My local carpet shot has my picture up on the wall with a "Do not give this man samples" bit underneath it. Oh well. Behold my fields, lol.
@blackhawkuh-60263 жыл бұрын
Wear a COVID mask and they are screwed
@Keymanofco5 жыл бұрын
Here it is, March of 2019, and I'm trying to help my 14 year old create a diorama of a cotton plantation for school. I searched youtube for a little assistance, and found this video. AWESOME! You just helped me create almost the complete diorama. Cotton furrows and all. Thank you oh so very much for posting this. You just baled (pun intended - bailed) me out completely in getting this accomplished.
@Anaris104 жыл бұрын
Now it's March 2020!,
@anaizuniga58604 жыл бұрын
I’m also doing a diorama over a cotton plantation but it’s just me doing it so I’d like to know what the green stuff he is using in 21:40 is
@gabrielmunozlopez15736 ай бұрын
Now it's March, 2024, just doing some of these for Bolt Action. Greetings from Spain folks!
@Xc317 жыл бұрын
just a quick tip, these mats and floortiles are best cut on the backside, guide the knife with a piece of wood, cut the backing a few times and you can easily and neatly break the backing and then cut the fabric topping saving you quite some time. hope this helps. love your videos.
@Xc317 жыл бұрын
also works fine on coconut mats.
@dzymslizzy36413 жыл бұрын
I believe your homemade scraper/corrugated row maker is similar to a tile trowel, which has notched edges for the purpose of creating air gaps to help the mastic squish down and the tile to adhere better to the substrate.
@lilljunior212 жыл бұрын
It's 2022 now and my son is only 1 year but looking at your videos. So when he turns 10 and I can help him with his school projects. So don't delete your videos.. 👏🤜🙏🛐🤳🕛♥
@pauln26617 жыл бұрын
No scarecrow? What kind of farmer doesn't have a scarecrow? Outstanding work! Well done!
@readhistory20237 жыл бұрын
The carpet samples are the same here in the USA, and you can get paint samples at paint stores too. The "scrapper" is called a comb if you're painting and for tile setting it's called a notched trowel. I like you irregular rows for the crops. I think it looks more authentic than if they were perfect.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy, that answers a lot
@trainjam65967 жыл бұрын
The wizard at work, he is the man. Thanks again.
@langlest7 жыл бұрын
you need to stop these tutorials mate I'm spending more time watching your vids than painting lol great work as always :)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
You're gonna be up the creak when we get back to two vids a week lol :-D
@spacemunkey20007 жыл бұрын
Do what I do and make terrain/paint while watching these =)
@munch15a5 жыл бұрын
why not watch while painting ?
@amidarkdesigns12295 жыл бұрын
Lol, I paint when I'm not watching. XD
@ericskov72967 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing a lot of legwork to help eliminate the trial and error for us, it's evident the amount of previous projects that informed this. A lot of great ideas! I recently took a look at how many hedges, fields, roads and towns I would have to create to play 6mm games in the bocage of Normandy. This vid and several others have given me enough ideas to be able to get on with it without breaking the bank. Thanks! (In case anyone was curious, just looking at google imagery there are up to around 60 individual fields, about 2-3 miles of road, usually a small village and 2-3 farmsteads PER SQUARE MILE in the dense bocage of France. And of course most of those fields and roads are bordered by high, irregular hedges. (Total perimeter of 30 fields each 300 x 300 meters ( a reasonably dense Normandy countryside) is 22.5 miles of hedge.)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of fields!!!
@trapperearl5 жыл бұрын
when using the template on the filler for the farm field, if you spread the filler out first and dampen it the template for the furrows will pull through the filler easier and better.
@wonderwend15 жыл бұрын
I'm a crafter and I'm LOVING your videos
@geraldross51806 жыл бұрын
The field where the rows go length wise is correct. The wide ones require too much turning around at the end of the furrow and waste time and gas. Some crops do prefer north south orientation.
@TheTerrainTutor6 жыл бұрын
Cheers bud
@WulfCorbett7 жыл бұрын
I game in 10mm, and used 'Jumbo Cord'. I bleached it first (it was black, it turned golden brown...) then 'dyed' it with watered down cheap acrylic brown. I didn't base it though - I cut it into irregular but vaguely rectangular shapes. I'm thinking basing might be a nice idea, allow me to do a bit of edging & flocking. I wish I could find something rigid but thin to base on though. At 10mm scale, a 3mm thick base is quite a platform!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Never heard of jumbo cord, got a link bud?
@WulfCorbett7 жыл бұрын
It's just corduroy with bigger ridges. There's a load of it on edBay...
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
WulfCorbett ah right mate
@funoff32075 жыл бұрын
At 10mm is just more important to have your edges bevelled smoothly
@frankhughes40882 жыл бұрын
It’s called an Artex Comb for doing the fan pattern, usually on ceilings.
@harryyoung42097 жыл бұрын
doesn't get any better than your video's mate, thanks for sharing
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
+harry young I'm glad you're enjoying them mate
@mizakichicrow7 жыл бұрын
omg I could listen to your voice forever!
@kreo457 жыл бұрын
These would be super cute with little scarecrows and farming tools!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Oh yes!
@JupiKitten7 жыл бұрын
these would look really cool with some bits of fencing or a scarecrow tossed in there for more of a human element. Would add some more height/dimension too, would make an excellent border to help mask the step up you were talking about. Really love it.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Saving that for the end of level boss mate
@nickilundsgaard16977 жыл бұрын
Oh yes!, i'm a modeltractor collector in scale 1:32 and i like to make dioramas in my modeltractorclub and you have helped my a lot by building my dioramas (sorry for my english, coming from Denmark)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad they've helped mate
@tonysargeson52966 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty new to modelling, these easy tutorials are fab. Many thanks. Big T
@michaelmanning53797 жыл бұрын
For some time I've had an evil plan. I bought a 6-root roll of dark brown ribbed carpet. I've cut some of it up to form fields. The evil plan is to leave the carpet unbased but to have a collection of sabot bases that exactly fit them. Some would be edged in stone wall, some in rail fences, some in hedges, some in bank and ditch, etc. Then I could transfer the field from enclosure to enclosure, so that the fields would look right for the era and geographic location of the battle field. The next phase would see different states of field, freshly ploughed, young growth, mid-growth, ready to harvest and finally crop stubble. Perhaps I'd even go with some frosted with snow and deep in snow. That way the fields would match the season of the battle. Clearly I am in need of counselling for my delusions of grandeur.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
That's smart man, reall smart!
@wonderwend15 жыл бұрын
You need to practice your evil laugh then 😉
@davidsmith94317 жыл бұрын
you can find the carpet tiles here in the states. one of my local game stores used them on one of their modular table sets but not as fields only
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Nice, I did wonder
@eddyfielding44013 жыл бұрын
These are really great, well done. My only teeny weeny criticism would be that the ridges of the ploughed fields would run parallel to the longest side, meaning less turning for the plough. I could be wrong in this because I'm not a farmer!! Cheap and easy fields though so right up my street
@johntailby747 жыл бұрын
Very nice fields Mel. These would be good for just about any game period and or scale. You could even use these ideas for SciFi games with fields of alien crops. You could even make a field with the crops in the middle of the field a different colour and type from the ones round the edge. For where the farmer is growing some special crops.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy, lot's of possibilities, looking forward to doing the big build for this series ;-)
@arkenhemnall62243 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always, I made some fields, but these techniques would have helped to know how to use the carpet I used. The only suggestion would be to 'not' make the fields not quite so square. I have mine roughly square overall but the off cuts of the carpet are triangular-ish, oblong, some have angled sides etc. It means that I end up with an irregular patchwork of mini-fields and looks quite realistic. Thanks for the vid 👍🏻👍🏻
@sydneykleiman74776 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful for my 4H farm toy scene! Thank you!!
@TheTerrainTutor6 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it mate
@elwishramilla33315 жыл бұрын
I have a project assigned. It is to model terrain of a certain area, since it is a grassland and tree, this video is helpful. 😁
@w.rustylane56507 жыл бұрын
I really love your videos. The corduroy seems to fit the HO scale better than the carpet squares. I'd use it for a larger scale. Keep 'em comin' mate. Love your ideas.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Think you're right on that, cheers bud!
@asraharrison5 жыл бұрын
Love your personality! You make me want to build one!
@TheAlfsterino7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
@terrain-hardy7 жыл бұрын
Really impressive ... Simple and yet so detaljeret You'r techniques are so simple but it make's you'r terrain looking so advanced. Really nice job, my favorite has to be the velvet piece ...just so cool Thanks for showing and keep up the good work.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud! :-D
@geoffgoodall38393 жыл бұрын
Hello mate ,good idea for field work,been laying tiles for years , give you a tip 1 cut once through face ,2 bend tile back ,3 turn over &cut from back two cuts ,done.
@Dorgrident7 жыл бұрын
Great one! you could use some filler to smothen up the edges from the mat as well.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Yep, that'd work bud
@WGRevival7 жыл бұрын
Nice one Mel. Fields are at the pipedream stage. I was thinking of corrugated card - and had would never have thought or cutting up an old pair of cords. I'll definitely give corduroy a go for 15mm.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Card is ok for small patches but go with material/floortiles for durability mate, time to hit those charity shops ;-)
@WGRevival7 жыл бұрын
Hehe. I thought I'd finished buying dodgy kecks in charity shops 20 years ago :o)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
WGRevival back in fashion buddy lol
@TheDeinonychus7 жыл бұрын
Depending on how realistic and how large you want your piece to be, I'd probably make the base quite a bit larger than the texture you're applying. Then I'd use the filler to smooth out from the edge of the texture to the edge of the base, blending the filler in a bit over the texture, so it looks more like the ruts are dug into the ground rather than sticking up form it. The corduroy method doesn't really need it with how flat the fabric is, but for the carpet methods, I'd definitely do more edge blending.
Yet another Amazing video, I look forward to every new one, they just keep getting better!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
I do my best bud, glad you're liking them!
@erho29677 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention, a guy at my local store made crops with corduroy from an old pair of pants. Real nice and easy
@kolyayerg11187 жыл бұрын
Hey mate! You should make a tutorial on railroads. But I know you probably cant due to the tutorials being what people pay you to make. But Its just a suggestion. Dont stop what your doing! I love it! Have a great day!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
I'm more into my wargaming tbh ;-)
@kolyayerg11187 жыл бұрын
TheTerrainTutor No mate I mean railroads for war gaming like umm. Flames of war.
@georgetaylor54827 жыл бұрын
Mel as usual great video, they all turned out great, again I can use this on my farm diorama, big thanks.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
That farm diorama is going to look great mate
@sniperlemming7 жыл бұрын
I subscribed to you because of this video. Very nice work. I'm going to watch more of them now.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Hope they help your hobby bud
@IDICBeer7 жыл бұрын
Some fantastic end results, nice video as always
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate
@nnjanobody6083 Жыл бұрын
I’m a bit late to the party but at the start I thought Jesus these terrains are gonna look like crap cause iv seen some corners cut using carpet bits like this before but dam the end product was gold and you even did them fast as hell
@allanstott69996 жыл бұрын
Love the enthusiasm. Thanks for the ideas and tutorial.
@G_Threepwood7 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial mate, that veg patch looks brilliant
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy
@thomasmcelroy36373 жыл бұрын
yeah i like this. simple but realistic.have to give it a go. cheers tom
@cymrodave2 жыл бұрын
There are so cool, brilliant guide thanks Mel
@lotsabadluck7 жыл бұрын
What I'd do different is NOT glueing it down. Fields where I live tend not to be perfectly flat so mine would roll over dense foam like the hills here. I also have to say this: using the dried herbs is awesome! It looks so easy to use, affordable, and easy to find.
@sharoncox17343 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you can get cake decorating tools that look like that serrated piece of card, and many other profiles too. Imo it gave the most realistic-looking field because of the small irregularities. Sculpting in plaster with cake decorating tools could be an interesting hobby 🤔
@dmarie0075 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. I tried it, and it looks great! Quick and easy.......
@thisgirlrocks64696 жыл бұрын
When he pulled out the jacket 😂... great video 👍😎
@iaindunbar15787 жыл бұрын
not gone through all the comments , so dont know if anyone else has mentioned this, but try a tube of "builders caulk" for the edges of the fields, cheap as chips.
@jameslawrence87346 жыл бұрын
If in USA, get painter's caulk, not builder's. It takes to paint a lot better. Builder's caulk can shed paint when it flexes. Not a huge issue, but a third less the price for painter's caulk and it can potentially make your life easier. It doesn't have silicone, so it doesn't seal as well (aka, won't seal a roof gutter). But the flexing silicone is what makes builder's caulk shed paint and cost more.
@hpstorian7 жыл бұрын
Look at that view count! Awesome stuff mate, well deserved.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks matey
@IamRobotMonkey7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful mate. Roll on payday then I can share the wealth with you! Happy Christmas!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Awesome sauce mate, thank you, Merry Chrismas!
@johnnynuttall98517 жыл бұрын
Cracking vid as usual Mel.....looking forward to the " how to make a scarecrow" vid :)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
I should have done a scarecrow lol
@alexanderguest7597 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, have you ever considered doing a tutorial on making fir trees, Mel? I think that it would make a marvellous 'lets make'...
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
It's on the list mate
@AzraelThanatos7 жыл бұрын
You know, there's a cheap and easy starting point as well. Get some cardboard with a corrugation size that you like. Cut it to the shape you want the field to be (use the corrugation as a guide for where to start and end), then peel the corrugation cladding off one side and glue it to a base using the other side. Then use a ring of hot glue, filler, or air dry clay to work the edges and cover the end of the corrugation. Then coat the cardboard with a thin layer of pva and dust the thing with a fine sand. Seal it in after it dries, then prime and paint like you've shown. As a side note, if you want some cabbage or lettuce for your fields, look at the paper roses in the craft stores, a bit of green paint (Or purple if you want the red cabbage) and you've got some pretty good looking produce for your fields.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
I've always found large pieces of cardboard to be sensitive to humidity/moisture but if it works for you bud, fill your boots mate
@AzraelThanatos7 жыл бұрын
The moisture isn't really a problem since you're sealing it.
@anaizuniga58604 жыл бұрын
AzraelThanatos what was the green stuff he used in part 21:40
@overout4292 жыл бұрын
Cardboard is what I use.
@GreenscapeUK2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTerrainTutor it’s called a bench scraper in the cooking industry that’s what I used as I had one
@andrebrooks19617 жыл бұрын
thank you sir, for another tutorials you are the best
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
it's what I'm here for bud!
@jlpytlewski7 жыл бұрын
It`s called a trough Mel!
@patricklefevre13427 жыл бұрын
Very lovely stuff, I'm definitly going to give this a go for my 15mm Tank game :-)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Oh, what's that like?
@patricklefevre13427 жыл бұрын
It's a really great game, and cheap because in the starterset you gat 1 Panther, 2 Shermans, a load of bits to make either a Jagdpanther and 75 or 76 mm Shermans, flat card terrein and tokens and dice, and a rulebook. It's basically World of Tanks with miniatures and dead easy to play. My son loves it too. Oh, and it contains a wealth of statcards for the British, Russians, Americans and the Germans, I'll add the link :-) tanks.gf9games.com/
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Patrick Lefevre I'll have to check it out bud
@patricklefevre13427 жыл бұрын
Please do, they've got free rules now. My son plays it too, we both bought the starterset and we simply swapped tanks: I took the Panther and he the Shermans. The statcards changed hands too. I've got a .... 'sizeable' German tank force now :-p
@GreenscapeUK2 жыл бұрын
A cheap tip for some maize like grass texture get some coloured sand form your local handy hobby craft
@kylestoddard28815 жыл бұрын
Marvelous video! Great techniques! Thanks for all your work!
@MrMicky21117 жыл бұрын
Just awesome and very inspiring. I shall definitely be trying out your techniques. Thank you.
@toddrf40588 ай бұрын
What a fantastic tutorial. Beautiful production! Where can you get expanded PVC sheet scheaply
@Charles-ox6yr2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@TheTerrainTutorАй бұрын
Thank you!
@angrydaddy58195 жыл бұрын
Those plastic cards can be called multiple things. Like spackel knife. That is the most commonly what it is
@ikr93587 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking a bit about how to make rice paddies/fields. I'd really like to see your thoughts on how to make them.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking grass tufts in resin but I need to have a play ;-)
@MadEaglesFan957 жыл бұрын
Hey Mel. I started watching this video after the crater tutorial. Any way to do a tutorial for a crashed plane and how to do the terrain for that ? Thanks again for the great videos!!!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Just drag the crater out so it looks like a comet mate
@trainboyyy43127 жыл бұрын
i mainly used your stuff for model train senary
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps bud
@LordPadriac4 жыл бұрын
The floor tiles aren't a UK thing. Every crappy chain home improvement store I've been in in the Northeastern US and Southeastern Qubec has them somewhere. Plus you can find a huge selection on Amazon. As far as adhesive for the carpet tile and welcome mat fragments check in the same aisle in the home improvement store where you find the carpet tiles and there'll be an adhesive meant to use with the tiles. You can buy a five gallon bucket of the stuff but there's also a quart size which will last you about forever making terrain for your games. That stuff will hold the carpet tile to anything forever.
@pmr53467 жыл бұрын
great videos, i'm learning loads !!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@rustysmith35656 жыл бұрын
Great, well done, very helpful
@TheTerrainTutor6 жыл бұрын
Cheers bud
@enriquegimenezbautista60475 жыл бұрын
👍🏻 Maestro!! you are the master
@ST-jf2yi7 жыл бұрын
You should do a corn field
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Crop fields are coming mate
@e-4airman1247 жыл бұрын
Another Great video Sir!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy
@robot77595 жыл бұрын
Cut from the backside, way easier 😸 hot glue and rubber don't bond? It's called a glue comb? Cheese grater? Coffeemill. PVA rules 😹 if you're going to use this "large" clumps of foliage, what's the use of the base relief in the first place? Might have used a flat sheet as well to start with? Ad a few "rocks" to break up the monotony? Great vid, 👍👍👍👍👍 guys AND gals 😾 Subscribed 😸
@johnlamprecht7523 Жыл бұрын
Great ideas
@Никита-д5о3ч6 жыл бұрын
Очень классно!!!😀Tirreyn Super
@TheTerrainTutor6 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy
@PaladinMthe13th5 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done!
@anthonyhargis68557 жыл бұрын
Didn't see it below -- though I'm coming to this late and by no means read through all the posts -- it's called a "Notched Trowel." It's mostly used for tile work. (I'm a fifth generation mason)
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@davidmartin17937 жыл бұрын
lovely, lovely.
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Cheers bud
@26snoopy827 жыл бұрын
This was great ideas!
@kerry1963qld6 жыл бұрын
Damn that's clever 👍🏻😁 Hello from your newest subscriber
@dukeriluo7 жыл бұрын
These are fantastic. Thanks for sharing :P
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
No worries mate :-)
@nils26847 жыл бұрын
He, TerrainTutor I like your videos and I learned a lot about scenery. Im a Warhammer beginner and I dont know where to begin with scenery. I dont have flock and that sort of things. What should I do to begin with?
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Objectives, small scatter pieces based in the same way as your army mate
@nils26847 жыл бұрын
thanks for the tips
@johnglen10347 жыл бұрын
The wish app has flock for pretty cheap if you're on a budget/don't wanna feel too bad if you mess up
@GlitchFluxTheWolf7 жыл бұрын
Hey, there's a few tutorials that work. Check out DMScotty's tutorial as well as tutorials from terrain tutor. Both seem to work well. Check out both and pick and choose.
@maniac-eye3367 жыл бұрын
very cool. Thx for this tipps. I want to make some fields for 15 mm. This helps immediatly (-:
@drakemallard44597 жыл бұрын
GREAT INFO! THANKS!
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
no worries mate
@splod447 жыл бұрын
Great job thank you much
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
No worries matey
@Someone-xu5dk3 жыл бұрын
Helped thanks
@pallavidange63423 жыл бұрын
It's just Amazing
@pallavidange63423 жыл бұрын
Thank u very much Love from INDIA
@kalibukalibu82886 жыл бұрын
this is Nice one
@TheTerrainTutor6 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@seanuh605 жыл бұрын
What scale are these supposed to be? Should there be fences around these fields?
@donblack15714 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@thebluntcutlass80457 жыл бұрын
Was wonder what is the white material you use for you hedge and stone wall bases?
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Expanded PVC foamboard
@Achannel89897 жыл бұрын
Just interested, what thickness of foam board are you using? Is it 5mm? Looking online I can see it in 2mm and 3mm sizes, which would seem like a good choice?
@ryansaian38437 жыл бұрын
Cool tutorial bruh...can you create one for a forest?
@TheTerrainTutor7 жыл бұрын
Sure
@ryansaian38437 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! What will the video be called and when will it be done? (You don't have to reply soon, just PLEASE REPLY!
@charliewebb6733 жыл бұрын
Can I use thin plywood to stick things to
@turnandburn38326 жыл бұрын
How aboutr a freeway with overpass and on-off ramps, guard rails...etc.
@pantherace10006 жыл бұрын
TheTerrainTutor- i game mostly in 15mm. would you suggest using the carpet tiles as fields in that scale?