Add REALISM To Your MDF MODEL Kits (Warcradle Studios)

[@theQiwiMan]

You said to "please let me know", so here I am letting you know: I love this video very very much and you are awesome.

[@matthewlong4074]

Hey Luke- any chances of a vid showing how you do thatch??

[@plgill4assessor]

Great video if you enjoy the craft side of the hobby. By using a MDF model as a foundation you have made it into something that looks as good as a resin model.

[@mikesmith2905]

Nice job. I make up things to give away for kiddies to play with and I use a lot of printed wrappers for buildings, they lack relief detail but in 1:72 that's no big issue and by mirroring the exterior I can add a wallpaper wrapper for the interior (also handy as it holds the clear plastic glazing from packaging in place against the wall). As they are for imaginative play I add working doors (card door secured with thin cloth to the inside wall) and that goes down well with youngsters. Looking forward to your sci-fi board, need some ideas for a set in the works.

[@jtmcdowell2331]

I keep a "skate stone" in my hobby kit to resharpen my exacto/stanley blades with. Cheap as chips, and keeps the edge sharp for as long as you need it especially with foam. Great little piece of kit for sure!

[@cityonahillterrain]

Looking forward to seeing the progression on this whole board

[@austinthornhill7038]

Like you, I have not really been drawn to MDF kits. They look too "manufactured." However, between this video and BMC's video, you've made me a believer. Great work, Luke!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Awesome job with this one

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Finally Luke has found his calling and become a true Modeller like his predecessors of times gone by, when kits needed tarting up to look original. We all have our talents and Modelling on this scale is a challenge but the rewards are numerous . Thanks Matey for sharing.

[@euansmith3699]

I like the way that roof tiles cover up the steps in the mdf. The tiles, themselves, are really fantastic.

[@cerethpainting6606]

Loved it! I love watching you make anything

[@MrPixiestyx]

Superb. Really breathes life into an mdf buildings. Thanks.

[@spikeydood4241]

Bang on Our Kid!!! More of the same please Luke, this totaly transforms these kits.

[@jantimmer5558]

I am exited to see the board build!!

[@kcaudle52]

Excellent video. Love the roof shingles.

[@philgee486]

Cool vid, the kit is so much improved. Roof shingles really look like slate but man that's a long casting and fitting process, walling paper, fake render and balsa processes were all really great effects for the time invested, great vid

[@scalescenics1005]

Simplemente increíble!!!! Menudo cambio !!!!

[@scubaguymi]

Very cool. I build a lot if mdf buildings and more tips to make them look better and more realistic always helps.

[@andrewtate4897]

I've had my eyes on some of these for a while to do exactly what you've done here. I recently got a box of tiles that came with lots of little doors so I experimented on those using different materials to see what effects I could get and was quite pleased with the outcome. I thought that doing this sort of thing would be the obvious next step. so I am definitely going to have a crack at these in the new year.

[@kimspence-jones4765]

Some great tips in this video. Thanks!

[@daz1975ify]

Brilliant work and the new studio looks good.

[@phaedraellingson7943]

I really like this structure.

[@anders3322]

Wow, first I thought you were mental starting to cast your roofing tiles. Chuckling to my self I thought “hehe, wait till I tell Luke about cutting strips of cardboard with a pair of scissors”😝 But fair game, those tiles really look the part, like actual mini slate tiles. Spot on mate!👍🏻

[@jcephrie]

More of this sort of content please!

[@damuses1452]

Thank you for this. Well done.

[@AngryLotus]

You do some amazing work man, thanks for sharing and teaching!

[@beleraphon07]

Wow,you never know that was an mdf kit. Looks stunning. The format is great.

[@ramboon293]

Great work as always Luke, haven't been a subscriber for long but already learning a tonne. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with everyone.

[@tonyharwood8408]

A great tutorial with loads of hints and tips that could be used on any piece of terrain - MDF or standard scratchbuild. Thank you. Tony

[@michaelritzen8138]

Hey Luke, could you maybe show us (when you need to make a new batch or something) how to add pigment to the grout? I know you said that you just buy tile grout and put some dry pigment in, but I was wondering what kind of ratios you use and what kind of dry pigment it is. Hope you can help me out. Cheers!

[@therealDonMac]

WOW! You took what is already a decent looking kit and turned it into a masterpiece. You have given me ideas for other builds I'm working on. Inspiring!

[@bitzbox]

What an incredible improvement. Really liking this format too.

[@hewhoisnamed9050]

I love this new style of video. Very useful.

[@WAVP371]

That looks great Luke, thanks for sharing...

[@kolonelcrack392]

Amazing vid. Brilliant format

[@PandorasStar]

Really enjoyed this video bud, I would love to see some sort of urban building like a abandoned petrol station or convenience store (Tesco express) for something like kill team, maybe in a snowy biome? What do you think?

[@Mechanisttm]

Good work, looks great

[@coryway6951]

Superb! Can't wait to see the board with these on it.

[@craigwadman]

Liked the format!

[@danielfletcher7796]

Awesome video mate, can't wait to see the skirmish board 👍

[@martinthewarrior5016]

No joke those tiles look amazing, totally gonna look into getting some of thos moulds!

[@macewen1]

If you have a leather craft supply down there (or use amazon or something) look into getting a hair sculpting blade. It's a small multi blade tool that makes shallow cuts for simulating hair in leather tooling projects. It is really good at making wood grain in soft surfaces like balsa or foam.

[@civiccc]

Great video, would like to ask for more close up and super close up shots of details at the end and also what is the yellow ivory thing suppose to be irl?

[@keithrimer8415]

That roofing is AMAZING! What did you use, plasticard pieces?

[@stevenrussell8820]

wow amazing love your channel keep it up

[@jamesrushworth4748]

Small Wire brushs work well for wood grain in case you're worried of scoring it too deep with a knife. Absolutely loving the videos man. Your content is always amazing.

[@CraftersForge]

Great video brother. Love how it came out. One day I'll be awesome like you on building terrain

[@nickdidlick9138]

Looks better than the house I live in! Great job dude!

[@ScratchBashing]

Very nice upgrades!

[@jimpyre5038]

Awesome work!!! I came here from Black Magic....I’m gonna stick around!

[@Arachn4]

Loving it! More please!

[@wargameshc]

Great finish mate.

[@mraide]

love the vid and love the format, works really well - well worth the effort mate

[@eaglescouttr636]

Great job as always

[@TT_Veteran]

Here I am letting you know! Loved the video. Hopefully I can find the wallpaper or a similar wallpaper in the US. Sadly the one linked isn’t. Can’t wait to see more videos like this!

[@panzerschreckpete]

Loving this new project - so much of my new project planned terrain will be MDF for budget reasons, so all these suggestions to individualise the kits are extremely helpful - I will probably go the cardboard tile route for that reason and access to the interior is necessary because of the style of game i'm playing, but tricking out MDF in this way means an el cheapo MDF kit can end up with a decent amount of pop. Much paprecaited as always. Hope the move is going smoothly.

[@smoessmee]

The lack of doorhandles is probably why that guy disliked it :D Looks great, might have to do some stuff to make my MDF stuff look better. Then again, the rest of my stuff doesn't make MDF look crap, in fact the MDF is some of the best stuff (at least it's finished).

[@jules_paints_40k29]

Love it when you improve buildings and think you might have meant shingles for the old wooden roof tiles and look forward to seeing the board too .

[@ironbat2376]

Excellent work mate, loved it :)

[@joef5768]

as always awesome job. you are always a great source of inspiration

[@OxonHammer]

Thanks Luke. That was a really good video. I liked the new format.

[@Lybbansminiatures]

Great video as usual!!!

[@dscarano88]

Great video, keep making these please. I really enjoy them

[@rcallaghan19]

Perfect building for a rabble of G’norks to live in

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

I dreamt of G'norks last night... It was terrifying!

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Awesome work mate

[@estebanandresmatamartinez9048]

I'm interesting in that video that you mention, how to make molds for roof tiles, brick, etc.

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

I like the video format.

[@Boyciee508]

Mint that. Great job cheers

[@paulwingrove7105]

I wonder if there is some kind of affordable putty that you could apply to the mdf and then use a texture rolling pin to apply tiles, bricks etc.

[@paulwingrove7105]

Lukes Aps amight bit quicker than 4 hours for roofing tiles though?

[@michaelhale2066]

like the new format.

[@tinaprice4948]

It looks so good :) I just received 3 mdf kits and cant wait to spruce them up!

[@FireSpriteSpirit]

This is a great build. I loved seeing the process and it's really cool to see how to tweak kits to have a much more unique and next level feel. I love watching your creative process and dedication. Thank you!

[@dannyeccles1894]

Love it fella. Really informative and easy to follow, with all the great tips as usual. Keep an coming.

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Good job and great result. Love to see more of this one.

[@poloshirtsamurai]

At first, I couldn't stand you ear thingie but your amazing skill and personality made me sub.

[@MichaelAlthauser]

Awesome. I like that you could in theory stop at any point during this, depending on how much effort and how much work you want to put into it. I think even doing just resin or card tiles on the mdf roof would immediately add a lot to just the basic mdf kit.

[@PeninsulaPaintingProjects]

Very good mate looks completely different

[@brabopainter]

Wunderful done!

[@anastasiapapoutsi5608]

Thanks Luke, i've being trying to improve some mdf kits i bought from christmas decoratipn dioramas, poorhammer edition lol. Great info, very helpful. Cheers

[@alanmorgan3490]

Top banana, just so very useful. Thanks for this.

[@sim2570]

Very CoOL!!! I want to see more of that kind of stuff! :)

[@chetchisholm9313]

Dude that was awesome. Looking forward to seeing more of these :)

[@Starmixologist]

Best video in a long time!!!!

[@FyrebirdLP]

is the video for the cast roof tiles (named at 6:35) already available?

[@FyrebirdLP]

There only seems to be a link where to buy the mold. I thought you would make a video on how to make mold for bigger roof tiles yourself.

[@spiderdemon666]

What Stanley knife is that?

[@NatesMiniatures]

Really great idea :O. stop being so crafty!

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi well done video, keep them coming👍👍👍👍👍

[@BroadswordWargaming]

Awesome looking house man, can't wait to have a go.. or make you do more 🤣

[@paulsniadach6909]

Nice build, like the way it came out. Keep up with the great video’s

[@davidcook3922]

Great video Luke. I just wondered what scale bricks you used. I've been using their 1:24 cobblestones as bricks but wondered if I could use anything larger while keeping it in scale for my AoS

[@davidcook3922]

Thanks, I'll give them a try

[@johnnycooper7019]

Hiya Luke, Outstanding tutorial, Love the new set up, Crack on Buddy! Waiting with baited breath! Kind Regards Johnny

[@wmgilliland2582]

The old wood shingles are Cedar Shakes, at least here in the U.S.. (Love your videos!)

[@firiedemon]

loved it, and i love the contrast of techniques compared to BMC, so thanks for an amazing video i always enjoy your vids but this is one of my preferred vids now :-)

[@bluestreek4784]

looks awesome, keep up the great work, id'e love to get some of them someday. can't wait to see you do the others.

[@brownfox65]

I realy like the format. It's like black magic craft just with a nice troll at the camera. I like the new "Studio" and result.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

You saying I’m not a nice troll?

[@brownfox65]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial No i mean Luke is a nice Troll. He mentioned it at one of the last community posts. Someone gave him that title. Jeremy you are a nice dwarf. 🥰

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Dwarf?!?! I'm like 6'-2"! 😂

[@brownfox65]

@@GeekGamingScenics would it be appealing if both of you are magical blacksmith? No?

[@cartoon80s90s]

@@GeekGamingScenics I find it funny that you and Black Magic Craft are the only 2 miniature/terrain crafting channels I follow at the moment, and you are both here. btw, Luke you don't look short in the videos when we see you standing, but you could play a Leprechaun. They are known to use illusion and tricks, and considering where you live, it might even be true. :) Much love from Greece.

[@TheGreatMim]

Great video mate. Luke is there any chance you could do a series of videos on building a cave from start to finish like you did on that set of videos where you finished it in snow.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Cheers Luke .

[@loupiscanis9449]

Yes , i am interested

[@loupiscanis9449]

Good upload looking forward to more of these type ,

[@matthayward7889]

Looks great!

[@TheZimmer21]

Love this one dude 👌

[@cfbush2000]

Great Video!