How I made this HUGE 8Ft Ultra-Realistic wargaming board!!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

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[@awesomeashton1830]

You should try video game terrains

[@ciaociao5632]

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[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

hey, what mask do you use when casting resin

[@townsends]

This is amazing. Excellent work!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks Jon!!

[@johnplayzguitar1118]

It’s good to see townsends here

[@alfred2467]

Holy Moly, Jon plays tabletop games?

[@percussivemaintenance7222]

All of my hobbies are starting to overlap. What even is going on

[@jamesking9378]

This is about as wild as the time AVE showed up in Matt Colville's comment section.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Shovelling in flip flops with......socks? Saskatchewan confirmed. Epic build as usual!

[@woolyyyyyyy]

Came to the comments to say the same thing

[@JGMoore]

I do that in Georgia(US), in December.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

lol Knew I'd be getting a comment from someone on those socks. Can always count on you Jeremy. Haha

[@tuhmater2985]

@@JGMoore that’s because Georgia has wimpy winters 😂 (I’m from Michigan)

[@CrusaderSports250]

Sock are why you have feet, awesome build by the way.

[@enveritas4948]

Wife walks out of the house. 2 minutes later your hobby takes over the whole kitchen and half the living room. Relatable.

[@thatguyjb-u5e]

Man you sound like someone I know named Floyd lol

[@CharlesKeelin]

No wife will ever understand this.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey guys, ignore the last min of black screen. Accidentally got that in there. Trimmed it off in the yt editor but takes a while to process.

[@ScratchBashing]

Advert padding.. 😉

[@Ardias59]

Awsome... But am i the only one to think you play in the direction of the width and not the length... wich cause the rivers to be at weird spots.

[@NorthoftheBorder]

This looks like you've gone outside and taken a small cutout of the actual world, then glued it to a table. Absoultely love it. I would love to try my hand at something of this size--maybe I don't need a kitchen table.

[@jazzCFB]

The good side of a lockdown is having more time to discover new things, such as dioramas and terrain builders. I've watched all your videos so far and i'm both amazed and inspired by each and every one of your builds. As a question (and possible challenge?...) I'd like to ask you if it's possible to make a "floating" island, Avatar style. Maybe use the waterfalls as support for the structure, i don't know, just wanted to put the idea out there. Looking forward to the next build!

[@dkbibi]

This zooming out and turning camera while timelapsing is impressive tech! :O The table is just bonkers!!

[@NakedBatBoy]

Yeah, what an awesome visual effect! So satisfying to watch.

[@jackmann3879]

My Dad came in as I was watching this and said that we should do our battles on it, amazing work mate, love your terrain videos

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Haha, nice. Thanks man 🙂

[@AlbarionRed007]

The production quality on the video is insane; the camera pan at 5:31 was genuinely beautiful. Incredibly well done!

[@goprochef6352]

I always wish we could see some quick clips or even photos of games being played on these boards - would be lovely + nice to appreciate the scale, and even get a review - or friends' reactions to seeing the board

[@liamwiner9192]

So glad your getting into middle earth strategy battle game, such an underrated but amazing game!!!

[@hewhoisnamed9050]

Preach

[@TheAnikasis]

Indeed!

[@MadManMatrix]

i want to get into it but cant find a copy anywhere

[@TheAnikasis]

@@MadManMatrix try scribd, they have a one month free trial and you can download a bunch of documents for free.

[@liamwiner9192]

@@MadManMatrix all the books are on games workshops site for order. Games Workshop is quite restrictive of online copies, so there isn't many places you can find them for free unfortunately.

[@WaldoWally]

Neil! You outdid yourself. With the board but also (and especially) with your video production. Absolutely loved seeing the new techniques you were trying out. Especially the gliding time lapses. Amazing!

[@ilikewasabe]

Imagine the dnd campaigns you can have in his workshop. Magnificent! Truly inspiring!

[@NakedBatBoy]

Awesome idea to tip the resin while it's still drying. It successfully simulated the flow of water better and quicker than you could do by hand and it looked great! As said elsewhere, the camera changing positions during the time lapse was a neat effect too! I would happily watch longer time lapse clips!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey thanks for the feedback on the time lapse! I’ll definitely keep the suggestion in mind for the future. And yeah, I was pleasantly surprised with how well the resin trick ended up working.

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

After almost 8 years lurking in this hobby, I just recently got my first minis. I basically covered my fingers covered in plastic glue, my paint job looks awful, and I have no one to play against. But none of the matters to me. Because stuff like this comes out of this hobby, and I hope to one day get here.

[@chrisgerardy2877]

Hang in there. I've been in the hobby for years and still make a mess out of my projects quite often.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

What Chris said. Good on ya man for learning at your own pace and enjoying the process. One of my favorite quotes: "The only person we should try to be better than is the one we were the day before." In general, this is the best way to approach life. OK sure competitive sports is another thing, but for our day to day the above rule is the way to live and get the most satisfaction out of the things we apply ourselves to. Be proud of how far you've come from when you fist started. :)

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@RealTerrainHobbies totally agree, been model making form the Airfix plastic bag days, and still as things developed there is always something to learn, and yes my harshest critic is me so that is the only person I have to satisfy, keep at it and enjoy what you do, its a hobby for life.

[@timcolder2789]

@@CrusaderSports250 You cannot beat the hobby, I started with Airfix in the UK at about 5 years old. Bought all the yearly catalogues and just wish I could have afforded all the kits at that time when visiting the local model shop every week. Branched out into collecting diecast aircraft, tanks etc and metal figures in virtually every scale I now have the finances but not the time unfortunately, although I don't think my credit card company is complaining. Just need a bigger house and some decent display cases etc!

[@lunablackheart855]

I have a (suppressed) creative side just waiting for my lazy, procrastinating side to take a break and burst out from my seams. I have been searching KZbin for the past few days for the right inspiration to trigger my creativity and making things with paper mache clay was almost doing it for me, but just wasn't quite doing it. Then I seen the giant miniature of a nature landscape. While I could never commit to a project that large, you've still inspired me to try to make nature- based miniature landscapes. I love your detail and this video has given me some great ideas. Yer awesome!

[@justA.]

Splendid ! Imagine making a table with this kind of terrain integrated in it ? Like a table with glass on top and inside you'd have an epic diorama ? That'd be super cool

[@benjamincox692]

Doing boards like this have really brought me into a love of carpentry. Also, most of my family are carpenters or have been carpenters, so it's nice to use my family taught skills to further my craft and further my hobby.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Awesome Neil. I had my fingers crossed when you tipped the board for the resin.... I love to see your method for measuring the Envirotex is the same as mine :)

[@Greentreeanduril]

It goes without saying how amazing this build/video is. Have to admit it reminded me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (love that movie) when Roy goes nuts and builds the huge mountain in his home. Outstanding and inspiring work as always 👍🏻

[@evanhughes7609]

"This MEANS something!" 😆

[@Greentreeanduril]

Evan Hughes. Now I have to watch it again. “TOBY YOU ARE CLOSE TO DEATH”

[@timcolder2789]

Saw the movie about 1978. Totally agree with that comment. I knew it reminded me of something!

[@alenaxp]

Thank you for the great tips! I LOVE IT

[@eliseb5918]

Didn't expect to see you here!

[@PhD777]

Very nice! Back in the early 1990's a fellow in our group had a 9x5 foot table like that, sans cliffside, we would wargame Renaissance, English Civil War, Thirty Years War, and Ancients on 3 - 4 times a week. Nothing like seeing hundreds of beautifully painted miniatures on nice terrain!

[@paulcochran8792]

Really cool you did this for Wargames Atlantic. They're one of my favorite companies out there right now.

[@BeardClipper]

What an epic build :) loved it, loved the whole way you put this video together ... that idea with the resin is AMAZING; both the white water, and then timing the tip to get ripples... genius! And thanks for the shout out :) you really are the man, and any time you want a game of SBG just give me a shout; come visit Bulgaria and we can get some games in ;)

[@DavidLawyer]

Amazing work. Plan on getting involved with making much MUCH smaller scale dioramas but watching your work will no doubt help

[@pfiff80]

man, it's always a joy watching you work on your projects. You really seem like a great, down to earth guy with a real passion for his hobby. It's just relaxing to watch your projects unfold. And on top of that, it always motivates me to do some work myself :)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks a lot man. Appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoy the vids and really cool to hear it motivates you as well with your work. :)

[@PokemonButcher]

Lovely; that's a truism. Thank you so very much for breaking down your process and sharing it with us! This is something that I will be referring back to for a long time, to be sure. Additionally, the lighting in your videos is just grand!

[@foureyes8176]

this is truly amazing, and the best part is, you can use this for whatever, you could use this for medieval, civil war, tank battles, literally almost anything, well done!

[@jjanevski]

Wow! Just wow! This looks amazing. Every aspect of the terrain is just fantastic. That river is so lifelike as well. Excellent work! 👍

[@7thCircleHobbies]

Epic build! The dowel idea is fantastic ! Would love to see a video just about your video making process... setting up shots; video editing, camera rigs. I think a lot of people might find that interesting!

[@angerworm]

Wow! Beautiful and epic as always. Getting into Middle Earth SBG seems like a good opportunity to please the Dark Lord with something less lush than usual: evil terrain! Ruins of Dol Goldur perhaps? Thanks for another great tutorial.

[@stormfly1950]

This is an amazing build i love it. At 15:38 when you cut the woodland grass it makes a small fire.

[@bbb462cid]

Fantastic Neil. I used to play the 1st Ed of WH40K, I loved how campy it was. I dreamed of having a table like this!

[@HughTexJudd]

Bro, I am right there with you. The number 1 thing that brought me into tabletop wargaming was my love for modeling. You got some great content, thanks for putting in the work.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Haha, that’s awesome. Thanks for sharing that and thanks for the compliment on the content🙂

[@asraharrison]

Dude, Everything you build is just amazing. I am blown away... yet again!

[@jst1man]

I have never seen a board so elaborate. I am so impressed. 4 x 8 ft is kinda the perfect size since it's the size of lumber sheets and foam board insulation. Can't wait to see something more mountainous or a cyberpunk motropolis.

[@gartan8449]

Your so far the best terrain builder I've seen and found in my two years in mini painting. Just stunning and thank you for sharing your skills with us.

[@Cragun.]

Turning the board so the resin pooled a bit was a great idea ... very realistic to have 'waves' in water with whitewater instead of smooth. Awesome job!!

[@vampyrjack]

Would love to see you do a shire board or diorama from LOTR

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Ooh! Bag end, with the hill that comes off to show the interior! - - - While I'm dreaming...

[@vampyrjack]

That crazy son of a bitch, he's actually doing it!

[@BMcC78]

@@vampyrjack just finding the channel and that's the next one I'm watching.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Superb project and build. Congrats on the giant board, Neil.

[@VertexCarver]

Neil, This beautiful project of yours reminds me of when I commented way back that I had issues with dust collecting on display pieces. I might have found a solution for that (or in my case at least, you'd probably have to modify it because of the sheer size); "Display coffee table". Apparently there are some for wine or DIY tables. But It shouldn't be too hard to steal part of that design and modify a nice/cheap Ikea coffee table which has a glass top. I just wanted to share my epifani which people of course already thought of, take away from it what you will. ^^ Disclaimer: Of course there are alternatives, such as display cases or shelves but I've never been a huge fan of them. it can so easily look cluttered or out of place.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Oh nice! Yeah that's a great idea. I need a solution for my table top world board. It really big too so I thought about getting a custom cover made. I'll have to look into the Ikea tables though for other projects though!

[@bowgachatuber1680]

I imagine a group of teens playing d&d in this diorama, don't know about you, but I would love

[@kingjames3192]

yo some of these camera shots are some next level shit. Love how you keep upping the video content and quality with each upload.

[@ross3946]

Hearing your announcement of taking up MESBG gave me a flurry of excitement. I can't wait to see some of the terrain and scenery you create for that! I always thought the Tabletop World buildings looked like they could have represented Bree or an old Arnor town.

[@bengamingames5002]

Socks in flip flops, I knew I wasn't the only one! I am going to try your insulation foam and plaster of Paris for my next project, thank you!

[@toadpope2522]

Stunning dude!!! I’ve been wanting you to build a nice realistic wargaming board for a long time :) awesome awesome stuff man

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks man!!😊

[@toejamkook]

that would be an amazing board to play on. I am just getting into the Middle Earth game myself. Looking forward to seeing some terrain to give me ideas. i eventually want to make a huge Helms Deep board. keep up the good work man!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Nice, a Helms Deep build would be so cool. Thanks!!

[@jamesperry9197]

Love that you made this modular instead of just one big board. Great walkthrough of everything you did as well. Looks amazing as usual!

[@srrfounder1]

Great job, Neil 👏 I'm happy to be out of the lobby, repairing is a lot easier and I don't need so much room anymore... AND IT PAYS TREMENDOUSLY WELL!

[@UnvarnishedTarnished]

Jeremy used a polyurethane resin which is highly reactive to water and many other thing. Epoxy can definitely react negatively too but if you mix it right, don't add too much water based pigments like acrylic, you should always be golden!

[@CrusaderSports250]

Always use gloves when working with anything epoxy as you can become sensitised to it relatively easily, the problem then comes you are also done for polyester resins including ordinary car body filler, fortunately it doesn't work the other way and sensitisation to polyester is not common, even in the industry, unfortunately polyester resins don't tend to be as clear as epoxy ones so dont make such good water, so be careful.

[@ViktorTve]

Looks amazing! I made a one by one meter Osgiliath board with a resin river 7 years ago in ninth grade. This gave me so many ideas to how I couldve done it better.

[@MetallicAyManowaR]

My first video from your channel. After watching it, I have the duty to subscribe. Greetings from Argentina and congratulations for your talent.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Welcome aboard and thank you very much!

[@wonderboy2402]

Wow, another great build! Excited to hear you are considering MIddle earth SBG. You should do a Mordor or Rohan table!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

I would definitely be down for that at some point. :)

[@Ernzt8]

This is a great build! I do like the water effect, a very natural flow. Timing is everything to achieve this I guess

[@chadcaszatt3744]

That board is absolutely fantastic! I would absolutely love to play on a table with that level of realism.

[@christopherpeery7436]

Just subbed after you said you're getting into middle earth sbg. Thats my favorite game

[@KylaraKuhn]

wow.. love this board. ages since i played wargaming but.. on a board like that it is really worth it. Would love to see this board used how you described it too.

[@etloic]

Awesome work, I'm recently back into middle earth wargame and your videos are very instructive and inspiring to build my terrains

[@TomJones0065]

I Love this idea Neal, I am going to be making me a portable HO scale train Table and DAMN BAM you do this, AWESOME BUDDY! Thanks SO much for the timing! This is a Perfect IDEA for my build!! THANKS! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!

[@bradkingable]

This is fantastic! I love the method used to ensure all edge patterns align, for any board configuration. I followed the link on your webpage store to purchase the same foam, but I wasn’t able to find 1 1/2” thick 2’x 4’ pieces. If you have a second can you let me know where to buy it? (I’m in Canada as well) - great build, thanks for sharing!

[@themodelbuilder7866]

I am the only One who think he looks like young Mel gibson🤔... :) love your work... Looks amazing, Greetings from germany

[@exteriorcobra1575]

I rewatched this to find out the insulation you used. Now I can make my terrain and dioramas on a budget. Thanks you!

[@francosella2517]

wow, I'm speechless, every time I see your video you make a work of art. You are an example to follow. Congratulations you have excited me once again!

[@vinnieandhispizza6299]

Literally everything about this build is exceptional... except the trees. They completely break the immersion of the piece because of the obvious circles at their base. Other than that one gripe, the piece is dare I say... perfect.

[@normaleverydaygoldfish748]

This is amazing! Your video has inspired me to try my hand at this, I bought myself a foam cutter like you use on amazon, and I am collecting scrap styrofoam at work. Gonna try to make something using as much recycled material as I can to cut cost, and be eco-friendly!

[@gratius1394]

I've never played strategy games myself (I was P&P player when I was young) but I gotta admit - this is beautiful piece of work, man. i admire your dedication and attention to details.

[@timcolder2789]

Dream of having the space for something as fantastic as this. Own all the figures, vehicles and diorama accessories required in virtually every scale but just need a larger house at present. Unfortunately I don't think my bank manager see's it that way! First time I have seen your video's. New subscriber best wishes from the UK.

[@dupeesfashionconsultant4204]

I found the channel after this video so I never got to see this one. Thank you KZbin gods for finally putting it in my recommended! This came out so incredible like always

[@ghostinhell666]

Recording the video, make the board at the same time must have take a lot of effort all together! Well worth it super good job

[@mjpete27]

This is crazy amazing! Have you ever used an overlap so the cracks between the boards will not show? Is that simply not a thing that is done? I have never seen this before so thanks and I will be watching more videos too!

[@RichardThompsonCA]

Have you experimented with uv curing resin? Could be just the thing your looking for, it sets in seconds. Great video, amazing terrain!

[@dugoo3405]

My man just cutting some water and then BAM 21:18 The MXR Plays old end song plays and I'm flooded with nostalgia.

[@sigurdolaisen8389]

Fantastic map! I am curious about the bush being placed at 14:11. It this rubberized horsehair flocked, or something else? It does not look like clump foliage... Looks great and I am getting ready to build a ton of bocage landscape for Bolt Action.

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

Like wow, see this is why I watch all you mater crafters. I want to build a table, albeit smaller, but I learn so much from you. OwO Amazing build!

[@purerel]

Amazing work! I play Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game and have several 1000+ points armies. Moria and Harad are my favourite. I will totally be using some of your techniques when I build my new board!

[@lohfert86]

This is so f...ing amazing. Wish i had the skills, money and space to make such a project.

[@stephen6415]

17:00 what you can do is make a small similar set up and do some tests on that area beforehand

[@pookelywoo3954]

Yes middle earth SBG! Good choice :) Look forward to seeing you take a shot at some lotr themed builds

[@Trueflights]

a shop that I used to play at back in the 90's had something similar to this. There's was a little more flat though, but slightly bigger too. I think there's was 3 foot by 12 foot. They used to split it into 3 sections for tournaments and events. It is a lot of fun to play games on a table like that. It adds so much more to the games. it was part of the reason that I started playing Rogue Trader/Warhammer 40k way back when it first came out.

[@chadjohnson4751]

You may have found a way to add rapids by now, but just in case you haven't, you can add a white dye to a separate coat of resin/epoxy, and then use a blow dryer while it is still wet, in order to create a wave-like/foam effect. I suggest watching some videos on epoxy river tables for some ideas on that. There are many that create an ocean effect. Also, they may have a better resin/epoxy for you to use.

[@Bog_Dog]

Oof. This is really making me want to properly sit down and plan out a Fords of Isen board . Content is amazing as always and a fantastic resource so thanks for sharing!

[@hatchetj4ck]

Fantastic work!!! Regarding mixing plaster with blown in insulation: you mention a 1:1 ratio, do you mean by weight or volume?

[@jakecrowe3797]

My first video of yours and I must say it won’t be my last. Great content!

[@AwareOCE]

Dude thats freaking beautiful, I would love to have something like this.

[@emilydowd-arrow3751]

Your creations are simply amazing, Neal.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks Emily! :)

[@nikleiser5888]

Found you coincedently (probably because I follow the female LARPer and TabletopRoleplayer Mhaire Stritter )and I love your stuff. Would you mind recreating some parts of the German Middlerhinevalley, I think modelling after a real landscape will be very challenging for you. Btw: the Middlerhinevalley is the part of Germany where many U.S soldiers took their vacation when stationed in Germany during the 50s, 60s and 70s. Located Deadcenter is the city Koblenz where the Rhineriver and Moselriver flow into each other. Have a nice week Cheers Nik

[@owensmith2995]

I work in modular home construction and I can attest the the fact that if you use liquid nail, it isn't ever coming apart. It's hell to work with but it does it's job extremely well

[@alchemistgamer8349]

Holy hell, that is impressive!

[@SPEEDON17334]

The water effect & wave making is very interesting. I like it so much.

[@dominicdussault95]

I wish this channel wwould come back. Wherever you are Neil, I hope you are good,

[@deaconjamesbrincat48]

Amazing as usual you keep inspiring and help growing the tabletop community.

[@modelsfromscratch]

What an epic build - really impressed about how much information you packed into that video. Would love to build something at this scale one day!

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

Great design. Have you thought about making it into a modular design? It makes the scale a bit easier to do but it does take a bit more on design.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

for buildings on hilly boards, is it not possible to base a building on gell/bean bag so that when you put it down it is stable no matter where it is put?

[@vodkasrups]

amazing work ! is there any reason why you couldn't do the river pour 1st ? so if it goes pear shaped all your hard work on the rest of the board isn't wasted ?

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

well, the resin tends to gt mucked up with all the glues, and isopropyle alcohol sprays and things. I tend to like to do it last, but yeah, if things go awry then all that work is sadly wasted. Best thing to do is do a test piece first and test it with various paints etc.

[@rickbase6587]

Looks great as always... My personal favorite comment was when you said you're not a big war gamer.... I'm the same way. I've been building terrain professionally for about 20 years but haven't rolled a die in 10 or more... I live for the terrain part of the hobby but the actual playing of the games really doesn't interest me anymore.... Keep up the good work.

[@maisie4049]

I've seen another channel use a different technique for ripples in water. They put a thin layer of mod podge over the cured resin and use an airbrush to make the ripples. This would work better with bigger bodies of water, but the technique has a good result

[@hewhoisnamed9050]

You nailed it neil. Definitely going to be doing a smaller version with these techniques for a LoTR board. You'll see it in the discord 👀

[@Tomorer]

Exellente! Is it concievable to move the pieces on an even bigger board without using hands, and getting computers involved, with cameras to display close ups of movements. On a totally flat board its magnets, but I guess on something like this U could use wires that sense terrain contours. If U remove the bases and get pieces made to actually nearly touch the ground with their fett, I'd be awesome. Future ideas here!