How to Make a Real Working Waterfall for Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer Terrain

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I think what you've created is a semi successful experiment. Now anyone that wants to do the same has a great starting point....really just need a quieter pump and it would be a lot more usable. Personally I'm not sure I'd want water at my table, but it is tempting for an epic showcase encounter. Thanks for the shout out.

[@WylochsArmory]

Yeah it really boils down to being a showcase piece. But now I'm thinking about some sort of contained feature. Something sci-fi. Perhaps a long, clear tube; dye the water green and only fill it enough so you can see it flowing through the pipe. Like a promethium factory or something.

[@johnbrogan7455]

guys try jameco.com they have a 1.5 volt pump that would be better for this project

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@RDGoodner]

This sums up my opinion. I probably wouldn't use it, even with a quieter pump, at my regular game table. There are already enough things to spill on character sheets, and I have cats. But in a controlled setting, as a showcase, it'd be pretty awesome with a quieter pump. It's also nice just as a terrain piece. Plenty of places to put minis, and a neat addition to an encounter. I occasionally build huge things like that for convention games. I'm not gonna spend 20 hours building something for one encounter. (Okay, yes I will. But I try not to.) But for a game I get to run for different people several times, it's totally worth it.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I think I really like the idea of using some flowing liquid contained in an encased tube or something. That would be awesome, and less stressful at the table.

[@therealDonMac]

You're just being modest. This is functional art. Amazing, and I'm building one.

[@mcopado]

Between this and the use of tea lights, it's really raising the bar on interactive terrain on gaming tables... seriously. When I started playing back in the 80's we were lucky is we put some building blocks on a table. You guys... ALL of you are just amazing!!!!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@artbrann]

try a pet (drinking) fountain pump, they are usually very quiet(we only notice ours when it's sucking air because it's low) they are normally 12v pumps driven by a 120v transformer, but nothing a crafter can't get around(and only around 10-15 last time we replaced it)

[@darrenp9454]

Art Brannen I was going to suggest the same. You can barely hear our cats' fountain at all, even on high.

[@lvlikenicholson]

I love it! It may not be quiet or practical, but I don't back you or Jeremy because you make perfect terrain pieces... I do it because you guys make things that inspire me to try cool stuff. Thanks!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@TheGhostGalleon]

That's great, and it looks relatively simple and fun to make. Not that I'll make it, because I mostly enjoy watching, but I got an idea for a "demonic" face waterfall with red liquid draining from the eyes and mouth, which I think would look awesome for an encounter.

[@WylochsArmory]

Rockin!

[@kharnethebetrayer4125]

I think thats pretty cool,and even if you think its not perfect,it can be the inspiration for something better later on

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

I can just imagine playing WH40k with such a piece of terrain: "I claim this island in the middle of this pool in the name of the Dark Gods! Whatcha gonna do about it, loyaleests!?"

[@DavidMelissaHope]

You attempted, and successfully completed, a thing I dream of bringing to life, for my games. Well done, good sir.

[@JayFolipurba]

Really It hink that's the gist of it. You share your experience so others can learn. Then they make the same thing better and learn new stuff along the way. And if they share you can learn again, this is how we got to the life we've come to know today

[@MandruDuce]

IS it the most aesthetic?? No Is it practical? No. Is it darn cool to run an epic Wrath/Rise - of - Poseidon with it? HELL YEAH! And that is why crafting is so cool. Thank you for the awesome vid. Keep them coming!

[@MrWhite5150Duke]

This would be a great addition to a patio or porch. A decorative piece to add to the scenery. Well done!

[@TheSuperboy91]

While not practical it’s a dream of terrain builders. And yours came out fantastic nice job I woulda sanded the edges on the cliff faces to make it more realistic but you did great

[@aquarist]

TBH This could be a way to provide water for pet reptiles, so they always have a clean water source. Just use non-toxic materials and get the right filter/pump, and you're all set!

[@johnr7279]

Unbelievable and super cool! Gaming terrain just adds to D&D so much. Your waterfall and some waterfall sounds being played takes it to another level for those situations that call for this. That pump was quite a find--super job!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx! (except for the terrible grinding sound it makes)

[@kiraqify]

Man this looks cools as all get out. I'm so excited to try making stuff like this. Arkansas has a lot of terrain I'd wanna recreate

[@cubanuba]

Im gonna incorporate this into my diy christmas village display. Love it!

[@DaveBowlin]

Really enjoy your tutorials, thank you. This one will be a fun experiment with my granddaughters this weekend. We have the foam, a pump, and the other things already. Never even crossed my mind to do, or how to do, something like this. They will absolutely love building this. Thank you.

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching, and good luck!

[@DaveBowlin]

On your Patreon, I didn't see a monthly option. Will that be added sometime? Thanks again.

[@WylochsArmory]

No, I do not believe in the monthly program. I use the "per content" method, to ensure that you only pay when I actually produce something. You can still specify a monthly maximum so that if I have a very prolific month, your contributions are capped.

[@solodragun]

I used to have something like this that I picked up at a yard sale except it was a castle with a mote and a fairly quiet pump and a mist maker with color changing lights that sat at the bottom of the mote. Friend of mine ended up with it. Never used it in game but it was pretty awesome just sitting in the room while we gamed as a piece to just help set the tone/mood.

[@BladdyMr]

You made a SUPER successfull experiment. Thanks a lot for sharing it. The problem now, my wife doesn't leave me sleep 'cos she wants one of this in each perimeter of the house! lol (very nice job)!!!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@indeliblemakes5359]

This is a really really cool build Sir Wyloch. Thanks for the build! I wanna do a spin on this now where the diorama could be like a power plant with lots of loud machines /blinking lights. And the the kicker would be to add some lights and food coloring to the water parts to make it look radio active. .............gotta put that on my list.

[@RighBread]

This is some fucking crazy, next-level Dungeon-Mastering. Holy hell, dude, I hope your players appreciate this level of detail and flavor.

[@christinecameron1612]

This is a fantastic idea and a great looking little waterfall, thank you for sharing!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@DarthCool99]

I love this piece, I could easily see it updated with a quieter pump (maybe scavenged out of a cheap indoor fountain from Micheal's?), a bridge and maybe a shrine or something on the upper level.

[@thecollector5887]

I like that at the end you had this sound of defeat in your voice but well done none the less and you stuck it to the end LOL.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I just discovered your vids. I'll be checking more of them out. When you go looking for a pump, I think you'll want an "impeller" type. It works sorta the way a fan moves air. A diaphragm or piston type pump is noisy because of the oscillating parts. An impeller just spins. Thanx for a great tutorial. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@WylochsArmory]

Thanks for watching. The pump I used was an impeller type.

[@SecretRedBeard]

Oh! I'm WAY late, but you should take this, and stick a plasma generator on top of the island rock, or on top of the entire thing. Set up the glow and everything, then if anyone asks tell them the sound is the hum of the generator!

[@dmkenosis8155]

Really cool! Your commitment to the craft culture is outstanding

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@FrankMonday]

Your attitude is the key! Good man! I’m sold. I won’t make one but I sure enjoyed watching you do it.

[@ericanderson4436]

I've actually been needing an epic looking waterfall

[@WylochsArmory]

Rockin

[@CelesteHall_author]

This is so awesome! I just bought a new tank for my hermit crabs and plan to try a faux tide pool build for them. Thank you for the great tips!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@nancyware7282]

Nice little build. To get away from the noisy pump, perhaps you could use the same foam build, but use a submersible fish tank filter unit in the 5 to 10 gallon size. The only difference in the build is in making the bottom pool deep enough to make sure the filter intake grid stays completely underwater. The cost will be a bit higher, but you wing up with a /quiet/ unit that doesn't eat batteries.

[@WylochsArmory]

Yes, I had considered that at first but had a project goal of "cheap as possible," and this pump was $8. Now we see why. :-) And, thanks for watching.

[@thomasmurray6786]

YOU CONTINUE TO IMPRESS AND ADVANCE. THANK YOU.

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@Skulexander]

if you want cheap tubing, just go to a pet shop and buy airline tubing for fish tanks (you can get several feet for a couple bucks). you might have to refit it like with the straw (they're close to the same width as straws), but the benefit is that it's way more flexible than the straw, and also sturdier

[@boovaher]

Love it. I would have used a hot air gun to round the sharp edges and add texture though. And consider bathroom grout slurry as a finish. It comes coloured and can be used as gap fill, in the place of paint for colour, adds detail and waterproofs.

[@RangerGeek71]

Awesome. For table play, I will still just use water effects I think as easier to pull out and put away. Still awesome, I think it would be great for a static piece on display.

[@corkstylin]

I've been needing some inspiration for a water pumping project that would involve a bit of programming on a rasp pi to get different pumping intervals; I'm now imagining something like this but with clear piping that some of the others have posted about below. Thanks!

[@Japanvideography]

Amazing work!! I enjoyed the making process

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

I drew up blueprints to build a whole table with a cliffside on the north end of it, intending to build a waterfall into it to fall into a pool below but give the illusions that it was flowing into a river, however the river is resin. The pool goes to a pump that pushes it right back to the top of the waterfall. The rest of the land is a battlefield. But you can still make use of the cliff and under. It seems fine in theory to me but I will have to find a quiet pump. I got one in a box of fishtank filters with a tank but I haven't gotten around to trying it yet. lol

[@javiergamez3343]

That's pretty cool man, I'm trying to do one for my mom's nativity for Christmas, and you just gave me a great idea to start, I had no idea but I saw your video and I have something to start lol

[@mikaelafox6106]

I may try this to make a water feature that's perfect for me instead of buying one that's almost what I want. Also I may try this, with different materials, to make a cool fountain for my cats.

[@douglaswhi6980]

grt tutorial, will do this for my bearded dragon as they only drink from moving water sources. thnks

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Nice job

[@DavisXero]

I’m coming up with an army case that is also a Terrarium. Was looking for a good way to add glowing water to it. Thanks!

[@johnkelley9877]

I think it looks good and while it may have some mistakes I didn't see them. All in all it is a really neat water feature and it should set off a game of D & D.Thanks for sharing this idea!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@JeffDrennen]

You know this kind of reminds me of something you would build inside of a terrarium. of course you would have to use products that are safe for the animals that go inside. but they're ton of videos here on KZbin in how to build terrariums I highly recommend to go watch him there's a bunch of techniques that could cross over into crafting.

[@highlandoutsider]

hell yeah man! always toyed with doin this, i dont care bout noise or practicality, aslong as it looks sick im there lol, great work

[@loganbowling4693]

Love the warhammer 40k pieces

[@rosicroix777]

Beautifull job on creating automated scenic terrain. Id like to see any naysayers make anything half as fuctional or better looking. TY again for a wonderfull tutorial. Am currently using your plans for some gothic ruins as I need alot more multi level buildings

[@hussymalvo7214]

Pretty good that pal.. Don't beat ya self up . Gives me good ideas and I build huge koi ponds .. Thanks

[@carlangeloaposaga7377]

My advice for the Laud sound, you should made a machine box to lessen the sound , compact and closed box for the machine

[@DarkRogueWolf45]

This is hella dope, great idea

[@reinamauras3722]

@wyloch’sarmory I loved your video. I personally think you should give yourself more credit because It is an absolutely beautiful waterfall. I’m planning to build one for Spartacus (my bearded dragon). Once again great job!!!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thank ya kindly

[@xLeilanixAllenx]

I LOVE THIS!! Now I'm not gonna lie, I think I'm gonna stick with a hot glue/Fake Water water fall for the game, but a coffee table display, or book case shelf scene with this and some other pieces would look killer! that way, if when the game is done for the day or whatever, you still get a living scene. pared with some live succulents or air plants and it would look AMAZING.

[@Joeofthemasks]

I think it' be fun to try it and mayhap die the water a smidge so it's less clear? Mayhap add some twigs or such into the scenerey

[@ursulanavarro5275]

It was a great tutorial and very artistic finished

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@adamwelch4336]

Neat i love this idea but it seems like a bad idea if your on a budget and have paper pieces but I think it's really cool maybe to quite things down use aquarium pumps.

[@Starolfr]

Well *I* like it a lot! (Even if I am “late to the party”, so to speak.)

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful!

[@ylekaikyle]

I think you can surround the pump with soft foam to dissipate some noise.

[@WylochsArmory]

Unfortunately no, it was the same in testing I did before the project ever started.

[@WylochsArmory]

Ah wait I see what you mean, like stuff the pump bay with cotton or something like that. Yeah, maybe.

[@TrueRueTube]

How about a water pump from one of those desk fountains. Won't move as much water but shallow up the acetone pits to compensate

[@mridulsharma2970]

Your work is awesome!! 👍👍

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@mridulsharma2970]

Wyloch's Crafting Vids :)

[@TheDarkalkymist]

now to really confuse them, the SPST designation, is for single throw, single pole, mean it has only on and off options

[@epicdungeontiles]

Imagine a dice tray where you drop your dice in the top of the water fall and it rolls down, then you read the number at the bottom. That would be so cool, but a bit wet.

[@sadiecooper6326]

I personally think its Cool .. Great JOB!!!!

[@philRminiatures]

A creative and stunning job, congrats!👍👍

[@ddesouz6]

Great video! I think it looks awesome.

[@p3l1k44n1]

Once the water molds the sculpture up as water always gets slimy. It'll only look more authentic.

[@jeff2178]

This is just so AWESOME

[@aarishsiddiqui7313]

if i were you i would put some type of mist making machine somewhere, makes to atmosphere alot cooler. great work though i think its very good looking

[@faithlmao5082]

Nice job!

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@faithlmao5082]

Wyloch's Crafting Vids no problem!

[@kirksarcade1836]

nice diy. i like alot of your techniques and presentation

[@frankschumacheroderaccount5347]

Please Transliteration my German.My Englisch Is a Katastrophe 🤣! Danke für die tolle Bauanleitung ,genau das hab ich gesucht! Die anderen auf You Tube sind natürlich auch ok aber deine Bauanleitung ist die beste und sogar ohne Englisch zu können,sehr gut zu verstehen! Dankeschön und weiter so,du bist Top 👍🏻

[@ravinderkaur6991]

Very good idea

[@MrJahvibe]

Awesome! Have you ever thought about putting food colouring in the water? might improve the look?

[@majorbrighton]

Thx for this, yet who would have thought that pump was so noisy. Maybe you could have put more effort into the rocks shaping as that is the fun part after all. Aceton was cool to see.

[@patcharaporncherdchay6034]

Beautiful

[@JaapioNL]

Nice video, I've been thinking about creating something like this. So I bought this unholy ugly waterfall statue thing for about €4. It came with a 3V pump that has a nice throughput and isn't too loud. I hope I can make it look as cool as yours!

[@TheDevinMT]

I'm thinking like a water treatment center, like some 40k/necromunda stuff

[@lunarbeetlejuice9768]

This would look nice as a decorative piece (not for tabletop games, think like a meditative water fixture) if it had a quieter pump and some more decorations, like moss and small plants. Otherwise, a pretty neat example of what you have the potential to create.

[@WylochsArmory]

Dig it, thx for watchin'.

[@anshulanshulsaini4657]

its wonderful.. i really love it. u know when i showed it to my mother she also said very beautiful and she want that i should make it..😀😀😀😀😀😀😘😘😍😘😍

[@Only_Cans_101]

great work, im glad i stumbled apon your channel from my recommended, so its a definate sub from me. Loved the whole aspect of the video, and the final outcome, thanks for the great work.

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx for watching!

[@smmoom1212]

Man i wish i had the equiptment/skills to make stuff like this. Sure there's room for improvement. maybe some more detail here and there. but overall, it still looks fantastic for being 100% home made (i mean it uses bendy straws for crying out loud). You've really made something that felt like I could make it. Which is great, who knows, maybe one day I will. Either way, great tutorial :D

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@bbondsie2]

This could also be done with a small fog machine to make it spooky

[@Helveteshit]

Think silicone and dab stuff onto the silicone that had been smeared out, might of worked better.

[@robertrone3659]

have an opinion and think some food coloring in the water would be nice

[@WylochsArmory]

Sure - I would change the paint colors a bit to compliment (for example blue dye wouldn't look quite right against brown and green).

[@kozifran]

try to do another, "volcanic scene" whith leds :P

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

Looks good to me, put sound dampening stuff around the pump

[@jktechwriter]

This is great... I was laughing the entire time it was running. Great job. I agree that sometimes we create things simply because WE CAN, right? I wonder if padding some cloth around the pump would muffle the sound some more? Doesn't matter... very cool. (And someone gave you a thumbs down??? May they roll 1s all weekend!)

[@WylochsArmory]

The dislike fairy, hits all us crafting channels on every episode. To be expected.

[@iamjimgroth]

Wyloch's Crafting Vids Hits all channels, regardless of content or quality.

[@tommymclaughlin-artist]

Went looking for #56 about basic electronics, but couldn't find it...anyways, this was awesome.

[@Iddragon]

motor should be encased in tubbing to protect electronics.

[@عليالعراقي-و6ظ7ص]

انتم قمه في الابداع اتمنى لكم كل التوفيق

[@petermirtitsch1235]

THat looks wonderful. Excellent piece, and excellent video. Very clear, so that even idiots like me can have no doubt about how to do this. Thank you.

[@WylochsArmory]

Thx!

[@nightfall89z62]

Could you use uv resin instead of acrylic water to seal the base?

[@thummalapelly]

please suggest me a soundless watermotor for this type of makings for home decor.

[@5in1killa]

You got way too down on yourself at the end there, you seriously just gave me a ton of ideas for the table just now.

[@5in1killa]

If you ran the pump slower would it be quieter?

[@WylochsArmory]

Slightly. And also the water flow isn't enough.

[@WylochsArmory]

Yeah, one of many things I stumbled upon with this project was the pond colors - I really liked those two particular colors, applied with the airbrush, and now I'm going to do a simple pond feature with good old fashioned acrylic water. So there's some lessons to extract from the whole thing.

[@viesturskokarevics2427]

So amazing!

[@dragon6irl]

You should've used a small aquarium pump or the replacement for a pet fountain. They're made to be quiet.

[@WylochsArmory]

Yeah, I did research some of them including submersible ones. But my goal was cheap as possible, this one was $8. In hindsight, not the right move.

[@drychalice]

They have silent water pumps 12 volt on Amazon.

[@InfernoKing68]

AHHHHH IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR TWO YEARS WHAT IS IT AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[@WylochsArmory]

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