I made Donkey Kong vs King K Rool

Greatest battle of our generation? I guess that depends on what generation you fall into.
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Chapters
00:00 - Walkin' in
00:15 - He ain't fat, just big boned
01:15 - This is barrel-y a pun
02:50 - This barrel is really hand-y
04:45 - lol trust the process
06:15 - This took fur-ever
08:41 - A former villain's villain
13:01 - Halfway paint day
15:40 - This part made me board
18:40 - Glamour Shots
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#donkeykong #smashbros #kingkrool

[@NorthoftheBorder]

Okay, let's clear up some things here. 1. K Rool originally had a tail, but in his latest iterations he's not got a tail. Besides, a lack of a tail lets you admire his impressive glutes all the more. 2. Donkey Kong only has 4 toes because... I... I don't know. For some reason I was fully convinced that he always had 4 toes and no amount of "fact" is going to change my mind. 3. I don't have a third point, but only listing two things felt lazy.

[@bogosbinted1279]

i see nothing wrong with this, as it's always up to the artist as to what they do so long as it isn't a commission imo. great work as always! :)

[@Chylord]

fair point, also you could try to make a little texture roller for fur

[@cinnas0ul]

All of your points are valid, especially the third one

[@Rocco049]

Weird. I’m didn’t know King K. Rool lost the tail. I thought he always had it

[@jonathan_vortex]

Creo que la versión de DK en SSB 64 sí tiene 4 dedos en las patas

[@AM-hy2zd]

I used to have nightmares about Donkey Kong breaking into my house. Super cool to have those back.

[@mzellenicole01]

💀

[@user-qy8bo4yk4r]

😂

[@myarmsrgone]

He come for banana

[@bm4573r2]

Sorry about your nightmares but this is hilarious.

[@curtisstella8326]

He wants your banana's man give him banana's

[@JT_Lich]

Welcome to North of the Border, where Adam takes the phrase "Beautifully Sculpted Ass" quite literally

[@3nertia]

@JT_Lich ++

[@GreenDiver]

Lol

[@reaper78541]

His channel might as well be called a bakery with how much cake is always on display...

[@bubbajcanfield1391]

Exactly 💯

[@SHROOOOM]

Yes dude, simply, yes.

[@Le_Pentagoon]

Wow! What a wholesome channel! I hope there aren't any deeply disturbing sculptures that they'll make or have made.

[@NorthoftheBorder]

Nope, nothing but feel good vibes here

[@Axolotlaser]

You keep telling yourself that 😊

[@CalamityEvermore]

Donkey Kong Dumpy

[@BingusMcWingus]

And then it was Easter...

[@skeletor6287]

No...of course not *muscular diglet flashbacks*

[@3DPlasticFantasy]

The representation was amazing. It could have been Mario vs Donkey Kong aswell while Mario is trying to save the princess like in the game.

[@LuckySketches]

Since K. Rool is removable, it still can be!

[@funnycow9240]

thats too nomral

[@aliveonmoonrocks]

Donkey Kong fights K Rool in Donkey Kong Country and DK64.

[@beekley2396]

No its not a princes its pollen

[@Maxoxpower]

K Rool is better

[@plushmoviesplus]

I would 100% suggest a sea serpent from valheim for the next one. They look amazing.

[@littlevoidboi2111]

Ooh, good idea

[@Turtle20305]

Yea that would be so good

[@bigmonke7661]

That would be very cool

[@jacesander9651]

HE LIKED IT THERE'S A CHANCE

[@jaccob203]

“Ronald mc kongald” is the best phrase Adam has ever said in my opinion

[@catherine_404]

5:45 "bake it to save my progress" - OMG, such a perfectly brilliant analogy!!! You are a genius. Yes, you are.

[@mrbowbow9542]

Adam, as a brit, the way you pronounce that funny A metal is perfect. keep making tiny nerdy things!

[@Jasoluna]

As an Australian, I very much agree! 👏🏻

[@Nightfire613]

As an American who likes to troll other Americans, I also agree!

[@bornasotoudeh4044]

I’m Canadian and don’t care, so you do you adam

[@halifur]

yes aluminium is the correct way

[@pokechatter]

@@halifur Given that there are two different valid spellings, but aluminium is more common in the world than the American aluminum, both pronunciations are valid and people shouldn’t be so invested in this particular word.

[@xombi213]

Your unabashed honesty is a massive breath of fresh air in today's world. This combined with your sense of humor and amazing art is the full meal deal. Thanks for all the lols

[@bogie3743]

It would be pretty neat if Adam were to try and attempt to make a banshee from Avatar. I can only imagine how freaking cool it would be, especially with his awesome realistic character trend lately.

[@fortnitesexman]

or an appa from the *other* avatar since he loves doing fur so much :)

[@hostiledodo1150]

As a K. Rool main, I appreciate your attention to detail to bring our King to life.

[@lovingfool2060]

As entertaining as the "cursed realistic" stuff you do is I really love when you do stuff that's in line with the style, seeing your take on these cartoony designs into Clay is so entertaining

[@that_one_dude_2616]

You have helped me successfully implement “Not just good, but good enough” into my daily life and for that I thank you

[@NorthoftheBorder]

It's a good motto to live by

[@themissionslayer]

I know projects of this size are probably difficult to do each week, however, I love the longer videos. I always enjoy watching these creations while drinking my morning coffee.

[@SnowLily123]

One of every artist’s biggest questions: “How many toes does this character have?”

[@luigivoncheeseburgerjenkinsiv]

Dear god, you have perfected his movie design.

[@brownyoshy]

i love your user name

[@luigivoncheeseburgerjenkinsiv]

@@brownyoshy thank you, I love yours too

[@calebcrowder5981]

Yes

[@calebcrowder5981]

🍔

[@wAwCreator]

Your work contains a positive and motivating message to encourage viewers to indulge and create more works of art.

[@Flower__Moon]

DK's face is absolutely priceless! Though I can't unsee the fact that the big man is missing a toe on each of his feet, or I guess it'd be better to say missing a finger on each of his leg hands lol

[@chloecoledegitz1047]

Has anyone ever told you that your transitions are ON POINT AND SO SATISFYING!!!

[@JackSears95]

Always love seeing new tiny nerdy things! Speaking of, when Pikmin 4 releases later this year, you should totally do an episode based on it. After all, they're already tiny nerdy things. Olimar himself only stands at the height of an American quarter after all.

[@braydengraves4655]

"Hi, I'm Adam and I like to make oversized nerdy things."

[@_G.C]

Plus the box art for pikmin 2 already looks like clay, so it fits well

[@Zel-Veraan]

I'd love to see a bulborb.

[@JackSears95]

@@braydengraves4655 I could totally see Adam decide to flip the whole formula on it's head with a giant Pikmin.

[@JackSears95]

@@_G.C That was done with clay! And photoshop to hide the wires but you're right, there's already reference photos for Adam to look at!

[@lassesjolundeskildsen9360]

Funny enough, when I started watching you, I really wanted to work with clay myself and one of the first ideas I had to mind was DK fighting K.Rool!

[@Cl0wnMcCl0wnTheCl0wnSenior]

uh huh...

[@merautu]

​@@Cl0wnMcCl0wnTheCl0wnSenior uh huh..........

[@mynx-kinoko1060]

@@Cl0wnMcCl0wnTheCl0wnSenior ???

[@smalwex]

I often use your mantra of 'its good enough' when painting. Its incredibly freeing not stressing about tiny details

[@SuicidalBeatz]

Saw this in my suggestions feed. Throwing a like for the hard work, patience, and creativity. I wouldn’t be able to do this even with a magic lamp.

[@devinemily2235]

An amazing work of art Adam. You definitely made DK an K rool look like they jumped out of the videogame.

[@alitaher003]

I can just imagine DK breaking the barrel over K. Rool's head and it doing absolutely nothing except knock over his crown.

[@ravenknight6150]

Can we all take a moment to thank North for being more than committed to the dump-truck aspects of these majestic characters. Thank you for another wonderful video! ❤😂❤

[@6los9]

6:25 It might be time consuming, but it it surprisingly satisfying😊

[@ianevans7916]

Fantastic! Have you ever thought about doing a Chocobo? Like the fat one you can summon in Final Fantasy 7 with his Moogle friends?

[@Sonnen_Licht]

Great idea!

[@stpd_mnky1990]

Love this idea

[@ran_b]

This is one of my favorites! It turned out so well. And it IS aluminium.

[@JaRew]

These turned out amazing. I love that you did both characters in the same video and had the poses work together. What a cool piece for a DK fan to put on a shelf!

[@nitex4193]

it's honestly so cool to see how you've improved over the years

[@legodarthvader2152]

For making Fur texture on clay, try making a roller like you have for scales and warts

[@arin3382]

For the fur, how about a texture roller? Like the one you made which invokes trypophobia. I think it will make your job way easier.

[@Reubentheimitator6572]

Yep, that sounds like a good idea.

[@notme6344]

For doing the fur, you could either make a fur roller like you have for scales, or try using a piece of scrunched up aluminum to scratch the surface in one direction.

[@alco_the_crocodile]

Amazing work! Loved seeing your process step-by-step, such beautiful craftsmanship

[@urfrend01]

You should make "trust the process" themed merch. I think it would go perfectly with the lines you already have for your merch.

[@nickclouser793]

This in one of my favorite builds you've ever done. I really like how you made it modular.

[@Raevynwing]

Not so tiny nerdy things is the best thing I've heard in a while. Made me ridiculously happy to hear that.

[@minminszn9272]

This might be one of my favourite sculptures yet I love the K Rool way too much

[@dawnrachelle964]

"Save my progress" such a gamer term 😂 Great sculpting!

[@Baiswith]

I swear to god, any time I have to grab an erasor my brain is thinking 'Ctrl-Z' it's trippy

[@vharrald]

I enjoy watching your channel Adam... Your commentary is spot on... I've watched other channels doing pretty much the same as you, but they don't chit chat, and for me that makes their channel boring.... Keep up the great work... Oh, since you did donkey Kong, how about doing DK throwing barrels down the scaffold at Mario

[@rosedrop13]

K Rool looks so good! I love him 😆❤️

[@kaileyselin8453]

Your modelling is always so incredible to watch from start to finish! I hope you continue the DK series with Diddy Kong and Dixie. Cranky would be awesome in his little shack too, or the Banana Hoard, or when they verse The Baddies. 🍌

[@SharkNinjaBlueStar]

Man, thank you for reminding me about just how much I love Donkey Kong.

[@ErikScott128]

This is definitely one of my favorites that you've done, and I'm not even a DK fan. The poses and presentation are fantastic. I'm still waiting for a tiny nerdy Metroid thing, though ;)

[@Rizzlerrrrrr-ks2xr]

Hi, I am a sculptor myself and to answer your question about fur what I fine is easier ,is to scrape a wire brush on the surface of the clay lightly but if you want thicker fur go over it twice. Just a little suggestion that might help you out in the future. PS I love your videos so much.😊

[@jalohauki]

Not only your videos are very entertaining to watch, afterwards just putting them on repeat and listening your soothing voice and witty jokes calms my paralysis demons. Good job and thank you for the content!

[@HaloAddictedChild]

Love this! I like to think the glamour shots are the parts that either you’re proud of or annoyed you sm to make

[@fennec13]

great details - I really love the non-static grass fur - so much more texture and personality

[@SnowLily123]

I think Donkey Kong’s head in this video would make a really fun eraser.

[@rpgmatt7784]

Your sculptures always suprise me... Being good at sculpting is one thing, but being able to exactly recreate a specific character takes real talent and skills

[@shinysnake]

this might be my favorite of yours so far! the expression and pose on DK are just perfect

[@ZeGrillMaster]

This is amazing, I think that having a similar duel between sephiroth and cloud would be cool

[@moorflower4118]

I love them!!! Such a fun episode. Thanks Adam! I don't even feel terrified!!

[@flameslinger8820]

Rarware when making DK country: "I am Dk the first and this crumby game stars my grandson. Me and Mario's father were heated rivals back in my day, so I doubt DK the third can live up to my legacy!" Nintendo: "mmmmm.... No. Our characters actually can't age" In all seriousness though I love these sculptures! They're extremely cool and I love your work!

[@marryj6916]

I wanna see what the room he keeps his art in looks like!

[@TankGaming25]

I absolutely love Kongs face u did an AMAZING job especially for never doing it be for! Looks like the a 3d render from some online stuff👏🏻 👏🏻

[@phobosescanor9190]

I admire your sense of detail and how absolutely real everything looks in die end! The absolute dream of every nerd to have these perfect little figurines. BTW I love your monsters the most. Terrifying, but I love them XDDD I always giggle while watching the videos :3

[@thejonizone]

honestly i think these might be some of my favorite sculptures you've made so far especially dk

[@thelostremainunfound]

I know you mainly do character focused art but I would love to see you try your hand at a simpler model with a focus on the base/environment to get a little out of your comfort zone! Also, super impressed that you managed to whip out two fairly large minded in one video 😮. They came out great!

[@LaughingMask257]

This is amazing, Adam! Love all of your works! BTW, would love to see an Undertale or Deltarune themed creation in your realistic style! I think that it would look awesome!

[@nibbledrake14]

Please

[@SHROOOOM]

This is the greatest video I've seen of you simply because Donkey Kong is my favorite video game character, and also of course because of the amazing sculpting

[@adamscott5307]

My fellow Adam, you say Aluminium the correct way and I applaud you for it. Once people get past our borders they start to realize there are two "i's" in the spelling. Carry on good chap!

[@rainbowmagictreasurechest]

You always make creating epic sculptures look so easy 😭😭😭

[@shulkyboi]

Adam be dropping fire vids lately.

[@sprinkletragedy]

As a fan of your work and a huge geek for anything DK, this made me so happy! You make me wanna work with polymer clay again too but I get distracted to easily...

[@tyeddyedfriedgranny468]

I've been watching you fOr a while now and I get giggles in my heart when I see you in my notifications and then when you said Donkey Kong I actually squealed like a school girl, which I haven't done since the 70's LOL I love playing video games even at 60 and DK is my utmost favorite of all time!!! Thank You❣❣❣ Stay Groovy✌~N~💖~&~ Granny Hugs👵🤗🤗

[@thesandcastlestudio]

Wow! I am so amazed by your sculpting skills! Both look awesome! :)

[@gabrielaarons6102]

This looks so great! Nice work, Adam! Also, do you think you can make the Lich King from WoW soon?

[@kamon5798]

About time you made them. Awesome work!

[@aaront4494]

Trust the process… (Memories of previous “trust instances” I know that as I fall back, you’ll catch me. Screaming followed by a thud after realizing no one was there to catch me 😢) But, yes I will trust the process, because so far you’ve actually delivered 👍🏼

[@huntertadin9955]

WOW THIS IS GREAT! I mean… I haven’t finished it yet, but I’m sure it’s fantastic!

[@heather301083]

I'm glad you've accepted our oddities 😂

[@matepapp5821]

dude I am so happy that I found this channel, this is so amazing I love how great your little structures (statues?) are

[@DrAgNZRX]

Up until now, I loved watching your sculpting vids. And I still do, your sense of humor is great... The thing is I recently started getting into 3D printing with UV resin and have been learning of the dangers of that stuff, and I've noticed you aren't wearing gloves when you work with it. I'm not sure if your resin is as dangerous as the stuff used in 3D printing, or if it's because of the amount of it that is used in printing that makes it dangerous, but in case you weren't aware then please be careful. Keep up the amazing work bud.

[@cosmiccuttlefish5765]

Adam’s uploads don’t just keep my mental health good, they keep it good enough.

[@lenabeans]

Amazing, as always! I don't know if you know the game "Fran Bow", but I've always thought you'd be great at making some of the characters of Ithersta! Keep up the good work :)

[@JenInJapan]

great job as always! I think a nice addition to your videos would be to let us know how many hours it took you from beginning to end to sculpt a character. Keep up the great stuff, thanks!

[@solmartel360]

Great video! And great idea! Your videos don't seize to be of great quality. Thank you for your hard work! I'd love to see a Mario Kart themed diorama with your favorite characters. For example, one throwing a turtle shell and the other one either seeing it coming or receiving it and freak out, or something along those lines. Have you thought of something from Tears of the Kingdom since we were graced with a new trailer?

[@YouShouldRepeatThat]

Adam, regarding your comment at 6:27 about if sculpting fur would make for great content, I sure as hell can tell you that it makes for excellent content. I’m that type of person that enjoys watching carpet cleaning videos, ear wax extraction videos and painting restoration videos as a way to relax after a long day. There is something just very satisfying about watching highly-skilled individuals engaging in very detailed work. If you have a second KZbin channel, I know myself and many others would enjoy watching you sculpt all of that fur while some nice, chill music plays.

[@halg3625]

I think it's funny when people get bent out of shape over pronunciations. Y'all understand what he means? Then it's valid. Plus, the Brits invented English, so.....yeah. I love how funny you are, Adam. And you've made my life happier with these particular sculptures. DK is my favorite. K-Rool is such an underrated villain. I'm a Texan. Don't call me American. America needs to get it's shit straight, I'm just a Texan until further notice, lol. But I do love y'all Canadians. Every Canadian, I've ever met, has been so respectful, kind, and well mannered. Plus, y'all gave us RUSH. And Jim Carrey. We owe you for that, lol. Please keep doing what you do. You're so talented, I'm happy that you've made a career out of it. Long live Adam....and the Dallas Cowboys. Long live the Cowboys.

[@roshi7598]

Fantastic sculpture as always!

[@shade.s.]

I'm always amazed by this person's work. Holy Hannah I wish I could.

[@Catmoment67892]

Looks awesome! I always love when you do realistic models.

[@luigivoncheeseburgerjenkinsiv]

They don't look that scary, they look like the movie designs

[@Catmoment67892]

@@luigivoncheeseburgerjenkinsiv I saw the models from the thumbnail and I guess I saw it weird

[@karmamagers537]

This was absolutely marvelous!! Great skills!

[@Jackie777]

"and I'm only now just realising that what I thought would be a nice, quick project, is quickly running away from me" - that's a running theme, really

[@OldJohann]

As a King K Rool main in Smash Ultimate, this is truly an inspiration.

[@boneytonez]

I love that every character he makes must first be blinded by a UV light🤣

[@shnup9761]

Adam, you need to make little sister and big daddy from bioshock. And make bioshock props in general. That could be an awesome series.

[@redirk2633]

I've always loved the way you say aluminum. I've never heard someone say it the way you do. It's another reason I believe you to be at the top of S tier, on the clay/art channels tier list!

[@mattbradley-roberts3479]

Well now I know you live here in the UK I need to know where you sell these amazing creations!

[@kookaman6095]

Godzilla vs. Kong: Nintendo Edition

[@achi-baba]

Have you considered using Millinery Wire for your frames? It's a lot thinner than most wires, but much sturdier.

[@hudsonball4702]

If you ever do another Donkey Kong project, maybe you can go old school 8 bit style and to a scene from the original DK game with Mario. And when I say 8 bit style I mean 8 bit, like it would pulled directly form the game.

[@awesomesteveo8915]

This looks really good!! Love the added details to the barrel

[@WyattsPerspective]

This is so amazing you always make the great stuff good job Adam

[@mechamaster333]

i love your channel! I've been doing a little bit of sculpting since watching these and I am so glad I discovered your channel!

[@Helloimadude]

K.rool is one of my favourite characters ever so it’s cool seeing the model you made of him

[@GreenHatAnimation]

Make me next!