Crafting an EPIC Dwarven Outpost Diorama

#cubedencounters
Also go check out Franky's video here: • Twice Made, Once Forgo...
In this video, I made a miniature Dwarfen Outpost Diorama, suspended on the side of a cliff, overlooking.... the fissure. I used XPS foam, plaster, 3D printed parts on my resin and FDM printers. Sadly no epoxy resin art for this one, but maybe the next build!
Rock STLs: www.thingiverse.com/thing:463...
Duramic Filament used: amzn.to/3BYYC7l
Credit Music: www.joelsantosmusic.com/
00:00 Adventure Primer
00:45 Setup & Inspiration
01:50 Mocking up in Cardboard
03:03 Scoping out the Arches
03:37 Rock & Roll
04:19 Bulking out the main shape
05:46 Knarb Special
06:22 Chipboard Cladding
06:36 Finding room fo the Arches
07:12 We've had first Spackling, yes
07:21 Dwarves with TUSKS?
08:31 Airbrush goes BRRRRR
08:45 Chains on Dwarves excite me
09:01 What the flock?
09:37 Down in the Depths
10:45 A Splash of Color
11:26 Are you subscribed? HELLO?

[@FrankyDCrafter]

You brought the art to life. I’m still blown away by how good this looks!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Franky, your illustrations are marvelous.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Phenomenal craft. Great use of aluminum foil for fast rocks on the fly. I'm sure the bolt neck guys are mind blown to see this come to life.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you very much!

[@carrie4910]

‘Shank your foam into submission’ 🤣 Amazing build! Going to have to remember the alfoil rock mold technique.

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha, very fun to do. Cheers!

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

For a while now I've been toying with the idea of switching my D&D games to a 15mm or 10mm scale. Seeing this and your city build is making that case even more compelling.

[@KnarbMakes]

Its pretty great! Love all the room it gives on the table.

[@ArtJeremiah]

Amazing as always. Love watching the VR Sculpting especially. I played around with my brother's VR headset and loved it. Definitely need something like that in my life. Anway, you're on fire Knarb! Keep up all this amazing building.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much!

[@ConjuredCraft]

Always stunned at how you marry together tech and hand crafting! Great concept and an amazing build.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Terran

[@michaelcoull8590]

Cubed Encounters is a great idea! Really looking forward to seeing more of your builds and more of this new fantasy setting! Cheers!

[@KnarbMakes]

I have some ideas, cheers!

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

If I ever wanted my xps foam to know what its like in the joint, I now have an idea of how to accomplish that. Epic is an apt descriptor for this build. Another multi-discipline masterpiece. Cheers!

[@KnarbMakes]

Its a rough life in the slammer

[@LylaMev]

Love the little details!

[@KnarbMakes]

The little details are my favorite too! Thanks Lyla!

[@Voirreydirector]

This is extraordinary, my dear. The foot square seems to be an ideal cosmography for this, and I so look forward to seeing more from you.

[@KnarbMakes]

I have more planned, cheers!

[@forgeofsagas]

Absolutely stunning! I really like how you incorporated the 3d printed elements into the build. I might have to try that bridge technique.

[@KnarbMakes]

Still need to try some diff designs, but im liking it so far.

[@musabi6259]

Just discovered you and man you're criminally undersubscribed

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

Fantastic diorama work ! The result is superb . Love very much the underground part !

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you!

[@uisgeuisce]

This is poetry!

[@Berserkerworks]

This is a very cool collab!

[@CCMinis]

Super dope build Knarb! That scale looks like a lot of fun to work in

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Nick! It's a lot of fun!

[@TheSmuey]

I used to breed geckos a while back and as I love a natural look to their enclosures, I made my own backdrops. I used the same techniques used here: A foam base with a mixture of joint compound and a thinning agent. It's very cool to see that same technique here!

[@KnarbMakes]

Right on! Cool to see lots of different hobbies use similar things.

[@philRminiatures]

Creative and stunning job, congrats!👍👍

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you very much!

[@lucycannon6732]

Fantastic build, and a great collab!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks a bunch!

[@ScatteredTerrain]

What a marvelous build! And such a dynamic sketch to work from! That underspray of colors on the cliff face was a very nice touch 👌

[@3rdaxis609]

WOW MAN YOU ARE A TRUE HOBBYIST

[@annakuch9108]

Ur builds are truly amazing and watching ur videos is wonderful and relaxing

[@BPCustomCreations]

This scale works so well for epic terrain! Great job on all of the elements and bringing them together. I really like the arches set into the mountain stone.

[@vinnygarcia3043]

You add a resin river in between, that’s a great diorama. The 3D sculpt incredible

[@CrankyPantss]

I respectfully disagree. It’s already a really great diorama, as is.

[@chuckallerston9997]

Great build

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

This looks amazing man. Cool details 👍

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much. Was a fun build!

[@michaelvonfeldt9629]

More of these would be great

[@ScratchBashing]

8:45 underrated chapter title

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha, was having a bit of fun with them.

[@BillMakingStuff]

lovely!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Bill

[@DarkMatterWorkshop]

Love it Johny ! Great concept drawing also 👌

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha. Thanks for watching to the end.

[@deadbob9]

I love the variety of builds on your channel

[@jefferymartens6303]

Fantastic video, and Cubed Encounters is a genius idea!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Jeffery!

[@blaizetouchatt6089]

Absolutely amazing!

[@karenburchell4918]

Im hitting like even though I've never shanked my xps foam 😇🤣🤣

[@KnarbMakes]

Perfect, never too late to start!

[@TheMarquis_31]

Very very cool !

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

Cubed Encounters ftw!

[@joeld9038]

Heck yes! love the dwarven theme!

[@chaosincarna]

Really wish I had all the tools and supplies you have, and work place. lol

[@exzendar2523]

Awesome!! dwarfen stuff are great!!!

[@LONO47]

Thus was such an impressive build.

[@Effacez]

Awesome vid, more Cubed Encounters please! 🔥🔥🔥

[@charlarp]

Very cool!

[@deadbob9]

It’s cool you can cut the plaster away

[@MrMaltavius]

You should print 10mm scale miniatures from your campaign for use in these maps.

[@KnarbMakes]

I have done a couple already at this scale! They are really tiny :)

[@Starolfr]

Oh, man… This is almost exactly how I’ve envisioned one of the dwarven outposts in my homebrew RPG world. O.O.

[@charleyedwards2121]

oh woa you modeled her yourself?? sick dude!

[@kosachilles2504]

Just amazing 😍😍

[@charleyedwards2121]

a modular world of cubes would be insane, no matter which direction they go just grab another cube

[@KnarbMakes]

Would be neat! Thanks.

[@chaoshead87]

10mm is addictive and amazing! Great job once again.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Walter!

[@michaelvonfeldt9629]

Amazing as usual!

[@tyarkschettler853]

A great craft as always

[@brandonadrian1848]

Amazing.

[@mysterio952]

Awesome m8

[@thecraftydm]

It is epic!

[@mr.e1944]

Cool model. I don’t understand what the dwarves statue is holding up. If the chains are cut will that out cropping with the telescope in the gorge fall to the depths below?

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah that's the idea. There's structures in real life that this is inspired by.

[@mr.e1944]

@@KnarbMakesok, cool!

[@Yamanoochi]

Great work! What is the recipe for Knarb Special ? Thank you.

[@KnarbMakes]

Black acrylic gesso, 45min joint compound, water, cellulose pulp added to taste.

[@shiroumxm2052]

5:55 that mix looks really easy to work with and excelente results!! does it sticks to carboard¿ Would anyone explain me what is and how to make it¿¿ I speak spanish and just a little bit of English i learned from movies so i did not understand exactly what he said about that mix. Im making an sort of ancient LED tree and wanna place it over a rocky hill,but I have no idea what material to use to cover the cardboard

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah it will stick to cardboard well. It's about 1 part plaster mix, 1 part water, 1 part celulose insulation and some black gesso mostly for the black paint as well as the acrylic binder in it.

[@shiroumxm2052]

@@KnarbMakes Excelent!! im gonna star to work on that tomorrow, gracias amigo!

[@redgreen09]

welol looks good to me see as post new like story is thare a book ? just had ask

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah, stay tuned, Ill post a community update when the KS goes live, will have a book.

[@Virakotxa]

Much respect to those who gave their own spin to classic lore... But... No roast for not giving that female dwarf golden tusks...

[@m14srv]

Thought dnd was 28mm scale ?

[@KnarbMakes]

Typically, yes. No reason it can't be played in other scales too.

[@nogardd]

I.would have chosen to make bridge with simple string and ice cream sticks, with toothpick supports.

[@KnarbMakes]

That was gonna be my initial approach as well, but I wanted to try a new technique out.

[@rachidbensaid4665]

تحياتي

[@Sudo_Nimh]

"a woman's horse laughter" Thanks KZbin Subtitles :D

[@KnarbMakes]

Hey. Still works as an interesting detail of the adventure, maybe it was intentional, lol.

[@kingyames]

This is my comment to appease the great algorithm

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks James

[@Bluecho4]

"Dwarves with tusks." So...short orcs?

[@KnarbMakes]

Bunch of Dorks

[@jst1man]

He says his wife donated, but truth be told, it was a 5 finger discount.

[@elKONTEXO]

The build is awesome but I have to say the thumbnail really looks kind of boring and confusing. I couldnt really make out what it pictured. The first shot of the video would have made a better thumbnail maybe although i can understand wanting to put the most important object in the thumbnail.

[@KnarbMakes]

Right on. Thumbnails are hard, heh.

[@jonathanekat3852]

The female dwarf looks more like a female orc to me. Tusks are more of an orc thing to me. Never thought of why dwarves should have them.

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

To be honest, builds based on 3d printing is pretty useless for one who does not desire a 3d printer. Great concept though.

[@KnarbMakes]

I can hand-craft most of the things in this video, just takes way longer and less reproducible. 3D printers make me enjoy the hobby a lot more, but they are not for everyone.

[@swyntopia]

nice work.... but why that bone-idle speech ???? Non-native-english speakers ( americans allways speek this boring and annoying way ! ) don´t understand what you say. :-(

[@KnarbMakes]

Had to look up what bone idle meant. Huh, not sure why, that's just the voice I have. I sound fake and forced if I try and use any other voice. Sorry you cant understand me.