfully long playlist on MDF builds then.
Lets cross our fingers and pray to the MDF god :)
This is exactly the type of terrain I have been looking for myself!! Like you I have been looking for a set of terrain which covers all the game systems I play.
Really looking forward to watching you convert and build your city as well, and potentially stealing some of your ideas.
Lovely stuff James, thank you!
Every time you put out a video its a current issue I am facing! These are perfect for 40k and Gundam displays!
Lovely G! I'm glad to hear you liked the builds.
This is exciting! I've been working on some similar stuff, but orky. Good luck!
Thanks H!
Great stuff friend, thanks for sharing your journey 👏👍
Thanks Mark as always
Thanks for the story time. Would love to see a video on how to paint MDF terrain.
Thanks R! I will hopefully get there too :)
I love you, miniature painting G-man
Hah! Thanks J
I find myself very excited about the upcoming MDF builds.
Me too :) ! Thanks Robert
5:51 A Snufkin Mug 😍😍😍
I feel that Tabletop Combat's Venetian mdf kits could be good for a terrain set that works for fantasy and sci-fi.
It sure is :) Thanks for the tip Euan
Can not wait to see the next upcoming videos 😀
Me too :) Thanks XD
More to come, please!
Will do David, will do :)
Really frickin love the designs! Have an interest in architecture myself and have always been drawn to brutalism. Looks absolutely amazing and wish I had an excuse to build a whole brutalist cyberpunk-noir city.
Most of my mini collection is fantasy, though, and I honestly have trouble seeing this working in a fantasy setting. Apart from saying "Well, this Imperiums alchemists invented concrete early and in this universe brutalism is the major design philosphy instead of half-timbering, just roll with it". But with this "lore-excuse" you could make anything work, from necron stuff to Infinity-Cities.
I am actually playing with the thought of "One terrain type to rule them all, sci-fi or fantasy", too, but I'd go with the typical Grim Dark ruined cathedral table, then. Works for 40k and the like and works well enough with fantasy. The few vents and pipes can be explained by some dwarfs/goblins/gnomes laying on hands.
Excited to see what you make of these kits!
Yeah it’s lovely stuff... and I mean, yeah, we can blame it all on the Dwarves, especially in AoS. I mean, they’ve got machine guns and zeppelins :)
I knew it was brutal cities as soon as I saw the Australia post logo!
Lovely :) Thanks G
Definitely my buildings of choice for Infinity. Looking forward to following this urban sprawl!
Thanks K! I'm looking forward to it as well.
"family friendly, puzzle assembly" that was a great line :)
Hah! See! Master of Marketing
It happens to me always to start the video and think "Again this subject, that is not interesting." usually already saw few videos about same subject, some creative ideas and it is not new.
And here I'm ending the video and thinking "Well that is nice video essay, I should check more from this channel." Keep the brilliant work.
Thanks a lot Sava, I appreciate it.
Curious to see how you paint up these new kits. Looking forward to more terrain videos!
Thanks O! I’m looking forward to it
Bruh this man is like Shakespeare of wargaming
Well thanks :)
In response to the sloped roof issue. I know DnD players like to use magnets so that they aren't limited to strictly flat surfaces. Though it doesn't seem like reopening the possibilities would actually be that helpful to you now!
Yeah, but then I need metal dice and coffee cups! :) Thanks for the tip N!
My personal favorite bit was the snufkin mug, but the rest is good too 😉
It's a good mug!
Rename or new channel "52 Buildings"? Those laser cut mdf buildings look well cool. Having stuff modular gives it a lot of scope for change, reuse and help re-imagine the tabletop. My time with the hobby is dedicated to painting, but if I could, I'd definitely be into 3d printing, and doing my own cutting designs with something like a glowforge (dreams of winning the lottery required).
A lottery win would be a great thing, agreed. Looking forward to getting all this on the table :) Thanks P!
Paint a Malifaux core box please! Would love to see how you handle smaller skirmish models.
One day maybe!
The look of that MDF is really impressive, and I have to say, that was a beautiful coat you were wearing at the beginning of the video.
Thanks John! It's getting into "do whatever I can to stay warm". The older I get, the longer my jackets become.
One city to rule them all!
That was my first intended video title yes... :)
good news humanity, we made it. We had finally found a good use for brutalist architecture. A table top miniature gaming.
High fives all round
I look forward to the next instalment 😁
Me too Jacob!
Glad to see an Australian up for once instead of us Ozzies getting the euro stuff. Not that I would ever trade in my scale 75... but yeah the bloke even did a custom sign for the local game store that stocks his product.
That’s lovely. I’m very stoked for all this.
You guys also have Kings of Dice terrian, I love their City of Elaria line, and its difficult to find in Europe :)
when i heard this was an Aussie company i jumped for joy!
Lovely :)
Pretty great!
Thanks Kel!
Though I heartily agree with you about the under representation of terrain in hobby stores, I think it is chiefly because terrain is easier, for most of us, to scratchbuild than it is to sculpt our own miniatures.
You finally did it! A video where you don’t use any greenish paint! 😁
Ha ha! Only because I didn't paint anything
@@52Miniatures still counts 😉