Crafting a War Camp - Scatter Terrain for D&D and Wargaming!

Crafting tutorial for D&D or wargaming war camp scatter terrain - 3 quick and easy projects!
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[@carlosibarra609]

You are an absolute wizard, there is a huge shortage of creators making scatter pieces and furniture, this channel is prime to blow up

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks! There's more coming, I tend to include scatter in videos on larger projects too, check out the stable video, there's some nice ones in that :)

[@ninjamel_official5730]

Omg this channel is an absolute gem

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man :)

[@millenniumf1138]

God, the idea to use comb teeth and hair brush spines for swords is simply genius! I will definitely be using this idea for my future crafting projects!

[@donvandenberg5301]

I personally liked the cracks in the earth pieces. I see dried up cracked mud at work all the time. Seemed more realistic to me.

[@jacobhope6164]

For some reason, I always seem to get more excited by the smaller scatter terrain, rather than what would typically be the more impressive larger pieces. Perhaps it is due to the fact that the devil is, so often, in the details. Brilliant work my friend!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Very true, and I can totally see where you're coming from :)

[@jamesmilton8308]

Small scatter is more useful in my experience. 6 to 8 small pieces and you have an area detailed

[@FloridaManVal]

Would be cool to make two versions of each. One clean and set up properly. And one set broken down, fallen and shattered as if during a raid or barrage. Nice work as always

[@kybishop]

Now that BMC has gone all-in on Warhammer 40K you're by far my favorite DnD crafting channel. Thanks for all the inspiration! Really looking forward to where the channel goes

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Wow, thanks Kyle! Hell of a compliment!

[@walterbarr9709]

Very clever. Great "bashing" for bits.

[@Akiko-31]

Just a suggestion,,,, but you could coat your string in glue first and then coil the twine and have less problem with unwinding while you are trying to glue afterwards :) hope this was helpful to anyone. Have to say that comb and brush stuff was genius! as you see many of us agree lol

[@Arkie80]

As much as you prop this fellow's stuff maybe he should be sponsoring you. That was a neat trick using the comb teeth for sword blades.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks :) Luke is just another KZbinr and generally nice guy who also has products to help fund his channel he runs for the community, and I generally only use his products when they're the best for the job... But they quite often are :) Support a small business! 😁

[@sayntfuu]

The comb tooth is genius.

[@patrickmasse7159]

Using a comb to make a sword is very clever

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks, but the technique had been around for a while, I can't claim credit :) I just couldn't tell you who actually invented it!

[@bryce6713]

Just discovered this channel. Happy to be here.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Welcome man! Glad you're here :)

[@ImaginationHobbies]

You have the best looking results imo. Your stuff is so good looking!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks Kevin! I'm always very self critical of my own work so it's always nice to hear things like that :)

[@ImaginationHobbies]

@@RPArchiveOfficial hey the self critical-ness got you to this level. Now kick back and enjoy all your hard work! I dont do crafting vids but i do some d&d crafting once in a while. Check out my newly started youtube channel! Did a vid on my custom tavern i made (with contri utions of other artists as well) couple warlock tiles vids and a look at all my painted townsfolk if your interested in seeing them! m.kzbin.info/door/-Dmo50zsjL83JGWB7j835A

[@ScatteredTerrain]

Using comb teeth for blades is brilliant! Those swords look wonderful!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man! 😁

[@aaronbono4688]

I love how you use mod podge for bolts. It is simple and brilliant and looks great. I haven't seen that anywhere else.

[@TheKaos1988]

Yourself and Tabletop WitchCRAFT are my 2 top channels for scatter builds, and some of the bigger things. Very impressed by your stuff.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad you like 'em man!

[@OverlordOfEcchi]

oh that jazz! Baby!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Gotta love some jazz ;)

[@robertmartin2968]

love the wash and use it a lot for balsa wood

[@dirtroadsandwoodstoves]

Great stuff. Perfect additions to my Goblinoid War Camp.

[@soapmode]

The use of comb teeth and brush hairs, genius. Nice one.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks :) I'm not the first person to do it but I'm always happy when I can introduce people to ideas anyway!

[@RobertMeush]

Great use of everyday items. I need more scatter terrain and have been struggling to come up ideas. This may be the answer!! Keep up the great work man. Cheers 🍻

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Good to hear it helped :) cheers mate 🍻

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

I love the chain!!! great detail for such a small project!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Hey, what can I say, I like little jingle jangly details!

[@samanthalacroix2687]

As always, a smashing good video!

[@dwarventerrain]

dude!!! the coam for the blades! you are genious! pfff... mind blown!

[@christophermurray9777]

Great build

[@albertreed966]

Looks great to me!

[@theQiwiMan]

Absolutely beautiful work, as always!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks Qiwi!

[@tiny-grimes]

This is a great project, and a cinematic showcase was amazing!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man :) I've been playing around with getting better video shots...seems to be working!

[@janetcameron4652]

Thanks RP.

[@robot21093]

Using a comb's teeth to make blades is brilliant. I will be trying your technique.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks :) I wasn't the first to use the technique but I might be the first to do a video on it...

[@dartanionbrallk9805]

Great ideas.

[@Nat1videos]

Those little weapons are great !

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man!

[@animeguysrhot50x]

Your stuff always looks so professional 😮

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you! :) still got the some things to work on I think!

[@kayura77]

Thank you for the Lukes recommendation! The ice shards there look awesome!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Glad I could introduce you!

[@conanthebarbarian4996]

Great job on the weapons overall Well done sir!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks! Great compliment coming from that username haha ;)

[@zombielandiii2711]

I admire your dedication and creativity. Two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks :) and welcome to the channel!

[@icemann1037]

Formidable indeed!

[@mikemartin3671]

Great build, great jam music! Thank you for sharing your experiments that don't quite meet your standard. It demonstrates that even content creators have mishaps too and struggle at times, plus creative perseverance is always inspirational! Great job!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks Mike! Yeah I do try to do that where I can, but there's even more don't make the cut so I can keep the video length down 😂 creators fail a lot more than you think!

[@philipptomic6310]

Perfect for my chaos camp

[@LJade1017]

Love the comb repurposing! Making weapons out of foam and clay take so long and not nearly as crisp.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Yeah I'm pretty happy with how that turned out. The alternative is using then styrene sheets cut to the right shape, but getting that cut right can be...challenging :)

[@dmmomma]

Exactly! So many builds out there are way too big compared to my minis! Great extra effort shown in these builds! Keep up the great work!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Scaling is so important to stop things looking weird :)

[@MattJames5627]

Well done Matt on the great scatter terrain and video production, I've seen similar things on reddit but they all look mediocre at best. I also LOVE the targets, easy to build and look amazing.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks Matt :) yeah the targets were an impromptu win, I had the idea while working on the other stuff and it just worked so easily!

[@CarbonKnights]

I am making some of those archery buttes as soon as I'm done work today, thanks brother!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Awesome :) good luck!

[@MrDesty20]

I like the cracked ones!

[@YeenQueenTTV]

Dunno if anyone's else recommended this yet elsewhere in the comments, but just thought I'd mention that you might have more success with your mud paste in the future by swapping out the all-purpose filler for the same amount of flexible modelling paste. I don't think I've ever seen that stuff crack in any way, even when applied in thick chunky layers. ADORE all your projects, friend, you're insanely talented.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you! I think these days I'd just use modelling compound with my dirt mix over it 😅

[@kikoff88]

@RP Archive Let me first say that this Channel is by far the best KZbin find so far in 2021 for me. The pandemic have gotten me back into the hobby and it is a treasure chest to find Great things like this. That simply did not exist back in the late '00 - early, '10s. Do you have a video on those tents shown at the end of this video?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you! It's always great to hear stuff like that :) The tents were just a quick throw in from a terrain crate, nothing special or crafted. I might do a tents video at some point, but for now real terrain hobbies has a great one you should check out :)

[@lepettit_bricoleur3212]

I think that using just a wash on real wood looks actually better than the traditional : basecoat, wash and drybrush... I'ts a lot faster too🙄😂

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I know right?!

[@Erikjust]

Yes that is fast though if you want to get a little extra texture in you could probably get away with doing a grey dry brush on the piece before washing it.

[@annasstorybox7906]

I made my own basing material using acrylic texture paste intended to be used on a canvas for artsy streaks and bumps in... I don't know... Modern art? Anyway, this stuff comes in tubes but also in buckets. I've found it in arts and crafts stores and even many hardware stores or places that have hobby level art supplies sell stuff like that... Mixed with some equally cheap acrylic paint and white glue it stays fresh and wet in small badges. I mixed one of the old wash buckets from GW woth of the stuff and it hasn't hardened yet. And yea.. Part of the reason I had an empty wash is that I spilled a good amount.

[@aaronbono4688]

I am not sure why the cracks were a problem. The ground cracks, especially when wet mud or earth dries. I would just embrace it and make it part of the model!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

True, for me it was more not the look I was going for :)

[@Nat1videos]

Great video... you are a perfectionist !!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

See I'm not so kind to myself, I tend to think of it as obsessive 😅

[@Nat1videos]

@@RPArchiveOfficial I'm the same... but with less skill lol. Pushing to improve my skills !

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Hey always keep pushing man, I'm still not happy with my skills, especially painting, but we'll all get there :)

[@gnarkillgnarkill7725]

When adding texture to your spear shafts you could simply roll them across a sharp checkered flat file

[@h347h]

I use toothpicks on popsicle sticks for spikes stuff. Works well and let's you have bowmen for wargames next to them.

[@Ayns.L14A]

only one thing i would add to the archery targets ............get a fine needle and some buff thread and sew closed the end of the string just like they are made in real life.

[@echodelta2426]

All 3 projects are awesome. Love the idea of using comb and brush bits to make the weapons. I've tried plasticard, but these look way better.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Honestly I'm constantly looking at small scale little bits and bobs and thinking 'now what the hell can I use this for...'

[@broitszion8884]

This is so cool!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thanks man :) nice little accessories are great to build up a collection of...

[@broitszion8884]

Scattered terrain?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Scatter terrain is a phrase used to describe smaller pieces of terrain that you 'scatter' in an area to add more detail and life to it :) pretty much half of all terrain could be described as scatter terrain really haha

[@broitszion8884]

Oh cool! I’m actually running a game soon so I’m going to make some

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Awesome :)

[@Bocco83]

Love everything!!! These pieces looks perfect and they're super useful in my games!!! Only note for the mud I would have used paint, glue and baking soda, I found it makes a great mud/ground effect really cheap and easy

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I'll have to give it a try :) honestly though, lukes basing cover is golden for so many things, I can highly recommend his channel (lukes aps) if you haven't seen it already!

[@Bocco83]

@@RPArchiveOfficial I'll go check it out! And I'm sure its stuff is higher quality, but baking soda is the cheapest you can get and all I can afford 😂😂

[@Bocco83]

@@RPArchiveOfficial ok, I checked him, I know him, no argument about the difference in quality. His stuff is top

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I know that feeling!

[@lilcwa]

Fantastic themed crafting video...although I did cringe at 2:49 when you trimmed the balsa base of your weapon rack uprights because I thought you were going to take off the tip of your finger!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Haha! Yeah I can see that, but I had it angled so it would never hit me :)

[@JacobCross17]

I'm very limited on supplies, but I should be able to get by for my Dark Souls Board Game, I just need cardboard and glue, but I should be able to manage making these with what I currently have at hand 🤔

[@alexkeown5064]

What jazz playlist do you use for your videos?. I love the background music, as well as your amazing crafts.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

It's all from epidemic sound :)

[@JohnDlugosz]

The targets look brand new and unused. It should have the fibers messed up from the original rope from having arrows poked in and pulled out. I think they end up getting used far beyond their "pretty" life. Much of the fibers will be matted into a coarse felt and the original spiral will kind of melt together. It may even have repairs.

[@axecell6]

The archery targets need some arrows!

[@jpavlvs]

Have you tried acrylic wood stain? It's a ton cheaper then Warpaint stains and it's basically the same thing.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Oh I've realised, I'm just picking a colour tone that works :)

[@padraigmumper6956]

For the wash on wood technique how did you avoid having the glue mess with the wash? I tried it in the past and the wash wouldn't stick to any exposed spots that got glue on them. Also the builds looked really great by the way

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Thank you, and welcome to the channel :) Not to put too fine a point on it, but it works fine as long as you're careful and use the right amount of glue - ie. Not too much :) if you do mess up in places, I find a second coat can help blend and disguise it though

[@user-pe3ef7mw3b]

Awesome video, handsome straight inspiring, what kind of warriors with red shields at 19:13?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Wizkids Hobgoblins :)

[@arcticsuppressortesting5389]

I know this is an older video.. But what brand of comb are you using? I've ordered 6 different brands of combs, and none have this style of teeth.

[@andytate5670]

I would super glue the targets to my fingers Fact.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Haha, well I'd be lying if I said it never happens to me ;) welcome to the channel btw!

[@andytate5670]

@@RPArchiveOfficial I've been here a while under the name Andrew Tate it's just that KZbin decided to pull a blinder on my and I had to start all over again! for some reason it would recognise my user name ( it's my name!) I enjoy your builds but I can't do magnets I have sausages for fingers. I also have long nails for playing guitar so they are a real nightmare for me

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Ah! Fair enough. Small tools can be useful there, when things get too delicate for me a cocktail stick with a blu tac on the end, or some tweezers make life a lot easier. You can add a bit of rubbery grip to the ends of tweezers with some carefully applied hot glue too :)

[@andytate5670]

@@RPArchiveOfficial I like that last Idea I've got a bit of rubber tube somewhere tha might just do the trick

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

How would you think you could make training dummies for practicing your melee combat?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I've had some thoughts, but I'd need to experiment. Check out the Dock warehouse video, I did some experiments with sacks, I'd probably continue experiments and expand on that technique.

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

@@RPArchiveOfficial thanks!

What foam are you using there? Is that regular XPS foam?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Yep, just one of the types we get in the UK. It's main advantage is the colour, so if it gets damaged it isn't so obvious, but it has drawbacks, it's extremely fibrous and grained, so it doesn't take the pencil method of wood grain, or any indented carving very well. Otherwise I'm pretty sure it's the same as US foam, same springyness etc. It's certainly not like the styrodur from Europe BMC uses more these days, that stuff is awesome. Need to pick some up to experiment with actually...

@@RPArchiveOfficial where you buy it? I live in the UK as well, so... 😁

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

There's a link to my equipment list in the description, I talk about the places I bought it and my experiences with both there, and have links to both :) both sources have their pros and cons, so it's worth a short read!

[@BonkinatorReal]

what can i use if i dont have hard foam?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Packing foam (the white stuff) as it'll be hidden by dirt anyway. I'd use some modelling compound (geekgaming, sculptamold) to over that though for better shape/texture.

[@leebangs5127]

Does anyone know where he got his foam from??

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Links in the equipment list in the description :)

[@Gobnikowski]

How large are your Miniatures?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

30mm average, these days I scale around loot studios bartender, I treat him as 6' or so

[@1979benmitchell]

watching you with that razor blade made me nervous as hell..

[@stoneybologni89]

I will never look at a comb the same way..

[@samwessels8216]

imperial mesurements confuse the f*#$^ out of me

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

There's a conversion chart in the description :)

[@samsowden]

i thought the cracks looked good...

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

They weren't bad, just not the look I was going for :)