40k Terrain Tutorial - Desert Wasteland fort for Orks, Diggas & Necromunda Ash Waste!!!

In this video I build a gigantic post-apocalyptic desert wasteland fort for use in games of warhammer 40k, necromunda, or gorkamorka. I originally conceived this build for my Digga mob, but I decided to make it versatile enough that it could be an ork fort run down imperial outpost too. So here is an nice wargames terrain tutorial! My wife even said it reminded her of star wars. Sure, why not! I can’t wait to play with this thing.
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[@MurderHoboRPG]

Dude. Tell me you disinfected the bark before doing this? Black mold can cause lungdisease. Drench it in mouthwash. 30 minutes in the oven at 160° C next time aaight!!!!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

West Side I didn’t!!! I wear a respirator for any dusty stages and the bark was very dry and now is sealed, but I will do this next time! Thanks for the tip my dude

[@wookiejesusofnazarethkashy1940]

Skip the mouthwash though. The heat is enough to kill anything. Gonna take years for mold to get through Mod Podge, sand, more Mod Podge, paint, etc.

[@MurderHoboRPG]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop also bake your sand. You dont want micro critters laying eggs in your storage. purge them with fire.(i mean bake sand and grit for 2 hours at 160)

[@mattbecker4514]

I doubt that stuff would be dangerous after being sealed with modpoge and layers of paint.

[@dennishorror142]

@@MurderHoboRPG 60 degrees celsius is enough to harden any Protein in a life Form and killanything over 30 mins

[@OreoPriest]

In addition to being fascinating, there's something very relaxing about watching you build.

[@gustavoenzler5434]

Yeah, that's almost like yoga or meditation. Only topped by watching Juan Hidalgo painting his minis. :)

[@tobypin1693]

tru

[@michaelmarines4415]

"Using my bare hand like an absolute animal..." Your narrations are the best. Stay safe my dude. Thanks for the vids to pass the quarantine times! 🤘🏼

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

This was an incredible build. It looks killer! I really want to build something like that, but man, storing it. Even with a dedicated room I have no idea where I'd put it. It wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. Question for you my man....and I'm super sorry if you mentioned it and I missed it (watching with a kid running around), where are all those perfect little steps from? Or did you scratch build them? They are great!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Black Magic Craft Thank you! I am seriously considering mounting it on the wall like a taxidermied head. The stairs are O scale styrene stairs from Plastruct. They are absolutely awesome. They aren’t big enough for a mini’s base to slot in the steps but they look right to me and I just make little landings here and there to compensate.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Find a glass topped table you can mount this under if it fits, that way you will be looking down on all the details

[@batman9592]

@@tomtruesdale6901 That's a great idea!

[@x.davidwilliams83]

@@tomtruesdale6901 - Huzzah

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Magnets on its bottom magnets in the ceiling see where I'm going with this 😃

[@fergusconnor7476]

This is the coolest terrain I've ever seen

[@torymiddlebrooks]

It's the attention to detail combined with the creativity, right?

[@fergusconnor7476]

@@torymiddlebrooks totally

[@glennt69lol]

This is dream terrain level

[@hyperbene7711]

Totally cool, agreed

[@stephenx2857]

as someone who was in nyc for the march-july main covid wave... that comment about the ambulance noise...really hit home. nothing in 40k could compare to nyc deathly quiet except ems sirens

[@kenlipson8686]

UNREAL!!! That is a masterpiece.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks ken! Very kind

[@Denbot7]

I just love this piece! So incredible. I love how your terrain pieces tell their own stories. It’s a quality often missing in terrain, especially the GW stuff that just always looks cold and lifeless.

[@EchoMirage72]

No-one: Eric at 21:03: Does his best Anakin impression.

[@WylochsArmory]

Caught that too :-D

[@Will_Forge]

It was perfectly timed and subtly executed, too. Made me crack up, rewind, and make my wife watch. lol

[@MrJuwarra]

i laughed so hard at that.. awesome 'easter egg'

[@WylochsArmory]

I just wish it were a little bigger. JK your best work yet!!!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Wyloch!! At this rate I will have no room left soon

[@kirkgeier417]

All the shots of the models hiding in crevices is what makes this piece so gold

[@hyperjas5]

Holy crap those are construx at 13:56. Man I loved playing with those toys when I was younger.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Yes they are, i have a few bags of them from a thrift store but haven’t used any pieces til now. I never had them growing up but one of my friends who had older brothers did, and we used to make toy guns out of them and pretend we were action movie style mercenaries. Good times

[@MaxDMCrafting]

This is a great piece! Love the bark technique and how it looks at the end. Happy Crafting and stay safe mate! Ciao from Italy 😉

[@bettsdn]

This really is incredible. The bark texture is great and the way you mimicked it with the carving technique is spot on. MILES better than the typical angled chip out technique. It legit looks like rock. I also love your philosophy of design.

[@cavemanworkshop]

This. Is. Amazing.... 😳. Absolutely incredible content! Modular; practical; accessible; sustainably attained materials. Nicely done! I hope everyone else recognizes a new contender in the “upper-middleweight class” of the proverbial hobby content community of KZbin!

[@johnkelley9877]

Simply incredible! There are so many interesting things going on in this diorama even without figures. Thanks for sharing this great work.

[@nickn4127]

Amazing work as always! I will send this to all my 40k pals who like building terrain because you're stuff is so inspiring!!

[@waynehumber8906]

SUPER WOW! Awesome job Eric! I love this!

[@patonyecla9201]

This is AMAZING. I've been looking for ideas to make my own necromunda fort/mine/settlement and this gave me a lot of inspiration. Thanks from Spain, and good luck with the quarantine there!

[@stoneylrobertson]

This is an awesome construct! And the bark!! That has me thinking so many possibilities! Even standing them vertically instead of horizontally for a standing stones or circles or dolmens look! Everything is building material!!

[@ZX-ou5op]

Saw the notification for your channel and my week immediately got better! I play orks and love everything about this - absolutely incredible, man. Glad you're doing well in these strange times.

[@ProfessorCharlesPorterfield]

Absolutely incredible! Excellent work!

[@PlatypusScotsman]

Nice work Eric. Looks sweet. I really like how you put a lot of thought in how your transitions would work for miniature play.

[@RotGolem]

Stunning use of bark and a really awesome terrain piece! It has a Borderlands feel that really goes well with 40K and a lot of sci-fi/apolyptic settings. Stay safe from Italy.

[@DJKlearVision]

Eric, I am a crafter as well and have been serious about the hobby for a few years now. I find your method of crafting to be very inspiring, while starting with a loose plan and letting your imagination dictate the next choices, it is a wonderful mix of strategy & chaos. I have watched this same tutorial maybe 5 or 6 times at this point as it is so enjoyable to watch your process all the way through. Keep it up man, your content is gold. Some day I’ll showcase some of my builds and let the public know who some of my inspirations are. You being one of them.

[@brouwjon]

Amazing job Eric!! This is a work of art

[@inkywells]

Awesome build. It's a big piece, true, but surprisingly versatile and would be so cool to play on. You made a great point about using fewer crazy angles on the patches for a more realistic look, too. Thanks for sharing.

[@austingraham4107]

Love the bark and love the passion in your craft

[@iamgrays]

Great work again. I really like this and the simplicity of what you did. Keep it up!

[@mariopalma7650]

Hats off!!! Your work impresses me more and more 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jacobhope6164]

Wow! That looks awesome!

[@operaghost21]

LOVE IT. Seriously, this is fantastic. Nicely done.

[@MikeDavison]

That is amazing! Great work.

[@Kirk.t.g]

Love the tire tracks and gate hinges Can't wait to see a battle report on this beauty

[@bulkbu6331]

Fantastic build, love it!

[@arcanuke3294]

Every single video you post is brilliant!

[@corneliusperkins7363]

"... but that's a problem for future Eric." :)

[@JennyfaninSweden]

So cool! Love your projects!

[@jamesremington8056]

I really needed this. I was looking for a video that would give me good ideas for a big winter project. Thanks. I love your final product.

[@Da40kOrks]

Incredible build! So much attention to detail and looks so good for such a simple paint scheme. Outstanding! Waggghhh!

[@hyp3rk1ll_aoc39]

Happy to hear you and yours are staying safe in NY. Great build this time, wonderful scale! Love how big it is. Loved the idea of using the wheel in the wet spackle for the tracks! Ork player myself so, WAAAGH!

[@compaqee]

Just stumbled upon your channel today. I love the builds, I love your narration and your random comments and quotes (anakin). You sound like an all round incredible guy to hang with. Keep it up!

[@dmmomma]

This is freakin awesome! So cool!

[@YoungAdventurersGuild]

Absolutely stunning.

[@digitalwastrel]

Really great stuff! Watching the whole thing come together was incredibly satisfying

[@gustavoenzler5434]

Dude, love watching your vids. Happy with you when you attached the refinery part on the tower and it fitted so well. Made me grin all the time, because I exactly know what you mean... :)

[@karldeverinne7877]

This was so inspirational. Fantastic, thank you.

[@rwillmottrw]

Absolutely amazing buddy really love the build

[@WoodenSpoonWargaming]

amazing work, really like the basic, and i say that in a totally nice way, for the paint scheme as you said so it doesnt take away from the models

[@speakerface1379]

Awesome bro you’ve opened my creative mind bro with seen just 2 of you’re builds, inspired me no end you’ve give me whole new lease of life in my retirement and with this virus give me plenty to do and hope my grandkids get inspired when see what grandad can do, thanks and will show you my first ever attempt when done.

[@ginoridolini4705]

This is epic bro! Well done!

[@kimjensen4977]

Looks amazing!!! 👍👍👍

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Awesome as always. Great mix of technical skill and chaotic improvisation.

[@hectormorales4090]

Man, this is awesome!

[@frothingmuppet4466]

Looks fantastic mate. Also glad to hear you and the missus are safe. And quality Star Wars reference.

[@bernardbernadette7569]

It's awsommme ! really liked this big city ! keep going man

[@Aurica34]

Always love your terrain videos, exceptional terrain and the music... I don't know...the music just works for me

[@acalavan]

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@Fox01313]

Looks amazing!

[@beerhammer40k23]

Epic terrain piece 👍💕

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Second video I watched today that used bark for stone, looks very real after painting. Really like how you used everyday items and turned them into the fort.

[@DanielLopez-cd7zt]

Amazing.I have always wanted to get ideas for building my own terrain. This video gives me inspiration for creating and using my own skills to create something great. I like to thank you for sharing and explaining ways of making this diorama.

[@skrypthobbies]

Fantastic build!

[@1v75cjgu2j2j]

Firsr video of yours iv seen and im really impressed! Great job

[@Forakus]

What a fantastic project!

[@FamineStudios]

Very cool build! I like the bonus playability with the extra add ons!

[@greyshadedminis]

Absolutely awesome well done

[@billettescrafts]

This is sweeeettt!!! My boys love army men and I’ve been wanting to build something for them... bingo! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Please make more 👏👏👏

[@dermaajages]

Jesus Eric! This is on a whole other level! Super nicely done.

[@nathanabrams765]

This reminds me of the old 2nd edition book builds. I've taken a break from warhammer 40k and work on a few more realistic display with some farm toys but always come back for ideas to add details with.

[@beastlyidiots9232]

Fantastic job!

[@KlanibalFD]

very very beautiful diorama work! I love it. Thanks for share

[@simplesmile6984]

man loving all your videos , and you did great that you came and asked if you could take those, i think thats awesome ) very brave too, i think to do what's right you need Courage,Faith and Love

[@euansmith3699]

This is a really inspirational video. The approach to modelling and painting is cool and unfussy.

[@Scubasgamecorner]

Dude, this is a most epic build ...congratulations

[@kallisto9166]

Great build Eric, it looks fantastic! Measuring every bit of a build against the models you're intending to use it with is a really important tip. Always check as you go to see where you can stand a mini folks! It will make your builds so much more playable and be really immersive for your players. The more that players can interact with a model, the more fun they will have. You could build the most detailed historically accurate building ever, but if there's nowhere to stand a mini, it's just a big brick.

[@natetritt8644]

This build is awesome. Love the Orks

[@thesylvan]

A-MAZE-ZING! Quite impressed and humbled. Fantastic.

[@MAMCCO]

This is gorgeous! I’m an aspiring novice terrain builder and your videos are unbelievably inspiring

[@mrpylak7103]

Excellent build. I dig the Anakin Skywalker quote on the sand. I moved away from sand a long time ago. I use Ballast from the train store. Various sizes and no dust. It’s more expensive but the trade-off is well worth it. Also I like the rivets look. I stole the idea from you on your earlier builds. I don’t know why you don’t have a million subs. The excellence in simplicity is awesome!

[@carlmayne3519]

Wow dude, this is insane ... Love it :D

[@boboshobby]

This is a very cool Pieces of terrain! Very nice work

[@HesteBremse]

Extremely cool process - inspiring indeed, thanks a lot ;D

[@neilmackenzie4394]

Excellent Fort! Nicely done video of it's construction. I learned some tips to apply to my monster tank I'm building. Thanks.

[@AsylumAudioDNB]

Only recently discovered this channel and I'm loving it! I think this is the best build yet, it looks awesome

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

AsylumAudioDNB thank you!

[@wouterw.2945]

A masterclass build fort, very impressive.

[@chroniclesoftinybattles]

Love how you worked that foam to make it look like rock ! I was being unhappy about rock work on my current build, thanks !

[@siptharn]

Awesome stuff!

[@benhayden9198]

That was an amazing watch! Love your stuff and always look forward to seeing your next vids. Now for having a go at something like this......

[@walrusgaming2680]

I have watched this video a few times now because this is the best terrain video I have ever seen! You are brilliant at scratch building and the painting! I would love to see a battle report with this fort in it!

[@GbreakerDX]

Awesome Build learn some new things from watching your video!

[@jeromeferrez4115]

... Well... when I see this, there is one and only word that comes to me....... Outstanding!!!! This build is just incredible! 'wish I'll be able to do as well someday! I've just discovered your channel with this video, and I'm subscribing right now to see more!! Keep it up! And stay safe so you can marvel us again!!

[@BCATC.250r]

Dude your a amazing artist 🎨!!

[@wellwasp]

Awesome, looks like great fun, and as is would fit alot of armies, I could even see it as a rogue trader era space marine outpost back when they were a bit more rag tag. Great to see some minis properly too.

[@evanbanjo]

This is just absolutely astonishing.

[@guleri]

This is a great looking terrain, as looks like it can be used for so many different purposes both for Imperial Guard, Orks, Space Marines ansd as a mine with Genestealers. The rocks look amazing! Just found this video på chance, but started subscribing to your channel now.

[@Shnubuts]

this is seriously the best video of a warhammer diorama i've seen so far !! Great work and looking forward for more !!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Wow, high praise! Thanks man

[@dannybracken6982]

Talent brother pure talent! Nice job !

[@sillymonger]

This is a sick build... nicely done brother

[@biggerthaninfinity]

I found this channel today and I'm glad I did. I love builds like this.