GOBLIN SIEGE TOWER | Awesome Build for Tabletop Games!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

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[@DaveDeBaeremaeker]

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[@aaronbono4688]

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[@gobblegook86]

@@aaronbono4688 it's just hitting on you :P but for real I signed up and have phone number for number and ignored complement and it worked

[@mjsimunovich013]

Amazing work. You should install a vac system.

[@ShakeRogue]

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[@tolkienrocks]

That ladder mistake seems like a very gobliny thing to do. Fluff retcons for the win!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

It's for sure the goblins' fault.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

Indeed...goblin engineers are crafty, but not the brightest bulbs.

[@stinkyham9050]

I actually think working with wood is easier than foam but everybody has a preferred material. That's why I love watching other people's builds to learn and then form your own creative style. Thumbs up on the build.

[@atlas1673]

Thunder, power, GOBLINSMASHER!!

[@davemoeder3859]

I was able to get the discount for LOOT! - Awesome! My daughter and I have been mimicking your builds during quarantine. She's 12 and I'm 49. Where is the best way to showcase our builds and acknowledge your tutelage? We've made BMC dungeon tiles, interior tiles, fire markers, a small cottage and My 20+ hour masterpiece thus far - 2 story tavern with magnets and hidden features? We are currently about to begin the Gatehouse build!

[@TheUberguitar123]

There is a facebook page. i guess you could send him your stuff in the comment section. or join a crafters group and tag him.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The best way is by joint the “fellowship” Facebook group via Patreon. The other way if you don’t want to do the Patreon support thing is by joining the Tabletop Crafters Guild Facebook group. You can tag me there. Cheers!

[@AzraelThanatos]

If you want a "neater" look for wooden structures using real wood, such as for a more professional force than goblins, you can actually get a rather good look without the additional work of working the wood down. Basically, get some acryllic ink in a dark brown, then thin it out with water (about 2 parts water to the ink) and go over the wood after it's cut, but before assembly. When it's dry and assembled, a bit of a dark wash in the joins followed by a lighter brown drybrush works great and adds a lot of the same details on a level that works for the scale.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

I don't think a more professional force's siege tower is likely to look all that much better. Consider - I'm not going to say it was *never* done, but siege towers where not hauled from the attacker's city/town/whatever to the battlefield. In every instance I can think of, such towers where built on site during the siege, and purpose built to move into their desired position and serve their desired function. In short, these are hastily built temporary structures made from very green wood. The main structure would likely just be constructed from simple split timber from freshly felled trees, possibly with some cleanup with an adz or such where it's needed. The only likely exception I can think of would be in terrain where trees are scarce, forcing the army to either haul the timber to the battlefield or make do without siege equipment. That being said, it would be greatly preferable to have a lighter baggage train where it is at all possible.

[@janinelew2483]

I don’t know anything about RPGs, I build dollhouses. Your comment is a big help because I want to build an old shed.

[@gosonegr]

For old wood, when I use wood, I put them in coffee, vinegar or wine, depending the color I want, and then simply let it dry. Its an old trick but work as a charm

[@SPQR7117]

vinegar...you mean plain vinegar or vinegar with some steel wool?

[@gosonegr]

@@SPQR7117 Plain vinegar if you want an antique look, if you want it redish, with steel wool or old screws

[@ekamonthewise2395]

That is pretty cool but can we use coffee as paint.

[@adambaxter3270]

I've been massively stressed today with work and this video was perfect to help me unwind. It was so relaxing to see this build come together. Love you, love your work, very happy to have you back.

[@purplehaze635]

That tower looks nice!!! Print a head (as "bronze animal head") for that ram!! It would be a nice and easy addon for it!!!

[@ThatGeekyMaker]

This is so cool Jeremy! Speaking of towers, I'd love to see your take on a crazy whimsical looking wizard tower sometime.

[@sniperlemming]

This is a great idea, i support it 100%.

[@jktechwriter]

Like this one? I, too, would love to see Jeremy's take on one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoibZGCMo9KSeac

[@donnieenfield8280]

Something of a funhouse style dungeon like "white plume mountain " the tower of a wizard who has gone mad.

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

As a history teacher, I can say for sure, these are also made by Goblins

[@phalanx1234]

Brings back memories of Warhammer: Siege from back when WHFB was still a thing. Something like this build would be very easy to adjust to flavor too. Need a siege tower for undead? Add some skulls! Chaos? Add skulls *and* tentacles! Skaven? Add...cheese for wheels!

[@MyklCarlton]

Love it! Chock full of useful tips and techniques, as always. One thing I've found is to set twenty or thirty minutes aside each day to do materials prep, like your wood texturing. I don't prep for just one build, it feels more efficient to simply process all of the wood etc. so that I can just move from piece to piece when I get blocks of building time without having to go back and prep material for the next job. Doing the prep work in a series of shorter blocks helps avoid hobby fatigue! I'm wondering about using UV resin as a bonding agent when I want speed without the goopiness of hot glue.

[@ashleymay5967]

I love that im obsessed with these videos and havw never played a game once! I love watching the amazing things! Thank you! And BTW I think im all the way caught up!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Honestly the games are just an excuse to build things. A lot of the stuff I build doesn't even see much game time.

[@ashleymay5967]

Thats awesome! Keep up all the cool things!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

LET ME PLAY LET ME PLAY THAT LOOKS AWESOME STORM THE GATES

[@ScratchBashing]

Another approach to texturing small planks and beams like this is to use a wire brush wheel in your rotary tool. It more aggressively scoops out and exaggerates the grain. Nice build!

[@zreiser]

I do a lot of my mini terrain and set pieces from dollar store dowels, craft sticks and 5 gal paint sticks, and my favorite glue is Gorrilla brand wood glue. It tacks up pretty quick, is super strong, but best of all, IT'S FLEXIBLE even when dry. This keeps my more delicate pieces from breaking (like broken bridge railings or porcullis) when put in storage or if they get dropped. Running a small desk fan blowing over the piece also helps with tack drying time. Also, I like using an iron oxide stain (vinegar+steel wool) with a little raw sienna acrylic paint added as a finish for wood. The good thing is it turns yellow pine more grey, and darkens over time if left unsealed!

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Where I am in Australia, balsa wood is reasonably easy to get and affordable but I still prefer the pine popsicle, coffee stirrer, dowel materials for strength and stability. The balsa, I fond, actually suffers each time I bring it out for a table game and, having made some items in pine, the pine PVA seems to be far more robust and able to withstand even the newest players and younger gamers who use the things I build. Using a rotary tool was something I had not thought of. I usually use a knife, screwdriver or piece of tin edge to damage the larger type tongue depressors which I then break into usable rough made lumber or I use a rasp file to rough up the aforementioned pine items. I shall try the rotary tool though - thank you for yet another new method. You started me i=on this journey and I am learning more every day... Loving it and having fun.

[@gergotothmihaly2307]

That swinging lantern at 0:49 is mesmerising.

[@brewguy81]

Awesome build Jeremy! Your channel was the main inspiration that got me started in terrain crafting. Thanks for all you do for us novice crafters, making the whole experience approachable. I personally love how you will admit you didn’t like the way something works out, and then you either fix it, or just move on. Building in miniature is challenging enough without trying for perfection. Sometimes the mistakes make for a unique piece!

[@sgt-slag]

Attach the ram's two chains to a dowel, or stick, first. When done, glue the dowel/stick into the tower. I only came up with this idea, after watching your challenge in mounting it -- easy to armchair coach after seeing what didn't work, as opposed to coming up with it in the first place... Great craft, love how you textured the dowels and sticks with the moto tool's sander: quick, easy, believable, and effective. Wood Glue would work faster, and be stronger than White Glue; it will be strong enough to work on, within 15 minutes. Wood Glue only adheres strongly to bare wood, however, so staining/painting will need to wait until the glue dries. Really good crafting techniques on display in this video, useful for a variety of diverse projects. Cheers!

[@LeoNelBuilds]

This is one of your dopest builds to date! Nicely done! Also glad you’re back 👍🏼🙌🏼

[@demetrinight5924]

I appreciate you showing the struggle with the support chains.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I'm tempted to release a bonus video of that step, uncut. It's like 20 minutes of nonsense.

[@demetrinight5924]

We all have those moments.

[@tybrizuela4662]

This reminds me of the seige towers in the last lord of the rings movie. Awesome build!

[@thegoggstar]

Sometimes I get really annoyed that you only upload once every week, but now I realise how much effort you put into your builds

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Really it’s the video production that takes the majority of the time.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Awesome build! Definitely agree with the shoutout for balsa wood, I use it all the time and it's a lot better for getting that wood grain look if you prepare it much as you would foam (wire brush and/or pencil).

[@ryan8850]

A trick I use when I'm working with balsa wood sheets is to use a wire brush to add the wood grain. It's fast and doesn't produce an effect which is out of scale with minis.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Great build, and the "prep a lot of wood ahead of time" is straight out of last week's community video. Also, the music was really fun!

[@perrygrosshans8537]

As someone who has a massive orc and goblin Warhammer Fantasy army, I'm ashamed to say I've never made a siege tower, lol. OH! I have talked about making one for years. When SIEGE cameout as a rule book, we actually made a few out of milk cartons! One of the easy cheats back in the day was to glue popsicle sticks onto milk cartons (which was basiclaly the frame). Wasn't too bad. But this is pretty sweet looking.

[@TheProppingBlock]

Oh man, I totally get that ridiculous tediousness of hanging something with a tiny chain! I hung a sign in one of my builds under a roofed entryway and it was SO annoying trying to get it in, glued, and positioned correctly! Also that bottle of CA accelerator sitting there XD And what an awesome build! Love to see ya branching out from xps yet still making exceptional pieces of art!

[@Kraleck]

Wondering how feasible it may be to do some different kinds of walls and doors? Cloudy ice with metal braziers and door handles frozen inside, organic innards (like delving the guts or veins of a colossus) with membranous valves for doors, walls made of skeletons interlocked together or zombies stitched together in a writhing mass, walls and doors made of clockworks, walls made of grabbing hands, etc.

[@josephskiles]

I love using real wood in my builds, hell real natural material in anything I can. I am always cutting mulberry branches for my goat to nibble on because the leaves are one of his favorite treats, so after he is done with them I strip the bark and just toss the Branch's aside to naturally weather over several months. Yeah it takes forever but it looks awesome in the end and you can have a ton of material prepped for free except a little work

[@pisos2.0]

That is so good, regardless of it being “gobliny”, I really want to let the players use it! Must be so much fun

[@dawnlill4600]

I might be a bit late to the party, but way back when I was first getting into the hobby, Diagostini and GW released a series of magazines that came with terrain building guides at the back. They did a few functional Castle Gates, siege weapons and orc longboats etc. Using a simple latch technique I call the Backwards L. You take a short length of wood and secure it horizontally, with a second secured on top vertically. Once dry, you can use a toothpick or the like to hold the door in place, and once removed, the ramp will fall . Hope you find this useful my dude . Love your work :) P.s. The Ram inside of the tower made me happy... Very happy.

[@niasyn]

I've been looking for a cool tower build, thank you! For those axles you could 3d print an axle holder pretty quick, hinges too for the bridge for the same amount of time, if you were to revisit.

[@eternalmiasma5586]

A guy at my work does minis, he’s a big fan of using actual materials like wood, dirt, stones, etc where possible when doing stuff like this. I’m sure he’d love this

[@HallofCraftVids]

Good to have you back Jeremy! I also find myself shying away from wood because of all the upfront planning. I like to just fly into my projects by the seat of my pants xD

[@kandanium9262]

Love the Chanel and feeling so lucky I payed attention to the promo Thanks a heap, best $10 a month decision

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I try to only accept sponsors that are actually useful or interesting to the hobby!

[@FlawSmith]

Awesome video, it was cool to see you get out of your comfort zone a little bit. I wish I can see the look on your player's faces when you drop that on the table for the first time.

[@DaveDeBaeremaeker]

This is a fun build. Nice to see some wood working techniques to add to the arsenal of building options!

[@ModerateHipster]

This video is great! I love the tower build. A few comments: 1) Balsa is the worst craft wood. Every time I've used it I regretted it. It's too flimsy. Fine for a display piece, but anything that needs to be handled like a game piece, is better built from stronger wood, like Bass, or the stuff used in this video. 2) Historically, siege engines were often build on-site using local wood and then were abandoned or destroyed once the siege was finished, so painting it to look like fresh wood would be entirely justified. 3) One of the few historical uses for flaming arrows was to burn siege engines, so these were often faced with hides to fireproof them. Covering this thing's front with little hides would be a great look! Lovely build!

[@MGDrzyzga]

I've got a couple projects I'm planning out, and I'm wondering if any experienced builders here have tips: - Project 1: I've got a mecha model (Zoids) that I want to make look battle-scarred. I've already gotten a tip about sandpaper, and I'm sure dry-brushing with a darker paint will make it look dirty. But I want to also make it look like some sheets of metal were welded on to patch up damage. I was thinking card stock (namely a cut up Yu-Gi-Oh card), prepared/applied paper mache style. - Project 2: a steampunk pillar. I glued together some leftover parts from a Warmachine mini, and they look cool as a steampunk pillar - like some sort of industrial-meets-Greco-Roman aesthetic that's odd but fascinating. Problem is, the scale is like shoulder height of a standard mini - too short to be the whole column, but a little tall for a pedestal I could put a prize on. So I'm brainstorming solutions. Maybe a box above/below with wires spewing out? I'm not totally sold on the idea yet, so I'm open to alternatives.

[@salaltschul3604]

That thing looks epic...Imagine hearing the wheels rolling over the ground and the war drums beating its arrival...

[@jesseholalde5670]

I would love to see you either carve a wolf head or print a wolf and cut off the head and paint it like wood for the front of the battering ram! Great Job! I love all your videos!

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

I've build siege towers out of wood before. Long time ago (with the first LotR strategy game) and i agree that pva glue works much nicer than hot glue. Howerver, after some failed attempts (as i sometimes become unpatient with builds) i did use hot glue to build the frames, then i used pva for the planking, and i found it made the build less frustrating. Great video, it does make me want to build another siege tower again ;). Good to have you back Jeremy.

[@SilverMKI]

Press a small sliver of paperclip into the wood with pliars where you want to hang things with chain or string - then you have something to hook it to when suspending it.

[@Ocodo]

That's some perfect timing, I'm just about to build a siege tower for my tabletop campaign.

[@spiridiums]

I love this build because I'm more likely to have access to wood than foam. I've been thinking of getting into miniature building while stuck in quarantine but I don't have anywhere I can safely store them when not in use.

[@fraxz88]

Nice build i usually carve the timbers and they split. Rotary tools are worth the investment for many projects.

[@nicolastousignant9160]

Greate build! Now we need a goblin catapult😉 For the battering ram, a potentially easier way to install would have been to mount the chain ends onto a squared off dowel or stacked up popsicle sticks to represent a beam. Mounting that into the tower would have likely been much less of a hassle.

[@FacemeltsWasteland]

Not sure how that paint job is "more mature" but this was a fun watch. I think a lot of us who joined the hobby back in the early 90’s or earlier would have built a few of these. Matches were the material of choice then though! I even remember White Dwarf running a tutorial on how to build a siege tower.

[@joebulmanski9037]

That is by far the coolest build I haven’t ever seen.

[@adriannaranjo4397]

_Siege! Siege! Siege!_ *Fortify! Fortify Fortify!*

[@timothypaul8983]

Enjoyed the montage music. I can never like your work enough. Hope your staying healthy and safe during today's struggles

[@markhayes789]

I like that. Glad you're back, bud. Hope all is well with the fam. Craft on, brother!

[@nikki5399]

A much easier way to mount a hanging chain is to loop on a crook eyelet with a screw tip(they’re in the same chain section at michaels) and just screw them straight up into the ceiling - much less fussy. Another cool idea would’ve been to smash the end of the wooden “ram” repeatedly into a hard surface to make it bulge and fray(like an old wooden mallet) followed by wrapping the end with a couple thin strips to look like old iron strakes. Either way, loved this build! Keep them coming man

[@Blandco]

I might try using some wood with tacky glue. I have some that I haven't experimented with.

[@ScatterCraft]

Dang. I had plans on building one of these soon! Nice build!

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Here's a thing this is really missing that would probably make a good followup video - Historically, siege towers tended to have some form of fireproofing on the side that faces the enemy. Hides, leather, lead sheeting, or some other fireproof material just nailed/lashed to the front. To distinguish it as a *goblin* construction, I think I would go with raw hides and tribal markings..

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Vinegar with salt and steel wool makes a great soak for wood for old wood effect

[@minisarefuntopaint]

Nice seeing this. I've been looking at the craft sticks in the dollar stores and thinking hmmm... so very nice seeing something made with them.

[@aaronbono4688]

Cool build. I love working with the wood. Do you not have any tweezers? That might make putting the chains in a lot easier.

[@BogeySighted]

Just the intro convinced me to leave a like 😂 Not to speak of the video!! Really good work! 👌

[@vidya_gaming_dad]

I want to share a tip about 3D printing your own minis. In chitubox you can make mirror images of your models, which I use if Im printing a lot of the same mini. It gives the look of having different minis because they dont all have their weapons in the same hand. Its obviously the same pose, but mirrored.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

That’s a great tip!

[@neopict5872]

Love it! Looks Great! Make some more warmachines maybe some chaos dwarf stuff.

[@Winterydee]

Nice work as always. I really loved the part of you dealing with the chain... the struggle is REAL!

[@ThymeNTales]

I love the build! I will try to recreate it, it seems pretty easy for a beginner like me. And I think, I'll add banners to the sides. For a little more color.

[@WeAreNotHomeToday]

Found some new GOLBINS!!!! I love the build! Simple and awesome looking

[@FrankyDCrafter]

Squirrels are pretty clean you’ll be alright. But I would still disinfect the sticks.

[@Khether0001]

If you made some jigs, you could take advantage you live near nature, as you've shown previously, and use a lot of those branches and twigs as if they were lumber, dry them with the oven, cut them in a table saw made out of you rotary tool clamped in an MDF surface or something and do some very cool stuff! But you said you don't like working with wood as much. Anyways, loved the video!!! =)

[@GrindingMadness]

For the Horde... Fantastic build! Cheers mate!

[@fightingcorsair7297]

This such a cool build.

[@RosiePosie-el3lj]

I've gotten so used to the way Games Workshop depicts goblins in miniatures, that seeing these minis was honestly kinda jarring. In the best possible way of course. They remind me of Styx from Of Orcs and Men. Shame I don't own a 3D printer ;w;

[@jehrad0]

Your builds are so good it makes it easy to push through your single. Word. Sentences.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Can’t just say something nice eh?

[@jehrad0]

I wasn’t aiming to be mean. Your channel is great. It was just meant to be a joke. Sorry my man

[@andymckenzie8031]

Very cool! I might have made the vertical boards around the ram look like jagged teeth. With the two openings at the top, it's just crying out to be made into a face.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Make one

[@leedavidshenton-phelps4788]

Love this build I have made one myself. Looking forward to more like this.

[@joshuabutler87]

One of my favorite builds! Currently working on this now. Thinking about making some matching guard towers as well. Keep these awesome builds coming!

[@meekeesancheese7890]

This was a really great build. Turned out really nice.

[@SPOREOUT3]

Looks brilliant, well done! I’ve been researching siege towers for a project, I think you may just have sparked my build, thanks! Looking forward to seeing more builds soon

[@paulgee1952]

Love the build. 2 hrs for the 7 minis, good job ! . Thanks for upload.

[@TheDrewjameson]

You could put different heads on the battering ram for different campaigns.

[@hobbiesinasmallroom1850]

Excellent video! I've actually been taking a break from crafting to make a game/craft room in my barn, as the basement is small and probably has more bugs than my yard

[@doodledicemonsters]

Love the showcase lighting!

[@figrollin]

This looks great. And I'm a big fan of those goblin models!

[@keystree]

the soundtrack is amazing!!

[@Gladedancer]

Your terrain builds are always amazing, and I can only imagine how much fun you would be as a DM!

[@FleurXedas]

Ok every time I watch one of your videos I am like "Oh ya he has tattoos." I always forget you have tattoos

[@joannecarroll5504]

Have you tried the model railway or dollhouse miniature community when looking for wood for crafting? I could only get craft sticks here too & balsa, which I loathe as it's fuzzy & annoying, until I found dedicated railway & dollhouse shops online. Julie Warren, KZbinr & dollhouse scale (1:12) builder, works with scale wood & also has an Etsy shop with different varieties & thicknesses. She's normally happy to ship anywhere.

[@jdooweb]

Great vid, Man! You have inspired me to start building my own sets! I have started my first chapel (of course I would start with the hardest ***eye roll**), but I am using your great tuts for guidance. Thank you!! PS. I'll post a vid when I am done. :)

[@piece1309]

Jeremy without a hat! 2020 never ceases to amaze

[@rededge2003]

Please do more of these builds

[@gaborboth3602]

Tip for the screwholes - use the tip of an empty refillable pencil to make little circles, like nails or screws.

[@MysticRick]

Looks amazing! Well done! Appreciate your time to share your talent with us.

[@guillermomurphy2883]

Hi, I’ve been watching your videos for a while now but this is my first comment. I really like your style and even though I have been building and painting minis for a while you have inspired me to start building terrain. I am currently working on building the 100 cave tiles set. This siege tower though might be my next build. Keep it up!

[@sadville13]

Very cool

[@bobbykurczewski2362]

Check out Windsor Plywood on Pembina near the U for balsa. 👍

[@ryankrankowski7777]

Really like this one! Much love BMC!

[@LieutenantDangleBerries]

You inspired me to buy some tools and start setting up a crafting room. Thank you for your work.

[@guttruck45ada21]

In your video you talk about cooking the logs what temperature do you set your oven to and how long do you cook it for to kill the germs. I am lucky to now to have wood behind me to get free supplies. And I love this idea and gave my ideas about building destroyed ones to go along with it.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

400C/200F two hours.

[@moonpost]

that's great, thanks! I have been wanting to write you over the past couple weeks since picking up a box of 1,000 coffee stir sticks at the restaurant supply store for like $3 and wondering what you could do with them -- looks like this is that project! I also wonder if you laid all the stir sticks out on the driveway and 'rolled' a brick/rock or hammered them if you could get a distressed look much quicker?