Fuel Tank Made from Random Household Junk (Warhammer, Kill Team, Necromunda, Gaslands)

[@dkbibi]

"Now time to spray paint... Dammit." Goes on an hour-long side-track to go buy more. This is hilarious because we ALL have to face this at a moment or another. Plus it's a fun window into the cold-harsh realities of Canadians :P

[@grantm6933]

Reminds me of that scene when Hal (from Malcolm in the Middle) tries to change a lightbulb but ends up repairing his car because nothing else works (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5O2lpuZiZZsq5I).

[@TheodoreMinick]

@@grantm6933 Story of my life.

[@kaylaverkland858]

That week long cold snap here in Edmonton in January when we were rated as the coldest place on earth...lol. “Cold-harsh” was an understatement

[@knutboehnert3163]

Everything in "the cold-harsh realities of Canadians" is bearable if you have Tim Hortons...

[@lyricnash1390]

you prolly dont care at all but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I somehow forgot the login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me

[@mszczesnik]

That brings some memories :). When I was a teenager (some 25 years ago), I couldn't afford minis and terrain. We were playing Warzone with my friends back then. We were building our terrain from empty yogurt boxes, styrofoam, sand, moss and various scraps found in garages and sheds. We were even able to create our own minis by kitbashing cheap Chinese plastic toy soldiers, aircraft and tank model kits, polymer clay (that colorful kind for kids), paper, old toys, and so on. I actually think that years of such kitbashing and also creating own rule books for our minis made me a game designer :).

[@batman9592]

Drinking straws are easy to connect when you know how. Make a "V" shape in the straw with your finger/ nail. Fold it in on itself along the "V". Now insert into another straw. It will push fit just fine. The "V" has made the diameter smaller therefore it fits into the same straw size.

[@vonries]

And if there is any imperfection at the joint where you can see the joint dimple (where you forgot to hide it on a non- visible side. Fill any hole with ca glue and baking powder. You might even be able to drill a hole in the center and make it look like a flange(a fitting for joining two pieces of large diameter pipe).

[@adrians2190]

I think this is the most boring thing I've read in the internet. Ever.

[@cingcurbinson995]

@@adrians2190 Considering how short and to the point the comment is, I'm concerned for your attention span.

[@adrians2190]

Do not concern yourself, rest assured I read it all, it just did not infuse me with anything but lassitude.

[@Voiidpriince]

Adrian S it’s a miniature built from house junk, what kind of advice in the comments were you expecting to see?

[@MidwinterMinis]

9:50 turns out your friends get weirded out if you ask them for used q-tips. Just kidding. I don't have friends.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

You can have mine 😘

[@michaelsorensen7567]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial the friends or the q-tips?

[@MidwinterMinis]

@@michaelsorensen7567 I'd take either

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I don't have a ton of friends, but I've got q-tips for days!

[@notreallydavid]

"I needs sump'n a lick..."

[@LeeOfBent]

My husband and I laughed out loud when you got to Canadian Tire and said "Holiest of Holys". We call going to Canadian Tire "going to Temple".

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

"honey I'm going to church to grab some wd40, ptrap, and a new cast iron pan" "ok sweetie, can you grab some franks chips while you're there?"

[@thatonecordelia]

I have no clue why it's the Temple (is it because you can find literally anything in there?) but I fully support this unknown worship.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

@@thatonecordelia Canadian Tire is the official church of Canada.

[@dposcuro]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial And yet, I picked up calling it "Cambodian Tire" from a dude I met back in 2004.

[@nicolastousignant9160]

Pretty cool build, i like the idea of clading the foam core with zip ties for some easy detailing If i may suggest, i feel this build would have been an ideal project to try the hairspray technique or the salt chipping one and maybe dip your toes in oil weathering. I would like to see you tackle the latter especially. Keep up the good work! Praise be to the holiest of holies for in our times of need it haveth stuff! Amen

[@WilSisney]

I love this build so much, because it uses so many small techniques. Zip ties? Brilliant! Bendy hollow cotton swab tubes as pipes? Genius! This was a lot of fun to watch!

[@johntakacs9441]

Thanks for not making this rely on 3D printed parts. Too many videos lately have so many printed parts that many of us who can't afford a printer get put off by even watching the video. Thanks for getting back to old school!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I have only released ONE video to date that relied on 3D printed parts. I’d hardly say that’s too many.

[@johntakacs9441]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial not saying that at all. It just seems like a lot of Crafters have put 3D printed parts in their builds when many of us don't have the same ability. I've always been a fan of your page and meant no disrespect. Basics is what I can do, as well as a lot of gamers and Crafters.

[@dyrckhughes2463]

I love seeing you branch out into different styles. As you have said, it takes you out of you comfort zone and shows us how you adapt to what you want to make. It also shows that any and all of the videos that have gone before can apply to any genre or style. Thanks for another great production.

[@timothyyoung2962]

This is literally the first terrain tutorial I ever watched when I got back into mini gaming. I even recreated the build and added my own little flair. Got me into terrain building just as much as miniature painting.

[@TimothyPortertooth]

thanks so much for what you do. I've been watching a lot of your tutorials and started crafting about a month ago. it's my therapy, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 8 months ago. After a year and a half of pure hell, not knowing what was going on.With pain from head to toe and memory loss accompanied by severe depression and anxiety. I definitely know what your wife is going through and totally empathize with her situation.Chronic illiness is no joke glad she is doing better. I was heavy into bodybuilding and about sixty five pounds heavier it killed me to lose all the hard gained muscle.I retreated to my couch. I was forced into early retirement. That's when I started painting minis ,and soon after I found your channel. I've made the fountain, and dollar store cottage. I love it ,and have found my new addiction. thanks brother keep on keeping on!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

That sucks man. Glad to hear you’ve found something to keep ya busy though. Cheers and be well!

[@glorfendell2967]

I really like this build. I think the fact it's a first time and not perfect adds to the aged look. And being a painter myself, the mantra "its just paint, if you don't like it paint it again" has always served me well.

[@barryslemmings31]

Good build. I have used tins and cans for castle towers in the past. I work in smaller scales (15mm or 1/100) and I find that the slim cans which contain soft drinks or pre-mixed cocktails are very useful for slim towers while a stout round keep can come from a larger canned fruit or canned veg tin. I have also used cardboard tubes bridged together to make a twin tower gatehouse. The sliding portcullis was made from the stiff embroidery netting set with PVA and strengthened with strips of balsa. B

[@jvanamb]

Great episode Jeremy, A superb depiction of making 3D Art out of sack cloth. Couple things: When using an expansion foam to fill cans use a SLO-BLO. Any brand will do. Fill the container half to three-quarters with the SLO-BLO and wait...and wait...and...you get the picture. The SLO-BLO's properties are such to expand slow and stiff while not blowing out the sides. Decades ago I used a can to build a COG Railway Loco. Just a scenery siding piece. It quickly buckled and became a wrecked Cog Railway Loco. Back in the 2000's I found SLO-BLO to insulate existing windows in our home. With a spot in one can and an entirely full can I decided to waste the foam. I made rocks, hills, and with the last drop I shot it into the boiler of the Cog and before my eye the dings, dents, and puckers straightened out. Give it a shot. As for your "Holiest of Holies" when my kids were young I would take them to Habitat for Humanity builds over the weekend. After they put in a full days labor we would go to a junk food joint for a nouch. When leaving the kid's always tried, for naught, to keep me from going to what they called "OH NO, NOT Daddy's toy store." Home Depot. AH! Ya' gotta love kids. Homicide is a crime. ~Jim

[@brianartillery]

The dome on that (not very good) circle cutter - it might look better used as a building of some kind... Covered in greeblies, and painted, it might look very cool. The tank looks very cool - although the only different thing I'd have done is to blank off both ends, but that's probably just me. The good thing about cans is that you can dent them up before working on them - damage is always cool. A type of tank that needs no base, is the 'Isotank' that is in a 20" frame that can be loaded with freight containers on to trucks and trains. They look cool as scenery, and in real life, generally contain far more interesting stuff than petrol or oil - in a game, they could be full of mutagenic sludge, perhaps. An aluminium, or glass-lined steel flask full of something really nasty - what's not to like?

[@DH-en5tx]

The 'Mini-me' figure at the end made me laugh.

[@dendronkenfoetus]

Top tip for a cool texture: dab some crumpled up tinfoil against a flat surface you've just sprayed! Gives it an instant worn-down, flaked paint look. Great build none the less!

[@sophiegtvfan101]

Every time I watch a video of yours, I get so excited from seeing everything on your shelves. They're just so gorgeous and perfect to look at. I feel like a LOT of people would appreciate a "tour" video where you show off your craft room and all your shelves and supplies. My OCD loves your room, it's so perfect

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I have a video tour of my hobby desk and supplies. But not finished work.

[@blaked7532]

@5:50 one crazy cool tech slowfuse gaming turned me onto was using a thin tube of hollow copper pipe that has an OD of 1.5 mm and is hollow and use a basic hobby file to taper one end and then you find a spot where you want a rivet/nail head and use it to make an impression of the fastener being there by giving it a bit of a spin on the surface of the project.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Where do you even seek out copper tubes that small?

[@blaked7532]

also @10:40 cheap 28mm ladders from granny grating when ya cut it right

[@blaked7532]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial i got some from an RC hobby shop and they are intended to be used for custom cooling systems for high performance RC engines, but you need to heat and bend them, but if if it's for hobby rivet/nail surface detail, a cheap fine file will taper it nicely in a minute or so. i can take a pic and link it to ya if ya want of what i mean.

[@blaked7532]

also a buck cdn for about a foot of tube an its lasted for years

[@edhorst7212]

Great use of household throwaway trash. Looks fine with painting, weathering.. dry wall tape, WOW, fantastic use for grid work.

[@VidJunkie63]

Thanks for upcycling those materials into a nifty piece of terrain and sharing your experiences, good and bad, with us all.

[@TeamAmbiguous]

Eric's Hobby Workshop showed me that small candles are probably the best for bending styrene/cotton buds. Cool build though

[@OneDeadDonkey]

I don't think you give this piece enough credit. Looks great for a post-apoc setting of any kind.

[@FrostBite1147]

I was inspired to build my own oil tank mini. I made mine from a soda can, foam board, drinking straws and I even made the side burst open and spilling toxic sludge!

[@ronjeffrey8641]

Spray foam can very easily cause the can to bulge, as it keeps expending much longer than you would imagine with a great deal of pressure. A few years ago I used it to fill a fiberglass form I had built. Everything seemed to go fine but months later I noticed cracks which the foam was bulging out of I would recommend pouring a small amount of casting resin into the can and swirling it around to coat the interior surface.

[@oneleghendo5239]

Spray foam works really well for structural integrity without adding much weight. A little goes a long way, so it’s a good investment for multiple projects.

[@kangnroo1]

Expanding foam works great to fill aluminum cans. It also comes with the added bonus that if you have (or make) a small pin hole in the can you can get some really neat smoke plume effects as though tank had ruptured.

[@PonyJammin]

This is one of the first terrain videos I ever watched, and I think it's one of the first I'm gonna try building, just with a little more steampunk twist. And a smaller tank I found on a toy truck. For a Malifaux board eventually.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

Btw, I used to play with straws when I was small. What you want to do is try to crease one's end and bend it in itself, then you can shove it inside the opening of another straw and make a join that way. 3x deep to the circumference is probably the minimum for good rigidity. You can probably do this with epoxy or low heat hot glue gun to bond them. Try to make a (V) shape out of one end of your straw.

[@therealDonMac]

Turned out awesome. I don't play any post apocalyptic games or even modern games that I would need this type of terrain for. I'm considering just making some dioramas so that I have an excuse. There are so many possibilities. Watching Wyloch always leaves me with these same thoughts. lol

[@jasonbolin151]

I'm a huge fan of necromunda and dystopic type games so this is right up my alley. The graffiti was a solid touch.

[@jktechwriter]

Jeremy! That tape is such a great idea... I totally forgot I had some for patching a wall hole. Totally stealin' it!

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

If you want more realistic fuel tanks, look at train cars. Tanks are round because sharp corners and inverted sides create fatigue joints that fail easily. I'd recommend cutting some kind of cap off a water bottle to make a funnel shape, saw off the drinking spout, then smooth that over with some kind of fill. Or do the aluminum substructure for clay modeling thing and make a ball of aluminum as a foundation for layering something else on to make the round ends.

[@edwardcote2440]

Eric's Hobby Workshop has a nice easy technique for painting these old industrial terrain pieces.

[@TaltosVT]

I love the zip tie idea for covering the foam and adding a bit of detail. Nice tip that I'll have to try to remember.

[@thatonecordelia]

you inspired me so much to start crafting for d&d. this video is so fun, more so because you left in the unnecessary paint job. I'm absolutely trying this out one day if I have any modern/industrial/steampunk campaigns. as a high school student I don't have as many resources and finances to support this hobby, but I absolutely love everything I make. for the most part. I mean, there's things to be improved. currently working on a tower with a removable wall made out of a big Lidl chips party bucket. I have two of those and I'm considering adding a removable bridge that could connect them.

[@forgotn42]

13:25 That's damned good advice. It's also something I had to do recently on a piece. lol A few years ago, that would've caused me to completely abandon the project. But remembering that it's just paint and that I can always buy more helped me push through and get to a place where I was happy with the piece.

[@lilcwa]

Great project and great video. RE: approximately 11 minutes in, the Dollar Tree sells black plastic hair curlers (10-pack) with a lattice construction that are easily clipped with scissors or trimmed with a hobby knife to make super-easy ladders/fire escapes for your modern/post-apoc builds. (You don’t really even have to paint them!) Keep up the fine work. - Chris

[@marcosartwerkz4912]

what I do to make straws connect to cut a small portion of the straw, then slice it and widen it to fit both ends of each straw together and as long as the cut part of the straw is in the inside, you will never know it's been sliced, works really well to connect straws

[@markharrison3445]

Just a suggestion for filling in the top of the can with the pull tab. Instead of foam core maybe use matboard which comes in 2, 4, 6 and 8 ply. Th 4 ply would probably work best. You can always layer different plys to get what you need. You need so little that if you go to a picture framing shop I bet they would just give you scraps from the trash that would work. I used to own such a business and I was always giving away scraps for other uses. Better than going in the trash!

[@swingularity1119]

Cosplayer here, the circle cutter works great on EVA foam. When using it tho you need to put another layer of foam underneath it to keep the blade from digging into your cutting mat.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Good call

[@sickviking9892]

I notice you keep putting yourself down in so far as how well your stuff turns out. I mean, maybe it doesn't look like professional 3d printed and painted premade bought from the store stuff, but I'm always floored with what you create and even this I feel looks so realistic all things considered. It really looks awesome and when you first held it up in the beginning I genuinely couldn't tell what all you had used to put it together, not even guessing youd used a can or recognized that the ridged bends were from bendy straws. This build is amazing and your skill and creativity is amazing!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I don’t put myself or my work down, I’m just comfortable critiquing it positively and negatively. I’m very pragmatic about my strengths and weaknesses. When I criticize something it doesn’t mean I don’t like it, it simply means I’m analyzing and learning from it.

[@smoessmee]

Very nice, going back over any industrial build videos I can in anticipation of starting a 15mm Sci-fi collection.

[@stevelynch7639]

I built a few of these last year using some 3d printed parts to disguise the can ends. I had the same idea about using expanding foam but about 1/3 of the cans collapsed after a couple of months. I'm guessing that the foam shrinks slightly over time. Making the can air tight with a cap and hot glue makes them push back a bit instead of collapsing. I ended up adding a series of bands around the outside to add a bit more strength.

[@cardyfreak]

Expanding foam works great for cans, I did loads years ago and they were spot on.

[@justanothercaptain6566]

Good video. I loved you showing the world the CDN man church: Canadian Tire. You’re not a man in Canada till you’ve gone on a “pilgrimage” to CT for a tool you need! Excellent build! Thanks

[@LukeLitwaitis]

@0:00 Such Peace, Much Tranquility

[@perrygrosshans8537]

Posted on the Patreon board, but will post here again, awesome build! I love how builds just completely transform from "straws, a can, bits o' junk" to awesomeness after even just the primer hits it! And I love your graffiti hack! Forgot about that trick you showed before (paint pen and black tipped marker, brill!!). I lurv these industrial post modern apocalyptic builds. :)

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great job on that tank. You can make ladders using heavy gauge copper wire and use super glue to attach the rungs. I really like the use of the drywall tape for the metal grid, will need to remember that trick.

[@porkchop1398]

Build looks pretty spot on. I've seen old tanks look like that at work.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Greebles!!!! Dry-wall-mesh-tape... This interests me.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The mesh tape would be good for your bases, in small pieces!

[@frankling.robertsiii6811]

Really cool build… As far as filling the canned with expanding foam... use very sparingly, and do it in two shots, as it ends up expanding the can. I tried filling mine halfway and it looked like the can was starting to explode.

[@GDaddyChina]

Tim's double double on the way to 'Crappy Tire'... Nothing more Canadian than that!

[@tdhbard2002]

If you want to save yourself the headache of making the "cap" for a Perrier can project, the standard10' bases for miniatures fit those perfectly, with a little applied force ;) Will save you tons of work when doing multiple can projects. I used a couple for flying base stands ;) Great work as always!!!

[@vinnyboombots8270]

Just a note on the mesh dry wall tape. I'm a contractor and I use it every time I do a drywall job. It's much better than paper tape because it is faster and it sticks to the drywall eliminating the process of loading the seam with mud and then putting tape on it then squeezing out all the excess to make it smooth along the seams, when all you do is stick it and apply your first of 3 coats of mud. It saves alot of time. However, it does not work on inside or outside corners. You still have to use paper tape on inside and corner bead on outside.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

So here’s the thing. I was a residential renovation contractor/carpenter for over 10 years and taped thousands of feet of drywall. I specialized in high end renovations, $600k kitchens and $100k + bathrooms. I was a certified master renovator and won several provincial gold awards for my projects. After that I was the construction manager for an international award winning design + build firm. It was, and still is, my professional opinion that mesh tape is an inferior product. It was not allowed on my job sites and I would fire any taper using it anywhere other than behind kitchen cabinets. I don’t like call backs for warranty work and I want seams that last over 20 years. Paper tape is the way to ensure that. Faster does not equal better. Edit: mesh has one professional use, and that’s plaster repair. But never for drywall seams.

It’s so weird seeing you drive by stores I’m so familiar with. It feels like KZbinrs live in a whole different dimension so seeing you so near to where I live is strange.

[@cristydeming1465]

Definitely give yourself more credit! As an example: the hand made ladder provides more of an eroding/old feeling than an even 3D print would. Love it!

[@andygorman858]

That build takes me back to the days when I was playing Warhammer 40,000 second edition, and the first thing I built back then was an outdoor toilet (long drop I guess you guys call it)! Think I’m gonna buy me some cans and start making terrain again! Cheers dude for the inspiration!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Love it! Super smart idea on the longer, slender can. You’re right a standard can is so recognizable, yet it’s not something I wouldn’t have at all considered until you mentioned it! Great build. I’m sure at some point down the road I’ll be having my own can project in the bag. 🙂

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

And yes, doing the comment before finish watching too to make sure I don’t forget that point😛. Anyway, back to the vid...

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Spoiler. Mid way through the can warps and I have to switch it for a normal pop can 😄

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Nice one on the quick Canadian Tire run with a stop at Timmy Ho’s along the way. Classicly Canadian.😊

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

You can’t go to crappy tire without a timmys in hand!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Damn straight!😁

[@johnzeller1338]

Having been into model railroading for years I've scratch built some stuff in my day. First let me say to you, " Stop condemning your work!" I myself have used thing laying around the house to pump up a build. What you've created out of nothing is nothing short of magic. I think it looks damn good and people know what it is when they look at it. That's a great job! Be proud of it.

[@ChaiFairy]

The trip to the store for paint cracked me up. Story of my life!

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Sweet build! You could use a Pringles chip tube can for the tank instead of an aluminum can... but it would definitely need a modge-podge seal to prevent potential moisture warping since they are basically cardboard.

[@nocturne777]

As someone gearing up to make a big fuel tank just like this for Kill Team out of an empty 99 cent Arizona Iced Tea can, this video is nice to see.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Those cans would be perfect for big tanks!

[@marykayryan7891]

You are too critical. I think it's awesome! I really appreciate the time you take with the painting which is a lot of why your stuff is so great.

[@zxql_]

Gotta say the build is perfect for the setting. Also, graffiti is such a nice touch and just looks amazing. It seems to me you undervalue your builds lately, while I find experimentation and trial/error approach as an ideal learning tool for anyone trying to replicate it. You end up creating something nice anyway, and it helps other people feel human along the way when they too mess it up :)

[@greenhawk3796]

Its so nice to actually see Canada for once in something I watch. lil taste of home & will def help me budget.

[@PUBHEAD1]

Loved the trip to Timmies and Crappy Tire. Can't go to one without the other.

[@Paragon--bm1lp]

They say that the biggest critic is the artist himself. This build is outstanding, from the improvised materials to the rusted paintjob. You've just gained a follower

[@markchristy9704]

Great video. I appreciate seeing and hearing about some of your struggles in the midst of your terrain building adventures. It makes me feel a bit better about my own experiences and it helps to know that it happens to even the best of us. As someone who mostly plays modern/post-apocalyptic skirmish games (Fallout Wasteland Warfare mostly), I appreciate your more recent videos dealing with that type of terrain. Thanks!

[@harrisonparker1253]

I’d love to see a shot of all your post apocalyptic industrial terrain set up as a gaming table. To see how it all looks together :-)

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I don’t actually have that much yet

[@rafaelmartinvannostrand2084]

this is what modelism is all about: take something from the real world and use it in the miniature gold. The fact that you can tell what is if you pay attention I think adds charm to it

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

I’ve only just discovered the joys of bendy straws. Thank you for the tip on using paper straws for joins! I was trying to figure out how to do that 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

After watching a bunch of videos from you and other youtubers making terrain and models from junk, I decided to give it a try myself. As well as some modular ruined walls (inspired by your other video, so thanks for that!) I'm going to try something with a can, using this for inspiration. Not sure yet if it's going to end up as a fixed storage tank or a fuel tank on the back of a Mad Max style truck, but either way it's pretty exciting. I've found that deodorant cans look ideal for this- I'm using a 150ml Right Guard spray can. As well as being a good size and shape, they're a lot stronger than pop/beer cans so crushing/denting shouldn't be an issue. Cut the dimpled-in bottom part off a 330ml pop can, and it fits on the end perfectly to make it look like an actual tank, rather than a repurposed can. I hot glued it in place with a D12 filling the gap to strengthen it and hold it in place (Don't worry, it was from a failed attempt at resin casting dice, I'm not wasting decent dice on this), then I used the superglue-and-baking-powder trick to simulate a weld, and it looks great!

[@zakmillard7282]

You keep saying it looks 'off' and not great, but I think it looks awesome! Exactly what you would expect in a dystopia future! When you started painting I was thinking 'oh no' but as you finished up it looked awesome!! 10/10 for me!

[@ImpendingDuff]

honestly man, thats nostalgic as all hell. this brings me back to bright eyed 14 year old me rummaging anything i could find to make 40k terrain. the difference is, yours turned out great. we used to make craters out of old cd's and those triangle wedge make up sponges covered in jointing compound and kitty litter. i also loved pulling the reader arms out of hard drives and using them as medium sized crane arms in industrial terrain. great work dude. id love to see you do more sci fi stuff again.

[@janetcameron4652]

Thanks BMC.

[@Scherdnr]

Hoping we get to see you add to this theme set of terrain in the future. Great video of your learning and creating process.

[@daxfromdracas]

I think you think it looks worse than it does. It looks absolutely awesome and nobody who is playing would think twice that it's household junk. We have a tendency to over critique our own work. Looks awesome man!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Nice build! Aluminum can builds really are a rite of passage! Along with pringles cans. It you have never made something out of these, are you even really a wargamer?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I never finished my Pringle’s can build from years ago.....it haunts me.

[@thearn5671]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Challenge . Revisiting old unfinished builds video. I for one would be interested in seeing old projects revisited, or just redone. At any rate, love your work and ideas.

[@illusionist6644]

the part that he said that he doesn't think that it looks spectacular, had me slapping my face. this is awesome

[@josecarlosxyz]

the amount of tools needed makes this project very hard, that hot air pistol is not cheap

[@davidcashin1894]

You said the tank wasn't amazing. Dude it was amazing. Sure we all droll over great buildings etc etc, but let's face it, it is pieces like this tank that really add the character, mood, favor, to the board.

[@drizzt102]

"This tape is awful for its actual intended purpose" See this man here? He is clearly a man of culture. He gets it!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Paper tape or gtfo!

[@strange-universe]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Every job we used that on had to be re-taped within 6 months. (Back when it first hit the shelves) Paper it is.

[@J2982able]

What? You don't enjoy redoing work you did weeks ago? C'mon!

[@markmras6040]

The paper straws as couplers is an awesome idea! Nice build!

[@spencerc1801]

I would love to see a video of you playing Kill Team or Necromunda some time with all this terrain!

[@gggfx4144]

Good build; gives me ideas for my own! Some ideas I have for you: there are lots of different types of drinks bottle (particularly water bottles in the UK) make good tanks and towers - seal and hide the cap and it stays nice and firm. Second thing, look up "Rescuing a Sisters of Battle EXORCIST tank" on KZbin; the guy painting there uses a cool technique for rust and crumbling paint by using hairspray to chip from one layer to another - looks good and on these apocalyptic things would be ideal! Enjoyed the video, keep it up!

[@cfbush2000]

Yep. Cool. I enjoyed the trip to buy paint. I live just a bit south in ND., but I haven't been to Winnipeg for decades. Great channel you have. 👍😊

[@tempusavatar]

Good job on the build! Ladders are tough, I know this was a recycling build, but the best ladders are Plastruct. Plastruct also makes things like I-beams, diamond plate sheets, tubes & elbows, so if you wanted you could do a fancy build. Eliminator RC on Higgins carries these items, also Toad Hall Toys used to have model trains, but I haven't been there in a while.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Personally I think buying premade ladders, or 3d printing them, is the way to go for something like this. Especially if you are making a bunch. I only suffered through building it myself in order to show that you COULD if you wanted to, but damn I don't think I'd want to do a whole board's worth like that. :D

[@tempusavatar]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I agree and understand; I wanted to offer a non-printed option; I believe cost/time is also an important consideration, good example, you stopped for timmies instead of brewing a coffee at home. I don't know if I can homebrew a ladder as cheap as Plastruct (factoring in my worktime)

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

We are %100 on the same page on this. I'd buy ladders in a heartbeat and really only built it for the sake of the video.

[@kissfan05]

I think the way it was built gives it a lot of character. I love the zip tie idea for the edges. Overall looks great for what it is. Keep up the awesome work

[@ShadowDrakken]

It's a bit monotone, but honestly it looks great for a quick build just to add clutter to a game. I love it.

[@alistairbain6149]

Dude, it looks absolutely amazing! Paradoxically, the fact it’s imperfect is exactly what makes it perfect 👍🏼

[@Jakemakesthat]

I think it's pretty awesome considering the materials used. As long as you're happy with it that's all that matters in the end.

[@ModerateHipster]

Fun build! I love the zip tie cladding, and it was fun to see the evolving paint strategy!

[@seananderson2195]

New to the community but man I absolutely love your stuff. I'm struggling with translating it down to a smaller scale for BattleTech but I'll eventually figure it out. While I love the builds, I think the best thing I get out of it all is your use of around the house stuff and making non-hobby stuff useful. You've also gotten me going into Dollar General and Dollar Tree down south here to find stuff. Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching my subs for more stuff from you!

[@northerner3340]

Dude, I live in the same part of town as you, I recognized that footbridge @ 12:10 instantly, and I buy my spray paint from that same Canadian Tire!!

[@wmgilliland2582]

If you have any, old wire coat hangers would make great ladder uprights; at pretty much any length you would need for a terrain model. They should been fairly close to the same diameter as your cotton swab sticks.

[@gareth7985]

Awesome and everyone has easy access to the materials used 👍🏻

[@teresagreco9794]

I think the tank turned out awesome. I make dollhouse miniatures but I really enjoy watching your work. Thanks

[@st4lsell123]

"NOW WERE COOKING WITH GAS!!!"

[@mszoomy]

Propane and propane accessories

[@bluestreek4784]

Great build, I love Canadian Tire too, lot's of great stuff there

[@fransgaard]

love you are doing stuff without 3d printing... and the road trip... that just made this the best video ever :D