Add REALISM To Your MDF MODEL Kits (Warcradle Studios)

[@theQiwiMan]

You said to "please let me know", so here I am letting you know: I love this video very very much and you are awesome.

[@plgill4assessor]

Great video if you enjoy the craft side of the hobby. By using a MDF model as a foundation you have made it into something that looks as good as a resin model.

[@matthewlong4074]

Hey Luke- any chances of a vid showing how you do thatch??

[@mikesmith2905]

Nice job. I make up things to give away for kiddies to play with and I use a lot of printed wrappers for buildings, they lack relief detail but in 1:72 that's no big issue and by mirroring the exterior I can add a wallpaper wrapper for the interior (also handy as it holds the clear plastic glazing from packaging in place against the wall). As they are for imaginative play I add working doors (card door secured with thin cloth to the inside wall) and that goes down well with youngsters. Looking forward to your sci-fi board, need some ideas for a set in the works.

[@jtmcdowell2331]

I keep a "skate stone" in my hobby kit to resharpen my exacto/stanley blades with. Cheap as chips, and keeps the edge sharp for as long as you need it especially with foam. Great little piece of kit for sure!

[@euansmith3699]

I like the way that roof tiles cover up the steps in the mdf. The tiles, themselves, are really fantastic.

[@cityonahillterrain]

Looking forward to seeing the progression on this whole board

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Finally Luke has found his calling and become a true Modeller like his predecessors of times gone by, when kits needed tarting up to look original. We all have our talents and Modelling on this scale is a challenge but the rewards are numerous . Thanks Matey for sharing.

[@philgee486]

Cool vid, the kit is so much improved. Roof shingles really look like slate but man that's a long casting and fitting process, walling paper, fake render and balsa processes were all really great effects for the time invested, great vid

[@austinthornhill7038]

Like you, I have not really been drawn to MDF kits. They look too "manufactured." However, between this video and BMC's video, you've made me a believer. Great work, Luke!

[@kcaudle52]

Excellent video. Love the roof shingles.

[@MrPixiestyx]

Superb. Really breathes life into an mdf buildings. Thanks.

[@cerethpainting6606]

Loved it! I love watching you make anything

[@spikeydood4241]

Bang on Our Kid!!! More of the same please Luke, this totaly transforms these kits.

[@jantimmer5558]

I am exited to see the board build!!

[@andrewtate4897]

I've had my eyes on some of these for a while to do exactly what you've done here. I recently got a box of tiles that came with lots of little doors so I experimented on those using different materials to see what effects I could get and was quite pleased with the outcome. I thought that doing this sort of thing would be the obvious next step. so I am definitely going to have a crack at these in the new year.

[@jcephrie]

More of this sort of content please!

[@ramboon293]

Great work as always Luke, haven't been a subscriber for long but already learning a tonne. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with everyone.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Awesome job with this one

[@phaedraellingson7943]

I really like this structure.

[@scubaguymi]

Very cool. I build a lot if mdf buildings and more tips to make them look better and more realistic always helps.

[@therealDonMac]

WOW! You took what is already a decent looking kit and turned it into a masterpiece. You have given me ideas for other builds I'm working on. Inspiring!

[@scalescenics1005]

Simplemente increíble!!!! Menudo cambio !!!!

[@tonyharwood8408]

A great tutorial with loads of hints and tips that could be used on any piece of terrain - MDF or standard scratchbuild. Thank you. Tony

[@beleraphon07]

Wow,you never know that was an mdf kit. Looks stunning. The format is great.

[@damuses1452]

Thank you for this. Well done.

[@AngryLotus]

You do some amazing work man, thanks for sharing and teaching!

[@kimspence-jones4765]

Some great tips in this video. Thanks!

[@daz1975ify]

Brilliant work and the new studio looks good.

[@anders3322]

Wow, first I thought you were mental starting to cast your roofing tiles. Chuckling to my self I thought “hehe, wait till I tell Luke about cutting strips of cardboard with a pair of scissors”😝 But fair game, those tiles really look the part, like actual mini slate tiles. Spot on mate!👍🏻

[@bitzbox]

What an incredible improvement. Really liking this format too.

[@danielfletcher7796]

Awesome video mate, can't wait to see the skirmish board 👍

[@CraftersForge]

Great video brother. Love how it came out. One day I'll be awesome like you on building terrain

[@hewhoisnamed9050]

I love this new style of video. Very useful.

[@martinthewarrior5016]

No joke those tiles look amazing, totally gonna look into getting some of thos moulds!

[@jules_paints_40k29]

Love it when you improve buildings and think you might have meant shingles for the old wooden roof tiles and look forward to seeing the board too .

[@ScratchBashing]

Very nice upgrades!

[@panzerschreckpete]

Loving this new project - so much of my new project planned terrain will be MDF for budget reasons, so all these suggestions to individualise the kits are extremely helpful - I will probably go the cardboard tile route for that reason and access to the interior is necessary because of the style of game i'm playing, but tricking out MDF in this way means an el cheapo MDF kit can end up with a decent amount of pop. Much paprecaited as always. Hope the move is going smoothly.

[@wargameshc]

Great finish mate.

[@mraide]

love the vid and love the format, works really well - well worth the effort mate

[@kolonelcrack392]

Amazing vid. Brilliant format

[@Lybbansminiatures]

Great video as usual!!!

[@WAVP371]

That looks great Luke, thanks for sharing...

[@michaelritzen8138]

Hey Luke, could you maybe show us (when you need to make a new batch or something) how to add pigment to the grout? I know you said that you just buy tile grout and put some dry pigment in, but I was wondering what kind of ratios you use and what kind of dry pigment it is. Hope you can help me out. Cheers!

[@TT_Veteran]

Here I am letting you know! Loved the video. Hopefully I can find the wallpaper or a similar wallpaper in the US. Sadly the one linked isn’t. Can’t wait to see more videos like this!

[@macewen1]

If you have a leather craft supply down there (or use amazon or something) look into getting a hair sculpting blade. It's a small multi blade tool that makes shallow cuts for simulating hair in leather tooling projects. It is really good at making wood grain in soft surfaces like balsa or foam.

[@coryway6951]

Superb! Can't wait to see the board with these on it.

[@stevenrussell8820]

wow amazing love your channel keep it up

[@nickdidlick9138]

Looks better than the house I live in! Great job dude!

[@OxonHammer]

Thanks Luke. That was a really good video. I liked the new format.

[@craigwadman]

Liked the format!

[@jimpyre5038]

Awesome work!!! I came here from Black Magic....I’m gonna stick around!

[@PandorasStar]

Really enjoyed this video bud, I would love to see some sort of urban building like a abandoned petrol station or convenience store (Tesco express) for something like kill team, maybe in a snowy biome? What do you think?

[@eaglescouttr636]

Great job as always

[@michaelhale2066]

like the new format.

[@chetchisholm9313]

Dude that was awesome. Looking forward to seeing more of these :)

[@joef5768]

as always awesome job. you are always a great source of inspiration

[@Mechanisttm]

Good work, looks great

[@ironbat2376]

Excellent work mate, loved it :)

[@FireSpriteSpirit]

This is a great build. I loved seeing the process and it's really cool to see how to tweak kits to have a much more unique and next level feel. I love watching your creative process and dedication. Thank you!

[@estebanandresmatamartinez9048]

I'm interesting in that video that you mention, how to make molds for roof tiles, brick, etc.

[@dannyeccles1894]

Love it fella. Really informative and easy to follow, with all the great tips as usual. Keep an coming.

[@smoessmee]

The lack of doorhandles is probably why that guy disliked it :D Looks great, might have to do some stuff to make my MDF stuff look better. Then again, the rest of my stuff doesn't make MDF look crap, in fact the MDF is some of the best stuff (at least it's finished).

[@Arachn4]

Loving it! More please!

[@civiccc]

Great video, would like to ask for more close up and super close up shots of details at the end and also what is the yellow ivory thing suppose to be irl?

[@jamesrushworth4748]

Small Wire brushs work well for wood grain in case you're worried of scoring it too deep with a knife. Absolutely loving the videos man. Your content is always amazing.

[@dscarano88]

Great video, keep making these please. I really enjoy them

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

I like the video format.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Awesome work mate

[@MichaelAlthauser]

Awesome. I like that you could in theory stop at any point during this, depending on how much effort and how much work you want to put into it. I think even doing just resin or card tiles on the mdf roof would immediately add a lot to just the basic mdf kit.

[@Boyciee508]

Mint that. Great job cheers

[@keithrimer8415]

That roofing is AMAZING! What did you use, plasticard pieces?

[@tinaprice4948]

It looks so good :) I just received 3 mdf kits and cant wait to spruce them up!

[@rcallaghan19]

Perfect building for a rabble of G’norks to live in

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

I dreamt of G'norks last night... It was terrifying!

[@brabopainter]

Wunderful done!

[@Starmixologist]

Best video in a long time!!!!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Cheers Luke .

[@loupiscanis9449]

Yes , i am interested

[@loupiscanis9449]

Good upload looking forward to more of these type ,

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi well done video, keep them coming👍👍👍👍👍

[@sim2570]

Very CoOL!!! I want to see more of that kind of stuff! :)

[@alanmorgan3490]

Top banana, just so very useful. Thanks for this.

[@BroadswordWargaming]

Awesome looking house man, can't wait to have a go.. or make you do more 🤣

[@NatesMiniatures]

Really great idea :O. stop being so crafty!

[@paulsniadach6909]

Nice build, like the way it came out. Keep up with the great video’s

[@paulwingrove7105]

I wonder if there is some kind of affordable putty that you could apply to the mdf and then use a texture rolling pin to apply tiles, bricks etc.

[@paulwingrove7105]

Lukes Aps amight bit quicker than 4 hours for roofing tiles though?

[@marklockwood2693]

Fantastic!

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Good job and great result. Love to see more of this one.

[@spiderdemon666]

What Stanley knife is that?

[@anastasiapapoutsi5608]

Thanks Luke, i've being trying to improve some mdf kits i bought from christmas decoratipn dioramas, poorhammer edition lol. Great info, very helpful. Cheers

[@tiny-realms]

I just got my Gloomburg Manor in the mail today and now you're uploading this video. Coincidence?

[@johnnycooper7019]

Hiya Luke, Outstanding tutorial, Love the new set up, Crack on Buddy! Waiting with baited breath! Kind Regards Johnny

[@firiedemon]

loved it, and i love the contrast of techniques compared to BMC, so thanks for an amazing video i always enjoy your vids but this is one of my preferred vids now :-)

[@TheHobbyCorner]

Nice one. Really draws on a lot of skills and techniques. Definitely a good format. Would love to see what you can do with a plastic castle

[@ChillingWargamers]

❤❤❤. Love it as always dude.

[@PeninsulaPaintingProjects]

Very good mate looks completely different

[@bluestreek4784]

looks awesome, keep up the great work, id'e love to get some of them someday. can't wait to see you do the others.

[@TheZimmer21]

Love this one dude 👌

[@poloshirtsamurai]

At first, I couldn't stand you ear thingie but your amazing skill and personality made me sub.

[@TheGreatMim]

Great video mate. Luke is there any chance you could do a series of videos on building a cave from start to finish like you did on that set of videos where you finished it in snow.

[@FyrebirdLP]

is the video for the cast roof tiles (named at 6:35) already available?

[@FyrebirdLP]

There only seems to be a link where to buy the mold. I thought you would make a video on how to make mold for bigger roof tiles yourself.

[@matthayward7889]

Looks great!