Building a FULL TABLE Worth of Wargaming Terrain

Rampart Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could make a full table's worth of cohesive, thematic ruined cathedral terrain with ONE box of the Eternal Cathedral from Archon Studios (and also recyling my giant mega cathedral for parts). Check out the video to see how I did.
If you want to see more shots and videos of the finished parts, hop over to my instagram page, where I'll be sharing lots more images and videos of the finished parts:
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Musical Credits: www.joelsantosmusic.com/

[@KnarbMakes]

I'm gonna destroy one of my battlemats next unless I get YOU to sign up to my patreon at www.patreon.com/knarbmakes You don't want me to destroy more terrain do you? DO YOU?

[@saunba6007]

I do.

[@ArchonStudio]

Epic, monumental and... heartbreaking? For the first time, we see that somebody just has torn his own terrain apart to make it work together with ours. Thank you for the stunning video! 🤩

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks for the model kits! Fantastic details.

[@sventheultimate]

How to use model kits: Step 1: Build a very detailed two feet high cathedral from scratch Step 2: Destroy what you just built Step 3: Add bits of model kit :D Love the results though.

[@KnarbMakes]

Yep, nailed it.

[@ConjuredCraft]

As someone who very rarely worries about playable terrain this hurt my soul. BUT the finished product is still epic!

[@hauntswargaming]

The original was pretty epic so the fact that you managed to make it even better is impressive. The brighter colors really bring out the stonework!

[@TeoPerezJRR]

YES! Rampart terrain + hobby youtubers = awesomeness

[@bluesheepminecraft]

I did something very similar to this recently. After moving house, I realised that about 1/5th of the entire effort of moving was due to big, heavy, fragile terrain pieces. Mostly in the form of elaborate Armies on Parade boards that were next to useless for gameplay but I was too reluctant to get rid of. Ended up spending a weekend extracting GW terrain kits, expensive tufts, and interesting scratch-built terrain elements off these boards and turning them into playable pieces of modular terrain for an entire 6'x4' board. I was shocked how much playable terrain I was able to get out of unplayable display terrain, much like your work here. It was very satisfying and I recommend it to anyone else who's too reluctant to destroy their AoP boards!

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

"And so, what is your progress, Captain?" "Sir, we had to burn the village in order to save it". I agree with others that the disassembly was a bit heartbreaking - but totally worth it! Usable terrain is 100% better than static bits you cant actually engage with. Cheers!

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha, sometimes we have to destroy to create.

[@euansmith3699]

@@KnarbMakes See! See, people! Knarb doesn't JUST look like Kylo Renn! "Let the past die! Kill it if you have to!"

[@calebeluz3123]

Until 2:20 I was shouting "Heretic!" to my screen. By the end I was 110% impressed. Fantastically very well make!!!

[@KnarbMakes]

Sorry for the emotional rollercoaster, really happy with the end result so far.

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Loads of fun to watch Gnarb those crunching sounds though where painful to listen to while you where breaking apart the cathedrial but in the end I think you got yourself a much more playable board and somehow you made it look even better.

[@CCMinis]

Ladders!

[@KnarbMakes]

Loved your suggestion.

[@sigurdbjohansson]

EY, I go up I go down!

[@massdestruction5356]

Can't be afraid to DESTROY things to make it better enjoy seeing the cathedral again and again! Thanks you aaaawsome creatOrŕrr

[@johnschweiger1079]

My heart broke a little when you started ripping it apart haha

[@josray2557]

maaan... That is even more fantastic. You could probably make a series of videos just showing each section with camera sweeps showing all the love that went into them.

[@KnarbMakes]

Im posting 30 second clips on instagram of each part spinning if you're interested. Have to work through all of them :)

[@josray2557]

@@KnarbMakes you're on insta? Thats where I post all my art :D I'll go check em out

[@NScaleDystopia]

I'm swooning over the destruction! Very, very nice.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you very much!

[@uriance88]

I'll have to applaud the immediate shift to aviation snips to start the breakdown of the cathedral - much Red Green. Cathedral totally looks better with the added colour and lighter base tones. Going to have to revisit that cloister vid now and watch with the "can make them work without a base" mod in mind.

[@LONO47]

This was fantastic. Nice merch promo too

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

I love your 'Knarb Makes' hoodie. YES! Rip it apart, it's like the Canadian Kraken versus the Catholic Church. I think I know who wins! What a great repurposing of your old model and re-configuring of it with the new kit parts. I also love the hint of teal that you airbrushed on, it's the little things like that that really breathes life into your work. Really cool video and build Knarb!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks T-Nu. There's still some things I wish I could improve on, but maybe I'll make this a yearly thing, where I destroy the cathedral and rebuild it over and over.

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

@@KnarbMakes You're like Kali. Create with one hand and destroy with the other!

[@DarkMatterWorkshop]

Those bone breaking sounds while braking the cathedral 👌 Cracking job mate !

[@KnarbMakes]

Cracking! I see what you did there.

[@DarkMatterWorkshop]

@@KnarbMakes what ?

[@WeltenbauerClub]

Nice nice nice. You gotta love a good hack n slay upcycling terrain project. 🤩

[@KnarbMakes]

Yessir!

[@Beartree]

Such a cool end result! Keep up the great work.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

This is awesome and unique! I love how you talked through your strategic choices for playability!

[@Voirreydirector]

What astounds me is why you aren’t more well followed! This is not about gaming so much as artisanry. I would love to see a full game table as you actually play one, as well as how you store and display.

[@RM-vw3ov]

Great reuse and redesign!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@brooke9192]

This is so good dude. I hope you can make in to the next round of zorp a zorp colabs.

[@annakuch9108]

I would not have had the heart to sacrifice the cathedral, but holyyy this looks amazing

[@lupostales7968]

NOOOO NOT THE BEAUTIFUL CHURCH DIORAMA ! I just watched it being build ... the first video I've seen on this channel and now I have to witness it being destroyed ... my heart is offically broken and in pieces ... just like the church diorama 😢😭😭😭😱

[@KnarbMakes]

Its better now, shhhh :)

[@lupostales7968]

@@KnarbMakes But ... but ... hmm okay ... can't argue with that statement, I guess 😞 I'm still shocked you managed to do that ... I probably would've just build a new one ! 😅😂

[@CondeDeBalayan]

Brilliant! In the beginning, it was not exactly clear where you were going with this project and am not sure that the maker of Rampart neither. However, in a master stroke, you brought it all together wonderfully that even the maker must agree that they may have never even thought of how their product could integrate hobbyists’ projects! Kudos!

[@CampaignTerrain]

What a brilliant upgrade. You still get the motif you wanted, but more useful. Noice!

[@FacilityD20]

You are a mad man! I love it

[@Tharukan]

I think something in me died when I heard the sound of you cutting into that cathedral with those side cutters like it's nothing...

[@charleyedwards2121]

Looks way better man! And that’s really sayin somethin

[@acrylicchemist1432]

I'm a chemist. It checks out. B) Thanks for the great content

[@Berserkerworks]

I really liked the cathedral before. But now its even better and more playable!

[@jeremygriffin620]

As a terrain maker who watched you make the cathedral and sent the video to a number of other people, the first two minutes of this video were agonizing to watch lol.

[@gameyybuilds]

Great work!

[@xxGurdian]

I'd love to see some gameplay with this terrain no matter what system you use

[@lucycannon6732]

So well done, and by the end I had to agree it was an improvement. Excellent podcast with T-Nu as well!

[@KnarbMakes]

Much appreciated!

[@bjscustoms]

What an awesome build. I really like what you did with it . Very cool

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks!

[@Fredster9984]

I love your creativity. Any ideas on what we can make from all those used spindles, rolls from that FDM Printer? I bet you could make some cool terrain with them.

[@KnarbMakes]

I'll think of something one day, I have a stack of about 10 sitting in a box somewhere.

[@Deathblade]

OMG. NOOOOOOOOO!!! And at the same time... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@brettrobb9108]

There are ways to make injection molds where the parts "demold" without being connected to the runners, what most people call spures. These are methods can be more expensive both for the mold and the actual molding (more technical).

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah, I guess it's a tradeoff then. A little bit of inconvenience for the consumer, but lots of savings in terms of cost.

[@jojstv_lloydmolinos1205]

Wow nice work

[@deathlytree434]

amazaing work as always mate! my twin suggested a few more options for rooftop sniping and shooting positions using scaffolding and i was thinking of some narrow toppled pillars for choke points :)

[@KnarbMakes]

Oh, it would be neat to add scaffoldings to the roof as well, with a 45degree support brace. Good idea!

[@maximthemagnificent]

Not sure if it'd work under a battle mat, but building on a piece of sheet metal allows magnets to hold up narrow free-standing features (e.g. a straight wall without a supporting L in it). Used to do that when I made 1 : 24 scale floor-plan models for visualization (bare-bones stuff, nothing like your beautiful creations!). Now I just 3D print 1 : 100 scale models with everything fixed in place.

[@scottgregory2954]

Began with a strong 7 and ended with a 9.... Not a 10 as I don't get to play on it... Well done!

[@brianahawkins8124]

It looks like during the medieval era theirs been an ongoing war, maybe on the next one there will be another cathedral all fixed up. See you on your next video.

[@euansmith3699]

Oh, the vivisection at the start was painful to watch; but the final result was well worth it. "Gothic Crustacean" 😂🦀 Thanks for the tip on using styrene cement to glue PLA. I wasn't aware of that.

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha, thanks for sticking through with it, didn't realize it would trigger so many people.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Your process to building the perfect cathedral terrain is akin to Spongebob drawing the perfect circle

[@KnarbMakes]

LOL, thats the perfect analogy

[@Karlmakesstuff]

The first part of the video was painful to watch, but it turned out great. That PLA scaffolding will see a lot of use!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Karl, haha.

[@brandonwhitlock1432]

I'm going to get business cards that say B. Danger now. Thank you

[@KnarbMakes]

Hahaha, fantastic!

[@HomerInNC]

Am I the only one that screamed when you started tearing the cathedral apart?

[@hobbyton3575]

How did you not get a major part in zorpazorps build? Would love to see your take on LotRs scenery! Maybe a battle mat for city streets?

[@KnarbMakes]

I love Lord of the Rings. I'll be doing some things in that universe soon!

[@BerserkerBryan]

Goddamn right I'm a saint.

[@daringdarius5686]

My eyes, my extremely fragile and honestly very beautiful eyes, they burn! They burn! The end product was amazing, and beautiful, but every time you destroyed the Cathedral we all watched you make, to make it better I had to internally scream "It's for the greater good!" while clenching my teeth. xD I will try and take this as a lesson to not be afraid of ripping apart what you love, to then make it anew! (#Viktor)

[@Bluecho4]

As the alchemists thought centuries ago, before perfection must come putrefaction. The Lead must become Shit, before it can become Gold. Sometimes, to create, you must first destroy.

[@Agamemnon2]

I think it's because I've grown disillusioned with wargaming as a hobby and 40k in particular, but my trajectory is fully opposite yours at this point. I break apart my old things to make them less playable and more elaborate and decorative, because I know I'll most likely never game with them anyway :D

[@KnarbMakes]

True, each has it's place. I think I made them more elaborate in the process though. There's a lot more detail now.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Nice work uniform

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks

[@MrMaltavius]

Wow, I thought the cathedral was beautiful before, but this is better! What are the minis at 11:50 from?

[@KnarbMakes]

They are a remix of some awesome sculpts by PolyGrimm. Link here: mmf.io/o/180226

[@YoutubeEnthusiast1000]

😮

[@thorstenglock10]

which software are you using for your 3d sculpting

[@KnarbMakes]

Mostly blender these days.

[@joeg875]

Smart

[@BillMakingStuff]

nice, you should destroy ALL your builds!

[@KnarbMakes]

If no one signs up to my patreon, I probably will.

[@8BitLife69]

Purchased the files, what settings did you use on FDM? S3D says no go.

[@KnarbMakes]

The fdm folder sliced ones was exported from prusa slicer. You can also just use the stls directly and slice them in half horizontally if the sliced 3mf ones dont work for you. Ill check out the files again to see what the issue is.

[@KnarbMakes]

I used 0.15 layer heights, stock profile

[@brotheralaric7177]

Question, what is Jesso and is it possible to it in europe ? because i have the feeling it's a product available only in US and Canada

[@KnarbMakes]

Yes, should be available anywhere. It's spelled Gesso, found from any art store, mainly used to prime canvas.

[@brotheralaric7177]

@@KnarbMakes thank you

[@5thwatchcaptain6]

Knarb, You used pla filament for the ladders (8:28) and then used plastic cement? Is this home made or what process did you use I have been struggling trying to find a chemical bonding process that works with pla. Or was it abs you used thanks and receipt or process if custom or where can you procure if for sell. Thanks a ton mate.

[@KnarbMakes]

Its tamiya extra thin mixed with some HIPS sprues to make it a bit thicker. Apaprently plumbing glue, abs or pvc cement might work as well. Even though the parts are not abs, they still seem to react to acetone based glues. Again im not a chemist, just tested stuff in practice.

[@5thwatchcaptain6]

@@KnarbMakes awesome and thanks is there a process for it I saw some clamps so I assume there is a curing process just looking for durations and so forth. Thanks again

[@KnarbMakes]

@@5thwatchcaptain6 yeah, i clamp them for 30 mins to 1 hour for them to not move as I manipulate them further. You can also add a little superglue to the corners in lieu of clamping

[@ScratchBashing]

I want to break things as well

[@KnarbMakes]

You should!

[@charleyedwards2121]

Oh no 🙈

[@takkik282]

I like your projects, but lot of time I find they lack in small details. Meanwhile Plastic kits have far too mush details everywhere, so busy! It's like in video game when they make super detailed 3d models/environments just because they can but forget to make something nice to see & play with. I find it look better to alternate simple shapes with more detailed key parts. Some of the terrain pieces could get more printed/mdf pieces to create medium level of details and bridge the gap between crafted & plastic pieces.

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah, I struggle with it constantly. Finding the right place to add the right amount of detail is difficult. I did add lots more details to the interior of the church itself with the new columns and plaques, and the added rubble in the aisles really does help.

[@thra-x1855]

came for angle grinder, stayed for comedy

[@stephenwells7379]

Well, that was fuggin traumatic. Please don't do that again.

[@KnarbMakes]

Ok, but maybe just a little?

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Okay this is painful to watch you take aviation snips to the craft

[@KnarbMakes]

I tried to make it more bearable by adding extra crunchy sounds to it.

[@EarthenPanda]

No joke had me cringing so bad

[@Naosuke84]

@8:38 ask Brent from Goobertown Hobbies, he literally has a PHD in chemistry

[@HakanCezayirli]

Noooooooooooooo

[@peteorfanos]

This hurts to watch

[@davinci3259]

I thought Tamiya worked on ABS and not PLA. Learn something new.

[@KnarbMakes]

Yep, seems to work well enough for my uses.