I’m making GROND because Games Workshop won’t!

#grond #MESBG #middleearthsbg
I’m making GROND because Games Workshop won’t! Yes, I’m making GROND and building a game profile so that the model can be used on the tabletop for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. This is an MESBG community collaboration set up by my friend Benji over at ‪@BenjisHobbies‬. The premise was simple, design a gaming profile for an MESBG faction or set of characters that does not yet exist. I bit off more than I can chew and chose GROND!!!
I kind of ran out of time... so I didn't quite make a Profile card for Grond yet! But it will happen in a follow up video to this very shortly :D
Please be sure check out all the other contributors to this collaboration, and make sure to SUBSCRIBE :D !
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John - ‪@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth‬ - • Fall of Gondolin Pt2 -...
Haydn - ‪@TheWizardsBrush‬ - • These Dwarves are Doom...
Robert - ‪@RabtasticPaints‬ - • Games Workshop Wouldn'...
Cameron - ‪@PaintsOnA4Up‬ - • *Insert Games Workshop...
Jake - ‪@ItsQuiteCool‬ - • Games Workshop Will NE...
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Also thanks to my mates Adam and Lachlan for contributing some thoughts to my video!
Adam - ‪@dicedrinksanddadjokes‬ (Check out his Goblin town)
Lachlan - ‪@Zorpazorp‬ (Expansive MESBG madness)
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[@Nat1videos]

Thanks for watching ! Please check out the playlist for the full community collab right here :) kzbin.info/aero/PLVGrfW126UEj5vzmnc0WwmWqEBJDffVcI

[@BenjisHobbies]

Love, love, LOVE this ‘mini’! You’ve done such a fantastic job of it and cannot wait to see the finished product, and thanks so much for being part of the collab. Here’s to many more in the future!

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers dude! Yeah man, absolutely. Thanks for setting it up, was really fun building up to the release and chatting with everyone. On to the next ;)

[@jamesfirth-haydon7381]

That’s awesome. So good. Your skills are amazing and have made an incredible model.

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers James! Much appreciated :D

[@samboshell2077]

SUCH a great build!!! Cant wait to see how it turns out😆

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you!! 😁 Me too, but its probably going to take a while! sculpt almost complete though and then on to some electronics ! !

[@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth]

Wooah man I still can't belive you can make these thing's from scratch it's incredible. The iron texture looks brutal but defos worth it!

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers John! And thanks a Million for doing the wee green screen skit! Muchly appreciated ;)

[@ItsQuiteCool]

Proper amazing job on this mate! Grond! Grond! Grond! I'd want to use this as a Great Beast of Gorgoroth like model and have it wheeled around the board by trolls with archers shooting down 😅

[@Nat1videos]

Nice one Jake! I just need to actually play some MESBG at some point... this is getting ridiculous! 😅

[@RabtasticPaints]

Thats gonna be a monster on the table! Can't wait to see it in full swing... (pun intended)

[@Nat1videos]

haha cheers man! Now that it's out there I actually have to finish the model now..,. hopefully this year some time lol

[@TheWizardsBrush]

So good! What an amazing idea, I'd love to have Grond for a seige of Minas tirith battle! Epic sculpt 🔥

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers mate! Still some ways to go... this is probably a 3 parter 😅

[@microforgeminis]

Your sculpting skills are amazing mate. Absolutely loved watching this one. Loved it so much I came back for a second viewing!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you Albert!! Much appreciated bro. Once I get this bad boy out of the way I will have to get some more slice and slot stuff on the go ;)

[@kitbashbox]

Amazing work mate - you must have studied that model a hell of alot! Really love the sculpting and design but then the little marks to give it that beaten metal texture is magic - awesome work as always!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you dude!! I am considering scanning it in to the computer when its done...; will have to send the STLs to you to correct all my mistakes lol

[@kitbashbox]

@@Nat1videos Mate its the first thing I thought when I saw the final shots - you need to scan this! And yes well up for that let me know 😎 scanning is great but lots of clean up so it looks as good as the original!

[@PaintsOnA4Up]

This was great! Loved how you actually took from behind the scenes stuff! I wouldn’t have even thought about that! 🤦‍♂️ great job!

[@Nat1videos]

Yeah man, the behind the scenes was fasr better for actually seeing details... none of which you see in the movie. Like the writing all over the model, no idea how I'm going to do that!

[@PaintsOnA4Up]

@@Nat1videos I’m gonna have to go rewatch the BTS stuff… oh no… what a shame ;) hehe

[@Nat1videos]

@@PaintsOnA4Up lol any excuse!

[@steampunk8036]

Awesome job, my brother. - Rick, USMC

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks Rick :D

[@JimWorthPainting]

Great video, and a great idea for a model. I think using it as a Scenario piece makes a lot of sense, where the Gondorians would need to try and kill the crew before it knocks through the gate over a particular amount of turns and your Mordor player would need to defend it! Looking forward to seeing the continuation!

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers Jim!! Yeah, that seems to be the general consensus on playability... now that it's this far I need to keep the ball rolling and get him finished!

[@kevinarft4625]

Thormarillion Miniatures made Grond in 25 mm scale many years ago. Pictures of it were in either White Dwarf or one of the many rule book supplements for MESG.

[@Nat1videos]

Yes ! They actually reached out and commented too, super cool! Really like their Grond :D

[@kevinarft4625]

@@Nat1videos I think they also made the hauling beast and maybe a dead hauling beast. But it was so long ago I dont remember.

[@boardgamewoodsman8378]

Just love the idea of it being a center piece on the table top. Legendary legion ideas are really cool. Thanks for building. Grond was such a suspenseful moment in the books during my first reading many years ago. I even think a little short changed in the movie.

[@Nat1videos]

Yeah, I totally agree! It was all over a little too soon with Grond in the movie

[@DerOrk]

This project reminded me of a White Dwarf battlereport for the 25th anniversary for Warhammer Fantasy. I think it was called the Siege of Wolfenburg. It featured an Orc & Goblins army assaulting a fortress with the help of a giant, custom built battering ram / siege engine called 'Big Gork'. And the idea was that it was so massive that the defenders couldn't actually destroy it. But you could still attack and put wounds on it; and when it reached the gates, the attacker would roll a bunch of dice to smash down the defenses - but would suffer a penalty for every wound the ram suffered during the assault, and if it failed to break the gates the ram would be destroyed in the attempt - crumbling apart under the force of the impact. I thought it was a really neat gimmick.

[@Nat1videos]

Awesome comment!! Thanks for that. Nice to see that the idea has some legs :D

[@CraftandQuest]

Wow you did a phenomenal job with this! Thanks for sharing and the video. I especially like the plated bits you textured.

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks so much! 😊 That took some time haha Still a little bit of sculpting to go before I move on to figuring out how to make him breath fire ! :D

[@baNa123]

Great idea, great skill, great narrative, wanna definitely see how the project goes on

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you!! I am looking forward to finishing this one :D

[@harazhangf5782]

That is impressive !!! Congratulation on that Grond mini.

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you so much :D

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Amazing build man! Your sculpting skills are top notch. So good!!! 🤩

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks dude! And thank for your Cameo, much appreciated :D

[@mediocrefretnoodler4666]

😮 awesome sculpting.. subbed!

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers! And thanks for the sub, much appreciated :D

[@thomarillion8126]

Great job! Years ago Thomarillion had such a model made of ceramic in the range. But yours is even more impressive to be honest.

[@Nat1videos]

Oh thank you! I looked up the sculpt, thats super cool! Where can you get the STL file?

[@thomarillion8126]

@@Nat1videos There is no file, it was a handmade master.

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Awesome sculpt! Love that texture you've got going on. Lots of work but it paid off.

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers Karl!! Been enjoying this one... although it is taking ages lol

[@earthmanbrick]

Epic work, man. So much work & solid footage

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you dude! Glad to finally get this one out and the ball rolling again :D

[@capnskustomworks]

Awww, I love Grond!!! Awesome job, it;s lookin’ great thus far!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you mate! I'm enjoying this one a lot :D

[@jedimattie]

Such great layering and detail. Really cool video. Can't wait for the next part.

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks so much! :D

[@DenePaintsThings]

Great stuff dude! Excited to see it all finished and painted up :)

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers Dene! Going to be a few parts to this one I think... Definitely one of my more ambitious projects! How are things with you ? Up to much painting these days ?

[@DenePaintsThings]

@@Nat1videos yeah, all ok here thanks. 2023 was a strange one with life/health getting in the way, hence why I've been off the radar for a while - but I started hobbying again a few weeks back, getting back in the groove slowly!

[@Nat1videos]

@@DenePaintsThings Nice one man! Thats the great thing about this Hobby... It's always there to pick up when you need it :D

[@QuestBoard_Terrain]

This sculpt is spectacular, Michael! It makes me want to try sculpting.

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks so much Kim! Hope you are well :D

[@WhichDoctor1]

a scenario that could be cool would be an ambush. Like a force of Rangers of Ithilien trapped behind the lines manage to intercept grond as it travels through Ithilien on its way to Minas Tirith and knowing they are surrounded and doomed anyway desperately try to destroy it in transit with only light escort. And the goal of the grond player would just be to move it from one side of the board to the other without it being destroyed

[@Nat1videos]

Great idea! Love it :D

[@dale77788]

This is awesome Michael. You have So many talents in this hobby!

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks Dale! I get bored easily haha

[@NigeyWigey]

I think the reason they never made Grond (GROND! GROND! GROND!) is because it would be a huge model with vanishingly few use cases. The rule set for the game is awesome and really lends itself to a load of scenarios but sieges are very rarely played. Even just casually playing it would take a good deal of set up to make it fun and balanced, over just throwing together an assortment of scenery and picking a scenario from the book. That aside it’s awesome to see you build your own and hopefully some homebrewed narrative matches will see it come to life on the tabletop.

[@Nat1videos]

All very good points!! Yeah, its a big theme piece really... Would still be nice to see on the tabletop some day :D

[@What2Have4Dinner]

Yes dude, you have to build the whole thing. Awesome!!!

[@Nat1videos]

That's the plan!! Hopefully wont be too long before there is a part 2 :D

[@TisButAScratch666]

Can't wait to see it complete!

[@Nat1videos]

haha yes, me too! I was considering just waiting till it was finished before sharing... but I think it's going to take me time. So maybe a couple of parts to this project :) Thanks for watching!

[@Huntsmanlance]

Ohhh to see that and an army of orcs attacking Shifting Lands massive build would be amazing

[@Nat1videos]

YES! I would love that :D

[@AzraelThanatos]

Another option for a Grond mission might be to steal some of the quests from LotRO with the lead in to Minas Tirith...Ranger Sabotage missions to slow it down

[@Nat1videos]

Great idea!! Love the concept of a sabotage mission!

[@AzraelThanatos]

@@Nat1videosIf you want a lot of good ideas for Lord of the Rings scenarios, Lord of the Rings: Online has a lot of them. It's also free to play through a lot of it

[@Rickydrinkspaint]

Fantastic job subscribed

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks so much Ricky, I appreciate that mate !

[@WylochsArmory]

Serious skill.

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers Bill! Much appreciate mate ;)

[@joshuaedley5191]

The model look cool so far very much like the one in the film.

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you ! Gladly I am headed in the right direction :D

[@stillunsure7630]

Grond is life.. Amazing looking "miniature" yeah we'll call this art a miniature. 😇

[@Nat1videos]

haha believe it or not this is in scale to the MESBG minis... at least as close as I could get it within reason!

[@stillunsure7630]

@@Nat1videos I definitely believe it but it's a Chongus of a terrain piece let alone a model, can't wait to see your take on Morgoth.

[@brianv769]

Wow, looks amazing!!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you so much Brian :D

[@oldgaffer7991]

Zorpazorp will love this 😂

[@Nat1videos]

haha we'll see ! Was nice to have hime make a cameo in the video :D

[@antigrav6004]

I am almost entirely certain they made Grond for a LOTR scenario in an old white dwarf magazine.

[@Nat1videos]

Ohhh I'd love to see that! If you remember which issue please do let me know :D

[@antigrav6004]

@@Nat1videos I have quite the collection, so if I see it I'll reply. I know they did a massive battle of pelenor fields back in the day, with the proper number of mumakil, but it might have been a different battle that had grond.

[@Nat1videos]

@@antigrav6004 Thank you mate! Even knowing it's out there has me curious now... :D

[@dungeonscronics3191]

Excellent work bravo ✌️

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks so much :D

[@esecarolus]

A-MA-ZING!! GROND! GROND!! GROND!!!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you :D

[@ThatOriginalOrc]

Yesssss 🐺

[@Nat1videos]

:D YESSSS Glad you like it :D

[@cerisekappes580]

He looks amazing so far!!!!!😊

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you so much Cerise :D

[@cerisekappes580]

@@Nat1videos you are very welcome 🤗

[@andrearovati]

A W E S O M E Really, it's Epic, man.

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you so much mate! Do you play MESBG ??

[@andrearovati]

@@Nat1videos not really, but over the years I collected a lot of mesbg minis for my d&d game. And I also craft some terrain, so grond checked a lot of boxes for me.

[@brokensaint8177]

GROND!

[@Nat1videos]

GROOOONNNND !! 😆

[@skyrimaddiction5763]

Grond Grond Grond !

[@Nat1videos]

GROOOOOOOOOOOND.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

wonderful work!

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you so much :D

[@RogerGracieAcademyHQ]

Sick!

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers! :D

[@bio-boosted]

Very cool, last time i was at warhammer world they had a grond model they had kit bashed for a previous display.

[@Nat1videos]

thanks! Ohhh I would love to have seen that... you didn't get any pics of it by any chance ?

[@bio-boosted]

​@@Nat1videosjust checked & still got a pic saved. Tagged you on a Instagram post 😊

[@Nat1videos]

@@bio-boosted really... I just checked instagram and can't find it. Can you send me a message on there? :)

[@arthursouza4326]

Grond Grond Grond Grond!!!!

[@Nat1videos]

GROOOOOONNNNNND !!! :D

[@michaelsuess9212]

Klasse Arbeit 👍🏼 🧝🏼‍♂️🧙🏽‍♂️

[@Nat1videos]

Danke !!

[@brianc1395]

Gronnnnnnd!!!

[@Nat1videos]

:D

[@goforitpainting]

WOW

[@Nat1videos]

Cheers :D

[@reddogterrain]

Badass.

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks :D

[@ryanhall9583]

Hero

[@Nat1videos]

haha Cheers :D

[@WulvenKraft]

Impressive!

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks dude!

[@letsbuildterrain7629]

Great model, love the hammer texture ! Do you have any terrain coming soon?

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you! Yes soon, I have a few ideas ... just a matter of making a choice and starting filming lol

[@sebastienschubert2991]

GROND

[@Nat1videos]

GRONNNNNNND!!!

[@lydbrookforest211]

Awesome sculpt! Are you going to sculpt the great beasts of Gorgoroth too?

[@Nat1videos]

mehhhh More likely to just find good STL files for those 😅

[@jangohemmes352]

​@@Nat1videos There's a great stl on cults3d done by a student. It's a perfect beast for like 4 euro

[@ErinKing-dd6xl]

Great🍾 💖😗

[@Nat1videos]

Thanks 🤗

[@danieljvanrensburg]

Somebody send word of this to zorpazorp

[@Nat1videos]

Hahaha

[@skunk12]

They are waiting to announce Female Grønd in 2025. 😆🤣😂

[@Nat1videos]

haha Grond is lonely after all...

[@skunk12]

@@Nat1videos Dont put it passed GW to make "Grøndina" the keyhole-shaped model just to ruin everything.

[@swordandshield1172]

Wasn't grond the name of Morgoth mace back in the first age?

[@Nat1videos]

Yes! That was the joke in the middle 😅

[@jurtheorc8117]

"Grond" is Dutch for "Ground".

[@Nat1videos]

Interesting! Tolkien was very in top languages ... I wonder if this was intentional !?

[@undeadducky7729]

STL?

[@Nat1videos]

Once the sculpt is finished i do plan on scanning it and hopefully there will be an STL :)

[@OfficialTransformers]

🤩🎬GREAT VIDEO🎬🤩 I’m glad I found your channel & I MOST DEFINITELY look forward to seeing MORE of your videos🔔 📺 I do mostly TRANSFORMER Stop Motion 🎬📸🎞️ I hope you enjoy my animation‼️ 11:38

[@Nat1videos]

Thank you! Very cool channel, nice work ;)