GEONOSIS / MARS Gaming Table ! Star Wars Legion / 40k Scenery Tutorial

An EPIC Wargaming Scenery build for the dusty plains of GEONOSIS or the barren red desert of MARS!
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In this scenery guide we look at some step by step diy scenery techniques to build the dusty plains of GEONOSIS or the barren red desert of MARS! This buills is perfect for Warhammer 40000 terrain or Star Wars Legion scenery, or any tabletop wargaming and Dungeons and Dragons set up!
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+++++ Disclaimer +++++
This video reviews content from the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game formerly known as Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game. MESBG is a skirmish style war game developed by Games Workshop, based off the incredible artwork from the three films by Peter Jackson as well as drawing inspiration directly from the books. Players take control of the forces of good and evil and play out epic moments from the Lord of the Rings in anything from small heroes driven scenarios to epic battles utilising hundreds of models. To find out more, head over to www.games-workshop.com
This video reviews content from Star Wars Legion. Star Wars Legion is a squad style war game developed by Fantasy Flight Games, based off the incredible artwork from the anthology of Star Wars Films created by George Lucas and now conintued by Disney. To find out more, head over to www.fantasyflightgames.com/en...
This video reviews content from Warhammer 40000. WH40k is a squad style war game developed by Games Workshop set in a grim dark universe, 40000 years in the future. Across a million worlds the Imperium of man is beset from all sides by alien horrors and the forces of chaos, the evil machinations of the warp itself. To find out more, head over to www.games-workshop.com
This video contains music by the amazing Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com/music/royalty...

[@flamethrower194]

"Based the look off the battlefront games, the crap one not the old one" My boy.

[@Zorpazorp]

Hehe 😁

[@joepagett7607]

Tbh the old battleground was more fun than most games nower days will ever be

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Looks awesome, and you got the modularity down solid. You could design for Carcasone!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahahaha 😂😂 thanks so much my dude, and cheers for the share you legend 🥰

[@DarkMorningFilms]

So wholesome~

[@JadenHendrickson]

Still one of my favorite videos. I reference it multiple times as I'm building!

[@gavinm894]

Just watching the geonosus campaign and thought I'd take a break between episode 2 and 3 by watching this. Absolutely beautiful board, really inspiring me to do my own. Cheers for the great work!

[@mattgrandich3977]

Even years later this video inspires me to complete my Geonosis Separatist army. Thank you!

[@Ant-od1vj]

I love this video! I just followed this to build my own geonosis board. I made some mistakes in the modularity, but for my first board, I'm not complaining haha My favorite thing about it is how the colors of the rock and ground change depending on the lighting, source, and direction. It really helps bring everything alive before a battle even starts

[@Zorpazorp]

That's fantastic dude! Throw some pics up in the Facebook group I'd love to see. Link in the description

[@username12120]

Been wanting to build a Mars table for my Mutant Chronicles: Warzone games, this video will be a big help in realizing that goal.

[@kevinconnolly4686]

This board is cool, I’m about to make my own board following this video step by step very soon!

[@abdulhammouda4884]

Amazing work mate, I'm looking St creating something similar shortly and some great hints! I do think the end product looks the same as it did before you out the sand down then re drybrushed it all but still love it

[@benkylo8015]

That board is a thing of beauty. Awesome video as always!!!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks BK!

[@ninjachileno93]

Me and some friends are getting into warhammer and this got recommended to me, such a beautiful work, I'll definitely try this out on a smaller scale to try and play, thank you

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah thats aweomse glad you enjoyed it :)

[@MichaelAlthauser]

Had to subscribe because this is one of the few Mars-type how-to's I've seen so far. Excellent work.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you liked it Michael!! I've got some more on the way soon too

[@star_wars_miniatures]

I've only watched this 3 or 4 times 😂 I genuinely love this video and the levels of detail you go to with your incredibly realistic terrain 😍😍 magnificent!!! I wish I could build something like this for every planet in the Star Wars universe. Imagine something this scale but with the jungles of Felucia or the beautiful cities of Naboo

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks so much buddy!!! A vid for every planet is the idea! Up next Kashyyk or Naboo, not sure but lots of possibilities!

[@NickSibz]

Your builds are absolutely awesome, best building channel I've come across. I've been binging your videos, great for quarantine haha.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you very much!

[@alanhedrick4448]

So you basically made mod-podge. Cool.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah I made a similar matte-varnish sealant for a metric fuckload cheaper.

[@Wavecaster05]

Wow that board looks amazing!

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers buddy :D

[@PepSoundZ]

and again an amazing video! thanks alot! keep it up

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks dude :)

[@fatthorstumtum6593]

Man, i wish i had the talent to make stuff like this!

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers dude :)

[@Mdhneo007]

Wish I could do half as well as this! Beautiful table! Keep it up lachie

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you! 😊

[@hawkthetraveler6344]

great details, great pace.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you!

[@reinobrowne9597]

Now silicone over all that terrain and create molds for all of us so that we can get the exact same setup!

[@Zorpazorp]

Good lord that would be a lot of sili haha

[@Neothunder240]

Are they the same board? The Mars one seems a lot redder for some reason. I prefer the Geonosis colours. Fantastic board as usual.

[@Zorpazorp]

Exactly the same.voard I just filmed in two different locations with slightly different lighting haha. The Geonosis colours are the true colours :) Glad you liked it 😊

[@andreasrasmussen195]

Insane quality content! I'm positive your channel will blow up mate! Subbed and keep up the good work.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks so much dude haha, I'm hoping so! I love people getting inspired to build stuff :D

[@MrJormun]

Looks absolutely awesome

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you!

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

Whoop whoop! ... ZorpaZorp .. Very COOL fella 🤘 ... Looks Awesome! ❤😁

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Luke!!!

[@InkedGnome]

Excellent board and video.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks buddy 😊

[@tomacc9859]

Good job bro super helpful.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you think so!

[@NeoByteNL]

Wow, I know this is an old video, but man what an great board and this can easily be converted into Hoth if you use grey and white tones.

[@Zorpazorp]

Absolutely could dude!

[@christopherpeery7436]

Gorgeous

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks dude 😀😀

[@grugory]

Just started legion, so this may not be something I build now. But I will seriously keep this one in mind for the future! This looks amazing!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate!

[@grugory]

@@Zorpazorp thank you for continuing to make amazing work like this!

[@Shasla2]

Really cool, much red, many pew pew

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahaha indeed ;)

[@thepavl]

You are an inspiration...

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah thanks mate, hope it got your creative gears turning :)

[@thepavl]

@@Zorpazorp thats the problem i want to start doing things and im away from my "workshop" hhhhh

[@hobbithubby5076]

Can’t wait to see how you crafted the Geonosis scatter terrain.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate! That stuff was a combination of 3D printing and surface texturing :)

[@hobbithubby5076]

Zorpazorp What 3D printer do you use/recommend for terrain printing? Where do you tend to source your files?

[@Zorpazorp]

@@hobbithubby5076 I don't actually hacve one, my mate made these for me but Iperial terrain does some amazing Star Wars terrain files otherwise thingyverse and the internet in general haha

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

Awesome stuff man! 3 people disliked... who the hell could dislike this? Again, well done!

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha thanks bro 😍

[@starholedesigns]

I would love to learn more about how you planned the tiles out to make them fit in different configurations. I'm thinking of just following your layout exactly so it will work. The layout is the hardest part!

[@Zorpazorp]

Lot's of channelling my inner davinci and staring at the sheet of plywood for like a day hahaha

[@starholedesigns]

@@Zorpazorp lol, if you made a video dedicated to lay out it would be golden. None exists. Everyone skips over it. For good reason I'm assuming. Lay out is definitely the most challenging step.

[@Zorpazorp]

@@starholedesigns That's a really good idea actually!

[@weemanling]

Good stuff boss!

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Xigan :D

[@jgt3585]

Are you able to do the same theme with the placeable cover walls? I got the extra pack of them but don’t know how to fit them in the genosis theme, and possibly paint the movement and range tools, no one has done that before would be cool to see the washes go through the range tool.

[@davidmartyn5044]

Out-freakin-standing!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Davo 😊😊

[@DarkMatterWorkshop]

Awesome board !

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks buddy!!

[@jordanmanley9172]

I've just completed mine up to the Mars Earth step. As of right now, I can't really justify any more money into this project for that part yet. However, besides a few missteps, I'm very pleased with my faithful (enough) recreation of your amazing board, now I just need to finish painting my B1s and commanders and I'll be set.

[@Zorpazorp]

That's awesome Jordan!!! Can you throw some photos up on our facey group? In the description! Would love to see :)

[@jordanmanley9172]

@@Zorpazorp Sure thing. It's my second terrain board ever, and I learned quite a few things from making it, but it's definitely not as good as yours.

[@stillunsure7630]

Great video mate, working on tatooine terrain and buildings myself at the moment. 😉

[@Zorpazorp]

Oooh hell yeah dude, chuck some pics up on the page!

[@stillunsure7630]

@@Zorpazorp sure, will do. Still wip at current.

[@benhodge8082]

This is amazing, could you try to create falucia next. It would be an awesome challenge. Great video

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks so much Benny!!! Year there's so many options for whichnpkanet next, Felucia would be sick!!!

[@benhodge8082]

@@Zorpazorp thanks man. I just finished binge watching all your Star Wars vids, they’re all fantastic.

[@Zorpazorp]

@@benhodge8082 Hell yeah dude!!! hope they help :D

[@peterdickinson4599]

Excellent.

[@Zorpazorp]

Many thanks!

[@rklammer]

When Lochy says "No views" on live stream and you go back to the video and it's the second most viewed in over a month ;P Great board btw, sorry i didn't comment the first time. I would defo use these techiniques if the oppotunity ever arrises!!! Awesome stuff keep it up, and can't wait to see bat reps on this. Maybe do some Khandish/ Harad/ Easterling stuff on it too?

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahaha I know but it's not the 50k of my early legion videos haha :( Yeah it would be sweet for the east wouldn't it!

[@brickzandstickz2749]

Very cool board! But spending $50 AUD on just sand for the board seems a bit expensive. If you wanted to you could use regular fine sand from the beach, follow the same methods and then paint it red.

[@Zorpazorp]

Not to mention the lovely blended colour of the red pigments is a wonderful starting point :) the board gets a lot of the realism in the ground coverage from the fact that it's pigmented sand not saying that has just been painted if you do you use and adjust paint it you're gonna end up with a result that you can see in the video after I just painted the textured surface before I put the sand down :) definitely a cheaper way of doing it but it's not going to look anywhere near as good.

[@MrCowboy6588]

Love this channel, and love this type of board - way more fun to play on than the usual battle mat! How much foam did you use for this board if you had to estimate? If I have 2 4x8 foam sheets of 2 or 3 inches each, do you think that'll do the trick? Keep it up LLK!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Nicky!!! So I used about 4 2x4 sheets of foam 1" thick and a little bit of 2" thick foam to get me through and layer the landforms :)

[@MrCowboy6588]

@@Zorpazorp that's great, not a lot of wasted foam it seems! Cheers!

[@FrankyDCrafter]

How do you store all of those boards!!! So beautiful!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Big steel shelving haha but yeah it is a bloody dilemma 😂

[@damitcam]

Currenntly building a four foot wide clay version of helms deep. Finished the foam for the gate house last night

[@damitcam]

Best part is it will fit threw the basement door 😉

[@damitcam]

Using plaster mixed with pva and grey pigment for grout

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah that's awesome dude! Throw some pictures up on our Facebook group :D

[@damitcam]

Im on instagram, are you guys?

[@damitcam]

Btw to make the clay arch shown on my instagram flatten some clay with a roller and punch out a circle with the cover of your spray primer and then cut to size above the plastic and then remove excess and cut bricks, separate and let dry

[@greatlakeshuntingandtracki5450]

Fun video

[@tuatarafromnz5303]

Looks fantastic. This is something I can see myself trying out as a project. Roughly, how heavy does each piece end up weighing?

[@Zorpazorp]

Not too heavy, but they do have some weight. Hydrostone is very strong but quote heavy, that's the only tradeoff :)

[@sharkybrickfilms5716]

Great tutorial! I just am wondering what you would recommend for someone trying to make a board for a forest map. Would you recommend making the rocky outcrops the same way you did in this video, just more subtle, or would you recommend a different strategy?

[@Zorpazorp]

100% the same way mate, have a look at the cliff I did on the big Siege of Gondor board :)

[@sharkybrickfilms5716]

@@Zorpazorp thank you! I’ll go check it out

[@ThePatientHunter]

Lovely board!! Quick question where did you get the spires from?

[@Zorpazorp]

They're 3D printed mate, I'll try and do a video on them soon!

[@NathanielBroombiz]

Side question on paints. For someone new to this hobby looking to get into Star Wars legion, what do you think of the paint sets they sell? Ok enough for a beginner? I’m hoping to save a bit on paint. Are there any other paint sets out I should look at? Also which core set of legion do you all like most?

[@Zorpazorp]

I don't actually know much about them but they seem to work well enough in my mates experience, I'm sure they'd be fine :)

[@sylvestarrr]

This is epic.....

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you!

[@awesomenesschanel]

Hey absolutely LOVE the video. Im looking to buy a mask that can be used for epoxy resin, using a heat gun on polystyrene and be used for sanding wood, is it possible to buy a mask that does all of these and if so could you advise me on either an exact model that does all of this or what key words I need to use to find something for it

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you enjoyed the video dude awesome that you're taking safety seriously it's super important!! the model numbers and safety standards very hugely from country to country but essentially you're looking for vapour grade filters not just particulate filters 😊😊

[@awesomenesschanel]

@@Zorpazorp Amazing! Thanks a lot man, that's what I thought after some research myself but I wasn't certain so hearing it from someone who knows what they're doing is reassuring for sure!

[@mrmoon5145]

Where can i get that foam? Great vid mate!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hardware store in the insulation section mate :) Extruded, not expanded poly is what you're after :)

[@dr.scottblanchard5244]

I have several sheets of ceiling tile leftover from building my office, do you think it could substitute with the foam?

[@Zorpazorp]

Not sure Scotty what's it made from?

[@LATigerFootball]

@@Zorpazorp looks like a type of cardboard mix, its brittle, but so Is foam until you coat it with something. It will have to do. I started already, and I'm filming the entire thing. Think I'm going to do a "nailed it" video off of this one lmbo. Only issue is I'm not doing Geo, I'm going to do more of a greenish brown Endor look.

[@dr.scottblanchard5244]

what colors would you leopard spot for a swampy greenish-brown look?

[@Zorpazorp]

Still use a little bit of yellow, but change the red browns to more of a traditional brown, and grin in some dark greens, and finish with the black wash :)

[@patrickordos425]

How long till you get the rock molds on the website, you reckon?

[@Zorpazorp]

Probably six months dude :)

[@sharkybrickfilms5716]

Are those geonosian spire scatter terrain pieces 3d printed or crafted?

[@Zorpazorp]

These are 3D p[rinted, but I ended up carving my own from foam.

[@sharkybrickfilms5716]

@@Zorpazorp oh ok I see. I'll try making the spires from the tank battle report. Thanks!

[@mhume0221]

i recognize some of the 3d printed pieces from imperial terrains sets but i cant seem to find files for some of the geonosis pieces? are those hand made or printed?

[@Zorpazorp]

Hand made mate :)

[@richardwiechmann6487]

Which game Was that in the Video from starwars looks great

[@Zorpazorp]

Star Wars Legion :)

[@richardwiechmann6487]

@@Zorpazorp no that i Mean 🤦‍♂️

[@jackgriffith2407]

I can’t find any texture paint like this at my local hardware stores. Could I just mix some craft paint and sand to make the same result?

[@Zorpazorp]

Absolutely Jack!

[@jackgriffith2407]

@@Zorpazorp thanks! I love the awesome terrain vids

[@daswordofgork9823]

Cool, now I can have star wars vs warhammer 40k

[@Zorpazorp]

You sure can haha!

[@wolfie666x3]

Do you get the foam from bunnings?

[@Zorpazorp]

I did but the knauf brand is getting rarer and rarer :)_

[@ProfessorTerrible]

Just to clarify, were the dimensions on each individual board 2ft x 2ft?

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah mate :)

[@ProfessorTerrible]

@@Zorpazorp That was quick, thanks :) Looking at building something similar for a Necron Tombworld (that should also double as a generic grimdark wasteland) As long as each individual board size is square, seems like it would be straightforward enough to add to over time.

[@MrCommentguru]

Any chance I could pick your brain as to why not simply build the base and then do all the top bits as large scatter?

[@Zorpazorp]

So that they beautifully merge into the board to look ass nice as possible with fewer seam lines :) And I didn't want to have to store A full 6x4 :)

[@MrCommentguru]

That's fair! Planning on custom building my table to 7ft by 4ft so I can have part of the underside as a rack for my larger inserts that will be differing environment types so that scatter can be stored on shelves and take up less room. But it will not look as natural as this! Awesome stuff hope you guys stick around a while loving the legion content.

[@blooper1098]

i'm curious - how many hours went into this, at a guess?

[@Zorpazorp]

57 :)

[@carloscaston6413]

“Battlefront 2 the crap one not the old one.” 🤣 so true! Cant compare to the originals.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah man they were insane!

[@maciejwinek6451]

heroes 3 battle soundtrack on back ?

[@Zorpazorp]

It's just open source music :)

[@gilbertorivas1017]

This video has me 🧠

[@Zorpazorp]

Yay!!!

[@thomasrobinson1012]

Just saying but legion is played on 6’ by 3’ Edit: still looks phenomenal though

[@Zorpazorp]

But now each player has a lovely 6*0.5 to out all their cards :) Plus 2x2s are better for modulating and the board also works for 40k. Also this board is mainly for narrative campaigns that will be using custom board sizes :) So yeah a lot of reasons why I went the bigger size haha

[@Zorpazorp]

But glad you liked it :)

[@sheepystopmotion7713]

I got a question how. Urchin does this cost in Australian currency

[@Zorpazorp]

What do you mean mate?

[@sheepystopmotion7713]

How much does this cost in Australian dollars

[@Zorpazorp]

The whole board? I can't remember what I spent on materials probabaly like $500, and then it was about sixty hours in labour if I recall correctly :) but I dont do commissions any more.

[@sheepystopmotion7713]

For the republic what is the best commander

[@Rocketcustompaints]

I know this is a 2yr old video but round about how much did this build cost ?

[@Zorpazorp]

Can't remember mate but there will actually be a follow up to this vid not thatfar way, within the next 12 months

[@granttrain3553]

7:25 "Caster Plasts"?

[@Zorpazorp]

lololololololololololol

[@rogerbetancourt257]

nice if you sell how mutch?

[@Zorpazorp]

www.zorpazorp.com for the mars esrh

[@toniwhalin6813]

The space marines WOULD crush the droids! You should know, bolts are 998s, which essentially is firing a grenade out of a bfg, because of the fire rate and the size and caliber, the recoil could kill a non modified human, and their power armour is literally built to withstand bullets and lasers. Now the only way the separatists could kill one, is using explosives (which they can side step) or using them lightsabers, and the space marines (mostly commanding officers) carry powerswords, which can withstand a lightsabers heat, or the chainsword which in exchange for damage much more against armour light armour, is less strong against heavy armour, and can not withstand a lightsabers heat. besides they are more mobile than a droid because they are modified to have 3 lungs, two hearts, and 1 more of every important organ, and droids are made of metal which does not contribute to their speed, and I'm not sure about you, I have literally never seen a b1 battle droid, nor commando droid punch someone. Though, it depends which chapter you send, if you send the dark angels, the droids are guaranteed to win, if you send the black templar, prepare to see your clankers dispatched in a brutal way, if you send the imperial fists, siege immediately before they get the chance to build, if you send in the ultramarines, prepare for death or glory, if you send the raven guard, cover your flanks immediately, if you send in the alpha legion, get some orbital air defenses or your planet will get rammed by a bunch-o dipsh- ships. Heres the traits: Droids: • metal body which slows them • a bigger meme than the negotiator • practically endless • has a bunch of weaboo droids • produces mechanical units like there's no tomorrow • rarely evers arms their infantry with rocket launchers • has no honor • barely anyone who survives a battle Spacemarines: • literally unstoppable beasts in canon • tank laser shots all the time •modified in ways that make hulk Hogan look like a child •plenty of veterans who survive entire battles • literally a walking talking tank • can side step rockets • can use their rage to do things even Darth Vader can't •honorable warriors (excluding the dark angels) who train to fight in melee every day •dope • is specified to hold bolters as nonmodified humans can't • *FOR THE EMPRAH!* •did i mension dope

[@sharkybrickfilms5716]

But b1s are practically infinite