Easy Miniature Craters for Wargaming Terrain and Tabletop Games

[@logdog6762]

I was given an incomplete 40K tank from my FLGS last night. I'm going to make some tank wreckage sitting in a molten crater. This video has helped out with how to do it. Thanks!

[@RFDHobby]

Sounds awesome. I'm glad I could help mate. Good luck with the build.

[@Terrainosaur]

The black in the middle is excellent.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. I agree, I think it helped to sell the overall look. Appreciate the comment.

[@NatesMiniatures]

I was not expecting how easy these would actually be to build! great video mate.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Nate. Really easy, I'm definitely making some more

[@matthewderczynski7582]

Excellent, exactly the tutorial I was looking for 👌

[@RFDHobby]

Great to hear you found something useful mate. Thank you for the comment.

[@igelkott255]

These look really good and simple to make. thanks for posting the video! One suggestion though is to glue on a few rocks first, then apply the dirt to make them look embedded in the soil. Then also apply a few on top for variety.

[@RFDHobby]

Great idea, wish I'd thought of that. I'm going to make up some more soon and I'll be trying that out for sure. I appreciate the comment mate. Thanks.

[@nikborz1039]

Really greatCraters loook awsome

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you!

[@OriginPainting]

I really like your goop that you used to stick the dirt into the center. Creative solutions.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. Yeah, I'm finding more ways to use that stuff. I'm all about the cheap solutions at the moment haha.

[@photogfrank2146]

Awesome idea here! I'm going to use this to make a portal look a bit more interesting! Fortunately, here in the US, we don't have to worry about kangaroo shit! Lol! I had to replay that to make sure I heard you correctly! Thumbs 👍 up!

[@brothertobias]

This certainly beats spening 80$ on GW craters... Thank you!

[@RFDHobby]

You're welcome mate.

[@johnkelley9877]

This was great! I was surprised at how easy they look to make. Thanks for taking the time to make this very helpful tutorial.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks John, me too. You're welcome, I love doing this stuff.

[@artwork29ish]

Great vid. Being a resident of the UK, kangaroo shit isn't problem when back yard foraging for mats.

[@RFDHobby]

Haha, lucky you. Cheers for the comment mate.

[@artwork29ish]

@@RFDHobby Most welcome bud. Thanks for the upload and inspersion. Keep safe.

[@abdulrahmanreijerink]

I'm a little homesick after that kangaroo shit reference. Now that's a feeling I never expected to experience watching a wargaming video.

[@RFDHobby]

@@artwork29ish you too mate.

[@rupertbrink7514]

These look fantastic, thanks for sharing! Will be replicating.

[@RFDHobby]

Cheers mate. Good luck with the build, let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for watching!

[@pygukk]

Very cool! Best part you show how to make craters for different terrains!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Ivan. Glad you liked it mate.

[@hogger95905]

Great video thanks!

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you for the comment!

[@jhall1980]

These look incredible

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment mate.

[@DevsDice]

Really simple and nice build - without kangaroo shit! :) Thanks for the shout-out also Shawn! 🤘

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Leif. Appreciate all your help mate.

[@lupus247]

Great look! You have great content. Keep doing your thing.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much for the comment. Glad you're enjoying it mate.

[@richardthomas8415]

Great tutorial!!...many thanks👍

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you! And I appreciate the comment. 👍

[@dieselelejido871]

Can you make a diorama for gundams next? That would be awesome

[@RFDHobby]

Oh wow, that's something I've not tried before. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the comment mate.

[@alexren4252]

Hi, really like the vid! I'm a noob here so is there an approx. ratio for the PVA and water when sealing the dirt in? Just an approx. will do cause I can't tell how thick the mixture was. Thx

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks. It's slightly more water than PVA glue, you want it to be fairly diluted so that you can easily drip it over the dirt or groundcover. It should clear up nicely once dry. I hope this helps mate.

[@alexren4252]

@@RFDHobby Thx, it helped a lot, u earned a new sub!

[@wizard0313]

Should add some mudbrown liquid in some of the craters for that WW1 feel, make it look like they were there for months

[@RFDHobby]

Great idea mate! Thanks for the comment.

[@federicotarroni2335]

Thanks! Nice video, did you buy the dirt?

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you mate. No, the dirt I just grabbed from the backyard, although I'm pretty sure I put this through a strainer to get out some of the larger bits and non-dirt stuff before I used it.

[@federicotarroni2335]

@@RFDHobby okay, thanks

[@johnphilippatos]

14:21 What the hell mate? You got kangaroos lurking around in your backyard? Shit, I'm moving to Australia! Beautifull craftsmanship. Happy holidays and Stay Safe!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks John. Depends where you live, but if you manage to be a little out in the country, they're really common. I hope you enjoy the holidays too mate. Thanks for the comment.

[@costagauci5719]

Really nice. Was just thinking. You could probably get away with covering one of these with a texture paint instead of flocking if preferred.

[@RFDHobby]

Texture paint would work really well, and be a lot cleaner process. There will be a difference in the final texture obviously, I prefer this as it gives a loose soil look about it, as if the crater is relatively fresh (plus it's from my backyard and just happens to work really well for this application :) ). Thanks for the suggestion mate, I really appreciate it. Take care and all the best.

[@orcpaintshop355]

Amazing job man =)

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate.

[@orcpaintshop355]

@@RFDHobby always love your videos so much awesome terrian!!!

[@wormyish]

I use paper bag instead of tin foil.

[@RFDHobby]

Perfect. The paper might actually hold better with the glue than the tinfoil. I was inspired to use the tin foil after following Erics Hobby Workshop tutorials and having way too much extra foil haha. Thanks for the comment, and sorry for the late reply.

[@markbrown8154]

Kangaroo Shit. Wow, you really are an Aussie, aren't you.

[@RFDHobby]

haha, yes I am.

[@Telmach]

Kangaroo shit

[@RFDHobby]

...not nearly as impressive as wombat shit...